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Goddamn it, DC, part of an editor’s job is to say “No! Bad writer/artist whom we only gave a writing job because we don’t want you to go over to Marvel!” when something like this shows up on their desk.

multiversitycomics:

In Case You Missed It! - DCnU Review Edition!

Here at Multiversity, we decided to review every single DCnU book so you can see which if any books are worth getting. Check them out!

1. Animal Man #1
2. Batwing #1
3. Swamp Thing #1
4. Stormwatch #1
5. Action Comics #1
6. Men of War #1
7. Static Shock #1
8. Green Arrow #1
9. Batgirl #1
10. Hawk and Dove #1
11. O.M.A.C. #1:
12. Detective Comics #1
13. Justice League International #1

I wrote the Hawk and Dove review. You guys should check it out and have some giggles.

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In Case You Missed It! A Round-Up of the news that mattered (July 29th-August 2nd)

Friday, July 29

1. Watch This - The Finale Scene of Captain America - The First Avenger: In case you somehow missed it, check this out. Spoilers!
2. Preview - Broken Pieces #0: Check out this preview of the new Aspen Comics book Broken Pieces!
3. The Mighty Thor #4 Review: Walt looks at the new Thor book and tells you if it’s worthy, or if it deserves to be smote.
4. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century: 1969 Review: That’s a lot of of colons! But is it standard Alan Moore (and by that I mean good) or is it as good as something that comes OUT of a colon (and by that, I mean poop)? Patrick tells us which.
5. Detective Comics #880 Review: Matt tells us how Scott Snyder’s run on ‘Tec is doing, and if he likes it. Check it out.
6. Friday Recommendation - Minor Acts of Heroism: Gil tells us about a fantastic webcomic that he learned about directly from Tumblr. Check it out!
7. Sterling Gates to Write Kirby Genesis: Captain Victory: Sterling Gates is one of the best new talents in comics and he’s taking over for one of the most well known properties outside of the Big Two.
8. Criminal: Last of the Innocent #2 Review: Walt looks at Criminal and if it passes the mustard.
9. Five Days Until Spider-Man 2.0 is revealed: Which is today…whoops. My bad.

Saturday, July 30

1. The Weekend Week in Review (7/30/2011): Walt puts on his Jon Stewart of comics hat and gives us a not so serious look at the week’s goings ons.  WARNING: This much snark might be harmful to those under the age of 12 and those who are pregnant. Check with your doctor before you read Walt’s weekly dose of vitamin sarcasm.

Sunday, July 31

1. Burpee’s Got You Covered!: Burpee likes his covers, and he tells you which are the best.

Monday, August 1st

1. 4 Color News & Brews: The Return (Day One): David and Brandon are back! But are going on hiatus for a couple weeks because David is going back on vacation AGAIN. Check out their video at the link, and subscribe to their podcast on youtube HERE.
2. Multiversity Comics Presents: Artist August: This month we’re having a special month dedicated to the visual part of comics. Check out posts every day this month for updates from some of your favorite artists.
3. Artist August: Nick Pitarra (Interview): We talk to Nick Pitarra, who’s currently working on The Red Wing with Jonathan Hickman.
4. Artist August: Nick Pitarra (Process): Anyone who’s interested in how he puts together art should check this out. Fascianting stuff!
5. Rumor Mill - Will Robinson and Scott Relaunch JSA?: Interesting idea, and I love Nicola Scott’s art a lot, so I’d read this in a hot minute!
6. Artist August: Nick Pitarra (Art Feature): Now sit back and check out some INCREDIBLE art from the relatively new artist.

Tuesday, August 2nd

1. This Week in Comics!: Here’s a list of all the comics coming out tomorrow to get you ready for the best day of the week!
2. SMASH Returns August 25th: The breakout webcomic returns this month. I’m beyond excited! the 25th couldn’t come soon enough!
3. Watch This: Aaron and Silvestri’s Hulk Trailer: Smashing into the Post Fear Itself Status Quo, we’ll see what the Architect and the Image Founder have in store for our puny bodies.
4. 4 Colors News and Brews: The Return (Day Two): The boys are back for another day of podcasting and drunkenness. 
5. And The New Ultimate Spider-Man Is…(SPOILER):All I gotta say is #Donald4UltimateSpiderman
6. Artist August: Fiona Staples (Interview): One of the best newer artists out there today talks to us for Artist August! Check it out!
7. Comics Should Be Cheap (8/3/2011): If you’re shopping on a budget, here’s our suggestions.
8. Artist August: Fiona Staples (Art Feature): Check out some amazing art from the new BKV collaborator!
9. Off The Cape: Hicksville by Dylan Harrocks: Tired of the ho-hum state of “The Big Two?” Wanna give something new a try? Check out this comic that David recommends!
10. This Month in Comics - July 2011: Walt gives a round up of of the best and worst of the month of July. what is this? A round up linked in a round up? ROUNDCEPTION

multiversitycomics:

In Case You Missed It: A Round Up of the News from Sunday, June 5th and Monday, June 6th.

1. Matthew’s Got You Covered!: Matt takes over for Burpee’s regular article gives a breakdown of the best covers from last week.
2. Jim Lee is Insanely Talented: The DC Co-Publisher makes everyone look like a chump in this “quick sketch”. If you’re a Jim Lee fan, you NEED to check this out.
3. My Greatest Adventure Announced: Check out this page from My Greatest Adventure, a new anthology title from DC!
4. Jill Thompson Receives National Cartoonists Society Award: Let’s just say Dark Horse is thrilled.
5. Super Dinosaur is a Sell Out: Who’d have thought a book about a dinosaur with robot arms written by Robert Kirkman would EVER sell out!
6. Presented Without Comment - Iron Man Dancing in Prospect Park: Presented Without Comment. Again.
7. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #2 Sells Out: Comics are just full of sellouts these days.
8. DC Announces Batman and Detective Comics #1: At least Batman can say he was IN Detective Comics #1 now. Also, they claim it’s the first Batman #1 since 1930 when Batman (in Detective Comics #27) didn’t debut until 1939….hm….
9. Bryan Lee O’Malley Doesn’t Announce Seconds: What is Seconds? I suppose the creator of Scott Pilgrim will let us know soonish!
10. DC Has More Batman Titles: There are nearly a dozen Bat-verse books. Wow.
11. Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson Announce The Massive: So this is apparently what Brian Wood is working on. Where will it go, though? Who knows? Only Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson do. And the graphic is foreboding.
12. Multiversity 101 - Shaking Off The Dirt: Josh takes a look team books, and what makes them work so well.
13. Film Review - X-Men: First Class: Matt tells us how he feeeeeeeels about the new Marvel Film.
14. The Unstoppable Colossus: Uh oh. You gotta see this one to believe it.
15. Doctor Who “A Good Man Goes To War” Review: Matt’s not done telling you how he feeeeeeels about stuff! Here he talks about the latest episode of Doctor Who.
16. Teaser - Doctor Who’s Time Runs Out: Don’t watch this until after you’ve watched A Good Man Goes To War. Trust me.
17. DC Confirms The Women of Gotham: Maybe this is why there are so many Bat books. No less than FIVE Bat-Verse books starring women.
18. More Batman News Arises For the Relaunch: You can’t have DC without Batman. I mean, DC stands for Detective Comics after all. Here’s the lowdown on the rest of the Bat-books coming in September.
19. Check This Out! A First Look at The Man Of Steel: Check this out. Well, it’s also the picture at the top. But hey, there you go. Click the link anyway. Because it’s awesome.

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