Spotlight
Marvel layoffs hit around 7% of staff, impacting movies, TV, and comics amid broader Disney cuts
Marvel is laying off between 7 and 8% of its workforce across all divisions of the company as a result of wider Disney cost-cutting moves
Graeme McMillan
DC’s Absolute Universe turns Robin into mech pilots in wild Absolute Batman twist: and here's how they revealed themselves
Absolute Batman #19 marks the first appearance of the Absolute Robins in DC Comics
Jules Chin Greene
One of Marvel Comics' most influential behind-the-scenes leaders, David Gabriel, leaves as 2026 Disney layoffs begin to unfold
Marvel Comics loses key architect as David Gabriel exits amid sweeping Disney cuts
Chris Arrant
Sony Pictures teases the "most-emotional" Miles Morales story in 2027's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
CinemaCon 2026 saw exclusive footage screened, and new preview images released, for the final movie in Sony Pictures Animation's Miles Morales trilogy
Graeme McMillan
Hunter x Hunter is returning after 16-month hiatus, as creator Yoshihiro Togashi says a return release date is imminent
We don't have a release date for Hunter x Hunter Chapter 411, but Yoshihiro Togashi says we won't have to wait long thanks to the encouragement and help of his wife, the creator of Sailor Moon.
Trent Cannon
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity headed to movie theaters, thanks to VIZ Media and Fathom
Want to see the next chapter of BLEACH before it debuts on streaming? VIZ Media and Fathom Entertainment want to bring you to the movies
Graeme McMillan
Latest
Batman villain Clayface gets his own body horror noir series as Clayface: Celebrity Dirt hits shelves this summer
The six-issue series combines the glamor of Hollywood with the horrific imagery that has made Clayface one of the the most enduring figures in Batman comics.
Critical Role's Weird Kids, starring Ashley Johnson & Taliesin Jaffe, returns this May!
Former child actors turned actual play legends Johnson & Jaffe are back for 24 all-new episodes of Weird Kids, streaming on Critical Role's Beacon.tv next month
Iron Man #7 will bring back War Machine and an old school Iron Man villain - but which one?
Take a look at the covers and solicit info for July's Iron Man #7 from Joshua Williamson and Von Randal
Marvel’s uncensored ’70s horror comics resurface in Best of Vampire Tales with Dark Horse, Chris Ryall, and John Lind
Blade, Morbius, and more stories you've probably missed are coming back - in deluxe, hardcover, archival form.
Daggerheart's romantasy campaign is a "testing ground" to see what TTRPG audiences want, says Critical Role mastermind Matt Mercer
Daggerheart's new campaign, With Love and Magic, is expected to be a digital-first release sometime in 2026. And according to Critical Role's Mercer, it's a test to see how interested players are into that kind of release
The most famous sex scene in Baldur's Gate 3 was as much a shock to Halsin actor Dave Jaries as it was to you (and not in a bad way)
Honestly, if we found out we were going to be playing a bear in a sex scene, we'd probably be shocked as well.
A 2023 GTA 6 hack was blamed for a release date delay, but the ShinyHunters security breach won't says Rockstar Games
The cybersecurity attack on Rockstar Games' servers is the second in just a few years but the company seems to imply that far less sensitive material has been taken.
How Absolute Batman #19 homages one of Frank Miller’s most iconic Dark Knight Returns scenes
Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin's Absolute Batman #19 features a scene that wonderfully subverts the first page of The Dark Knight Returns
Why [Spoilers] died in Absolute Batman #19, and how their death sets up the series' future
Absolute Batman #19 features a shocking death that will have consequences for the next arc of Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin's series
What time do new FROM episodes come out? Here's the Season 4 release schedule for the Amazon MGM+ series
The fourth season of MGM+'s hit horror series is here, and we can tell you exactly when the mysteries will be revealed with a schedule for the 10-episode season
Marvel is adding a new villain plot to the next Spider-Man movie in reshoots, says Tom Holland
Tom Holland revealed that one villain's plotline is getting "layered in" in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Who could it be?
Andor star joins DC Studios' Man of Tomorrow as Superman's sometime love interest, sometimes enemy Maxima
Adria Arjona will play Maxima in 2027's follow-up to Superman
Avatar studio 20th Century Studios has bought the film rights to one of the most popular games on Roblox
99 Nights in the Forest is one of the most played games on Roblox and soon it will be terrifying folks on the big screen as well
The Mandalorian & Grogu is a new beginning for Star Wars - and a stealth sequel to The Clone Wars series
The Star Wars franchise loves its callbacks and references, but this one that has caught even Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni off guard
Shooting Daredevil: Born Again was like "making the most gangster independent film you’ve ever seen in your life," says Bullseye
Bullseye actor Wilson Bethel dished on what it was like filming the Daredevil: Born Again diner fight scene all in one day
The original Fairy Tail Manga is returning for new chapters with a August 2026 release date, concurrent with the 100 Years Quest sequel
Hiro Mashima seems to be involved in the new Fairy Tail story, though it isn't clear where in the story these new chapters will take place.
Classic X-Men hero the Beast is now white, angry, and evil in the new Marvel Comics crossover event DNX with the Fantastic Four
Founding X-Men member Beast has an evil plan to make all of humanity into mutants, whether they like it or not. Oh my stars & garters!
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Manga’s global boom isn't slowing down, so BookWalker is rewriting the rules & revamping itself for the future [Popverse Jump]
BookWalker CEO talks the difficulty of publishing manga in the West, why the platform just split from itself, and how to become an "ascended weeb"
Trent Cannon
Re-live C2E2 2026's Cosplay Central Costume Showcase!
Watch as C2E2's finest cosplayers walk the Main Stage catwalk.
Chris Arrant
Watch You Have Failed This Panel: The Cast of Arrow with Emily Bett Rickards and David Ramsey from Chicago's C2E2!
Having both stared at saved the CW's classic Arrowverse, Arrow's own Felicity Smoake and John Diggle - Emily Bett Rickards and David Ramsey themselves - took the stage at C2E2 2026. And Popverse was there to film it
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel Comics
Iron Man #7 will bring back War Machine and an old school Iron Man villain - but which one?
Take a look at the covers and solicit info for July's Iron Man #7 from Joshua Williamson and Von Randal
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel’s uncensored ’70s horror comics resurface in Best of Vampire Tales with Dark Horse, Chris Ryall, and John Lind
Blade, Morbius, and more stories you've probably missed are coming back - in deluxe, hardcover, archival form.
Chris Arrant
One of Marvel Comics' most influential behind-the-scenes leaders, David Gabriel, leaves as 2026 Disney layoffs begin to unfold
Marvel Comics loses key architect as David Gabriel exits amid sweeping Disney cuts
Chris Arrant
Marvel layoffs hit around 7% of staff, impacting movies, TV, and comics amid broader Disney cuts
Marvel is laying off between 7 and 8% of its workforce across all divisions of the company as a result of wider Disney cost-cutting moves
Graeme McMillan
The Boys
What time do new episodes of The Boys come out? Here's the season 5 schedule
We have the dates and times for the final season of Prime Video's superhero satire
Graeme McMillan
The Boys season 5 is the bullet America didn't dodge, says showrunner Eric Kripke
Eric Kripke and The Boys writers room wrote the final season of the authoritarian allegory before Donald Trump won re-election in 2024. Now, says the showrunner, their script has become a reality
Grant DeArmitt
The Boys' boss made a point to get Mother's Milk as dirty as possible, against actor Laz Alonso's wishes
At Emerald City Comic Con 2026, MM actor Laz Alonso revealed his aversion to getting dirty while filming The Boys
Jules Chin Greene
The Boys season 5 had to film episodes out of order to accommodate Jensen Ackles' schedule
Jensen Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys, was shooting another television show at the same time as the Prime Video show
Ashley V. Robinson
Justice League: Dream Girls
Why Justice League: Dream Girls marks a turning point for trans heroes in the DC Universe (and why we need it now more than ever)
DC Comics says “Trans Rights”: Justice League: Dream Girls explained and explored.
Avery Kaplan
DC goes all in for summer Justice League event with Dreamer, Galaxy, and a returning JLA villain
DC’s summer event Justice League: Dream Girls blends fantasy, Pride, and mind-bending stakes for the Justice League and its newest members.
Chris Arrant