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.

Features
Who is Bill Murray playing in Ant-Man 3?
Hands up, everyone who remembers the Pitll Pawob (exactly)
February 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Is Quasar coming to the MCU? How Ant-Man 3's title, a mystery new character, and some comics reprints are pointing to a big surprise
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might be hiding a secret hero in plain sight
February 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

News
Marvel Comics' Secret Wars is just sold out at the distributor level, just as Marvel Studios' Multiverse Saga begins
The source material behind the new sequence of the MCU is not available via distributors
February 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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How Ant-Man 3 sets up the big story of Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and the MCU Multiverse Saga
The latest Marvel movie raises an unexpected question about everything to come.
February 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

Features
Who is Cassie Lang in Ant-Man 3?
Scott Lang's daughter has quite a big history behind her for such a small hero
February 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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DC's upcoming movie and TV slate news sold out the comics its based on - and DC responds with fast reprints
A number of titles that inspired James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DCU are being rushed back to print
February 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Emerald City Comic Con's new creator & pro programming track revealed
Programming runs Thursday March 2 and Friday March 3, including a retailer breakfast and two days of panels
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Let's Play webtoon is getting into the dating game with a new dating sim
Leanne Krecic launches a new dating sim based on her webcomic Let's Play
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Batman, Superman, Joker, and Stormwatch leading new Brave and The Bold series for DC
Creators for the first issue include Tom King, Dan Mora, Christopher Cantwell, and Javier Rodriguez
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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DC expands Sean Murphy's alt-Batman White Knight line with two new projects bringing in Wonder Woman, Superman, and the children of Joker and Harley Quinn
Get ready for Generation Joker and World's Finest
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Meet Xanthe, DC's latest supernatural hero from the Spirit World
An exclusive preview of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 introduces the new character
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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James Cameron's Titanic displaces James Cameron's Avatar 2 in all-time box office
James Cameron + water = Box office gold, apparently
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What's happening inside ComiXology: insiders warn of more layoffs and a company shift
No-one's talking on the record, but what sources are saying on background doesn't look good
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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The world's strangest superheroes return in an exclusive Doom Patrol preview from Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1
Saving the world by saving the monsters sounds like an unstoppable mission
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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There's far more than meets the eye in the new Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer
Optimus vs Optimus, as we finally get to find out what would win: gorilla or semi-truck
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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The latest Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer is ready to make you have feelings
James Gunn's final Marvel project looks set to thrill longterm fans and break some hearts as well.
February 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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"We're gonna need a team": It's the end of the Realms as we know it in the new Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves trailer
The classic game comes alive in the final trailer for the fantasy movie
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Comics publisher Humanoids names three new directors as it staffs up for 2023
There are new Directors of US Operations, Marketing, and Sales at the Incal publisher
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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DC expands G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara's Poison Ivy into an ongoing title
June's Poison Ivy #13 marks the change of the title from mini-series to regular monthly comic
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Family is still everything in the first Fast X trailer
The final chapter of the Fast & Furious franchise is about to begin
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Espionage goes superhero scale in this Waller vs. Wildstorm preview
The four issue DC Black Label series launches March 21
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
February 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb

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DC Studios announces their 10-project slate including new Superman, Batman, and Authority projects
New Superman, new Batman, new Supergirl and... a Booster Gold TV show?
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Time keeps on slipping in this exclusive preview of The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
The fifth book in the graphic novel series is released February 21
February 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Enjoy one of the hidden treasures hidden inside Iron Circus' Failure to Launch
Popverse has an exclusive preview from the indie anthology
February 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Nick Fury (and his son Nick Fury) are getting their own comic coinciding with Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion
Marvel celebrates the 60th anniversary of the most Howlin' of all the Commandos
February 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Is Marvel planning something big with Miracleman after all this time?
A new digital-only release suggests that something might be up with the classic superhero
February 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Jon Kent heads into the world of DC's Injustice video game in his new comic book series
Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent will see the hero bring hope to the dystopian alternate reality, teases writer Tom Taylor
February 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
February 03, 2023
Tiffany Babb

News
From Mutts to Marvel: Patrick McDonnell takes on A Super Hero's Journey
The new metatextual book from Marvel Arts will debut in September
February 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Mace Windu, Lando Calrissian, more unite for Star Wars' Black History Month covers by Mateus Manhanini
Mateus Manhanini's portraits will run on ten Star Wars comics this February
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel adding Black History Month team-ups to its February 2023 plans
The annual celebration of Black history and culture will include the launch of a new Bishop miniseries, as well as 14 variant covers
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Black History Month 2023 at DC: New Static and Icon & Hardware, DC Power, and more
New Milestone Media projects, classic reprints, and DC Power: A Celebration are all on the menu
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Newsarama co-founder makes a surprise exit from the comics journalism outlet
Doran co-founded Newsarama in 1998
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Substack Comics: Evaluating the platform after 18 months and several major creative changes
Looking at the 'game-changing' Substack Comics 18 months after its launch
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Comics criticism magazine PanelXPanel is going on hiatus after its April issue
After 70 monthly issues, the award-winning comics criticism magazine is ending (temporarily)
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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How DC Studios' plans re-position Superman: Legacy as the platonic ideal of a superhero (something we've had very few of)
It may be no coincidence that James Gunn and Peter Safran are calling Superman: Legacy the launch of the new era
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Graphic novel sales up a staggering 110.2% in bookstores since the pandemic
According to NPD BookScan information, sales of graphic novels rose despite an overall sales drop in 2022
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel's Kevin Feige explains why the studio didn't recast T'Challa for future Black Panther movies
"The world is still processing the loss of Chad," Feige said in a recent interview
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Ryan Coogler reveals what was in the movie's original draft
"Grief was a big part of it," shares Coogler about the original Black Panther sequel script intended to star Chadwick Boseman
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel is already working on multiple Disney+ spin-offs from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media will produce the shows, according to reports
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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CrossGen Comics: The brief life, long death, and surprising return(s) at Marvel and Disney
Yes, there's going to be a new CrossGen collection almost two decades after the company collapsed
January 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Grant Morrison to reunite with Liam Sharp for new creator-owned series
Eden's End will launch as part of Morrison's Substack
January 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Hayden Christensen, Katee Sackhoff, Mads Mikkelsen, more coming to Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023
The second wave of guest announcements for the April event have been revealed
January 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan

Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
January 27, 2023
Tiffany Babb

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We haven't seen the last of The Last of Us, as HBO renews the show for a second season
The first episode of the new hit has been viewed more than 22 million times
January 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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The winners for the 2023 Angoulême Comics Festival Awards are...
Europe's premiere comics festival hosts its annual awards this January; see who's won the plaudits
January 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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"We have one job to do: to save the world": Shazam shapes up in the new Fury of the Gods trailer
Finally, it's the Zachary Levi/Helen Mirren showdown that we've always wanted
January 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Titans, Doom Patrol both cancelled at HBO Max
Both series will end with their fourth seasons, according to the service
January 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Revisiting the key moments that led to DC's new Titans series
Titans is the culmination of a long arc, spanning through Nightwing, Dark Crisis, and Teen Titans Academy
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Is the newest Dawn of DC timeline teasing a new Batman event later in 2023?
Also, what is going to happen to Wonder Woman this summer?
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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"We've been training our whole lives for this": Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott unveil their plans for DC's Titans
The new premiere superteam for the DCU is one of three Dawn of DC announcements today
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Can we stop pretending that the Oscars hate genre movies?
Now that Everything Everywhere All At Once has 11 nominations, it's time to move on from wanting to be underdogs
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Why Saga is a triumph of characterization, not plotting
Who is reading Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' acclaimed comic for the plot?
January 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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DC's Lazarus Planet - a full checklist and what to expect from the spring 2023 crossover event
A new weekly event spinning out of Batman vs. Robin is going to transform the DCU starting in January
January 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Own a piece of The Walking Dead! Skybound Entertainment opens up for public investors
The public offering goes on wide launch today, having already raised $11 million in private in the last month
January 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
January 20, 2023
Tiffany Babb

News
Winter, spring, summer or fall, a new Dan Watters and Sebastián Cabrol comic is going to make you re-examine them all
BOOM! Studios warns that The Seasons Have Teeth this April (Exclusive)
January 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Digital comics platform Comixology hit by Amazon layoffs impacting more than half the company
Somewhere between 50 and 75 percent of staff have been laid off, according to one estimate
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Beano artist David Sutherland dead at age 89
The beloved cartoonist drew The Bash Street Kids for 60 years
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Animal rights take center stage in action-oriented anti-poaching comic A.R.C. from Top Cow & Image Comics
The title A.R.C. originated with travel journalist Paul Feinstein
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Ellie from Last of Us: Learn more about Bella Ramsey, the breakout star of the HBO hit show
Even before her new post-apocalyptic role, Ramsey has appeared in Game of Thrones, Hilda, and the Worst Witch
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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How successful are Substack comics newsletters?
What makes a hit when it comes to the leading newsletter platform?
January 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Are the Young Avengers assembling in the MCU? Looking into what Marvel Studios is up to
Maybe Marvel isn't planning for a cinematic team of teen heroes... but it sure looks like it.
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Comics vet Cullen Bunn is bringing the horror with his new Outer Shadows imprint
The new line at indie publisher Outland Entertainment will feature comics, prose, and more
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Jason Pearson, Body Bags creator, dead at 52
The Body Bags and Legion of Super-Heroes artist died in December, it has been revealed
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Wednesday season 2: Everything we know so far about the Netflix hit
Here's everything we know about Netflix's Wednesday's season 2
January 15, 2023
Tiffany Babb

Features
Who is in The Last of Us cast on HBO?
Get to know the main cast of the high profile adaptation of the beloved video game Last of Us
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

Guides
30 for 30: revisiting Vertigo's biggest and best, three decades later
Remembering DC's groundbreaking mature readers imprint through the lens of its comics
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Marvel announces a new Storm comic book series, finally (with Ann Nocenti writing!)
The self-proclaimed weather goddess turned punk gets her chance to shine this May
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team is planning on check out this weekend
January 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb

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Ezra Miller pleads guilty to trespassing in Vermont court case
The Flash actor has been fined $500 as a result of the plea
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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UpdatedInside the AfterShock Comics bankruptcy - $17m+ owed, staff departures, and the creditor seeking to take over the company
The company estimates anywhere in the region of 200+ debtors in court filing
January 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Tapas Media founder Chang Kim steps away from the company
The former CEO is officially on a long-term sabbatical, according to his social media
January 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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The original version of Storm returning to Marvel Comics as part of Sins of Sinister event
Ororo of the Storm, as originally conceived by Dave Cockrum and Len Wein, returns this year to X-Men comics
January 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Aftershock Comics petitions for access to funds to avoid "operational shutdown" as bankruptcy process begins
An emergency motion has been filed to allow the company the money necessary to maintain operations
January 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Kang, Bill Murray debut in new Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer
Yes, he's got a blue face, just like in the comics. (Well, for part of the trailer, at least)
January 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team planning on check out this weekend
January 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb

News
Avatar: The Way of Water has broken even, so expect more Avatar movies
In the process, The Way of Water has also become the ninth most successful movie in history, which isn't nothing
January 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Sink your teeth into an exclusive preview of Blacula: Return of the King
Blacula: Return of the King was inspired by the classic 1970s blaxploitation movie
January 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What to expect from DC in 2023
Whether films, television, or comic books, DC is headed into 2023 with one primary goal: rebuilding
January 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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DC has seemingly avoided the layoffs and cuts Warner Bros. Discovery doled out for other parts of its business
Comments from WBD's chief financial officer suggest that the company is done with cutbacks for now.
January 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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The Evil Dead live again in the first Evil Dead Rise trailer
The first trailer for the movie offers a glimpse at how the movie escapes and celebrates its own history.
January 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Disney paid $4 billion dollars for Marvel Entertainment - we look into how their investment paid off
Was the 2009 Marvel purchase a good deal for Disney?
January 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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Superman #1 to be used as part of California representative Robert Garcia's swearing into the US House of Representatives
A new member of the House of Representatives chose the first issue of 1939's Superman series for his swearing in
January 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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What to expect from Marvel in 2023?
This is going to be a year of change for the Houses of Ideas, but will fans be able to notice?
January 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan

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A '60s style Swingin’ Christmas Carol with the Teen Titans in Day 24 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so bring on the Teen Titans to seal the deal
December 24, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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Ambush Bug jumps out of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar on day 23
If you thought Father Christmas seemed dated, be grateful he didn't get this new look in the '80s...
December 23, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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Popverse's top TV picks of 2022
The Popverse content team's favorite TV shows of the year
December 23, 2022
Tiffany Babb

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Yes, Virginia, there is a homicidal robot pretending to be Ol' Saint Nick in Day 22 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
A classic from the Marvel vault.
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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AfterShock Comics bankruptcy reveals Chris Ryall never began working for the company despite announcement
Despite what AfterShock Comics has announced, Ryall is not working as a publishing advisor
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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AfterShock Comics' VP of finance left just as bankruptcy proceedings began
According to his LinkedIn profile, AfterShock Comics' VP of Finance Blake Stocker quietly left the company back in October
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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AfterShock Comics sibling Rive Gauche also files bankruptcy, with Discovery Networks, AMC, and TBS as creditors
Looking at the parallel bankruptcy filing of AfterShock Comics' sibling company
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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The $13+ million dollar loan default which led AfterShock (and its film/tv division) to file for bankruptcy
The company was being sued by its primary lender for defaulting on loan payments, a new filing reveals
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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Popverse's top movie picks of 2022
The Popverse content team's favorite movies of the year
December 21, 2022
Tiffany Babb

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Celebrate Winter Solstice with Wonder Woman and Batman in Day 21 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
Celebrate the longest day of the year in the company of Wonder Woman and Batman
December 21, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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Santa Claus joins the Justice League in Day 20 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
As everyone knows, the Justice League is the best of the best - so of course Santa's a member
December 20, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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Popverse's top comics picks for 2022
The Popverse staff's favorite comics and graphic novels of the year
December 19, 2022
Tiffany Babb

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Batman: The Animated Series team takes on a Mall Santa in Day 19 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
Turns out, you can only go so far undercover when you're pretending to be Santa
December 19, 2022
Graeme McMillan

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It's Hanukkah time with the Thing in Day 18 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
In which we take a sidestep from Advent to celebrate the start of Hanukkah
December 18, 2022
Graeme McMillan