Features (Page 5)
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Popverse's best comics of 2023
Here's which comics we loved reading this year
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2000 AD editor Matt Smith on what makes the UK anthology unique in the comics field
It's not the fact that he's had literal nightmares about meeting his deadlines, unfortunately
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The Boy and the Heron ending explained
What happened as reality collapsed around the protagonists in : Miyazaki's animated masterpiece?
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After four failed attempts, its time we accept that Hayao Miyazaki will never stay retired
The Studio Ghibli legend still has more stories to tell.
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Members Access Watch MCM's amateur cosplayers take the stage for a Cosplay Showcase
They're cosplayers of any age and skill level, and you can watch them strut their stuff from London's 2023 Comic Con
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Wednesday Addams is a ‘creepy little freak” according to Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega discusses the legacy and impact of Wednesday Addams
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Will Shrek 5 happen? Puss in Boots: The Last Wish likely holds the answer
You just can't keep a good ogre down (especially when there is profit on the horizon)
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In a career of great characters, the quintessential Phil Hartman role is in Kiki's Delivery Service
Hartman tragically died less than a week after the film's premiere.
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Marvel: Blade star Mahershala Ali is "sincerely encouraged" about film's future
The Moonlight actor gave an upbeat update on his re-introduction to the MCU as Marvel's legendary vampire killer
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A new deal between A24 and Warner Bros. Discovery moves all of the studio's upcoming films to the streaming platform after their theatrical runs
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Popverse's best movies of 2023
There were some great movies out this year. Here are what we think are the best.
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The Penguin: Max releases 2024 sizzle real with new footage
If bad guys are your thing, Max might be the place for you next year
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Poll Results: What Our Flag Means Death spinoff would you want to watch the most?
If Our Flag Means Death doesn't get a season 3, what spinoff show would fans want to see the most?
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Ever wonder where the idea for Narwhal & Jelly came from?
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Silent Night, Scary Night: 9 of the best Holiday Horror movies to keep your yuletide scary
It's not just the weather that's frightful this holiday season
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No, the movie isn't an adaptation of the novel - but they share a common goal, perhaps
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Tom Cruise: From Taps to Top Gun: Maverick - all his movies, ranked!
From Risky Business to Mission: Impossible, ranking every run, every outrageous stunt, and every cocky grin in Tom Cruise's filmography!
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Spoilers! Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder ending explained
What was in the Wild Blue Yonder, and how did the Doctor and Donna fare?
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Spoilers! DC have created the ultimate new Batman (and Bruce Wayne has some problems with it)
DC's Trinity of Evil will have a Dark(er) Knight of its very own after the events of Batman #140 this week
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Members Access Batman's newest villains inspired by the Catholic Church and Michael Jackon in Rafael Grampá's Gargoyle of Gotham
Ahead of the launch of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #2, Rafael Grampá unveils its two new supervillains
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Our Flag Means Death's Rhys Darby on whether fandom insight sways him
"The only fans that sway me are David Jenkins and the writers"
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Jim would enjoy being tied up, says Vico Ortiz
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When does Emerald Fennell's Saltburn hit streaming?
The movie, starring Barry Keoghan and produced by Margot Robbie, is currently in theaters, but it's hitting streaming soon
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Spoilers! Is Marvel's Mystique trans? What we should learn from latest X-Men twist
Here's why everyone is talking about the revelation regarding Nightcrawler's origins.
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Wanna know what's going on with Gang War? We do too
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How to read The Lord of the Rings canon
J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth books reading order
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Poll: What's your favorite Hayao Miyazaki movie?
Vote for your fave!
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Members Access Dr. Stone anime creators discuss upcoming season 3 finale and "foreshadowing" the end of the entire series
In a roundtable interview with Popverse at Anime NYC, the creators of the Dr. Stone anime dish on adapting the bombastic New World arc.
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Barbenheimer: Barbie's Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy finally face off, in person
Variety's Actors on Actors are always great pairings, but this one is particularly good
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Sure it's Shakespeare, but it's different Shakespeare
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Ethan Hawke & other key castmembers answer the call to return in The Black Phone 2
A commerical and critical sucess, The Black Phone was based on a Hill short story of the same name from his collection 20th Century Ghosts
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Comics aren't dying, they're only changing says Marvel's executive editor Tom Brevoort
Brevoort, who's been with comics since 1989, adds some much-needed perspective in a negatively trending conversation
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Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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Inside the Gears of War armor cosplay winner from NYCC Crown Championships with Supadezz
Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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Yes, Gar Logan has gone rogue, but there's a missing ingredient no-one talked about ahead of time
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What does Morpheus sound like? Not like Batman, according to the actor
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Spoilers! Marvel just made a seismic change to the origin of the X-Men's Nightcrawler and Mystique
Marvel has a huge twist regarding Nightcrawler’s real parents.
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Amanda Waller is shaping up to be THE big bad of DC Universe in 2024
Forget the rest of the Trinity of Evil; Waller is the most dangerous character in the current DCU
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Meet Say No To Scrunchies, NYCC's Cosplay Central Crown Championships' third-place winner
Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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In an era of multiverses, what is canon, anyway?
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Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge is the dystopian reality thrill that you've worried about
It's very exciting to watch the reality show version of Squid Game (That's maybe not a good thing, though)
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Cat Kid Comic Club is the perfect gift for the kid (and adult) in your life who wants to make comics
Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comic Club series dives deep into the existential and practical concerns of making art
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Meet Vee Cosplay, the NYCC 2023 Cosplay Central Crown Championships second-place winner
Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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Members Access Watch The Witcher 3 cast spill (some amount of) tea at MCM Comic Con 2023
Doug Cockle, Denise Gough, Jaimi Barbakoff, John Schwab Steven Hartley, and Katie McGuinness came to London for a... Draw Off? See it here
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Our Flag Means Death cast reveals which shows they would like to crossover with
The Our Flag Means Death cast pitch some fun television crossover ideas
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Will James Gunn’s DC Universe include the Smallville cast? Michael Rosenbaum has hopes
Michael Rosenbaum discusses the possibility of the Smallville cast appearing in James Gunn’s DC Universe.
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Peanuts' Snoopy puffer jacket and my search for Christmas' hottest toy
It's like Lucy and the football, really
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Meet Sarcasm-hime, Champion at NYCC's Cosplay Central Crown Championships
Find out more about what the judges saw behind the scenes to pick the winners in this incredible competition!
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Is Scream’s Stu Macher still alive? The cast (including Matthew Lillard) share their theories
The reports of Stu Macher's death may have premature.
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Are Marvel’s ABC and Netflix shows MCU canon? Here’s what their official timeline book says.
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Poll: What's your favorite Disney Villain song?
"My dear, sweet child. That's what I do."
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Why the Punisher still works in 2023 according to Marvel (and why Frank Castle was replaced)
In a recent substack post, Marvel editor Tom Brevoort discussed Joe Garrison and a new chapter for comicdom's deadliest vigilante
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Jenna Ortega quits the Scream franchise (in reportedly much the same way Neve Campbell did)
The news comes just one day after Spyglass fired Ortega's on-screen sister, Melissa Barerra
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Members Access Miss Netflix's Sandman? Watch Tom Sturridge and Mason Alexander Park's MCM London panel while we wait for season 2
Watch the MCM Endless Nights panel with Sandman's Mason Alexander Park and Tom Sturridge, moderated by Claire Lim
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Disability isn't evil: Why Doctor Who is changing one of its most iconic villains, Davros
The classic Whovian villain appeared, sans wheelchair, in a Children in Need sketch also featuring David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor
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Spoilers! How the Avengers and X-Men are celebrating Thanksgiving
Let’s join the X-Men and the Avengers for their Thanksgiving feast
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The NuWho Era takes a strange new twist.
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Disney's Wish ending explained
Disney's new film Wish brings together characters and ideas from Disney's entire 100 year history. But does it work?
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Taika Waititi hints he may not return for potential Our Flag Means Death season 3
Our Flag Means Death: Taika Waititi thinks Stede and Blackbeard's story has come to a "natural end"
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The Yu Yu Hakusho live-action series is for mature audiences, warns Netflix
There's more than just intense fights in this one.
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Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn't for kids or preteens, according to the FCC
There's nothing too strong in this one, but it's more of a tale for teenagers and above.
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Vote Now! Poll: Who is your favorite actor from the Twilight Saga?
Vote below - we want to know!
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Inside the Rebellion Vault: Rediscovering the secret history of British comics
The publisher of 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics has plans for one of the largest collections of English language comics in the world
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Marvel's Blood Hunt will be "a big deal for the Marvel Universe" promises Avengers writer Jed McKay
Jed MacKay tells us everything we need to know about Blood Hunt, Marvel’s next big event.
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Members Access Watch Andrew Scott in conversation with Popverse and fans from London's MCM Comic Con
He's Moriarty, Hot Priest, Hamlet, and so much more. Watch his exclusive panel from London's best Comic Con now
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Members Access Comic book price stunts: Do they work?
We see them in the shops, but do comic book price stunts really work?
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Members Access Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is what happens when creator Bryan Lee O'Malley rethinks the story, he reveals
O'Malley and co-showrunner BenDavid Grabinski spill the beans on the Netflix series
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Poll: What is your favorite Hunger Games book?
Vote in our fan poll, and let us know!
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Thought Bubble is the most important comic convention around
There's a very specific reason why Britain's independent comic convention is so necessary
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Spoilers! The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ending explained
Want to know what happened at the end of the new Hunger Games film? We've got you covered.
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Miss Minutes and the TVA are fixing Marvel’s continuity errors. Here's how.
Marvel Studios’ official timeline book reconciles some of their continuity discrepancies with the help of Miss Minutes.
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Who is Joe Garrison, Marvel’s new Punisher?
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The Boys cast reveals which shows they'd like to crossover with
The Boys cast pitch some fun television crossover ideas
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Daniel Radcliffe's new Broadway project now has a cast album you can listen to
Merrily We Roll Along follows three friends' life journeys - but backwards
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The Bear season 2 lacks the trademark restraint of season 1
Does a show like The Bear really need that many cameos?
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The Hunger Games: Every district of Panem explained
Explore Panem ahaed of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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Netflix's The Killer: David Fincher's assassination thriller ending explained
The globe-trotting, gun-slinging Michael Fassbender-led, movie started streaming November 10. here's what you need to know about the ending
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Saltburn: Emerald Fennell's upcoming movie is not for kids
Fennell's upcoming class thriller, which stars Barry Keoghan, may be about a family, but that doesn't mean it's a family movie
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What every indie comic creator needs to know according to Joseph P. Illidge
"Honestly, I would say: familiarize yourself with the with the psychology of a narcissist." writer and editor Joseph P. Illidge says
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Emerald Fennell's Saltburn is a thriller full of A-listers; here's who they are
The upcoming neo-Gothic thriller set near Oxford has the cinema world abuzz; but who will we see in it?
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For those unable to attend Thought Bubble 2023, consider this a guide to what you missed (kind of)
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What to watch after Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher
If you've finished Mike Flanagan's latest horror miniseries but need some more Edgar Allan Poe in your life, we've got you covered
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What If... Marvel's Cinematic Future was a 2019 CW TV event?
The Multiverse Saga really is beginning to look a lot like a remake of the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths with more money
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Spoilers! Marvel makes more heroes worthy of Thor’s hammer Mjolnir
You get a Mjolnir! You get a Mjolnir! And you get a Mjolnir!
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Members Access Dicebreaker brought some of the biggest names in the UK TTRPG community to MCM; you can watch it right here
Johnny Chiodini, Liv Kennedy, Jasper William Cartwright, Jess Jewel, Shamini Bundell, and Mark Sherlock Hulmes were all in attendance
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Members Access Watch as Jujutsu Kaisen actors Adam McArthur, Kaiji Tang, and Kayleigh McKee dish on the anime and what's next
Voice talents Adam McArthur (Yuji Itadori), Kaiji Tang (Satoru Gojo), and Kayleigh McKee (Yuta Okkotsu) took the live Stage on October 28, and we filmed it
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Members Access Watch the London Action Festival's Punch Above Your Weight panel from MCM here!
Join filmmakers Chris Auty, Gareth Ellis-Unwin, and John Gilbert as they discuss blockbusters on a budget
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Members Access Are you a UK anime fan that couldn't come to MCM? Watch the Anime Limited Industry panel right here
From Demon Slayer to Chainsaw Man, Anime Limited has connected UK fans with their favorite stories. Check out this panel for what's next
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Members Access Watch Hasbro's full London event revealing new GI Joe, Transformers, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, and Marvel products
Hasbro showed off future figures from your favorite franchises, including Marvel Legends, the Star Wars Black Series, and more
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Members Access Comedian TomSka held a hilarious panel at MCM's 2023 Comic Con, and you can watch it here
You've seen him in the sketches he's written, produced, and starred in, now hear from the man himself from the Live Stage in London
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Members Access Love Netflix's Bodies? The creators of the show talk about it (and the chances of a sequel)
The panel examines Bodies' journey from graphic novel to Netflix original. Hosted by Will Gould, Paul Tomalin, Sophie MacClancy, and Marco Kreuzpaintner
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Members Access The woman of 1000 franchises, Felicia Day, was at MCM Comic Con in London; watch her spotlight panel here
If you're into something nerdy, you know Felicia Day. Get to know her better with this exclusive MCM panel
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Star of Moriarty the Patriot, Fullmetal Alchemist, and more English anime dubs, Dismuke was in London to talk about the industry and take fan questions
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Members Access The Walking Dead's Khary Payton was at MCM Comic Con; watch the panel here
Payton made a stop in London to talk about his process, his voice acting career, and more
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Members Access Bill Griffiths talks the life and legacy of Ernie Bushmiller
"If you want to appreciate Nancy on a sort of kitsch level, feel free, but you’ll be missing what’s really going on"
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Take an exclusive look at the first chapter of the FNAF movie novelization
Can't wait until December to check out the Five Nights at Freddy's official movie novel? We've got you covered.
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How Marvel Studios broke Captain Marvel
While critics talk superhero exhaustion, Marvel has also done plenty to undermine Captain Marvel
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These are the Thanksgiving movies to stuff into your pie hole this holiday season
Who needs gravy when you can fill your body with fowl-themed gore and existentialism?