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Dead Universes: Kickstart the “compiler”

Jesse Russell — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:25:03 +0000

Well, this is certainly a timely Kickstarter for my current Dead Universe habit. One of the most difficult parts of collecting a Dead Universe is all of the floppies. Most Universes meet their demise before they have the opportunity to publish in trade formats and so few of us are skilled in bookbinding. Alex Rodriquez […]

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Dead Universes (Part IV): Defiant Comics reading order

Jesse Russell — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:26:57 +0000

Of the four Dead Universes I’m currently collecting, the death of Defiant Comics was the most disappointing. Valiant had a long enough run that it didn’t feel premature when it died. Marvel did a great job sucking all of the satisfaction out the Ultraverse after they purchased it from Mailbu, so it didn’t feel like […]

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Dead Universes (part III): Reading order

Jesse Russell — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:46:55 +0000

Deciding how to read a Dead Universe informs the best way to collect a Dead Universe. Do you read it series-by-series, as it came out when originally published, or in some sort of chronological order? Knowing this will help determine how to invest in Dead Universes. Chronological Reading Order Reading a Universe in chronological order […]

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Dead Universes (part II): Best Practices

Jesse Russell — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:59:39 +0000

Thursday I kicked off what’s intended to be a long running series dedicated to the exploration of Dead Universes. Today’s post is dedicated to looking at some of the ‘best practices’ for individuals who think they may want to get into reading or collecting Dead Universes. 1. Have a game plan. Know what you want […]

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Dead Universes (part I): Reading Dead Universes

Jesse Russell — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:41:31 +0000

A few years ago I had an itch to reread the Dark Dominion series from Defiant Comics. Not having my original issues readily available I went to ebay to see if I could get them at a reasonable price. Plugging “Defiant Comics” into the search led me to a vendor selling not only every issue […]

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Dead Universes (prologue): A time traveler finds holes in the multiverse

Jesse Russell — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:59:20 +0000

This was intended to be a one or two paragraph introduction to a series I’m working on regarding Dead Universes of the 90s. It’s possible I got a little carried away. If a time traveler leaps from January 1995 to January 2012 and walked into a comic book shop she’d likely at first think very […]

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