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Multiversity 101: On Comics, Video Games and “Accountability”

By Matthew Meylikhov | Mar 26, 2013 | Longform

Before we get started, a note: a lot that I’m about to write about may seem somewhat contradictory to things I have said in the past at first glance. I would ask that you bear with me, read it in full to the closing remarks and then judge any apparent hypocrisy accordingly. This past weekend, I worked […]

Multiversity 101: What’s Continuity Got To Do With It?

By Matthew Meylikhov | Mar 11, 2013 | Longform

First, An Introduction Since comics were invented, there’s one internal narrative device which has become prolific that is just the absolute worst: continuity. Seriously – it’s just the absolute worst. It makes comics hard to follow, inaccessible and needlessly convoluted (so I’m told by some), creating a mythology that is impossible to adhere to and […]

Multiversity 101: Make Mine Marvel Now!

By David Harper | Jan 30, 2013 | Longform

Typically in Multiversity 101, I try to provide analytical looks at various things that are going on within the industry, both good and bad. Sometimes though, you just want to go fanboy a little bit, and today, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I love Marvel Now! When I say that, I don’t mean […]

Multiversity 101: The Day Evil Won (Sort Of)

By David Harper | Jan 15, 2013 | Longform

Note: these thoughts represent one Multiversity writer’s thoughts, not Multiversity as a whole. Monday, January 14, 2013. For all intents and purposes, this should have been a pretty innocuous day for comics. It’s pre-con season, so announcements are traditionally pretty light. It’s not a new comic day, so we’d hardly expect anything offensive to come […]

Multiversity 101: Creators to Watch for in 2013

By David Harper and Matthew Meylikhov | Jan 9, 2013 | Longform

Continuing the hopefully sustained return of Multiversity 101, today MC EIC Matt Meylikhov and Associate Editor David Harper take a look at the creators they think everyone should be on the watch for in 2013. There are all kinds of creators on the cusp of breaking out, and for the following ten(ish) names, we think […]

Multiversity 101: Best and Worst of 2012 (The Non-Saga Edition)

By David Harper | Jan 8, 2013 | Longform

It’s been a while since we threw down on an edition of Multiversity 101, but to close the year properly, I’m going back to do another edition of my best and worst in comics of the year. Not only that, but I’m going to throw in a caveat: Saga will not factor in at all. […]

Multiversity 101: The Do’s and Don’ts Of Being A Comic Professional On Twitter

By Matthew Meylikhov | Aug 27, 2012 | Longform

Over the weekend, there appears to have been some sort of shenanigans with a certain user on Twitter, an individual who chose to say some things that probably should have been better left in private — or even completely unsaid at all. Never the less, it did raise a few additional debates and comments from […]

Multiversity 101: Confessions of a Character Follower

By Brian Salvatore | Aug 20, 2012 | Longform

There is a somewhat modern mantra in comic journalism/fandom, most certainly a product of constant creative shifts, reboots, relaunches, renumberings, and general editorial jackassery in the industry: “I follow creators, not characters.” The idea is a sound one: by buying books from creators that you personally enjoy, you have a better shot at getting material […]

Multiversity 101: Who Needs Artists Anyway?

By Matthew Meylikhov | Aug 7, 2012 | Longform

Last week, Marvel gave a bunch of teases for a few of the upcoming creative teams for their Marvel Now! relaunch. This week, they’re going to confirm those creative teams and provide us with context for it all, including interviews with the writers of the book to help give us insight as to what we […]

Multiversity 101: How To Win At Comics In 2012

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jul 30, 2012 | Longform

Multiversity 101 is back, and so is our weekly opportunity for soap boxing! Hope you like long-winded sometimes preachy rants, folks. OH, San Diego Comic Con weekend! I have a love/hate relationship with it. I hate it because it means that, even if I go on vacation, I have to check my phone every half […]

Multiversity 101: DCnU at the Half (Part Two)

By David Harper | Mar 13, 2012 | Longform

We’re back with the second part of my breakdown as to how DC’s New 52 venture is doing. Last week, I took a much more subjective view on the whole exercise, looking at how my pull list has dramatically decreased in size and my thoughts as to why (hint: the comics really aren’t that great). […]

Multiversity 101: DCnU at the Half (Part One)

By David Harper | Mar 6, 2012 | Longform

For the next two weeks of Multiversity 101, I’m going to take a look at DC’s New 52 and their success to date. It’s been an interesting six months for DC, as they opened huge and have since seen their sales drop significantly as buzz about the New 52 died down and people started talking […]

Multiversity 101: Breaking Down the Image Expo Announcements

By Matthew Meylikhov | Feb 27, 2012 | Longform

Did you guys notice that Image sort of had a big weekend? Friday night at Image Expo alone was about as big of a night in announcements as they’ve had since the inception of the company twenty years ago, throwing out projects with people like Grant Morrison, Steve Niles, Tony Harris, Brian Wood and more […]

Multiversity 101: Out With the Old, In With the New?

By David Harper | Jan 18, 2012 | Longform

This is apparently a real thing There’s trouble afoot at the Circle K my friends. And by that obscure Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure quote, I mean DC is getting weird with some of their decision making. Books are canceled, books are added, Liefeld is taking over, logos are revealed and any number of other […]

Multiversity 101: Double Down

By David Harper | Jan 10, 2012 | Longform

It finally happened. Marvel is number one again (as I predicted!) in month four of the DCnU, as Marvel took the number one spot for both the Overall Units and Overall Dollars rankings with DC going back to being the number two…for at least this month. What’s the biggest reason for this happening? Well, it’s […]

Multiversity 101: Best and Worst of 2011

By David Harper | Jan 3, 2012 | Longform

Yeah, yeah, Multiversity has already done their 2011 in Review segment, so I don’t really need to look back on what was the best and worst of the year in comics. But just because I don’t need to doesn’t mean I’m not going to. It was a rather strong in the world of comics in […]

Multiversity 101: Creators to Watch For in 2012

By David Harper | Dec 27, 2011 | Longform

One of 2011’s Best New Creator Showcases 2011 was an incredible year for comics that saw a lot of new(er) creators make indelible impressions on the medium. People like Luther Strode’s Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore, Reed Gunther’s the Brothers Houghton, The Red Wing’s Nick Pitarra, and a range of others provided work amongst the […]

Multiversity 101: DCnU Month Two Numbers in Review

By David Harper | Nov 8, 2011 | Longform

On this week’s Multiversity 101, I’m going to get in depth on the sales numbers for month two of the DCnU. As you may have heard, the second month was an even bigger success than the first month (if you’re not checking out John Jackson Miller’s awesome work at Comichron you are missing out), with […]

Multiversity 101: The Best Horror Comics For Halloween

By David Harper | Oct 31, 2011 | Longform

I’m not sure if you’ve heard yet, but today is Halloween, which is a very special day for this writer. It’s one of my absolute favorite holidays and for a comic fan with a penchant for the holiday, it’s a good day to bust out some great horror comics. So instead of my typical look […]

Multiversity 101: Does Marvel Hate Canada?!

By David Harper | Oct 25, 2011 | Longform

Of course not. Nobody hates Canada. However, with the recent announcement of Alpha Flight’s expansion from being an eight issue mini-series and then quickly rescinding that very idea, moving it back to being that same eight issue mini due to a lack of sales, some may think so. Especially when you factor in Newsarama’s assertion […]

Multiversity 101: Taking a Look at the First Month of the DCnU

By David Harper | Oct 4, 2011 | Longform

This week on Multiversity 101, we have an extended look at the first month of the DCnU from the M101 team of myself and Josh Mocle. DCnU was without a doubt the most audacious experiment in comics since the inception of Image Comics, and it has captured the attention of comic fans and even mass […]

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