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Announcing Popverse Reads, with first guest Grady Hendrix!
Author Grady Hendrix will be joining Popverse LIVE in conversation on March 20, to discuss his newest novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Ashley V. Robinson
After 90 years of reboots, relaunches, and more, Batman & Superman and all of DC Comics continuity is getting a 'realignment' to be "one master timeline"
The somewhat confusing state of DC comic book canon will be straightened out by this millennia-spanning four-issue comic book series launching in June 2025.
Graeme McMillan
'90s kids, unite: a new Power Rangers show is in the works at Disney+ from the Percy Jackson showrunners
Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz from Disney+'s Percy Jackson TV series have been tapped for an upcoming Power Rangers live-action show
Jules Chin Greene
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For Your Consideration: After Netflix's Adolescence, here are three more unmissable British dramas starring Stephen Graham
This is England, The Virtues, and Boiling Point were all important stepping stones to making Netflix's top-rated show Adolescence
Graeme McMillan
Netflix boss recounts "fistfight" with Marvel over budgets for Daredevil, Luke Cage, and The Punisher
"Our incentives weren't aligned" the CEO of Netflix explained over the budget battles with Marvel Television.
Trent Cannon
Livestream the Breakfast Club reunion, Lord of the Rings cast, Critical Role panel, and more from Chicago's C2E2 2025
Missing C2E2 2025? Be there from anywhere as Popverse livestreams all the big panels from the Main Stage, including Baldur's Gate 3, Critical Role, Lord of the Rings, and the Breakfast Club reunion.
Chris Arrant
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Horror authors Joe Hill, Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Catriona Ward, and Owen King are bring their next stories exclusively to Amazon Kindle
Amazon wants to scare you in a good way - and not with these low prices.
Chuck Tingle answers: Is there any topic in horror you can't write about?
Speaking at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, famously boundary-pushing author Chuck Tingle answered a fan's question about what is taboo in the most taboo genre
Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy's Hannibal reunion moment at ECCC has become a meme, and now a comic
Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen has a unique handshake for his co-star Hugh Dancy.
Did The Ballerina director Len Wiseman originally want Kick-Ass's Hit-Girl, Chloë Grace Moretz, in the Ana de Armas role?
According to a 2020 rumor, the just-released trailer for the first cinematic John Wick spinoff almost looked very different
The Jujutsu Kaisen's anime hiatus helped surge its manga sales to become the biggest manga franchise in the US last year
Anime can help the original manga get more readers - especially in the long wait between seasons - take Jujutsu Kaisen for example
Disney's new Snow White says the 1937 Prince Charming "literally stalks" the titular character
According to the film's star, West Side Story's Rachel Zegler, this Snow White will feature a very different Prince Charming. And according to official descriptions, this one will have... well, an actual name
Leonardo DiCaprio & Martin Scorsese's next movie delves into the conceptions & misconceptions of American Christianity, based on one of Barack Obama's favorite books
Marilynne Robinson's Gilead series is getting the big screen treatment from Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.
DC's Compact Comics line is a comics' new sales juggernaut, as 7 months of sales overshadow pretty much all other Big Two superhero sales in booktrade
DC's Compact Comics line is selling more than Marvel's entire output in bookstores in 2024, according to year-end top 20 sales charts.
If Matthew Lillard can return for Scream, Devon Sawa can return for Final Destination... and he wants to!
"The dead can't come back" is a bit of a precious take for the horror genre, no? I mean, how many times did Devon Sawa die on Chucky?
Ahead of First Steps, Marvel relaunches the Fantastic Four’s comic series by sending them back in time
This July, to coincide with The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie, Marvel's First Family will start all over with a new #1
WWE is goading Netflix & NBCUniversal's Peacock into a streaming battle bidding war for WrestleMania 2026 & beyond
NBCUniversal's Peacock vs. Netflix: the meta WrestleMania 2026 showdown.
More than 20 years later, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence still isn't profitable, which is why we haven't had a sequel yet according to a producer
The Ghost in the Shell franchise remains one of the most iconic in anime history, so we're shocked the movie hasn't made $18 million back yet.
Disney+ launches endless stream of all 35 seasons of The Simpsons - now you don't even have to choose which episode to watch.
With over 750 episodes and nearly 300 hours of The Simpsons to watch, you'll probably catch an episode you've never seen when you tune in.
Prime Video's Invincible season 4 has reportedly cast Thragg - will he be another Walking Dead alum? Check out this 2023 Robert Kirkman quote
After of the season 3 finale, Invincible creator Robert Kirkman revealed that a major comic character's role has been filled by a mystery actor. A quote from one of Kirkman's past Comic Cons may give us a clue as to his identity
Larian boss Swen Vincke continues to champion single-player games like Baldur's Gate 3: "They just have to be good"
Be good and innovate should be the goal of every gaming developer making a single-player game, according to the Larian Studios CEO.
Spotify knows you want more audiobooks, and it's asking new writers for them directly
Got a 10,000-20,000 word story in the romance, thriller, or scifi genre? Spotify might be interested in turning it into an audiobook
Crunchyroll, and the anime it brings, poised to drive Sony's profits over the next two years
The anime streamer has become one of the rare success stories in the streaming industry, with Crunchyroll set to generate more than a third of Sony Pictures' profits over the next two years.
Going once, going twice... sold?: Free Comic Book Day, Comic Shop Locator, and the Diamond Comics empire auction bid deadline is today
How much is a Free Comic Book Day worth, in near mint condition?
Evangelion director Hideaki Anno will stop working when he is dead, as he is currently writing 5 different screenplays (and wants to take on 6th)
The man is a multitasking pro and we're just in awe of the drive and creativity of him.
Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney comics are being 'burned' digitally as the NFT component of VeVe's digital comics app becomes clearer
Yes, in 2025, someone is using the term book burning as a thing we should be happy about
The Black Butler manga is returning from an almost one year hiatus on April 18
The wait is nearly over - Yana Toboso's acclaimed manga Black Butler is returning later this spring
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For Your Consideration: After Netflix's Adolescence, here are three more unmissable British dramas starring Stephen Graham
This is England, The Virtues, and Boiling Point were all important stepping stones to making Netflix's top-rated show Adolescence
Graeme McMillan
Popverse Picks: Our favorite novels from The Buffalo Hunter Hunter's Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is unquestionably a master of horror, and here's everything you need to get started with his work
Jules Chin Greene
Popverse Jump: The Sailor Moon prequel manga Codename: Sailor V is a unique piece of anime history coming to the US this Fall
For the first time, you can purchase both volumes of Codename: Sailor V in one collection as part of the Sailor Moon Box Set from Kodansha, on sale in Fall 2025
Trent Cannon
C2E2 2025
DC's Tom King, Star Wars's Charles Soule, and Comics' Eddie Campbell: Just some of the hundreds of creators in C2E2's full 2025 Artist's Alley line-up
No matter what kind of creators you're looking for, you'll find them at C2E2 2025, and we have the full listing of everyone in Artist Alley at McCormick Place this April.
Graeme McMillan
Livestream the Breakfast Club reunion, Lord of the Rings cast, Critical Role panel, and more from Chicago's C2E2 2025
Missing C2E2 2025? Be there from anywhere as Popverse livestreams all the big panels from the Main Stage, including Baldur's Gate 3, Critical Role, Lord of the Rings, and the Breakfast Club reunion.
Chris Arrant
Watch the Starship Troopers movie reunion panel with Casper Van Dien, Jake Busey, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, & Michael Ironside live from Chicago's C2E2 2025!
John Rico is recruiting some old friends to make new memories in the Starship Troopers reunion panel from C2E2 2025 - watch live!
Chris Arrant
Livestream the Critical Role panel event with Matthew Mercer & more from Chicago's C2E2 2025!
Join Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Taliesin Jaffe as they take us into the world of Critical Role at C2E2 2025.
Chris Arrant
Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy's Hannibal reunion moment at ECCC has become a meme, and now a comic
Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen has a unique handshake for his co-star Hugh Dancy.
Chris Arrant
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy recalls his role in the fairytale musical Ella Enchanted
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy says the best part of working on Ella Enchanted was the friendships
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy reflect on the legacy of Hannibal and what the show means to them a decade later
Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen knew Hannibal was a good series when they were making it, but they had no idea it would be so beloved a decade after it ended
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy serve up their thoughts on Hannibal and Will's complex relationship onscreen
Hannibal’s Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy reveal the truth about Will and Lecter’s strange relationship
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
ECCC 2025
Chuck Tingle answers: Is there any topic in horror you can't write about?
Speaking at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, famously boundary-pushing author Chuck Tingle answered a fan's question about what is taboo in the most taboo genre
Grant DeArmitt
Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy's Hannibal reunion moment at ECCC has become a meme, and now a comic
Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen has a unique handshake for his co-star Hugh Dancy.
Chris Arrant
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Anson Mount keeps pitching a Captain Pike cookbook, and now he wants your help to make it happen
Do you want a Captain Pike cookbook? So does Anson Mount, and he says if enough fans demand it, then it might happen
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy recalls his role in the fairytale musical Ella Enchanted
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy says the best part of working on Ella Enchanted was the friendships
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Rob Liefeld
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld says comic shops are too "unreliable" to debut his new Youngblood relaunch with them first, so is selling to fans direct
First Rob Liefeld quit Marvel, now he's calling out comic shops for being "unreliable" with his work
Chris Arrant
Marvel Studios is out to "embarrass, diminish [and] defeat me” claims Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld, so he is aiming to do it first by publicly quitting Marvel (again)
Rob Liefeld is complaining that Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige does not treat creators well
Graeme McMillan
Margot Robbie, Booksmart director Olivia Wilde, and Poor Things screenwriter Tony McNamara are teaming up... to bring a Rob Liefeld comic to the big screen
Forget Deadpool, Avengelyne might be Rob Liefeld's greatest contribution to cinema
Graeme McMillan
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is writing a memoir about his history with comics (and his own 30+ year career)
The man behind Cable, X-Force, Youngblood, and other Extreme heroes will tell all in 2025
Graeme McMillan
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Anson Mount keeps pitching a Captain Pike cookbook, and now he wants your help to make it happen
Do you want a Captain Pike cookbook? So does Anson Mount, and he says if enough fans demand it, then it might happen
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recalls the making of their iconic musical episode
The cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds spent weeks with a vocal coach preparing for their epic musical episode
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Inside Anson Mount's long journey to be Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Captain Pike, and how he got the blessing of the family of original Pike actor Jeffrey Hunter
Star Trek’s Anson Mount has the blessing of Chris Hunter, son of original Captain Pike actor Jeffrey Hunter.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' captain Anson Mount has been trying to get Bruce Campbell cast on the show for years
Anson Mount keeps petitioning the producers to cast Bruce Campbell on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Joshua Lapin-Bertone