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You can't get a degree in running a comic shop, but now you can get C.R.E.D.I.T.
Comic shop workers can now prove professionally that, yes, they know their stuff.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Before Jim Lee became DC's president, Marvel apparently tried to put him & his partner John Nee in charge of Marvel Comics in the '90s
Forget Heroes Reborn: Marvel had a much bigger plan for Jim Lee in the '90s.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch is crashing Marvel Midnight's big launch... at midnight, naturally
Marvel cleared October 7 for its new horror universe. Sabrina the Teenage Witch invited herself.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Mike Mignola's Lady Baltimore returns this December, and one of her oldest allies is now the enemy
Mike Mignola's next horror comic promises to get ‘ooey, gooey, fun, and freaky.'
August 14, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Every creative person has both Guts and Griffith inside them, explains Berserk creator Kentaro Miura
Every creative person could go full villain at any given moment.
August 14, 2026
Trent Cannon
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DC is giving another Warren Ellis comic back to him, and Image is publishing them despite unanswered questions about his return
First Desolation Jones, now Ocean: Warren Ellis' DC comics are finding a new home at Image.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Louise Simonson spent her childhood reading Uncle Scrooge & Disney's Ducks. Decades later, she gets to write them in new Marvel A Christmas Carol
Louise Simonson is writing her own A Christmas Carol, and Disney has given her Uncle Scrooge and all the Disney Ducks to do it.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Jujutsu Kaisen ended before it let its main character be the main character [Popverse Jump]
Just when Yuji Itadori had the chance to tell his own story, Jujutsu Kaisen ended.
August 14, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Cosmic horror, cosmic cops (with magic rings), and forgotten Thunder Gods in the Marvel Universe: Popverse Playlist for August 15-21, 2026
Thor drops his mortal status, Hal Jordan flies onto the small screen, and It Ends drives a group of friends mad
August 14, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel is charging $3 extra for foil covers, and somehow that's actually good news for comic shops
Marvel's shiny $3 upgrade is finally going to make comic shops some money.
August 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Get ready for the ECCC 2027 ticket sale (and sign up for Superfan status to get a 24-hour head start!)
Emerald City Comic Con 2027 tickets go on sale soon - and even sooner if you're an ECCC Superfan
August 13, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Mulder and Scully are going back to Roswell. Frankly, we're surprised it took X-Files this long (but they're doing it in comics)
X-Files comics vet Joe Harris and artist Riley Brown are kicking off a brand new era of paranormal investigating on the page... starting with the most sacred UFO location on Earth
August 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The initial plot of Berserk comes from Kentaro Miura's insecurities with his childhood friends
Kentaro Miura saw himself as lagging behind all his friends, so he pushed himself to become one of the greatest manga artists of all time.
August 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Comic book artists are responding to the rise of AI by rejecting digital techniques in favor of traditional methods, according to Martin Simmonds
Department of Truth co-creator Martin Simmonds says the rise of AI has caused comic artists to return to traditional illustrating techniques
August 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Absolute Batman's artist warned Scott Snyder, ‘We're getting into Hulk proportions.’ Snyder told him to go bigger
Absolute Batman started out huge, and writer Scott Snyder told artist Nick Dragotta to go even bigger
August 12, 2026
George Marston
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The story behind Guts' absurdly huge sword in Berserk is surprisingly specific
Before he had his giant sword in Berserk, Guts had multiple designs.
August 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
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James Tynion IV waited six years for Warner Bros. to catch up to his idea of a DC x Something Is Killing The Children crossover
James Tynion IV spent years pitching Swamp Thing is Killing the Children until DC finally said yes
August 12, 2026
Chris Arrant
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What changed? Image Comics is working with Warren Ellis again after publicly cutting ties in 2021 due to sexual misconduct allegations
Warren Ellis returns to Image Comics years after sexual misconduct allegations, and Image Comics doesn't want to comment on what changed.
August 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Berserk creator credits Frozen and Mad Max: Fury Road for changing young people's thoughts on gender
Young people are used to women with agency and Kentaro Miura wanted to explore exactly what that means outside of his work on Berserk
August 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Disney is finally doing the Marvel x Star Wars crossover everyone's been pining for (and Marvel's been pitching for 12 years)
Kevin Smith and David Marquez are bringing Star Wars to the Marvel U.
August 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Image Comics co-founder Marc Silvestri reveals CyberForce was an X-Men relaunch idea Marvel turned down
Artist Marc Silvestri looks back on his years long X-Men run alongside legendary writer Chris Claremont
August 11, 2026
George Marston
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Rob Liefeld has a lot of living left to do before he writes his autobiographyRob Liefeld says he's got an autobiography in the works, but we won't get to read it till "right before" he dies
Rob Liefeld says Mick Jagger inspired him to hold back his autobiography till he's much older
August 11, 2026
George Marston
Features
How to bring Frank Miller comics to the big screen, from the woman who helps make it happen
Silenn Thomas spoke to Popverse about working with Frank Miller and how his comics translate to the big screen.
August 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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How an unknown writer convinced Jock to draw his Batman story even when DC said there was no chance (It was Scott Snyder, btw)
Scott Snyder wanted Jock for his 2010 Detective Comics run, so he traveled to San Diego Comic Con (on his own dime) to convince the artist to join him
August 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Sony's making a Bloodborne movie, but E.M. Carroll already showed them how to do it... as a comic
Horror comics legend Carroll may not be publishing official Bloodborne material, but their fan comics
August 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Scott Snyder has a reason for making Absolute Batman take so much punishmentAbsolute Batman writer Scott Snyder explains why DC's new Dark Knight can take such a beating
Bruce Wayne takes an incredible amount of punishment in Absolute Batman, but writer Scott Snyder says it comes from a place of love
August 10, 2026
George Marston
Features
Tom King cracked the superhero formula that DC and Marvel can’t stop adapting
How Tom King's approach to standalone stories inspired WandaVision, the Supergirl movie, and the upcoming Mister Miracle show.
August 10, 2026
Carl Waldron
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What Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has in common with the Image Comics' founders exit from Marvel, according to Rob Liefeld
Rob Liefeld says the seven Image founders were hungry for success, to the point that he compares them to the soldiers turned into pigs in The Odyssey
August 07, 2026
George Marston
Guides
How to read Hellboy comics in order: The complete Mignolaverse reading guide
The complete Hellboy reading order: Every series you need to know, from B.P.R.D. to Abe Sapien.
August 07, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Deniz Camp has become one of Scott Snyder's most trusted creative confidantes and helped Absolute Batman
Scott Snyder sends every Absolute Batman script to Deniz Camp for review
August 07, 2026
Chris Arrant
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If A24 ever got the rights to do a Fantastic Four movie for Marvel, it'd look kinda like Midnight Fantastic Four says writer Ben Percy
Midnight Fantastic Four writer Benjamin Percy says Marvel's new line is closer to modern boutique horror than classic monster comics
August 07, 2026
George Marston
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Absolute Batman is basically Scott Snyder’s Batman fanfiction... and that’s exactly how he likes it
Scott Snyder's secret to writing Absolute Batman is to pretend no one else is going to read it
August 07, 2026
George Marston
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Maximum X-Men is a love letter to Chris Claremont and Jim Lee’s classic blue-and-gold team
The new Avengers-esque Maximum X-Men team is taking its cues from some of the most classic X-Men comics of all time
August 07, 2026
George Marston
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Marvel delays Amazing Spider-Man #1000 because apparently printers have that Parker Luck too
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 is delayed two weeks as Marvel deals with a printer jam.
August 07, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The Transformers and G.I. Joe comics universe is being rebuilt to be more like Marvel's inception— and Robert Kirkman wants it to last decades
No, there's no Iron Man or Captain America analogs coming to the pages of Energon's Transformers or G.I. Joe. But the *way* those comics are being published does reflect Marvel's glory days
August 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Big men punching for good, more telepathic girls, and Batman goes back in time: Popverse Playlist for August 8-14, 2026
After Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Wrong Girls is setting out to make telepaths the thing of the summer.
August 07, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Scott Snyder says most DC Comics pitches from writers fail for the same three reasons, and he wants to help everyone get better
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says these are the biggest mistakes writers make when pitching for DC Comics
August 06, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Robert Kirkman wants to give the Transformers villain Skuxxoid his own solo series (but he can't find the time)
The Energon Universe Kirkman helped start under the Skybound banner has room to expand. But that doesn't necessarily mean it should, he says.
August 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Jonathan Hickman reveals how the Marvel Midnight line startedMarvel Midnight was designed to be "a true horror line:" the Jonathan Hickman gameplan he gave Dan Buckley
Midnight X-Men writer Jonathan Hickman discusses the origins of Marvel's new horror line
August 06, 2026
George Marston
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Cable was designed to be "the next Wolverine" and took inspiration from '80s era Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to Rob Liefeld
There's a reason Cable is a cyborg with massive guns, and the reason is Arnold Schwarzenegger
August 06, 2026
George Marston
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Jim Lee says a $100 bet is the reason Batman: Hush shipped on time
Jim Lee was told he couldn't draw Batman monthly—so he proved everyone wrong.
August 06, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV was killing Something Is Killing the Children after 5 issues, until Werther Dell’Edera & Erica Slaughter showed up.
How Werther Dell’Edera’s first image of Erica Slaughter turned Something is Killing the Children from a miniseries into an ongoing
August 06, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Tradd Moore believes today's comics industry wouldn't exist without DeviantArt
Silver Surfer: Black artist Tradd Moore says DeviantArt is responsible for raising a generation of comic book artists
August 06, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel’s new Spider-Woman series is embracing horror, noir, and gore... and we have a first look at a prequel story for her 50th anniversary
Jessica Drew's next adventure is darker than any Spider-Woman comic in years.
August 06, 2026
Chris Arrant
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James Tynion IV on how Exquisite Corpses used superhero DNA to create horror monsters (and a Kickstarter sensation)
If you've ever felt like Tynion and Michael Walsh's Exquisite Corpses characters had roots in Big Two superhero designs, you were right
August 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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There is a lost DCeased spinoff starring the Titans (and more), but Tom Taylor doesn't know if it'll ever happen (or if it should)
Why weren't the Titans much of a part of the DCeased saga? Titans writer Tom Taylor will tell you, but don't get your hopes up
August 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Image Comics' president Todd McFarlane says relaunches and new #1s are a "short-term hit" but not worth it in the long run, and he'd never do it to Spawn
The core Spawn comic has been growing by one number every month since its debut in 1992. "Why would I disrupt it?" asks creator McFarlane
August 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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An abandoned 3-story manga library in Japan is for sale, and comes with thousands of manga dating back to the '90s
We'd buy the building just to be surrounded by all that manga for a while.
August 05, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Dracula: The Undead will finally reveal what happened after Bram Stoker’s classic novel
Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones are finally revealing what happened after Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
August 05, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Japan now has insurance for fans in case a celebrity cancels their con appearance, concert, or public event
It can't save you from the emotional pain of having a celebrity cancel an appearance, but at least Japan has a plan to protect you from the financial pain.
August 05, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Why Marvel's Ultimate Universe and DC's Absolute Universe both struck a nerve with fans, according to Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder says today's superhero comics need to feel more urgent than ever.
August 04, 2026
George Marston
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Excited for HBO's Lanterns? Thank Supergirl and Mister Miracle writer Tom King
A recent profile of the Eisner-winner revealed that the idea for HBO's upcoming Green Lantern take began with King's pitch at Peter Safran's house
August 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How Robert Kirkman fought back against The Walking Dead TV series influencing The Walking Dead comic book (It involves a tiger)
According to TWD creator Kirkman, there came a point when the writer almost hamstrung his comics because of what could be done on screen. Fortunately, though, there was a big, toothy solution
August 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is "on board" for Marvel MidnightKevin Feige & Marvel Studios' management are "really excited" and "on board" for Marvel Comics' Midnight Universe line, says Jonathan Hickman
Kevin Feige and other top Marvel executives have thrown their support behind the Marvel Midnight line
August 04, 2026
George Marston
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Superhero inspiration can come from anywhere, even a burritoHow Taco Bell helped Rob Liefeld create his Superman homage, Supreme
Rob Liefeld named his personal Superman analogue Supreme after a menu item from Taco Bell
August 04, 2026
George Marston
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Tradd Moore's new comic is a love letter to catastrophic decisions and embracing your own choices (good and/or bad)
Silver Surfer: Black artist Tradd Moore teases Touch Me Someplace Nowhere, a chaotically sexual action-packed comic
August 04, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Before Berserk became a masterpiece, it needed one outrageous idea... then Kentaro Miura thought of a huge friggin' sword
Inspired by Fist of the North Star, Kentaro Miura knew Berserk needed a strong visual gimmick to stand out, so Guts' giant sword was born.
August 04, 2026
Trent Cannon
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DC's Young Justice are back in a new series starring Kid Flash & Blue Beetle
The team behind the recent Teen Titans series is back for a run on DC's other teenage superhero team and they're bringing two much-requested characters with them.
August 04, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Absolute DC Universe & the DC Universe will meet in 2027 or 2028, says Scott Snyder... and he doesn't mean Batman of Two Worlds
Scott Snyder says the Absolute Universe is meeting the DC Universe, but fans shouldn't panic.
August 03, 2026
George Marston
Features
There's already talks about Gunslinger Spawn and Medieval Spawn movies, in case Blumhouse's King Spawn movie works
Image Comics cofounder McFarlane says he's "already talking to people" about more films and TV projects based on other books in the Spawn Universe
August 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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After Marvel's Silver Surfer: Black, Tradd Moore says everyone assumed he wanted to draw comics about weed
Silver Surfer: Black illustrator Tradd Moore says comic book artists are often typecast based on their most recent project (and artists need to stand their ground)
August 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How FairSquare Graphics stayed alive thanks to comic conventions following Diamond's nightmare meltdown
Fabrice Sapolsky is proving comics still sell best one conversation at a time.
August 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Kentaro Miura says one real person, a childhood friend of his, inspired both Guts and Griffith
Kentaro Miura apparently had one of the most wild childhood friends, who would go on to embody both Griffith and Guts in Berserk.
August 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
Guides
Best One Piece gifts in 2026: 5 gifts we actually recommend [Pop Shop]
Best One Piece gifts for One Piece fans in 2026 (Editor's Picks)
August 03, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
July 31, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why we should let Dragon Ball end after the death of Akira Toriyama [Popverse Jump]
Dragon Ball shouldn't become the Batman of manga.
July 31, 2026
Trent Cannon
Guides
Ted Lasso returns, Archie Comics gets pied, and Netflix for shut-ins: Popverse Playlist for August 1-7, 2026
Some say football is life, but we think that it's just part of a well-rounded diet that also involves Netflix horror movies and Jughead wanting to eat a lot of pies
July 31, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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One comics anthology is making room for more joyful, complicated Jewish stories
The creators behind CHUTZPAH! want Jewish comics to be more than stories about tragedy.
July 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
Guides
Free Comic Book Day 2027 guide (updated July 2026)
Free Comic Book Day 2027 explained.
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
Thinking about reading Marvel Midnight? Here's where to start
How to read Marvel Midnight: Complete reading order and checklist
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
And the 2026 Harvey Awards nominees are...
The Harvey Awards reveal two of comics' biggest trends: DC's rise and translation's boom.
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
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A Spider-Man cosplayer saved the day for one man trying to cross the street
Dressed as Spider-Man, Christopher Hellenthal hopped out of his truck to help someone in need.
July 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Marvel quietly brought a veteran comics artist out of retirement to keep Avengers: Armageddon on schedule
Deadline trouble forces Marvel to reshuffle the Avengers: Armageddon artistic team.
July 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
DC Comics absolutely won San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and the secret origin of the success makes it even more powerful
DC's remarkable turnaround started with one simple editorial philosophy: "Yes, and"
July 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Get ready for the most "upsetting" version of Doctor Octopus in Midnight Spider-Man
Marvel somehow made Doctor Octopus even more disturbing.
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel's new Fantastic Four horror comic is inspired by writer Benjamin Percy's family history with a cult
"Caves and cults" is the vibe of Midnight Fantastic Four, written by Benjamin Percy
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel is rethinking variant covers, and Midnight is leading the experiment
Marvel Comics admits its variant covers are complicated... especially after they figured out a simpler way to do it.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
The 2026 Eisner Awards leak was real... now what?
The biggest twist at this year's Eisner Awards happened two days before the ceremony.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel began by putting horror in the driver's seat, superheroes in the back seat for its new Midnight Universe
Jonathan Hickman was the first creator Dan Buckley called when he came up with the idea for the Midnight Universe
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
And the 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards winners are...
The 2026 Eisner Awards proved that critical acclaim and bestseller lists aren't the same thing... but sometimes they can be.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Scott Snyder thought DC's Absolute Universe might fail. Instead, it changed comics
Scott Snyder was so worried about the Absolute Universe that he offered to help pay for it
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The Green Arrow story DC would've killed a decade ago is now one of its biggest Absolute successes
The Absolute Green Arrow series was going to end with a big reveal of the mystery murderer... but now the creators are going to be able to tell what happens next.
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The hit horror comic franchise Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees is ending in 2027, and creator Patrick Horvath says its "bittersweet"
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees became a comics phenomenon almost by accident, now it's ending.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Kevin Eastman, Rob Paulsen, Barry Gordon, Cam Clarke, Renae Jacobs, and Townsend Coleman from Florida Supercon 2026!
Watch TMNT co-creator Eastman and voice actors Paulsen (Raphael), Gordon (Donatello, Bebop), Clarke (Leonardo), Jacobs (April O'Neil), and Coleman (Michelangelo) at Florida Supercon this year, courtesy of Popverse
July 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios' current Captain America just speculated how Avengers: Doomsday is bringing Steve Rogers back
Can you bring Steve Rogers back without replacing Sam Wilson's Captain America? Marvel Studios has a plan - straight from Marvel Comics
July 26, 2026
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Who is Ghost Rider in Marvel? Johnny Blaze’s origin, powers, and comic book history explained ahead of Ryan Gosling's movie
Ryan Gosling will be playing the Spirit of Vengeance himself, Johnny Blaze, in the MCU’s Ghost Rider movie
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel just challenged DC to revive one of comics' oldest rivalries: a staff softball game
The Marvel vs. DC comics crossovers were a hit... now they're looking for a home run, if both sides will play ball.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Midnight Spider-Man is an otaku
Midnight Spider-Man isn't just inspired by manga... it's trying to think like manga. Junji Ito, especially.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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DC's Absolute Batman #25 is becoming oversized just like its hero, for the first "big" 1-on-1 with Absolute Joker
Absolute Batman #25 marks the end of one era, and the start of another says Nick Dragotta and Scott Snyder.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The Teen Titans are finally coming to DC's Absolute Universe, beginning with Cyborg
Jeff Lemire is quietly building the Absolute Teen Titans.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Sorry, Amazon & digital comics platforms... DC is making the most in-demand Absolute Batman comic of 2026 exclusively available at your local comic shop
Absolute Batman is becoming DC's biggest weapon for comic shops.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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2025 was the absolute "single best year" for sales in DC Comics' 80+ year history according to Jim Lee, thanks in no small part to Absolute Batman
"We're kicking ass in publishing," stresses the DC Comics President and Publisher
July 25, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Lanterns' Aaron Pierre was massively injured right before the last round of auditions, but he went anyway - "What would John Stewart do"
For John Stewart actor Pierre, pain wasn't going to stop an audition he really, really wanted. Which is pretty 'Green Lantern' of him, I gotta say
July 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Turns out, HBO's Lanterns will be a Ozark reunion: Laura Linney's surprise DCU role revealed at Comic-Con
Linney reunites with showrunner Chris Mundy, who produced Ozark, on the latest addition to the James Gunn & Peter Safran-led DCU
July 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel is reviving the Indiana Jones franchise in a new comic set just after Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium is set to debut in December 2026.
July 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Barbie has conquered movies. Now she's coming back to comics
Dark Horse has announced a new Barbie comic book run is coming.
July 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Michael Walsh found the perfect comic for his horror obsession: Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex rides into Irish folklore in DC's new horror-western.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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After years of uncertainty, Static is finally becoming a permanent, ongoing part of the DC Universe
Static's new ongoing series marks a major step in DC and Milestone's evolving partnership.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
After coming out as transgender, Jenny Blake Isabella says she's finally just getting started in Bill Finger Award acceptance speech
After finding herself, Jenny Blake Isabella says she's finally ready for what's next.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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DC Comics backed Batman punching/razing/running over Neo-Nazis, and it just won an Eisner Award
Daniel Warren Johnson says DC stood behind his anti-Nazi Batman story when it mattered.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant