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DC is using its Absolute line to quietly set the stage for Vertigo Comics’ return in 2026
How DC plans to relaunch Vertigo by piggybacking on the success of Absolute DC.
Chris Arrant
Even J.R.R. Tolkien left gaps: Mistborn creator Brandon Sanderson explains why total worldbuilding is a trap for new writers
Cosmere creator Brandon Sanderson reminds us that J.R.R. Tolkien never finished worldbuilding with Lord of the Rings
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Popversations: Thomas Jane talks his comic book collection, The Expanse, and his Comixology book The Lycan
Thomas Jane may have once been The Punisher, but now he's a comic book creator with his own Comixology series The Lycan
Ashley V. Robinson
How to watch the big NYCC 2025 panels
Popverse members get to watch the big panels from NYCC 2025 before anyone else, including panels for Hazbin Hotel, Critical Role, the new Game of Thrones prequel, and more.
Chris Arrant
Tom King describes his “all-encompassing” relationship with DC Comics and DC Studios as one of "love" and "potential"
Tom King says his work with DC Comics is driven by love for its characters.
Ashley V. Robinson
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman kept the suprise ending of the comic not only from fans, but also TWD showrunner Scott Gimple
The Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple wasn’t given a heads up when Robert Kirman abruptly ended the comic book series.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Babs Tarr and a vibrator inspired Critical Role's new character Tyranny, according to Whitney Moore
Planning on cosplaying Moore's demonic Tyranny from Critical Role Campaign 4? You have DC artist Babs Tarr and a pink vibrator to thank
Critical Role is already planning for a future beyond its original cast
Critters were surprised when the Critical Role Campaign 4 cast was revealed to include six new players. But the way Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit tell it, they shouldn't be surprised if something like that happens again
Disney+'s Goosebumps series made one big mistake according to R.L. Stine: not making it for kids
R.L. Stine thought the Disney+ Goosebumps series was good, but believes it was a mistake to aim it towards adults instead of kids
Critical Role have become hits in TV, comics, TTRPG, and live shows: next, they want to get into footwear
Having already partnered with Dark Horse to make comics and Prime Video to make TV, Critical Role's Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit have a boots-on-the-ground plan to make... er, boots
Critical Role expected Daggerheart to do well, but they didn't expect it to do 2500% more than their projections
Critical Role's Daggerheart printed what they thought were a year's worth of campaign books in 2025. They lasted two weeks
Inside the cat-and-mouse game on The Five Nights at Freddy movie set and paparazzi & fans who wanted scoops
The Five Nights at Freddy’s film crew did everything to hide their set from leakers, but the scoopers kept prevailing
DC's Robin Tim Drake originally had a different name, but was only changed AFTER his debut to pay homage to Batman director Tim Burton
Tim Drake’s original name was Jeff, and one reference to the name was accidentally kept in one of his first Batman appearances
DC Studios' aborted Sgt. Rock movie is "really, really good" and "should be made" says presumptive star Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell has no idea what’s going on with DC Studios’ Sgt. Rock movie, but he hopes it will still be made one day
The Dexter TV franchise's biggest plot hole is one Resurrection refuses to care about
The writers behind Dexter: Resurrection will not be addressing one of the show’s biggest plot holes
David Corenswet reached out to Tyler Hoechlin before filming James Gunn's Superman movie for DC Studios, and here’s what he said
Tyler Hoechlin opens up about the notes he shared with David Corenswet before the actor began filming Superman
The one Smallville regret Tom Welling has is about Batman & Bruce Wayne, and even has a fancast of who it should've been
Tom Welling says his dream casting for Smallville’s version of Bruce Wayne was Keanu Reeves
Why animation is the perfect introduction to TTRPGs, according to Legends of Avantris
You may have heard of TTRPG actual play series Legend of Avantris from the weird little mice cartoons that come up on their social media. That's very much by design, say the cast
The Smallville cast would love to do a reunion movie or television special
The cast of Smallville say they’re up for continuing the story with a movie or television special
The Mortal Kombat II cast reveals who’s most likely to prank the set
According to the Mortal Kombat II cast, even Shao Kahn cracks jokes on set.
The Legends of Avantris gang want to tackle the urban noir genre next: "when, not if"
Legends of Avantris, the creators of hit folk horror campaign the Crooked Moon, teased a subgenre they'd love to see as part of their actual play series down the line
The star of HBO’s next Game of Thrones prequel is also a Roblox kid
When Dexter Sol Ansell isn’t filming HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, he does what every other 11-year-old kid does – play Roblox
Popeye is public domain, but there's one heartwarming reason why Genndy Tartakovsky said he'll never try to make his unmade Popeye movie
There's one thing stopping Genndy Tartakovsky from trying his Popeye movie again - the success of his own projects.
Filming Star Wars' Ahsoka season 2 was "magical" for Bryce Dallas Howard, and more fun than Jurassic World or anything else in her adult life
Here’s your hint at what’s to come in the anticipated next chapter of the Disney+ streaming series
The Star Trek spinoff Starfleet Academy is as much a school on-screen as it is off, according to co-star George Hawkins
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s George Hawkins says the show is somewhat meta, as the younger cast members and learning and absorbing from the veteran actors
According to Tom Welling, there was no plan for how Smallville’s Clark lost his powers for Arrowverse's 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' crossover event
Tom Welling says the Arrowverse writers didn’t know how Smallville’s Clark Kent lost his powers in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover
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The anime industry has changed and it is finally time for One Piece to change with it [Popverse Jump]
The transition to a seasonal anime is going to be strange for One Piece fans but it is definitely the right thing for Toei Animation to do.
Trent Cannon
Critical Role Campaign 4 and Birdemic star Whitney Moore reflects on cult films, the overlap of horror and burlesque, and soup for breakfast
Whitney Moore, who Critical Role fans know as Tyranny in Campaign 4, knows why some movies are so bad they're good - "I do not believe that art is good or bad. I believe it is inspired or uninspired."
Grant DeArmitt
Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 has the impossible task of making me want to watch an anime without Gojo [Popverse Jump]
The long break between Jujutsu Kaisen seasons 2 and 3 along with a very competitive January 2026 anime season mean that I'm struggling to get hyped for the Culling Game arc.
Trent Cannon
Emerald City Comic Con
David Tennant 💕 Seattle, and is returning for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
By popular demand (from Seattle and the actor!), David Tennant is returning to ECCC in 2026.
Chris Arrant
The Popverse Superfan presale for ECCC 2026 celebrity photo ops and autograph is here - here's everything you need to know
We have everything you need to know about the Superfan presale for autographs and photo ops at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.
Graeme McMillan
Agents of SHIELD, assemble! Marvel stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen are flying into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen will be available for autographs and photo ops Saturday and Sunday at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle
Jules Chin Greene
The Amazing Digital Circus stars Lizzie Freeman, Michael Kovach, and Alex Rochon are coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026
The voice cast of hit YouTube series The Amazing Digital Circus are coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2026, with Lizzie Freeman, Michael Kovach, and Alex Rochon appearing for all four days of the show!
Graeme McMillan
Brandon Sanderson
Even J.R.R. Tolkien left gaps: Mistborn creator Brandon Sanderson explains why total worldbuilding is a trap for new writers
Cosmere creator Brandon Sanderson reminds us that J.R.R. Tolkien never finished worldbuilding with Lord of the Rings
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson loves Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but has one storytelling critique I now can't unsee
Cosmere creator Brandon Sanderson wishes Star Wars: The Last Jedi hadn’t spent so much time on the casino planet
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson says talking to his fans is the real reason why he’s a bestseller
The author of The Stormlight Archives says he decided early on to communicate with his fans often to make sure they knew exactly when his next book was out
Trent Cannon
How to read Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books in release and chronological order
How to read Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Ultimate Marvel Universe
Inside the "gutsy decision" to kill the Ultimate Marvel universe, and why they were worried continuing it would be wrong
Marvel is ending the Ultimate Universe at its peak, and writers Jonathan Hickman, Chris Condon, and Peach Momoko tell Popverse that’s the point
Jules Chin Greene
Inside the bold attempt to outdo all the Wolverine comics ever with Ultimate Wolverine, according to writer Chris Condon
Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio's Ultimate Wolverine pushes the envelope on what we expect from a Logan story
Jules Chin Greene
Ultimate X-Men creator Peach Momoko reflects on two years of writing and drawing Marvel’s boldest X-Men reinvention
As Marvel’s Ultimate Universe winds down, Peach Momoko talks Ultimate X-Men, new mutants, and her future as a writer.
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel’s Ultimate X-Men pushed Peach Momoko to scrap entire stories and start over
Peach Momoko has become Marvel Comics' most distinctive modern artist... then she proved herself as an Ultimate X-Men writer too.
Jules Chin Greene
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The star of HBO’s next Game of Thrones prequel is also a Roblox kid
When Dexter Sol Ansell isn’t filming HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, he does what every other 11-year-old kid does – play Roblox
Ashley V. Robinson
Bonding over Mario Kart: How the Nintendo racing game made the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms become a better show
How Mario Kart helped the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms become a better show
Ashley V. Robinson
Why Dunk doesn’t need to be seven feet tall in HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, according to actor Peter Claffey
The TV version of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Dunk won’t be seven foot tall like his literature counterpart
Ashley V. Robinson
The A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms cast reveal which Game of Thrones house they would join
The cast of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms pick their Game of Thrones houses
Ashley V. Robinson
Emerald City Comic Con
David Tennant 💕 Seattle, and is returning for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
By popular demand (from Seattle and the actor!), David Tennant is returning to ECCC in 2026.
Chris Arrant
The Popverse Superfan presale for ECCC 2026 celebrity photo ops and autograph is here - here's everything you need to know
We have everything you need to know about the Superfan presale for autographs and photo ops at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.
Graeme McMillan
Agents of SHIELD, assemble! Marvel stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen are flying into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen will be available for autographs and photo ops Saturday and Sunday at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle
Jules Chin Greene
The Amazing Digital Circus stars Lizzie Freeman, Michael Kovach, and Alex Rochon are coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026
The voice cast of hit YouTube series The Amazing Digital Circus are coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2026, with Lizzie Freeman, Michael Kovach, and Alex Rochon appearing for all four days of the show!
Graeme McMillan