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About the Multiplex 10 Cinemas
The Multiplex 10 Cinemas is a (fictional) theater located in an unknown Chicago suburb. For information about the staff of the Multiplex 10, please check out the Cast pages.
About the Comic Strip
Multiplex is a digitally-illustrated comic strip about the staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas and the movies that play there. It has been running continuously since July 5, 2005. Multiplex currently updates twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
A unique blend of humor, movie (and movie theater industry) commentary and criticism, and heart-felt teen drama, Multiplex is best read from the beginning, either with the archives or with the Multiplex eBook. The first eBook collects the first 24 strips plus new, exclusive strips — sort of like Multiplex: The Extended Edition. You can read it FREE in your browser, here.
Some frequently asked questions about Multiplex can be found in this thread in the Multiplex forums.
Advertise with Multiplex
You can purchase advertising for Multiplex through Project Wonderful by clicking on the adbox’s “Your ad here, right now” link. At this time, one 468x60 banner and one 160x600 vertical banner are available to the highest bidder. The 468x60 banner has a $1.50/day minimum bid.
Multiplex currently averages over 6,600 visitors per day and 37,000 pageviews per day (numbers represent averages from July, 2008). According to a November 2007 reader survey, Multiplex readers are 49% male/51% female and over 70% are between 25 years old or younger.
Privacy Policy
No personal information is collected or used by the main Multiplex website. Be aware that any personal information entered in your Multiplex forum user profile, however, is freely viewable by non-members (including robots). We will not share or sell your personal information to any individual or organization under any circumstances.
About the Cartoonist
Gordon McAlpin lives in Chicago, Illinois, where he works as a freelance designer, production artist, and illustrator. From 2004–2006, Gordon created Stripped Books, a series of non-fiction strips covering book- and comics-related events in comics form. Multiplex began in July, 2005, and is Gordon’s first on-going comic strip.
Gordon also does a bit of freelance writing now and then, and, along with fellow movie webcartoonists Tom Brazelton (Theater Hopper) and Joe Dunn (Joe Loves Crappy Movies), co-hosts The Triple Feature Talkcast every Monday night at 9 pm Central Time.
Gordon draws Multiplex in Adobe Illustrator CS3 and a regular ol' mouse. He currently owns a dual 2 GHz PowerMac G5 running OSX 10.5.
You can e-mail Gordon at gordon <at> multiplexcomic <dot> com, unless you are a spammer.
Interviews
“Multiplex and the Untitled RDJ Project.” Playing in Peoria Podcast #16. August 18, 2008.
“Inside the Multiplex: Gordon McAlpin on Multiplex.” Conducted by Chris Arrant. Newsarama.com. December 7, 2007.
“Multiplex geek-out rules the strip mall.” Article by Dan Webster. The Spokesman-Review. October 17, 2007.
“Cursory Conversation: Gordon McAlpin.” Conducted by Brian Warmoth. Wizard.com. September 28, 2007.
“Giving a whole new meaning to ‘film strip.’” Article and interview with me about Multiplex by Chad Greene. Boxoffice. August, 2007.
“Chicago Webcomic Artists.” Article on Chicago-based webcartoonists, including myself and three others, plus a short comic about how Multiplex is created using Adobe Illustrator. Chicago Living Arts. July, 2006.
“An Old Journalist With a New Trick.” Interview conducted by Trisha Sebastian. Sequential Tart. June, 2006.
“An Interview with Multiplex’s Gordon McAlpin.” Conducted by Al Schroeder. Comixpedia. May, 2006. | 
