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Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch calls Marvel "the House of Stolen Ideas" after his stake in the character overlooked for past 25 years - including in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie
"Cut out" and "thrown under the bus": Marvel Comics' Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch opens up about his omission for the past 25 years and in the Thunderbolts* movie.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Twilight Zone episode that inspired Ryan Coogler to make Sinners
For its humor, its superstition, and its portrayal of the American South, Coogler points to the 88th episode of Rod Serling's classic of chiller TV
Grant DeArmitt
The company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons is dropping a major distributor after 25 years; here's what that means for you
Wizards of the Coast is separating from Alliance Game Distributors as of May 1, but thankfully there are plenty of other options for game stores to choose from
Graeme McMillan
Lore Corner: Who are the Washington Liberation Front, and what do they mean for The Last of Us season 2?
The Last of Us season 2, episode 3 introduced a violent organization that played an important part in the games. Learn who the WLF are (and their connection to Abby Anderson) right here
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Matters: After Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, I see Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom assembling his own team with the Cabal
MCU fans have spent all this time speculating on the next Avengers, but we need to think about the villains creating their own Avengers.
Chris Arrant
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From Starship Troopers to Batgirl & SAW, Dina Meyer dishes on her favorite roles - and her favorite song to dance to
Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson talks with Dina Meyer about it all.
Ashley V. Robinson
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Elden Ring Nightreign release date: Return to the Lands Between this May 2025
Unlike Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring Nightreign is a standalone spinoff from the original game.
Gaming controller company 8BitDo has stopped shipping to the US because of, you guessed it, Trump's tariffs
As an industry that relies heavily on international shipping and manufacturing, gaming looks set to be hit extra hard by the haphazard approach Trump has taken to tariffs
One-time comics & gaming distro giant Diamond is nervous about its bank (and its future) as it urges courts to hurry up bankruptcy sale while spending $5m+ a month
Diamond needs a speedy sale to appease its current lender, but former buyer Alliance Entertainment is asking the courts to refuse so that financial irregularities can be looked into
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's actor had to "freestyle" his way through the role to manage the weight of expectations he felt
When you're in a Superman movie, it helps to have nerves of steel. Or at least be able to fake them.
FYC: Before Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, here are some great stories of bad guys turned good
Everyone loves it when a bad guy does the right thing, and we're here to enjoy Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell, and an entire Suicide Squad doing that very thing in honor of Marvel's Thunderbolts*
Who created Marvel's Sentry? The simmering Marvel Comics (and Marvel Studios) drama deepens as Paul Jenkins weighs in amid Thunderbolts* theatrical debut
In 2000, Marvel announced that Stan Lee and Artie Rosen created the Sentry. In the 25 years since, it's gotten more and more complicated
EA has reportedly cut hundreds of jobs and cancelled an upcoming Titanfall game as Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment is hit hardest
Even creating a popular and profitable live-service game like Apex Legends isn't enough to protect Respawn Entertainment from the constant cuts in the gaming industry.
"Horrible": Star Wars' Acolyte villain Manny Jacinto said that Stranger mask didn't let him see or breathe
How he was able to be so intimidating while stumbling around during the fight scenes of Star Wars: The Acolyte is honestly incredible.
Actually, the new Sherlock Holmes LEGO set from Barnes & Noble DOES count as a business expense
I'm just saying, when I put the Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook down in my taxes next year, I better not hear a damn peep from the IRS
Star Wars' Ahmed Best got to be the voice of Jar Jar Binks because his voice made Jake Lloyd laugh
When you can make Anakin Skywalker laugh, you know you're ready to be in Star Wars.
Why all Star Wars villains have a British accent, according to Andor season 2 villain Ben Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn, who returns to Andor as Rogue One's Orson Krennic, has reasoning rooted in the history of all cinematic villains, not just the ones from Lucasfilm
ABC's The Bachelor can't be saved from its "archaic form" unless it adapts to audience tastes, says former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay
At the LA Times's Festival of Books, Rachel Lindsay from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette pointed out the elements that make ABC's dating show, well, dated
You've been wondering why the MCU Bucky Barnes is a Congressman, and Sebastian Stan has an explanation (thankfully)
Bucky Barnes has been an assassin and an Avenger in the MCU, and now Thunderbolts* will show his new life as a member of Congress
Archie Comics wants fans to jump onto the cover of Archie meets Jay & Silent Bob this summer in limited-edition cover exclusives
If you've always wanted to be on the cover of a comic book and have a fictional version of you meet Jay & Silent Bob in the process, Archie Comics has some very good news
Monkey Man creator Dev Patel is still on revenge mode, but his follow-up movie is a period piece
Dev Patel continues to chart out his path as an actor-director-writer with The Peasant
The Last of Us Part II ending explained: What happens - and who survives - in the game that inspired HBO's post-apocalyptic hit?
If you don't want to be emotionally blindsided like you were by The Last of Us season 2, episode 2, heres one way to prepare
Michael J. Fox recalls filming Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene
“I busted my ass to get that song right”: Michael J. Fox remembers rocking out during Back to the Future’s Johnny B. Goode scene
Here's every Sherlock Holmes story that's been used in CBS's Watson (so far)
Speaking in doctor terms, Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmesian canon doesn't make up the entire body of CBS hit medical mystery series Watson, but it is the backbone
How Star Wars and Luke Skywalker helped me learn to live with my mother's addiction and her death
Watching the original Star Wars trilogy after my mother died allowed me to process my own feelings of abandonment and hurt in a way that nothing else had.
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FYC: Before Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, here are some great stories of bad guys turned good
Everyone loves it when a bad guy does the right thing, and we're here to enjoy Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell, and an entire Suicide Squad doing that very thing in honor of Marvel's Thunderbolts*
Graeme McMillan
Marvel Matters: After Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, I see Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom assembling his own team with the Cabal
MCU fans have spent all this time speculating on the next Avengers, but we need to think about the villains creating their own Avengers.
Chris Arrant
Matthew McConaughey & Christian Bale made a ferocious dragon movie 2 decades ago - and it's time you saw it
Years before we knew who he really was, Matthew McConaughey played the most American of Americans, complete with a shaved head, tribal tattoos, and his own personal tank, in Reign of Fire.
Chris Arrant
PAX East 2025
A comic con surival kit, from convention experts to you ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, and more
Here it is - the ReedPop insider's con survival guide. Accumulated and documented over years of con travel by numerous people here at ReedPop, this isn't the basics - this is the #protip of all pro tips on making your con travels easier.
Chris Arrant
Comic Con Essentials: If you're going to a comic con, you'll need this (and this, and this)
It's dangerous to go alone - take this! A comprehensive guide of things to bring to a comic convention
Lauren Sisselman
The Sentry
Who created Marvel's Sentry? The simmering Marvel Comics (and Marvel Studios) drama deepens as Paul Jenkins weighs in amid Thunderbolts* theatrical debut
In 2000, Marvel announced that Stan Lee and Artie Rosen created the Sentry. In the 25 years since, it's gotten more and more complicated
Chris Arrant
Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch calls Marvel "the House of Stolen Ideas" after his stake in the character overlooked for past 25 years - including in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* movie
"Cut out" and "thrown under the bus": Marvel Comics' Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch opens up about his omission for the past 25 years and in the Thunderbolts* movie.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Magic: The Gathering
The company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons is dropping a major distributor after 25 years; here's what that means for you
Wizards of the Coast is separating from Alliance Game Distributors as of May 1, but thankfully there are plenty of other options for game stores to choose from
Graeme McMillan
A multi-million dollar fraud involving Magic: The Gathering & D&D just blew up the bankruptcy sale of former comics and gaming distribution giant Diamond, according to a new lawsuit
Alliance Entertainment, which almost made a winning bid for Diamond at a bankruptcy auction, claims the company misled it by hiding the fact that it was about to lose 25% of its business.
Graeme McMillan
Magic: The Gathering's Spider-Man set (and all other Marvel cards) won't be available digitally, announce Wizards of the Coast
If you were hoping to use cards from Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Universes Beyond sets, my condolences.
Jules Chin Greene
Wizards of the Coast has 3 rules for unbanning Magic: The Gathering cards like Dockside Extortionist, Jeweled Lotus, and Mana Crypt
Don't worry, Magic: The Gathering players, there's a logic that WOTC has for unbanning cards
Jules Chin Greene
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck's biggest regret about his Batman was that what he and Zack Snyder planned was so dark even his son tuned out
The tone of Ben Affleck's appearances in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and The Flash alienated a core part of superhero audiences, he feels
Jules Chin Greene
Zack Snyder's DC movies "skewed too old" to be successful, says Snyder's own Batman, Ben Affleck
"Even my own son at the time was too scared to watch the movie," Ben Affleck says of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. "When I saw that, I was like... 'we have a problem'."
Graeme McMillan
Batman: Watch every animated movie starring DC's greatest detective in release and chronological order
Batman has a storied history in animation, so let's dive on in with our watch order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel's Daredevil actors, ranked from Charlie Cox to Ben Affleck and even Rex Smith!
From the most recent Daredevil Charlie Cox, to the most name-recognized Daredevil Ben Affleck, and the most forgettable Daredevil in Rex Smith, we are ranking Marvel's best live-action actors without fear
Chris Arrant
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Matters: After Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, I see Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom assembling his own team with the Cabal
MCU fans have spent all this time speculating on the next Avengers, but we need to think about the villains creating their own Avengers.
Chris Arrant
Marvel Matters: The cursed chalice of Marvel Studios' success, and the broken cinematic universe dreams it gave Hollywood
The Icarus effect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how cost Warner Bros., Sony, Universal Pictures and more billions of dollars.
Chris Arrant
Marvel Matters: What to read ahead of (and after) Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*
Get justice (and a little bit of lightning) with these five best Thunderbolts comics recs ahead of Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*.
Chris Arrant
Marvel's Kevin Feige talked to John Boyega about who he'd play in the MCU, but "there ain't no room for me," says the Star Wars star
He's a fan of Marvel, but he can't see himself in the MCU - although he'd be open to playing X-Men character Bishop if the opportunity came up
Joshua Lapin-Bertone