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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Collected Editions) #10
He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse
The scourge of Anti-Eternia is unleashed on the Multiverse! Blazing a trail across the dimensions, he's devastating each version of Eternia and stealing its power.
The burden of Anti-Eternia is released in the Multiverse where he's devastating each version of Eternia and stealing its powe! Now it's up to a ragtag team of surviving He-Men to recruit the one man in existence who might save them: Prince Keldor, the man who would be Skeletor!
Prince Keldor and his two He-Man comrades leaphead first into a new adventure, which is an oh-so-subtle way of telling you that we're doing...Space He-Man! Now the three travelers must stop the Anti-He-Man before he tears the haunted power core out of the heart of starship Eternia!
Collects issues #1-6.
The burden of Anti-Eternia is released in the Multiverse where he's devastating each version of Eternia and stealing its powe! Now it's up to a ragtag team of surviving He-Men to recruit the one man in existence who might save them: Prince Keldor, the man who would be Skeletor!
Prince Keldor and his two He-Man comrades leaphead first into a new adventure, which is an oh-so-subtle way of telling you that we're doing...Space He-Man! Now the three travelers must stop the Anti-He-Man before he tears the haunted power core out of the heart of starship Eternia!
Collects issues #1-6.
168 pages, Paperback
Published July 21, 2020
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Tim Seeley
1,646 books609 followersTim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Dark Elf Trilogy, Batman Eternal and Grayson. He is also the co-creator of the Image Comics titles Hack/Slash[1] and Revival, as well as the Dark Horse titles, ExSanguine and Sundowners. He lives in Chicago.
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September 22, 2020
This was just plain dumb without the fun. It's basically Crisis on Infinite Earths with He-Man characters. Anti-He-Man is killing off He-Men (He-Mans?) from alternate universes and stealing their power swords to release the Anti-Truth. There was a lot more potential for wry fun than Seeley took advantage of. The only bit was the do-gooder animated universe always teaching lessons. Oof, I found this to be an absolute slog to get through.
September 12, 2021
I quite liked thus book. I would have given it 3.5 stars, and I rounded it up half a star for nostalgia. The cover art work is awesome. I do not like the interior artwork as much, but I do really like the ideas of the other He-men keeping the artwork of their own incarnation.
A I really did like that they used every incarnation of He-man I grew up and sat through. The original, the new adventures, the live action movie, and the latest masters of the universe. In every case He-man was the hero, in the Multiverse what is there is a He-man who has gone bad?
The story was ok, I would have liked a lot more action, and He-man use some battle skills like in his last incarnation over just strength or a single punch. However I probobly would have enjoyed this book on simple nostalgic value. The issue covers are at the start of every chapter, the the book finishes with a sketch and character design gallery.
A I really did like that they used every incarnation of He-man I grew up and sat through. The original, the new adventures, the live action movie, and the latest masters of the universe. In every case He-man was the hero, in the Multiverse what is there is a He-man who has gone bad?
The story was ok, I would have liked a lot more action, and He-man use some battle skills like in his last incarnation over just strength or a single punch. However I probobly would have enjoyed this book on simple nostalgic value. The issue covers are at the start of every chapter, the the book finishes with a sketch and character design gallery.
February 21, 2021
it's better than the cover art lets you think but is also a let down.
As a whole for the series I wish that the person who said "this is canon from the previous books" would have paid better attention at times. But then I don't think they expected anyone to read all 11 books in three days?
As a whole for the series I wish that the person who said "this is canon from the previous books" would have paid better attention at times. But then I don't think they expected anyone to read all 11 books in three days?
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September 7, 2021Q: When is a dank crossover at its dankest?
A: When the IP crosses over...into itself!
A: When the IP crosses over...into itself!
January 8, 2023
I’ve always been a fan of Skeletor and this comic proved me right 😁
May 28, 2022
Entertaining, if barely comprehensible to someone who isn't a long-time fan of the He-Man universe. I didn't even realize it was a universe - or a multiverse. Tim Seeley does a fine job of keeping the myriad characters straight, many of whom are the same character, just from a slightly shifted world.
I've read tons of Marvel, so I was ready for the multiverse idea, even if for an unfamiliar setting. Here, Anti-He-Man is determined to steal the Power of Grayskull from all of the multiverse's He-Men to do...something evil. Yes, a villain was named, with all seriousness, "Anti-He-Man." It's that kind of book.
We follow Keldor, a would-be Skeletor, as he bounces across multiverses in an attempt to stop Anti-He-Man's murder spree. The book would have been a total wash if not for this character, the classic "should be a villain but isn't...but could be." The tugging at Keldor's moral core is well portrayed.
The rest of He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse is a decently fun ride too, even if it makes about as much sense as advanced calculus. The art is splendid in a classic comic sort of way. It's all played very straight, which works, surprisingly. The real win here is that it all could have been so, so much worse.
I've read tons of Marvel, so I was ready for the multiverse idea, even if for an unfamiliar setting. Here, Anti-He-Man is determined to steal the Power of Grayskull from all of the multiverse's He-Men to do...something evil. Yes, a villain was named, with all seriousness, "Anti-He-Man." It's that kind of book.
We follow Keldor, a would-be Skeletor, as he bounces across multiverses in an attempt to stop Anti-He-Man's murder spree. The book would have been a total wash if not for this character, the classic "should be a villain but isn't...but could be." The tugging at Keldor's moral core is well portrayed.
The rest of He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse is a decently fun ride too, even if it makes about as much sense as advanced calculus. The art is splendid in a classic comic sort of way. It's all played very straight, which works, surprisingly. The real win here is that it all could have been so, so much worse.
August 23, 2023
He-Man gets the multiverse treatment
September 16, 2020
Full disclosure: I'm at least vaguely aware of every iteration of He-Man that has graced various forms of media. So for me, this was a fun treat.
Would anyone who was not already a big fan enjoy this? Good question ... All I can say is that I did.
It's a bit Spiderverse-y with a Masters of the Universe bent, and I was keen to see what the inclusion of Keldor would bring. There's some exploration of the Skeletor/He-man dynamic, and the differences between universes. The mimicking of the arts styles of different universes was an excellent touch and much appreciated!
Would anyone who was not already a big fan enjoy this? Good question ... All I can say is that I did.
It's a bit Spiderverse-y with a Masters of the Universe bent, and I was keen to see what the inclusion of Keldor would bring. There's some exploration of the Skeletor/He-man dynamic, and the differences between universes. The mimicking of the arts styles of different universes was an excellent touch and much appreciated!
June 3, 2020
I can't quite give this four stars, but it was plain, dumb fun in a way I wouldn't have thought of. I should make some time to check more of Seeley's work. I've read a little of his Hack/Slash and I've heard his Grayson was pretty good.
Seeley sneaks in some satire in a work for hire project where I would think he 1) couldn't get away with it and 2) does so in a combination of playing it straight/hitting the reader over the head that I found very effective. If anyone has ever watched the old television series I think you'll grin, if not laugh at the satire.
There some nice little plot twists thrown in by Seeley. This is a multiverse story and one of , if not the main hero, is Prince Keldor better know as Skeletor in the standard stories. The villain is an Anti He-Man. The various multiverse version of He-Man are part of the fun and humor of the piece. Kind of a He-Man version of Grant Morrison's Multiversity.
Note: read as digital floppies.
Seeley sneaks in some satire in a work for hire project where I would think he 1) couldn't get away with it and 2) does so in a combination of playing it straight/hitting the reader over the head that I found very effective. If anyone has ever watched the old television series I think you'll grin, if not laugh at the satire.
There some nice little plot twists thrown in by Seeley. This is a multiverse story and one of , if not the main hero, is Prince Keldor better know as Skeletor in the standard stories. The villain is an Anti He-Man. The various multiverse version of He-Man are part of the fun and humor of the piece. Kind of a He-Man version of Grant Morrison's Multiversity.
Note: read as digital floppies.
October 4, 2021
Having loved the Thundercats and Injustice crossovers my hopes were high for this. Unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. Still a fun series though.
September 28, 2022
It’s not the recognition of the deed that makes a good deed worth doing. It’s the good.
Of Course DC would make a multiverse-related event, of course.
Anyway, this story is fun, it’s full of references to the history of the franchise and it has a lot of energy. Once you get through the action and the product placement you find yourself with a deep message.
We follow prince Keldor, who in most universes becomes Skeletor, but in this universe he is basically blue prince Adam. Keldor is drafted to fight against the dreaded Anti He-Man by two good He-Men because they think that in a universe where roles are reversed a Skeletor would be the hero that helps them achieve victory.
The story takes us to the universes from the TV shoes and Keldor is confronted by different Skeletors and we see him slowly and surely become one.
The point that the story is trying to tell us that your destiny is not set in stone and it doesn’t matter what other people say what you are, everyone CAN be He-Man. Or in other words, everyone can be a Hero and do what's good. No matter the odds.
Of Course DC would make a multiverse-related event, of course.
Anyway, this story is fun, it’s full of references to the history of the franchise and it has a lot of energy. Once you get through the action and the product placement you find yourself with a deep message.
We follow prince Keldor, who in most universes becomes Skeletor, but in this universe he is basically blue prince Adam. Keldor is drafted to fight against the dreaded Anti He-Man by two good He-Men because they think that in a universe where roles are reversed a Skeletor would be the hero that helps them achieve victory.
The story takes us to the universes from the TV shoes and Keldor is confronted by different Skeletors and we see him slowly and surely become one.
The point that the story is trying to tell us that your destiny is not set in stone and it doesn’t matter what other people say what you are, everyone CAN be He-Man. Or in other words, everyone can be a Hero and do what's good. No matter the odds.
December 26, 2021
Aproveitando que tá saindo a nova série do He-Man, reservei um tempinho aqui pra ler a mini-série "Mestres do Multiverso" lançada em 2020 em seis edições. Graças ao @xandymteixeira tive acesso a essa versão física, valeu mesmo!
Como comentei lá em minha conta pessoal do Twitter (quem não me segue, pode me seguir por lá também) as primeiras três edições tem um ritmo frenético e um pouco bagunçado, tive que voltar alguns balões pra pegar detalhes. Apesar de trazer várias referências do Multiverso de He-Man, é uma leitura pra todo mundo. A aventura é uma reunião de vários He-Man e um Keldor para impedir que um He-Man maligno tome conta do multiverso, premissa bem básica, mas divertida.
As capas principais são do InHyuk-Lee que faz capas também para Power Rangers com história de Tim Seeley e ilustrações de Dan Fraga, Tom Derenick e Richard Friend, as cores ficaram por conta de Matt Yackey.
Parte boa é que foi lançado aqui no Brasil em português.
Como comentei lá em minha conta pessoal do Twitter (quem não me segue, pode me seguir por lá também) as primeiras três edições tem um ritmo frenético e um pouco bagunçado, tive que voltar alguns balões pra pegar detalhes. Apesar de trazer várias referências do Multiverso de He-Man, é uma leitura pra todo mundo. A aventura é uma reunião de vários He-Man e um Keldor para impedir que um He-Man maligno tome conta do multiverso, premissa bem básica, mas divertida.
As capas principais são do InHyuk-Lee que faz capas também para Power Rangers com história de Tim Seeley e ilustrações de Dan Fraga, Tom Derenick e Richard Friend, as cores ficaram por conta de Matt Yackey.
Parte boa é que foi lançado aqui no Brasil em português.
November 25, 2020
After finishing the He-Man Omnibus, this was a nice addition to the overall collection.
Without giving out too many spoilers, the overall the plot was very similar to "The One" starring Jet Li. The idea of an Anti He-Man traversing the multiverse and killing off other He-Men while absorbing the Power of Grayskull was very interesting. The "hero" perspective through Keldor was also neat and an original take on the MOTU mythos.
Pros: a fun adventure that ties the entire MOTU multiverse together with an engaging story and pretty decent artwork.
Cons: The antagonist was too much like Jet Li's antagonist in "The One". A good movie, and certainly a tale that's already been told.
Bottom line: great for any fan of MOTU across the years.
Without giving out too many spoilers, the overall the plot was very similar to "The One" starring Jet Li. The idea of an Anti He-Man traversing the multiverse and killing off other He-Men while absorbing the Power of Grayskull was very interesting. The "hero" perspective through Keldor was also neat and an original take on the MOTU mythos.
Pros: a fun adventure that ties the entire MOTU multiverse together with an engaging story and pretty decent artwork.
Cons: The antagonist was too much like Jet Li's antagonist in "The One". A good movie, and certainly a tale that's already been told.
Bottom line: great for any fan of MOTU across the years.
January 1, 2021
Both satire and homage as Seeley takes us nostalgic fans through the many reincarnations of He-Man over time. The original mini-comics, the first 80s series, the tragic sci-fi reboot series and the equally tragic film, the graphic novels, the excellent remake in the 90s, even computer games, all make an appearance here. It's not a storyline out of the pages of a Steinbeck masterpiece, but it's funny in its own way and the artwork is clever. Enjoyable, but certainly one for the die-hard fans like myself (I'm owning this...not hiding anywhere...).
January 25, 2021
A fun look at various He-Men both known and unknown as well as their versions of Skeltor, Hordak, The Masters of the Universe, and Castle Greyskull.
All your favorites are here from Lundgreen's Movie He Man to Space He Man to 1980's learn a lesson He Man among others. The interactions were fun and seeing our favorite heroes and villains in new ways was interesting.
It is a fast read, nothing overly deep about it but the threat is nice and you can see where it all came together. If you are a He Man fan I suggest giving it a read.
All your favorites are here from Lundgreen's Movie He Man to Space He Man to 1980's learn a lesson He Man among others. The interactions were fun and seeing our favorite heroes and villains in new ways was interesting.
It is a fast read, nothing overly deep about it but the threat is nice and you can see where it all came together. If you are a He Man fan I suggest giving it a read.
February 7, 2021
This was super fun! Tim Seeley took his love for the franchise and put it all in this book. It was nice to see Skeletor... Khm, sorry, PRINCE KELDOR as the good guy for once. I loved annoyingly chipper He-Man (that's how I'm going to remember him from now on) and the self irony he represented. What else can I say? Great comic and great time to be a MOTU fan. I hope we'll get more He-Man material from DC soon.
March 6, 2021
I did not enjoy this as much as I thought I would. The idea was more interesting than the finished product. The writing needed a lot more exposition to flesh out the similarities and differences of the multiple Eternias and their inhabitants. I like that Motion Picture He-Man had an ample role in the story, but I had zero interest in Keldor, video game He-Man, Anti-He-Man and whatever he we supposed to be doing. This wasn't the most powerful story in the multiverse.
November 17, 2020
This book is a true love letter to all He-Man fans. Whether you love the original action figure line the 1980s filmation cartoon the 1990 new adventures of he man cartoon the 2002 series from Cartoon Network or the modern comics It is all represented here and given a multi universe treatment In the DC Comics tradition of crisis on infinite earths.
December 31, 2020
I enjoyed this for the most part. I wish it was a little longer but the antagonist was fairly one dimensional and the plot was pretty thin and rushed. I would have loved to see this fleshed out some more because the story in and of itself has so much potential. However, for what it is, I still got a lot of enjoyment out of it and had a lot of fun. A MUST READ for any self respecting He-Man fan.
August 23, 2021
Crisis on Infinite Eternias.... great concept (worked for DC and Marvel universes enough time) and loved that the live-action movie He-Man as one of the main He-Men teaming up to bring down newly created Anti-He-Man. Not all of the versions landed for me, but never derailed story enough to stop reading (unlike some of the Spider-Verse stories have done).
October 31, 2022
This was a very interesting use of the He-Man storylines of the past to blend them all together in a cool multiverse storyline. Very good use of a multiverse idea which features Keldor and Anti-Eternia He-Man a lot. There are lots of little nuggets or easter eggs in there for long-time fans of He-Man as well as a comprehensible story for those who are new. Well worth buying and reading.
March 11, 2023
I certainly hope they come out with a version of this Dark Elf Skeletor as an 4.5 inch collectible. A part of the ending was a bit confusing, but the main part of the ending was clear. I thought it also handled the idea of free will and choosing your own destiny pretty well, though it did seem like there should have been another good Prince Keldor. By and large, I enjoyed this.
December 7, 2023
For everyone out there who believes the whole multiverse concept has had its five minutes of fame, I give you exhibit A. This was truly awful. The art was inconsistent, the writing was all over the place, and more than that, it doesn't resemble anything of the He-Man I grew up with. This isn't a He-Man story for nostalgia, or enjoyment either. It's just a story no one needs :(
February 22, 2021
Tim Seeley weaves an epic story that runs through all the known (and some unknown) versions of the planet Eternia. Dan Fraga and Tom Derenick give each universe its unique look and the sometimes subtle distinctions between doppelgangers are well done. A fun take on the He-Man mythos.
May 10, 2022
Hasta He-Man tiene ya multiverso!! Y en esta ocasión está más que molona la historia, con muchas referencias a diferentes lineas de los muñecos y hasta a la mítica peli y serie!!! Historia interesante y muy buen dibujo.
June 14, 2023
Bueno, un poco diferente a los cómics que estoy acostumbrado a leer, sobre todo en lo que se refiere a Masters of the Universe, estaba un poco perdido referente al multiverso de esta serie. Lo recomiendo.
May 30, 2024
This story was not as good as I had hoped at first. The story felt complex and we didn't really see the normal comics He-Man appear. This made the story rather hard to follow, because literally all the characters were new. The story wasn't surprising at all. I wouldn't buy it if I were you.
September 5, 2020
This was a fun read!! I loved seeing the different He-Men in one comic.
September 24, 2020
Enjoyable enough story. I appreciate Tim Seeley using Dolph Lundgren and Space He-Man. (Lol)
November 9, 2020
What a sensational way to interconnect all the various He-men from various media including my favorite... Annoyingly Chipper He-Man!
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