Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan
Editor
Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. His work has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, Polygon, Inverse, Time Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times, and he also co-hosts the Wait What podcast three times a month and writes the Comics, FYI newsletter. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.

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Green Arrow and Batman & Robin are losing writer Joshua Williamson this fall (but the heroes will fight on)
The man behind Dawn of DC is freeing up his schedule for Superman and some mystery projects
June 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
All the new Marvel Studios movies & TV series upcoming in the MCU
With Phase Six of the MCU in full swing, here's what you can expect in a post-Fantastic Four Marvel multiverse
June 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's "reset" of its comics division includes a new logo, new social media, and bad typeface decisions
Let's all celebrate the return of Marvel Comics as an official brand, and wonder why the logo doesn't fit
June 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Spoilers!Doctor Who leans into the misdirect and teases, but refuses to reveal, the Legend of Ruby Sunday
There's always a twist in the... mid-point of a season finale...?
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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DC Studios is developing a follow-up to the Blue Beetle movie - as an animated series
The movie's director and writer are on board the project, according to reports
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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DC Finest rolls out starting this October as Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman show off their best selves
Batman, Superman, Catwoman, and Wonder Woman are all part of the new collected editions imprint launching this fall
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
The best Pixar movies, ranked worst to best - from WALL-E to Up, Lightyear to A Bug's Life, Toy Story and Turning Red
For decades, Pixar has offered some of the best animated movies around; here's how we feel about what they delivered
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Image Comics' most unkillable comic returns, as X-Men writer Gerry Duggan revives Dead Eyes in new series The Empty Frames
Co-creator John McCrea is back for the new five-issue go-around
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
What to Watch After: The Boys on Amazon's Prime Video
Wondering what to watch after superhero debauchery known as the Boys from Prime Video? Here are some options
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Filmed before The Acolyte, then lost in space, we finally know when Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will arrive
The Jude Law-starring Disney+ series was originally expected to debut on the streamer in late 2023
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
One Piece takes over Las Vegas' Sphere to celebrate the anime's anniversary, and you can see it for yourself
Prepare to see the biggest One Piece display in the franchise's history
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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HBO officially renews Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon for a third season, even though George R.R. Martin kinda spoiled us
Not mentioned, but implied: we're probably getting a fourth season, too
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel Studios' Blade loses its second director in two years as the Mahershala Ali vehicle continues to stumble
The horror movie at the heart of the MCU cannot catch a break
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Something is Killing the Children prequel is coming from James Tynion and Werther Dell'Edera on five-year anniversary of BOOM! hit's debut
This September, Something is Killing the Children #0 reveals what happened just before the first issue for Erica Slaughter
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
The Acolyte has arrived, heralding the end of the High Republic and the future of Star Wars
Want to know the details about Disney+ and Lucasfilm's big 2024 series?
June 13, 2024
Chris Arrant

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DC is taking Plastic Man into an adults-only David Cronenberg body horror angle with Halt & Catch Fire co-creator Christopher Cantwell & Alex Lins
A Justice Leaguer falls apart in Plastic Man No More, starting this September
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Spider-Man isn't the first Marvel hero turned into a vampire... Storm, Wolverine, Jubilee, Captain America, and more beat him to the blood punch
Marvel has a surprisingly long history of turning characters into vampires, what's up with that?
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Doctor Who, The Acolyte, and the lessons of Lost: Let's have more mysteries on television, please
It's fun to not have all the answers (Well, within reason)
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Forget about your troubles, because Paddington is back (and even better, he's bringing Olivia Colman with him)
Pack your marmalade sandwiches for the trip
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
The Acolyte's third episode is a big swing, and whether you liked it or not might say what you want from Star Wars
Time jumps! Jerk Jedi! Alternate lore! Pretty ambitious, Acolyte
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's Blood Hunt is over - here's what you need to know about the 59-part superhero vs. vampire crossover
Now that it's wrapped, here's everything you need to know about Marvel's big summer 2024 event Blood Hunt
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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The Acolyte's reveals Mae and Osha's backstory, and asks a really big Star Wars question that might tie the show to Darth Vader
What if Mae and Osha were so much more important to overall Star Wars lore than anyone saw coming?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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How trustworthy are the Jedi, really? The latest Star Wars: The Acolyte episode brings the controversial question to light
What do the Brendok Jedi know, and when did they know it?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Anne Rice's Immortal Universe expands with the official announcement of Interview with the Vampire spinoff, The Talamasca
The new series will debut on AMC and AMC+ in 2025
June 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Doctor Who's Bridgerton episode was an accidental but perfectly loving advertisement for Netflix's period romance
Whovians might not have wanted to watch the hit Netflix show... until last week
June 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
How to watch One Piece in order - including the anime, movies, and Netflix series
Everything you need to to set out on your epic Straw Hat adventure on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and other streaming platforms.
June 10, 2024
Trent Cannon

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The producer behind Barbarian, Late Night with the Devil, and It is teaming with the editor of Preacher and Hellraiser to create the future of horror
AWA and Vertigo Entertainment have teamed up to create new horror comics and movies together
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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For our latest trick, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock might get back together again for Practical Magic 2
How many unfortunate curses can two sisters have to deal with?
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Bless Bill Cipher! Disney is talking to Alex Hirsch about reviving Gravity Falls, says House of Mouse exec
The tease comes a month ahead of the release of the upcoming 'Book of Bill' spin-off from the beloved animated series
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Christmas horror movies: Ho Ho Horror awaits with 9 of the best holiday horror flicks, from Santa Claws and Krampus to Gremlins and Black Christmas
It's not just the weather that's frightful this holiday season - check out these scary Christmas horror movies.
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
The Acolyte is the show that dares to ask 'What is Star Wars without a war?' (And then answers that question, too)
Creator Leslye Headland knows that it's not easy to make a show about war in a time of galactic peace
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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The Bridgerton episode of Doctor Who has arrived, and it's the most fun (and loving) episode of the show this year
The Doctor adores Bridgerton, just like you (and some homicidal shape-changing aliens)
June 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
Marvel Movies in Order: The Complete MCU Watch Order (Release & Chronological, 2008–2026)
How to watch Marvel Studios' movies, TV shows, and specials in order - from Iron Man to Wonder Man, with every single project (canon or not) in between
June 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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John Wick, The Killer's Game, Netflix's Hit Man: why are we so into movies about guys who kill people for a living?
It's not just a Grosse Point Blank fetish, I swear (Well, probably not)
June 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
All 17 modern DC movies in order, across the DCEU from Superman's Man of Steel to Aquaman's Lost Kingdom
Now that the dust is settling on the decade-long DC Extended Universe era, it's time for a reappraisal
June 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Release date, trailer, cast, and more
Have you ever wondered what Goonies would look like in the Star Wars universe? Skeleton Crew promises to deliver those tween 80s vibes - complete with Jude Law
June 05, 2024
Jim McDermott

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Marvel's X-Men: From the Ashes era starts early with not just one, but TWO, comics out now (which might not be good news for Cyclops and Jean Grey)
The first From the Ashes era X-Men comic is a digital series that is available right now
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Image Comics' Petrol Head gets optioned for a movie from the company behind X-Men: Days of Future Past's VFX
Rob Williams and Pye Parr's future dystopian post-apocalyptic racing comic is headed for the big screen
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
How to watch Godzilla, King Kong, and Rodan's MonsterVerse movies & TV shows in order
Want to catch the Monsterverse but don't know where to begin? Let Popverse be your monster-hunting guide for King Kong, Godzilla, Rodan, and more
June 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan

Features
Disney+'s The Acolyte dives into the past of Star Wars mythos to show the way forward for the franchise (plus, lots of Jedi!)
The latest Star Wars show (from the creator of Netflix's Russian Doll) feels like the freshest Star Wars story in years
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
How & where to watch the Star Wars movies and series in chronological or release order
All you need to know to watch all of Star Wars, in both chronological and release order
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Okay, so you've watched the new Star Wars show, The Acolyte - what next?
Looking for more Star Wars stories? We're here for you
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Star Wars: The Acolyte season 2 planning is already underway, with showrunner teasing some familiar faces
Yes, The Acolyte was pitched as a multi-year show - and there's a reason we don't see too many familiar faces in the first season
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Now we know why Jeremy Renner wasn't in the last Mission: Impossible movie (and why that might've been a good thing)
Don't make a man travel just to meet his fate, Hollywood
June 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Marvel's X-Men Krakoan Age 2019 - 2024: An Obituary
Marvel's mutant Krakoa era: an ambitious, flawed experiment that built the X-Men back up
June 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Max increases monthly subscription costs just before House of the Dragon season 2, because dragon war is expensive
Only the ad-free tiers are impacted by the increase, which is good news for fans happy to watch fantasy with plenty of interruptions
June 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Disney is working on another Predator movie from the people behind Prey - and they want Super 8's Elle Fanning to star in it
Forget AVP; now it's ElleVP
June 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Star Wars: The Acolyte's secret inspiration is one specific episode of The Clone Wars, says creator Leslye Headland
The Russian Doll creator is a big fan of the animated Star Wars show, and especially one fifth season episode
June 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Doctor Who: The season's big themes are getting clearer in what might be the most misanthropic season of the show
Doctor Who salvages a disappointing episode with an unexpected twist, as powerful as it is depressing
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Starfleet Academy is a show about rebuilding the future from a broken past, says Star Trek boss
The series will be optimistic, funny, and speak to where kids are today, says Alex Kurtzman
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Star Wars: The Acolyte ushers in "inclusion and safety for Black nerds," according to star Amandla Stenberg
Diversity on screen was an important part of the show for those responsible for making it
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Justice League's Zack Snyder in talks to make a TV show based on Frank Miller's 300
This is Sparta... on a weekly basis?
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Eating Fish and Chips, visiting the Tower, and more: what MCM Artist Alley celebrity creators want to get up to in London
Hamish Steele, Khary Randolph, Kit Buss, Marc Laming, and Rachael Smith have some extra-curricular plans for the UK capital
May 31, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson

Features
Star Wars' fandom is "male dominated," and the franchise needs "to be representative of all people" says Lucasfilm boss
Women "can be attacked in ways that can be quite personal," says Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Move over, Dune - Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket is even more "crude and lewd" than Kevin Feige teased
Two heroes, one bucket (What, too much? Clearly you haven't actually looked at the bucket itself)
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Despite Furiosa's stalled start, the summer box office is not collapsing (at least, not yet)
Yes, Furiosa didn't break records - but that isn't a sign that disaster is right around the corner
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Yes, there's going to be a DOGE movie
underDOGE is coming, and it's going to explain everything you want to know (and more) about the iconic meme
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Dog Man returns with an unexpected announcement of a second book in 2024, just weeks before the movie
Big Jim Begins will hit shelves this December
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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DC Comics creators Dustin Nguyen, Tini Howard, Jackson Lanzing & Jeff Parker reveal the one and only time you a comic creator should work for free
If anyone offers to pay you in exposure, don't forget "you can expose yourself," said creators at ECCC 2024
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt rekindle that Ocean's Eleven magic in new crime comedy Wolfs
The first trailer for the fall movie really hopes you loved those Ocean's movies
May 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Star Wars: Here's how the new Disney+ series The Acolyte fits into The High Republic, and the timeline of the Skywalker Saga
The new Star Wars story takes place in a familiar, but unexplored part of the history of a galaxy far, far away
May 29, 2024
Trent Cannon

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DC's Batman: The Long Halloween gets a new sequel that doubles as tribute to the late Tim Sale
DC and writer Jeph Loeb are extending the hit storyline with a new 10-part comic with an all-star art team
May 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Doctor Who gets political (almost) and perhaps just a little contradictory in the process
'73 Yards' dumps the Doctor and focuses on Ruby in a horror story with a hidden monster
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
When does the world end? An incomplete timeline of the many world-ending moments in apocalyptic movies & TV shows
Across the history of science fiction, there have been a lot of stories about how humanity might meet its fate
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Todd McFarlane is working with Marvel again (just not how you might expect)
McFarlane Toys has partnered with Marvel for a new line of posed figures based on iconic artwork (including Todd's, of course)
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Delicious dysfunction is back on FX's menu, thanks to The Bear's new trailer
The third season of the show drops June 27
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Either Emily in Paris is getting a fifth season, or someone in Europe just got scammed hard at a charity auction
Netflix hasn't officially renewed the show ahead of its fourth season premiere, but someone has paid real money to appear in the next season anyway
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Please, please, please celebrities: stop making us feel dumb for liking your work
Yeah, we get it: you're as cynical about this stuff as we are, but maybe that's... too cynical?
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Is Marvel's Doctor Strange coming to an end this August?
Marvel's solicitation text for August's 18th issue of the series sounds suspiciously final
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man + Spider-Boy + Radioactive blood = A brand new relationship this summer, teases Marvel
Get ready for Spider-Boy to meet the Spider-Warriors (and Spider-Society!) and things to get... bloody
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel teases a return for its original West Coast superteam in August's Spider-Woman
The Champions might be about to make a comeback this summer (Yes, really)
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's Avengers vs. Star Wars' Mandalorian vs. Steven Spielberg as the famed director returns with a mystery UFO 'event' movie in May 2026
The movie will see him reunite with Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds collaborator David Koepp
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Dystopian future movie music keeps sounding like the past, and that's getting old
We've heard it all before, and that's a problem when filmmakers are trying to convince us we're watching the world to come
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's Vision is set to return in 2026, thanks to the man behind the last season of Star Trek: Picard
Remember how much you loved that Next Generation reunion? The mind behind that is now reviving Paul Bettany's Avenger for Disney+
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Netflix reveals what Liam Hemsworth looks like as The Witcher (Don't worry, he turns around)
The first look at Hemsworth's version of Geralt has been unveiled, and we have video
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
How to watch the Conjuring movies (as well as Annabelle, The Nun, and other spinoffs) in order
Spend those cold, dark winter nights revisiting the Warrens' and their favorite monsters in the Conjuring movie universe
May 22, 2024
Mason Downey

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Archie magics a forgotten comic book hero back into the spotlight with Kardak the Mystic this August
The spooky one-shot will reintroduce a character who originally appeared in the 1940s
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Holly Hunter boards the latest Star Trek series, Starfleet Academy
The Oscar-nominated actress will play the Captain and Chancellor of the new school for the next generation of Trekkers
May 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix writer/director Simon Kinberg is in talks to take on Star Trek
Kinberg is in talks to produce the in-development prequel, and future movies if it does well, according to reports
May 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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DC Studios to release Superman actor Christopher Reeve documentary in theaters this fall
Super/Man, about the real life of cinema's finest Man of Steel Christopher Reeve, to come to theaters for 2 nights in September
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Netflix's Sandman reveals the remaining Endless (and maybe some teases of what to expect in season 2 of the Neil Gaiman adaptation, too)
What does it mean if we're seeing the Prodigal in the second season of the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's DC comic?
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Apocalypse how?: Vote for your favorite dystopian, post-apocalyptic movie in our poll!
It's the end of the world as we know it, and we want to know which movie makes you feel fine
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Fallout Boy's Pete Wentz is back with a suicide-turned-magical-salvation story in Dying Inside
Dying Inside artist Lisa Sterle opens up her sketchbook to look at designs and character art
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Spoilers!Doctor Who deepens the show's central mysteries, and repeats one very high profile old trick
The new season of the long-running sci-fi drama is very playfully calling back to the show's own history
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Absolute Power takes on Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, and more of DC's comic book line this summer
The big summer event comes from the World's Finest team of Mark Waid and Dan Mora
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman find new partners and new hope in August's Absolute Power titles from DC
As Amanda Waller takes over the DCU, the world's mightiest heroes have to learn new methods to save the day without their powers
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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How did Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman first meet and team-up? DC is finally going to tell that story
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #30 will tell the first team-up of DC's three iconic characters this summer
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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DC is ending the long-delayed Justice Society of America series after 12 issues
The title, intended to headline a New Golden Age line at the publisher, has been plagued by delays throughout its run
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Here's how One Tree Hill could (and should) return for a new show, according to star Chad Michael Murray
One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray has an idea on how to keep the show's legacy alive for fans and new audiences
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Let love rule: Give Archie Comics the Bridgerton treatment, you cowards
If period romances are all the rage, then surely we can let Archie Andrews be the All-American dreamboat he was originally intended to be?
May 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Come meet Popverse at MCM London May 2024!
Want to find Popverse video producer Ashley V. Robinson during the three-day UK event? Here's where to look
May 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Downton Abbey walked so that Bridgerton could f***
Yes, the classic period drama seems like history when compared with contemporary takes on romance and soap opera from tales of yore
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
DC Studios' Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow now has a 2026 release date - here's what that might mean for the new DCU
What can we take from the new Supergirl movie's release date?
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Dune: Prophecy's first teaser trailer doubles down on blaming it all on the Bene Gesserit
The sisterhood at the center of things are also at the heart of the new spin-off show coming to Max this fall
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
Spider-Man movies in order: MCU and Spider-Verse watch guide (chronological & release order)
With great power comes great re-watchability with Marvel's Spider-Man movies - and we're telling you how to make sense of Spidey's complicated movie history
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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Daredevil: Born Again gets a release date (and a reduced episode count) from Disney+ and Marvel in 2025
Our radar sense is saying that Charlie Cox's return as Marvel's hornhead is going to be a big deal
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Guides
The best Post-Apocalyptic Comics: From nuclear fallout to gender-centric genocide, comics love to end the world in big ways
Y: The Last Man, Kamandi, Judge Dredd and more show up on our list of the best dystopian comic book stories
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

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James Tynion IV's First Decade at Boom! Studios Kickstarter is now live... and there's a brand new book as part of the campaign
The Art of Something is Killing the Children is a previously unannounced addition to the anniversary campaign
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
It's been 25 months since DC Comics had a proper Justice League comic - here's all the big DC comics missing in action
Justice League, Supergirl, and Aquaman didn't get a Dawn of DC revival, and they're not alone
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan

Features
Roger Corman should be remembered as the model that filmmakers should try to emulate from now on
Unexpectedly, Corman may have been the most important man in movies across the past half century
May 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan