Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Contributing writer
Joshua is a pop culture writer specializing in comic book media. His work has appeared on the official DC Comics website, the DC Universe subscription service, HBO Max promotional videos, the Batman Universe fansite, and more. In between traveling around the country to cover various comic conventions, Joshua resides in Florida where he binges superhero television and reads obscure comics from yesteryear.
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Spoilers! Marvel just made a major change to the God of Mischief ahead of Loki season 2
Loki has just gone through a big change, and the ramifications could rock the Marvel Universe to its core.
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Uncanny Experience: I spent the weekend at Xavier’s mansion with the X-Men
The Uncanny Experience combined traditional comic conventions with immersive LARPing
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Inside an actor's life at a convention during the strike with Phil LaMarr
What is it like for an actor to appear at a convention during the actors strike? According to voice actor Phil LaMarr, not much has changed.
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Wax on, wax off: How to watch The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai franchise? Here’s how to do it!
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Premium Access Ryan Ottley prepares for his next big thing - a new creator-owned project at Image
Ryan Ottley talks Invincible, Spider-Man, Hulk, and why AI will never defeat true comic book art.
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The surprise song Steven Spielberg associates with his Jaws movie
Drew Barrymore reveals that the song that director Steven Spielberg associates with Jaws
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FINISH HIM! Mortal Kombat: How to play the games in release and chronological order
Want to get started on playing the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
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Toyler alert! Did Funko accidentally spoil a plot point for Marvel’s X-Men ’97?
Funko’s New York Comic Con exclusive figure might be an X-Men ’97 spoiler hiding in plain sight
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Spoilers Marvel reveals its own official Spider-Man fansite - inside the Marvel U
Surfing the web: How would a Spider-Man fansite look if Spider-Man was real?
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Deadpool: How to watch Ryan Reynolds' Marvel mercenary before and after his MCU transition
Want to get started on watching Deadpool? Here’s how to do it!
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Which Our Flag Means Death cast member reads the most fanfiction?
Accusations thrown! Speculation rampant!
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Spoilers! Loki: Care and feeding of your Alligator Variant
Are you the owner of an Alligator Loki? Here are 6 helpful tips for taking care of your Asgardian reptile.
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James Marsters explains why Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek are basically the same show
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek have more in common than you might think.
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Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood discusses the legacy of her “I’m an ally” moment
Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood breaks down her iconic line
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Spoilers! It’s Slobberin’ Time: The Fantastic Four’s Ben Grimm just got a dog
The Thing has a new dog, and he’s already helped the Marvel hero defeat a supervillain.
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Spoilers! Scarlet Witch: Is Marvel heading towards a WandaLoki coupling?
Marvel explores a possible romance between Scarlet Witch and Loki.
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Spoilers! Magneto has a secret child who's trying to commit patricide
Magneto’s family tree just got a bit more complicated.
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Spoilers! Wolverine is so 2000s - meet Hellverine
Wolverine has bonded with a demonic spirit and transformed into Hellverine
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Why Heartstopper's Rhea Norwood won’t read the comic, even though she loves it
Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood reveals why she won’t read the original Webtoon
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Spoilers! The Deadpool Corps are back, and they’ve stolen an artifact from Star Wars
Into the Deadpoolverse? That’s right, Wade Wilson’s multiverse strike force has returned
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Spoilers! How Iman Vellani went from Marvel Studios actor to Marvel Comics writer
Kamala Khan actor (and Marvel superfan) Iman Vellani steps into the world of comic book writing
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Captain America: How to watch the MCU’s star-spangled hero in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Captain America in the MCU? Here’s how to do it!
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Chainsaw Man's Denji and My Hero Academia's Rody Soul - separated at birth?
What do Chainsaw Man’s Denji and My Hero Academia’s Rody Soul have in common? The actor behind both, Ryan Colt Levy, dishes
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Spoilers! Meet Marvel's most adorable new hero (and goodest doggo), D-Dog
We have fallen in love with D-Dog, Marvel’s canine hero who must be protected at all costs
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The Flash: How to watch all of Ezra Miller’s Flash appearances in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Ezra Miller’s Flash? Here’s a fast (of course) way to do it
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Marvel's real motive behind Ms. Marvel's death and resurrection revealed
Marvel discusses Kamala Khan’s death and says the quiet part out loud
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Iron Man: How to watch Robert Downey Jr.’s MCU saga movies in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Tony Stark in the MCU? Here’s how to do it!
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Arrowverse rises?: The cast of Arrow speculates on a potential revival
The cast of Arrow recently spoke about the possibility of their show returning for another season.
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Godzilla: How to watch the King of Monster's movies, TV shows, and continuities in order
How to watch every Godzilla movie in order
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Todd McFarlane created a universe of Spawn variants. Now he’s murdering them all, as babies.
“It’s baby on baby violence”: Todd McFarlane announces Spawn Kills Every Spawn.
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Aquaman: How to watch Jason Momoa’s ocean-based superhero in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching the DCEU’s Aquaman? Here’s how to do it!
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Harley Quinn and the art of giving a f**k
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the anatomy of the f-bomb
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How Disney's acquisition of Star Wars rocked the Clone Wars cast, according to the actors themselves
“There was only five people in the company in all of Lucasfilm that actually knew that Disney was buying Star Wars.”
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Spoilers! Marvel set up a bunch of major storylines in Amazing Spider-Man #31
Breaking down all of the major storylines launched in Amazing Spider-Man #31
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Spoilers! Marvel just made a questionable change to Magneto’s history with the X-Men
Did Magneto try to kill humanity? Well, maybe not - according to Magneto #1
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From Falcon to Captain America: How to watch the MCU’s Sam Wilson in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson? Here’s how to do it.
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The Our Flag Means Death cast reveals what songs they would perform in drag
What would happen if the cast of OFMD performed in a drag show? The stars of the show pitch their setlist.
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Is Chainsaw Man for moms? The cast share their experiences
What happens when you show Chainsaw Man to your mom? The cast of the hit anime break it down.
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How Spawn’s confrontation with Donald Trump earned Todd McFarlane an angry phone call from Breitbart
Todd McFarlane recounts the angry phone call he got from Breitbart after Spawn attacked Donald Trump.
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Spoilers! Marvel wants everyone to forget Ms. Marvel died – literally
After reviving Kamala Khan, Marvel is erasing the events of her death altogether.
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn is coming to "one of the biggest games on the planet" - but which one?
Spawn will be joining one of the world’s biggest video games. McFarlane won’t tell us which game it is, but Popverse has some ideas.
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Spoilers! The Marvel U has just changed the future of the X-Men
The 2023 Hellfire Gala brought some major changes to the X-Men and the Marvel Universe
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Big Spawn movie news is coming, Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane are just waiting for the strikes to end
Todd McFarlane teases an exciting update for the Spawn movie, but he can’t reveal it until the Writers and Actors Strike ends.
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Spoilers! Marvel's Secret Invasion ending explained
Let’s unpack everything that went down in the Secret Invasion season finale
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Spoilers! The secret reason Iron Man and Emma Frost are getting married
Why are Emma Frost and Tony Stark getting married? Popverse has a theory.
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Follow along live! Follow the Women of Marvel panel live from San Diego Comic-Con 2023!
It's time for Popverse's favorite Marvel Comics panel, Women of Marvel!
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How Marvel Value Stamps led one brother to beat up another, then apologize decades later
He destroyed his brother’s comics, and his brother retaliated by beating him up. Decades later, the publication of a Marvel Value Stamps book earned him an apology.
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Nightwing and the battle over his plump butt inside the DC animated series Harley Quinn on Max
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the fight to give Nightwing a sexy butt
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Spoilers! Nick Fury's dirty MCU secret revealed in Marvel Studios' latest Secret Invasion episode
The secrets of Nick Fury’s actions during Avengers: Endgame are revealed, and the implications are huge.
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Spoilers! Gwen Stacy is President of the United States in the Marvel U (and it’s about time)
Hail to the chief: Did Marvel just make Gwen Stacy President of the United States?
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Follow along live! SDCC 2023: Star Trek Universe panel features Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Universe is back at San Diego Comic Con for 2023!
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Follow along live! SDCC 2023: Marvel's Heroes, Hulks, and Super Soldiers panel teases what's ahead for Punisher, and more
Marvel's EIC C.B. Cebulski leads a panel featuring J. Michael Straczynski, David Pepose, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
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Spoilers! Marvel confronts the Avengers’ Affirmative Action past
A recent issue of Captain America reflected on how the Avengers handled Affirmative Action during the Bronze Age.
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Spoilers! Secret Invasion: One of the Avengers has been replaced by a Skrull – but when did the switch occur?
A longtime Avenger has been secretly replaced by a Skrull, and we have some theories on when the switch happened.
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Spoilers! One of Marvel’s most bizarre Spider-Man variants has returned
Rek-Rap, the bizarro Spider-Man is back, and we couldn’t be more thrilled
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What happens when a movie/tv superhero needs to use the bathroom?
The Shazamily shares their difficulties with using the bathroom in superhero costumes
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Spoilers! Is the President of the United States a Skrull? Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion opens the door
Have Skrulls invaded the White House? The evidence certainly points that way.
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The Our Flag Means Death cast talk about their relationship with the queer community
“It’s made me feel so connected”: The OFMD cast talk about how their show has brought the LGBTQIA+ community together
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The Boys season 4 will be “more intense than any other season"
"I have never seen [Kimiko] look so adorable in my life doing the worst shit on planet Earth."
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Jujutsu Kaisen season 2: “It’s going to get even darker” says Yuji Itadori voice actor
The Jujutsu Kaisen cast talk about season 2 and give their theories for how the show could end.
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Spoilers! These Secret Invasion Easter Eggs may foreshadow something sinister coming to the MCU
The Skrulls are cooking something in Secret Invasion, and these Easter Eggs give us some vital clues
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Spoilers! Secret Invasion: Everything you need to know about Nick Fury’s wife, Priscilla Fury
Nick Fury has a wife?! Meet Priscilla Fury, the latest player in Marvel’s Secret Invasion
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Spoilers! Marvel clarifies Mary Jane Watson’s marital status (and why they tried to hide it)
Is Mary Jane Watson married? Marvel clears up the confusion in Amazing Spider-Man #28
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Spoilers! Secret Invasion: The mystery hiding in plain sight for the new Marvel MCU show on Disney+
The premiere episode of Secret Invasion raises an interesting question.
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Who is the Rhino? Learn about Spider-Man’s foe ahead of his appearance in Sony's Kraven the Hunter
Get to know the Rhino ahead of his appearance in the Kraven the Hunter film
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Who is Marvel's Sonya Falsworth? Inside The Crown's Olivia Colman and her MCU role
Meet Sonya Falsworth, the MCU’s newest superspy
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Spoilers! How the Marvel Universe is reacting to (and ignoring) Ms. Marvel’s death
How are Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Captain Marvel reacting to Kamala Khan’s death?
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Spoilers! How Ultimate Invasion #1 sets up the return of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe
Marvel begins their Ultimate Universe comeback with Ultimate Invasion #1
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Marvel's Skrulls: Understanding Marvel's shapeshifters before MCU's Secret Invasion on Disney+
Everything you need to know about Marvel's Skrulls ahead of Secret Invasion
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Loki: How (and where) to watch Tom Hiddleston's Marvel trickster across the MCU
Want to get started on watching the MCU’s Loki? Here’s how to do it.
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Spoilers! Florida Man unmasked: Marvel reveals Loki’s role behind the headline phenomenon
How the God of Mischief Loki created Florida Man
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Spoilers! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending explained
All the context you need to understand the end of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
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Spider-Punk: Everything you need to know about the Spider-Verse’s anarchic hero
Meet Hobie Brown, the anarchic Spider-Punk
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Spoilers! Nick Fury just quit the Marvel Universe
A classic character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is leaving the Marvel Universe
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Spoilers! How does Kamala Khan die? Ms. Marvel’s final moments explained
How did the death of Ms. Marvel go down? Let’s explore Kamala Khan’s last stand.
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Premium Access The legacy of Jill Jerold, Marvel’s first black woman
Who is Jill Jerold? Meet Marvel’s first reoccurring woman of color.
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Burger King's Spider-Verse Burger: We ate it, so you don't have to
Is the Burger King Spider-Verse Whopper any good? Popverse investigates.
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Spoilers! Marvel's Avengers relaunch sees the return of a major big bad (but he might be here to help)
Will this classic villain destroy the Avengers, or join them?
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The 10 best Spider-Man stories you'll find in Marvel comic books
Get to know Spider-Man with this list of comic recommendations
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Spoilers! Marvel really wants you to think Mary Jane will die in May 31’s Amazing Spider-Man #26
Will Mary Jane Watson die in Amazing Spider-Man #26? Marvel certainly wants us to think so.
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How to watch all Wolverine movies in chronological and release order
Ever wanted to dive into Wolverine movies and don't know where to start? We've got you.
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X-Men watch order: How to watch every X-Men movie in chronological and release order
How to watch every X-Men film in order
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Spoilers! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ending explained
All the context you need to understand the ending of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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Get to know Howard the Duck with our reading guide
Let’s get quacking: A reading guide to Howard the Duck comics
