Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant
Editor-in-Chief
Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, Newsarama, TOKYOPOP, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)
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EC Comics is returning after 68 years - and so is its iconic lettering font & style, with a 21st century upgrade
A classic EC Comics hallmark returns - but not just for nostalgia
May 23, 2024
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Comics will soon be inflight entertainment on your next flight (if you choose the right airline)
There's now more comics to read on airplanes than those emergency comics
May 22, 2024
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The Godzilla x Kong movie franchise has broken up with its 2-time director, and is prowling for a new one
Godzilla x Kong director Adam Wingard wanted to do more, but not quick enough for the studio
May 22, 2024
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Marvel Studios' WandaVision creator has been replaced for the Vision spinoff, but for a good reason
The original vision for Marvel's Vision spinoff was something else originally, and by someone else.
May 22, 2024
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Netflix's 3 Body Problem has three other problems as season renewal announcement goes wrong
Netflix very non-commital renewal of 3 Body Problem left a lot of questions - and we went looking for answers
May 22, 2024
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Famous, Infamous or Forgotten: Harry Styles' MCU debut as Starfox
Harry Styles joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but how was it in retrospect? We deliberate in Famous, Infamous, or Forgotten
May 22, 2024
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Imagine Fight Club but as a '90s shojo anime with motorbikes, and you have Fell Hound's S.I.R.
Commander Rao creator Fell Hound is coming to BOOM! Studios
May 22, 2024
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There's a meta Rashomon effect between the Star Wars prequel the Acolyte and the Star Wars sequel the Last Jedi
The Star Wars prequel The Acolyte is inspired by the same classic film as The Last Jedi
May 22, 2024
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The three big challenges facing Marvel Studios in 2024 (and what they could learn from Marvel Comics)
Marvel Studios can learn not only from Marvel's comics, but also Marvel Comics' business
May 22, 2024
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Chris Hemsworth & Mark Ruffalo might be reuniting for a crime heist movie, but not at Marvel Studios
The Thor and Hulk actors are trading in superheroes for hard crime
May 21, 2024
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Is Steve Trevor good enough for Wonder Woman? Tom King explains the uphill climb to justify their relationship to DC fans
Wonder Woman's primary villain has been offstage for a year, but that's about to change
May 21, 2024
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Confused about Joker's new origin in Joker: Year One and how it connects to Three Jokers? Batman writer Chip Zdarsky explains it all
Who are the 3 Jokers, and how to you tell which is which? The Batman writer has the answers
May 21, 2024
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Cheetah is going to "play a big role" in DC's Wonder Woman beginning in June 2024
Wonder Woman's primary villain has been offstage for a year, but that's about to change
May 20, 2024
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Marvel Comics’ boss says it was lost in 2023, but are building a roadmap for its future using a new way to understand who's reading
Marvel publisher Dan Buckley describes the big questions being asked inside Marvel Comics' offices
May 20, 2024
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DC confirms Ram V's Detective Comics run will end in September, with the writer promising "the metaphorical death and rebirth" of Batman
DC's August solicitations confirm that the writer will leave the flagship title in September
May 17, 2024
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How fans convinced Wonder Woman writer Tom King to break his #1 rule for the DC series
There's enough room for the Wonder Girls in DC's Wonder Woman book
May 17, 2024
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Like all major comic heroes, the Eisner Award for comics journalism is back from the dead
Congratulations to the nominees of the 2024 Eisner Awards - especially our journalism colleagues.
May 16, 2024
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The iconic children's show Sesame Street is debuting a new comic book artist character (and he already has his first fan)
First Jim Lee appeared on Sesame Street, now this!
May 16, 2024
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Here's how (and when) to get New York Comic Con 2024 tickets... and how to get them early
It's time to get your ticket to the biggest comic con in North America - NYCC 2024.
May 15, 2024
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The Traitors star Kevin Kreider brings his Bling Empire to comics
Kevin Kreider has wanted to be a comics creator since he was a child - and now that he's a reality show star, he can do it
May 14, 2024
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Bridgerton's Lady Featherington is debuting a new style in season 3 - and a look to "make her look like a painting," according to the costume designer
Polly Walker's Bridgerton character is stepping up with the times for season 3
May 14, 2024
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DC revives Jenny Sparks of the Authority for her own solo series - facing off against a major DC hero
Can lightning strike twice? When you're Jenny Spark, it can.
May 14, 2024
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Meet Marvel's original first choice to write Ultimate Spider-Man: Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky explains how and why he said no to Ultimate Spider-Man, and why he likes Jonathan Hickman's version better
May 14, 2024
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The GalaxyCon comic convention chain is about to expand to more cities
Miami and more are about to have a new comic con!
May 14, 2024
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If you think DC's Wonder Woman is a political book, then you're identifying with the villains waaaaaay too much, says writer Tom King
"I’m like 'You’re not the bad guy! Just like you’re not Lex Luthor or the Joker, you are not the Sovereign,'" says Tom King.
May 14, 2024
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Comcast, Netflix & Apple become a band of brothers as the streaming wars begin anew
Netflix/Apple/Comcast vs. Disney/Warner Bros.. It's a streaming war!
May 14, 2024
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Miraculous' Ladybug & Cat Noir are going Chibi again, this time with pizza!
What happens when Ladybug and Cat Noir share a pizza - and Cat Noir runs off with it?!
May 13, 2024
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In Netflix's Bridgerton season 3, pay attention to those gloves the costume designer tells us
Dear reader, cast your gaze up to the hands and arms writing the Bridgerton gossip column
May 13, 2024
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Gail Simone quietly quit comics four years ago, until Marvel offered her Uncanny X-Men relaunch for 2024
Gail Simone is a bear of a comics fan... but that wasn't enough to keep her in the industry for years
May 10, 2024
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James Tynion's Tiny Onion doubles in size just three months after launch
James Tynion IV staffs up with a new editor, a new production person, a talent manager, and an executive assistant to help manage it all
May 10, 2024
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MCU Crossbones actor Frank Grillo has been recruited by DC & James Gunn to play Rick Flag Sr.
"Whoa big guy, I just want you to know, this isn't personal!"
May 10, 2024
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2024 is the year Marvel Studios & Marvel Comics rebuilds and is reborn, with Kevin Feige fully in charge for the first time
Its been one year since Kevin Feige was given full control of the entire Marvel business for Disney, and now is when we begin to see results
May 10, 2024
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Marvel recalls a Daredevil 60th anniversary special over major printing issue
Daredevil #8 is missing a whole comic book's worth of pages inside the over-sized edition
May 10, 2024
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Marvel Studios has found its Galactus - and boy, does he have the voice for it
Ralph Ineson made his MCU debut in 2014, but since then he's moved up in the world - and back to the MCU
May 09, 2024
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If you have an Android phone or tablet, you now have a dazzling new app to read most of your favorite comics: Omnibus
The digital comics reader/store Omnibus has finally come to our Android devices
May 09, 2024
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Inside the "masculine 'I’m back' glow-up" of Colin Bridgerton for Netflix's season 3 return
Bridgerton costume designer John Glaser explains the shift for Luke Newton's shift from Bridgerton baby boy to Bridgerton man
May 09, 2024
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Netflix's Bridgerton lost its creator & showrunner ahead of season 3 - here's what happened, and where he is now
Here's why Netflix's Bridgerton creator & showrunner quit after season 2, and what he's working on instead
May 09, 2024
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C2E2 2023: Watch most of the big panels on VOD, read the biggest news, and more thanks to Popverse
It's time to make our way to Chicago for one of our favorite comic conventions
May 08, 2024
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Sonny Angels: What is this baby toy and why are they now SNL famous?
Dua Lipa has helped make Sonny Angels even more famous. But what are they?
May 08, 2024
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Meet Popverse's new editor, Graeme McMillan
Wait, what? Graeme McMillan is becoming a bigger part of Popverse
May 08, 2024
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The official Magic: The Gathering manga is finally coming to North America - with a new, exclusive card!
Tap this for manga.
May 08, 2024
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We have waited over 25 years for Marvel & DC's crossovers to be reprinted, now we'll need to wait an extra month or two
Like a lunar eclipse, getting DC and Marvel on the same page is rare - but its happening (Just a little later than we were first told)
May 07, 2024
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How to secretly sign that you're a Marvel mutant, according to Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone
One of the architects of Marvel's X-Men revamp is showing one of the tricks of the trade.
May 06, 2024
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SpoilersMarvel's mutants now have a secret hand signal - learn it to communicate with your fellow X-Men fans
Make the sign of mutantkind, with help from Marvel's new X-Men era.
May 06, 2024
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The big news from DC's Superman costume reveal isn't the costume (it's the trunks)
You'll believe a man can wear red underwear on the outside, especially Superman.
May 06, 2024
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Why Bridgerton's Penelope no longer wears yellow as she moves to become the show's central star for season 3
"We want to see a new, empowered woman. This is not a fashion show moment," says Bridgerton costume designer John Glaser
May 06, 2024
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The X-Men's Krakoan era segue into 'From the Ashes' era to be explored in Uncanny X-Men #700 more directly that we thought
Incoming X-Men editor Tom Brevoort talks about the new era coming in as the old one says goodbye
May 06, 2024
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Marvel Comics wants to have fun and forward-thinking stories again, according to the man in charge
Marvel publisher Dan Buckley reveals a return to a classic House of Ideas way of creating comics
May 06, 2024
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SpoilersXavier's School has been twisted to X-Men's greatest fear in Marvel's new mutant era
Mutants were once the students of Xavier's School - now they're the inmates.
May 04, 2024
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Bridgerton's original leading lady Phoebe Dynevor isn't in season 3 (and she's sad about it)
Brigerton's Daphne isn't in season 3 - but hasn't ruled out a return
May 03, 2024
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The Smurfs are going to the Olympics (and more) in 2024
Smurfs sports comics. Smurfs farming comics. Smurfs cooking comics. And more!
May 02, 2024
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Marvel publisher says price changes are coming for comics readers and comics stores
Marvel Comics' publisher explains the company's thoughts behind pricing, and where it hopes to change
May 01, 2024
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When Professor X was ruined as a key part of the X-Men, according to a top Marvel editor
Xavier's dream is flawed because Xavier is flawed, according to Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort
April 30, 2024
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Marvel aims to have more solo X-Men books than ever before in next few years
More X-Men books than ever, and more solo X-Men books than ever it seems
April 29, 2024
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The best costumes and cosplay we saw at Chicago's C2E2 2024
The best dressed at Chicago's C2E2 2024
April 29, 2024
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Watch the Hannibal reunion, Brandon Sanderson, Ted Lasso, One Piece cast, and more panels from Chicago's C2E2 2024!
The 12 biggest panels of Chicago's C2E2 2024 are available to watch from anywhere, straight into your home or phone.
April 29, 2024
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And the winner of the 2024 Cosplay Central Crown Championships' Global Finals is...
Meet Matthew, Cosplay Central's ultimate champion, from Chicago's C2E2!
April 28, 2024
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Follow Funko's C2E2 2024 panel 'Future Flight of Fun' here for news, sneak peeks, and more
Funko has big plans for C2E2 2024, and if you can't make it you can follow here to see what you missed.
April 27, 2024
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Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney are ending their relationship with shirt company TeeTurtle
For many the people behind their favorite Marvel, Disney, or Star Wars shirts is going to stop doing it.
April 27, 2024
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Marvel warns of "subtle spoilers" on cover to Blood Hunt 'explicit content' editions
Marvel Comics prepares for new territory with Blood Hunt
April 26, 2024
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UPDATE: Josh Brolin will not attend Chicago's C2E2 2024
Some call him Thanos. Others call him Gurney or Cable. But everyone calls him Josh Brolin.
April 26, 2024
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There's one big reason Warner Bros will never put all its TV shows and movies on Max
Why aren't all of Warner Bros.'s TV shows and movies on Max, TBS, and TNT? They never have been, and there's a reason for that
April 25, 2024
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Congrats to Hellboy creator Mike Mignola on the birth of a whole new monster universe (and an imprint for his whole family of fiction)
We didn't even know Mignola and collborator Ben Stenbeck were expecting!
April 25, 2024
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A 7-year old was run over by a truck, but Superman helped him through it - and now he's drawing the hero for DC
Action Comics artist Eddy Barrows shares his personal connection with DC's Superman
April 25, 2024
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Marvel has wanted its own Batman: Dark Knight Returns for almost a decade, and now they have one
Frank Miller re-defined Batman with Dark Knight Returns, and Marvel wanted the same for its Avengers
April 25, 2024
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The Next Generation ISN'T the most popular Star Trek show of all time, according to Popverse fans
Ever boldly into the final frontier of contrarianism, us Star Trek fans
April 25, 2024
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Chicago, get ready: the C2E2 2025 dates are here
We haven't even celebrated C2E2 2024 yet, and we're already making plans for C2E2 2025
April 24, 2024
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Marvel is preparing a new Deathlok project for 2024
Deathlok the Demolisher, this is your 50th birthday.
April 23, 2024
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Ah-ah, this Flash Gordon kids comic will save every one of us!
On its 90th birthday, Flash Gordon prepares to meet the next generation of fans
April 23, 2024
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Riverdale High plays Truth or Dare with a horror twist in new Archie Comics special
From supernatural to psychological horror with Archie Comics' Truth or Dare
April 23, 2024
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Meet your newest Pokémon friends in the new line Monpoké
Monpoké is the first-ever Pokémon line for kids and toddlers
April 23, 2024
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MCM Comic Con and EGX are teaming up for a massive Fall 2024 event in London
The biggest comic con in the UK teams up with the biggest gaming con in the UK for MCM x EGX 2024.
April 23, 2024
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Birmingham, England - prepare for MCM's return in 2024
MCM Comic Con returns to Birmingham this fall.
April 23, 2024
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If Deadpool & Wolverine isn't the centerpiece of San Diego Comic-Con, they're doing it wrong
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's Deadpool & Wolverine is primed to be the big SDCC Hall H panel this year
April 22, 2024
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When Stan Lee met Chuck Norris, & more to be revealed in stunning new San Diego Comic-Con documentary
SDCC co-founder Scott Shaw! talks about the upcoming documentary.
April 22, 2024
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Ryan Reynolds wants to save Fox's X-Men Cinematic Universe from the MCU in new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer
In many ways, Deadpool & Wolverine is X-Men: Endgame.
April 22, 2024
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Win a C2E2 2025 badge, merch, and Popverse annual memberships at our C2E2 2024 Trivia panel!
Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson and Tiffany Babb want you to compete for prizes using your nerd knowledge!
April 22, 2024
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Chris ArrantThis Wolverine comic keeps selling out, and that's before Hugh Jackman's return in Deadpool & Wolverine
This Marvel comic has been a steady seller for 42 years, and doesn't seem to be stopping.
April 22, 2024
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Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's We3 returns for a big anniversary edition (with a new cover)
We3 is Homeward Bound meets Terminator, in all the right (and wrong ways)
April 19, 2024
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DC's ongoing The Penguin comic is no longer ongoing - it's ending this July
DC's The Penguin by Tom King and Rafael De Latorre is ending
April 19, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine: Read the comic book stories that Marvel recommends
The 12 comics that Marvel recommends before, after, and during Deadpool & Wolverine
April 19, 2024
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Full panel videoWatch as Star Wars' Billy Dee Williams shares stories, cheats a kid at Sabacc, and more
Star Wars actor Billy Dee Williams sits down for a rare hour-long spotlight at C2e2
April 19, 2024
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Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, and more get new costumes for DC summer event Absolute Power
The one-time Justice League have new clothes - and they'll need them, as they're losing their powers.
April 18, 2024
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How you sign in to Popverse is changing ever so slightly
April 18, 2024
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The reason Marvel is changing the name of X-Men's Oya is surprisingly honest, direct, and all business
This new name for Idie Okonkwo would look good on a t-shirt.
April 17, 2024
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Marvel sees green with 'red band' comics, and dives into more Rated-R projects
Werewolf by Night is Marvel's next 'red band' comic
April 16, 2024
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Follow James Tynion IV and BOOM! Studios' C2E2 2024 panel here
James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas and Werther Dell'Edra will be talking about Something is Killing the Children, Memetic, Wynd, and more
April 16, 2024
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C2E2's gaming area gets an upgrade as Side Quest: TTRPGs, an Escape Room, LARPing, video games, and more
Whether you prefer dice, a joystick, or being in the game yourself, C2E2's Side Quest area has something for you
April 15, 2024
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Hasbro's former G.I. Joe and Transformers publishing boss launches his own creative development company
Popverse has said Michael Kelly is the hottest free agent in the comics business - and now he's going into business for himself
April 15, 2024
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Coheed & Cambria's Amory War saga is ending - and we have a first look
Spend your time well before the Amory Wars goes
April 15, 2024
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Solo Leveling movie release date: It's time to level up this January
Solo Leveling anime is coming - and you don't even have to leave your house to watch it!
April 15, 2024
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Upcoming Space Ghost reboot to "reclaim" the franchise "for a brand-new generation of fans"
Writer David Pepose talks about his upcoming Space Ghost comic with Jonathan Lau for Dynamite & Warner Bros.
April 15, 2024
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Wicked: We got up & close with the movie's costumes (and now so can you!)
Check out Elphaba's dress from Wicked, as displayed in Las Vegas' CinemaCon
April 12, 2024
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Watch nowWatch the full Sailor Moon anime panel with the Cast Reunion from C2E2 '21 free!
Sailor Guardians Amanda C. Miller (Sailor Jupiter) and Cristina Vee (Sailor Mars) talk about the hit anime
April 12, 2024
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Marvel Studios aims to outdo Dune 2's Sandworm popcorn bucket with Deadpool 3
MCU boss Kevin Feige says there's been "lewd and crude" popcorn buckets, but wait until you see Deadpool's
April 11, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have filmed a R-rated 'turn off your phones' movie theaters video, in character
Please do not SNIKT! in the movie theater, either.
April 11, 2024
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X-Men con no more: The Marvel fan convention MutantCon has been cancelled
X-Men fan conventions are becoming a thing in the U.S. - but not this one in Orlando
April 11, 2024
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Blumhouse's Wolf Man reboot first look debuts at CinemaCon
The first footage from the 2025 horror reboot Wolf Man was debuted at the Las Vegas industry event
April 11, 2024
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Fallout: How a category-5 hurricane and its aftermath soured me on dystopian stories... until, maybe, now
Dystopian fiction only works when real life isn't worse
April 10, 2024
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Amazon hasn't ordered a Fallout season 2 (yet), but the showrunners already have ideas
It's the end of the world as we know it, but can Fallout go for more than just one season?
April 10, 2024
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