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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
Supernatural's Jared Padalecki finally confirms his character in The Boys Season 5 in comic-con appearance
Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are reuniting on the final season of The Boys - and now we know who both of them are playing this season
Trent Cannon
Sentenced To Be A Hero season 2 anime potentially at risk after Umamusume: Pretty Derby animation studio announces insolvency
Studio Kai has reported a more than $3.5 million loss in 2025, despite having a hit anime air at the start of 2026.
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
Lucasfilm keeps telling Star Wars prose writers (including creator Timothy Zahn) 'no' to reviving Mara Jade
Lucasfilm doesn’t want to bring Mara Jade back into Star Wars canon (and people keep asking)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
There's a controversial lost Berserk chapter that creator Kentarou Miura blocked from being collected, and its about God (and God being evil)
Why Berserk creator Kentaro Miura pulled Chapter 83 from future publications and what it says about the setting's God
Trent Cannon
Latest
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
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
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!
Phantom Busters release schedule: When new chapters of the hit manga are released in Japanese and English
The English release is significantly behind the Japanese Phantom Busters manga, but it is slowly catching up.
Zombie classic Train to Busan returns to US theaters for 10th anniversary re-release this summer
Train to Busan is getting a big screen re-release, ahead of a new zombie movie from the same director
How Absolute Batman wears its manga influence not just in the artwork, but down to the lettering & word balloons
The secret behind Absolute Batman’s manga-inspired look isn’t just the art—it’s in the lettering.
Stranger Things producers' new show turns the formula upside down with retirees stuck in The Boroughs
We've seen kids deal with the unknown. Now it's time to see how retirees do it.
Marvel Comics is recruiting its next recruiter of top writers, artists, and more
A powerful behind-the-scenes position at Marvel Comics is now open, and for comic creators it really matters.
A celebrity writer gets canceled for fatshaming, and it gets even worse for her in horror comic Did You Hear About Mimi Green?
When a celebrity writer's past fat-shaming writings are discovered, getting covered by a TMZ-like outlet is the least of her problems.
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.
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
The secret origin of Marvel's new event-level villain revealed in 'Death Spiral' Body Count one-shot
Here's a first look at the origin of Torrment in an Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral - Body Count #1 first look.
How Critical Role's Sam Riegel would make a Phoenix Wright movie
"You can't handle the - OBJECTION!" Phoenix Wright fans, Critical Role mainstay (and voice of Wright himself) Sam Riegel has a movie pitch you're gonna want to hear
Spider-Man wants to swing two fans into LA for the Brand New Day premiere
Tom Holland's charity has launched a sweepstakes where fans can win an all-expenses-paid trip to the world premiere for the next Spider-Man movie in Los Angeles
Finally, a Metal Gear Solid movie is happening, thanks to the filmmakers behind Final Destination: Bloodlines
Sure, the idea of an MGS movie might've kept you waiting, but Sony Pictures has one in the works after all these years
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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
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!
Chris Arrant
Marvel Comics is recruiting its next recruiter of top writers, artists, and more
A powerful behind-the-scenes position at Marvel Comics is now open, and for comic creators it really matters.
Chris Arrant
The secret origin of Marvel's new event-level villain revealed in 'Death Spiral' Body Count one-shot
Here's a first look at the origin of Torrment in an Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral - Body Count #1 first look.
Chris Arrant
Marvel says a new, most powerful superhero ever will debut in July's Avengers: Armageddon
Marvel has a new hero whose power is above all, even The-One-Above-All, according to the marketing department.
Chris Arrant
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