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50 Best Comics of the Decade (2010-2015) Thus Far: Part 3 (#40-36)

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DC Comics 40. The Multiversity (DC, 2014-2015) Writer - Grant Morrison Illustrators - Ivan Reis ( The Multiversity #1, The Multiversity #2 ), Chris Sprouse ( The Society of Super-Heroes ), Ben Oliver ( The Just ), Frank Quitely ( Pax Americana ), Cameron Stewart ( Thunderworld Adventures ), Paulo Siqueira ( Guidebook ), Marcus To ( Guidebook ), Various Artists ( Guidebook ), Jim Lee (Mastermen) , Doug Mahnke (Ultra Comics) Colourists - Nei Ruffino ( The Multiversity #1 ), Dave McCaig ( The Society of Super-Heroes, ( Guidebook ), Dan Brown ( The Just, The Multiversity #2 ), Nathan Fairbairn ( Pax Americana , Thunderworld Adventures ), Hi-Fi ( Guidebook ), Alex Sinclair (Mastermen) , Jeromy Cox (Mastermen) , David Baron ( Ultra Comics ), Gabe Eltaeb ( Ultra Comics ), Blond ( The Multiversity #2) Letterers - Todd Klein ( The Multiversity #1 , The Multiversity #2 ), Carlos M. Mangual ( The Society of Super-Heroes ), Clem Robbins ( The Just ), Rob Leigh ( Pax Americana , (Maste...

What's Old Is New: How Buffy Season 10 Flourished by Being Itself in an Evolving Age of Comics

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After two narrative-pushing story arcs, “Love Dares You” (#11-13) finds Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 in a relaxed state that harkens back to the television show's lighter toned Monster-of-the-Week installments. It's a mode that was as pivotal and often used in the TV series as its season-length story arcs and mythology building episodes, but have taken a back seat during the show's canonical comic book revival. One of the challenges faced with adapting a TV series into an ongoing comic format is accommodating to the differences in form. A 22-episode TV series can move between series-arc and episodic adventures smoothly, because of all they can accomplish in a 43-minute episode. A comic season can't juggle the two modes quite as easily. A 22-page comic isn't the story-telling equivalent of an hour-long episode, so a classic episode such as “Pangs” or “Band Candy” cannot be told with the same clarity in just a single issue of a modern comic. I say modern, b...