http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/67351/dark-days-dark-nights-and-taking-dc-continuity-to-the-nth-degree/ http://sequart.org/magazine/67351/dark-days-dark-nights-and-taking-dc-continuity-to-the-nth-degree/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:01:58 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=67351 Thirty-two years ago DC attempted to bring order to their continuity through the process of subtraction. Thus was born Crisis On Infinite Earths. Ever since then, however, DC has constantly attempted to bring back the… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/59020/a-quite-unexpected-afterthought-on-the-multiversity/ http://sequart.org/magazine/59020/a-quite-unexpected-afterthought-on-the-multiversity/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:00:51 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=59020 By far the biggest news to come out of SDCC, for me personally, was She Makes Comics winning best documentary at the independent film festival. Second to this was the fruit borne of the “Multiversity… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/57670/multiversity-2-superjudge/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57670/multiversity-2-superjudge/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 11:00:16 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=57670 Grant Morrison, and to some extent the metaphysics of the DC Multiverse, have a very Gnostic flavour with an affinity for Manichean Dualism. Universe A and Universe B, The Invisibles and the Archons, Apokolips and… [more]]]> 11 http://sequart.org/magazine/56550/the-multiversity-ultra-comics-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56550/the-multiversity-ultra-comics-1/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:00:57 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=56550 Well. Here we are. The penultimate issue of the Multiversity event. If we are to take anything away from this issue it is the realization that, contrary to my initial impressions and predictions, the greater… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56058/can-you-read-the-ravens-speech-multiversity-mastermen-1-splendour-falls/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56058/can-you-read-the-ravens-speech-multiversity-mastermen-1-splendour-falls/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:00:36 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=56058 Firstly, dear reader, my apologies for the delay. This write up has been one of the toughest but also one of the most enjoyable thus far. The more I reread Mastermen the more I realize… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55107/dc-is-re-branding-or-de-branding-its-universe-so-what/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55107/dc-is-re-branding-or-de-branding-its-universe-so-what/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:00:13 +0000 Ryan C. http://sequart.org/?p=55107 Note: This is a “companion editorial”—of sorts—to the “Marvel Is Rebooting Its Universe. So What?” piece I wrote for Sequat on Wednesday, January 21st. Apparently there’s something of a PR war going on between the… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/54946/the-multiversity-guidebook-1-maps-and-legends/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54946/the-multiversity-guidebook-1-maps-and-legends/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:00:54 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=54946 One of the things that appeals to me most about comics is the breadth, depth and scope of their world building. Their longevity far outweighing that of say even the most consistently broadcast of television… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/53513/the-multiversity-new-thunderworld-adventures-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53513/the-multiversity-new-thunderworld-adventures-1/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2015 12:00:12 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=53513 Forgive me if I start by stating the obvious, but there something quite archetypal and mythic about Captain Marvel. Obviously because his powers derive from some pretty mythic figures themselves. Add to this a halcyon… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52644/the-multiversity-pax-americana-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52644/the-multiversity-pax-americana-1/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:00:46 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=52644 Whether he explicitly stated it or not Pax Americana is to be Grant Morrison’s Watchmen Redux. Of course it is so much more than this as well. During the initial drafting of this article Pax… [more]]]> 3 http://sequart.org/magazine/51762/multiversity-the-just-1-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51762/multiversity-the-just-1-review/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:00:57 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=51762 Three issues in and the Multiversity event shows no signs of slowing down or disappointing. One of the added joys of The Just for me personally was seeing more of Ultra Comics and that books… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/51487/multiversity-whatever-happened-to-the-supercontext/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51487/multiversity-whatever-happened-to-the-supercontext/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:00:35 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=51487 “It’s only part of something much better that will be wonderful… To believe that things are going to get better and we will participate in things getting better… Is just us about to become something… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/50369/multiversity-2-society-of-super-heroes/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50369/multiversity-2-society-of-super-heroes/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:00:56 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=50369 Nearly a month ago the Multiversity event kicked off in grand fashion. Not long after that I took a lengthy and in depth look at the first issue. With the release of The Society of… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/50212/smorgasbord-1-secret-origins/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50212/smorgasbord-1-secret-origins/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:00:06 +0000 Tom Shapira http://sequart.org/?p=50212 Welcome to the Smorgasbord, a brand new comics podcast which has a little bit of everything. Join veteran Sequart writer Tom Shapira (Curing the Postmodern Blues) and newcomer Shawn Edri as they traverse the ups… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/49622/multiversity-1-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/49622/multiversity-1-review/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:25:12 +0000 Dave Whittaker http://sequart.org/?p=49622 Whenever one reads a Grant Morrison title one ends up contemplating his other works in varying degrees. His separate tenures on a variety of DC titles, alongside his creator owned titles, and even works for… [more]]]> 0