Off the Cape

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Off the Cape: Cairo

By | Jul 30, 2012 | Columns

Since we covered a Marvel book last week, it’s only fair that we take a look at something from the Distinguished Competition. As you know, DC has Vertigo, an entire imprint devoted to publishing non-superhero titles. Vertigo has been an immensely successful imprint, putting out books that nearly every superhero fan is familiar with. However, […]

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Off the Cape: Red Skull: Incarnate

By | Jul 25, 2012 | Columns

This week, I want to flip the script a bit. As you know, Off the Cape is typically about showcasing non-superhero, non-Big Two titles that Marvel and DC fans could enjoy but might have missed. This time, however, we are going to take a look at a Marvel comic set within the Marvel universe, and […]

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Off the Cape: The Red Star

By | Jul 18, 2012 | Columns

This week, I want to take a look at a personal favorite of mine: Christian Gossett’s “The Red Star.” It is an operatic, allegorical epic influenced by Russian history, mythology, science fiction, and manga. Initially published by Image Comics in 2000, “The Red Star” was a smash hit due in large part to its innovative […]

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Off the Cape: RASL

By | Jul 11, 2012 | Columns

Welcome to the reboot edition of Multiversity’s weekly column, Off the Cape!  In American comics, superhero titles get a lot of attention, and rightly so. Many of the best and most influential comics in America were written in the superhero genre. However, there have also been many great comics without superpowers and costumes, and the […]

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Off the Cape: Cow Boy

By | Feb 14, 2012 | Columns

Written by Nate CosbyIllustrated by Chris Eliopoulos “Justice ain’t got no age.” Nate Cosby (Pigs, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller) and Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards, Misery Loves Sherman) present Cow Boy,, the story of a young bounty hunter determined to send his entire outlaw family to jail. He travels the Old West on a horse that […]

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Off The Cape – Dark Horse Presents

By | Feb 7, 2012 | Columns

Lately around the Multiversity Offices, I’ve been a rather big proponent of Dark Horse Presents, insisting that there are some absolutely quality hidden gems contained within the pages of this oft overlooked title. While it boasts a rather heavy price tag on the cover in comparison to other monthlies, it more than makes up for […]

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Off The Cape – BPRD

By | Jan 10, 2012 | Columns

Off The Cape: proper noun – an article series created by website Multiversity Comics in order to highlight books that do not feature traditional superheroes in an effort to spotlight less known creator-owned ongoings and graphic novels. BPRD: proper noun – an incredibly well known comic book series spawned from one of the most successful creator-owned character […]

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Off The Cape – Gødland

By | Dec 20, 2011 | Columns

What do you get when two men get together to resurrect Jack Kirby and the lost comic art of the cosmic epic? You get Gødland. More after the cut. We wouldn’t have comics as good as we have them today if it weren’t for folks like Jack Kirby, Joe Simon or Steve Ditko. Absolute pioneers […]

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Off the Cape – Daybreak by Brian Ralph

By | Dec 6, 2011 | Columns

For Multiversity’s Best of 2011 Ballott, I’m sad to say that one of the graphic novels I greatly enjoyed this year did not make the final cut. That’s not a huge surprise to me, to be honest; the graphic novel ballot offers up such a widespread selection of titles and publishers for anyone to choose […]

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Off the Cape: Fear Agent

By | Nov 30, 2011 | Columns

The world of comics is a big one, and there is whole lot of things out there that do not involve capes and spandex. That’s where Off the Cape comes in, as we look at comics that are out of the realm of superheroes. For those that only or mostly read superhero books, this is […]

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Off The Cape: Lost Dogs by Jeff Lemire

By | Nov 22, 2011 | Columns

A couple weeks ago, Top Shelf digitally stealth re-released Jeff Lemire’s first graphic novel, Lost Dogs, with a physical edition to come next year. I say stealth re-released mainly because I completely missed it until last week, at which point I felt an official site announcement might be a bit too late to “matter.” However, […]

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