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X-Men finds its first MCU member as Emma Frost gets cast, per reports
Samara Weaving will play the White Queen according to new reports about Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot
Graeme McMillan

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is going off-book but in-canon, with George R.R. Martin contributing previously unpublished material for season 2
Game of Thrones creator Martin shared unpublished Tales of Dunk & Egg with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker, and he's worked it into the second season
Grant DeArmitt

Spoilers!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is teasing the MCU X-Men, and here's why it's different from Marvel's last few mutant hints
After five years of teases and false starts, the MCU X-Men are finally starting to show up in Spider-Man: Brand New Day - here's what laid the groundwork
Graeme McMillan

D&D had big plans to make the game easier to play a few years ago, but admits they lost the plot... now they're trying again
D&D Beyond is getting a revamp with new features to make finding a group and playing Dungeons & Dragons easier.
Trent Cannon

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Why we should let Dragon Ball end after the death of Akira Toriyama [Popverse Jump]
Dragon Ball shouldn't become the Batman of manga.
Trent Cannon

Watch the Hart of Dixie panel with Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, and Wilson Bethel from Florida Supercon 2026!
Hart of Dixie's Zoe Hart (Bilson), Lemon Breeland (King), and Wade Kinsella (Bethel) reunited at this year's Florida Supercon, and Popverse was there to capture the memories
Grant DeArmitt
Latest

Helluva Boss Season 3 release date: When the Vivziepop series returns on Prime Video
The long wait for the cult Prime Video series' return is almost over, with Helluva Boss back in October

Brothers Season 1 release date: When the comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson debuts on Apple TV+
The show reflects the real-life ride-or-die friendship between the two star actors

Slow Horses Season 6 release date: When the Gary Oldman thriller returns to Apple TV+
The hit series follows the outcasts of the British espionage community.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap: What to remember before the series returns on Prime Video
The series is set thousands of years before Middle Earth's Second Age.

VisionQuest: What to remember about the Vision before the Marvel Cinematic Universe series arrives on Disney+
The show follows up on story threads from Avengers: Infinity War and WandaVision

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 1 recap: Everything to remember before Season 2
The show is slated to return in late 2026

Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 introduces Rivendell - so the show filmed in the place that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to create it
Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland is a place that Lord of the Rings author Tolkien spent a very crucial time in, and its influence is clearly seen in his art. So the Rings of power decided to film there

Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows again that Marvel Studios can’t let Spidey have his own movie
No character suffers more from being in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Spider-Man

The Rookie cast does actual LAPD training in virtual reality, which Nathan Fillion likens to being on Star Trek's holodeck
The Rookie's VR training has led not just to a more immersive acting experience for the cast, but as star Fillion explains it, a particularly embarrassing moment for one of his costars

Ted Lasso returns, Archie Comics gets pied, and Netflix for shut-ins: Popverse Playlist for August 1-7, 2026
Some say football is life, but we think that it's just part of a well-rounded diet that also involves Netflix horror movies and Jughead wanting to eat a lot of pies

D&D admits it can't keep up with fans' appetites, and is deputizing other companies to create official add-on content
New content for every Dungeons & Dragons setting is ambitious, so Wizards of the Coast are asking for help from other studios in the TTRPG industry.

D&D is doing its first ever R-rated setting... and the lawyers had a $#!+ ton of notes
The new Dark Sun books for Dungeons & Dragons are so brutal, they had to put a warning label on it.

Supergirl Milly Alcock is excited for audiences to see what DC Studios and James Gunn are cooking up for Man of Tomorrow
Supergirl actress Milly Alcock talks about her experience filming James Gunn’s Man of Tomorrow

Scott Pilgrim director Edgar Wright doesn’t see the point of video game movies, because video games are meant to be played, not watched
Edgar Wright doesn’t see himself directing any video game films anytime soon

One comics anthology is making room for more joyful, complicated Jewish stories
The creators behind CHUTZPAH! want Jewish comics to be more than stories about tragedy.
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Why we should let Dragon Ball end after the death of Akira Toriyama [Popverse Jump]
Dragon Ball shouldn't become the Batman of manga.
Trent Cannon

Ted Lasso returns, Archie Comics gets pied, and Netflix for shut-ins: Popverse Playlist for August 1-7, 2026
Some say football is life, but we think that it's just part of a well-rounded diet that also involves Netflix horror movies and Jughead wanting to eat a lot of pies
Graeme McMillan

How a comic that got posted to social media became my most anticipated anime of the season [Popverse Jump]
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You started as a simple writing exercise and quickly touched a nerve among anime and manga fans around the world
Trent Cannon
Comic-Con International: San Diego

Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
Grant DeArmitt

The Rookie cast does actual LAPD training in virtual reality, which Nathan Fillion likens to being on Star Trek's holodeck
The Rookie's VR training has led not just to a more immersive acting experience for the cast, but as star Fillion explains it, a particularly embarrassing moment for one of his costars
Grant DeArmitt

What keeps The Rookie interesting after 9 seasons? The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley
Get it right, Rookie fans - according to the show's creator, what you're watching on Hulu isn't a procedural, it's a "patrol show"
Grant DeArmitt

The undeniable connection between Captain America and Peggy Carter helped bring Hayley Atwell back to the MCU
"You can't have Steve without Peggy," explains Hayley Atwell as the pair reunite in Avengers: Doomsday.
Trent Cannon
DC Comics

DC Comics absolutely won San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and the secret origin of the success makes it even more powerful
DC's remarkable turnaround started with one simple editorial philosophy: "Yes, and"
Chris Arrant

Scott Snyder thought DC's Absolute Universe might fail. Instead, it changed comics
Scott Snyder was so worried about the Absolute Universe that he offered to help pay for it
Jules Chin Greene

The Green Arrow story DC would've killed a decade ago is now one of its biggest Absolute successes
The Absolute Green Arrow series was going to end with a big reveal of the mystery murderer... but now the creators are going to be able to tell what happens next.
Jules Chin Greene

DC Studios has cast Big Barda for Mister Miracle cartoon, and showrunner Tom King teases it was a "fun problem" to solve
Tom King says they've found a "brilliant actress" for the Mister Miracle show, but stopped short of saying who.
Graeme McMillan
Comic-Con International: San Diego

Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
Grant DeArmitt

The Rookie cast does actual LAPD training in virtual reality, which Nathan Fillion likens to being on Star Trek's holodeck
The Rookie's VR training has led not just to a more immersive acting experience for the cast, but as star Fillion explains it, a particularly embarrassing moment for one of his costars
Grant DeArmitt

What keeps The Rookie interesting after 9 seasons? The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley
Get it right, Rookie fans - according to the show's creator, what you're watching on Hulu isn't a procedural, it's a "patrol show"
Grant DeArmitt

The undeniable connection between Captain America and Peggy Carter helped bring Hayley Atwell back to the MCU
"You can't have Steve without Peggy," explains Hayley Atwell as the pair reunite in Avengers: Doomsday.
Trent Cannon
Marvel Cinematic Universe

Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows again that Marvel Studios can’t let Spidey have his own movie
No character suffers more from being in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Spider-Man
Trent Cannon

The undeniable connection between Captain America and Peggy Carter helped bring Hayley Atwell back to the MCU
"You can't have Steve without Peggy," explains Hayley Atwell as the pair reunite in Avengers: Doomsday.
Trent Cannon

Marvel Studios spent eight years and at least a half dozen pitches trying to convince Chris Evans to return as Captain America
Before his eventual return in Avengers: Doomsday, Chris Evans says Marvel pitched him "at least a dozen" different ways to bring Steve Rogers back.
Trent Cannon

I decoded the secret language on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom jacket from Marvel Studios' Hall H Avengers: Doomsday panel so you don't have to
How Robert Downey Jr.'s Comic-Con jacket sent me down a Doctor Doom rabbit hole.
Grant DeArmitt





