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After 27 years, The Prince of Tennis manga franchise is finally ending as series finale release date is imminent
27 years after the first Prince of Tennis chapter was published, the series is finally ending in Summer 2026.
June 02, 2026
Trent Cannon
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This new Mobile Suit Gundam manga has the weirdest but most fascinating title
Tobacco Smoke is Not Affected by Minovsky is coming out in June 2026 in Gundam Ace magazine.
June 02, 2026
Trent Cannon
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First new Hunter x Hunter volume in 2 years gets release date
Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 hits shelves in Japan this summer, but we're all still waiting for new chapters to finally get published.
June 02, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Absolute Batman and the broader Absolute DC Universe resonate because they’re trying to change the world, not preserve it
My girlfriend hates superheroes. DC's Absolute Universe changed that, and I think I know why.
June 01, 2026
Kamyab Ghorbanpour
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Vox Machina returns, He-Man flexes, and Roy Race kicks his way into your World Cup-loving heart: Popverse Playlist for May 30-June 5 2026
Despite appearances, Amazon is not sponsoring this week's recipe for how to keep your pop culture habits healthy and fantastic
May 29, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Hulk has been hero, he's been horror, but now he's like Hellboy says writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson
The Infernal Hulk writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson breaks down how this era of Hulk comics is built out of stories like Immortal Hulk and Planet Hulk
May 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Dark Horse fired its founder, but Mike Richardson isn’t leaving the building ... because he still owns it
Dark Horse fired its founder Mike Richardson, but he's still its landlord... and he's not moving (in fact, he's starting a new business in the building)
May 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Arguably Japan's largest manga magazine is ending —not because of money it says, but because it has too many pages
The digital magazine published the From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman manga, along with over 2000 pages of manga a month, which was too much for most booksellers.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
DC Comics is being targeted by a new boycott campaign over Black-led superhero books
Black-led superhero books are at the center of a new boycott campaign against DC Comics.
May 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel's Wolverine is fighting a new enemy — inadequacy — after his unbreakable claws just broke
Wolverine #19 saw Wolverine's adamantine claws break apart, which forces him to figure out who he is without his most powerful weapon.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Captain America is "ultimate" tragic figure in superhero comics, according to Marvel writer Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil was sad, Chip Zdarsky's Batman was sad. But no superhero character is sadder than Chip Zdarsky's Captain America
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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DC's Absolute Green Arrow is about to test how far to push the slasher story mentality, and the former DC editor-turned-writer is worrying and wondering what will happen
Absolute Green Arrow writer Pornsak Pichetshote has invited fans to join in on tracking his "rising and falling blood pressure."
May 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Part of why X-Men comics changed their lettering in the 2000s was to make comics easier to access for people with dyslexia
A recent, niche X-Men thread from podcast legend Jay Edidin revealed the fascinating X-Books went from all-caps to mixed lettering circa 2003
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How James Tynion IV confronted Scott Snyder to face the truth that Scott Snyder should write Absolute Batman
Tynion says his frequent collaborator Snyder even asked the Department of Truth writer if he would pen the script for DC's best-selling Absolute Batman. But Tynion was adamant that Snyder 'can't let anybody else write this'
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Dragon Ball almost failed before Akira Toriyama introduced Krillin, former editor reveals
Krillin has become one of the most important figures in Dragon Ball's history - but Akira Toriyama only created him to give Goku a rival as the manga's popularity slipped.
May 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Frank Miller shares his unexpected next challenge in his legendary career
We think Frank Miller has earned some quiet moments after giving us some of the most exciting and influential comic books of all time.
May 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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DC's Poison Ivy has been admittedly all over the place the last few decades, but G. Willow Wilson is intent on pulling all those threads to create one cohesive character
Everyone has their own reference point for the iconic DC character Poison Ivy, and it's been G. Willow Wilson's job to build a cohesive version of the character
May 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Zoe Thorogood will take on a vampire trapped in a grocery store in a new comic and music collaboration
Vampire on Aisle 6 will be a comic and EP released by Zoe Thorogood and Joe Whiteford (Harley Poe)
May 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Michael Walsh's unannounced DC revamp is "a character that's been around in DC for a very long time" and "very scary"
"We're pushing the boundaries of what a core DC book will look like and can do," says Silver Coin creator Michael Walsh
May 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Summer Hikaru Died creator confirms the hit horror manga is entering its final stage
The summer could be the Summer that Summer Hikaru Died dies.
May 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Absolute Batman is allowing writer Scott Snyder to go beyond what DC Comics allowed him to write in his 'New 52' run
For Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder, there is "no Source Wall at the end of the universe" containing his and Nick Dragotta's creativity
May 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Ichi the Witch release schedule (Updated July 2026): When Ichi the Witch 89 is coming out
Ichi the Witch has become one of Weekly Shonen Jump's biggest series and here is how you can get caught up with the most recent chapter.
May 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Sakamoto Days release schedule (Updated July 2026): When is Sakamoto Days 266 coming out?
We love the mixture of comedy and action in Sakamoto Days and we can't wait to read the newest chapter.
May 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Supergirl ending explained: The comic behind DC’s movie is really about grief... spoilers!
How does Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow end, and how closely will the DC Studios film follow the comic?
May 22, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Steel Ball Run wasn't originally published as a new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but you wouldn't know that from the first chapter [Popverse Jump]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 wasn't originally advertised as a new arc in the iconic manga until it switched magazines and release schedules.
May 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Spider-Noir creeps, Invincible expands, and Backrooms lurks: Popverse Playlist for May 23-29 2026
Nicolas Cage wants to be your less-friendly neighborhood wall-crawler while Robert Kirkman is bringing a new hero into the Invincible Universe... and A24 just wants you to get lost
May 22, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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The mayor of DC's Gotham is having her worst day ever, so she's making Batman and the whole city pay for it in Bad Seeds crossover event
Batman: Bad Seeds is a crossover event launching in August in the pages of Poison Ivy and Batman
May 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The current DC & Marvel crossover comics had some “dumb fucking notes” from corporate lawyers, according to Superman/Spider-Man writer Matt Fraction
DC and Marvel’s lawyers sent lots of “stupid fucking notes” during the production of the Superman/Spider-Man crossover
May 21, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The longheld divide between Static & The Milestone Universe and the DC Universe wasn't over lack of ideas, but creative control according to the late Dwayne McDuffie
Why did Milestone Comics wait so long to crossover with the DC Universe? Because the creators wanted to keep their rights
May 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Batman vs. Absolute Batman? Matt Fraction welcomes the competition "in the best way" between him & Jorge Jiménez against Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Matt Fraction is thrilled that his Batman title exists at the same time as Absolute Batman
May 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
DC's Absolute Universe: ✓ Reader success, ✓Sales success, and now ✓ Critical awards success with Eisner noms
DC's Absolute Universe books are still going strong in this year's Eisner Award nominations
May 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Darwyn Cooke had one demand when he was asked to take over DC's Catwoman with Ed Brubaker: it should be for women, not teenage boys
Darwyn Cooke told DC Comics he would only draw Catwoman if the character was redesigned to be less sexualized
May 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC has "amazing" pitches for Absolute Swamp Thing, Absolute Constantine & Absolute Aquaman... but architect Scott Snyder & DC don't want to overwhelm fans & the market
Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder dished on how DC Comics is hoping to expand its Absolute Universe line
May 19, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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How Shonen Jump originally turned down One Piece, according to then-editor-in-chief Kazuhiko Torishima (who admits he said 'no')
Kazuhiko Torishima helped turn Dragon Ball into an international phenomenon, but he almost passed on One Piece until his team told him to give it a chance.
May 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Bocchi the Rock manga is back from a six-month hiatus, with an imminent release date
Fans of rock music and social anxiety can rest easy knowing that Bocchi the Rock is back soon.
May 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Marvel knows you're not happy about Greymalkin Prison, but Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone says it's not being ignored but only "pushed back a bit" (Updated May 21)
"Greymalkin isn’t a pretty idea," says Simone, and promises that's going to be dealt with very shortly after her upcoming Uncanny X-Men #29
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Deniz Camp is the most interesting writer in superhero comics right now, and his Eisner nominations just co-signed it
Between Absolute Martian Manhunter, Assorted Crisis Events, and The Ultimates, Deniz Camp has proved to both comic book readers and critics that he "knows ball"
May 19, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The comics industry is much more competitive & talented than the '80s and'90s, and Todd McFarlane said he couldn't cut it if he was starting today
Todd McFarlane says the standards for new creators are much higher today, and someone like him could never break into the industry
May 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Hit Webtoon Eleceed is (finally) getting a print edition, and we have a first look
Eleceed is the perfect comic for anyone convinced their cat is secretly in charge.
May 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Batman is probably a big fan of fantasy sports, and here's why according to DC's Batman writer Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction thinks Batman would be into fantasy football and making his own draft
May 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
One-Punch Man release schedule (Updated July 2026): When the next chapter of One-Punch Man is coming out
The incredible adventures of Saitama continue in the One-Punch Man manga, but we don't always know when.
May 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Absolute Supergirl and Absolute Aquaman are on DC's minds... but fans can help them decide
A new survey from DC Comics asks fans what they'd like to see in the future of the Absolute Universe
May 18, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Avengers: Armageddon writer Chip Zdarsky has a three-year plan for what's next at Marvel, "provided it clears a bunch of hurdles"
Chip Zdarsky says that he has big plans for the Marvel Universe through 2028
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Is DC Studios setting up Green Lantern Hal Jordan's death in the Lanterns teaser?
The second teaser of HBO Max's Lanterns hints at a grim fate for Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern protégé, John Stewart
May 18, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Static to Marvel? The late Dwayne McDuffie originally developed Milestone's flagship hero for Marvel, but here's why they said 'no'
Dwayne McDuffie created Static as a response to the Spider-Marriage.
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The comic book blind bags trend could be a bubble that pops if its overused and betrays the fans, warns Image Comics' president (and Spawn creator) Todd McFarlane
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane worries that going all in on blind bags will drive readers away
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says artist Nick Dragotta is currently working on Absolute Clayface designs
Clayface is officially coming to Absolute Batman
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Monsters In Flack Vests: a B.P.R.D. appreciation by Halloween Boy's Dave Baker
Why B.P.R.D.’s biggest flex is putting monsters in very normal clothes.
May 18, 2026
Dave Baker
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The revitalized Transformer & G.I. Joe universe that Robert Kirkman & friends are creating came out of pandemic-era splurge purchases of "very expensive, very complicated Transformer statues"
Robert Kirkman had so much fun building Transformers statues that he decided to have his company Skybound Entertainment pursue a licensing deal with Hasbro
May 15, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Absolute Green Arrow’s huge pre-orders show growing confidence in DC’s Absolute Universe
The Absolute DC line is starting to look less like a phenomenon and more like the future.
May 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Over $1.4 million in Absolute Green Arrow #1 pre-orders could open the door for the series to grow
A new Green Arrow is killing corrupt billionaires in the Absolute DC universe, and over a million dollars worth of comics has already been sold to read about it
May 15, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Dragon Ball almost never got made because Akira Toriyama's first hit manga was too popular
Akira Toriyama already had one of the most popular manga in Weekly Shonen Jump, so it was a struggle to find time to work on Dragon Ball.
May 15, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Marvel gets an Ultimate rebirth, Apple gets creepy, and we love Boosters: Popverse Playlist for May 16-22 2026
You're wondering what to do with the next seven days of pop culture free time? We've got an Apple TV show for you to catch up on, a comic book rebirth from Marvel, and a movie that's so stylish, it's a steal
May 15, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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Invincible co-creator Cory Walker didn't disappear when he left the book after issue #7, and has been working behind-the-scenes all this time on the comic & TV series
It turns out Cory Walker stays involved in the Invincible comic book series long after everyone thought he stepped away
May 14, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC has big questions about Absolute Batman & the Absolute DC Line - and is doing a fan survey
Voice what you love (or don't love) about DC's Absolute Universe with this fan survey
May 14, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
May 14, 2026
Leon Miller
Features
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
May 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel's Hulk War will see a Hulk-verse of Hulks fighting other Hulks across the Hulkscape
Marvel's Hulk War event next year is the culmination of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein's Infernal Saga
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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DC & Marvel aren't doing long creator runs as much anymore because comic readers aren't supporting them as much anymore, says 15+ year comics veteran Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman writer Snyder isn't dissing the comics industry, where he says, "a lot of things are overperforming and there’s a lot of new readership and a lot of excitement," but he is pointing at what's different from the past decade
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Before The Marvels, Nia DaCosta pitched Marvel a Galactus movie that would've reset the MCU
"I'm really, really into Galactus," says the Candyman and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple director, "That's my guy."
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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SpoilersUh.... spoilers, but now we know why Captain America Steve Rogers has been mysteriously absent from the Avengers: Armageddon series marketing from Marvel
Captain America #11 creates a huge obstacle for Steve Rogers to overcome if he wants to be a part of Avengers: Armageddon this summer
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel's X-Men movie is a character-based drama inspired by classic comics, according to its writer
The MCU's X-Men screenwriter, Lee Sung Jin, has a lot of love for Chris Claremont's soap opera antics from his run on Uncanny X-Men
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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When Akira first came to America, Katsuhiro Otomo turned down a VIZ offer for Marvel because was afraid of manga stereotype at the time
The iconic manga was heavily updated and changed for American audiences, including flipping the artwork and giving Akira the full color treatment.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
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There's a new DC Comics conspiracy with a "web of super-powered lies" connecting everyone from Jonah Hex to Legion of Super-Heroes
Deadshot is going to find a conspiracy connecting some of the strangest characters in the DC Universe and we can't wait to see what it is.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The origins of Dragon Ball lie in a short-lived manga series called Dragon Boy - and Akira Toriyama's love of Jackie Chan movies
Akira Toriyama often had old kung fu movies on in the background while he worked, which helped form the basis of Dragon Ball.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
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SpoilersThe Absolute Robins of Absolute Batman are exactly how you’d hope them to be, especially Absolute Jason Todd
DC's Absolute Universe versions of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Duke Thomas feel pleasantly familiar
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel quietly created two official Akira spinoffs in the '90s as tribute, with GI Joe's Larry Hama and more
Several of Marvel's biggest artists at the time came together to pay tribute to the influential Akira manga in 1995.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
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SpoilersAbsolute Joker’s version of the Batcave is the most horrifying part of Absolute Batman yet
Delivering food to Absolute Joker in DC's Absolute Batman series is nightmare fuel
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Of all his characters, Batman remains the most challenging Frank Miller character to bring to life in live action
People have flirted with the idea of a Dark Knight Returns movie over the years, but who would be brave and bold enough to do it properly.
May 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Too many movie & TV adaptations of comics try to outdo the original comic books, so with Prime Video's Invincible Robert Kirkman is out to correct that
Robert Kirkman says Invincible stands out from other comic book adaptations because it respects the source material
May 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please! was first on/last off on the queer hockey romance craze; here's how it's coming back in this Heated Rivalry era
Check, Please! began as a webcomic in 2013 before being collected into two best-selling volumes. 13 years after the saga of Samwell Hockey began, creator Ngozi Ukazu is shifting focus to new lead players
May 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
May 12, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Hunter x Hunter release schedule (Updated July 2026): When the long-awaited return of the long-delayed new Hunter x Hunter chapters will end
Yoshihiro Togashi continues to work on new chapters of Hunter x Hunter and here is everything we know about when we'll get to read them.
May 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Tomei & Uzumaki creator Junji Ito wants to do more cosmic horror, and wants to "push it further" than he has before
With Sensor, Junji Ito touched on the terror of cosmic horror. Next time, he wants to dive into it even further.
May 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Fairy Tail release schedule (Updated July 2026): The release date for new Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest chapters is here
New Fairy Tail chapters come every other week. We let you know where and when you can read them.
May 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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X-Men, Spider-Man, and more get absolutely dark, monstrous, and ultimately bloodthirsty in new Marvel Comics initiative
Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men for what he says is the first thing that's excited him this much at Marvel in years.
May 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Invincible's Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley are revisiting one of the big open questions of the original comic with Battle Beast spinoff
Robert Kirkman teases the upcoming Battle Beast vs. Conquest comic, which he says will explain an unanswered question from Invincible
May 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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In honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)
We are opening the NYCC Vault with classic merch & first dibs on 2026 exclusives, like official Crocs.
May 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Absolute Batman #20 and more hit with printing issues, but DC decides not to delay books getting to fans
DC Comics flags a printing glitch but keeps this week’s big releases on track.
May 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Comics' Orion is deeply misunderstood, but don't worry: Ngozi Ukazu is coming to help you (and him!)
"I really go back to the source," Orion artist/writer Ukazu says of her research into Jack Kirby's Fourth World, "No pun intended."
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Mark Bagley said he left after 111 issues because it was just time, he was tired, and there were some Marvel business things he wasn't happy with
Mark Bagley left Ultimate Spider-Man because he was burned out and feared the series would be the only thing he was known for.
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How the No Context Spider-Man Instagram page is keeping us all from losing the plot
No Context Spider-Man (@nocontextspidey) provides a positive online fandom space that's become rarer in recent years
May 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Spider-Man: Brand New Day ending explained: How the comic reshaped Peter Parker’s world
Everything you need to know about Spider-Man: Brand New Day before the movie arrives.
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel is planning something for Captain Britain's 50th anniversary this year
It's been half a century since Brian Braddock first stepped into the role of Captain America's Transatlantic counterpart. And according to Marvel's Tom Brevoort, the House of Ideas is planing something special to celebrate
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day release schedule: Here's everything we know about the upcoming Marvel Comics series
Ahead of the Marvel Studios movie, Marvel will launch a new Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day series from Dan Slott, Marcus To, and Marcos Martin
May 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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What's the best cure for breaking your adamantium claws? For Wolverine, it's a beach day with his beach bud Nightcrawler
As Logan struggles with losing 3 of his claws, Nightcrawler takes him on a beach trip in Wolverine #21
May 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
An obscure manga casts Steve Jobs as a sort of mind control wizard in the early days of his ascent at Apple and I love it [Popverse Jump]
The manga, which follows Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as they started Apple, had a failed attempt at an English release in 2018 and that feels like a crime now.
May 08, 2026
Trent Cannon
Guides
From Doctor Octopus to Green Goblin, the best villain Spider-Men ranked
Spider-Man’s greatest villains keep trying to replace him — here are the wildest examples.
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Devil May Cry returns, Batgirl's in jail, and we have a new Obsession: Popverse Playlist for May 9-15 2026
Love is hard, whether it's romance gone wrong or families being complicated - but it's not as hard as breakout of a supermax jail like Batman ally Barbara Gordon is going to have to do
May 08, 2026
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Big Nate books in order (Updated June 2026): All the Lincoln Peirce Big Nate comics and how to read 'em
How to read the Big Nate novels and comics in release and chronological order
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Spider-Man's version of the Batmobile was created, and then promptly driven into the East River
Spider-Mobile: Why Marvel thought Spider-Man needed a car, and why Spidey’s writer decided to crash it
May 07, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Mark Bagley thought he was done with the series, then he got the call to draw the death of Peter Parker
Mark Bagley had moved on from Ultimate Spider-Man until Brian Michael Bendis said he was killing Peter Parker.
May 07, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The moment Gwen Stacy stopped being an “ice princess” and became iconic, according to John Romita Sr.
Defrosting Gwen Stacy: How John Romita Sr. transformed Spider-Man’s college girlfriend from a short-tempered classmate to a sweet love interest
May 07, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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After ending the Ultimate Universe (again), Marvel is developing a new, dark alternate universe to debut this fall
Is the House of Ideas headed back to its days of horror comics? Maybe - all we know is that Marvel's Midnight line promises a world in which "The light had its turn."
May 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
An anti-spy thriller is coming from Image Comics that's equal parts The Kingsman and K-Pop Demon Hunters
Doug Wagner and Hoyt Silva’s Yumi 00EX is a loud, chaotic anti-spy comic with a killer ride.
May 07, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Supergirl vs. Zod is coming this fall to kickoff the latest DC Comics event
Supergirl, Superboy, and Superman are all battling against the Kingdom of Zod in the newest DC Comics crossover event.
May 07, 2026
Trent Cannon