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A Tim Curry classic leads the way for Popverse Playlist for August 29-September 4, 2026

We pay tribute to the late Tim Curry while also celebrating a new and unusual comic book, and a sitcom return to the small screen from a big screen movie star

It’s been a week in pop culture this week, hasn’t it? Not going to lie, the loss of Dolly Parton on Tuesday hit hard amongst the Popverse crew, who spent a significant amount of time afterwards sharing stories about how much we loved her; same with the loss of Tim Curry the next day, although we’ll get to him in more detail in a minute. For now, let me offer up a quick station identification: You’re listening to Popverse Playlist, and we’re here to tell you what to watch and read across the next seven days, just to make your life a little easier as you deal with the other stuff.

This week: Glen Powell is a catfish in more ways than one, we revisit a Tim Curry classic, and there’s a beautiful, unexpected comic book for us to close out the week with. Come with

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Graeme McMillan

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.

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