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Futures End and the Dark Side of DC’s Monster September Sales

By David Harper | Oct 6, 2014 | Longform

For the second year in a row, DC found gold in special edition lenticular covers, leading the comic industry’s publisher sales charts by a healthy margin thanks to its “Futures End” month after spending much of the year falling further and further back behind Marvel in second place. These lenticular covers – 3D covers with […]

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The Rundown: Is “Fantastic Four” Ending?, “X-Men: Apocalypse” to Focus on Mystique, and more

By David Harper | Oct 6, 2014 | 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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – According to Bleeding Cool, it is now 100% certain that “Fantastic Four” will be canceled before the release of the upcoming film reboot. […]

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Give Us Three Dimensions or Give Us Death: DC’s Future’s End Month Dominates September Sales

By David Harper | Oct 3, 2014 | News

It happened again: DC’s lenticular covers in September dominated the sales charts, as they took over 40% of the unit share and over 34% of the dollar share in the comic market, easily outdistancing Marvel. This comes as no surprise, as the same thing happened in the much maligned Villains Month from last year, and […]

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The Rundown: Joaquin Phoenix Will Not Be Doctor Strange, “Gotham” Gets Its Harvey Dent, and more

By David Harper | Oct 3, 2014 | 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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – We still don’t know who will play Doctor Strange in the upcoming Marvel film, but now we know for sure who it won’t […]

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Columns

Multiversity’s Got You Covered: The Best Covers of September 2014

By David Harper | Oct 1, 2014 | Columns

Got You Covered is back with another look at the best covers of the month. At the end of each month, we’ll be sharing the absolute best (in one writer’s mind) in comic covers for the month. Unlike before, they won’t be ranked, they’ll just be listed alphabetically with explanations as to why each is […]

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Reviews

“Gotham Academy” #1 is A Comic That’s For Everybody [Review]

By David Harper | Oct 1, 2014 | Reviews

“Gotham Academy” #1 isn’t just DC’s most anticipated debut of 2014 for me (sorry “The Multiversity”!), it’s the start of a hugely important month for the publisher, with several major titles launching and one big book getting a new direction. So how does this book start the month out? Does it live up to the […]

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The Rundown: DC Responds to Women’s T-Shirt Controversy, Could a Gamora Solo Series Be Coming?, and more

By David Harper | Oct 1, 2014 | 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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – DC Comics responded to the recent controversy about their rather distasteful licensed t-shirts for women, and in short, they said they agreed with […]

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Interviews

David Rubín Talks the Magic of Comics and “The Rise of Aurora West” [Interview]

By David Harper | Sep 30, 2014 | Interviews

As I mentioned in my review of the book earlier today, “The Rise of Aurora West” artist David Rubín is not someone I was familiar with before that book. I’d seen him announced for the project, but the first time I read his sequential work was in this book, and now that I have, I’m […]

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Pope, Petty and Rubín’s “The Rise of Aurora West” and the Power of the Prequel [Review]

By David Harper | Sep 30, 2014 | Reviews

Following in the footsteps of a universally praised project like “Battling Boy” would be tough for anyone. That book – which won 2014’s Eisner Award for Best Comic for Teens as well as the praise of nearly anyone who read it – was the rare highly anticipated release from a preeminent creator that lived up […]

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The Complete Collection of Ben Dewey’s “Tragedy Series” is Up for Pre-Order

By David Harper | Sep 29, 2014 | News

Ben Dewey is a creator I’ve went on and on about in the past, calling him one of my creators to watch in 2013, interviewing for our yearly Artist August endeavor and about his graphic novel “I Was the Cat” with writer Paul Tobin, and touting his soon to breakout nature after Emerald City ComiCon […]

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Interviews

Brenden Fletcher and the Youth Movement of DC’s “Batgirl” and “Gotham Academy” [Interview]

By David Harper | Sep 29, 2014 | Interviews

Ever since their announcement, I’ve been incredibly excited about DC’s upcoming “Gotham Academy” launch (arrives Wednesday!) and change of direction for “Batgirl” (#35 is where it’s at next Wednesday). Between the towering creative talents that are behind the books (Cameron Stewart, Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, Babs Tarr, Jordie Bellaire and Romain Gaschet!) to […]

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The Rundown: “Men of Wrath” #1 Gets a Preview, What is this Joe Quinones Drawn, Bendis Teased Image?, and more

By David Harper | Sep 29, 2014 | 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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com. – This “Men of Wrath” #1 preview does a hell of a job selling me for the new creator-owned book from Jason Aaron and […]

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Futures End and the Dark Side of DC’s Monster September Sales

The Rundown: Is “Fantastic Four” Ending?, “X-Men: Apocalypse” to Focus on Mystique, and more

Give Us Three Dimensions or Give Us Death: DC’s Future’s End Month Dominates September Sales

The Rundown: Joaquin Phoenix Will Not Be Doctor Strange, “Gotham” Gets Its Harvey Dent, and more

Multiversity’s Got You Covered: The Best Covers of September 2014

“Gotham Academy” #1 is A Comic That’s For Everybody [Review]

The Rundown: DC Responds to Women’s T-Shirt Controversy, Could a Gamora Solo Series Be Coming?, and more

David Rubín Talks the Magic of Comics and “The Rise of Aurora West” [Interview]

Pope, Petty and Rubín’s “The Rise of Aurora West” and the Power of the Prequel [Review]

The Complete Collection of Ben Dewey’s “Tragedy Series” is Up for Pre-Order

Brenden Fletcher and the Youth Movement of DC’s “Batgirl” and “Gotham Academy” [Interview]

The Rundown: “Men of Wrath” #1 Gets a Preview, What is this Joe Quinones Drawn, Bendis Teased Image?, and more

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