Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art of the Week! Each week, we scour the internet for 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, Matt Garza picks his favorite pieces. Enjoy and make sure to come back next week for some awesome art.

They’ve got powers. They’ve got baggage. They’ve got eight days to save the world. Welcome to the Umbrella Academy.  The Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba series comes to Netflix, introducing the world to the eccentric Richard Hargreeves and his superpowered progeny, who themselves have become less than superpowered adults.

The more Vanya learns about herself, the more isn’t sure how to feel. Put on a…

Welcome to “Keeping a Watch on Doomsday Clock,” our column dedicated to annotating the first ever DCU/Watchmen crossover that most of us probably didn’t need but is here nonetheless! Since this 12-issue maxiseries relies so heavily on “Watchmen,” a comic that has a ton to unpack in itself, there are a lot of details and references to look at. On a surface level this issue might seem like a pretty…

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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…

DC have announced three new titles from Gerard Way’s quirky “pop-up” imprint Young Animal. The first comic, “Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds,” will see Way, co-writer Jeremy Lambert, and several artists take the team on “an epic road trip around the solar system.” The second, “Collapser,” written by Mikey Way and Shaun Simon with art by Ilias Kyriazis, will introduce a new hero who receives his…

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The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into new releases, film and TV adaptations, and all the news that has broken since the last episode. They highlight five new books to review in depth each…

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Comic book writer James Hudnall died yesterday at the age of 61. Artist Matt Cossin, who was working with Hudnall on a new book, announced the news on Facebook, stating “James’ sister, Susan, has informed me that my good friend, writer and…

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 these stories: Marvel’s Invisible Woman is getting her first solo series, First Second Books announced a new line focused on history, Dark Horse Comics has a new manga-inspired book in “No One Left,” BOOM!

Marvel have announced a five-issue “Invisible Woman” series, written by former “Fantastic Four” scribe Mark Waid, with art by Mattia De Iulis (“Jessica Jones”) and covers by Adam Hughes. The series will see Sue Richards on a solo mission to help a colleague from her old S.H.I.E.L.D. days. Here’s the press release:

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Robert Venditti has quite a few projects coming out at DC Comics at the moment, all dealing with history in unique ways. There’s “Hawkman” with artist Bryan Hitch where Venditti is revitalizing the history of the Carter Hall. There’s “Freedom Fighters” with artist Eddy Barrows where we’re getting an alternate history in the DCU where the Nazis won World War II. And, finally, on a person leve,…

In mid-2010, Wildstorm released the OGN “A god Somewhere”, a comic that struck a chord with me. I recently re-read it for the first time in nine years to see if it still resonated.

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Written by John Arcudi Penciled by Peter Snejbjerg After a mysterious disaster, a young man named Eric finds that…

We’re in Orlando, 1973, and Nixon cannot tell a lie – wait, what? Yes, it’s true, he admits he’s a crook thanks to (what else) a bug serving the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth Ma’at, forcing the Legends to kidnap the President, and Hank to go on their tail. But most importantly, this gross little intruder forces everyone to stop lying and face some uncomfortable truths – like the fact Mona is…

Fantagraphics always puts out unique-looking books; that’s kind of their thing. But “3D Sweeties”, with its lowbrow sensibility, high-key colours, and smooth, Fisher Price-worthy shapes, feels more like a confection than a comic, and that makes its satirical tone all the more biting.

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Graphic novel publisher First Second Books has announced a set of books for their new line of History Comics. Similar to the publisher’s Science Comics, History Comics will be focused on American history.

The titles, creative…

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Welcome back to We Want Comics, a column exploring intellectual properties, whether they’re movies, TV shows, novels or video games, that we want adapted into comic books. Today we’re looking at Bethesda Softworks’ fantasy…

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In July, writer Aubrey Sitterson (“The Comic Book Story of Professional Wresting,” “G.I. Joe”) and artist Fico Ossio (“Marvel Action Spider-Man,” “Skylanders”) are expanding on their favorite fighting manga with Dark Horse’s “No One Left to Fight.”

According to Polygon,…

Welcome back, one and all, to The Webcomics Weekly! This week we receive we have new coverage of “Log Date,” a space fairing sci-fi strip, and “Kochab,” a strip about two women inspired by various myths and folklore in Alaska. We also have continuing coverage of “Blood Stain,” in a bit of a role reversal. “Sam and Fuzzy” have the eyes on the prize. And “Order of the Stick” crosses the 70 page…