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When Kentarou Miura began Berserk, he did so with one fear. That fear took six years to get over
Would the world accept a European medieval fantasy from a Japanese creator? That was the question that haunted Berser's Miura until at least the story's 177th (!) chapter
July 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Black-owned comic shops unite to launch a new national alliance, with first project a DC partnership
The Ink Alliance unites Black-owned comic book shops from around the country and will launch a limited 1,000 retailer-exclusive variant for New Titans #38 by Sanford Greene
July 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The one thing Frank Quitely would change from All-Star Superman was to make it bolder but simpler
All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely has thoughts on his own linework in the seminal story he did with Grant Morrison
July 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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How creative burnout on Marvel's Punisher led Jim Lee to one of comics’ greatest runs: X-Men
Legend of Marvel Comics art turned legend of DC Comics publishing Lee says that there are only so many ways you can draw a vigilante in a van before getting tired
July 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why Kentaro Miura believed Berserk’s giant sword could express human emotion
The Dragon Slayer is one of the most famous sword in pop culture and was a point of pride for the Berserk creator.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The My Hero Academia superhero manga competitor Lady Justice was forced to be straight-up "erotic content" to get published by Shonen Jump, says creator
The Lady Justice creator says Shonen Jump editors demanded more fanservice before they would publish the manga.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Fist of North Star creator Buronson hasn't had a new manga in three years because no one will publish him... but he's "still not ready to lose to the youngers"
Despite creating one of the most influential manga of all time, Fist of the North Star's Buronson can't get his more recent manga published.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Attack on Titan creator has stopped drawing manga completely (even for fun!), and doesn't think he'll ever top the work he's most known for
When your first work is as big as Attack on Titan, it is easy to feel intimidated by trying anything new, which is how Hajime Isayama feels.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Marvel still hasn’t revealed the projects that brought Brian Michael Bendis back... but they are "special projects" and none are ongoing comics
Back at Marvel, Brian Michael Bendis has some "exciting" projects (plural) there but says no ongoing series.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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How saying goodbye to a pet shaped Marvel’s latest The Sentry series by co-creator (and cat friend) Paul Jenkins
A Marvel creator turned the grief of losing his cat into a superhero comic, and we all kind of need it.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The original Green Arrow would hate DC’s new Absolute version according to writer Pornsak Pichetshoke... or would become someone like him
DC says the original Green Arrow would hate Absolute Green Arrow.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The Ultimate Black Panther story Bryan Hill never got to tell was a horror story (no, not a Marvel Midnight book, but now that you mention it...)
The Ultimate Black Panther story that never happened would have been horror.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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A decade before the X-Men movies even began, Jim Lee confirms he was making Charles Xavier Patrick Stewart
We've uncovered an old Marvel Age article in which artist-turned publisher Lee makes a bang-on prediction about the cinematic future of the X-Men's leader. And something about 'Geoffrey the Human Shark?' (Just kidding)
June 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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WWE star Cody Rhodes wants a real-life superhero-style funeral inspired by a DC comic... with his wrestling co-workers coming as their characters
Cody Rhodes wants his funeral inspired by one of DC Comics’ most (in)famous moments.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Imagine a world where Avengers didn't find Captain America on ice, but he woke up in the far-flung future
What if Captain America had woken up in the year 2099? That's the question at the core of What If...? Captain America #1
June 30, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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How the NY Times Best Sellers list became tired of Naruto always being the top manga, and why manga veteran Dallas Middaugh now distrusts the whole system
Manga industry veteran Dallas Middaugh shares why he has very little respect for the New York Times Best Sellers list.
June 30, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Danny McBride grew up on Larry Hama's G.I.. Joe comics, and believes he might've "manifested his own way into a G.I. Joe type existence, through making movies & TV shows"
What Marvel's G.I. Joe comics taught Danny McBride about life.
June 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel Studios is heavily involved with the X-Men '97 season 2 prequel over at Marvel Comics, including stuff they couldn't fit in the cartoon
X-Men '97 Season Two comic writer Steve Foxe said Marvel Studios were "were incredibly generous with their time and insight, as well as with all sorts of scenes and character background that didn’t make it into the show"
June 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Longtime Comics Journal contributor Andrew Farago arrested after he's found to have a hidden camera in the bathroom of his 50th birthday party
The Cartoon Arts Museum has fired him after a quick investigation, while he sits in county jail awaiting legal proceedings.
June 29, 2026
Chris Arrant
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After speaking out about alleged "financial and sexual" abuse, manga creator Akane Shimzu says the threats escalated
The Cells at Work! creator says they have been threatened with legal action for the past six months while working toward a settlement.
June 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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One of Japan’s biggest manga publishers is asking employees aged 45 or older to retire early
Kadokawa is one of the biggest Japanese publishers and they're looking to create a much younger workforce to cut costs.
June 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is creating five new heroes in a Youngblood team shake-up of Giant-Size X-Men sized proportions
Meet the new Young Bloods of Rob Liefeld's Youngblood Giant-Size X-Men style special.
June 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
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A new "queer joy" graphic novel imagines the worst fate imaginable: repeating sixth grade forever
Oni Press’ The Haven turns growing up queer into a time-loop fantasy.
June 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Party like it’s X-Men ’97, dance like the Queens of the Dead, and mourn the end of Absolute Martian Manhunter: Popverse Playlist for June 27-July 3, 2026
In this week's pop culture picks, a critically acclaimed DC comic comes to a close as a fan-favorite Marvel cartoon returns after two years - and zombies are trying to ruin everyone's night out
June 26, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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One of the only comic book museums in America is closing; goodbye, Portland's Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts
The Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland, Oregon, has announced that it will be closing this month
June 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The surprising psychology behind manga pricing in the United States, from someone who's been doing it for 25 years for VIZ, Crunchyroll, Seven Seas, and more
Sure, we know the difference between $8 and $10, but do we really care?
June 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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A whole batch of Dragon Ball manga got destroyed because one parent complained to Toys ‘R’ Us about Goku's penis
It apparently only took one complaint for Toys 'R' Us to toss out an early print run of Dragon Ball comics.
June 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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That's not Matrix in the new Supergirl comic, despite DC's advertising text... but she is coming
The cover to DC's Supergirl #14 is misleading, but writer Sophie Campbell is clearing things up
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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DC's hit Absolute line isn't about being dark and edgy; Architect Scott Snyder explains the "core set of values" any Absolute pitch needs
"The overarching thesis of Absolute," says Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder, was not to just do DC but grittier and with indie artists. Although, as he admits, "All those things are there."
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The X-Men '97 season 2 writer pitched changing the name of the comic because he's focusing so much on the side characters over the core cast
Marvel almost renamed its X-Men ’97 comic because it isn’t really about the X-Men anymore.
June 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Classroom of the Elite release schedule (Updated June 2026): When to expect new chapters of the light novel and manga in English
Classroom of the Elite season 5 is coming, but you don't have to wait for it to find out what comes next.
June 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Spoilers!Marvel said the Ultimate Universe was ending "forever" (including telling stores it'd be a lie if they didn't). Now, somehow, "The Ultimate Universe will return"
Ultimate Universe: Finale #1 is out now and, well, let's just say what we got and what Marvel Comics delivered are arguably pretty different
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Beginning After The End release schedule (Updated June 2026): When the next chapter of the comic adaptation will be releaed
With The Beginning After The End novel finished, we just need the comic to catch up.
June 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Witch Hat Atelier release schedule (Updated June 2026): When chapter 98 of the magical manga will be released
Witch Hat Atelier remains one of the most beautifully drawn manga out there, so here is when the next chapter is coming out
June 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Bleach release schedule (updated June 2026): Will the iconic Shonen Jump manga return and when?
Rumors about the Bleach manga's return are swirling. Here is what we know.
June 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Supergirl has Bilquis Evely to thank for her movie. Bilquis Evely has Supergirl to thank for her career
Evely's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is the bedrock of the DCU's second film. And had the artist not found Kara Zor-El at a pivotal point in her life, neither the comic or the film would've been the same
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars, Superman, Scream stars and more headline the first wave of NYCC 2026 guest announcements
Want to see Hayden Christensen, Clair Obscur's Jennifer English, Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan, and comic book legend Frank Miller all in one place? Get yourself to New York Comic Con 2026 this October
June 23, 2026
Graeme McMillan
Features
They've tackled Critical Role's Briarwoods, Cassandra, & Ripley - now Marieke Nijkamp wants to write Percy & Vex's kid
With Dark Horse's The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods wrapping up their prequel OGN trilogy, Mijkamp is thinking of which Critical Role character would be the most fun to write next
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Comics' boss is stepping in to personally oversee the Midnight X-Men, Spider-Man, & Fantastic Four launches as its editor
What could be Marvel boss Dan Buckley's last big launch becomes extra-personal for him.
June 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Horror comics legend James Tynion IV recounts the inhuman nightmare that haunted his childhood: Steven Spielberg's ET
"The scream that ET makes is like the least human noise that I've ever seen in a movie or heard in a movie." - Eisner-winning horror storyteller James Tynion IV
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The tragedy at the heart of Supergirl may date back to her creator’s real life and the death of his daughter
Kara Zor-El, the titular hero of both Craig Gillespie's 2026 DCU entry and the Woman of Tomorrow comic, is a character rooted in the fictional destruction of Krypton and, as Tom King recounts, the real-life tragedy of co-creator Otto Binder
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Bleach manga is making a surprise return after almost 5 years, at least that's what its in the manga rumor mill
We hear that the Bleach manga is returning to serialization this year, but they're just rumors for now.
June 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role’s Whispered One is even more dangerous than Vox Machina has shown
Nijkamp, who is wrapping up their Exandrian prequel trilogy with Dark Horse's The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, has insight into The Legend of Vix Machina's big bad
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Ultimate Spider-Man is becoming something Marvel rarely has: a modern evergreen bestseller (and it did it by ending it)
Marvel ended the hit Ultimate Spider-Man comic at its peak. Here’s why.
June 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
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5 Black-led comics you should be reading right now
Beyond Miles Morales: 5 Black-led comics worth discovering.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Why Wonder Woman's Stephanie Williams thinks her historic Eisner Awards comics achievement didn’t get enough attention
Stephanie Williams is the first Black woman nominated for a 'Best Writer' Eisner Award in its 35+ year history
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The Apothecary Diaries release schedule (Updated June 2026): When every manga chapter will be released
We've got two Apothecary Diaries manga adaptations, plus a spinoff manga, so there is plenty for you to read.
June 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The first Black American global sports superstar is finally getting his story told, as a comic
Before Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan, there was Major Taylor.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Frieren release schedule (Updated June 2026): When the hit fantasy manga will return from its long hiatus
When the release date for new chapters of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End are announced, we'll make sure you're the first to know.
June 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Why does the One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda keep defending sexual predators? [Popverse Jump]
As much as I admire Eiichiro Oda's work, I cannot understand his unwillingness to condemn the creators of Rurouni Kenshin and Toriko for their actions.
June 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Marvel’s Ultimate Universe reaches its end (finally), while House of the Dragon returns and Supergirl crashes into theaters: Popverse Playlist for June 20-26, 2026
It's a new beginning for DC Studios (again), an old war for Westeros, and a delayed end of the end for Marvel Comics in this week's pop culture picks
June 19, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Re: Zero release schedule (Updated June 2026): When the next volumes of the light novel and manga will be released
There are currently three versions of Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World coming out, and though their release schedules can be a bit tough to follow.
June 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Blue Box release schedule (Updated June 2026): When the new chapter of Blue Box is coming out
Blue Box 248 is coming out and we can help you find it.
June 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Marvel is delaying its Midnight line launch by 2 months because it's more special than they thought a couple weeks ago
Marvel says Midnight is more than just another alternate universe.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Exquisite Corpses' The Fox Mask Killer is getting a solo series.... and her next target is her mask & her secret identity
Who is the Fox Mask Killer? Exquisite Corpses is finally ready to answer.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Popverse First!The Marvel art that made Jim Lee a superstar is being collected in one massive book
Before he ran DC, Jim Lee helped reshape Marvel — now that work is getting the massive comprehensive book it deserves.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Jim Lee says DC has special "safeguards" because he’s effectively his own boss, even when he's drawing for an editor who reports to him
As both an executive and a comics artist, DC publisher Jim Lee has enacted precautions to prevent a conflict of interest
June 18, 2026
George Marston
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Marvel has plans for more Mayday Parker Spider-Girl (including a story from her co-creator Tom DeFalco)
C.B. Cebulski says Marvel isn’t done with Mayday Parker, and she’ll be suiting up as Spider-Girl again
June 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Magic: The Gathering is giving Liliana Vess the main-character treatment
Magic: The Gathering is finally telling one of Liliana Vess’ biggest untold stories.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How Marie Javins helped turn DC Comics into one of the industry’s biggest success stories, according to 40+ year Marvel & DC veteran Mark Waid
Mark Waid credits Marie Javins with creating a positive environment for creators
June 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman is proud of Isaac’s aroace representation, but says comics, TV, and films still need more
Heartstopper’s Isaac is an important step for aroace representation, but Alice Oseman says we still have a long way to go
June 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC Comics' Lobo has become synonymous with superhero badassery. Ironically, that's exactly what he was created to spoof
When DC Comics legend Keith Giffen created Lobo, he wanted to make an "indictment" of ultra-violent superheroes. Then, he became the "poster boy" for exactly that
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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A Berserk live-action movie would be great, but a Berserk video game would be best says longtime Berserk editor
A great Berserk video game has been a pipedream for fans for years, but it could be better than any anime or movie adaptation.
June 18, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Kagurabachi goes on hiatus to give creator Takeru Hokazono time to "rest".... but is hopeful for a return August release date
Just weeks after the Kagurabachi anime was announced, the manga is going on hiatus for at least four weeks.
June 17, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Is there too much superhero content? DC Comics' boss Jim Lee thinks so
DC president, publisher, and chief creative officer Jim Lee says that having too many superhero media options can make fans value it less
June 17, 2026
George Marston
Features
Critical Role's Darrington Brigade deserves its own longer story, according to Whitestone Chronicles artist Aviv Or
Aviv Or, the artist on The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, ponders the future of Taryon Darrington's silly band of adventurers
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Alice Oseman hopes Heartstopper makes it easier for queer stories to get made
Alice Oseman says the success of Heartstopper should encourage the comic industry to publish more queer stories
June 17, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel says there’s still hope for some of its most famous unfinished comics, like Iron Man director Jon Favreau's Iron Man comic with Adi Granov
Marvel's Tom Brevoort says that in the fullness of time, "everything" sees print, even notoriously unpublished comics
June 17, 2026
George Marston
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The exact moment James Tynion IV retired from superhero comics was while he was writing DC's flagship Batman title
"That was the moment," Department of Truth author Tynion told us at C2E2, "That it was just like, 'I need to lean in to my own worlds.'"
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why today’s Spider-Man still sounds like Gerry Conway’s Spider-Man more than anyone else's, according to Marvel's top Spidey writer & editor
The voice of modern Spider-Man may owe more to Gerry Conway than Stan Lee.
June 17, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Action Comics writer Mark Waid says he has "a very special and unique relationship with these characters that no one else on Earth has"
Mark Waid has said he's read every single Superman comic ever published. Who else can claim that?
June 16, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Superstar artist Christian Ward is launching a horror comic about murdering artists for profit (but he's not drawing it, John J. Pearson is!)
#artcred meets #artdead.
June 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role fans are about to see a side of Delilah Briarwood they’ve never seen before
The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods author Marieke Nijkamp teases a less-learned, less-evil (?) Deliliah ahead of the OGN trilogy's deadly conclusion
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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After four decades away, John Byrne is rewriting X-Men history on his own terms
An extended preview of John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen, which pre-release has already sold out and is going back for a second printing.
June 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Popverse First!Two Gambits. One new Gambit comic series. Just in time for his MCU return in Avengers: Doomsday movie
Gambit’s next comic will force two Remy LeBeaus (or is it Remy LeTwos?) to face each other for the first time.
June 16, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Why is queer hockey romance having a moment? Check, Please author Ngozi Ukazu knows, and can even predict which sport is next
Yeah, yeah, the TV world is talking about Heated Rivalry, but go to a book store and you'll find *way* more queer hockey romance than just that. At BookCon 2026, I asked expert Ukazu why
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Three years after its near-collapse, IDW is finally close to breaking even
TMNT and indie hits have helped push IDW to the brink of profitability after contemplating bankruptcy just 3 years ago.
June 16, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Only four people know Berserk’s ending, and they say fans won’t see it coming
When the final chapter of Berserk finally comes out, it is going to be something fans never saw coming.
June 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
Guides
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank ending explained
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank: Everything you need to know about Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss’s graphic novel ahead of the movie
June 15, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Vision Quest ending explained: Everything you need to know about the Marvel storyline ahead of the MCU miniseries
Marvel’s Vision Quest comic ending explained
June 15, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC Comics' dream Lord of the Rings comic series was stopped before it began, even though Warner Bros. was doing the original movie trilogy at the same time
A former DC Comics editor revealed details about the publisher's proposed graphic novel adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy
June 15, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The real-life comic creator feuds behind Marvel, Spawn, and The Walking Dead have inspired a new comic where they must get along to fight their creations
A new comic is turning legendary creator feuds into a superhero story.
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Jim Lee explains how his depiction of Batman has evolved over the yearsJim Lee says he no longer follows his old rules for drawing Batman
Jim Lee once had "immutable" rules when it comes to drawing Batman, but now it's all about "variety"
June 15, 2026
George Marston
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Marvel says there’s more to its universe than Avengers, X-Men, and Spider-Man... but it has to excite people beyond just the initial return
Marvel is always open to "experimental" ideas that focus on lesser known characters, says editor Tom Brevoort
June 15, 2026
George Marston
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DC Comics' Andrea Shea rises to senior editor after helping expand LGBTQIA+ representation at the superhero publisher
Andrea Shea rises to senior editor after helping expand LGBTQIA+ representation at DC
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
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People got sick of the MCU, DCEU, and Star Wars due to franchise fatigue, and thats why Absolute Universe & 'All In' is working according to Scott Snyder
DC's Absolute Universe was created to combat accusations of superhero fatigue today
June 15, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Absolute Carrie Kelley and Absolute Damian Wayne are going to be "kind of tricky"... but Absolute Batman boss Scott Snyder says he has thoughts & ideas
Carrie Kelley & Damian Wayne is coming to Absolute Batman, according to Scott Snyder
June 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Before Milly Alcock’s DC Studios movie, Supergirl spent almost 20 years on DC’s blacklist - across comics, animation, and TV
DC banned the OG Supergirl for nearly 20 years — here’s why.
June 15, 2026
Leon Miller
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Die Hard movie writer has his next project: A modern-day Gulliver's Travels reboot
Screenwriter Steven de Souza will write three graphic novels for Gungnir Books, including a Gulliver's Travels adaptation and Sheena: Queen of the Jungle story
June 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel’s June 16 616 Day mystery bags are delayed (with some orders canceled) as demand overwhelms supply, and Doctor Doom would not approve
Marvel’s mystery bag strategy just hit an unexpected problem: success.
June 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Naoki Urasawa’s new manga asks what creativity means when AI can do everything
Hand-drawn manga champion Naoki Urasawa is launching a series about AI.
June 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
How Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman uses the webcomic readers as a focus group for the comic’s television adaptation
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman says that while the webcomic explores some heavy topics, she never wants things to feel too dark
June 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Jim Lee says his X-Men run and Marvel era was a dream he can never re-experience (although he wishes he could)
Decades after his fan favorite run, Jim Lee is still synonymous with the X-Men, and he still looks back fondly
June 12, 2026
George Marston
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Mark Waid says buying a comic shop was like burning his money (but he had a good reason for doing it)
Mark Waid bought a comic shop so he could get a better understanding of the industry
June 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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“Marvel treats creators like shit”: Rob Liefeld reignites feud over comic book credits after New Mutants collection de-emphasizes him as a writer
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 4 does not credit Rob Liefeld as a writer in its solicits, and the Deadpool creator says that's indicative of a larger problem at Marvel
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Comic book history is made, Pixar hops to greatness and Superman is back on the small screen: Popverse Playlist for June 13-20, 2026
Superman returns to animated glory, Pixar proves it still has it, and Tillie Walden goes from the Walking Dead to historical love in the next seven days' pick of pop culture's finest
June 12, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
There's no upcoming Spy X Family release dates, because the manga creator is putting it on hiatus
Chapter 136 may be the last chapter of Spy x Family for a few weeks at least.
June 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
The next Berserk chapter was so difficult to make that its new writer apologized to fans
With Berserk chapter 384 finally coming out after months of delays, Koji Mori has explained how difficult this chapter was to write.
June 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Baki’s iconic Retsu hospital meme only exists because of a deadline crisis
Long-time Baki the Grappler collaborator Yuki Yokoi shares how a last minute change to the Son of Ogre panel birthed an internet meme.
June 11, 2026
Trent Cannon