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Party like it’s X-Men ’97, dance like the Queens of the Dead, and mourn the end of Absolute Martian Manhunter: Popverse Playlist for June 27-July 3, 2026

In this week's pop culture picks, a critically acclaimed DC comic comes to a close as a fan-favorite Marvel cartoon returns after two years - and zombies are trying to ruin everyone's night out

Guides by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Fri Jun 26 2026

Look, we’re not going to judge too much, but if you haven’t had the X-Men animated series theme playing in your head at least once as we head towards the debut of the new season of X-Men ’97, we’re just a little disappointed. Not mad, just disappointed. That’s not going to stop us from congratulating you from making it to the weekend yet again, nor from reminding you that it’s time to start planning your next seven days’ worth of pop culture confectionary — but then, that is the Playlist way. As always, we’re here to help.

This week: Zombies take on club culture, the Absolute Universe deals with a big loss, and in case you weren’t paying attention above, X-Men ’97 is back! Cue up the theme music and let’s do this thing.

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Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.