June 2021 – Page 3 – Multiversity Comics

“Wolverine” #1 (1988)

By Conor Spielberg | Jun 28, 2021 | Reviews

The 1988 “Wolverine” ongoing series loosely builds on the success of the miniseries six years prior, but confidently stands on its own merits with less emphasis on the super heroics and an even darker edge than before. The lack of reverence towards this ongoing series relative to the previous miniseries makes it a tough act […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “The Long Night”

By Elias Rosner | Jun 28, 2021 | Television

Murder is on the menu, Ivanova really, really wants to fight with the rest, and HOLY SHIT IS THAT BRYAN CRANSTON?

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Television

Five Thoughts on Legends of Tomorrow‘s “Stressed Western”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Jun 28, 2021 | Television

This week on Legends of Tomorrow, the gang, now reunited with their fearless co-captain Sara Lance, went to track down an alien in Fist City, Oklahoma, 1891. They discovered a giant gold (as opposed to carbon)-based worm being used by the outlaw-turned-sheriff Levi Stapleton (Nic Bishop), to pacify the normally rowdy townspeople. The legendary Bass […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Twin Peaks‘s “May the Giant Be With You” and “Coma”

By Reid Carter | Jun 28, 2021 | Television

Diane, June 28th, 1 p.m. Our hero, Agent Cooper, has been shot. The mill has burned down, one of our murder suspects is dead, a number of primary characters are missing or comatose, and if that’s not enough, a mystical, otherworldly giant has come to town – as a friend, of course. The town of […]

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Reader Poll

Reader Poll Results: Our Readers Want to See a Younger-Audience “Black Hammer” Comic

By Brian Salvatore | Jun 28, 2021 | Reader Poll

On Friday, we asked our readers what ‘mature’ comic series they would like to see follow in the footsteps of “The Walking Dead” and see a spin-off aimed at younger readers. We listed a bunch a titles, but most of the votes were clustered in six titles. And, mercifully, none of our readers picked “Watchmen.” […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 for September 2021

By Brian Salvatore | Jun 28, 2021 | Columns

DC’s line keeps evolving, but September is an interesting month for a few reasons. First of all, we didn’t have the space to cover things like the new “Harley Quinn: The Animated Series” tie-in comic, the digital first “Titans United” series coming to print, or “I am Batman,” the new John Ridley/Olivier Coipel Tim/Jace Fox […]

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Reviews

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 6/23/21

By Multiversity Staff | Jun 28, 2021 | 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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Kane and Able OGN by Shaky Kane & Krent Able

Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow: Episode 754 – Pull List for June 30, 2021

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 28, 2021 | 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 seventy-sixth installment of the 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: June 28, 2021

By Henry Varona | Jun 28, 2021 | 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, Chris Ware won the Grand Prix at this year’s Angoulême; “2000 AD” unveiled their 45th anniversary plans; Dark Horse announced “Stranger Things: […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Neon Genesis Evangelion’s “Rei, Beyond the Heart” and “Showdown in Tokyo-3”

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 27, 2021 | Television

ELEVEN The animation in Neon Genesis Evangelion is nothing if not ambitious. From the show’s first moments, from the very opening credits, it’s clear Hideaki Anno and his team at Gainax wanted to push the boundaries and capabilities of traditional television cel animation. We see it in how they block the scenes, in how they layer the […]

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Reviews

“Copperhead” #4

By Jim Malakwen | Jun 27, 2021 | Reviews

Whenever I read the fourth issue of a comic I enjoy, I begin to notice familiar elements that hint at a style unique to the creators and the story they’re telling. By this time, I expect compelling characters, rising action and an overall sense of structure and pacing in order to have a pleasurable reading […]

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Podcasts

Comics Syllabus 220: Good Luck, Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, and Infinite/Unlimited Vita Ayala number ones

By Paul Lai | Jun 27, 2021 | Podcasts

Or download the podcast episode here. This week: “Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters,” “Good Luck,” “The Blue Flame,” “Black Hammer Reborn,” and Marvel Unlimited and DC Universe Infinite titles from last week, including two Vita Ayala-written series launches. First, we open with “Polybagged”, new comics in shops this week that Paul picked up, including: “Jonna […]

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