Chris Arrant
News
Marvel still hasn’t revealed the projects that brought Brian Michael Bendis back... but they are "special projects" and none are ongoing comics
Back at Marvel, Brian Michael Bendis has some "exciting" projects (plural) there but says no ongoing series.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
How saying goodbye to a pet shaped Marvel’s latest The Sentry series by co-creator (and cat friend) Paul Jenkins
A Marvel creator turned the grief of losing his cat into a superhero comic, and we all kind of need it.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The original Green Arrow would hate DC’s new Absolute version according to writer Pornsak Pichetshoke... or would become someone like him
DC says the original Green Arrow would hate Absolute Green Arrow.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The Ultimate Black Panther story Bryan Hill never got to tell was a horror story (no, not a Marvel Midnight book, but now that you mention it...)
The Ultimate Black Panther story that never happened would have been horror.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
WWE star Cody Rhodes wants a real-life superhero-style funeral inspired by a DC comic... with his wrestling co-workers coming as their characters
Cody Rhodes wants his funeral inspired by one of DC Comics’ most (in)famous moments.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Danny McBride grew up on Larry Hama's G.I.. Joe comics, and believes he might've "manifested his own way into a G.I. Joe type existence, through making movies & TV shows"
What Marvel's G.I. Joe comics taught Danny McBride about life.
June 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Longtime Comics Journal contributor Andrew Farago arrested after he's found to have a hidden camera in the bathroom of his 50th birthday party
The Cartoon Arts Museum has fired him after a quick investigation, while he sits in county jail awaiting legal proceedings.
June 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is creating five new heroes in a Youngblood team shake-up of Giant-Size X-Men sized proportions
Meet the new Young Bloods of Rob Liefeld's Youngblood Giant-Size X-Men style special.
June 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The X-Men '97 season 2 writer pitched changing the name of the comic because he's focusing so much on the side characters over the core cast
Marvel almost renamed its X-Men ’97 comic because it isn’t really about the X-Men anymore.
June 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers!Marvel said the Ultimate Universe was ending "forever" (including telling stores it'd be a lie if they didn't). Now, somehow, "The Ultimate Universe will return"
Ultimate Universe: Finale #1 is out now and, well, let's just say what we got and what Marvel Comics delivered are arguably pretty different
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Comics' boss is stepping in to personally oversee the Midnight X-Men, Spider-Man, & Fantastic Four launches as its editor
What could be Marvel boss Dan Buckley's last big launch becomes extra-personal for him.
June 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Ultimate Spider-Man is becoming something Marvel rarely has: a modern evergreen bestseller (and it did it by ending it)
Marvel ended the hit Ultimate Spider-Man comic at its peak. Here’s why.
June 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
5 Black-led comics you should be reading right now
Beyond Miles Morales: 5 Black-led comics worth discovering.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Why Wonder Woman's Stephanie Williams thinks her historic Eisner Awards comics achievement didn’t get enough attention
Stephanie Williams is the first Black woman nominated for a 'Best Writer' Eisner Award in its 35+ year history
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The first Black American global sports superstar is finally getting his story told, as a comic
Before Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan, there was Major Taylor.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is delaying its Midnight line launch by 2 months because it's more special than they thought a couple weeks ago
Marvel says Midnight is more than just another alternate universe.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Exquisite Corpses' The Fox Mask Killer is getting a solo series.... and her next target is her mask & her secret identity
Who is the Fox Mask Killer? Exquisite Corpses is finally ready to answer.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Popverse First!The Marvel art that made Jim Lee a superstar is being collected in one massive book
Before he ran DC, Jim Lee helped reshape Marvel — now that work is getting the massive comprehensive book it deserves.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Magic: The Gathering is giving Liliana Vess the main-character treatment
Magic: The Gathering is finally telling one of Liliana Vess’ biggest untold stories.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
DC Comics' latest surprise return is Christine Dinh as its new book trade manager
Marvel, Star Trek, BOOM! Studios, & Top Cow veteran Christine Dinh joins the DC Comics staff.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
The exact moment James Tynion IV retired from superhero comics was while he was writing DC's flagship Batman title
"That was the moment," Department of Truth author Tynion told us at C2E2, "That it was just like, 'I need to lean in to my own worlds.'"
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why today’s Spider-Man still sounds like Gerry Conway’s Spider-Man more than anyone else's, according to Marvel's top Spidey writer & editor
The voice of modern Spider-Man may owe more to Gerry Conway than Stan Lee.
June 17, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Popverse First!Two Gambits. One new Gambit comic series. Just in time for his MCU return in Avengers: Doomsday movie
Gambit’s next comic will force two Remy LeBeaus (or is it Remy LeTwos?) to face each other for the first time.
June 16, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Three years after its near-collapse, IDW is finally close to breaking even
TMNT and indie hits have helped push IDW to the brink of profitability after contemplating bankruptcy just 3 years ago.
June 16, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The real-life comic creator feuds behind Marvel, Spawn, and The Walking Dead have inspired a new comic where they must get along to fight their creations
A new comic is turning legendary creator feuds into a superhero story.
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
DC Comics' Andrea Shea rises to senior editor after helping expand LGBTQIA+ representation at the superhero publisher
Andrea Shea rises to senior editor after helping expand LGBTQIA+ representation at DC
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Absolute Carrie Kelley and Absolute Damian Wayne are going to be "kind of tricky"... but Absolute Batman boss Scott Snyder says he has thoughts & ideas
Carrie Kelley & Damian Wayne is coming to Absolute Batman, according to Scott Snyder
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel’s June 16 616 Day mystery bags are delayed (with some orders canceled) as demand overwhelms supply, and Doctor Doom would not approve
Marvel’s mystery bag strategy just hit an unexpected problem: success.
June 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Naoki Urasawa’s new manga asks what creativity means when AI can do everything
Hand-drawn manga champion Naoki Urasawa is launching a series about AI.
June 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The Nice House on the Lake author James Tynion IV confirms what you've been thinking: that villain is based on himself
Self-inserts aren't terribly uncommon in fiction, especially in horror. But few scary scribes but as much of themselves into the actual villain of the piece as Tynion does The Nice House on the Lake's Walter
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has canceled his tell-all memoir after deciding some stories were too difficult to tell
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld is scrapping his memoir, returning the advance, and asking the publisher for forgiveness.
June 10, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
DC reveals Absolute Batgirl Cassandra Cain, and is bringing the League of Assassins and Lady Shiva with her
DC is bringing Cassandra Cain, the League of Assassins, and Lady Shiva to the Absolute Universe.
June 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
For 35 years, Big Nate never missed a school day. Now he’s taking a step back
Big Nate’s last daily comic marks the end of a generation-spanning tradition.
June 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
New Dark Horse boss throws shade on the old management as it agrees to negotiate with workers' newly-formed union
Dark Horse’s new CEO just embraced a workers union, and distanced himself from the company’s past.
June 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
This deeply personal LGBTQ+ graphic novel asks what happens when adults weaponize a child’s imagination
Claus Daniel Herrmann's Pink Monsters is a moving LGBTQ+ graphic novel about finding yourself when the world tells you not to.
June 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
A young Scott Snyder fan drove 12 hours to meet his hero — and got an absolute surprise he’ll never forget
Scott Snyder made a lifelong memory for one young comic fan on Free Comic Book Day.
June 08, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers, but Marvel Comics Universe is being disassembled, "broken," and "dramatically transformed" ahead of the upcoming Avengers movie & comic
Marvel is tearing apart its universe before launching a new Avengers era.
June 05, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
DC Comics made James Tynion IV a writer; Image Comics made him a businessman
Tynion's Tiny Onion, now his own comic book imprint, began as a newsletter - in part to help the Something is Killing the Children writer to promote his work
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
An assisted living home is hosting its own comic con, and I wish I could go
Senior Living Comic-Con might be the most heartwarming convention idea I’ve ever seen.
June 05, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Dark Horse fired its founder, but Mike Richardson isn’t leaving the building ... because he still owns it
Dark Horse fired its founder Mike Richardson, but he's still its landlord... and he's not moving (in fact, he's starting a new business in the building)
May 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Dark Horse Comics' staff are worried the new boss (and his bosses) are going to cut creator-owned comics... and now, so are we
A majority of Dark Horse Media's employees are starting a union after recent organizational changes.
May 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
DC Comics is being targeted by a new boycott campaign over Black-led superhero books
Black-led superhero books are at the center of a new boycott campaign against DC Comics.
May 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
How James Tynion IV confronted Scott Snyder to face the truth that Scott Snyder should write Absolute Batman
Tynion says his frequent collaborator Snyder even asked the Department of Truth writer if he would pen the script for DC's best-selling Absolute Batman. But Tynion was adamant that Snyder 'can't let anybody else write this'
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The current DC & Marvel crossover comics had some “dumb fucking notes” from corporate lawyers, according to Superman/Spider-Man writer Matt Fraction
DC and Marvel’s lawyers sent lots of “stupid fucking notes” during the production of the Superman/Spider-Man crossover
May 21, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel Comics didn’t just lose Dan Buckley, it quietly stopped having a publisher for the first time in its 87-year history
Marvel Comics is entering a new era where the idea of a “publisher” may not exist anymore.
May 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Critical Role, Marvel Studios, & more: Reedpop & Popverse have too much cool autographed stuff, so we're selling it to you in Signature Series sale (and Popverse Superfans get first dibs!)
Over the years here at Popverse and the broader, loftier towers of ReedPop, we have accumulated a lot of cool stuff... now want to share it with you.
May 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Absolute Green Arrow’s huge pre-orders show growing confidence in DC’s Absolute Universe
The Absolute DC line is starting to look less like a phenomenon and more like the future.
May 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Over $1.4 million in Absolute Green Arrow #1 pre-orders could open the door for the series to grow
A new Green Arrow is killing corrupt billionaires in the Absolute DC universe, and over a million dollars worth of comics has already been sold to read about it
May 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
May 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
May 12, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
In honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)
We are opening the NYCC Vault with classic merch & first dibs on 2026 exclusives, like official Crocs.
May 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Absolute Batman #20 and more hit with printing issues, but DC decides not to delay books getting to fans
DC Comics flags a printing glitch but keeps this week’s big releases on track.
May 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
Spider-Man: Brand New Day ending explained: How the comic reshaped Peter Parker’s world
Everything you need to know about Spider-Man: Brand New Day before the movie arrives.
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
An anti-spy thriller is coming from Image Comics that's equal parts The Kingsman and K-Pop Demon Hunters
Doug Wagner and Hoyt Silva’s Yumi 00EX is a loud, chaotic anti-spy comic with a killer ride.
May 07, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Ahead of the Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu get their first ever original comic... and it’s not from Marvel
The Mandalorian and Grogu expand to comics with Danger in the Dark prequel.
May 04, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Amazing Spider-Man introduces Spore as Joe Kelly brings back a classic Spidey trope
“A lab accident gone wrong”: Spider-Man’s new villain Spore finally emerges.
May 04, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Exquisite Corpses crowns its winner in issue #13's season one finale, as James Tynion IV teases what’s next
The final survivor revealed in the killer-vs-killer battle that is Exquisite Corpses.
May 04, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel sets up Amazing Spider-Man #1000 with shocking new Parker family twist this Saturday when you enjoy Comics Giveaway Day /Free Comic Book Day
The next major Spider-Man mystery is set up in the Amazing Spidey #1000 Comics Giveaway Day (aka FCBD) issue.
May 01, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel once tried to get Darwyn Cooke to do Marvel's version of DC: The New Frontier with Jimmy Palmiotti, but he said no - here's why.
Marvel almost got its own DC: The New Frontier from Darwyn Cooke, but a personal beef with a top editor shut it down.
April 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Frank Quitely has been trying to quit DC, Marvel & Netflix for 22 years to go 100% creator-owned but just when he thinks he's out, they pull him back in
All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely is ready, finally, to create his own all-stars.
April 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
DC is trying to revive the R-Rated Lobo comic drawn by All-Star Superman's Frank Quitely that it was scared to publish before
DC wants to publish Frank Quitely’s long-lost Lobo story — but there’s a catch.
April 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Batman's H2SH finale set, with a third Hush storyline by Jim Lee & Jeph Loeb on the horizon (but unscheduled)
Batman Hush 2 finale arrives May 27 — but the story isn’t over.
April 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Newsarama, 1998 - 2026: an obituary & a eulogy, from a former writer & editor
Newsarama helped shape how we talk about comics and the story of what comics was for the past 25+ years.
April 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
End of an era: comics journalism outlet Newsarama gutted by layoffs as final writer exits
After years of cuts, Newsarama has finally gone silent
April 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
There were too many white dudes in the Invincible comic says co-creator Robert Kirkman, but genderflpping Tech Jacket in the Prime Video cartoon is a step to "correct" it
Robert Kirkman admits Invincible’s early lack of diversity — and how Amazon's Prime Video show is changing it
April 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Japanese manga giant KADOKAWA has plans to become the largest comic store chain in North America (and has already quietly come close!)
There aren't enough places to get manga in North America, so one Japanese manga publisher is changing that with its own comic store chain
April 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Jim Lee shares his private health struggles (he's okay now!) that led to Batman: Hush 2 delays, and a rethinking of his work-life balance
DC Comics publisher Jim Lee is cutting back on his late-night drawing sessions after being diagnosed as pre-diabetic
April 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Adam Hughes steps back from comics & cons to face cancer with family by his side
Comics legend Adam Hughes confronts colorectal cancer, a disease Peanuts creator Charles Schulz also faced.
April 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
DC's Absolute Batman is now selling 3 times what Scott Snyder expected, and DC staffers are looking back at 'New 52' data to learn how much bigger this is than that
Absolute Batman surpasses 'New 52' Batman sales on day 1, as DC admits “the success… is beyond bewildering."
April 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Jodi Picoult confirms Netflix's The Book of Two Ways TV adaption with Outlander's Matthew B. Roberts: "It'll have two really hot men: there's no downside to this story"
Netflix to adapt Jodi Picoult’s The Book of Two Ways with Outlander showrunner attached.
April 18, 2026
Ashley V. Robinson
Guides
BookCon 2026 panels are coming to Popverse — here’s how to watch them all
Missed BookCon? Popverse is bringing the biggest panels online for free.
April 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
BookCon 2026 just started, but we have the BookCon 2027 dates & location (and who is getting first dibs on tickets)
BookCon 2027 dates and location revealed ahead of 2026 event kickoff.
April 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel’s uncensored ’70s horror comics resurface in Best of Vampire Tales with Dark Horse, Chris Ryall, and John Lind
Blade, Morbius, and more stories you've probably missed are coming back - in deluxe, hardcover, archival form.
April 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
One of Marvel Comics' most influential behind-the-scenes leaders, David Gabriel, leaves as 2026 Disney layoffs begin to unfold
Marvel Comics loses key architect as David Gabriel exits amid sweeping Disney cuts
April 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Classic X-Men hero the Beast is now white, angry, and evil in the new Marvel Comics crossover event DNX with the Fantastic Four
Founding X-Men member Beast has an evil plan to make all of humanity into mutants, whether they like it or not. Oh my stars & garters!
April 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
How Absolute Batman wears its manga influence not just in the artwork, but down to the lettering & word balloons
The secret behind Absolute Batman’s manga-inspired look isn’t just the art—it’s in the lettering.
April 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Comics is recruiting its next recruiter of top writers, artists, and more
A powerful behind-the-scenes position at Marvel Comics is now open, and for comic creators it really matters.
April 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
A celebrity writer gets canceled for fatshaming, and it gets even worse for her in horror comic Did You Hear About Mimi Green?
When a celebrity writer's past fat-shaming writings are discovered, getting covered by a TMZ-like outlet is the least of her problems.
April 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The secret origin of Marvel's new event-level villain revealed in 'Death Spiral' Body Count one-shot
Here's a first look at the origin of Torrment in an Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral - Body Count #1 first look.
April 10, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel says a new, most powerful superhero ever will debut in July's Avengers: Armageddon
Marvel has a new hero whose power is above all, even The-One-Above-All, according to the marketing department.
April 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
X-Men villain Mojo is the perfect meta villain for this 2026 DC/Marvel crossover event, but Supergirl & Blade have to stop him before he goes too far
DC's Supergirl and Marvel's Blade have been cast in a vampire romance TV series in the latest DC/Marvel crossover comic.
April 07, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is worried it's not going to print enough of Avengers: Armageddon #1, and is trying to break the news to retailers early
Marvel is expecting Avengers: Armageddon #1, which comes with a Magic: The Gathering promo card, to sell big. So big, in fact, they're warning retailers of a possible shortage in advance
April 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Greg Capullo is quietly retiring from drawing comics after the break-up of his Batman era art team
After decades at the top, Greg Capullo is ready to leave comics pages behind (but not covers).
April 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel and Magic: The Gathering team up for a comic book–exclusive MTG inside ALL copies of Avengers: Armageddon #1
Avengers: Armageddon #1 will be polybagged with a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card
April 01, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is back with a new comic searching for the secret history of the universe in Uri Tupka and the Devils
Mike Mignola’s latest hero searches for faith in Uri Tupka and the Devils, a haunting new OGN in his Lands Unknown universe.
April 01, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Re-live C2E2 2026's Cosplay Central Costume Showcase!
Watch as C2E2's finest cosplayers walk the Main Stage catwalk.
March 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Why DC Comics hasn't brought back the Milestone Initiative, according to publisher/CCO Jim Lee
Jim Lee says DC Comics hasn’t done another Milestone Initiative because they no longer have a sponsor
March 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's next 𝖻̶𝗂̶𝗀̶ small star Symbie has had his solo debut delayed by 6 months
The child-like Venom symbiote Symbie was to star in his own comic this June, but it's now got a serious delay.
March 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
How Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon, and manga legends Naoki Urasawa and Katsuhiro Otomo are fueling Absolute Batman for co-creator Nick Dragotta
Absolute Batman’s bold new style is as inspired by manga as it is by classic DC comics.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Why DC's Absolute Batman isn't rich — and how "generational wealth" robbed the Dark Knight of his underdog status until now
Absolute Batman proves you can break one core rule of Batman — and rebuild everything around it.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Jim Lee's one big regret about the 'New 52' DC revamp of Aquaman
Jim Lee hates drawing chainmail and regretted including it in Aquaman’s New 52 costume
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
James Tynion IV's Tiny Onion brings horror hits and a secret tease to C2E2 2026
James Tynion IV’s Tiny Onion heads to C2E2 with panels, exclusives, and a mysterious “biting” surprise.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Classic Phantom villain Princess Sin revived & revamped for 2026
Ray Fawkes returns with a new Phantom storyline with Mad Cave Studios.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Takehiko Inoue's Real basketball manga makes a surprise return after a two-year hiatus
Real release schedule: when the next chapter of Slam Dunk creator Takehiko Inoue's basketball manga comes out.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Sam Kieth, who turned superheroes strange and deeply human with the Sandman and his own The Maxx, dies at 63
Artist/writer Sam Kieth has died, after giving us the Sandman, The Maxx, and decades of great comics.
March 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The 2026 Absolute DC event series isn’t your “typical superhero comics event”
Absolute Batman and Wonder Woman are heading toward a bold new kind of DC crossover event.
March 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
C2E2 2026 is in the books, and we loved every moment of it (especially the dancing)
Chicago's finest weekend of the entire year has finished, and we're missing the magic that was C2E2 2026 already
March 20, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
In DC’s Absolute Universe, Catwoman is Batman according to Scott Snyder
DC’s Absolute Catwoman makes Selina Kyle rich, ruthless, and more Batman than ever
March 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
DC goes all in for summer Justice League event with Dreamer, Galaxy, and a returning JLA villain
DC’s summer event Justice League: Dream Girls blends fantasy, Pride, and mind-bending stakes for the Justice League and its newest members.
March 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
DC brings Supergirl & Lobo together in comics just in time for DC Studios' Supergirl movie
Two days before Supergirl & Lobo meet in movie theaters, they're meeting (again) in a new comic.
March 18, 2026
Chris Arrant