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Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for June 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Apr 2, 2020 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! While the COVID-19 pandemic may be disrupting the single-issue comic market, manga publishers seem to be forging ahead. Let’s see what’s in store for us in the future! 10. Adapting the phenomenon. I think it’s safe to say that Makoto Shinkai is the “hottest” current anime director, right? Your Name was […]

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Podcasts

Panels in Motion, Episode 1: “The Mask”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Mar 20, 2020 | Podcasts

Welcome to Panels in Motion, a brand new monthly podcast where hosts Nick, Andre, and Luke discuss non-superhero comic books and their movie adaptations. Whether it’s old or new, American or international, the hosts seek to answer the questions: What makes a good adaptation? What’s the difference between comics and film? And who in their […]

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Reviews

“The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire” Part 3

By Mark Tweedale, Paul Lai and Nicholas Palmieri | Feb 27, 2020 | Reviews

As of last Friday, Avatar: The Last Airbender is fifteen years old, so what better way to celebrate than to settle in to the latest Avatarverse comic? If you missed our previous reviews, you can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Be warned, full spoilers to follow. Created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for May 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Feb 27, 2020 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! Since Previews has a section of the catalog dedicated to manga, we’ll be highlighting that section’s most notable upcoming releases every month. Read on to see what stuck out to us! 10. CLAMP from the past. There was a time when CLAMP was the hottest thing in manga, those gangly limbs […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for April 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Jan 30, 2020 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! Since Previews has a section of the catalog dedicated to manga, we’ll be highlighting that section’s most notable upcoming releases every month. Read on to see what stuck out to us! 10. Princes! Aftermath! Plots! Vaguely Scandanavian-sounding names! To be honest, this solicit is just a bunch of Fantasy tropes that […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for March 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Jan 9, 2020 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! Since Previews has a section of the catalog dedicated to manga, we’ll be highlighting that section’s most notable upcoming releases every month. Read on to see what stuck out to us! 10. Me Love Caveman? Are you tired of men? Striving for something simpler? Why not date a caveman? Manga is […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for February 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Nov 28, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! Since Previews has a section of the catalog dedicated to manga, we’ll be highlighting that section’s most notable upcoming releases every month. Read on to see what stuck out to us! 10. International manga! A few months ago I highlighted an Italian manga-styled book that was getting an English release. Now […]

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Reviews

“The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire” Part 2

By Mark Tweedale and Nicholas Palmieri | Nov 26, 2019 | Reviews

“The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part 2” leans heavier on political intrigue than perhaps any installment of “The Legend of Korra” to date. Granted, with mind control at play, there’s more to dig into than usual. Created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino Written by Michael Dante DiMartino Illustrated by Michelle […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for January 2020

By Nicholas Palmieri | Oct 31, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans! Since Previews has a section of the catalog dedicated to manga, we’ll be highlighting that section’s most notable upcoming releases every month. Read on to see what stuck out to us this time! 10. Monthly reminder that I have no idea what Tokyopop is. Regular readers of this column know that […]

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Reviews

“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Team Avatar Tales”

By Mark Tweedale, Nicholas Palmieri and Paul Lai | Oct 22, 2019 | Reviews

“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Team Avatar Tales” showcases a mix of stories and tone, the like of which you won’t often find in the big “Avatar” graphic novel trilogies. ‘Team Avatar Tales’ embraces the sheer variety of stories the Avatarverse is capable of when it’s in the hands of cartoonists that are clearly fans first. Created […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Top 10 Manga for December 2019

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 26, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back, manga fans, for this month’s “best of” the manga section of the Previews catalog. Read on to see what stuck out to us! 10. All the shonen tropes! Take a look at this cover. Now note how the solicit mentions an average teenager, special powers, supernatural elements, and high school sports clubs. I […]

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Television

Ten Thoughts on Avatar: The Last Airbender’s “Sozin’s Comet”

By Nicholas Palmieri | Sep 18, 2019 | Television

Welcome back, friends, for our final (!) review of Avatar: The Last Airbender! Since I’ll be covering the entire four-part finale, I decided to split things up into ten facts instead of the usual five. That said, we’ve no time to lose. Sozin’s Comet has arrived. 1. “I can’t just go around wiping out people […]

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