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Dexter: Resurrection has the opportunity to fix New Blood’s biggest plothole (and bring back two original series characters)
Dexter: Resurrection could finally answer questions viewers have about two missing characters
July 11, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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60 years ago before The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Galactus arrived in the Marvel Universe and made everything stranger
The creation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Galactus in 1965's Fantastic Four #48 transformed the FF from crimefighters into something far stranger and more memorable.
July 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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SpoilersJames Gunn’s Superman movie wants us all to live... even the internet trolls among us
In 2025, for a cinematic Superman to value all life, even the most troublesome among us, is a breath of fresh air.
July 11, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Inside the evolution of Tillie Walden from "sweet gay stories" to The Walking Dead: Clementine and beyond
Clementine Book 3, the final chapter in Tillie Walden's critically acclaimed trilogy of Walking Dead graphic novels, is finally here!
July 11, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The original I Know What You Did Last Summer movie turns your slasher expectations into roadkill [The Coldest Open]
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. slasher classic (and a franchise reboot), Popverse is putting it in reverse to examine the OG film's opener
July 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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How AI translations of manga continues the 'enshitification' of the medium, and why Japanese publishers are "less precious" about it [Popverse Jump]
Translating a manga from Japanese to English isn't a straightforward process, which is why AI will always be terrible at it.
July 11, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Summer of Superman: The 10 best Superman comics ever published
From All-Star Superman to Red Son: The top 10 Superman comics you must read.
July 11, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Reading slasher novels killed any interest I had in watching a new Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer movie [If It Bleeds, We Read]
After feeling underwhelmed by Hollywood's recent crop of slasher movies, I discovered the wonders of slasher novels by Stephen Graham Jones and Philip Fracassi
July 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Inside the minimalist misdirection that helps Superman, Clark Kent, and his secret identity work
The art of disappearing: How Clark Kent's design hides Superman in plain sight.
July 10, 2025
Carl Waldron
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3 essential Superman stories to watch or read after seeing the new James Gunn movie from DC Studios [FYC]
Before the James Gunn Superman reboot flies into theaters, here are three of the best Superman stories in any media.
July 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Superman, Patron Saint of the Socially Awkward who just desperately wants to connect with people
How Clark Kent and Superman attempts to understand and be a part of humanity as a superhero and a journalist.
July 09, 2025
Jim McDermott
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Iconic Marvel writer Chris Claremont dishes his vision for the X-Men, Marvel Rivals, & his unmade Gambit movie with Channing Tatum [Marvel Matters]
Chris Claremont has ideas and opinions on the X-Men - and after creating so many of them, we want to hear it.
July 08, 2025
Dave Buesing
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When the world thinks about superheroes, they think about Superman: here's why
How DC's Superman brand design is the DNA that defines all superheroes.
July 08, 2025
Carl Waldron
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The Magic: The Gathering and Star Trek crossover deck 'leak' that was actually a Ferengi-style hustle aimed at you and your search engine
A New Jersey MTG store overplayed their hand when it came to rumors of a Magic: The Gathering x Star Trek Universes Beyond deck
July 07, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Watch the Spotlight on Jeremy Renner from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Hawkeye (the first one) is leaving Kate Bishop to protect New York while the man himself, Jeremy Renner, heads down to FSC '25
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Your favorite heroes and villains will be at FSC '25 to strut their stuff on the Cosplay Showcase stage, and Popverse is gonna be there with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Spotlight on John Boyega from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
He's a Force to be reckoned with - John Boyega is headed to FSC '25, and Popverse will be there to film it!
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the LOST Cast Reunion with Josh Holloway and Henry Ian Cusick from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
We have to go back... to the Sunshine State, where Sawyer and Desmond themselves will be taking the stage at FSC '25, and Popverse will be showing up with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Cosplayers from across the US are headed down to Miami's FSC '25, and you can watch all the action right here
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch The Cast of Doctor Who with Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Is that a TARDIS we see? The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler (perhaps the 16th Doctor?) themselves will be at FSC '25, and Popverse will be there catching the action
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch The Voice Cast of Demon Slayer panel with Zach Aguilar and Aleks Le from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
The actors behind Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma are Demon Slayin' their way down to FSC '25, and Popverse is gonna be there with a camera
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Heroes of Dragon Ball Z panel with Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, and Sonny Strait from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Popverse is going Super Saiyan! At least, that's how we expect to feel while filming the English voices of Vegeta, Krillin, and Trunks on stage at FSC '25
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cast of Star Trek: Voyager reunion with Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Captain Janeway and The Doctor are beaming down to FSC '25, and Popverse is going to film their entire panel
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Pokémon Cast Reunion with Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Dan Green, and Megan Hollingshead from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
You gotta catch this! Popverse is filming the voices of Ash, Brock, Mewtwo, and Nurse Joy when they meet up at FSC '25 - Pokémon fans, don't miss it!
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the God of War Ragnarök voice cast with the Kratos, Atreus, and Freya themselves from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Christopher Judge (Kratos), Sunny Suljic (Atreus), and Danielle Bisutti (Freya) are leaving the mythic mayhem of God of War Ragnarök to head to the Miami Convention Center for Florida Supercon, and Popverse will be there to film it
July 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Meet the high school math teacher who is on a mission to read every Superman comic ever published
One man’s never-ending battle to read every single Superman comic
July 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Nearly 40 years ago, The Legend of Zelda changed the way I saw video games [Gamify my Life]
The music, the gameplay, and the massive scale of the game opened my eyes to the potential of video games and made me a gamer forever.
July 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
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How Wes Craven's Scream sets the bar for horror movie openers [The Coldest Open]
The Drew Barrymore-starring opener to 1996's Scream not only kicked off a three-decade franchise; it perfected a piece of filmmaking a century in the works: the cold open
July 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Netflix's Leviathan is a Ghibli-inspired snapshot of the future of the anime industry [Popverse Jump]
How a hit Miyazaki-esque book became a Netflix anime in Leviathan
July 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
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How DC Studios' Superman movie co-star Guy Gardner with Nathan Fillion sets up HBO's Lanterns [Lore Corner]
After Nathan Fillion brings Guy Gardner to the DCU in James Gunn' Superman, he's headed to the small screen for HBO's Lanterns. Here's what his involvement means for the series
July 03, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Re-reading the Percy Jackson books as an adult, my adolescence as a disabled and mixed-race kid finally makes sense now [If It Bleeds, We Read]
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books gave me a world where I could finally feel normal as a disabled and mixed-race kid
July 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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How the horror of dinosaurs replaced the wonder of dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park franchise in Jurassic World Rebirth
The latest Jurassic Park movie is a more cynical film that eschews the wonder of seeing dinosaurs on the big screen in favor of a more terrifying portrayal.
July 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The Sandman on Netflix marks a new watermark of comic book fantasy on TV, but Preacher, Doom Patrol, and Legion paved the way
Before Netflix's acclaimed comic book fantasy comes to an end, revisit some of the comic book shows that paved the way for The Sandman
July 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The attempt by Jurassic World Rebirth to emulate the first Jurassic Park movie is about as real as those 'de-extinct' dire wolves
Jurassic World Rebirth's collaboration with Colossal Biosciences undermines the bioethics discourse from the original Jurassic Park film
July 01, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Remembering the divisive and revolutionary Secret Wars creator (and former Marvel Comics' EiC) Jim Shooter following his death at age 73
How a comics writing child prodigy named Jim Shooter came to be Marvel Comics' boss, created Secret Wars, and wasn't afraid of making enemies to do it.
July 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Move over, Batman. Guy Gardner is the real foil to Superman and James Gunn's first DC Studios movie is going to prove it
Guy Gardner is the Green Lantern you never want to hang out with but can always rely on in a fight, which makes him the perfect counterpart to Superman.
July 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Behold the jukebox biopic: the new subgenre Hollywood has on repeat, from Bohemian Rhapsody to upcoming films on Prince, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and more
The overnight success that's been in movies for decades, from Jimmy Stewart's Glen Miller story to Amadeus and Bohemian Rhapsody.
June 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Despite what Date Everything is doing, dating sims aren't a joke genre - just see Hatoful Boyfriend, Arcade Spirits, Monster Prom [Gamify My Life]
When you reduce an entire (and influential) genre to a joke, it is bound to fall a little flat.
June 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Comics has a superhero problem solver, Jonathan Hickman, with a goal to create (or revamp) ideas that be their next Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four
After successfully reviving the Ultimate Marvel line, Jonathan Hickman comes forward with his new job at the company: building new franchises (by rebuilding old ones).
June 27, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The great Spider-Man "rip-off:" Marvel artist says his work was "plagiarized" by another, and that artist says Marvel told him to do it
Marvel Comics published a Spider-Man cover homaging a classic one, but one of the original artists says it went to far and "plagiarized" the whole thing
June 27, 2025
Chris Arrant
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M3GAN eventually gets into a groove, but it starts out with no rhythm and not enough murderbot [The Coldest Open]
In honor of M3GAN 2.0 coming to theaters, we take a look at director Gerard Johnstone's first moments into his murderous AI saga
June 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Piracy is baked into anime's past, but, like Crunchyroll, we should move on from it [Popverse Jump]
It used to be very hard to get new anime to watch without flying the black flag. Now? We've got more legit anime than we know what to do with.
June 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Inside Disney's failed Lizzie McGuire revival: Family-friendly vs. PG-13, changing showrunners, two full episodes in the Disney Vault, and more
Lizzie McGuire’s Jake Thomas says Disney+ politics and a global pandemic got in the way of the show’s adult reboot
June 27, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The found-footage subgenre finds new bite as a trend in horror lit with Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie and Richard Chizmar's Memorials {If It Bleeds, We Read]
Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie and Richard Chizmar's Memorials rewrite the scares of found-footage horror.
June 26, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Spoilers!The MCU Ironheart TV series makes the case for why killing Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame was the smartest thing the Marvel Studios has ever done
Without Tony Stark walking around amongst the living in the MCU, the Ironheart show on Disney+ takes aim at tech moguls like him
June 26, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Bear is coming back! But before FX's hit food show returns, make a reservation with Big Night, Boiling Point, and La Cocina
FX's critically acclaimed The Bear isn't the first onscreen culinary horror show, and we've picked three more to amuse your bouche: Big Night, Boiling Point, and La Cocina
June 25, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How Marvel's Ironheart is related to Iron Man: The Riri Williams/Tony Stark connection, explained [Lore Corner]
Dominique Thorne is back in the suit as Ironheart after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and her role is a LOT more than "a female Iron Man." We'll explain why right here
June 24, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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How Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four quietly re-envisioned superhero gender equality in 1961
Instead of wearing a skirt or a dress, Sue Storm matched her Fantastic Four teammates by wearing their now iconic jumpsuits
June 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters is the perfect gateway drug to the world of K-Pop bands
With songs that wouldn't feel out of place coming from Blackpink, BTS, and Twice, Kpop Demon Hunters delivers a soundtrack that feels worthy of saving the world.
June 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel Studios is quietly learning, mistakes and all, how to replace their heroes with Fantastic Four: First Steps, Ironheart, Captain America 4, and Daredevil: Born Again [Marvel Matters]
New MCU hero, who dis?
June 24, 2025
Chris Arrant
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William Shatner talks about enjoying the icing and the cake in Star Trek, movies, TV, and in real life
William Shatner discusses his greatest impersonator, Star Trek, Star Wars, and the biggest mistake his fans make.
June 23, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Walking Dead: How every major character died (and became a walker) in the hit AMC TV series
How the main characters of AMC’s The Walking Dead die (and get turned into zombies).
June 23, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Nintendo expects the Switch 2 to sell as well as the Switch in its first year, but I doubt it will happen [Gamify My Life]
A strong launch lineup might not be enough to help the Switch 2 equal Nintendo's best-selling console of all time. They might need a little (bad) luck.
June 23, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Zombie fiction usually highlights the worst in humanity - so why did I leave 28 Years Later filled with hope?
Heads up: Part of this 28 Years Later review is going to be me venting at Danny Boyle and Alex Garland for making me cry at a horror movie
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Coldest Open: How Danny Boyle introduces an all new type of zombie (and an all type of new zombie movie) in 28 Days Later
Even before we meet Cillian Murphy's Jim or get a facefull of zombies that *can actually run,* Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland hook us for what's become the most innovative zombie movie of this century (so far)
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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From Tomo-Chan to Oshi No Ko: How some of your favorite manga creators got their start in hentai [Popverse Jump}
Want to know who the next big manga star? Start reading some hentai. No we're not joking.
June 20, 2025
Trent Cannon
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28 Years Later ending explained: Danny Boyle returns to the Rage Virus, sets up The Bone Temple
What happens, who dies, and what's next in the long-anticipated zombie sequel 28 Years Later
June 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The case for listening to audiobooks: accents [If It Bleeds, We Read]
I'm a freak who likes to listen to audiobooks at 1x speed for good reason: to hear all the wonderful accents
June 19, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Before KPop Demon Hunters, these three fake bands topped our charts (That Thing You Do!, Josie & The Pussycats, Popstar) [For Your Consideration]
We love comedies with bands that we wish were real, and Popstar, Josie and the Pussycats, and That Thing You Do! delivered that thrill even before Netflix's new KPop Demon Hunters
June 18, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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What to Watch July 2025: Netflix awakens The Sandman, Max lets Sinners in, and Paramount+ explores more Strange New Worlds
Summer's bringing scifi and sharks to your favorite streaming platform - from Hulu and Prime Video to Disney+ and Crunchyroll
June 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Meet Eric Pearson: Marvel Studios' unheralded fixer that helps save movies like Avengers: Endgame, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, and Blade [Marvel Matters]
Some call Eric Pearson the MCU script doctor, the Marvel Studios closer. But for Marvel Studios, they just call him... frequently.
June 17, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Jurassic Park is about the hardships of working in academia, and it treats both scientists and nature with respect
Not to be an old man romanticizing the past, but the first Jurassic Park film captured why we need to listen to scientists now more than ever
June 17, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The new Spy x Family manga arc is the most badass Yor has been since the Cruise Arc in season 2
The Spy x Family manga continues to deliver great moments and stunning art - plus Yor Forger beating the snot out of an incel. What's not to love?
June 16, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings' John Rhys-Davies hijacks our interview to talk Shakespeare, James Bond, and LotR (of course!) [Popversations]
John Rhys-Davies, who you might know as Gimli from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings, schools us on how to be a gentleman actor at C2E2
June 16, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
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Why we can't have a great Superman video game (and it isn't because he's too strong) [Gamify My Life]
The reason for Superman (and most of DC's) failure in gaming is because of Batman's overwhelming success.
June 16, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The Coldest Open: Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th is un-campy camp horror with a killer score
In the first edition of The Coldest Open, where we judge the most infamous opening scenes of horror history, we're tackling the movie that introduces us to the Voorhees family
June 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The Summer Anime season return of Kaiju No. 8, Sakamoto Days & Dan Da Dan are forcing me to break my vow of watching less anime [Popverse Jump]
With the return of Panty & Stocking, Kaiju No. 8, and Dan Da Dan looming, plus new shows like Leviathan and The Summer Hikaru Died - and Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man movies coming, I'll never have free time again.
June 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
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45 years ago, The Death of Phoenix changed the X-Men (and superhero comics) forever - or at least, until the next Marvel retcon changed everything all over again
Amazingly, the X-Men creators' original plan wasn't even to kill off Jean Grey for the Phoenix's genocidal actions - but then Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter stepped in
June 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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From one generation’s Horror Stephen to another: introducing Stephen Graham Jones to my father [If It Bleeds, We Read]
My dad launched my lifelong love of horror with Stephen King, so I've returned the favor by introducing him to Stephen Graham Jones
June 12, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Lore Corner: How to Train Your Dragon character guide - The dragons (and riders) you need to know ahead of Universal's live action reboot
Sure you've heard *How* to Train Your Dragon, but do you know *Who* to Train Your Dragon? We'll let you know ahead of the DreamWorks live-action remake
June 12, 2025
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Star Trek has my perfect disability story with Strange New Worlds' Captain Pike
It's not Star Trek's Captain Pike who can't accept his fate; it's everyone around him. In my experience, that's sooooooooo true to life.
June 12, 2025
Ollie Kaplan
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Donny Cates' Ultimate Spider-Man pitch was to create a Spider-Man for grown-ups and not the kids Marvel has with its other Spider-Men
Inside Donny Cates' goal to "break" Peter Parker "as hard as you can" with his Ultimate Spider-Man.
June 11, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Popeye, Scooby Doo, and Speed Racer walked (and drove) so that How to Train Your Dragon could fly [For Your Consideration]
Breathing live-action life into animated classics is hard. Here are three movies that did it even before How To Train Your Dragon: Popeye, Scooby-Doo and Speed Racer
June 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
The unrepentant queer love of HBO's The Last of Us is an act of resistance
HBO's The Last of Us shows that even in the most desolate and hopeless of circumstances, queer romance can be a source of strength and joy.
June 11, 2025
Avery Kaplan
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The business of the comic and toy business, according to Spawn creator & Image Comics co-founder/president Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane on the secrets of his success, the inspiration for Spawn, his desert island pieces of media, and more.
June 10, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Every difference between the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie and the original animated version
Not much has changed between the 2025 movie and the 2010 animated How to Train Your Dragon, but a couple of differences have a big impact.
June 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake doubles down on the original's emotional core by making one small (but important) change
The relationship between Hiccup and his father was always the emotional payoff in How to Train Your Dragon and the remake adds some scenes to highlight that.
June 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Why Doctor Doom isn't going to be in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and why its the right move again for Marvel Studios [Marvel Matters]
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be the first FF movie with no Doctor Doom, and the studio & the director have a good reason for that (but also a loophole).
June 10, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
How the A24 horror movie Hereditary made me feel less alone following the unexpected death of my husband
The unlikely trauma bond I developed with Toni Collette's Annie from Hereditary.
June 10, 2025
Tyler Doupe'
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Ranking the likelihood of each Jedi's death on Charles Soule’s Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi book cover [Rebel Rouser]
It's the High Republic y'all, heads WILL roll in Charles Soule's Star Wars finale book, Trials of the Jedi
June 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The biggest hurdle to the Switch 2 isn't the high price of the console or games - it is the success of the Switch [Gamify My Life]
When the Switch launched in 2017, Nintendo had a library of great Wii U games that no one played that they could port over. The Switch 2 has a slightly different problem.
June 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
I have a hunch why Mike Flanagan worked so much Back to the Future into The Life of Chuck
With the caveat that I do not fully comprehend the brilliance of The Life of Chuck's director Flanagan, or its author, Stephen King, I at least have a theory as to why one scene felt straight out of Hill Valley High
June 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Aggretsuko vs Chainsaw Man: Two wildly different anime with the same anti-capitalist message [Popverse Jump]
An adorable red panda and a man made of chainsaws are both telling you that working in an office is terrible - if you're willing to listen to them.
June 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Batman: Dark Patterns feels both impossible and impressive
The current Dark Patterns miniseries from DC and creators Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman is a future classic Batman comic
June 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
M3GAN, meet W1ll1am, horror lit’s creepy new AI villain [If it Bleeds, We Read]
In honor of our scary android bestie M3GAN returning for M3GAN 2.0 this month, let's take a look at W1ll1am by Mason Coile
June 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Before The Life of Chuck, Stand By Me, The Running Man, and The Shawshank Redemption showed another side to Stephen King [For Your Consideration]
Stand By Me, The Running Man, and The Shawshank Redemption showed just how versatile movie adaptations of Stephen King books could be decades before The Life of Chuck wowed audiences
June 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Jurassic Park: Where the cast is, 32 years later
What has the Jurassic Park cast been up to since 1993?
June 03, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Popverse Picks: The best trailers that are almost as memorable as the movies they're promoting - The Exorcist, Superman, Friendship, and more
From classics like Alien and The Exorcist to the latest from A24, we have strong opinions about trailers.
June 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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My best game of 2025 so far is a relaxing game about running a purgatory tea shop called Wanderstop [Gamify My Life]
I bought Wanderstop to relax and run my own tea shop, but I fell in love with the existential crisis it gave me.
June 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Steel Ball Run is so different from every other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure arc that I never thought it would get an anime [Popverse Jump]
When the whole premise of the arc is that is completely unconnected to the rest of the series, it isn't surprising that Steel Ball Run remains one of the most divisive storyline in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
May 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
"I'm not the bad boy of comics anymore": Inside the life of Donny Cates
Donny Cates revamped Marvel's Venom and almost did the same for Ultimate Spider-Man - but instead he spent the last two years rebuilding himself.
May 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Sliding into your DMs: Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan gets chatty ahead of Fantasy High and its Hollywood Bowl debut
Ahead of D20's Battle at the Bowl and Cloudward, Ho premiere, Dropout star and Worlds Beyond Number host Brennan Lee Mulligan sat down with us to discuss, among other things, a chicken fillet with googly eyes
May 29, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Ever wondered what the difference between a voice dub and a voice match is? Voice actress Kari Wahlgren breaks it down for you
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's Kari Wahlgren explains the various forces impacting a voice role performance
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Beyond binge-watching K-dramas on Netflix: There’s a new wave of short Korean crime novels translated into English
Korean arts and culture have never more influential around the world, and now this extends into the world of literature
May 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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After two years, Marvel Comics' Knull co-creator Donny Cates begins his comeback this summer with a "very, very weird book" that is "the biggest thing I've ever done in my entire life"
Donny Cates talk about his Marvel past, his comics future - and if DC and Marvel are a part of it.
May 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Popverse Picks: LGBTQIA+ movies to watch for Pride month!
Celebrate Pride with these queer romantic comedy films
May 28, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
The cast of AMC's Mad Men: 10 years after the series finale, here’s where they are now
Where is the cast of Mad Men now?
May 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
DC Comics highlights the 100-year-old gay bar that has been in Gotham longer than Batman
Safe spaces, queer places: opening the doors to the 100-year-old gay bar you didn't know existed inside DC Comics' Gotham City.
May 28, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Over the Top all deserve the Karate Kid Legends treatment [For Your Consideration]
Why should The Karate Kid be the only '80s teen classic to get a full-scale revival? We have three other all-timers from the genre we'd like to nominate for similar treatment: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Over the Top.
May 28, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man reboot is a "weird and lonely experience" for Donny Cates as its original writer because he now sees himself as its star Peter Parker
Donny Cates says he was developing the Ultimate Marvel reboot for five years before a near-fatal car accident took it away from him, and there's unresolved feelings seeing it now without him.
May 28, 2025
Chris Arrant
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