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Joe Q on Marvel’s Digital Royalties Policies

By David Harper | Jun 28, 2010 | News

When DC recently announced their Digital Comics platform, they made sure to make one of their biggest announcements amidst their flurry that creators will be getting royalties for the digital sales of their comics. Given that Marvel had not really come forth with anything of the sort, this was a major deal to the industry […]

Tommy Lee Jones to Play Col. Phillips

By Walt Richardson | Jun 28, 2010 | News

After much rumor-spreading across the internet, Marvel has officially announced who is to play Colonel Phillips in the upcoming Captain America film, and it is none other than Mr. Tommy Lee Jones. For those that aren’t particularly familiar with Cap’s origin, Phillips is the Army Colonel who recruited a young Steve Rogers to be part […]

Michael Fassbender Confirmed for "X-Men: First Class"

By David Harper | Jun 28, 2010 | News

We mentioned it in the past as a very strong rumor, but today it was confirmed that Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) will in fact be playing Magneto in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming X-Men: First Class for Fox. Speculation was running rampant as Fassbender was deciding between this role and an unnamed villain role in Spider-Man 4, […]

Jeph Loeb: Head of Television?

By Walt Richardson | Jun 28, 2010 | News

In a somewhat unexpected move, Marvel has recently announced their decision to make the (in)famous Jeph Loeb as their Executive Vice President, Head of Television. What exactly does that entail, you ask? Well, it seems that any new television shows that Marvel puts out will be overseen by Mr. Loeb, whether it be animated or […]

DC’s Next Animated Film: Superman/Batman Apocalypse

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 26, 2010 | News

Coming in September of this year comes the next installment in DC’s animated universe: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Apparently announced some time ago, the cover art was only just revealed, and featuring art by Clayton Crain! The artwork promises some good ol’ Darkseid action, which means that yours truly is quite excited for it. According to Wikipedia […]

Marvel Gets LittleBigPlanet’d

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 25, 2010 | News

That headline is pretty weak, but you get the point Today Marvel announced that in July, a Little Big Planet pack would come out with a series of characters and a Level Kit for users with a PS3 and a copy of the game! While the image above is blacked out, Marvel did in fact […]

The God Squad Reunites For Chaos War

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 25, 2010 | News

Because waiting until it is actually revealed in comic books in order to shock and excite the reader is totally lame, Marvel announced on G4 last night that coming later this year will be the five issue mini-event CHAOS WAR by Pak, Van Lente, and Khoi Pham on art. The book will be the closing […]

Radical Solicits for August 2010

By Walt Richardson | Jun 25, 2010 | News

We here at Multiversity love our small press, and you should too. With that being said, Radical has two brand new series starting in August, so be sure to pre-order if you are interested. Radical would surely appreciate it. Follow the cut for all of Radical’s solicits for the month of August. After Dark Issue […]

BOOM! to Release Mr. Natural Postcard Book

By Walt Richardson | Jun 25, 2010 | News

Are you familiar with Robert Crumb? If not, it’s probably best for your health that you don’t admit that. If you are, then I’m sure that you’re familiar with his character Mr. Natural. Today BOOM! studios’ imprint BOOM! Town released information regarding an upcoming Postcard Book featuring the character, set to be released in August. […]

Take A Second Look At Rick Grimes From The Walking Dead TV Show

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 25, 2010 | News

As posted on AMC’s site, we now have a second look at Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes. While it is definitely a bad ass pose, I gotta say – not as excited about the “accuracy” of this after this shot. Rick Grimes has/had longer hair, and his hair color was always lighter. That seems like […]

Beasts of Burden and Hellboy To Have Crossover!

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 25, 2010 | News

In a fairly surprising announcement, Newsarama broke the news that Evan Dorkin’s Beasts of Burden and Hellboy would crossover! What? Yeah, I’m confused too. But you know what? It makes sense. The Beasts explore paranormal madness, and so does Hellboy. And hey, Hellboy has crossed over with odder things! The comic will be a one-shot, […]

New Details For Days Missing Vol. 2

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 24, 2010 | News

I am very pleased this morning to share with you the press release for Archaia’s Days Missing vol. 2. This is a book that has been universally loved by the Multiversity staff, as we’ve had the opportunity to review it two times. It’s sequel is something we all highly look forward to, so for those […]

Teaser Trailer For RED Hits The Interwebs

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 24, 2010 | News

For those of you who have read the book (like me), you can see that this is a serious departure from the original story. In fact, it really doesn’t look anything like the book. There are three new characters, and while the plot of the CIA taking out one of their ex-spooks is still there, […]

This Week in Comics

By David Harper | Jun 23, 2010 | News

This week in comics we have a HUGE week, and one that brings a lot of unheralded gems as well as some seriously top books. I’m taking the reins for this edition, and I’ll be changing the format a bit because I’m an anarchist like that. So look after the jump for a list of […]

Help Plot Superman’s Journey In "Grounded" In New DC Contest

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 23, 2010 | News

DC announced this morning via their blog and a report on USA Today that they would be holding a contest that will allow fans to help plot Superman’s upcoming journey in the new arc, “Grounded.” As JMS begins his run (starting today with #700), he picks up Superman after the events of New Krypton as […]

DC = Digital Comics?

By Gilbert Short | Jun 23, 2010 | News

In news that is sure to shock everyone, DC has finally joined the 21st century. Not to be outdone by Boom! Studios and their rival Marvel, DC has released a new iPhone/iPad app powered by comixology that will let you read your comics directly on the Apple Mobile device of your choice! While it’s a […]

Darick Robertson Takes Temporary Leave of Absence From The Boys

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 23, 2010 | News

Yesterday, in a comment on Jason Aaron’s message board, Darick Robertson communicated with fans that the Boys #43 the last issue to come out) would be his last issue of the Boys for a while. Immediately the blogosphere reacted to his comments as his statements seemed to imply something bad had happened, as he said […]

Pilgrim-ize Yourself!

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 23, 2010 | News

In honor of the new Scott Pilgrim movie, an avatar creator has been put up, allowing fans to animate themselves as they might have appeared if they were characters in O’Malley’s now classic comic. Featuring a fun 8-bit style and soundtrack, you can customize everything from your hair color down to your accessories – which […]

New "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" Trailer Released

By David Harper | Jun 22, 2010 | News

Today saw the release of a new trailer for the much anticipated fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and one that is blowing the socks off of fans of the series and video games alike. Within its 3 minutes and 41 seconds, they show battles between many very famous Marvel and Capcom characters. While the […]

Details on "Absolute All Star Superman" on DCU: The Source

By David Harper | Jun 22, 2010 | News

In honor of Superman #700’s release this week, DC’s The Source blog has been posting all kinds of fun snippets about Superman, his history, and his influence upon various comic creators (including Jeff Lemire). Without a doubt the most exciting posts have been those involved with the Absolute edition of All Star Superman that is […]

Green Hornet Trailer Arrives Online

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 22, 2010 | News

I realize that we rarely talk about the Green Hornet online, but for those who don’t know yet Dynamite is actually releasing a LARGE amount of Green Hornet comic books, including one that is an adaptation of Kevin Smith’s old script for the film. Why is that? Well, mainly because they got the rights to […]

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