Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan
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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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DC to reissue the comic that current Batman writer Matt Fraction says shows that the Dark Knight is "capable of wonder and joy"
Batman: Universe by Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derrington is getting a new hardcover release in 2026, complete with an introduction from new Batwriter Matt Fraction.
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Cyclops and Wade Wilson: Deadpool get a new spotlight as Marvel relaunches the X-Men comic book line in 2026
January sees the 'Shadows of Tomorrow' impact the X-Men, with Marvel announcing two new comics joining some familiar favorites ahead of a New York Comic Con panel
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Black Mirror meets Fallout meets AI injustice in new sci-fi series Cyberarchy
Even after the robot uprising, injustice is going to remain a thing in the new comic book series from Mad Cave Studios
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Captain Marvel & FML writer Kelly Sue DeConnick says what we're all thinking about comic stores and Amazon
Speaking at Rose City Comic Con 2025, the FML and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick defends your local comic store because "Amazon can't make friends for you."
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Supergirl, (more) Superman, and a trio of Lanterns: The future of DC Studios DCU looks like this [Future Fest]
DC Studios is ready to pivot to what the audience wants and what filmmakers are ready to make - which means more Superman, some Supergirl, and a Mike Flanagan-written Clayface horror movie
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse offered the greatest gift to writers - and helped shape Matt Fraction's Batman
One particular moment in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has helped Matt Fraction deal with a problem of Batman comic book writing
September 18, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The best TV series of 2025 (so far) [Future Fest]
From the crime-ridden streets of New York City in Daredevil to the unknown galaxies of Strange New Worlds, here are the places we had the most fun exploring in 2025 TV
September 18, 2025
Grant DeArmitt

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The best movies of 2025 (so far) [Future Fest]
Unicorns dying and supermen taking flight - 2025 was a big one for movies, and your Popverse pals are shouting out their favorite here
September 18, 2025
Grant DeArmitt

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Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston didn't like Doctor Who as a kid - apart from one key part of the lore
Doctor Who wasn't a big show for Christopher Eccleston growing up, aside from one particular recurring feature that he had to check out
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Batman is everything, and there are three movies and one TV show that prove it, argues new DC Batman comic writer Matt Fraction
Walt Whitman had no idea just how many multitudes Batman contains, as 2016 and 2017 ably demonstrate according to Matt Fraction
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel is planning a Venom-centric "symbiote epic" in 2026, but first Knull gets his own solo book
What is Marvel planning for Venom, the OTHER Venom, and the King in Black? We'll find out in 2026, following Knull's first solo series
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Corey Feldman says he was cast in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure as the main villain - but lost the part due a stigma with Goonies
Corey Feldman almost went from The Goonies' Mouth to Pee-Wee Herman's bike thief nemesis, thanks to a chance meeting in a studio cafeteria
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The best fiction books of 2025 (so far) [Future Fest]
Stephen Graham Jones, Kylie Lee Baker, Virginia Feito, Lavinia Greenlaw, Daphne Woolsoncroft, and Daniel Kraus gave us books we couldn't put down in 2025.
September 17, 2025
Jules Chin Greene

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The secret stealth cover for Image Comics' Exquisite Corpses #6 is sneaking up behind you even as you read this...
Want to see the stealth variant cover for October's Exquisite Corpses from Beneath the Trees where Nobody Sees artist Patrick Horvath? Click through - if you dare!
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's X-Men have an even darker future, the Spider-Man replacement syndrome, and Captain America vs. Doctor Doom redux: The future of Marvel Comics
There's a lot happening in the Marvel Universe in the near future - including a literal glimpse into the world 10 years away, multiple Spider-Men, and Captain America dealing with Doctor Doom's mess
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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New DC Absolute reboots, Batman vs. Batmen & more Marvel-style hero vs. hero fights in DC K.O, Darkseid for the win: The future of DC Comics & All In
DC K.O. is about to turn the DCU into an all-out brawl, while the Absolute Universe is about to become busier and maybe more evil as the future of DC Comics looms large
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Murder Podcast kills at the comic store, selling out on day one and going back to print immediately
The first issue from new indie publisher Ignition Press has sold out within 24 hours and is being rushed back to press to meet demand
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Mike Flanagan & the Hollywood Promise: Veteran actor Carl Lumbly explains on the quiet respect the writer/director gives his actors
Carl Lumbly, who's been working with Mike Flanagan since 2017's Doctor Sleep, says that the writer/director respects both his collaborators and fans alike
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and all-new Avengers: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like this [Marvel Matters]
There's more Marvel coming your way in the next couple of years than you might have thought, and it's all leading up to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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How Battlestar Galactica's cancer diagnosis for President Roslin wasn't the end but the beginning for actor Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell can remember the very moment she knew that she would star in Battlestar Galactica as embattled President Laura Roslin
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The death of Diamond is the death of the comics industry: the "phenomenal" fallacy Kelly Sue DeConnick is glad was proven wrong
It's been a rough year for the comics industry as Diamond Comic Distributors implodes, but it's harder to kill comics than anyone believed - even the people in the industry
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Red Hood writer: “I have no desire” to return to DC in the wake of Batman spinoff’s sudden cancellation
Gretchen Felker-Martin says that she feels that DC cut ties with her and the Red Hood title once it became "politically disadvantageous" for the publisher
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Critical Role star Sam Riegel didn't know FCG's fate before the moment happened - but he did know it was "a good way to go"
Sam Riegel was planning on taking a break from Critical Role for health reasons, but he didn't know what was going to happen to FCG - until just before the big moment happened
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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"I got super emotional right in her face": Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Brian Michael Bendis just surprise reconnected with one of the first people who supported him as a writer
"You mean the world to me because no one ever did that before," Brian Michael Bendis told the first person who ever bought his work - and all because she recognized him from the comic store
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Wednesday and Doctor Who star Billie Piper relishes keeping all the spoilers secret, especially from her own kids
Billie Piper knows better than to tell her kids what's going on in Wednesday or Doctor Who, because they'd just tell the internet
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Explore the House of 1000 Corpses with Rob Zombie's new coffee table book about the making of the 2003 cult classic
Insight Editions is celebrating Rob Zombie's horror classic with a new book - and we have an exclusive excerpt!
September 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Yes, Critical Role star Sam Riegel is definitely planning some special t-shirt trolling for new GM Brennan Lee Mulligan
Sam Riegel already has some t-shirts made to troll new Critical Role GM Brennan Lee Mulligan, but he's open for Critters to help make more
September 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC Comics and AEW deepen their partnership for five-part Forbidden Door style variant cover faceoffs with wrestlers and superheroes in DC K.O.
Dan Mora will provide special covers for all five issues of DC K.O. featuring appearances by stars of AEW wrestling, DC has announced
September 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The secret inspiration behind Five Nights at Freddy's? Disney's The Little Mermaid according to the cast (Maybe)
FNAF star Piper Rubio says that's canon that the Little Mermaid inspired Scott Cawthon to create the game franchise (She might not be serious)
September 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC Comics cancels Red Hood comic book series
The first issue of the 17+-rated Batman spin-off comic book series went on sale September 10, but DC Comics has informed retailers that orders for all future issues have been cancelled
September 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The subtle but seismic shift DC is making to its Batman family of comics, dubbed 'A New Day in Gotham'
Batman #1 launches an unofficial jumping-on point for DC's entire Batman line of DC titles running through September
September 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Do Goonies and Gremlins take place in the same universe? It's complicated, say Corey Feldman and Sean Astin
The Goonies and Gremlins share a producer, a writer, and a star - but do they take place in the same world? Corey Feldman isn't sure
September 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Why Warner Bros. threatened to shut down Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep movie based on the Stephen King story
Jacob Tremblay was far too convincing as a victim of the True Knot in Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep movie for some Warner Bros. executives
September 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Battlestar Galactica's Cylons are being created now by Elon Musk says Adama himself Edward James Olmos, calling it an "ugly reality"
Elon Musk is creating the Cylons of the future, according to Battlestar Galactica star Edward James Olmos (and that's a bad thing, to make it clear)
September 09, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Todd McFarlane invented San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, according to Todd McFarlane
"They're like, ‘what do you mean you're just bringing something to sell this weekend? What does that mean?" McFarlane says about wanting to sell product only at one convention, back in the day
September 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC is going to retell Batman's history - beginning with his first villain, Dr. Death - in special by Matt Fraction & Becky Cloonan
Matt Fraction and Becky Cloonan are collaborating on a special Batman project pitting the Dark Knight against Dr. Death one more time - and retelling the character's entire history in the process.
September 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC is revamping Hawkman for the Absolute line this October - and other "heroes - or maybe anti-heroes" with him
Absolute Green Arrow is being joined by a fellow member of the Justice League as Hawkman flies into the Absolute universe this October
September 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Paramount Pictures has plans to turn Call of Duty into the next Top Gun: Maverick
Ahead of the release of the 22nd Call of Duty game, Paramount Pictures is announcing the first Call of Duty movie
September 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Magic Mike star Channing Tatum is glad his X-Men spinoff movie Gambit never happened
"We would have failed so hard," says Channing Tatum about his stalled Gambit solo movie
September 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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We looked for a horse at PAX West 2025
How hard is it to find a mighty steed at PAX West 2025? Harder than you'd think
September 02, 2025
Martin Vavra

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Why did we keep seeing Guardians from Destiny at PAX West 2025?!
Yes, we kept seeing Guardians from Destiny at PAX West 2025, but there was a good reason (and we weren't imagining them)
September 02, 2025
Martin Vavra

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PAX West 2025 crowns its Omegathon winner after beating everyone in Minecraft & Mario Kart World
As the dust settles on Seattle's prime video game convention, we recognize the winner of 2025's PAX West Omegathon.
September 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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PAX West 2025's Omegathon approaches its end - and here's how you can get involved
There's a charity component to the Omegathon that you can take part in - and it might change the wardrobe of the MC of the event for the final if you do
September 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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I brought my kid to PAX West 2025 and all he got was excitement, self-discovery and a whole new community
What happens when a 13-year-old gamer gets to go to PAX West for the first time? A simple declaration: "I have found my people"
September 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Life is Strange actor Han Soto wants to play the boulder that killed his character - and save his own life
Everyone wants to change the course of their destiny, but only Life is Strange actor Han Soto has a specific plan that involves him playing the object that killed him
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Video games can help you find out who you really are, and what you really want (romantically, at least)
The Decades of Digital Love panel at PAX West 2025 makes the case for playing around virtually to explore your real life game settings, so to speak
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Life is Strange Avengers? The voice cast of the long-running Square Enix episodic series is ready to have their team-up moment
What if the characters from the multiple different Life is Strange installments got to meet? The actors behind the game are ready to make that happen
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Life is Strange actor Han Soto's best fan interaction ever was barcrawling and singing karaoke at PAX West 2025
One PAX West 2025 attendee got the Backstreet Boys partner of their dreams, and didn't even realize at the time
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel & Spider-Man swing into PAX West 2025 to bring a little bit of NYC to Magic: The Gathering (including a Daily Bugle!)
There's a lot of exclusive Spider-Man for Magic: The Gathering fans to pick up at PAX West 2025
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The defining feature of early erotic video games and the "first smut boom"? Sexual assault, depressingly
PAX West 2025's Decades of Digital Love panel highlighted a worrying trend in early erotic video games
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man, Borderlands 4 rage rooms, and manga publishers learning new tricks: Three of our favorite PAX West 2025 booths
Magic: The Gathering, Shueisha Games, and Borderlands 4 are some of the most exciting booths PAX West 2025 attendees can find during this weekend's show
August 31, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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What happens when the manga publisher behind One Piece and Dragon Ball gets into gaming? PAX West 2025 attendees can find out for themselves
Shueisha Games is showing six games at PAX West 2025, including one described as "Spirited Away with camera mechanics"
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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We found the most expensive - $75,000! - Magic: The Gathering card at PAX West 2025 (No, we didn't buy it)
One of the rarest cards in Magic: The Gathering history can be yours if you're at PAX West 2025 (and you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare)
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Teenage rollerblading and Iron Chef point the way to the future of gaming at PAX Rising Showcase at PAX West 2025
Arcane Eats and Rollergirl are two indie games getting the spotlight at the leading games show in the US as part of PAX Rising Showcase
August 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Only one can win the Omegathon at PAX West 2025 (but there's plenty of room for a Chicken Jockey or two in this year's Minecraft tournament)
Every PAX, there's an Omegathon, and this year's PAX West is no different - but who will win in the four-day-long tournament of Minecraft modes?
August 29, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Crunchyroll, Marvel, Funko, and many more are waiting for you on the New York Comic Con 2025 show floor this October
It's time to start making your list of must-visit booths at NYCC 2025, and we've got the full line-up to get you started
August 27, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Cobra Kai creators go from karate kids to car guys with a movie version of 1980s TV hit Knight Rider
The original 1980s show Knight Rider made a star out of David Hasselhoff, and now it's being revived by the men behind the Netflix hit Cobra Kai.
August 27, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Final Fantasy, NASA Moon missions, monster hunting and video game history: PAX West 2025 is bringing everything to Seattle
PAX West 2025 is the most packed Labor Day weekend you can imagine, and we've picked some of the panels we're most looking forward to from the show
August 22, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Superman and Batman's future is Squid Games meets Mortal Kombat: DC K.O. explained
Darkseid is the thread that connects Absolute DC, DC All In and the upcoming DC K.O., and we're here to explain how it all comes together just before everything gets punched apart
August 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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See Nobody 2, The Naked Gun, Freakier Friday, and more this Friday as part of 2-for-1 Date Night offered by movie theaters across the US
Movie theaters are opening their doors for love (and two-for-one concession deals) on August 22
August 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Blade is a "fashion-forward" vampire hunter on the move, according to Marvel Rivals designers
The design of the Marvel vampire hunter in the popular game was an intentional one, right down to his hair and tattoos
August 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man: Enter the Spider Verse creators team with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow writer for... an Archie Comics movie? Never doubt the appeal of Betty, Veronica and the Riverdale Gang
Tom King is writing an Archie Comics movie for Universal Pictures, to be produced by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and somehow that sentence is entirely true
August 20, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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I see London, I see France: Marvel spins Captain America into his own international super-team
Captain America goes global with four new Marvel superheroes representing the United Nations Security Council debuting this December
August 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Fallout Season 2 trailer introduces Justin Theroux in a direct tie-in to the games - and there's also a Deathclaw, too
Justin Theroux will join the cast of the Prime Video as Robert House, central character of the game Fallout: New Vegas
August 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel transforms the Hulk into even more of a monster by removing Bruce Banner from the equation in new Infernal comic book series
The Infernal Hulk launches in November as the Hulk loses Bruce Banner and gains a new partner, heralding big bad things for the Marvel Universe
August 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Critical Role is coming to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 - now it's your turn
The cast of Critical Role are headed to Seattle in March 2026 for ECCC, and they're hoping you'll be there too
August 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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McDonalds is building their own version of Disneyland – as a game
Ronald McDonald wants you to log on and visit a virtual recreation of his corporate mascot wonderland
August 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy finally get the love story they deserve in November from DC Comics
"To be able to tell the story of how they got together is a thirty-year dream come true," says creator Erica Henderson of November's new DC comic book series, Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes
August 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC's Batman/Deadpool crossover brings Constantine, Harley Quinn, Hulk, Doctor Strange, and more to the party for a "metaphysical car crash" of comics this November
The second Marvel/DC special issue of 2025 will bring some of DC's biggest creators to a crossover that commits to the collision of storytelling styles
August 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel TV, DC K.O. an Agents of SHIELD reunion, and a new Game of Thrones show head up New York Comic Con 2025's loaded panel schedule
There's a lot of good stuff to see at New York Comic-Con 2025, and we're sharing some of our highlights right here
August 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Five Nights at Freddy's comics delayed, but not cancelled, in the wake of criticism about the art
FNAF's Tales from the Pizzaplex graphic novel adaptations have disappeared from online listings, but the project hasn't been cancelled
August 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Batman Beyond returns to team with Milestone Media's Static for new Batman/Static: Beyond comic book from DC
The six-issue team-up pairs the two 1990s heroes and builds on lore from the animated Batman Beyond and Static Shock shows
August 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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How to be a success in American comic books in 2025, according to Spawn creator & Image Comics boss Todd McFarlane
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has a model for indie comic success, and it's not him - it's Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman
August 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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At Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026, be the Cosplay VIP and make the whole weekend easier
Here's how you can have the best experience looking your best at Emerald City Comic Con 2026
August 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Get ready: Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 tickets are about to go on sale - and Popverse has an exclusive pre-sale
Tickets for ECCC 2026 are about to go on sale - and Popverse Superfans will get a 24-hour headstart on everyone else!
August 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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DC's Justice League of America didn't just set the tone for the DCU, it gave the world the Marvel Universe, too [Back Pages]
This month sees the 65th anniversary of DC's Justice League of America #1, the first standalone title for the superhero team that changed everything
August 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man and Mary Jane is the most complicated situationship in Marvel comics, especially after this week
Peter Parker has the worst luck in comics when it comes to relationships, but Spider-Man's ex Mary Jane Watson is a very close second - even more so after this week's All-New Venom and Amazing Spider-Man issues
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Fantastic Four: First Steps director wanted the Silver Surfer to be a "tarnished mirror"
First Steps director Matt Shakman say the Silver Surfer as more tarnished and ancient than shiny and new
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The key to getting the Thing right on screen was his eyebrow (and Ebon Moss-Bachrach's eyes)
How do you bring the comic book Thing to the screen? The eyes have it
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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How Star Wars played a surprising role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps design of the MCU Galactus
It's all about scale... and a planet-eater influenced by a planet-destroyer
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Going to San Diego Comic-Con is too expensive and fans could turn to other comic conventions, say the organizers of San Diego Comic-Con
Yes, the people behind SDCC know that hotels are very expensive for the Southern California summer show - and they're worried it'll make fans abandon the show
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Love Naruto, Akira, Demon Slayer, or Jujutsu Kaisen? Crunchyroll has a deal or two (actually, 1000s) for you in its Summer Sale
The second week of Crunchyroll's Summer Sale is here, and Popverse can share the highlights of the massive deals available to fans
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Finally, there's an official Green Eggs & Spam for sale in unique Spam x Dr. Seuss collab - but you can only get it at Walmart
Dr. Seuss and Spam are collaborating to make co-branded dreams come true for the 65th anniversary of Green Eggs & Ham
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Brendan Fraser has reached his ultimate form, embracing all that we love about him, in Rental Family
If you thought you loved Brendan Fraser before, get ready for what might be the ultimate Brendan Fraser movie
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Being George Clooney: How the ER star and Adam Sandler get meta for Netflix in a movie they will tell you is not about them
George Clooney is Jay Kelly in a new movie by the co-writer of Barbie that is about an actor called Jay Kelly that is very like the actor George Clooney
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Michael Mann and his planned Heat sequel is reportedly too expensive for Warner Bros. - but Leonardo DiCaprio might be able to help
It's been 30 years since Michael Mann made the crime classic Heat - but the sequel is taking longer than anyone expected because it might be too pricey for the studio
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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After 20+ years of CGI blue giants, James Cameron is going hyper-realistic to adapt the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The Avatar and Terminator filmmaker is abandoning sci-fi for his next project, which he describes as "the most challenging film I [will] ever make"
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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HBO star Jeremy Strong may be involved in a Succession-style duel with Jesse Eisenberg to star in The Social Network sequel
The Succession actor is reportedly in talks to join the Aaron Sorkin sequel to the 2010 movie about Facebook - but could he be taking over the Mark Zuckerberg role from Jesse Eisenberg?
August 05, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Five Nights at Freddy 2 has a secret weapon for making the animatronics real: Muppets creator Jim Henson's Creature Shop
The team at the Jim Henson workshop understood that the key to making FNAF work on the big screen was to make the animatronics true to their game inspiration - and as real as possible
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Never mind Chaos Phoenix - Marvel Rivals is preparing to give Scarlet Witch a Chaos makeover as well
The connection between Wanda and Jean Grey will be explored further as the Scarlet Witch will get her own chaos costume to parallel Phoenix's, say developers
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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San Diego Comic-Con quietly renewed its contract with the City through 2027, but even they are openly talking about 2028 being a turning point thanks to the LA Olympics
The upcoming 2028 LA Olympics are complicating plans for SDCC.
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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The best thing about writing Marvel villain Doctor Doom? The way he forces scripters to up their game, says Fantastic Four writer
"Doctor Doom is a person who’s never said ‘um’ in his life," says Fantastic Four comic book writer Ryan North
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Childhood friends, unborn twins, and troll doll tumors: the unexpected true life inspiration behind cult horror movie Malignant
How do you get a job writing one of the most beloved horror movies in recent years? Have a childhood friend with an unusual backstory.
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Stranger Things Season 5 will wrap up the "OG storylines" from the Netflix hit, promises David Harbour
The original plot threads from Netflix's supernatural series Stranger Things will be tied up by the final season - but what about the rest of the mythology?
August 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Stranger Things Season 5 is "five times the size" of the previous season, says David Harbour
"It almost killed all of us," David Harbour jokes about the year-long shoot to finish the Netflix series
August 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Stranger Things had an emotional, tear-filled final day of shooting, says David Harbour
And not because they were filming Sheriff Hopper's funeral (because that was definitely a joke, right? RIGHT?)
August 02, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel teases a mysterious new Venom as the hero (?) inside the new Spider-Man symbiote this fall
Who is inside the new Spider-Man costume for Venom this fall? Fans will have to wait until November to find out
August 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Surely the return of the Naked Gun is the time to remind everyone of three great parody movies (It is, but don't call me Shirley) [FYC]
Prepare for Liam Neeson taking over Police Squad with a rewatch of Young Frankenstein, Hot Fuzz, and Walk Hard
July 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan

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Bruce Wayne no more: when Batman was Bruno Diaz for Mexican fans, as recounted by fan-turned Spider-Man superstar artist Humberto Ramos
Mexican comics changed secret identites of superheroes, so Batman was Bruno Diaz
July 26, 2025
Graeme McMillan