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The Rundown: March 8, 2018

By | Mar 8, 2018 | News

Welcome 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 published a story by Tom King and Clay Mann from the upcoming “Action Comics” #1000, Dark Horse announced the Halo prequel “Halo: […]

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The Smiths’ Origins to Be Chronicled in New Graphic Novel

By | Feb 28, 2018 | News

Omnibus Press, the music-related book publisher, has announced the release of “Tales of the Smiths: A Graphic Biography,” which will retell the youth of Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce as they progressed toward their formation of one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time. This 464-page Smiths comic comes from […]

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The Rundown: February 16, 2018

By | Feb 16, 2018 | News

Welcome 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 yesterday, a follow-up to “March,” titled “Run” was announced, as was “A Walk Through Hell,” an AfterShock horror series from Garth Ennis […]

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“Usagi Yojimbo” Optioned for Animated Series

By | Feb 6, 2018 | News

Gaumont, the oldest film company in the world, has optioned Stan Sakai’s decades-long running comic book series “Usagi Yojimbo” to be adapted into an animated television series. Along with Gaumont, the series will be co-produced by Sakai himself, Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, and Chris Tongue, and James Wan’s production company Atomic Monster. Nicolas […]

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The Rundown: January 26, 2018

By | Jan 26, 2018 | News

Welcome 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. – Image has announced an initiative titled We Believe in Artists, to honor the artists who make comics possible. This will be the first of many of Image’s […]

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Richard Corben Awarded Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême

By | Jan 24, 2018 | News

Richard Corben, veteran of “Heavy Metal” magazine, has been awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême, the lifetime achievement award handed out every year at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the third largest comics festival in the world. This award is considered the highest honor in the world of French and Belgian comics and […]

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“Brothers Dracul” Chronicles Teen Years of Vlad the Impaler and His Brother as Vampire Slayers

By | Jan 23, 2018 | News

In keeping with Cullen Bunn’s horror-centric titles such as “The Damned” and “Harrow County,” AfterShock has announced the new series “Brothers Dracul” from Bunn and artist Mirko Colak, with whom Bunn worked on the horror-tinged Arthurian comic, “Unholy Grail.” Colorist Maria Santaolalla and letterer Simon Bowland, also from the “Unholy Grail” team, will reunite with […]

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Marvel Announces Roster for 2018 Young Guns Program

By | Jan 23, 2018 | News

The program highlighting Marvel’s stand-out up-and-coming artists has selected its inductees for 2018. This year’s cohort includes Pepe Larraz (‘Avengers: No Surrender’), Javier Garron (“Cyclops”), Marco Checchetto (“Old Man Hawkeye”), Aaron Kuder (“Infinity Countdown”), Mike Del Mundo (“Avengers”), and Russell Dauterman (“Mighty Thor”). Each Young Gun will continue or begin work on a regular series […]

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“Her Infernal Descent” Modernizes Dante’s Inferno, Kicks Off AfterShock’s First Long-term Book Deal

By | Jan 20, 2018 | News

AfterShock has announced a new five-part mini-series, “Her Infernal Descent,” the first project of a multi-year book deal recently signed with writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, the creative team behind “The Dregs.” “Roche Limit” artist Kyle Charles will illustrate this modern take on Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, which will follow the perilous journey of a […]

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