Make Mine Multiversity

This is a comic book podcast and sure, there's some talk of movies and TV shows, but a book? With no pictures!? That's right true believers! Today's episode is all about <em>All of the Marvels</em> by Douglas Wolk. The good Mr. Wolk took upon himself the great endeavor of reading every issue of a comic set in the Marvel 616 universe. Then he tried to synthesize that information into so...

Normally on the weeks MMM doesn't do a book club, there are a couple recurring segments but, with a new era of X comics, Jaina and Elias thought they'd change things up, mostly so they weren't reading a list of over 30 comics every other week that's mostly, but not always, the same. Long time Mutantversity readers will recognize the segment as The Two resurrect the Merry Mutant Medals...with a twi...

It's book club time for Make Mine Multiversity. You probably remember our recent "Howard the Duck" episode; this one is the sequel to that! Now we are discussing the most recent "Howard the Duck" run, written by Chip Zdarsky and illustrated by many talented artists, mostly notable Joe Quinones. Every so often, Make Mine Multiversity reading club reads an absolute gem. This is one of those times! I...

We're back with another book club and this time we're looking at the classic 1976 series "Howard the Duck" series by Steve Gerber & Frank Brunner/John Buscema/Gene Colan/a whole host of other colorists, letterers, inkers and another writer. Not every issue though. As much as we love being thorough, 31 issues is a LOT to read. We'll encounter space turnips, presidential ducks, megalomaniacal gi...

Most people read Marvel comics for the story and the artwork, or maybe a love for the characters. This episode ain't about any of that. This on is all about the decisions that happen behind the scenes, and how it changes the way we read comics. Learn about the strange reading habits of a few comic collecting weirdos! You'll also hear some talk about Marvel's plans for the future and one impassione...

The Hickman era of the X line is over. Long live the X line! It's no surprise we love the X line at the moment and so it should be no surprise that we wanted to celebrate the departure of the Head of X in style. It's time to talk legacy, Hickman, and the past three years of X books. Come on down and see if your list of X books lines up with Jaina or Elias' in this final Baseline X. Or about as fin...

That's right, if you've been following the show, you know Jaina and Elias had a bet. Jaina lost, so now we are reading her least favorite comic ever, Ultimatum by Jeph Loeb and David Finch. It's not all about hate! Well OK, there was a lot to hate in this comic, but there's also tons of research, context, and a deep dive into why this story is such a disaster. In the end. it's all about the questi...

Last year, we (Jaina and Elias) decided that we'd predict 10 things Marvel would do in 2021. Two episodes ago, we found out just how wrong we were. But! We had so much fun, we thought we'd do it all again! We also thought we'd take a little bit of time to digest the year that was 2021 in Marvel, have a little chat on what we loved, what we didn't, and what surprised us. Mostly though we look to th...

In this episode, Jaina and Elias read the classic "New Mutants" #21 from 1984. After covering runs that lasted twelve, twenty-five, or a hundred and fifty issues, this is a whole episode focusing on just a single issue! It's the shortest comic Make Mine Multiversity has ever covered, but that doesn't mean there's not a lot to say. Tune in to get a deep dive on the techniques of Chris Claremont and...

Last year, Jaina and Elias decided that they'd predict 10 things Marvel would do in 2021 and, at the end of the year, they'd look back and see how many they got right. Well, that time has come. Join us for the reckoning of our precognitive abilities and find out the result of their ill-fated bet. Spoilers: we're both very, very bad at predicting things. Oh, and there's some Heavyweight and Baselin...

This week, you'll be treated to the wonder of two Jewish people talking about Marvel's Santa Claus. It's less that we do or don't believe in Santa, and more that we saw his power grid in the Marvel Handbook. We seriously did that. You won't believe how he would square up against the mighty Thor. Not that he would. Santa is a nice guy! If you are following along at home, we've got a book club book...

The MCU was on hold for the better part of a year in theaters but a little thing like a massive and devastating pandemic won't grind the Disney machine to a halt, no no no. It just took them a little until they were ready to flood Disney+'s 2021 calendar with Marvel shows. While we try to focus on the comics, the TV and film portion of Marvel is, without a doubt, far more popular and wide-reaching...

After last episode's spooky celebration we are settling into our seasonal affective disorder and discussing "Silver Surfer: Requiem" by J. Michael Straczynski and Esad Ribić. After reading a series that lasted 150 issues, it's nice to be reminded that a comic story can be told in just 4 issues. Well, nice for us anyway. As we will constantly remind you, Silver Surfer is a sad broody guy, and maybe...

Autumn descends upon the land, as the temperature drops and the leaves die. The costumes may be put away but that doesn't mean the season is any less haunted. Descend with us, all who dare, to your storage lockers, to your closets and beneath your beds, where light is scarce and space is limited, and join as we crack open our longboxes to exhume the creepiest, spookiest, most horrific comics Marve...

Last time, on Make Mine Multiversity, we finally concluded our colossal coverage of the superhero space epic that we like to call the Annihilation Saga. After six months and over a hundred issues, we are ready to settle back into the rest of Marvel. This episode sees us playing catch up on the new titles Marvel has been putting out in 2021. We have a few strong recommendations. But we also spend a...

Our coverage of the titanic, gargantuan ANNIHILATION SAGA come to a universe shattering conclusion. We've fought the bugs, we've fought robots, we've fought kings, we've fought each other, we've even fought The Sphinx but now, we're fighting eldritch abominations from another universe. We're in the endgame now and it looks like we are ALL Groot. Topping off our 158(!) issue, six month look at this...

Our coverage of the mind-meltingly sprawling ANNIHILATION SAGA continues! But! Not for much longer! This is the penultimate episode true believers, and next time we will reach the end of our journey. But today we are saying goodbye to our wayward protagonist Nova as we read "Nova" issues #32-35. Then we are taking a stargate to the bird quadrant of the galaxy and reading the "Realm of Kings: Imper...

Our coverage of the titanic, gargantuan ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We're in double digits baybee, hitting the big 1-0, and that means we're nearing the end. It's so close, I can almost taste the space destruction. But first, we've got to get through the first half of "Realm of Kings" with "Realm of Kings" #1, "Realm of Kings: Inhumans" #1-5, "Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk" #1-4, "Nova" #29 – #31,...

Our coverage of the titanic, gargantuan ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We covered a few major space wars, but this one is the biggest yet, the War of Kings. We got Kree! We got Shi'ar! We got pirates and Inhumans and planet destroying nega-bombs! And all throughout this the Guardians of the Galaxy are... well, they are trying their best but they aren't having the best day. In this episode, we are lo...

Our coverage of the massive, mammoth ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We're eight episodes in, and the end is...well it's in sight but it's still a speck on the horizon! We've left the Annihilation War & the Conquest War behind us. The bugs are gone. The bots are gone too. We've even done a bit of galaxy guarding in between bouts of invasions that may or may not be a secret. Does that mean thi...

Our coverage of the mind bendingly epic ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We've fought the Annihilation War, we survived the Conquest War, and now it's time for another galactic conflict, the War of Kings. That means learning who the Inhumans are and what their deal is. Aren't they the stars of a forgotten terrible corner of the MCU? I've heard that's a thing but fortunately, we're focusing on some pre...

Our coverage of the massive, mammoth ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We're six episodes in, and the end is nowhere in sight! We've left the Annihilation War & the Conquest War behind us. The bugs are gone. The bots are gone too. Seems like as good a time as any to take a actual break but with these overachievers? Never gonna happen. Especially not when they have to be dragged kicking and screamin...

The ANNIHILATION SAGA rages on! Though the war with the bugs has been fought and won, the war with the machines has just begun. Actually, that's a shorter war than the last one, and today's episode will bring us to the end of it. We are talking the second half of "Annihilation Conquest." That means discussion on "Nova" #4-12 and Annual #1, "Wraith" #1-4, and "Annihilation: Conquest" #1-6. But this...

Our coverage of the massive, mammoth ANNIHILATION SAGA continues. We're four episodes in, and the end is nowhere in sight! We've left the Annihilation War behind us. The bugs are gone. Kree space is pretty swiss cheesed and it's time for some well earned R&R...or at least it would be if the universe weren't instantly threatened by ANOTHER force in the pages of "Annihilation: Conquest: Prologue...

Tune in today as we continue our coverage of the ANNIHILATION SAGA. We're three episodes in, and the end is nowhere in sight! It all comes to a head this week as our heroes come together for the first time and battle the Negative Zone hordes in earnest. We are looking at "Annihilation" #1-6, as well as the all the issues from "Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus" and the first three issues of "Nova....