Spotlight
“The Thing was pretty hot s***”: Michael Chiklis looks back on his Fantastic Four movies
The actor has starred in plenty of projects, but he has some specific thoughts about playing the ever lovin’ hero
Ashley V. Robinson
San Diego Comic-Con is where I can be who I am - an adult who brings their toddler to the It: Welcome to Derry screening
He is screaming and begging to leave because he is having a good time at the It prequel series screening
Grant DeArmitt
The real horror of The Conjuring 2 is a demon called Margaret Thatcher
The Conjuring 2's depiction of the Enfield poltergeist is firmly rooted within the rise of Thatcherism
Jules Chin Greene
Thought Bubble: Dispatches from what might be the kindest, most comic convention of all comic conventions of 2023
For those unable to attend Thought Bubble 2023, consider this a guide to what you missed (kind of)
Graeme McMillan
How AI translations of manga continues the 'enshitification' of the medium, and why Japanese publishers are "less precious" about it [Popverse Jump]
Translating a manga from Japanese to English isn't a straightforward process, which is why AI will always be terrible at it.
Trent Cannon
NYCC 2026 reveals new exclusive merch and an early pre-order window for Superfans and VIPs
Popverse Superfans & NYCC VIPs can get a bulk of their merch shopping done early, leaving more time for [insert fun here] at New York Comic Con.
Chris Arrant
Latest
The new Marvel Masterworks will have rare art, matching spines, and a Jim Lee puzzle because Clover Press understands us
Marvel Masterworks nearly died, but one collector looked at his 389-volume shelf and said, “Maybe we could take this on?”
Percy Jackson and the Olympians star Walker Scobell says Percy is having a difficult time in season three without Annabeth
Walker Scobell discusses Percy Jackson’s characters arc for season three, and how the character is coping without Annabeth
Zack Snyder had plans for a Flashpoint movie with Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Batman
Zack Snyder and Jeffrey Dean Morgan privately discussed making a Flashpoint movie
The Percy Jackson streaming series fleshes out Luke Castellan in a way the books couldn’t, according to Luke’s actor Charlie Bushnell
Luke Castellan actor Charlie Bushnell says Percy Jackson and the Olympians gives us a more nuanced view of Luke than the books do
Jeffrey Dean Morgan almost starred in a Lobo movie, but the project fell apart
The Walking Dead’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan was almost Lobo before Jason Momoa
Absolute Lobo should be a five-foot-tall third grader, argues artist Mark Brooks (and he's probably right)
Mark Brooks says it would be hard to make Lobo more violent and extreme for the Absolute Universe, but he has an offbeat idea on what to do with the character instead
Benjamin Percy is the wrong person to write Marvel's Fantastic Four, but the perfect person for Midnight Fantastic Four, he says
Midnight Fantastic Four will give Marvel’s First Family a Lovecraftian-style reimagining with lots of body horror
Absolute Batman won’t finish becoming Batman until issue 50, says Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder says the first 50 issues of Absolute Batman will be a “cycle” focusing on the Dark Knight’s first year on the job
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians cast want to adapt Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series next
Percy Jackson and the Olympians star Walker Scobell wants to adapt the Heroes of Olympus series (and says he’ll get a SPQR tattoo if they do it)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan reveals that Quentin Tarantino cast him as Mr. Brown in Reservoir Dogs before stealing the role for himself
Jeffrey Dean Morgan was almost Mr. Brown in Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, but the director changed his mind and took the role for himself
Helluva Boss star Brandon Rogers wanted to play Moxxie instead of Blitzo because he thought Moxxie looked cooler
When Brandon Rogers was cast in Helluva Boss, he wanted to play Moxxie instead of Blitzo (but he’s glad things ended up the way they did)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan nearly left The Walking Dead: Dead City over Negan’s characterization
Jeffrey Dean Morgan tried to leave The Walking Dead: Dead City after season two because he didn’t like how they were writing Negan
Guillermo del Toro just shared his favorite creatures from all his movies. Unsurprisingly, they're all Doug Jones
I'm just going to tell you right now: del Toro did not include the giant cockroach from Mimic in his favorites list
DC's Jim Lee is a fan of digital comics, but has "mixed feelings" about how they change the reader's experience
"Nothing beats holding the book," says Justice League artist and DC mastermind Lee
This forgotten 2000s adult animated comedy is a heavy inspiration for the Helluva Boss cast
The Helluva Boss cast were inspired by the forgotten (and raunchy) animated comedy Drawn Together
Negan was supposed to have his own spinoff after The Walking Dead ended, until AMC combined it with Lauren Cohen’s Maggie spinoff
The Walking Dead: Dead City was originally two separate spinoffs that were combined into one show
Doc season 3 brings Dr. Amy Larsen back into the operating room soon, and Popverse has everything you need to know before your appointment
Is Doc renewed for season 4, and what happened in the final episode of Doc season 2? All this and more awaits you here
The Rookie season 9: Everything we know including release dates, the cast, and Rookie fan's FAQs (Updated September 11, 2026)
When does The Rookie season 9 come out? What about The Rookie spin-off? We've got the info you need
The secret to the success of DC's Compact Comics as it becomes a industry staple, according to DC boss Jim Lee
Launched in 2023, DC Compact Comics has made a comfy sum off of reprinting titles like The Dark Knight Returns and The Court of Owls. DC's president, Jim Lee, shared his thoughts on why
Pan’s Labyrinth’s Pale Man lair hides a disturbing detail Guillermo del Toro didn't think you would notice
When you go to see del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth for its 20th anniversary rerelease, pay attention to one scene in particular...
Peter Cullen, the iconic voice of Optimus Prime, held a small but important place in anime history
By voicing countless Toonami promos over the years, Peter Cullen introduced a whole generation to their favorite anime.
Guillermo del Toro thinks most Lovecraft stories belong on television, not the big screen
Yes, we know that del Toro has long had plans for one Lovecraft classic - but what about the others?
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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
Watch It's Clobberin' Time: The Cast of Fantastic Four with Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis from Chicago's C2E2!
Half of the OG cinematic Fantastic Four - Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis - brought a piece of the Baxter Building to C2E2 2026, and you can watch their panel right here, right now
Grant DeArmitt
New York Comic Con
NYCC 2026 reveals new exclusive merch and an early pre-order window for Superfans and VIPs
Popverse Superfans & NYCC VIPs can get a bulk of their merch shopping done early, leaving more time for [insert fun here] at New York Comic Con.
Chris Arrant
Here is where to watch all the big New York Comic Con 2026 panels
Watch all the big panels from NYCC 2026 for free with Popverse.
Chris Arrant
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date announced, with an advanced screening for fans at New York Comic Con
Want to see the first episode of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus early? Get yourself to New York Comic Con next month.
Trent Cannon
House of the Dragon's Matt Smith is coming to NYCC 2026!
The star of House of the Dragon, Doctor Who, The Crown, and next year's Star Wars: Starfighter will be making it to the Javits Center this October
Graeme McMillan
PAX West
Gravitas turns stacking rocks into a ruthless tabletop battle of balance and betrayal [Sponsored]
Gravitas is part strategy game, part sculpture, and part glorious rockslide waiting to happen.
Ashley V. Robinson
Riot’s Marc Merrill says the games industry isn’t collapsing. Players are correcting it
Players are rejecting the games industry’s live-service obsession, according to Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill, telling companies, “We don’t want this stuff”
Chris Arrant
The League of Legends MMO has a fitting nickname inside Riot Games: The Grail
After a decade in development, Riot still sees its League of Legends MMO as a “worthy quest”
Chris Arrant
Civilization VII hired historians to name its planets, but your dog or cat’s name works too
Civilization VII: Earthrise has historians with doctorates who are researching what various Earth civilizations would name the planets
Jules Chin Greene
Rick Remender
DC offered Rick Remender Batman and the Absolute Universe, but he says he turned them down: "It feels like playing cover songs to me."
DC offered Rick Remender Batman, but there's one obscure superhero team he'd actually consider.
Chris Arrant
Uncanny X-Force's Deadpool was secretly a creator-owned character for writer Rick Remender, because he never read a Deadpool comic before
Rick Remender had never read a Deadpool comic before writing Uncanny X-Force
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel Comics have tried to get Rick Remender to come back to relaunch the X-Men twice, he says
Rick Remender walked away from Marvel's X-Men because he wanted to make comics "without anybody telling me" what he could do.
Chris Arrant
New Image imprint Giant Generator signs 12 Marvel and DC artists for future projects
Artists from titles like Black Panther, Punisher, Wonder Woman and more are signing on to a creator-controlled plan
Graeme McMillan
Dispatch
Critical Role's Laura Bailey plays her fair share of anti-heroes. Here's why
She was Abby in The Last of Us universe and Invisigal in the world of Dispatch. This is what attracts Critical Role's Bailey to, er, not-exactly-heroic roles
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham share their favorite Dispatch lines
Laura Bailey couldn’t repeat her favorite Dispatch line at Comic-Con. Blame the Sour Patch Kids.
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham both want the same thing from Dispatch 2: more Malevola Gibb
Bailey & Willingham - who voice Dispatch's Invisigal and Phenomaman, respectively - want to see more of the game's demonic ex-villain, voiced by Alanah Pierce
Grant DeArmitt
What the Critical Role Exandrian video game is taking from Dispatch, according to Travis Willingham
The hit game Dispatch was made with a lot of Critical Role support - and now the success of that game is informing Critical Role's first video game.
Grant DeArmitt