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Art of the Week: Week of 05/01/24

By | May 1, 2024 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art Of The Week! Each week, we scour the internet for the best artwork sourced from the blogs, Tumblrs, Twitters, and Instagrams of the best comic book and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. This week Michael Mazzacane returns with a theme: Aliens […]

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Project Cryptid 8 Featured Reviews
“Project: Cryptid” #8

By | May 1, 2024 | Reviews

Editorial note: In the interest of full disclosure, “Project: Cryptid” co-writer Matt Ligeti is a former Multiversity Comics reviewer.   The 8th issue of “Project: Cryptid” by Ahoy Comics takes the old fashioned and under utilized approach of giving various monstrous creatures getting their moment in the spotlight within a short story. This issue features The […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2380 – By Steel and Steed!

By , , , and | May 1, 2024 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! This Week in 2000 AD Judge Dredd: Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw, Part 5 […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 429: “House of Brainiac Special”

By , and | May 1, 2024 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into the most important weekly releases, specifically focusing on ‘Infinite Frontier’ titles. Plus, they review DC films now and then, and sometimes dig into older runs/events. Don’t worry, the DC3’s got this! The DC3cast dig […]

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The Rundown: May 1, 2024

By | May 1, 2024 | 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. – Dark Horse will publish “Returnal: Fallen Asteria,” a graphic novelization of the 2021 PlayStation 5 game, written in-house at developer Housemarque by Gregory Louden & Khalil […]

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Spectregraph #1 - Featured Reviews
“Spectregraph” #1

By | Apr 30, 2024 | Reviews

Tynion, Ward, and Bidikar on an old dark house comic? I cannot think of a better team to scare the living pants off of me. Things would have to go horribly awry for this to be anything but magical. That’s not foreshadowing. Just a statement of fact.

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City Hunter

By | Apr 30, 2024 | Movies, Reviews

I’m not especially familiar with “City Hunter,” Tsukasa Hojo’s iconic 1985-1991 manga, that’s been finally turned into a live-action film in its homeland thanks to Netflix and director Yûichi Satô: my main experience with the series was the 1993 movie from Hong Kong, starring Jackie Chan, a cheerfully dated time capsule of HK cinema most […]

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Comics Should Be Cheap (5/1/24)

By | Apr 30, 2024 | 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 Rundown: April 30, 2024

By | Apr 30, 2024 | 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. – Dark Horse have announced “Birdking” Vol. 3, written by Daniel Freedman and illustrated by CROM. This dark fantasy series picks up right where it left off, […]

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The Rundown: April 29, 2024

By | Apr 29, 2024 | 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. In case you missed it, Jules Feiffer is releasing his first children’s graphic novel, “Amazing Grapes,” later this year. – During C2E2, Black Market Narrative and Image […]

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Five Thoughts on Dead Boy Detectives‘ “The Case of Crystal Palace”

By | Apr 26, 2024 | Television

Originally intended for (HBO) Max, DC’s Dead Boy Detectives have now emerged on Netflix as a spin-off of the streamer’s Sandman adaptation, bringing the characters’ debut in Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner’s “The Sandman” #25 full circle. The first episode does a speedy job of introducing us to titular British ghosts Edwin Paine (George Rexstrew) […]

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Ultimate Spider-Man 4 Featured Reviews
“Ultimate Spider-Man” #4

By | Apr 26, 2024 | Reviews

One month after the reveal of the identity of the Green Goblin to Spider-Man and vice versa, see the initial fallout from their mutual knowledge! Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by David Messina Colored by Matthew Wilson Lettered by Cory Petit WHO IS THE GREEN GOBLIN? • Peter Parker’s secret life starts fraying the edges […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 429: “House of Brainiac Special”

By , and | May 1, 2024 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into the most important weekly releases, specifically focusing on ‘Infinite Frontier’ titles. Plus, they review DC films now and then, and sometimes dig into older runs/events. Don’t worry, the DC3’s got this! The DC3cast dig […]

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Harley Quinn 39 Featured Podcasts
The DC3cast, Episode 428: Absolute DC Wild Speculation, “Harley Quinn” #39 [Backup Only], and Vampire Weekend Nonsense

By , and | Apr 24, 2024 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into the most important weekly releases, specifically focusing on ‘Infinite Frontier’ titles. Plus, they review DC films now and then, and sometimes dig into older runs/events. Don’t worry, the DC3’s got this! This week, the […]

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Art of the Week: Week of 05/01/24

By | May 1, 2024 | Columns

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art Of The Week! Each week, we scour the internet for the best artwork sourced from the blogs, Tumblrs, Twitters, and Instagrams of the best comic book and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure. This week Michael Mazzacane returns with a theme: Aliens […]

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2380 – By Steel and Steed!

By , , , and | May 1, 2024 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! This Week in 2000 AD Judge Dredd: Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw, Part 5 […]

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Load Your Libby For the Holidays

By | Dec 5, 2023 | Longform

Libraries are one of my favorite places in the world. Without them, I don’t think I would be nearly as well read as I am. Well, without them and the used book section of my local Barnes & Noble. $1 paperbacks. Can’t beat that unless you’re free. Speaking of free, that’s where your local library […]

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Disenchantment, Matt Groening’s Youngest Middle Child

By | Sep 8, 2023 | Longform

The following contains spoilers for all of Disenchantment. Matt Groening’s third TV show, the Netflix fantasy comedy Disenchantment, came to an end after five seasons (totaling 50 episodes) and five years on Friday, September 1, 2023. The series, starring Abbi Jacobson, Nat Faxon, Eric Andre, and many more, followed the adventures of Princess Tiabeanie (“Bean”), […]

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Project Cryptid 8 Featured Reviews
“Project: Cryptid” #8

By | May 1, 2024 | Reviews

Editorial note: In the interest of full disclosure, “Project: Cryptid” co-writer Matt Ligeti is a former Multiversity Comics reviewer.   The 8th issue of “Project: Cryptid” by Ahoy Comics takes the old fashioned and under utilized approach of giving various monstrous creatures getting their moment in the spotlight within a short story. This issue features The […]

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Spectregraph #1 - Featured Reviews
“Spectregraph” #1

By | Apr 30, 2024 | Reviews

Tynion, Ward, and Bidikar on an old dark house comic? I cannot think of a better team to scare the living pants off of me. Things would have to go horribly awry for this to be anything but magical. That’s not foreshadowing. Just a statement of fact.

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City Hunter

By | Apr 30, 2024 | Movies, Reviews

I’m not especially familiar with “City Hunter,” Tsukasa Hojo’s iconic 1985-1991 manga, that’s been finally turned into a live-action film in its homeland thanks to Netflix and director Yûichi Satô: my main experience with the series was the 1993 movie from Hong Kong, starring Jackie Chan, a cheerfully dated time capsule of HK cinema most […]

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Jamming, Blocking, and Paranormal Yeeting: An Interview With “Blood City Rollers’s” V.P. Anderson and Tatiana Hill

By | Apr 9, 2024 | Interviews

Roller Derby has always been something I’ve liked hearing about but never really got. While I still don’t really get it after talking with V and Tatiana, I certainly have a much greater fondness for this wacky, wild and ever changing sport. I think you will too. You’ll certainly come out wanting to read more […]

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Samantha Edwards Tells “A Tale as Tall as Jacob”

By | Mar 26, 2024 | Interviews

Former youth librarian Samantha Edwards illustrated some family stories about her little brother… well, younger brother… and along the way, crafted a narrative that gained the attention of educators and creators alike. Since “A Tale as Tall as Jacob” was published in 2021, it has been praised for its handling of ADHD. Indiana University Southeast’s […]

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Butcher’s Block, Slab 9: Carving Through “Hack/Slash”

By | Apr 22, 2024 | Annotations

Welcome to Butcher’s Block, our “Hack/Slash” annotation. With the Kickstarter-funded hardcover compilation of most of the crossovers between “Hack/Slash” and other franchises, noted as “Hack/Slash Vol. X: The Crossovers,” in print, alongside another fourth volume of the main deluxe hardcovers, there are two additions to the overarching narrative that deserves some attention, and the various […]

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Five Thoughts on Dead Boy Detectives‘ “The Case of Crystal Palace”

By | Apr 26, 2024 | Television

Originally intended for (HBO) Max, DC’s Dead Boy Detectives have now emerged on Netflix as a spin-off of the streamer’s Sandman adaptation, bringing the characters’ debut in Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner’s “The Sandman” #25 full circle. The first episode does a speedy job of introducing us to titular British ghosts Edwin Paine (George Rexstrew) […]

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Multiversity Manga Club: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman [Review]

By | Jul 30, 2015 | Columns, Reviews

Welcome back to the inaugural edition of the Multiversity Manga Club! This month’s reading was the delightful “Jaco the Galactic Patrolman,” written and illustrated by the legendary Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in the pages of “Weekly Shonen Jump,” “Jaco” is a delightful action comedy that pays homage to “Dragon Ball” and various popular manga tropes. […]

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Podcasts
Crisis on Finite Earths: The Robots From Tomorrow / DC3cast Crossover!

By , , , and | Feb 11, 2016 | Podcasts

It’s Flash Appreciation Day at Multiversity Comics, and what better could we celebrate than by throwing together a Crisis-style crossover with the DC3cast? Tune is as Mike, Greg, Zach, Vince and Brian discuss their favorite iterations of The Scarlet Speedster, with conversation spanning from The Golden Age to modern television. Did Jay Garrick really kill […]

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