Author(s) | Launch date July 10, 2005 [1] | |
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Current status / schedule Updates every Monday and ThursdayFrequent additional updates also occur Genre(s) Comedy, Film Commentary, Film Criticism | ||
Multiplex is a humor webcomic written and drawn by Gordon McAlpin which debuted on July 10, 2005. The comic focuses on the lives of the staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas and the movies that play there. A print edition of the strip was published through Chase Sequence Co in September 2010, which received a positive review from the Chicago Tribune. McAlpin originally intended to create Multiplex as an animated short, but abandoned the idea and later decided to publish it as a webcomic.
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Synopsis
Multiplex is about the many unique employees and customers of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas located in a fictional suburb of Chicago. The Multiplex 10 employs a large number of young adults and has a wide variety of customers. Many of the strips revolve around how the staff interacts with their customers, while others deal with what happens with the staff after the cinema has closed.
Characters
The cast of Multiplex consists mainly of the staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas, with some of the customers having recurring roles in the comic.
Recurring Customers
Björn Lager aka The Blogger is the proprietor of "MovieMake-Out.com". He is an obese white middle-aged man, not unlike the Comic Book Guy. He has a running "feud" with Jason, who has been seen to rebuff his attempts at getting free entry into screenings. He later received a distributor's permission to enter one private screening, much to Jason's chagrin. Its revealed he is part owner of Flickhead Video #796
Creepy Loser once applied for a staff position at the Multiplex hoping to be able to meet some of the theater's (young) female staff workers. He can occasionally be found in the backgrounds, ogling various women.
Stalker Boy is a strange guy with an obsession for Melissa and can be occasionally seen in the background looking for her.