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Could Masters of the Universe be another Barbie for Mattel?
It would be easy for He-Man to follow the Barbie formula, but that might not be the best idea
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Spoilers! | Marvel Comics' Daredevil ending explained: Inside the finale of Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's run
Chip Zdarsky’s four year run on Daredevil has come to an end. Where does that leave the Man Without Fear?
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Everything we know about Netflix's anime adaptation
The Bryan Lee O'Malley comic heads to Netflix as an anime, and it's bringing much of the Edgar Wright film cast along. Here's all you need to know
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Susan Sarandon is coming to NYCC 2023, and Popverse has first dibs on Photo Ops and Autographs
Susan Sarandon, known for her roles in movies including Rocky Horror Picture Show, Thelma & Louise, and Little Women, is heading to NYCC for autographing and solo and joint Photo Ops with co-star Tim Curry
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Barbie is the new Batman, but that's not a good thing
Barbie is a genuine pop culture phenomenon, which might not be the best thing for people who want to see more movies like Barbie
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Good Omens season 2: What Aziraphale's plight says about religion and goodness
Good Omens season 2 tempts the audience to question what they've been taught
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Argylle: Who is the writer whose novel is behind Henry Cavill's upcoming spy thriller?
Who is Elly Conway turns out to be a question at the heart of the new movie
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Is Rafael Grampá the next Frank Miller? The Batman artist/writer responds to fan comments
Ahead of the release of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham, Grampá speaks about crafting his own Dark Knight
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Todd McFarlane created a universe of Spawn variants. Now he’s murdering them all, as babies.
“It’s baby on baby violence”: Todd McFarlane announces Spawn Kills Every Spawn.
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Supergirl: Superman's cousin's tangled history and bright future
After decades of convoluted history, Supergirl is poised to become bigger than ever. Here's the long road to Supergirl's resurgence.
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Baron von Streuben | Inside the life of the US Revolutionary War hero who was also revolutionary and flamboyantly gay
Washington's Gay General: the comic biography of the US Revolutionary War hero
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McDonald's Loki tie-in: Yes, we bought it for the sauce
Lost in the sauce - our underwhelming journey to get the Loki McDonalds meal from start to finish
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To me, my X-Men: Why Tom Brevoort's Marvel job change is a big deal (and not just for comics)
He helped create the modern Avengers as we know it, and how he's been tasked to do the same for the X-Men
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Heartstopper's use of animation makes the show a success
Season 2 of Heartstopper just came out, and once again it uses animation in important ways to tell its story.
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What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
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Prime Video's Red White and Royal Blue adaptation is not nearly as bad as its trailer
Sure, it's your regular romance fare, but what's wrong with that?
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Harley Quinn and the art of giving a f**k
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the anatomy of the f-bomb
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A new Meg book takes everything you love about the Meg movies, and gives you more
The Meg creator Steve Alten explained about the new boxset on Enter the Popverse
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Mattel wants to be the new Marvel
After the record-breaking success of Greta Gerwig's Barbie, the toy company wants to put more IPs on the big screen
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How Disney's acquisition of Star Wars rocked the Clone Wars cast, according to the actors themselves
“There was only five people in the company in all of Lucasfilm that actually knew that Disney was buying Star Wars.”
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Marvel Studios' Loki is about to introduce a Zaniac to the MCU - but just who is he?
The trailer for Loki Season 2 features a monstrous antagonist that, in the comics, is responsible for the Jack the Ripper murders
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A Blue Beetle comic spikes in sales ahead of movie
Infinite Crisis #5 by Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, Jerry Ordway, & Ivan Reis was the first time Jaime Reyes donned the mantle of Blue Beetle
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Dog Man sees red in Dav Pilkey's next guaranteed best-selling comic from Scholastic Graphix
What happens when Dog Man gets sprayed by a skunk?
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Spoilers! | Marvel set up a bunch of major storylines in Amazing Spider-Man #31
Breaking down all of the major storylines launched in Amazing Spider-Man #31
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Get the X-Men experience (with or without Marvel's help): Inside the upcoming mutant con The Uncanny Experience
Get a look behind the scenes of the upcoming Uncanny Experience X-Men fan convention
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Spoilers! | Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 ending explained
Let us help answer your questions about the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 finale
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Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound: Exclusive sneak peek into Dave Chisholm's newest jazz comic
Dave Chisholm's newest graphic novel follows Miles Davis as he recovers from a stroke
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Virgin River: Netflix's PNW romance returns with fire and heartbreak (actual fire, proverbial heartbreak)
Mel's got some more to struggle with in Virgin River season 5
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Will there be a Barbie sequel? Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling have not signed on
Conversations about Barbie 2 are happening, but the star talent have not officially agreed to a deal
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What the Paddington Photoshop meme tells us about the Bear himself
How do you solve a problem like Paddington? - toss him into an unexpected place
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Superheroes and super heels: How AEW embodies comic-book style superheroics
Wrestling is full of heroes and villains. Here’s how AEW does it best and how Fight Forever gives fans a chance to play along
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Members Access | Batman's Rafael Grampá on "bringing in ugliness when trying to make something beautiful"
Ugly can be beautiful, and beauty can be ugly: Rafael Grampá sits down to talk with Popverse
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Full Panel Video | Watch Jack Black perform Bowser from the Super Mario Bros. Movie live in front of a packed NYCC crowd!
From the Empire Stage at the Javits Center in NYC, Popverse has your first look at the Super Mario Bros. movie and a Q&A with Jack Black!
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Spoilers! | Marvel just made a questionable change to Magneto’s history with the X-Men
Did Magneto try to kill humanity? Well, maybe not - according to Magneto #1
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Detective Comics' Ram V is talking about his Batman western in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ram V comes on Enter the Popverse to talk about his Batman western arc in Detective Comics
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Argylle: The release date, trailer, cast, and more to Henry Cavill's new spy thriller
Cavill plays "a larger-than-life action hero with a wink" in the new movie (for a good reason)
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Batman: Wayne Family Adventures' CRC Payne and Red Hood: Outlaw's Patrick Young on writing DC through slice of life
The writers of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures and Red Hood: Outlaws chat the power of slice of life
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Superman: How the Daily Planet changed the superhero game
The Daily Planet is more than a staple in the Superman mythos - it's also a foundational trope in the superhero genre
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The Jurassic Park-themed podcast See Jurassic Right from Steven Ray Morris is returning soon
“I'm also in the middle of relaunching See Jurassic Right.” Morris says
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psychedelic trek thr | Sloane Leong returns to to the strikingly beautiful and surreal worlds of Prism Stalker with The Weeping Star
Returning to the world of Prism Stalker with Sloane Leong’s latest: The Weeping Star
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Badder blood, even worse planning: how you just can't fault Rob Liefeld for missing his own panel
It's just impossible to be upset with him! He's too nice!
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Full Panel Video | Watch the Chainsaw Man panel with Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock from Florida Supercon!
Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock talk all things Chainsaw Man, and you can watch it all like you were there
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The Our Flag Means Death cast reveals what songs they would perform in drag
What would happen if the cast of OFMD performed in a drag show? The stars of the show pitch their setlist.
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Is Chainsaw Man for moms? The cast share their experiences
What happens when you show Chainsaw Man to your mom? The cast of the hit anime break it down.
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Big pirate adventure, bigger emotional journey in the sapphic swashbuckler The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl
What if the gods answered your prayers... with a surprise? Find out in The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl
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What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
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Without Hall H, every SDCC panel became Hall H: A travelog of Comic-Con International: San Diego
A trojan horse of hope for comics? Time will tell more than anything else.
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Killer shark: Ten horror shark movies that will have you terrified to go near water
You're gonna need a bigger boat (well, couch) when you start watching these movies about sharks
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"Batman is a 15-year-old boy's idea of what a rich guy would do when he was eight," says Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin has strong thoughts on Batman, and superheroes in general
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Head back to the 2000s with this excerpt of Kate Leth's Mall Goth
A throwback to the days where the mall was the place to be
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How Spawn’s confrontation with Donald Trump earned Todd McFarlane an angry phone call from Breitbart
Todd McFarlane recounts the angry phone call he got from Breitbart after Spawn attacked Donald Trump.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode (and the real singers on the Enterprise crew)
After 'Subspace Rhapsody,' we dive into how musical each cast member of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is.
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Did Barbie's creator Ruth Handler really commit tax fraud? Yes!
In Greta Gerwig's 2023 Barbie movie, a fictionalized Ruth Handler jokes about getting in trouble with the IRS. That part isn't fiction...
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Happy Death Day's Christopher Landon set to direct Scream VII
Landon, who also directed Netflix's We Have a Ghost, takes the bloody baton from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
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Will there be a Meg 3? The Meg 2: The Trench director hopes so
Meg 2: The Trench director Ben Wheatley feels like there's more to explore in the Meg-averse
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Spoilers! | Marvel wants everyone to forget Ms. Marvel died – literally
After reviving Kamala Khan, Marvel is erasing the events of her death altogether.
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Daredevil: Born Again villain rumors lead to spike in sales of a surprising Marvel comic
Speculators are seeking out the first appearance of serial killer Muse, first appearing in Daredevil #11 by Charles Soule and Ron Garney.
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Members Access | An afternoon with the archbishop of fun: In conversation with Howard Chaykin
"I'm not going to compete for the attention of an audience that is perfectly happy with a template"
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The Transformers: EarthSpark team chat big changes in season 1 finale (no spoilers)
The cast and creative team of Transformers: EarthSpark talk the first season's last 7 episodes
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A P.I. state of mind: The best detective show in every U.S. state
True Detective is slowly conquering America one state at a time. Which shows stand in its way?
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The Meg creator Steve Alten boards a shark-themed Enter the Popverse
Prose novelist and The Meg creator Steve Alten comes to talk about the franchise ahead of The Meg 2: The Trench
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Humberto Ramos reveals his favorite comic book characters to draw
"Being that guy who never have, you know, a triumph alone ... that's something that I always relate to." Ramos says
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What does the actors and writers strikes mean for New York Comic Con, MCM, and other ReedPop shows?
The organizers of NYCC, MCM, C2E2, ECCC, and Florida Supercon hint at what things will be like during the actors' and writers' strike
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Batman: Dispelling the myth of the loner Dark Knight
Batman has one of the biggest superhero families in comics. Here’s why the Caped Crusader has always been a team player
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn is coming to "one of the biggest games on the planet" - but which one?
Spawn will be joining one of the world’s biggest video games. McFarlane won’t tell us which game it is, but Popverse has some ideas.
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Cartoonshow: An exclusive look into Derek M. Ballard's debut graphic novel
"Call Security" will make you giggle, and then maybe cry a bit.
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Spoilers! | The Marvel U has just changed the future of the X-Men
The 2023 Hellfire Gala brought some major changes to the X-Men and the Marvel Universe
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How Henry Cavill said 'goodbye' to the Witcher (and what it says about his replacement)
Given the fact that Henry Cavill is leaving the Witcher, the ending of season 3 was real weird
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Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Andy Lanning wants to see Nova in the MCU
More Marvel cosmic, please!
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Did Lucius survive his demise on Our Flag Means Death? Nathan Foad & his castmates share their theories
The Our Flag Means Death cast share their theories on how Lucius Springs could have survived
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What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
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The Witcher season 3 Volume 2: The release date, the plot, the cast, episode titles, and more
Looking for the latest information on Witcher Season 3 Volume 2? We've got it (and we're updating this as more and more comes in)
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Jason Aaron on consulting for Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder drew a lot from Jason Aaron's run on Thor, but he also got to chime in on the movie (at least, a little)
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The Witcher season 3 (volumes 1 and 2) ending explained!
The second volume of season 3 of the The Witcher is out, and we've got all the answers (and plenty of questions).
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SDCC 2023: Was Hall H's loss everyone else's gain?
Without the big movies to distract attendees, panel attendance elsewhere at the show was significantly up
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The song at the center of Good Omens Season 2 (and how Terry Pratchett made the connection)
Buddy Holly's "Everyday" appears in the Good Omens S2 trailer and on the poster... but why?
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Congressman Robert Garcia on the Popular Arts Caucus, SDCC, and Superman
After his panel at this year's SDCC, Popverse had a chance to chat with Congressman Robert Garcia on his new initiative, his return to SDCC, and more
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Big Spawn movie news is coming, Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane are just waiting for the strikes to end
Todd McFarlane teases an exciting update for the Spawn movie, but he can’t reveal it until the Writers and Actors Strike ends.
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US Congressional Popular Arts Caucus: Everything we know about Congressman Robert Garcia's new initiative
Congressman Robert Garcia just launched the Congressional Popular Arts Caucus at San Diego Comic Con this week. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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Spoilers! | Secret Invasion failed to deliver at an uncertain time for Marvel Studios
Less existential threat, more "this summer's pointless punch-em-up"
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SDCC 2023: Artist Alley becomes main street for San Diego Comic-Con after movie & TV dropouts
This year's SDCC saw a different type of traffic in a different part of the convention center
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Spoilers! | Marvel's Secret Invasion ending explained
Let’s unpack everything that went down in the Secret Invasion season finale
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Spoilers! | The secret reason Iron Man and Emma Frost are getting married
Why are Emma Frost and Tony Stark getting married? Popverse has a theory.
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The McElroys are coming to Enter the Popverse!
Travis, Justin, and Clint McElroy will be live guests on our weekly video show Enter the Popverse
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Wondering what to do after seeing the Barbie movie? Go to the official Barbie cafe (in select cities)
Malibu Barbie Cafe is open in New York and Chicago, accessible only with a reservation
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Full Panel Video | Watch The Witcher's Eamon Farren talk about the upcoming season
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach himself - Eamon Farren - is talking about The Witcher season 3 on Netflix.
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Barbie donuts are at Krispy Kreme... just not for US
Krispy Kreme Phillipines is celebrating Greta Gerwig's Barbie with two specialty donuts and a Cotton Candy chiller
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The Pizza Wars are over? TMNT have chosen their favorite pizza (and pizza place)
Ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem's release, the heroes in a half shell have gone all in with Pizza Hut
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Harley Quinn: How Dr. Harleen Quinzel went from background character to become a pillar of the modern DC Universe
With a new season of her hit animated series and growing role in comics and on-screen, the DCU is effectively Harley Quinn’s world to conquer
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Full Panel Video | Inside Our Flag Means Death fan fiction and SMAUs
Watch the From Beepers to the Bachelorette: the OFMD SMAU Phenomenon panel, filmed at MCM Comic Con in May 2023!
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MCM Comic Con: Watch Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other panels from the London May 2023 event!
Our Flag Mean Death and the stars of Witcher, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more are here at MCM Comic Con
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It's official: James Tynion IV is the best comics writer in modern times
James Tynion IV has won the 'Best Writer' Eisner for the past three years (and that's just the beginning)
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We found Barbie at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
SDCC just happened to be the same weekend Greta Gerwig's Barbie premiered, and fans were out in full force to show their love
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The most amazing cosplay from San Diego Comic Con 2023
All the best cosplay at Comic-Con International: San Diego
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SDCC's Her Universe Fashion Show: Inside the contest, the camraderie, and the costumes with Ashley Eckstein, Hot Topic, and the winners
“We work so hard and when it happens it just is truly like a dream,” Eckstein says
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Marvel celebrates the winner (and the losers) in third annual X-Men Vote with their own series
There's other comics about the winners, but this comic is about the losers. People voted for them too, right?
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Marvel's newest LGBTQIA+ hero Nightshade is getting her own solo comic this year
Nightshade's latest comic was announced at San Diego Comic Con 2023, but just who is the newest person to take on that name, and are they a villain?