Monthly Archives: June 2021

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Dark Horse Announces Jeff Lemire’s “Mazebook”

By | Jun 21, 2021 | News

Via IGN, Dark Horse Comics have announced “Mazebook,” a new five-part mystery series by writer/artist Jeff Lemire. The book revolves around “a lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter,” who “receives a mysterious phone call one night from a girl claiming to be her, trapped in the middle of a labyrinth.” […]

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Ghosts of Comics Past: Summer in Comics History – Propaganda, Adult Content, Industry Collapse, and more

By | Jun 21, 2021 | Columns

To celebrate the Summer Solstice, Multiversity’s history column is back with a special installment covering events from the comic industry’s past that occurred during summertime. Keep reading for details about the first comic sponsored by the US Government, a failed attempt at an adults-only comic, a special award, an industry collapse, and covert covers. Summer […]

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The Rundown: June 21, 2021

By | Jun 21, 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, DC Comics confirmed a host of new titles including “Deathstroke, Inc.;” BOOM! Studios announced a new horror mini-series called “Maw;” and Marvel […]

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Five Thoughts on Neon Genesis Evangelion’s “Silent Phone” and “Rain, After Running Away”

By | Jun 20, 2021 | Television

SIX A Brief History of Anime in America We watch Evangelion without context. When it was first localized in the west, American audiences in particular barely had the language and vocabulary to understand the conversation the show had with what preceded it. While Japanese cartoons had been on American televisions for over sixty years — titles like Astro […]

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“Copperhead” #3

By | Jun 20, 2021 | Reviews

“Copperhead” #2 ended on a cliffhanger that left tantalizing story threads for the reader to ponder. Just who exactly is Ishmael and what are his intentions? Did he murder the Sewells as implied by his possession of their sacred swavash? Will Clara blow his brains out? In this issue, the storytellers answer some of these […]

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Podcasts
Comics Syllabus 219: Truly Tyler, Home, Compass, and more

By | Jun 20, 2021 | Podcasts

Or download the podcast episode here. On a new segment (series?) on the Comics Syllabus, Paul talks about comics and graphic novels of interest to Parents, Librarians, Educators, And Student Enthusiasts in “Comics P.L.E.A.S.E.” (see what I did there?) We start by discussing “Truly Tyler” from Balzer + Bray, the latest in Terry Libenson’s “Emmie […]

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Television
Five Thoughts on Outlander‘s “The Way Out”

By | Jun 19, 2021 | Television

Come sail over the sea to Skye with us this summer, as we take a trip through the stones to the first season of the television adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander book series.  First published in 1991 with Outlander, Gabaldon’s multi-genre novels features the time traveling love story of Claire (Caitriona Balfe), a 1940s woman who […]

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