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Soliciting Multiversity: Marvel’s Top 10 for September 2017

By Robbie Pleasant | Jun 29, 2017 | Columns

“Secret Empire” is finally over, and we can – wait, “Secret Empire Omega?” Let’s put that aside and never come back to it, then, because there’s so much more worth looking forward to. We have multiple issues focusing on legacies and the character that carry them on, we have a return of an old favorite […]

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Reviews

“Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian” Special #1

By Robbie Pleasant | Jun 15, 2017 | Reviews

Mars. The red planet. Our closest planetary neighbor, and yet still so mysterious. We’ve often wondered what life on Mars would be like, and two of the most famous fictional Martians are J’onn J’onzz – the Martian Manhunter – and Marvin the Martian of “Looney Tunes” fame. So what happens when they cross paths? Let’s […]

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“Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings” #1

By Robbie Pleasant | Jun 8, 2017 | Reviews

With the new season of Game of Thrones somewhere in the near distance, how are we to get our fill of medieval violence and nudity? There’s the books, of course, but now we have comics covering the second book in the series, so let’s take a look at “A Clash of Kings” and see if […]

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Weekly Shonen Jump June 5, 2017 Featured

Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: June 5, 2017

By Ken Godberson III and Robbie Pleasant | Jun 7, 2017 | Columns

Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, in which a rotating duo of Multiversity staffers take a look at two stories contained in each installment of Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump. For the uninitiated, Weekly Shonen Jump is an anthology that delivers more than 200 pages of manga of all varieties. We hope that you’ll […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: Marvel’s Top 10 for August 2017

By Robbie Pleasant | Jun 1, 2017 | Columns

Oh thank goodness, we have more than just “Secret Empire” tie-ins this month! In fact, we have the “Generations” comics, focusing on heroes and their legacies. So let’s see what August holds for the Marvel universe. 10. It’s over… it’s finally over Yes, for all the crap that people have been giving “Secret Empire” (myself […]

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Reviews

“Pathfinder: Runescars” #1

By Robbie Pleasant | May 25, 2017 | Reviews

Is there anything that appeals to my nerdy side more than a comic based off a tabletop RPG? Probably not. So with a new run on the “Pathfinder” comic out, not too long after the conclusion of “Worldscape,” it’s time to once more take a trip to Golarion and see what our band of heroes […]

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“Injustice 2” #2

By Robbie Pleasant | May 18, 2017 | Reviews

“Injustice 2” the video game is out in stores, and the tie-in comics are coming out just in time. I’m going in to this with no knowledge of the new game, but enough of the first “Injustice: Gods Among Us” to jump into the story, so it’s time to see if this can live up […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD’s “World’s End”

By Robbie Pleasant | May 17, 2017 | Television

And so it ends. Another season of Agents of SHIELD is over, with all the good and ill that came with it. So how did the season end? Is it enough to keep us interested for another 20-something episodes, or will the viewers jump ship? Let’s look on and find out. 1. SHIELD on the […]

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Longform

Webcomics Worth Your While

By Robbie Pleasant | May 16, 2017 | Longform

If I tried to count the hours I’ve spent reading webcomics, who knows how many days, months, or years it would find I’ve expended? From cats playing video games to the life and struggles of a former magical girl, there are so many comics that people have spent countless time and immeasurable effort working on, […]

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Columns

This Week in Shonen Jump: May 8, 2017

By Ken Godberson III and Robbie Pleasant | May 10, 2017 | Columns

Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, in which a rotating duo of Multiversity staffers take a look at two stories contained in each installment of Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump. For the uninitiated, Weekly Shonen Jump is an anthology that delivers more than 200 pages of manga of all varieties. We hope that you’ll […]

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Television

Five Thoughts on Agents of SHIELD’s “The Return”

By Robbie Pleasant | May 10, 2017 | Television

As we reach the penultimate episode of the season, things continue to get intense on all fronts. So without further ado, let’s take a look and see how the SHIELD crew is getting on now that they’ve escaped from the Framework. 1. By Your Powers Combined Well, this episode did indeed answer my “wait, what?” […]

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“Dragon Ball Super” Volume 1

By Robbie Pleasant | May 9, 2017 | Reviews

Someone, somewhere, must have collected the seven Dragon Balls and wished for the series to return, because over the past few years, we’ve gotten two new movies (one of which even got a limited theatrical release), a new “Dragon Ball Super” anime, and now, a manga adaptation of that anime. So with Goku and company […]

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