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The long journey to recreate Final Fantasy Tactics, from Square Enix's Kazutoyo Maehiro and Hiroshi Minagawa [Gamify My Life]
We talked to two of the people who worked on the original Final Fantasy Tactics about how The Ivalice Chronicles came to be.
September 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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PAX West 2025's Omegathon approaches its end - and here's how you can get involved
There's a charity component to the Omegathon that you can take part in - and it might change the wardrobe of the MC of the event for the final if you do
September 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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I brought my kid to PAX West 2025 and all he got was excitement, self-discovery and a whole new community
What happens when a 13-year-old gamer gets to go to PAX West for the first time? A simple declaration: "I have found my people"
September 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The upcoming Resident Evil: Requiem will have first- and third-person play, giving us two distinctly different and frightening ways to play the game
Whether you love the 3rd person POV from classic Resident Evil games or the uniquely terrifying experience of 1st person in RE7, Requiem has got you covered
September 01, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Trails beyond the Horizon has the beautifully blended combat system JRPG fans have been waiting for
Fans of both turn-based and action RPGs will find themselves with plenty to do with the latest entry in the Trails series.
August 31, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Video games can help you find out who you really are, and what you really want (romantically, at least)
The Decades of Digital Love panel at PAX West 2025 makes the case for playing around virtually to explore your real life game settings, so to speak
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel & Spider-Man swing into PAX West 2025 to bring a little bit of NYC to Magic: The Gathering (including a Daily Bugle!)
There's a lot of exclusive Spider-Man for Magic: The Gathering fans to pick up at PAX West 2025
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The defining feature of early erotic video games and the "first smut boom"? Sexual assault, depressingly
PAX West 2025's Decades of Digital Love panel highlighted a worrying trend in early erotic video games
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man, Borderlands 4 rage rooms, and manga publishers learning new tricks: Three of our favorite PAX West 2025 booths
Magic: The Gathering, Shueisha Games, and Borderlands 4 are some of the most exciting booths PAX West 2025 attendees can find during this weekend's show
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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What happens when the manga publisher behind One Piece and Dragon Ball gets into gaming? PAX West 2025 attendees can find out for themselves
Shueisha Games is showing six games at PAX West 2025, including one described as "Spirited Away with camera mechanics"
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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A Marvel partnership was a bucket list item for Magic: The Gathering when Wizards of the Coast began dreaming up Universes Beyond years ago
It took four years to do a Marvel x MTG set, but we've now learned it's the first one that came to mind - and the biggest - since Universes Beyond was first dreamt up.
August 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
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What to Watch This Weekend: Wednesday season 2 part 2, Taylor Kitsch returns in Dark Wolf, and Thursday Murder Club
Between Taylor Kitsch, Helen Mirren, and Jenna Ortega, we've got you covered for what to watch this weekend.
August 30, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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We found the most expensive - $75,000! - Magic: The Gathering card at PAX West 2025 (No, we didn't buy it)
One of the rarest cards in Magic: The Gathering history can be yours if you're at PAX West 2025 (and you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare)
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Teenage rollerblading and Iron Chef point the way to the future of gaming at PAX Rising Showcase at PAX West 2025
Arcane Eats and Rollergirl are two indie games getting the spotlight at the leading games show in the US as part of PAX Rising Showcase
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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See all the Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man cards revealed at PAX West 2025
Spider-Man, Spider-Men, and villains such as Venom, Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and more. (Wait... is that Knull?)
August 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Livestream Monster Hunter Wilds, Borderlands 4, Magic: The Gathering x Spider-Man, and more PAX West 2025 panels live
Be there from anywhere, as Popverse is livestreaming PAX West 2025.
August 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Batman, Netflix's Wednesday, NYCC pre-sales, the Witcher prequel, and more: This September at Popverse
Join us here in September as we are your tour guide and pop culture BFF, telling you what's good, what's bad, and why things are so great in the worlds of comics, movies, tv, games, and fiction lit.
August 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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James Wan's The Conjuring jumps right to the scares, and there's nothing wrong with that [The Coldest Open]
Are the opening moments of the first film in The Conjuring universe a triumph in character development and narrative introduction? No. Do they make you go, "AGH!"? Yes.
August 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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After Critical Role's Tusk Love and Armory of Heroes, more in-universe Exandrian projects are on their way
Expect more texts published as though they were written by citizens of Exandria themselves, says Licensing Brand Associate Niki Chi
August 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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How to cosplay Exandria: Critical Role's Armory of Heroes is a tome of reference for cosplaying critters
From Vox Machina to The Mighty Nein and even into the Age of Arcanum, the Armory of Heroes has Exandrian style you wish to emulate
August 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Only one can win the Omegathon at PAX West 2025 (but there's plenty of room for a Chicken Jockey or two in this year's Minecraft tournament)
Every PAX, there's an Omegathon, and this year's PAX West is no different - but who will win in the four-day-long tournament of Minecraft modes?
August 29, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Dan Da Dan anime improves on the manga — Science Saru’s Evil Eye arc is a masterclass in faithful adaptation [Popverse Jump]
Lingering just a little longer on Evil Eye's backstory made it that much more tragic and I love the Dan Da Dan anime for that.
August 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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DC has unveiled a major new Wonder Woman villain over two years in the making, co-created by one of James Gunn's top writers
Meet Matriarch, the new DC big bad foretold to kill Wonder Woman and (almost) all the Amazons
August 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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SpoilersJames Gunn's new DC Cinematic Universe now has 99 alternate universes as revealed in Peacemaker - and one we'll call DC2 (not Earth-2, but...)
Peacemaker Season 2 establishes that there are 99 other universes than the DCU… So what are they?
August 29, 2025
Alex Zalben
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Oz, Manhattan, and German Expressionism: What inspired Age of Arcanum, according to Critical Role star Liam O'Brien
O'Brien recently spoke to the worldbuilding that went into the Exandria Unlimited: Calamity campaign, set centuries before Critical Role's Campaign 1
August 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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What Critical Role's Liam O'Brien imagined for the Vox Machina 'Deathwalker's Ward' armor is not what the costume ended up looking like
Vox Machina's Vax'ildan sports a gloomy, feathered, and ornate piece of leather armor in Critical Role's famous Campaign 1 and its adaptations thereafter. But that wasn't exactly what Vax's actor, O'Brien, had in mind
August 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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I am ready for Matt Fraction’s Batman run to turn me into a raging Jim Gordon fan
I like comic book Jim Gordon just fine, but I'm ready for a certified Jim Gordon fan like Batman writer Matt Fraction to show me the truth
August 26, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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He became Spider-Man for a boy with cancer, now he’s a hero to dozens of kids across Canada
Meet the Winnipeg Webhead, a Spider-Man cosplayer who acts as a personal superhero for children with illnesses
August 26, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Batman writer Tom Taylor talks Detective Comics, boatfuls of dead bodies, and DC's first all-ages and creator-owned comic, C.O.R.T.!
Tom Taylor gave us the lowdown on Batman's Detective Comics and DC's brand new super team in the all-ages series, C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table!
August 25, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The most anticipated games at PAX West 2025 including Borderlands 4, the Final Fantasy Tactics remake, and more
Borderlands 4, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and a new Digimon Story game, plus the highly anticipated Final Fantasy Tactics remake! All games we can't wait to play at PAX West.
August 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Karlach's ending in Baldur's Gate 3 is so good because sometimes you can do everything right and still not win [Gamify My Life]
Victory without sacrifice would be too hollow but Karlach's ending in Baldur's Gate 3 still hurts in the best way.
August 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The key (and controversial) differences between The Witcher books vs. the Netflix show [Lore Corner]
Season 4 of The Witcher on Netflix will debut Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia. So let's take a dive into how the TV show differs from the books
August 24, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Final Fantasy, NASA Moon missions, monster hunting and video game history: PAX West 2025 is bringing everything to Seattle
PAX West 2025 is the most packed Labor Day weekend you can imagine, and we've picked some of the panels we're most looking forward to from the show
August 22, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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With IT: Chapter One's opening scene, Andy Muschietti proves you can be scared even if you know where this is going [The Coldest Open]
Director Andy Muschietti, who is returning to Pennywise's realm for IT: Welcome to Derry on HBO, knows that you know your Stephen King. And that's not gonna stop him
August 22, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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My Dress-Up Darling reminds us there’s nothing cringe about loving what you love [Popverse Jump]
There is a little Gojo in all of us, just begging for acceptance.
August 22, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Spoilers!James Gunn just retconned Zack Snyder's Justice League, his DCEU, and even Jason Momoa's Aquaman and Ezra Miller's Flash out of the DC cinematic universe in one fell swoop in Peacemaker season 2 premiere
There’s no question about Peacemaker’s status in the DCU, as the Season 2 “previously on” makes big changes to the continuity of the series.
August 22, 2025
Alex Zalben
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John Cena and James Gunn's Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 1 Is Packed with Easter Eggs for the DCU, the MCU, and even '80s Hair Metal
We get some deep cuts to DC comics and some firm ties to Superman in the first episode of Peacemaker season 2, if you're able to spot them.
August 22, 2025
Alex Zalben
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Superman and Batman's future is Squid Games meets Mortal Kombat: DC K.O. explained
Darkseid is the thread that connects Absolute DC, DC All In and the upcoming DC K.O., and we're here to explain how it all comes together just before everything gets punched apart
August 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The biggest Marvel Comics characters not in Marvel Studios' MCU (yet) [Marvel Matters]
Hey Kevin Feige, here are the biggest Marvel characters you haven't brought into the MCU yet (but could, and should!).
August 20, 2025
Chris Arrant
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What to Watch September 2025: Wednesday season 2 wraps up on Netflix, Gen V returns to Prime Video, Only Murders in the Building is sluething about Hulu again, and so much more
Plus: Haunted Hotel, Helluva Boss, Futurama and at least one more adult animated series
August 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Simon Kinberg on writing X-Men movies, producing Glenn Powell's The Running Man remake, and co-creating Star Wars Rebels [Popversations]
In this edition of our members-only video interview series, Popversations, our video producer Ashley V. Robinson talks to writer-director Simon Kinberg
August 18, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Here's your reading guide to The Witcher books [Lore Corner]
Ahead of the Crossroads of Ravens prequel book's release, here is everything you need to know about The Witcher books and their reading order
August 18, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Forget Sonic - Yakuza is the greatest game series Sega has ever made and it isn't close [Gamify My Life]
Yakuza is the goofiest series with the biggest heart and every entry is a blessing.
August 18, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Why the new King of the Hill episode 'No Hank Left Behind' is the most important episode of the entire show
Hulu’s King of the Hill revival tackles toxic masculinity, the manosphere, and generational trauma
August 18, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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We Need To Talk About Yaddle, the most badass member of Star Wars' Jedi Order [Rebel Rouser]
Sure, she's known as the "female Yoda" by casual Star Wars fans, but the High Republic novels proved by Yaddle is a formidable Jedi
August 15, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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I watched Ridley Scott’s original Alien movie in a swimming pool and it felt right for all the wrong reasons, perhaps
I rewatched Alien at a Disney Dive-In Theater in a backyard pool, and it was a refreshing break from the chaos of post-pandemic moviegoing
August 15, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The beginning of An American Werewolf in London stumbles a bit, but that's understandable on the misty English moors [The Coldest Open]
An American Werewolf in London opens with a so-so protagonist and debatable title song, but I'll walk through the countryside on a full moon myself before I criticize those visuals
August 15, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Why the Panty & Stocking anime’s legendary Dub had to change — and how season 2 gets it right [Popverse Jump]
I love Christopher Sabat, but him returning to the role of Garterbelt would have been awkward for everyone involved.
August 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel TV, DC K.O. an Agents of SHIELD reunion, and a new Game of Thrones show head up New York Comic Con 2025's loaded panel schedule
There's a lot of good stuff to see at New York Comic-Con 2025, and we're sharing some of our highlights right here
August 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Rick Riordan’s take on Norse mythology with the Magnus Chase books has gotten me back into reading Thor comics [If It Bleeds, We Read]
Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase books helped me rediscover my love of Norse mythology and Thor in general
August 14, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Despite blistered feet and a 12-inch wig, a young girl reminded me why I only cosplay heroes like All Might and Captain America
If you've never seen the way a kid's face lights up when their hero walks into view, you're missing out.
August 14, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Explaining Rachel Rozman, Natasha Lyonne's Fantastic Four: First Steps character [Lore Corner]
Poker Face star Lyonne's character might have even longtime Marvel Comics readers scratching their heads after they get out of Fantastic Four: First Steps. Allow us to clear up the confusion
August 12, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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The Metal Gear series was never meant to be taken as serious as it is, which makes Metal Gear Solid Delta the perfect one to remake [Gamify My Life]
We can't wait for a whole new generation of gamers to discover just how silly the Metal Gear series has always been.
August 11, 2025
Trent Cannon
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It's all doom and gloom at Nevermore Academy, but the Wednesday season 2 cast seemed to have fun on their group vacation to Greece
The Addams' daughter isn't the "sun and and type," but the real people that play her friends and family on Netflix's Wednesday season 2 seem to be
August 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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DC's Justice League of America didn't just set the tone for the DCU, it gave the world the Marvel Universe, too [Back Pages]
This month sees the 65th anniversary of DC's Justice League of America #1, the first standalone title for the superhero team that changed everything
August 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Live Comedy, Live Play: Dimension 20 (and future Critical role!) GM Brennan Lee Mulligan on the parallels between TTRPGs and Improv
'Yes, And' can make for an incredible improv comedy show, but how does it factor into GMing a game such as Dropout's Cloudward, Ho, or Critical Role's Campaign 4? Let Brennan Lee Mulligan explain
August 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Ridley Scott's Alien opener reminds us there's more to be afraid of than just the xenomorph [The Coldest Open]
Even before the first chestburster scene, there's already a villain onboard the Nostromo, and plenty of warning signs that the cast of Alien aren't going to make it
August 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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There are darker, more intense things on the way for Wednesday in season 2, but Bruno actor Noah Taylor is staying mum about them
No spoilers, we promise. Much as we tried to get Wednesday's werewolf heartthrob to spill the beans, Taylor stayed true to the spirit of the show and kept his secrets
August 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The bittersweet magic of Studio Ghibli: Why Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘cozy’ anime movies always hides something dark [Popverse Jump]
My Neighbor Totoro is the most cozy Ghibli movie out there and it is still moderately terrifying at places.
August 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
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What to Watch This Weekend: All the Alien movies before Alien: Earth next week
Before Alien: Earth, Hulu has Alien movies bursting out of its chest.
August 07, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Spider-Man and Mary Jane is the most complicated situationship in Marvel comics, especially after this week
Peter Parker has the worst luck in comics when it comes to relationships, but Spider-Man's ex Mary Jane Watson is a very close second - even more so after this week's All-New Venom and Amazing Spider-Man issues
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez are rebooting Batman, and it’s already a vibe
Matt Fraction sat down with us at SDCC 2025 to discuss his upcoming Batman run with Jorge Jiménez
August 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Chris Claremont isn't sharing his X-Men: From the Ashes pitch because he still has hopes to do it someday (and some way)
Although Marvel turned down Chris Claremont's recent X-Men relaunch pitch after the Krakoan Age, he still hopes to write it someday
August 06, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Arthur Adams reflects on his influential career, missed Marvel projects, and why fans keep asking for Rogue [Marvel Matters]
Longshot co-creator Arthur Adams talks in this week's Marvel Matters.
August 05, 2025
Dave Buesing
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With the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter out this year, this is the perfect time to try the biggest JRPG series you haven't played [Gamify My Life]
If you haven't played any of the Trails games, this is the time to fix that.
August 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
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What's it like to be a werewolf on the set of Wednesday season 2? A new Netflix cast member has the answer
Making real werewolf transformations happen is as easy as checking your lunar calendar - the cast and crew of Netflix's Wednesday had to work a little harder, says newcomer Noah Taylor
August 02, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Zach Cregger's Barbarian is bonkers horror, but its opening is a masterclass in subtlety [The Coldest Open]
Eventually, Cregger's 2022 basement horror flick gets cranked up to 11. But it's worth talking about how it starts out at a very creepy 1
August 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The one thing that Dan Da Dan does better than Demon Slayer ever did [Popverse Jump]
If every one has a tragic backstory, then does anyone really have a tragic backstory?
August 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Wednesday season 2 star Noah Taylor on filming in Dublin, character dynamics, and lycanthrope costuming
Taylor, who plays werewolf Bruno in the second season of Jenna Ortega's Netflix series Wednesday, pulls back the purple curtains on your next Halloween season binge
July 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark is a satisfying takedown of H.P. Lovecraft and his racism, and my soul has been healed by it [If It Bleeds, We Read]
In the thrilling novella Ring Shout, writer P. Djèlí Clark rewrites H.P. Lovecraft's place within American history and the horror literary canon
July 31, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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What to Watch This Weekend: Jason Momoa as a Hawaiian war chief, Tom Brady invades real football, and reality romance veterans clash in Perfect Match
Three big shows are debuting and returning this week on Netflix, Amazon's Prime Video, and Apple TV+.
July 31, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Surely the return of the Naked Gun is the time to remind everyone of three great parody movies (It is, but don't call me Shirley) [FYC]
Prepare for Liam Neeson taking over Police Squad with a rewatch of Young Frankenstein, Hot Fuzz, and Walk Hard
July 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Microsoft feels like the new Sega - why the recent studio closures feel like the collapse of the Xbox ecosystem
As the next generation of consoles gets kicked off, it feels like Xbox is retreating rather than making a case for dominance.
July 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Follow along live!Follow along as Stranger Things' David Harbour & Matthew Modine talk about season 5 finale and more live from Tampa Bay Comic Con 2025
Ahead of Netflix's Stranger Things season finale, Hawkins police chief Jim Hopper (played by David Harbour) and scientist Martin 'Papa' Brenner (Matthew Modine) are coming to Tampa to get us all excited.
July 27, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Everything we learned about Starfleet Academy at Comic-Con
At the Star Trek Panel at San Diego Comic Con, fans were shown their first look at Starfleet Academy, and met the cadet cast including Holly Hunter.
July 27, 2025
Ernie Estrella
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How James Gunn's Superman movie leads into HBO Max's Peacemaker season 2
Speaking at San Diego Comic Con, Gunn himself gave us a little window into the bridge between this summer's Superman and Peacemaker season 2, and by extension, a little window into the DCU
July 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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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
July 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The hottest character to draw in superhero comics is Absolute Batman - because he’s huge! Just ask Nick Dragotta and Daniel Warren Johnson
At DC Comics’ Gotham City panel, the love for Big Boy Batman from Absolute Batman was tangible from the artists
July 27, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Supergirl - Everything we know about the 2026 Milly Alcock movie and how James Gunn's Superman set it up [Lore Corner]
From the release date to plot details to the cast, here is everything we know about Supergirl in the new DCU.
July 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Identifying all 26 superheroes on DC Studios' Superman movie mural in the Hall of Justice
There are some deep cuts and some obscure characters here, but we think we've identified them all.
July 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Tom Holland's Fright Night (1985) is a stone cold classic with a tepid opening [The Coldest Open]
Eventually, Fright Night will give us some stellar vampire makeup effects. But first, we have to sit through an awkward (and decently uncomfortable) opening sequence
July 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Summer Hikaru Died Is slow-burn Horror at its most disturbing — you’ll feel the dread before you see it [Popverse Jump]
Romance with an eldritch horror twist is what makes this Netflix anime so wonderfully hard to watch.
July 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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How the visual identity of the Fantastic Four makes it feel like a real family
Marvel's First Family is all about family unity and matching outfits
July 25, 2025
Carl Waldron
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Is Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four: First Steps? Explaining what the director said AND what happened in the MCU movie
Robert Downey, Jr. will play Doctor Doom in next year's Avengers: Doomsday
July 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Spoilers!Fantastic Four ending explained: What happened, what the surprises are, and all about that post-credits scene with you know who
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally out, and Matt Shakman's film brings big changes to the MCU.
July 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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ReviewMarvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie feels like a Marvel movie directed by Reed Richards - and that concerns me
Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps makes Mister Fantastic a little too likable, a little too safe, and a little too perfect
July 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Long Walk is Stephen King’s dark take on The Odyssey for Vietnam War-era America [If It Bleeds, It Reads]
Stephen King's book, The Long Walk, lifts elements from The Odyssey by Homer for a dystopian story reflecting the bleakness of the Vietnam War
July 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Fantastic Four's Human Torch wasn't a womanizer until the '00s - but somehow it stuck so much Marvel Studios is fighting back in First Steps
How Chris Evans and the Ultimates creators changed Fantastic Four's Human Torch into a womanizer.
July 24, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the freshest piece of the MCU we've seen in almost a decade
Forget the MCU, and just enjoy a superhero movie with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
July 24, 2025
Gavia Baker Whitelaw
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Follow along as DC unveils 2025 Batman plans, as well as his Gotham City friends, live from SDCC 2025
Get all the news about Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and more as DC goes full-on Gotham City at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2025.
July 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Follow along as Marvel Comics unveils the Endgame of its Ultimate Marvel line (and more) in its Next Big Thing panel from SDCC 2025
Avengers: Endgame was the highpoint of the MCU so far, and now Marvel Comics is looking to do it their way.
July 24, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Follow along as Marvel Comics unveils its big 2025 X-Men event Age of Revelation at SDCC 2025
Marvel EiC C.B. Cebulski, top X-Men boss Tom Brevoort, and more talk about the drastic revamp of the X-Men line coming this fall as part of Age of Revelation.
July 24, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Follow along as DC unveils its big 2025 event plans for Absolute Evil, DC K.O, Absolute Batman - and Absolute everything from SDCC 2025
Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder, Superman's Joshua Williamson, Justice League Unlimited's Mark Waid, and more convene to unveil DC's big plans for the rest of 2025 and beyond.
July 24, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Before The Fantastic Four: First Steps, prepare to head into space with these three retro sci-fi classics, offering Space Odysseys, Men in Space, and Fantastic Voyages [FYC]
Marvel Studios' new movie lifts from a number of mid-20th century sci-fi classics - so before hitting the theater, it's time to revisit Fantastic Voyage, First Man into Space, and 2001: A Space Odyssey
July 23, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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HBO's The Gilded Age was originally a prequel to Downton Abbey, and now as The Grand Finale approaches its creator teases a connectionThe star-crossed connection between Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age, and the crossover fire creator Julian Fellowes can't help but keep stoking
The star-crossed connection between Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age, and the crossover fire creator Julian Fellowes can't help but keep stoking
July 23, 2025
Alex Zalben
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How Kickstarter is kicking its comics division into high gear by finding a place for big companies while continuing to nurture small press
As Kickstarter comics has its biggest hit ever with $4.5m Transformers Compedium, Popverse talks with its comics lead Sam Kusek about the platform and future plans.
July 22, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The 5 most popular Marvel characters, including in the MCU and the original comics [Marvel Matters]
Spider-Man, Wolverine, and more make the list of the most popular characters Marvel has right now.
July 22, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The best Fantastic Four comics ever published: Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing unite in the best tales since 1961's first issue
Can you get caught up on sixty years of Marvel's First Family before Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off Phase 6 of the MCU? Er, no. But we can tell you which of the best comics you can read before then
July 22, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Even as Adam Sandler courts nostalgia for Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix, he refuses to be confined by his past
Happy Gilmore 2 is more than a nostalgia play; it's part of Adam Sandler's wildly unique career.
July 21, 2025
Alex Zalben
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Katey Sagal opens up on Sons of Anarchy, Futurama, her singing career and being a karaoke virgin [Popversations]
Katey Sagal, the actress who voices Leela on Futurama, spills some secrets about her life as a singer and beyond in this edition of Popversations
July 21, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson