2020 – Page 88 – Multiversity Comics

Random Acts of Violence

By Michael Mazzacane | Aug 24, 2020 | Movies, Reviews

Random Acts of Violence, fittingly, came out of nowhere. Until about a month ago I didn’t know the Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti comic had been adapted and now it is streaming on the horror themed service Shudder. Even more surprising is who was a primary force behind the film, Jay Baruchel, who: directed, co-wrote, […]

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Reader Poll

Reader Poll Results + New Poll: Our Readers Were Excited for DC’s Fandome; Did it Live Up to the Hype?

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 24, 2020 | Reader Poll

On Friday, we asked if our readers were excited about DC Fandome, the online event that DC hosted this weekend. 40.6% of our readers said that, yes, they were excited about tuning in, where 28.1% said that they would tune in, but didn’t think it was going to be anything special. 31.3% were not planning […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “Reunion”

By Laura Merrill | Aug 24, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. This episode leaves us still pondering the motivations of the late Dr. Ford, as well as past and present William. It also examines the relationship between revenge and freedom, and subverts […]

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Columns

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 2000

By Drew Bradley | Aug 24, 2020 | Columns

Multiversity’s history column returns to examine pivotal events from the year 2000. We start with a basic overview of the state of the industry before taking a closer look at Gorilla Comics, CrossGen, and Ultimate Marvel. Overview The comic industry was in recession in 2000. Total US sales for the year were a paltry $265 […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 for November 2020

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 24, 2020 | Columns

This is the first batch of solicitations released after the news that DC’s staff was to be gutted due to cuts all over AT&T/Warner Bros. While the solicits don’t exactly reflect those changes yet, the line was already moving in a few directions which may look a little clearer in a few months. Let’s dig […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 08/19/2020

By Multiversity Staff | Aug 24, 2020 | Reviews

There’s a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another great […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 692 – Pull List for August 26, 2020

By Greg Matiasevich | Aug 24, 2020 | Podcasts

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they’re most excited about in this four hundred thirty-sixth installment of their ongoing “Pull List” series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to […]

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News

The Rundown: August 24, 2020

By Luke Cornelius | Aug 24, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, DC announced “Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven,” a “Batman” limited series by John Ridley and Nick Derington, and a revival of […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Fringe‘s “Bound”

By Quinn Tassin | Aug 23, 2020 | Television

Welcome to Multiversity Comics’ Summer Binge of Fringe, a series that Parks and Recreation’s own Ben Wyatt once called “airtight.” The show has outdone itself yet again in its eleventh installment and on top of that, it’s bizarrely relevant to life in August 2020. 1. A Quietly Great Episode Last week, with its tenth entry, […]

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Reviews

“Wandering Son” Volume 14 – Love Isn’t All Around

By Jodi Odgers | Aug 23, 2020 | Reviews

Everyone in the world needs love, both for oneself and from others. In this volume, a number of characters show a clear yearning for love, from Anna’s desire for Shuichi to more openly show their love for her, Taiichirou’s lack of self-love, or Makoto’s absence of both. These characters’ lack of this basic human need […]

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News

What We Learned From DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Aug 23, 2020 | News

For eight hours from 12 pm ET on Saturday, August 22, 2020, DC Entertainment held the first of two DC FanDome livestreams, featuring virtual panels from the creators and stars of DC Comics, Films, TV, and video games. Despite the last-minute rearrangement of the event, the presentation had it all, from trailers to casting announcements, […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Five Mission: Impossible Episodes

By Matthew Garcia | Aug 23, 2020 | Television

Mission: Impossible isn’t an easy series to binge. Less a TV series than a collection of mini-movies, the show is about the moments and the payoffs rather than the character development or overarching stories. It makes for a great hour of TV, though taking too many in a row can reveal the form and beats […]

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