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Casting Couch: Zero

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

Today on Casting Couch, we will be taking a look at Ales Kot’s “Zero,” one of last year’s most exciting comic debuts. Telling the story of Edward Zero, the book chronicles him at different points in his life as one of the top spies at the Agency, all leading towards a cataclysmic and dystopic future […]

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Art Of The Week: Week Of 04/23/2014

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

You know, there’s nothing better to embody what this site loves more than a good crossover between comics and Game Of Thrones. Which is why this piece by Dan Hipp (rather aptly titled ‘Winter Is Coming’) is one I wanted to showcase this week. Well, that and because I went to see Captain America: The […]

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Lettering Effect Showcase: Word Balloons

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

The time has come during our celebration of lettering for a showcase of some particular lettering samples which merit discussion all on their own. By necessity, these selections will be limited and subjective, but hopefully they’re also varied and thorough. The first aspect to get the spotlight is word balloons. This isn’t going to be […]

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The History of Comic Lettering: 1990 to Present

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

In the final installment of our three part look at the history of comic lettering, we’ll be examining the rise of computer-assisted techniques. Like nearly all other areas of modern life, new technologies have completely altered the comic landscape, reducing previously unimaginable tasks to basic processes which can be done quickly and consistently. With the […]

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Soliciting Multiversity: DC’s Top 10 in July 2014 (and September 2014, Sort Of)

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

Yesterday, DC did something really interesting – they released both the July solicitations and the September solicitations simultaneously. Part of this is due to the fact that September is a “flash forward” month, tying into the weekly “New 52: Futures End” series. Because of that, the solicits are not exactly spoiler-y, and the early release […]

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The History of Comic Lettering: 1940 to 1990

By | Apr 22, 2014 | Columns

Adding letters to images, as a practice, dates back centuries. We examined the early methods and the thoughts behind them in part 1. Largely, the work was crudely done by cartoonists who were uninterested in the finer points of letter design and aesthetics, and unwilling to share their meager profits with the people who were […]

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Looking at Lettering: CAPS vs Mixed Case

By | Apr 22, 2014 | Columns

Have you ever wondered why comics are lettered in all caps? If you’ve been a comic reader for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard a variety of reasons, but unless you’ve heard of the Ames Guide, you’ve only heard the excuses. The true motivation for leaving out lower case letters has nothing to do […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (4/23/2014)

By | Apr 22, 2014 | Columns

Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and […]

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The History of Comic Lettering: Early Years to 1940

By | Apr 21, 2014 | Columns

Lettering – adding text representing speech, thoughts, and sounds to images – is much older than the modern comic. It was an invention of political cartoons, and was a natural progression of an image’s caption moving into the image itself. Its first use is impossible to track down, but the method of putting words into […]

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Saturday Morning Panels (Week of 4/16/14)

By | Apr 19, 2014 | Columns

Hello, and welcome to Saturday Morning Panels, your new favorite Multiversity column! It’s a very simple concept: since none of us are up to watching Saturday morning cartoons anymore, we are instead going to share with you our favorite panels from the week before. It’s a bit like Comics Should Be Cheap, except with more […]

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Casting Couch: Rachel Rising

By | Apr 16, 2014 | Columns

Welcome back to Casting Couch, your favorite column for the fictional fan casting of potential comic book adaptations! And today we’ll be taking a look at perennial Multiversity favorite, Terry Moore’s “Rachel Rising.” Moore is perhaps one of the best voices in comics, having given us the incredible “Strangers in Paradise”, and his work in […]

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Art Of The Week: Week Of 04/16/2014

By | Apr 16, 2014 | Columns

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Eisner award-nominated Multiversity Comics’ Art Of The Week! No, I’m never going to let that fact go. This week, we have a pretty great week, even if I do say so myself, with this first piece of Kate Kristopher from Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca’s “Shutter” by Ron Chan. […]

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Boomb Tube: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

By | Apr 15, 2014 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube, Multiversity’s weekly column detailing the current Cape Cartoons scene. This week, The Avengers receive an unexpected guest, The Teen Titans fight “uncle jokes” and Hulk and the Agents of SMASH partake in some synergy with Agents of SHIELD’s Deathlok. Spoilers ahead! This week’s Avengers Assemble decided to lower the stakes by having […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (4/16/2014)

By | Apr 15, 2014 | Columns

Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and […]

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