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DSTLRY at SDCC 2023; The creators, the comics, the collectibles, and more coming for the upstart publisher's convention debut

Want a copy of The Devil's Cut more than a month before its official release?

July 10, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Marvel is delaying Avengers, Star Wars, Spider-Gwen, Wolverine, and other comics

While the worst of the pandemic has passed, the comics production pipeline is still prone to outages - one of which Marvel is suffering from now

July 7, 2023 Chris Arrant

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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: What are the big panels at this year's show?

Popverse is keeping track of the big panels at this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego; you're welcome

July 7, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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SDCC 2023: The best exclusive merch from this year's San Diego Comic-Con

Your wallet might not thank you for taking a look at this guide to the best merchandise at Comic-Con International: San Diego

July 7, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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A stoned wizard bear is leading the fight against capitalist criminals in Oni Press' Soggy Landing

Yes, we said "stoned wizard bear"

July 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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SDCC 2023: How much impact does San Diego Comic-Con have on San Diego the city?

Comic-Con International: San Diego is a pretty big deal to San Diego, it turns out

July 5, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Spoilers! | Batman's biggest foe is the Joker, but the Joker's biggest foe is... a 9-5 office job

The Joker's biggest fear isn't Batman - it's an office job, and he's doing just that now at DC

July 4, 2023 Sam Stone

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Popverse celebrates Pride!

Check out all the Pride-related pieces Popverse has published so far, and expect more to be added all month long

June 30, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Why Prism Comics matters: a personal story inside the pioneering LGBTQIA+ comics non-profit

Inside the queer comics organization that has grown and blossomed as the comics industry has grown

June 30, 2023 Rebecca Oliver Kaplan

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Members Access | Watch The voices of Genshin Impact's Fu San'er and Lumine talk about the hit game with London MCM fans

Kellen Goff and Sara Miller-Crew took part in an hour-long fan Q&A about the hit game Genshin Impact

June 30, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Is the MCU the ultimate Ultimate Marvel Universe?

Did Marvel Studios perfect the Ultimate formula, and if so, what does that mean for the Ultimate Universe revival?

June 30, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Family Style: Thien Pham on the "nervewracking" aspect of publishing a personal story

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam is available now

June 30, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Miami! Get ready for the next Florida Supercon, as we have the 2024 FSC dates

Florida Supercon is heading back to Miami next July. Here are the deets.

June 29, 2023 Chris Arrant

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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: Where are the big booths on the show floor?

We know what you want to see on the floor of Comic-Con International 2023, and we know where to find it

June 29, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Superman writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson joins Enter the Popverse to talk about the Man of Steel

Nothing like a bit of Super-energy to start off your weekend

June 28, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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2000 AD and Judge Dredd will rewrite British comic history this fall with a merger no-one saw coming

A "what if?" publishing event will revive classic British title Battle Action and give it a sci-fi makeover in September

June 28, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Evil revisited: Tom King and Mitch Gerads reimagine the Joker’s murderous debut

Reuniting for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King and Gerads double down on the Joker as DC’s most terrifying villain

June 27, 2023 Sam Stone

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If you like Indiana Jones, you'll love these recommended comics, movies, and TV shows

Before, after, or during your Indiana Jones lovefest, here are some other movies, TV, shows and comics you'll enjoy

June 27, 2023 Leon Miller

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All Valiant properties to be published by the NY-based Alien Books moving forward

Valiant Entertainment announces partnership with Alien Books for its superhero line

June 27, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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SDCC 2023: Just how much would it take to go to San Diego Comic-Con?

Hopefully you have a couple thousand dollars handy if you want to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego

June 26, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Roaming is a love letter to the painful parts of growing up

Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki's newest graphic novel captures what it's like to be an adolescent in a new city

June 26, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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DSTLRY announces new series from creators including James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Becky Cloonan, and more

Eight of the stories from launch anthology The Devil's Cut will become standalone series

June 26, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Vault Comics reveals release dates for the sexy time-travel romp Sainted Love and YA mystery Lone

The Kickstarter hit queer time travel series and YA mystery title will both arrive in September

June 23, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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"Weird and dark, but fun" Ed Brubaker offers insight into the new, trippy noir adventure Night Fever with Sean Phillips

What does the night hold for insomniac Johnathan Webb in Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillip's new noir original graphic novel?

June 23, 2023 Carl Waldron

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The best female superheroes from comics, movies, and TV

From Storm to Miss Fury and more, here are the 10 best superheroes in all of comic books

June 22, 2023 Rebecca Oliver Kaplan

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There's a classic McDonalds birthday party being thrown for a comic publisher: WEBTOON

Will there be one of those huge McDonald's birthday houses as well? We can only hope.

June 21, 2023 Chris Arrant

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DC's Blue Beetle writer and Drag Race Mexico hosts are coming to Enter The Popverse

Comics writer Josh Trujillo and Drag Race Mexico's Valentina and Lolita Banana are talking to Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson

June 21, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Get a glimpse at the future of sci-fi comics with an exclusive XINO preview

Enjoy the opening of Alex Segura and Zander Cannon's contribution to the sold-out Oni Press anthology on us

June 21, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Star Trek: The 10 best Star Trek comics from Marvel, DC, IDW Publishing, and more

These are the voyages of the Star Trek cast and crew across multiple comic publishers and universes in the world of comics

June 21, 2023 Rebecca Oliver Kaplan

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Rare Flavours: Inside Ram V and Filipe Andrade's reunion after the hit comic The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Ram V and Filipe Andrade re-team for this demonic celebration of all things culinary

June 20, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Change in perspective: Why Nightwing is DC’s most experimental comic

As Nightwing presents readers with a first-person perspective interlude, the title exemplifies what mainstream superhero comics can be

June 20, 2023 Sam Stone

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James Gunn says he's "blown away" by Superman: Legacy auditions to date

Who is the new Man of Steel? It's a mystery, but they're going to be great, apparently

June 20, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Batman Day is almost here, and DC isn't the only company celebrating this year

Want some free Batman comics? Wait until September.

June 20, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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What If… Captain America went to Community's Greendale?

"We could be old and cold and dead on the sea."

June 20, 2023 Rebecca Oliver Kaplan

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Kraven the Hunter: A trailer as bland as the villain's on-screen outfit

No, there's little in the first trailer to make anyone interested in Sony's new supervillain movie

June 19, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Members Access | Watch an hour-long interview with Love & Rockets Gilbert Hernandez

Beto, in conversation with Jazzlyn Stone, from MCM Comic Con 2023

June 16, 2023 Chris Arrant

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MCM Birmingham returns in winter 2023 - Here's the dates for the UK show!

MCM is returning to Birmingham, England this winter - but with later dates than you might expect.

June 16, 2023 Chris Arrant

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The new IDW targets webtoons, crowdfunding, podcasts, more, as ownership to turn company around

IDW reports $8.1 million in losses for past 12 months, but sees a plan to turn it around in a year

June 15, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comics Club returns in a big way, with a new graphic novel - and a musical!

Influencers, the fifth book in the series, will be released this November

June 15, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets two new nemeses this summer, courtesy of Archie Comics

Meet Jade and Sapphire: they're here to cause trouble for Sabrina Spellman

June 15, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Queer comic creators talk their hopes, helps (and fave new reads!) for Pride

Queer creators Cathy G. Johnson, Blue Delliquanti and Steve Orlando celebrate Pride!

June 15, 2023 Jim McDermott

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Ms Marvel co-creator G. Willow Wilson wants to make orcs sexy (again) with IDW's The Hunger and The Dusk

"I bought it to IDW and they were like, 'Heck, yeah! Let's go a hot orc book!'" Wilson says

June 14, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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The iconic Spider-Man artist John Romita Senior dies at age 93

The artist defined the look of Marvel's most famous character for decades

June 14, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Void Rivals: why the first issue was more than meets the eye, and what that means going forward

Behind the big surprise at the heart of Robert Kirkman's new Image Comics series

June 14, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Hasbro just secretly relaunched Transformers & GI Joe into its own universe - orchestrated by Robert Kirkman

The shared GI Joe/Transformers line also includes all-new concepts and series, such as the new Void Rivals series launching today

June 14, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Nimona movie: The cast, trailer, plot, release date and more for Netflix's adaptation of ND Stevenson's comic

N.D. Stevenson's shapeshifter Nimona comes to animated life in the upcoming movie from Netflix

June 14, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Washington, DC is declaring June 16 'Awesome Con Day'

Awesome Con is getting an official day in the record books on its 10th anniversary

June 14, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Spoilers! | The Prowler: Inside Spider-Verse 2's surprising villain (and his variants)

No matter the Spider-Verse, the Prowler will seemingly be there in some form

June 14, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Sandman's Dead Boy Detectives writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter The Popverse

The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives and the Good Asian writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter the Popverse

June 14, 2023 Chris Arrant

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The Flash: Take a look at the new covers (and some interior pages!) from Wally West's new Dawn of DC series

Si Spurrier and Mike Deodato Jr. take Wally West in speedy new directions this September

June 13, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Why can't Nimona the movie look like Nimona the comic book?

The Netflix animated adaptation of N.D. Stevenson's breakthrough project ditches the graphic novel's visual style; that's a mistake

June 13, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Members Access | “Every day is a learning experience”: A conversation with the new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas

As IDW undergoes a "reset", we talk to the person who pressed the reset button: new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas

June 13, 2023 Zach Rabiroff

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IDW is about to reveal the "tremendous loss" of several million dollars which precipitated the company reset

A new Q2 2023 report will be shared with stockholders, press, and "potential investors" later this week

June 13, 2023 Chris Arrant

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CBR layoffs: What led to the firing of three-quarters of their editors (and what happens next)

Owner Valnet's pursuit of high traffic at low cost appears to have pushed out the leads behind the site

June 12, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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CBR news editor Noah Dominguez quits following layoffs of much of the site's senior management

News editor Noah Dominguez has announced his departure from the site after almost five years

June 12, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Trash pandas get some love in upcoming kids comic The Racc Pack from Whitney Gardner & Stephanie Cooke

A trio of raccoons show that treasure can be trash (and that its not bad to be trashy!) in The Racc Pack

June 12, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Marvel's Ultimate Universe revival isn't the fresh start it wants to be

How can a nostalgic revival of a 20+ year old imprint be a fresh start, anyway?

June 12, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Barry Windsor-Smith home and recovering after stroke and eight days in ICU

News of Windsor-Smith's hospital stay was shared on the artist's Facebook page

June 12, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Comic writer and artist Ian McGinty dies at age 38

The writer and artist had worked on Adventure Time, Bee and Puppycat, and his own Welcome to Showside

June 12, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Birds of Prey returns for the Dawn of DC featuring a whole new team

The series will mark Kelly Thompson's first ongoing series for DC

June 9, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Yes, we filmed the McElroy family's NYCC 2023 panels!

Be there from anywhere with Popverse's convention panel livestreams.

June 9, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Magic, mermaids, and misunderstood characters: Kat Leyh chats about her graphic novels

The cartoonist behind Snapdragon and Thirsty Memaids chats about her stories, style, and more

June 9, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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DC announces free DC Manga Sampler for this summer as part of a major promotional push

The 40-page issue will feature previews of One Operation Joker, Superman vs. Meshi, and Batman: Justice Buster

June 8, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Star Trek: Lower Decks' security chief Shaxs lives his best, violent life in a new one-shot comic this fall

Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day writer Ryan North spills the beans to Popverse

June 8, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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The goals of Scholastic's pioneering Graphix imprint, according to its founder/publisher David Saylor

Scholastic's David Saylor chats how Graphix has always prioritized stories by cartoonists

June 8, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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"Is ComiXology going away?" and other important questions about Amazon's digital comics platform answered

You have questions, we have answers (or at least, we'll try)

June 7, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Big Barda is joining DC's Birds of Prey

Popverse has an exclusive look at Stanley "Artgerm" Lau's variant cover featuring the Jack Kirby creation

June 7, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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DC Pride 2023 #1 sells out, gets a rush reprint

The 100+ page anthology will return to stores July 11

June 7, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Acclaimed black comic creators assemble for horror anthology SHOOK! from Dark Horse & Second Sight

Get ready for 13 dark tales from some of comics' best Black voices in SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology

June 7, 2023 Matthew Jackson

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Comic artist Steve Lieber is a fine teacher, even when his students are less than engaged

"One student swiped ME", Steve Lieber tells Popverse

June 6, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Give peace a chance: Behind the reinvention of Peacemaker

As Peacemaker Tries Hard! channels James Gunn’s take on antihero, here’s the story of the character’s surprise evolution

June 6, 2023 Sam Stone

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Ms. Marvel co-creator G Willow Wilson joins Enter The Popverse to talk about new creator-owned comic

The Hunger and the Dusk writer & Kamala Khan co-creator G. Willow Wilson is coming to Enter the Popverse

June 6, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Stardust returns in new special by by Van Jensen, Mike Allred, Francesco Francavilla, Derf Backderf, and more

Yes, Stardust The Super Wizard is making an official comeback

June 6, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Spoilers! | Across the Spider-Verse: Is the MCU part of the Spider-Verse?

"Can we ever see Tom Holland and Miles Morales meet?" is what we're really asking

June 5, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dramatically outperforms Into the Spider-Verse in its opening weekend

The movie took $120.5 million in its first weekend, compared to $33.5 million for the 2018 opener

June 5, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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LGBTQ+ comics you should have on your book shelf

Celebrate Pride month by filling up your bookcases with the best of the best LGBTQAI+ comic books currently on shelves.

June 5, 2023 Kat Calamia

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Erik Burnham on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures becoming an ongoing series

“The response has been fantastic. People have been enjoying it."

June 2, 2023 Ashley V. Robinson

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How Sailor Moon inspires Hayley Gold's graphic memoir on anorexia, Nervosa

On World Eating Disorders Action Day we're spotlighting a recent original graphic novel that puts it into focus - using one cartoonist's real-life experiences

June 2, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Explore the line between life and death in an exclusive preview of the Black Box Chronicles

The sci-fi anthology is currently nearing the end of its successful Kickstarter campaign

June 1, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Image Comics' workers union files Unfair Labor Practice charges against the comics publisher

Less than three months after being ratified, the union representing some Image Comics workers is having issues with their employer

June 1, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Alan Scott: The Green Lantern's Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey are coming to Enter the Popverse

DC's original Green Lantern is getting his first solo series in decades, and the creators of that book are coming to talk about it on Enter the Popverse

May 31, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Now hiring: Smurfs for San Diego Comic Con (Yes, there is a height limit)

It's time to fulfill your lifelong dream of becoming a Smurf

May 31, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Popverse: Year One - our most popular articles, as decided by YOU!

From controversy in comics to cartoons that make you say 'Woooo!', Popverse's first year was great. Here are the most popular news, panels, features, and guides from year one.

May 30, 2023 Chris Arrant

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CBR is going through a major overhaul due to "culture and performance" issues

In addition to its editor-in-chief, the site's senior news and feature editors have also been laid off

May 30, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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A light in the darkness: The renewed relevance of Alan Scott

DC Pride makes the original Green Lantern Alan Scott a bigger inspiration to a new generation of heroes ahead of his new series

May 30, 2023 Sam Stone

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The comic & pop culture journalism website CBR just laid off its editor-in-chief

Adam Swiderski has shared that he is no longer with the pop culture site CBR

May 30, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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The Romans and the Picts unite to fight an ancient horror in Shadows of Thule from Humanoids

A Roman general is on a quest for revenge, but his revenge may unleash an ancient horror on the North

May 30, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Gene Luen Yang's The Books of Clash flips the concept of the game on its head

Instead of treating characters as only part of groups, Yang wants readers to see these characters as individuals

May 30, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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The Eisner Awards have removed Thomas Woodruff's four nominations from consideration at his request

After two weeks of uproar surrounding the multiple nomminations for a controversial comic (and its author), the organizers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have agreed to remove the nominations.

May 28, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Long-time comics site The Nib has announced its closure

The Nib is set to cease print publication with its next issue and shutter its online publication this summer.

May 27, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Eisner Awards: Thomas Woodruff withdraws his name from consideration for the 2023 awards

The creator of Francis Rothbart has been widely criticized for past professional behavior

May 27, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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What are we all enjoying this weekend?

The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend

May 26, 2023 Tiffany Babb

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Dawn of DC: The big books, the big creators, and the big stories of DC's upcoming wave of comics

Want some new Green Lantern, Doom Patrol, Shazam, Green Arrow, Cyborg, and Batbooks? They're coming.

May 26, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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What comics, movies, and TV can teach us about how to Birthday well

Popular culture is here to teach you the important tips to survive Popverse's birthday week

May 26, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Members Access | The massice Ice Cream Man interview with W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo you've always wanted

The creators behind Image Comics' long-running series Ice Cream Man go in-depth about the series

May 25, 2023 Hussein Al-wasiti

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Members Access | "Where else are they gonna go?": The culture clash at the heart of ComiXology and Amazon

According to insiders, there has been tension between Amazon and ComiXology since the latter was purchased nine years ago

May 25, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Gene Luen Yang and the quintessential American superhero, Superman

A deep dive into Gene Luen Yang's body of work and how led him to become the best modern Superman writer

May 25, 2023 Ritesh Babu

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ComiXology: David Steinberger was digital comics platform's champion against Amazon demands "from day one"

The co-founder of the company stood up for comic culture in a corporate structure that didn't understand, say insiders

May 25, 2023 Graeme McMillan

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Spider-Man's Preeti Chhibber and The Nib's Matt Bors Enter the Popverse

Enter the Popverse welcomes a Spider-Man YA author and one of the world's most popular political cartoonists

May 25, 2023 Chris Arrant

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Blue Beetle can visit your comic book store, thanks to DC's movie tie-in standee

Retailers have the chance to bring Jaime Reyes into their store as part of a new promo push

May 25, 2023 Graeme McMillan