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“Destroyer,” from Novelist Victor LaValle, Coming from BOOM! in May

By Kevin Gregory | Feb 13, 2017 | News

I think we can all agree that the past several weeks of this newest presidential term have not been healthy. Between a Muslim ban and the rallying cry for a wall to be built in the south with our neighbors in Mexico all intermixed with the shouts of protest from women, minorities, and others who […]

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DC Announces “The Lazarus Contract” Crossover to Run Through “Deathstroke,” “Titans,” “Teen Tians”

By Kevin Gregory | Feb 13, 2017 | News

Ahead of its May solicitations, ”DC Comics announced “The Lazarus Contract,” a new, four-issue crossover between “Deathstroke,” “Titans,” and “Teen Titans.” This four-week series will be written jointly by Dan Abnett, Ben Percy, and Christopher Priest and will follow those titles weekly, concluding in “Teen Titans Annual: The Lazarus Contract” #1. Art duties will be […]

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Jiro Taniguchi Dies at 69

By Matthew Garcia | Feb 13, 2017 | News

Manga artist Jiro Taniguchi died Saturday at age 69. News of his death was announced by French comics and albums publisher, Casterman. “Jiro Taniguchi was deeply caring and sweet,” Casterman wrote. “The humanism that crosses his work is familiar with all his readers.” Born in 1947, Taniguchi began his career in the ’60s as an […]

The Rundown: February 13, 2017

By Liam Sunner | Feb 13, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown of comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – “Scalped” by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guéra has long been in development with WGN America. The production has announced Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi as directors for […]

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Matt Reeves to Direct The Batman

By Justin Beeson | Feb 11, 2017 | News

Matt Reeves is in talks to replace Ben Affleck as director on The Batman. Affleck recently stepped down from the director’s chair, but reassured everyone, again, that the film is still definitely getting made, pinky promise. Reeves was frontrunner on the previously reported short list and according to sources has made a commitment to join […]

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Marvel Formally Announces “Secret Empire” by Spencer, McNiven, Sorrentino, Yu, and Acuña

By Ryan Perry | Feb 10, 2017 | News

Marvel has officially announced “Secret Empire”, via ABC, as their next big event series. On the heels of hero vs hero extravaganzas, “Civil War II” and “Inhumans vs X-Men” the team at Marvel is seeking the opportunity to get back to the classic good guy vs bad guy set up with a story that will […]

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The Rundown: February 10, 2017

By Bobby D | Feb 10, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Warner Bros. reportedly asked Ben Affleck to postpone all non-DC projects before he left as director for The Batman. According to a story from Forbes, Affleck […]

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AfterShock Announces “Babyteeth” by Cates and Brown

By Cameron Shrader | Feb 9, 2017 | News

Writer Donny Cates (“God Country,” “Buzzkill,” “Interceptor”) is teaming up with artist Garry Brown (“The Massive,” “The Revisionist,” “Black Road”) and publisher AfterShock Comics on a new series titled “Baby Teeth.” It tells the story of Sadie Ritter, a sixteen year old who is nine months pregnant with the Antichrist. The press materials describe it […]

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Valiant Announces “Rapture,” a Shadowman/Ninjak miniseries, from Kindt and CAFU

By Kevin Gregory | Feb 9, 2017 | News

Valiant Comics today, as revealed exclusively first through Nerdist, their newest event series entitled “Rapture” from the creative team of Matt Kindt and artist CAFU. The series will center around Ninjak and the return of Shadowman to prominence in the Valiant universe. Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons stated, “The return of Jack Boniface is the just […]

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The Rundown: February 9, 2017

By Kevin Gregory | Feb 9, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Kicking off today, Marvel announced the newest “Star Wars” crossover-event following last year’s “Vader Down.” “Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel” will begin in May with a […]

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The Rundown: February 8, 2017

By Ryan Perry | Feb 8, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown of comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Netflix and Marvel’s final Defender, Iron Fist, receives his first official trailer today. It’s filled with intrigue and action as it teases a plot encompassing Danny […]

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The Rundown: February 7, 2017

By Kevin Gregory | Feb 7, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Leading off today, a new poster and synopsis for the hotly anticipated second season of Attack on Titan were revealed today. The critically acclaimed first season […]

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Marvel Launches “Luke Cage” Ongoing from Walker and Blake

By Ryan Perry | Feb 6, 2017 | News

Marvel, via CBR, has ”announced” a new “Luke Cage” series by “Power Man & Iron First” writer David Walker and “The Magdalena” artist Nelson Blake II. This comes hot on the heels of Cage’s first live action appearance in Netflix’s Luke Cage and just prior to his starring role in Netflix’s The Defenders. When asked […]

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The Rundown: February 6, 2017

By Liam Sunner | Feb 6, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown of comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Continuing the Superb Owl yearly tradition of teaser trailers for the coming year’s blockbusters, here is a rundown of the various trailers. Logan, Guardians of the […]

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The Rundown: February 3, 2017

By Ryan Perry | Feb 3, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown of comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – DC Entertainment continues to expand their exclusive ranks, signing “Nightwing” artist Javier Fernandez and “Super Sons” artist Jorge Jimenez to exclusive contracts. Jimenez illustrated our fourth […]

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Marvel and Hulu Announce Runaways Cast

By Daniel Vlasaty | Feb 2, 2017 | News

Marvel has announced the cast to its “Runaways” adaptation for Hulu, as announced today on Marvel.com. The cast is made up of young actors with credits from films and television shows that you may have seen, but are more or less unknown actors on the rise. “Runaways” was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian […]

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Valiant Launches “Secret Weapons” from Eric Heisserer and Raul Allen

By Justin Beeson | Feb 2, 2017 | News

Eric Heisserer, the Oscar nominated screenwriter of Arrival, will be penning a four-issue mini series for Valiant titled, “Secret Weapons.” Heisserer will be joined by Valiant regulars Raul Allen and Patricia Martin on art. Valiant will continue it’s trend of providing more inclusive stories by having an African American female in the lead role. The […]

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The Rundown: February 2, 2017

By Bobby D | Feb 2, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer is set to write a top secret series for Valiant Comics. The comic, written by the Academy Award nominated writer and illustrated […]

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The Rundown: February 1, 2017

By Justin Beeson | Feb 1, 2017 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Mark Russell (“Prez,” “The Flintstones”) announced in an interview with HiLowBrow that he’ll be continuing work in the reimagined Hanna Barbara universe with a “Snagglepuss” series. […]

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GLAAD Announces Its “Outstanding Comic Book Series” Nominees

By Kevin Gregory | Jan 31, 2017 | News

As award season heats up, and Suicide Squad gets to vie for an Oscar, GLAAD released their nominees today for the “Outstanding Comic Book Series” portion of their annual awards. Expanding their list to ten nominees this year, these awards seek to highlight media such as movies, television, and comics for their portrayal of LGBTQ […]

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“Peanuts” Rights Reportedly Up for Sale

By Ryan Perry | Jan 31, 2017 | News

Iconix Brand Group inc is exploring the possibility of auctioning off its 80 percent stake in Peanuts Worldwide LLC, the company which owns the rights to characters such as Snoopy, Charlie Brown Woodstock, Linus, and Lucy. The characters generate around $30 million in licensing revenue before taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization year year. Last year, […]

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