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Spider-Man 2 is out on PS5 today... and the devs are already open to a Venom spinoff

The Candyman himself, Tony Todd, provides the voice of Marvel's symbiote in the new game... and if fans want it, he might get his own

Oct. 20, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Bagel, pizza, or cheesecake: David Tennant addresses New York's most important question

At his spotlight panel at NYCC, David Tennant learned about the food-transforming power of New York's water

Oct. 20, 2023 Jim McDermott

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The Simpsons: After last Halloween, the bar for this year's Treehouse of Horror is high

Treehouse of Horror XXXIV, which will air on Fox November 5, needs to be great to top 2022's Death Tome or Not It

Oct. 20, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Good Burger 2 release date: When is Nickelodeon returning to the Home of the Good Burger?

We'll get into when you can watch the Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell-starring comedy sequel, wherever you are in the world

Oct. 20, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Rebel Moon: Everything We Know about Zack Snyder and Netflix's epic space opera

Zack Snyder's sprawling scifi saga begins this holiday season; we'll tell you all we know ahead of the release

Oct. 20, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Spoilers! | The secret villain of Marvel Studios’ Loki revealed

Someone has been secretly pulling the strings on Marvel Studios’ Loki, and now their true motivation has been revealed

Oct. 20, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Our Flag Means Death understands the importance of DIY queer spaces

Calypso's birthday is the perfect demonstration of the show's ability to translate queer experiences into storytelling

Oct. 19, 2023 Mason Downey

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Spoilers! | Our Flag Means Death: An appreciation of slow, floundering romance

Sometimes "happily ever after" takes a while

Oct. 19, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Spider-Man voice actor teases surprises for Spider-Man 2: "I'm just so excited for people to play the game"

Yuri Lowenthal breaks down gameplay, story, memes, and other surprises in Insomniac's Spider-Man 2

Oct. 19, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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BioShock: Writers are back to work on Netflix adaptation

The journey toward a live-action Rapture is back on, according to writer Michael Green

Oct. 19, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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On Next Week’s Chucky, [spoiler] Dies! (And so does a long-time legacy character, sort of!)

At NYCC Syfy/USA aired the next episode of Chucky, and it's gonna be a bloodbath!

Oct. 18, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Christopher Paolini teases many more books to come in the Eragonverse

At NYCC Christopher Paolini says new book Murtaugh is “the beginning” of a whole new series of Eragon books

Oct. 18, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Wolverine: Daniel Radcliffe addresses rumors he's playing the X-Men star... while hooked to a lie detector

The Harry Potter star recently sat down with Variety for a very honest interview (Watch the needle, is all I'm saying)

Oct. 18, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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The new Raina Telgemeier graphic novel is penciled! We just don't know what it is yet

The author/illustrator of such YA hits as Smile, Guts, and Ghosts will have a new title out next year, but is keeping it under wraps

Oct. 18, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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It's official: Fede Álvarez's Alien movie has the Ridley Scott seal of approval

The film, reportedly titled Alien: Romulus, centers on a new crew of human victims (er, characters) going toe-to-toe with extraterrestrial evil

Oct. 18, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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She-Hulk reveals the 6 rules all Marvel superheroes must follow during battle

6 rules for battling supervillains in the Marvel Universe, as told by She-Hulk

Oct. 18, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Why does Marvel keep bringing up Spider-Man’s marriage?

Marvel has been pretty chatty regarding Spider-Man’s marriage status lately

Oct. 18, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Film, TV, and comics to enjoy during Filipino American History Month

The media to read and watch for the Filipino and Filipino American experience

Oct. 17, 2023 Gary Catig

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Gotham War: Why Batman and Catwoman could never truly stay enemies

As the DC crossover event Gotham War nears its conclusion, the Dark Knight and Catwoman have an overdue one-on-one

Oct. 17, 2023 Sam Stone

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Fall of the House of X: Everything you need to know about the end of Marvel's Krakoan era

With four series announced so far for January 2024, mutantkind may be facing a big finale

Oct. 16, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Our Flag Means Death Season 2’s gags might be at odds with its themes

Does Season 2 have the same magic?

Oct. 16, 2023 Mason Downey

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Spoilers! | Our Flag Means Death season 2 splits up a central relationship from season 1, and it's a little disappointing

Why? Why? Why?

Oct. 16, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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The future of Marvel's Ultimate Universe: What we learned at NYCC

This could be better than the original

Oct. 16, 2023 Dave Buesing

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The most epic cosplay from New York Comic Con 2023!

Check out the coolest cosplay at NYCC

Oct. 16, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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NYCC 2023: What excited us at this year's New York Comic Con

There was so much good stuff inside the Javits Center during this year's show, and here's what we loved the most

Oct. 16, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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NYCC 2023: Every major announcement made at New York Comic Con this year

The biggest of biggest news, all gathered together in one place

Oct. 16, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Is Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+ for kids?

The first season arrives in December, but should your little Olympians be watching?

Oct. 16, 2023 Avery Kaplan

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My Hero Academia becomes Squishmallows

At NYCC My Hero Academia announced it was partnering with Squishmallow on a set of plush dolls

Oct. 14, 2023 Jim McDermott

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NYCC: Follow along with DC's Coming Up In the DC Multiverse panel from New York Comic Con

Want to know what's happening next in the DC Multiverse? Tune into our liveblog

Oct. 13, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Amulet creator Kazu Kibuishi says he "may" be working on an Amulet movie

After years of waiting, Amulet fans may finally get to see the Hayes family on the big screen.

Oct. 13, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Someone call John Carpenter to do a Godzilla movie - he's ready

Master of horror John Carpenter was at New York Comic Con 2023, sharing his love (and willingness to tackle) the King of Monsters

Oct. 13, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Mark Hamill is the terrifying breakout from Fall of the House of Usher

Playing family enforcer Arthur Pym in Fall of the House of Usher, Mark Hamill is a transfixing menace

Oct. 13, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Spoilers! | Loki on Disney+: Someone inside the MCU: is trying to end the Marvel Multiverse

It’s the end of the MCU Multiverse as we know it (and I feel fine)

Oct. 13, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Dragon Ball Daima announcement surprised even the cast members

The Dragon Ball Daima announcement even shocked some of the cast members live on stage.

Oct. 13, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Miss Minutes could come to the 616 universe, Marvel’s editor-in-chief says

C.B. Cebulski addresses the possibility of Miss Minutes making her way into Marvel Comics.

Oct. 12, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Netflix's Fall of the House of Usher: All the major Edgar Allan Poe references you might have missed

We'll take you through the places, people, and poems that Mike Flanagan & Co have worked into the latest Netflix horror series. Be warned, spoilers ahead

Oct. 12, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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The Fall of the House of Usher's ending explained

Mike Flanagan tackled the works of Edgar Allan Poe for Netflix; here's how everything worked out for the characters. (Spoiler: Not well!)

Oct. 12, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Funko spares no expense with its Heavy Metal Halloween-themed area at NYCC

Ghouls with guitars, blacklight Funko Pops, and more at NYCC's Funko booth

Oct. 12, 2023 Jim McDermott

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At this point, Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again shouldn't be a TV show - it should be a movie

We're all ready for a new Daredevil movie.

Oct. 12, 2023 Trent Cannon

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See all the Funko exclusives at NYCC 2023 (There are quite a few)

No matter what part of pop culture you love, Funko has something for you at NYCC 2023

Oct. 12, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Our Flag Means Death: Who was Anne Bonny, the real-life pirate with a strange legacy

Anne Bonny appears in this week's Our Flag Means Death, but who was she in real life?

Oct. 12, 2023 Mason Downey

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Bill Watterson calls collaboration with The Mysteries' artist John Kascht “appallingly inefficient and wasteful”

Bill Watterson and John Kascht wrestled with radically different ideas and art styles in creating their new book The Mysteries.

Oct. 11, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Members Access | Inside Mark Waid's massive DC plans (and they're only getting bigger)

Over one year since returning to DC Comics, Mark Waid unveils his growing plans in an interview with Popverse

Oct. 11, 2023 Sam Stone

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Mel Valentine Vargas on adapting Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass into a graphic novel

"I tried to keep the story as similar as possible to the original because it was already so good. It's a timeless book, really."

Oct. 11, 2023 Illianna Gonzalez-Soto

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DCU's Lobo might look awfully familiar: Aquaman Jason Momoa is in talks for the role

This news comes just months before the release of Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, one of the last entries in the pre-James Gunn DCEU

Oct. 10, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Dr. Seuss' world expands to comics with a brand-new line at Random House Graphic

Random House Graphic and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are teaming up for a brand-new Dr. Seuss graphic novel line

Oct. 10, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Spoilers! | Superman goes to therapy (and it's about time)

Superman may be the most indestructible hero in the DCU, but even he has to be honest about his mental health. Here's how Superman: Lost addresses the pressures of saving the day

Oct. 10, 2023 Sam Stone

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Pluto: Adapting Naoki Urasawa's manga for the screen "was very difficult," iconic Producer Masao Maruyama says

It took ten years to bring Naoki Urasawa's Pluto to the screen

Oct. 10, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Is Marvel's Daredevil antisemitic? Jewish rabbis, professors and interfaith scholars speak out over new comic

The depiction of the villain in Daredevil #1 plays on numerous anti-Semitic tropes, claim Jewish leaders and interfaith scholars

Oct. 9, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Kermit the Frog and the Five Nights and Freddy's movie have one surprising connection

Jim Henson's renowned special and visual effects company was the perfect choice to bring the scary animatronics to life.

Oct. 9, 2023 Fran Ruiz

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James Wan and Jason Momoa tackle a sea-quel: What we know about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's release date

Warner Bros. dives once again into DC's seven seas. Here's when you can expect the fishy fantasy in your area

Oct. 8, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Liveblog! | Follow DC Comics' Multiverse panel live from NYCC 2023!

Want to hear the announcements from the Elsewhere in the DC Multiverse panel as they're happening? Follow along here.

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Oct. 8, 2023 Pierce Lydon

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Taylor Swift's Deadpool costume was cooler than yours

It's me, I'm a mutant: Joining the ranks of every YouTuber at a Comic Con, Swift dressed as the Merc with a Mouth in 2016.

Oct. 6, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Five shows to watch while you're waiting for the next episode of Disney+'s Loki

We've got time travel, vampires, and charming British men

Oct. 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Liveblog! | Follow Batman (and friends) sweep into NYCC 2023 with Gotham City Confidential

Get live updates from Gotham City Confidential at NYCC

Oct. 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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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

Oct. 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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NYCC 2023: Just how much would it take to go to New York Comic Con?

It's going to cost over a thousand dollars if you want to make it through all four days of the biggest con in North America

Oct. 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Banned Book Spotlight: The Magic Fish shows how people communicate when they feel like they can’t

Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish weaves fairy tales into a story about a young man struggling to come out to his parents

Oct. 6, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Spoilers! | Loki season 2 showed us the end of the MCU – but what did we really see?

Loki’s season 2 premiere might have shown us the final moments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Oct. 6, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Loki: Sylvie's headed towards familiar territory for comic book fans

No, you're not mistaken: that town is pretty important to comic book Thor canon

Oct. 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Netflix's Scott Pilgrim anime release date isn't far away

We're talking release dates for the streaming anime series, which sees the cast of the 2010 Scott Pilgrim movie return to voice their characters

Oct. 5, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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When is the new The Hunger Games movie release date? Here's hwo to get ready for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Return to the deadly world of Panem as a young Coriolanus Snow begins his march to power. We'll tell you when you can watch

Oct. 5, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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For All Mankind's Ronald D. Moore joins Popverse's NYCC 2023 panel line-up

Enter the Popverse debuts its first live panel hosted by Ashley Victoria Robinson at NYCC this year.

Oct. 5, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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Jamie Lee Curtis's One Piece ambitions might come true, as the Netflix showrunner wants it as well

Netflix’s One Piece co-showrunner Matt Owens revealed he wants Curtis as Dr. Kureha, a part she asked for on social media

Oct. 5, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Our Flag Means Death season 2: Who was the real pirate queen, Zheng Yi Sao?

Our Flag Means Death's new season introduced another real-life pirate to its cast of characters. Here's her story.

Oct. 5, 2023 Mason Downey

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Eli Roth's Thanksgiving trailer feels like a bloody, R-Rated SNL sketch... and I'm thankful for that

Sorry, but when a cop says of a serial killer, "Every weapon he's using is straight off a Thanksgiving table!", I simply must laugh

Oct. 4, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Liveblog! | Follow Marvel's Avengers panel live from NYCC 2023

Get live updates from Avengers Assemble: A This Week in Marvel Special Event at NYCC

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Oct. 4, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Streaming Video | Watch the full Jamie Lee Curtis 45 years of Halloween panel from New York Comic Con

Laurie Strode herself took the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con for a discussion about over four decades of the Halloween franchise, along with moderator Drew Barrymore!

Oct. 4, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Marvel Studios' The Marvel release date is sooner than you think

Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani star in the next installment of the MCU. Here's when you can expect to see it

Oct. 4, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Maybe Star Wars: Ahsoka was never intended to have a second season

There is evidence to suggest that the Rosario Dawson series was always intended to just run one season

Oct. 4, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Baseball legend Roberto Clemente faces the world in this exclusive excerpt from Sí, Se Puede

Take a look at how this new graphic history tackles the story of one of baseball's biggest icons

Oct. 4, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Where is Monkey D. Luffy heading next? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

This November, check out the world's greatest pirate captain as an official One Piece holiday float

Oct. 4, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Disney+'s Ahsoka sacrified itself for the good of the larger Star Wars franchise

It's a very Jedi attitude, but serving the greater good might not service Ahsoka's fanbase in the short term

Oct. 4, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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After Ahsoka, the next big Star Wars project is a Goonies-esque show (with a Force user, of course)

The new Disney+ series has been described as an Amblin Entertainment-style "Goonies in space." Here's hoping for a Betamax release

Oct. 4, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Spoilers! | Meet Marvel’s Dinosaur Avengers

Apparently, the Marvel multiverse has a world where all the heroes and villains are dinosaurs, which is kind of awesome.

Oct. 4, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Banned Books Week Spotlight: Tank Girl is a celebration of going too far, destined to shock the easily upset

Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin's Tank Girl was anarchic, violent, and sexy... No wonder some people complained

Oct. 4, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Transformers: What the new Skybound series tells us about the future of the Energon Universe

There is, unsurprisingly, more than meets the eye going on here

Oct. 4, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Transformers #1 really is more than meets the eye

The new Skybound reboot of the franchise is everything you could want

Oct. 4, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Liveblog! | Follow Marvel Comics' big Spider-Man panel from NYCC 2023

Get live updates from Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man - Gang War panel at New York Comic Con

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Oct. 3, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Liveblog! | Marvel teases their Next Big Thing at New York Comic Con 2023

Get live updates from Marvel's big announcement panel at NYCC

Oct. 3, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Members Access | Scott Snyder sizes up his creator-owned empire (and teases a return to superheroes)

In an interview at Baltimore Comic Con, Scott Snyder talks growing Best Jackett Press, launching DSTLRY, and more

Oct. 3, 2023 Sam Stone

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Spoilers! | DC's Peacemaker Tries Hard! ending explained

As Peacemaker Tries Hard! comes a close, here’s how the series evokes James Gunn’s DC projects while leaning into ‘80s action and comedy

Oct. 3, 2023 Sam Stone

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Loki's O.B. - Ke Huy Quan is the best new thing the MCU has had in years

O.B. is the kind of person you'd want to share a drink with (although maybe skip the caffeine).

Oct. 3, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Banned Book Spotlight: Snapdragon is an essential story about acceptance (and witches)

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh is a magical off-beat tale that is perfect for kids ready to face the world

Oct. 3, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Liveblog! | Follow DC's Metropolis All-Stars panel with Superman (and some friends) to New York Comic Con

Get live updates from DC's Metropolis All Stars NYCC panel!

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Oct. 2, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Banned Book Spotlight: Go With the Flow is a graphic novel that will make girls feel less alone

Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams talks about periods in a way almost no books do

Oct. 2, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Marvel's Storm is a icon to drag queens according to RuPaul's Drag Race stars

"Storm is one of my favourite characters." pit crew member Calix Quan says

Sept. 29, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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"Toy Story meets Sandman": Inside the new Image Comics series Kill Your Darlings

"We've had a multi-year crash course in the comics industry, and Kill Your Darlings is the result": Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan discuss their new comic Kill Your Darlings.

Sept. 29, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Chris Claremont is already pitching to be part of Marvel's new X-Men era under Tom Brevoort

“I made a pitch to Tom Brevoort”: Chris Claremont still has X-Men stories left to tell.

Sept. 29, 2023 Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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Are all Disney villains drag queens? RuPaul's Drag Race choreographer says yes

"All Disney villains are drag queens. It's a well known fact." says RuPaul's Drag Race's Adam Shankman

Sept. 29, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend? Rosemary's Baby, The Borrow a Boyfriend Club, more

The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend

Sept. 29, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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See who slayed at the pink carpet premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5

Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole, Danny Franzese & more on the pink carpet for RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5

Sept. 29, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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X-Men '97 voice actors had to re-audition for their old roles

Your favorite X-Men voice actors are returning, but they weren't just given their old roles back.

Sept. 28, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Members Access | Image Comics workers union: Unionizing is "so much more than making an announcement and calling it a day"

Comic Book Workers United discusses what it took to get where it currently is (and what's next)

Sept. 28, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Why there's no need to play dumb about DC's new movie continuity

Just because actors are crossing over doesn't mean that their stories are the same

Sept. 28, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Free! | Watch the full Crunchyroll’s Chainsaw Man NYCC premiere with Mike McFarland, Ryan Colt Levy, and more!

Watch the full NYCC Chainsaw Man premiere!

Sept. 28, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Sex Education: Here's where your favorite cast members are showing up next

Netflix brings its hit sex comedy to a close with Season Four; we've compiled some future projects from the main cast

Sept. 28, 2023 Grant DeArmitt

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Our Flag Means Death season 2 is off to a bizarre, dark, and fun start

No one seems to be where they're supposed to be - yet

Sept. 28, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Loki: Everything you need to know about the third season of Marvel Studios' time traveling trickster show

No, a third season hasn't been officially announced yet, but we're convinced one is coming

Sept. 28, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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DCU: Which actors are coming back to DC? James Gunn told us three of them

The Superman: Legacy director took to Threads recently to quash some speculation as to which familiar faces we'll see in the DCU.

Sept. 27, 2023 Grant DeArmitt