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Watch Xbox boss Phil Spencer's PAX West Storytime event!
A rare chance to hear what Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has to say about Xbox, Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and more.
August 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How Marvel & Lucasfilm make Star Wars comics, from an executive editor’s POV
Asked about the possibility of an Acolyte comic (no, there hasn’t been one announced), Marvel’s Tom Brevoort broke down the way comics get made for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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After Deadpool & Wolverine, how DC, Star Wars, and other studios can learn from Marvel’s latest hit formula
If leaning in to fan service brings Marvel out of the slumps, can others have the same success?
August 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix's Terminator: Zero isn't yet renewed for a season 2, but showrunner Mattson Tomlin has aim for five or six seasons - nearing T2: Judgement Day time
Speaking at Anime NYC, The Batman Part II screenwriter touched on the future of Netflix's Terminator anime
August 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Revisit the best looks from SDCC 2024 at the Her Universe Fashion Show
Catch up with the winners (and a judge!) from this year's 10th annual Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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What are the Rings of Power? A guide to the most coveted objects in Amazon Prime's Lord of the Rings series
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky...
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Eat at AnimeNYC: The (many) Japanese & Asian restaurants at the Javits Center food court
Heading to New York's anime extravaganza this weekend? In the mood for ramen, tacos, or donuts? Boy, do we have a list for you
August 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ciarán Hinds is playing a mysterious new (old?) character in Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power - who could he be?
Unpacking the lore of the rings for the Lord of the Rings prequel.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Marvel once planned to retcon the Hulk's origin to include Skrulls and a space laser - until they retconned the retcon
Hulk's origin was almost like an an episode of Ancient Aliens.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Sports manga & anime like Haikyu!! and Slam Dunk capture the true spirit of sports - and its not about winning
Sometimes we love a loser just as much as a winner
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Netflix is about to debut One Piece's best character: a half-human half-reindeer that will stretch the bounds of CGI
We love Tony Tony Chopper but he is gonna be so scary to look at.
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Which fictional city do SDCC's hottest artists want to live in?
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks are ready to reveal what their preferred unreal location would be, if they could step inside a comic book
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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The unanswered Star Wars questions left after Disney+ cancelation of The Acolyte season 2
The Star Wars show won't get a second season, leaving a lot of mysteries in a galaxy far, far away
August 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Alien: Romulus’s surprise synth character nails the franchise’s uncanny nature
The late Ian Holm's reanimation in Alien: Romulus is one of the most disturbing moments in recent cinema. That's the point.
August 22, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Galadriel/Sauron: What happened in Lord of the Rings fandom to create this idea in Prime Video's Rings of Power?
Ashley Victoria Robinson and Grant DeArmitt examine the origins of the couple in The Rings of Power canon, fan culture, and its implications for season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video show
August 22, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Stranger Things works because we all want friends like the Hawkins kids
It will be so hard to say goodbye to these kids.
August 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
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J-Pop star LiSA shares how she preps to write songs & perform, and her connection to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
She is the singing voice behind some of anime's biggest modern hits like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaba, My Hero Academia, Sword Art Online, and Fate/Zero.
August 22, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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What to Watch September 2024: Your guide to what's new & streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Max, and more
From Penguins to Paris and everything in between
August 21, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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An Alien: Romulus easter egg you missed slyly connects the entire saga (including the first movie) back to a classic UFO story from the '60s
Be aware that shadowy divisions of the government may be monitoring this article. Oh, and watch out for spoilers
August 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Toy Story movies are about moving on, but Pixar and Disney can't
The lack of change in the series is becoming really awkward.
August 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Alien: Romulus ending explained - How Fede Álvarez's new xenomorph flick ties into Aliens, Alien³, Prometheus, Covenant, and more
Wow, did you expect to see a Predator in this movie?? Haha jk. Unless...?
August 16, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Who is Joe Locke playing in Marvel's Agatha All Along?
The identity of Joe Locke's character has been purposefully kept secret... but there's one obvious answer
August 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The First Slam Dunk is the perfect way to bring an anime back nearly 30 years after it ended
Never seen Slam Dunk? Don't let that stop you watching The First Slam Dunk on Netflix this month
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The real villain of the Alien franchise was always Weyland-Yutani - not the Xenomorphs
Unchecked corporate greed and incompetence make for dangerous bedfellows.
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Captain America: Brave New World: 5 big takeaways from the 2025 Marvel movie's secret trailers
Hulks, X-Men-related teases, and new Avengers? Marvel is preparing to spoil us in 2025
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Why didn't Cable cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine? The writers have an answer
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say they "would love to have seen him," so what happened?
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Prepare for Alien: Romulus with Popverse
We've got our tickets, done our homework, and are wearing helmets to ward off facehuggers. Join us, won't you?
August 15, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Chris Evans reveals his shared Shakespearean past with Succession's Jeremy Strong
No, it is not Brian Cox.
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why we shouldn't expect the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc films to repeat Mugen Train's runaway success
The Demon Slayer fandom has shifted massively in the last four years.
August 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood shares his personal journey in Frodo's "emotional" goodbye in The Return of the King
The end of Frodo’s Middle Earth journey was poignant.
August 14, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Thunderbolts*: 5 big takeaways from the first trailer for the Marvel Studios movie
It's been shown at SDCC and D23 Expo, and we think the first teaser for Thunderbolts* is offering some clues about the 2025 movie
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Aquaman director James Wan is returning to the water to reboot the Creature from the Black Lagoon... but is there an undead DC project haunting this project?
This isn't the first time the Conjuring creator was developing a fishman-focused flick
August 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why does Marvel relaunch comics so often? It's "the best way" to get new readers and make money, says exec
In his latest substack post, Tom Brevoort explained Marvel's frequent (and sometimes controversial) choice to start their titles over with new #1s
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Chris Evans says he's "on the hunt" to direct another movie, and tells us what (and who) he's looking for
Speaking at NYCC last year, the MCU's Steve Rogers talked about his previous project as a director and what it would take to see him return to the role
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Batman: Caped Crusader's voice cast reveals how they created the new sound of Gotham City
Hamish Linklater, Jamie Chung, and Minnie Driver tell all about the origins of their Gotham City sounds
August 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Warner Bros. killed a Looney Tunes movie in 2022, but it's been saved by someone else - and is coming to theaters soon
The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first Looney Tunes movie headed for a theatrical release since Space Jam: A New Legacy. Could that be good news for Coyote Vs. Acme?
August 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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WATCH: The cosplay lip sync battle commences at MCM London Comic Con
Your favorite characters, your favorite songs - all thanks to Popverse & MCM
August 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Uncanny X-Men's Gail Simone talks Outliers, Endlings, and Southern Gothic Horror for Marvel's mutants
The second X-Men title of the From the Ashes reboot is out now, and Popverse sat down with its architect
August 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios' The Penguin looks set to repeat Marvel's biggest mistake within the MCU
Learn from other people's mistakes, folks. It is way less expensive.
August 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Will Netflix adapt the sequels to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder? Here's what author Holly Jackson thinks
Speaking to a crowd at MCM London Comic Con, Jackson was asked about a possible adaptation of Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good as Dead
August 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Don't be disappointed with House of the Dragon's season 2 finale; some great stuff is on the way in season 3 (we think)
What's coming to Westeros in the next season of the Game of Thrones prequel, according to Fire and Blood. Beware of spoilers
August 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Penguin is a beautiful tasty disaster - and a scary-looking one, says Colin Farrell about his on-screen alter ego
Colin Farrell says that seeing himself as The Batman villain for the first time was "one of the best days I’ve ever had in 25 years as an actor”
August 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Calmer Con: an accessible pop-culture convention that's sensory friendly
Calmer Con comes to Boston August 24, and is heading to NYC in the spring of 2025
August 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Deadpool OR Wolverine? We asked the artists at San Diego Comic Con
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks all offered their preference of mutant superstar
August 07, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Summer Reads 2024: Here's Popverse's personal book recs
From magic to Marvel and murder to Miyazaki, check out what's on our shelves this Summer of '24.
August 07, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Chris Evans has a favorite season (and a favorite holiday or three)
Last year, Evans spoke at New York Comic Con, which just happened to be during his favorite time of year
August 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ghosts' Rebecca Wisocky opens up about her character Hetty's mental health storyline
Hetty's storyline took a deeper step this season of Ghosts. Here's hour audiences reacted.
August 06, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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For fans, San Diego Comic-Con is a 4-day paradise; For Uber, Lyft, & other rideshare drivers, it’s a weekend of torment
Comic-Con is a different experience for Uber and Lyft drivers
August 06, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Spider-Man story that could've been "a horror show" if one editor hadn't put his foot down
Tom Brevoort recently revealed that Spider-Man: The Final Adventure could've gone very, very differently
August 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Beer and Loathing in San Diego Comic-Con: the BarCon experience at SDCC in a post-COVID, post-commercialization era
Bar Con is what happens when industry professionals leave the convention center at the end of the day, and it's a necessary part of every good con
August 05, 2024
Chloe Maveal
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How Cyanide & Happiness embraced their most regrettable project ever
Inside the minds of Cyanide & Happiness' creators on turning their biggest failure into fun
August 05, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Every Below Deck release date: When is the next episode in each of the Bravo franchise’s spin-offs coming out
Here’s every release date we know for the shows under Bravo’s Below Deck umbrella.
August 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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This summer, Marvel is betting on blood for its MCU movies, TV shows, and comics -- But is it working?
Marvel is catering to a more mature audience these days; we look at how that's going for them.
August 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Charlie Cox reveals a funny story behind Daredevil's appearance in Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home
Daredevil has some famous reflexes, but him catching that brick...?
August 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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After more than a decade, why are anime fans still obsessed with Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt?
14 years later and there is still no place like Danten City.
July 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
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David Tennant opens up about "the special bond" the Doctor Who actors have with one another
“It's quite good to have a bit of a support group,” Tennant says.
July 31, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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WATCH: Florida Supercon hosted the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase and Supercon Talent Show
Who knew your favorite anime character could sing?
July 31, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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WATCH: Florida Supercon hosts the Super Summer Festa in Miami!
Popverse filmed Florida's hottest party at its premiere pop culture event!
July 31, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Is Marvel Studios' Blade movie ever going to happen? If one moment from Deadpool & Wolverine is true, then no
Way to kick a film when it is down, folks
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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2025 is going to be a huge year for Netflix - all thanks to the 2023 Hollywood strikes
Is too much of a good thing actually too much of a good thing for the streamer?
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Is Deadpool & Wolverine Ryan Reynolds last movie as a Merc with a Mouth? He said so before, but might change his mind
He made the comments in 2022, to be fair. But now, it's looking increasingly more likely Marvel is going to want their Merc with a Mouth back
July 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Popverse found all the cats at San Diego Comic Con so you didn't have to
This is the meowment.
July 28, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Marvel's Jeff the Land-Shark is officially the funniest comic this year according to Eisners
Jeff the Land Shark co-creator Kelly Thompson reveals the origins of the award-winning cutie, and how much fans had to do with its success
July 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Long lines, lack of bathrooms, and swag bags: Are SDCC activations worth it?
Fans generally didn't seem to think so
July 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Spoilers!The funniest joke in Deadpool & Wolverine isn't in the dialogue - it is hidden in the background of the last act
Rob Liefeld hates feet almost as much as he loves pouches.
July 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Did Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron just drop a big, spoiler-y clue about DC's big All In storyline?
Things aren't going well for Absolute Superman in the upcoming new series - but is that unfortunate circumstance, or something more sinister and planned?
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Deadpool and Wolverine's surprise SDCC screening was a hit... but it wasn't the first time a Hall H panel ended in a surprise full movie for fans
More than a decade before Marvel Studios shared Deadpool and Wolverine with fans, Edgar Wright surprised Hall H with a preview of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World... weeks before the movie's official release
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Studios may be secretly starting a new Comic-Con tradition: releasing a big movie
Are you busy San Diego Comic-Con weekend? You will be now, even if you can't make it to San Diego - thanks to Marvel
July 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
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An up-close look at Captain America: Brave New World's helmets for Cap & Falcon
Protect ya head, say Captain America and Falcon
July 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
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To dream the impossible dream: Could this be the year SDCC fans learn better bathroom etiquette?
It's no surprise that five days of usage by tens of thousands of fans will leave convention center bathrooms in a state of disrepair, but what if we could help make it happen?
July 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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MCU star Michael Rooker couldn’t stop falling asleep during his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 death scene, according to co-star
Sometimes an actor just needs a nap, even if they’re filming a death scene in a Marvel Studios film.
July 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars: Andor star Diego Luna describes how they're fitting four seasons of planned story into the second (and final) season
It turns out filming five seasons of a Star Wars show takes a long time - a lot longer than Lucasfilm and its cast & crew thought.
July 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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House of the Dragon actor Tom Glynn-Carney reveals his King Aegon II playlist
Listening to Eminem helps him prepare for some of his biggest scenes.
July 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Chris Pine says what everyone's secretly thinking about saving the Star Trek movie franchise, and the problem with blockbuster movies
Chris Pine feels like movie studios spend too much time chasing the wrong audience, and overlooking the fans
July 23, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Want to learn to skydive? Pom Klementieff has the best way - ask Tom Cruise
What’s the best gift for a coworker? If you’re Tom Cruise, it’s skydiving lessons.
July 23, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Studios actor Iman Vellani’s friendship with Ms. Marvel co-creator Sana Amanat is absolutely adorable
How many superhero actors can say their best friend is their character’s creator?
July 23, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it
Readers of Spider-Girl, which ran from 1998 to 2009, accomplished something that one longtime Marvel editor said "no other fan group has been able to duplicate since"
July 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Comics sees "a booming new audience" in the readers of "youth-driven" manga and OGNs according to its publisher
A new newstand comics era is here, and its not in comic books but in OGNs.
July 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
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"Like the Little Rascals that were having sex and taking drugs": The story of San Diego Comic-Con's origin, according to a co-founder
San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Scott Shaw! reveals what it was like creating the epitome of comic conventions.
July 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The funniest character deaths in television history, from White Lotus to Mad Men, Cheers, Seinfeld, the Simpsons, and more
It hurts to say goodbye when your sides are in stitches.
July 22, 2024
Alex Jaffe
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HBO's House of the Dragon season 2 finale is teasing a massive Game of Thrones book event called Sowing of the Seeds - here's what it is
Obviously, there's gonna be some spoilers ahead. But if you've already read George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, you know what's coming anyway
July 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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WATCH: Hazbin Hotel's Alex Brightman and Brandon Rogers turn up the heat on Florida Supercon!
Miami may be hot this time of year, but it's probably cooler than where Sir Pentious and Katie Killjoy hail from
July 19, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Deadpool is joining the TVA in Deadpool and Wolverine, but don't forget: Wade Wilson is a variant
For an organization that seeks to prevent timeline disturbances, the Time Variance Authority seems pretty cool with a guy who owes his existence to one
July 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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WATCH: Cosplay Central's Championship and Costume Showcase from Florida Supercon!
See the best dressed in nerdom strut their stuff at the Miami Beach Convention Center
July 18, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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The Acolyte was the anarchistic Star Wars story fans of the Jedi never wanted
In the galaxy as shown in the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, there's no such thing as right or wrong, but simply different oppressors at war with each other
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman lead the new All In line-up for DC's comic book rebirth this fall
Meet the new Absolute Universe... and see what changes are coming to DC's core DCU books, as well, as the publisher starts to pull back the curtains on the new era of DC comics
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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All of Marvel Studios big announcements from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Marvel likes to bring the surprises and the big names to SDCC, and boy, did they do that this year
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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WATCH: Avatar: The Last Airbender's Zach Eisen, Dante Basco, & Jack De Sena gather the nations for Florida Supercon
The original voices of Zuko, Sokka, and Aang reunited in Miami, and Popverse was there to film
July 17, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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WATCH: Fallout's Ella Purnell full spotlight panel with Popverse from Miami Beach's Florida Supercon!
See Amazon's favorite Vault Dweller and the breakout star of Yellowjackets on stage Ella Purnell in Miami!
July 17, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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The most famous, infamous, and forgotten Marvel Cinematic Universe plots, from Celestials to Doctor Strange's serial killers
How could Marvel fans have forgotten about a serial killer on the loose, and why haven't the Marvel heroes dealt with that man being born out the center of the Earth?
July 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The most famous, infamous, and forgotten aborted Marvel TV shows
Remember Guillermo Del Toro's Hulk? The MCU New Warriors show starring the AT&T lady? How about that Ghost Rider show? Of course you don't, because they only ALMOST happened
July 17, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Watch the full Critical Role Panel from Florida Supercon 2024!
Join Critical Role's Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham from sunny Miami Beach.
July 15, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Marvel's new X-Men #1 shows off what the From the Ashes future for the franchise really looks like in action
Hated, feared, and a new status quo that feels curiously familiar, the X-Men are back with only cosmetic changes
July 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Everything you need to know about San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Everything you need to know about this year's San Diego Comic-Con
July 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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A superhero therapist uses comic book movies to help people grapple with their sexual orientation and PTSD - here's how
Dr. Janina Scarlet shares how comic book movies can help you find your inner truth.
July 10, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez is the sledgehammer that will bring the franchise back to its nightmares
Alien: Romulus’s choice of director is the franchise’s strongest statement in years.
July 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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The supporting cast: The importance of secondary characters, according to writers of My Adventures with Superman, She-Ra, Eat Your Heart Out, and more
Are you an aspiring storyteller needing tips on your supporting cast? Hear what some comic creators have to say.
July 10, 2024
Gary Catig
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Shangri-La Frontier season 2 release date: We're diving back into the world of gaming at Crunchyroll this year
The main character says Poggers. What more do you want?
July 10, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Marvel's X-Men: From the Ashes is here - and here's everything you need to know about where to find it
What to expect from the upcoming linewide relaunch of X-Men in all its many forms
July 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Do New York Comic Con 2024 like a real New Yorker, with all the bodegas you can visit near the Javits Center
Get snacks, withdraw money, and experience an NYC staple just a few steps from the Javits Center with our recommended NYCC bodegas
July 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt