Dead Universes Archives : The Shared Universe https://www.theshareduniverse.com/category/retchron/dead-universes/ The Internet's Bay Bridge connecting the Bay Area's comic fandom. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:05:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Dead Universes (Part IV): Defiant Comics reading order https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-iv-defiant-comics-reading-order/ Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:26:57 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=366 Originally published October 28, 2013 | Updated April 2026 Originally published in 2013, this post provides a deep dive into Defiant Comics and a detailed reading order for Jim Shooter’s third major shared universe creation. In 2026, this post carries new significance. The Schism Kickstarter, which successfully funded in 2025, will finally deliver the 160 […]

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]]> Dead Universes (part III): Reading order https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-iii-reading-order/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:46:55 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=270 Originally published October 18, 2013 | Updated April 2026Originally published in 2013, this post explores how to approach reading three major Dead Universes: Defiant, Valiant, and the Ultraverse. The reading strategy you choose affects how you collect. Do you read series-by-series as they were originally published? In chronological order? Or by release date? Knowing this […]

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]]> Dead Universes (part II): Best Practices https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-ii-best-practices/ https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-ii-best-practices/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:59:39 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=268 Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026 The best practices for collecting Dead Universes differ from modern comics. Whether you’re starting with Defiant, Valiant, or the Ultraverse, these principles will help you build a complete collection affordably and strategically. Originally published in 2013, this advice remains relevant in 2026 because the fundamentals of […]

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]]> https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-ii-best-practices/feed/ 1 Dead Universes (part I): Reading Dead Universes https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/ https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=259 Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026 Reading and collecting Dead Universes might seem daunting. These universes were published decades ago, never collected into modern trade paperbacks, and scattered across thousands of individual comic book issues. Yet they remain accessible and surprisingly affordable. This post shares one collector’s approach to acquiring and reading […]

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]]> https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/feed/ 2 Dead Universes (prologue): A time traveler finds holes in the multiverse https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-time-traveler-finds-holes-multiverse/ Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=194 Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026In 2013, we began exploring the death of shared comic universes from the 1990s boom. Over a decade later, we’re revisiting this series. Jim Shooter passed away in June 2025, and the successful Schism Kickstarter, completing his unfinished Defiant Comics story, reminded us that these dead universes […]

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