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Review: The Mercenary Sea #1

By Vince Ostrowski | Feb 13, 2014 | Reviews

It’s like “The Massive”, except with more screenings of Marx Brothers films, cannibals, and knives held up to people’s throats. Written by Kel Symons Illustrated by Mathew Reynolds Lettered by Pat Brosseau Action and adventure set in 1938—The South Seas. Japan has invaded China. War in Europe is imminent. Ex-bootlegger Jack Harper captains The Venture, […]

Pick of the Week: “The Fuse” #1

By James Johnston | Feb 13, 2014 | Reviews

Multiversity’s Pick of the Week is “The Fuse” #1 from the creative team of Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood. Read our review below to check out what makes this terror at 20,000 miles so compelling! Written by Antony Johnston Illustrated by Justin Greenwood “THE RUSSIA SHIFT,” Part One Working homicide 22,000 miles up on an […]

Mignolaversity: Abe Sapien #10 [Review]

By Mark Tweedale | Feb 12, 2014 | Reviews

Abe and the citizens of Payson are acting rather strange this issue… at least, I think they are. Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie Illustrated by Max Fiumara Colors by Dave Stewart Lettering by Clem Robins Abe saved a small Arizona town from one Lovecraftian menace, but a new killer threatens to devour the […]

“One-Hit Wonder” Aims For Hollywood, Shoots Itself In Foot [Advance Review]

By James Johnston | Feb 11, 2014 | Reviews

With “One-Hit Wonder”, Fabrice Sapolsky and Ariel Olivetti aim their sights at Hollywood’s killer culture with one of their own. Read our advance review below to see if they hit their targets! Mild spoilers ahead! Written by Fabrice Sapolsky Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti If there was a thin line between reality and fiction, Richie Reese tore […]

The Lego Movie: An Astonishing Statement on Art, Creativity, and Robot Pirate Nick Offerman [Review]

By James Johnston | Feb 10, 2014 | Movies, Reviews

The Lego Movie is a hilarious, heartfelt and mind-blowing ride that has more to say about art than your essay from your freshman year of college ever did. Read our spoiler-free review below! I hate kids’ movies. They’re not the same as they used to be when I was a kid. Back then I could just […]

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead’s “After” [Review]

By David Harper | Feb 10, 2014 | Reviews

The moment fans everywhere have been waiting for and reviewers everywhere have been dreading is here, as AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returns with its midseason premiere, titled “After”. This episode is on the heels of the death and destruction that the previous one ended with, and pretty much everything is in shambles. Let’s get to […]

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 2/5/14

By Multiversity Staff | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

There is a lot to cover on Wednesdays. We should know, as collectively, we read an insane amount of comics. Even with a large review staff, it’s hard to get to everything. With that in mind, we’re back with Wrapping Wednesday, where we look at some of the books we missed in what was another […]

Scheer, Giovannetti & Bracchi Wow With Their Love Letter To Classic Sci-Fi In “Aliens Vs. Parker” [Review]

By Alice W. Castle | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

What happens when you cross the slacker mentality of Kevin Smith’s early films and sci-fi action of Star Wars and Aliens? “Aliens Vs. Parker”, apparently. Written by Paul Scheer & Nick Giovannetti Illustrated by Manuel Bracchi & Gianfranco Giardina GAME OVER Set in the not so distant future, a group of SpaceEx employees spend their […]

Good Things Come From “Bad Dreams” [Advance Review]

By Michelle White | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

From former Lucasfilm art director Gary Winnick comes this delightful foray in the world of nightmares – only I don’t think I’ve ever had a nightmare this colourful. Published by Red 5 Comics, this five-part miniseries promises whimsy and wickedness in equal measure. Written and Illustrated by Gary Winnick Mary doesn’t remember being afraid of […]

Review: Wolverine #1

By Zach Wilkerson | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

The esteemed Ryan Stegman joins Paul Cornell’s…interesting…take on “Wolverine,” in what will surely take the award for “Most Unnecessary Relaunch” in many an end of year list. Written by Paul Cornell Illustrated by Ryan Stegman WOLVERINE NO MORE? After the events of KILLABLE, Wolverine has something to prove. Before he can take on Sabretooth again, […]

Review: New Avengers #14

By James Johnston | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

Hickman and Bianchi’s apocalyptic superhero tale gets just a bit more… Strange! Because it focuses on Doctor Stephen Strange. We at Multiversity like to call this wordplay. We have fun here. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Simone Bianchi • Meet the Mapmakers, cartographers of the Apocalypse. • Doctor Strange sells his soul. • […]

Review: All-New Invaders #2

By Vince Ostrowski | Feb 7, 2014 | Reviews

James Robinson and Steve Pugh cut the crap to give you an “Invaders” title that sneaks its way to being a terrific “Invaders” title, even if it technically isn’t the “Invaders” you thought you were getting. Get it? Written by James Robinson Illustrated by Steve Pugh Eisner Award winner James Robinson (STARMAN, EARTH 2) returns […]

Five Thoughts on King of the Nerds: “Weird… Science?”

By James Johnston | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

Welcome back to Multiversity Comics’ weekly recap of season two of King of the Nerds. Things got heated when contestant from last season, Joshua Ovenshire, contacted us to shut down our accusations that season one’s contestants haven’t been up to anything since the show’s end. Upon further reflection, I realized that by being someone who writes […]

Review: Apocalypse Al #1

By Michelle White | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

First in a four-part miniseries from Image, this issue introduces us to Al Carter – private eye and defender against Armageddon. It’s an unusual mash-up of genres, and not entirely successful, but there are elements to love in this apocalyptic tale. Written by J. Michael Straczynski Illustrated by Sid Kotian Alison Carter is a private […]

Review: The Punisher #1

By Vince Ostrowski | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

Frank Castle is back, and given a bit of redefinition and relocation thanks to the vision of the creative team from Image Comics’ terrific “The Activity.” Written by Nathan Edmondson Illustrated by Mitch Gerads For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, […]

Review: Forever Evil #5

By Zach Wilkerson | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

Hot on the heels of DC’s April 2013 solicitations, Lex Luthor continues his meteoric rise through the DCU by shaming Batman to the kid’s table. That’s “Forever Evil” #5 in a nutshell. Written by Geoff Johns Illustrated by David Finch With everything to lose, Lex Luthor and his Injustice League raid the stronghold of the […]

Review: Loki: Agent of Asgard #1

By James Johnston | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

Culture’s continuing obsession with the Norse God of Mischief reaches a new milestone with Al Ewing and Lee Garbett’s “Loki: Agent of Asgard.” Written by Al Ewing Illustrated by Lee Garbett Kid Loki’s all grown up – and the God of Mischief is stronger, smarter, sexier and just plain sneakier than ever before. As Asgardia’s one-man […]

Pick of the Week: Ms. Marvel #1

By Alice W. Castle | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

The reactions to just the announcement of this series have been so polarising that this has to already be one of the most talking about comics of 2014 and we’re only in February. But now that the dust has settled and we’ve all come to terms with Marvel’s first American-Muslim superhero leading her own ongoing […]

Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Heir to the Demon” [Review]

By Brian Salvatore | Feb 6, 2014 | Reviews

1. The Fights are Awesome One thing that Arrow really has over Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or, really, over many non-premium cable shows, is the fight sequences. The fights tonight, especially when Arrow and Canary are fighting together, was practically ripped from my comics collection, and it was awesome. The action fits the medium well, as […]

Mignolaversity: Lobster Johnson: Get the Lobster #1 [Review]

By Brian Salvatore and David Harper | Feb 5, 2014 | Reviews

It may be the Year of the Horse, but Dark Horse is setting this up to be the Year of the Lobster. Yup, LoJo is back! Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi Illustrated by Tonci Zonjic A Manhattan sporting event goes terribly wrong as the ref is killed in front of a live audience […]

Mignolaversity: Baltimore: Chapel of Bones #2 [Review]

By Mark Tweedale | Feb 5, 2014 | Reviews

“Baltimore’s vengeful savagery made him even more terrible to behold than the devils he slaughtered.” Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden Illustrated by Ben Stenbeck Colors by Dave Stewart Lettering by Clem Robins Vengeful and doomed, Lord Baltimore finally catches up with the vampire who murdered his family… but it turns out the vampire […]

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