Author Archives: Drew Bradley

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Reviews
Remembering Amalgam: “Challengers of the Fantastic” #1

By | Sep 14, 2020 | Reviews

The retro review journey through Amalgam continues today with “Challengers of the Fantastic”, a team teased in 1996’s “Spider Boy” and featuring a kinda-sorta sub-plot crossover with 1997’s “Spider-Boy Team Up”. The Mash Up On one side, you have the four-person team created by Jack Kirby for DC in 1957, the Challengers of the Unknown. […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Spider-Boy Team-Up

By | Sep 7, 2020 | Reviews

This review kicks off the second half our journey through Amalgam. I rather enjoyed the 1996 ”Spider-Boy” #1, so I had high hopes going into “Spider-Boy Team-Up”. It ended up being very different, but it didn’t disappoint. The Mash Up Obviously, we’re sticking with the Spider-Man and Superboy combo, but this issue introduces the Legion […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “JLX” #1

By | Aug 31, 2020 | Reviews

The journey through the Amalgam Universe hits its halfway point today with a review of “JLX”, the last book from the 1996 Amalgam event. The Mashup Any members of the X-Men and JLA that weren’t already used. The series also combined writers, as it was co-written by Mark Waid of “X-Men” and Gerard Jones of […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Doctor Strangefate” #1

By | Aug 24, 2020 | Reviews

The summer journey through the Amalgam Universe continues today with a review of the worst selling issue from the first wave, “Dr Strangefate”. The Mashup Obviously, you get a combo of Doctor Strange and Doctor Fate. Not so obviously, you get a surprise third character mixed in on the final page when Strangefate takes off […]

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Columns
Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 2000

By | 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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Remembering Amalgam: “Assassins” #1

By | Aug 17, 2020 | Reviews

The summer journey through the Amalgam Universe continues today with a review of “Assassins”. This issue tried to take advantage of the Bad Girl trend, but it ended up being a nonsensical mess. The Mashup In a twist on the normal process, the lead characters are intracompany combinations. Daredevil and Elektra are smooshed together to […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Speed Demon”

By | Aug 3, 2020 | Reviews

The summer journey through the Amalgam Universe continues today with a review of “Speed Demon”, one of the stranger Marvel/DC combos. The Mashup Here’s the process I believe was behind this Amalgam: “Hmm. Flash is popular. Obviously, we should mix him with Marvel’s speedster, Quicksilver. We can put them in the Judgment League Avengers or […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: August in Comics History – An Early Superheroine, a Racial Slur, and Misty

By | Aug 3, 2020 | Columns

It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for Multiversity’s history column. This installment will look at the first costumed superheroine, a racial misunderstanding put to good use, and an effort to make comics appeal to young girls. August 1940 I’ve been writing this column for almost two years now, and I’ve […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Dark Claw” #1

By | Jul 20, 2020 | Reviews

The summer journey through the Amalgam Universe continues today with a review of “Legend of the Dark Claw” by Larry Hama and Jim Balent. This is the one I was most excited about from the first wave, but it was a real let down. The Mashup Batman and Wolverine combine into Dark Claw. Dark Claw’s […]

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