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News
Manga on mobile phones is getting easier, as Kodansha's K Manga app launches with 350+ titles and 60 ongoing series
The US-only app gives fans online access to Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and hundreds more titles
May 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
If you like Calvin and Hobbes, you will love these comics recommendations
Looking to recapture the spirit of Bill Watterson's classic comic strip? We have some suggestions to help
May 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Guardians of the Galaxy writer says things are going from "bad to much, much worse" with fall of Groot storyline
The mystery behind the galaxy's biggest threat will be laid bare, promises Marvel
May 12, 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
May 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Marvel multiverse: 10 alternate Marvel universes that aren't Ultimate, but are still Awesome
As Hickman and Hitch get ready to return to the Ultimate Universe, a look at other great Marvel alternate universes.
May 12, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
How Gene Luen Yang brought Shang-Chi in line with the Marvel way of being a hero
Shang-Chi has a complicated history, and Gene Luen Yang had a plan to give him a new way of being a hero
May 12, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Hit comic Barbaric returns with spin-off series Queen of Swords, and we have a 18-page preview
Want 18 pages of fantasy action? Sure you do
May 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Upstart new comics publisher DSTLRY sets up distribution deals for comic shops & bookstores
DSTLRY, a company set up from alums from Amazon's ComiXology, gets in the print comic business
May 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Justice League x RWBY stars descend upon this week's Enter the Popverse!
Popverse's weekly video series sees the cast of the animated movie explain all to host Ashley V. Robinson
May 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Small steps, great leaps: A Gene Luen Yang reading guide
What to read by the Eisner-winning, New York Times best-selling writer and cartoonist
May 09, 2023
Christine Pasalo Norland
Features
Spoilers!Death in DC: Inside DC’s new magic trick for superhero deaths
Superhero death and resurrection is a staple to the genre, with DC relying on a recurring trope to take heroes off the board
May 09, 2023
Sam Stone
News
We've just made it easier for you to keep up with your favourite things
Spend less time searching for the things you love, and more time reading about them.
May 09, 2023
Craig Munro
Features
The Incal's wolf mercenary Kill Wolfhead goes solo in new OGN by Brandon Thomas and Pete Woods
On Moebius's birthday, we have news of a new spinoff comic featuring his character Kill Wolfhead from The Incal
May 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Inside Maia Kobabe's next big book: Saachi's Stories with Lucky Srikumar at Scholastic's Graphix
Saachi's Stories will be published in 2025, with art from Lucky Srikumar
May 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Bay Area comic convention SiliCon cancels this year's event due to "financial hardship"
Reports indicate one of SiliCon's major financial backers pulled out of this year's event
May 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Free Comic Book Day 2023: How (and where) to get free comic books from Marvel, DC, Scholastic, and more
When is Free Comic Book Day? What titles are free? The answers you're looking for are here
May 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!DC’s Knight Terrors: Everything you need to know about the upcoming DC event as spelled out with Free Comic Book Day
DC Comics’ biggest Free Comic Book Day release is a special prologue to Knight Terrors. Here’s how it sets the tone for this summer’s event.
May 06, 2023
Sam Stone
News
IDW Publishing names Maggie Howell as the Group Editor of original content
The publisher's non-licensed comics will be headed up by a former DC Vertigo and Black Label editor
May 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
30+ year comics publishing executive Jim Sokolowski is now a free agent, as he leaves his Dynamite VP/Associate Pubisher role
A 30+ year veteral of comics publishing and how to talk to comic shops is suddenly a free agent
May 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Free Comic Book Day: Not every comic is for everyone (and that's a good thing)
The Spider-Man FCBD issue feels very familiar to this old-time reader, but don't listen to me.
May 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's original Green Lantern, first Flash, and the Golden Age Sandman all get their own solo books this fall
The New Golden Age expands with three new Justice Society spin-offs
May 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Los Angeles Comic Con boasts it beat all its area competitors to be the biggest in the LA area
Los Angeles Comic Con says it just bested others as the biggest LA-area comic convention around
May 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
May 05, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
IDW Publishing names Heather Antos to lead licensed comics line
IDW promotes from within to lead its most profitable comics line
May 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
ReedPop VP (and Popverse co-founder) Mike Armstrong is exiting the company after nearly 14 years
After nearly 14 years, ReedPop's Mike Armstrong is leaving the company
May 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
IDW Publishing's company "reset" includes a new editor-in-chief, two new publishers, and more
Mark Doyle, Tara McCrillis, and Jamie S. Rich rise in the company in the wake of mass layoffs
May 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
DC celebrates AAPI Heritage Month 2023 by launching new Legends into the DCU
We Are Legends and variant covers make up DC's AAPI plans for the year
May 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What if a comic convention focused exclusively on comic art? One does, and its Italy's Lake Como Comic Art Festival
Lake Como’s comic festival is an event with a focus purely on comic art and in a very different setting
May 03, 2023
Joel Meadows
News
Jim Lee promoted to president of DC
Yes, he's still publisher and chief creative officer of the company as well
May 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch the Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, and John Glover reunite and reminisce about the fondly-remembered DC Superman show
Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, Michael Rosenbaum and John Glover talked about Smallville at the C2E2 2023, and you can watch it live like you were there!
May 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Through the looking glass: Batman’s odyssey through the multiverse finally brings him home
DC marks Batman’s 900th issue with a multiversal celebration of the Dark Knight’s extensively varied legacy
May 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
IDW woke up to news its bank had failed, but US banking officials saved the day
IDW was worried one of it banks may fail, and then it did.
May 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel Comics celebrates AAPI Heritage in May with new back-ups and a new series for Spider-Man's Silk
The publisher teases additional AAPI stories throughout the year, as well.
May 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The secret to comic retail? Know what your audience is looking for
Lunar Distribution's Christina Merkler has some ideas on what it takes to be a successful comic store
May 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Creed throws his hat into the comics ring with an original mini series from Boom! Studios
Wanted to know what happens to Amara Creed after Creed III? This comic has got your back.
April 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
April 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Neal Adams’ family looks back on his life and legacy
On the anniversary of Neal Adams’ passing, Popverse sat down with the members of his family: his wife Merilyn, his daughters Kris and Zeea, and his sons Joel, Jason, and Josh. In candid conversation, they talked to us about their most important memories of their husband and father; their thoughts about his life, work, and legacy to the industry he loved; and how they hope the world remembers the role he played in comics and culture.
April 28, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
IDW is giving itself a company "reset", starting by cutting 39% of its 80-person staff
Amongst those no longer with the company are its CEO and CFO
April 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Popverse Reader Survey: Tell us how much the ongoing cost of living increase has affected your entertainment habits
Everything is getting more expensive. So are movies, TV shows, comics, and conventions starting to take a backseat for you as you focus on other things? Let us know.
April 27, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Power Girl writer Leah Williams will be a guest on Enter the Popverse
With the news that Power Girl will be getting an ongoing series, we're excited to hear more about the series from the series writer herself
April 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Nidhi Chanani combines her love for sharks, the ocean, and her daughter in Shark Party
Nidhi Chanani on Shark Princess/Shark Party, big adventures, and cats named Jorts
April 26, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Livestream!Watch the Tenoch Huerta spotlight from C2E2 '23
Tenoch Huerta is sure to talk Namor at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023, and you can watch it here
April 26, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Is DSTLRY the new Image Comics, or something altogether new in the world of creator owned comics?
Co-founder David Steinberger talks about the new publisher's approach to creator relations
April 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The most censored comics and books of 2022, according to the American Library Association
Familiar titles, including Gender Queer, All Boys Aren't Blue, and Flamer appear on this year's list
April 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Every Day: David Levithan and Dion MBD chat adaptation, color palettes, and book bans (with exclusive preview)
Take an early sneak peek into the pages of the new Every Day graphic novel
April 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
April 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The Awkward Yeti's Nick Seluk shares how gag comics are "perfect for my ADHD brain"
Cartoonist Nick Seluk chats building his career, his relationship with his audience, and his artistic inspirations
April 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Comixology: An Amazon insider explains what happened and what could be next for digital comics
Here's why ComiXology ended up in the crosshairs of Amazon cuts.
April 20, 2023
Bon Alimagno
News
DSTLRY's plans for digital collectible comics isn't NFT or blockchain based, but something new in comics
"There’s no good reason to do it with the negatives of the public blockchain," says David Steinberger
April 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel Age #1000 celebrates the long, storied history of the Marvel Universe
Prepare for stories from the eight decade history of the world of the Avengers, et al
April 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The beginning of the end arrives in Image Comics' new Swan Songs
Swan Songs is a six issue miniseries about the end of things from Ice Cream Man co-creator W. Maxwell Prince
April 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
NFT-based comics publisher InterPop calls it quits after two years
After two years, gaming and collectibles "superteam" InterPop to cease operations
April 19, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Mike Mignola is drawing a new comic book (and it's not Hellboy)
It's not Hellboy, but it is big, apparently...
April 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside DSTLRY and its plan to rewrite the creator-owned comics business model
Former Amazon/Comixology leaders David Steinberger and Chip Mosher are launching what they hope will be a new kind of comic publisher
April 19, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
Marvel Comics app to close following Comixology layoffs
Marvel announces the end of its standalone digital comics storefront, operated by the Amazon subsidiary Comixology
April 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run
As Fan Expo St. Louis closes its doors, St. Louis loses its annual comic convention
April 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Sandman's Thessaly is getting her own comic, by James Tynion IV and Maria Llovet
The book spins out of threads in both Nightmare Country and Dead Boy Detectives
April 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Alice in Wonderland takes a turn in Boom! Studios' new Alice Never After
The sequel to Dan Panosian and Giorgio Spalleta's Alice Ever After begins this summer
April 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
A cold case crime turns into a sci-fi conspiracy in Antarctica from Image Comics & Top Cow
Described as "Stargate meets His Dark Materials," the upcoming comic book series Antarctica puts a sci-fi spin on the world's coldest continent
April 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
A cult-favorite Archie Comics character is getting a grunge makeover for its horror line
You really can't keep Jughead Jones' cousin down, it seems
April 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Chainsaw Man cast panel with Reagan Murdock, Ryan Colt Levy, and Victoria Johnson from C2E2 '23
Reagan Murdock, Ryan Colt Levy, and Victoria Johnson, the cast of the English dub of Chainsaw Man, brought the horror to the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023, and you can watch it here.
April 14, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Rest in peace, Rachel Pollack
The Doom Patrol writer, science-fiction author, and co-creator of The Vertigo Tarot, has died at 77
April 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Comic con on a cruise ship? It's coming in 2024
Comic convention + cruise ship? Imagine it all, especially the cosplay with Comic Con Cruise
April 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel to reboot The Avengers in May with an all-new, classic, line-up
The new series will spin out of events from last December's Timeless special
April 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Inside Clementine: Book Two by Tillie Walden and the YA continuation of The Walking Dead saga
Zombies have a hunger for fresh meat - we have a hunger for more comics by Tillie Walden
April 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
2023 in Webtoons: The most popular webtoons of 2023 on Tapas and Webtoons (so far)
SubZero, Omniscient Reader, Random Chat, and the DC series Red Hood: Outlaws and Batman: Wayne Family Adventures are rising in the Webtoons charts
April 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
A Batman for the people: Why the Dark Knight will never be a working class hero
While Batman is the most recognizable human superhero in the DCU, he is far from the Justice League’s most relatable
April 11, 2023
Sam Stone
News
Al Jaffee, famed Mad Magazine cartoonist, has died at 102
The Mad Magazine cartoonist passed this weekend
April 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Star Wars Timelines will finally make the confusing chronology of canon make sense, say authors
The Lucasfilm Publishing panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe teased the upcoming non-fiction title
April 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Thrawn: Everything you need to know about the Star Wars Grand Admiral and upcoming villain of Ahsoka
Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his live action debut in the upcoming Ahsoka series on Disney +, but it's hardly his first Star Wars.
April 08, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Mariko Tamaki’s 10 favorite comic books
Your favorite comic book creators give their Top 10! This month Mariko Tamaki talks about her Top 10 Comic Books of all time
April 07, 2023
Kat Calamia
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Skottie Young spotlight panel from C2E2 '23
Creator of I Hate Fairyland Skottie Young was at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023, and you can watch the panel here.
April 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Full panel videoWatch Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Zachary Levi's full panel from C2E2 '23
Zachary Levi talks about Shazam and more at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023, and you can livestream it here.
April 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Brazil's CCXP announces 2023 dates - and its earlier in the year than previous years
The Brazilian event, the biggest comic festival in the Americas, will take place November 30 through December 3
April 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Star Wars comics: A complete guide to the ongoing Star Wars comic saga
Everything you need to know to read Star Wars comics
April 04, 2023
Alex Jaffe
Features
Joker’s wild: The Clown Prince of Crime has just received a terrifying cosmic upgrade
As Batman tries to escape from an alternate DCU, the Joker has become a threat for the entire DC Omniverse.
April 04, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Chris Evans appeared at C2E2 2023
Chris Evans, Captain America himself, appeared at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023
April 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Orlando's MegaCon moves to earlier dates in 2024
The biggest fan event in the Southern US will take place much earlier than year
April 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Fall of X brings new teams, new teases, and a Ghost Rider crossover of all things
Kate Pryde's got a new look and a new/old name, as well...
April 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel promises more Carnage, more Misery, and... the Death of the Venomverse?
It's a summer of symbiotes over at Marvel this August
April 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Kevin Eastman spotlight panel from C2E2 '23
Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, speaks at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023, and you can watch it here.
April 01, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Batman and Robin re-team for a new ongoing series this September
Joshua Williamson and Simone Di Meo are the creative team behind this latest Dynamic Duo series
March 31, 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
March 31, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Five trans comics creators to check out this Trans Day of Visibility
It's the International Transgender Day of Visibility! Let's celebrate with some comics.
March 31, 2023
Nola Pfau
News
Jason Aaron discusses end of Marvel exclusive agreement and drops hints about his future
At his spotlight panel at Wondercon this year (and in his most recent newsletter), Jason Aaron chatted about what's coming next for him
March 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Reconnecting with the landmark comic strip Where I'm Coming From
Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft reflects on her impact as the first Black woman to be syndicated in the mainstream press.
March 30, 2023
Christine Pasalo Norland
Features
Briana Loewinsohn’s debut graphic memoir Ephemera explores the “hazy days of early childhood”
Take a glimpse into Briana Loewinsohn's debut
March 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
"Sometimes, the Direct Market is its own worst enemy," says Lunar co-founder Christina Merkler
It's time to stop calling for comics' readership to grow, and start asking 'How' according to Lunar/DCBS' Christina Merkler
March 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Liv Tyler becomes the latest Hulk-centric character to appear in the new Captain America movie
Yes, Betty Ross will be part of Captain America: New World Order
March 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Unstoppably odd: Behind the Doom Patrol’s return to the spotlight
The Doom Patrol is back at the forefront of the DCU with the new series Unstoppable Doom Patrol. Here’s why their resurgence was a long time coming.
March 28, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Dog Man 11: Everything you need to know about the new Dog Man book by Dav Pilkey, Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea
Who is Dog Man? Who is Petey? And what does Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea really mean?
March 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Lunar Distribution's Christina Merkler talks about modern comics distro and the bright future she sees for the industry
"No-one ever asks 'How do we grow the readership?'"
March 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
WonderCon 2023: Look at all the wonderful cosplay from the L.A. area's premiere comic convention
Popverse is in Anaheim, and we're compiling a gallery of the coolest cosplay at Wondercon this year
March 27, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Francis Ford Coppola is working on comics with Image Comics (Yes, that Francis Ford Coppola)
The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director's upcoming movie Megalopolis will also be a comic book
March 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The '70s hero Legendary Lynx is headed to Image Comics via Chris Ryall's new Syzygy imprint
Alex Segura and Sandy Jarrell's restoration of the lost 1970s classic will be an Image title later this year
March 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
WonderCon 2024 dates are announced (and its slightly later next year)
The LA area's big comic convention, WonderCon, is returning in 2024
March 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man swoops in to Enter the Popverse
Enter the Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson talk Dog Man, comics vs. manga, and more with Tiffany Babb and Graeme McMillan
March 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Jeff Smith did not expect Bone to be a financial success
Jeff Smith just wanted his sales to cover printing costs
March 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
The latest Dog Man book is outselling everything else on Amazon ahead of its release
Dav Pilkey's latest book is already a hit
March 24, 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
March 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb