MORRISONCON: Morrison Officially Discusses “Multiversity” – Comic Book Resources

After years of rumor and delays, comic book writer and MorrisonCon star attraction Grant Morrison officially confirmed and announced his multi-part DC Comics epic “Multiversity,” tentatively scheduled for release late 2013.

An eight-issue miniseries composed of six stories exploring parallel Earths, bookended by a single tale told in issues #1 and #8, each issue of “Multiversity” features a main 38-page story and a back-up detailing the exploits of heroes on one of the alternate universes that make up the DC Comics multiverse. The Earths included are ones familiar to comic books fans, including the world based on the Charlton Comics characters or Earth X of the Freedom Fighters, as well as Earth Prime (our world), Earth-22 where pulp figures reign supreme, a world where the Justice League’s kids are the focus and the Captain Marvel-centric Thunderworld.

Having discussed the project and displayed artwork by frequent Morrison collaborator Frank Quietly, who drew the project’s Charleton heroes-starring “Pax Americana” chapter, at the “Future Of The Third Millennium” panel, Morrison sat down with CBR for a one-on-one conversation where he went into detail about the comic. During the course of our talk, the writer explained why “Multiversity” is his magnum opus, the extent to which the New 52 reboot has affected the multiverse and his self-described “Alan Moore” approach to the Charlton characters.

via MORRISONCON: Morrison Officially Discusses “Multiversity” – Comic Book Resources.