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Batman is core to James Gunn's new DCU, even without the cape and cowl
Gunn recently sat down to discuss the power of Wayne Enterprises as it related to corporations like Lex Luthor's Luthor Corp (as seen in Superman) and Maxwell Lord's Lord Tech (as seen in Peacemaker)
Grant DeArmitt
Ultra-rare Charizard 1st Edition card has just become the most expensive Pokémon card sold on eBay this year
This single Pokémon card, which was in perfect condition for 26 years, sold for over $270,000.
Trent Cannon
Spider-Man: Enter the Spider Verse creators team with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow writer for... an Archie Comics movie?
Tom King is writing an Archie Comics movie for Universal Pictures, to be produced by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and somehow that sentence is entirely true
Graeme McMillan
Simon Kinberg on writing X-Men movies, producing Glenn Powell's The Running Man remake, and co-creating Star Wars Rebels [Popversations]
In this edition of our members-only video interview series, Popversations, our video producer Ashley V. Robinson talks to writer-director Simon Kinberg
Ashley V. Robinson
What to Watch September 2025: Wednesday season 2 wraps up on Netflix, Gen V returns to Prime Video, Only Murders in the Building is sluething about Hulu again, and so much more
Plus: Haunted Hotel, Helluva Boss, Futurama and at least one more adult animated sereis
Grant DeArmitt
Get ready: Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 tickets are about to go on sale - and Popverse has an exclusive pre-sale
Tickets for ECCC 2026 are about to go on sale - and Popverse Superfans will get a 24-hour headstart on everyone else!
Graeme McMillan
Latest
Indiana Jones isn't the only Bethesda game coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, according to rumors
Starfield is also getting a Switch 2 port next year, according to a reliable leaker of Nintendo news.
Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to PAC-MAN WORLD 2 before the end of the year
Gotta go fast to catch those pesky ghosts.
Weapons director Zach Cregger has never seen a Resident Evil movie, says his reboot will honor "the tone of the games"
Horror darling and Barbarian director Cregger said his upcoming Resident Evil film "has nothing in common with" the movie franchise that came before it
If you want to be a member of Huntrix, this is your chance as Netflix are bringing KPop Demon Hunters to a theater near you
The song we're all obsessed with - this is what it sounds like
The biggest Marvel Comics characters not in Marvel Studios' MCU (yet) [Marvel Matters]
Hey Kevin Feige, here are the biggest Marvel characters you haven't brought into the MCU yet (but could, and should!).
It's official: Stranger Things' Duffer Brothers are leaving Netflix (soon, and not entirely)
Matt and Ross Duffer are trading Netflix red for Paramount blue starting in April 2026, but don't worry, they're still finishing out their Stranger Things deal
How Peacemaker and James Gunn changed my life, according to John Cena
And how Peacemaker became a "douchey, bro-y Captain America" for John Cena and James Gunn.
I see London, I see France: Marvel spins Captain America into his own international super-team
Captain America goes global with four new Marvel superheroes representing the United Nations Security Council debuting this December
Superman and Lois star Tyler Hoechlin avoided watching other Superman actors to prepare for his role, instead looking at his real-life father
Tyler Hoechlin was asked who served as the template for his Superman, and his answer is the most heartwarming thing ever
Lost star Josh Holloway still doesn’t understand what was going on in the series finale 15 years later
Josh Holloway isn’t sure what happened to the Oceanic 815 survivors in the Lost series finale
The Breakfast Club star Anthony Michael Hall said his friendship with director/writer John Hughes "ruptured" after he turned down Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Sixteen Candles
Anthony Michael Hall turned down the chance to play Ferris Bueller, which fractured his friendship with director John Hughes
Magic: The Gathering’s Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover set enshrines the show’s iconic Cabbage Merchant in card form
The Avatar: The Last Airbender Magic: The Gathering crossover set wouldn't be complete without the Cabbage Merchant saying "My cabbages..."
Fallout Season 2 trailer introduces Justin Theroux in a direct tie-in to the games - and there's also a Deathclaw, too
Justin Theroux will join the cast of the Prime Video as Robert House, central character of the game Fallout: New Vegas
DC Studios president James Gunn originally wanted an actor other than John Cena for Peacemaker (but Cena won him over so much, he changed the character’s fate)
Peacemaker was originally going to die in The Suicide Squad, but James Gunn rewrote the ending because he loved what John Cena brought to the character
The Helluva Boss first episode is being re-written and redone to fix some canon mistakes ahead of Amazon Prime Video debut
Helluva Boss’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video run will include a pilot redo to reintroduce viewers to the world
My Hero Academia season 8 trailer brings the final season full-circle with an epic fight between Deku and Shigaraki
PORNOGRAFFITI is back to perform the new opening theme for the MHA final season this October on Crunchyroll
The Flash's Carlos Valdes just learned his Vibe character had an easter egg in James Gunn's Superman movie
Remember the Flash mural from the TV show? There's one in the Superman movie, and one surprising Flash TV show character is in it.
Bungie originally wanted Halo to cast Dame Judi Dench for role of Dr. Catherine Halsey
Xbox's wildly popular first-person shooter game Halo sought an eight-time Academy Award nominee to portray the scientist who masterminded Master Chief and his fellow Spartans.
Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone really does not care what you (or anyone else) thinks about her, and she'll say it to your face
"Good f***ing luck," the actor says about the rumored reboot to Basic Instinct
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The biggest Marvel Comics characters not in Marvel Studios' MCU (yet) [Marvel Matters]
Hey Kevin Feige, here are the biggest Marvel characters you haven't brought into the MCU yet (but could, and should!).
Chris Arrant
As great as the original is, I'm so glad they recast the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt English dub for one specific reason [Popverse Jump]
I love Christopher Sabat, but him returning to the role of Garterbelt would have been awkward for everyone involved.
Trent Cannon
Studio Ghibli movies have never been as cozy as you think they are and that's what makes them magic [Popverse Jump]
My Neighbor Totoro is the most cozy Ghibli movie out there and it is still moderately terrifying at places.
Trent Cannon
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2025
The new Star Trek spinoff Starfleet Academy isn't just a school show - it's about rebuilding the Federation after a galaxy-wide calamity
Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti drew big crowds at SDCC 2025 during the annual Star Trek panel, as they explained how Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ties into the wider Trek universe.
Ernie Estrella
"David is a pimp:" The Bible according to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld
Liefeld, who once had an Old Testament adventure book at Image and infamously drew Jesus fighting the Greek pantheon, has a little lesson in Biblical history for SDCC '25
Grant DeArmitt
Why Demon Slayer cosplay is a blast, according to voice actors Abby Trott (Nezuko) and Aleks Le (Zenitsu)
Popverse interviewed Abby Trott and Aleks Le and asked them why they think their characters are so popular amongst cosplayers.
Ernie Estrella
What its like being your window into Paramount+'s upcoming Star Trek series Starfleet Academy, according to Caleb Mir actor Sandro Rosta
Sandro Rosta appeared on stage in the annual Star Trek panel at San Diego Comic-Con's famed Hall H and introduced who his character is and explained what his character's mindset in entering the school.
Ernie Estrella
NYCC 2025
NYCC 2025 welcomes Tomi Adeyemi, George R. R. Martin, R. L. Stine, and more to Writers Block at the Javits Center this October
From the far-flung futures of science fiction to the steamy bedrooms of romantasy, meet your favorite authors at New York Comic Con’s literary hub
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel TV, DC K.O. an Agents of SHIELD reunion, and a new Game of Thrones show head up New York Comic Con 2025's loaded panel schedule
There's a lot of good stuff to see at New York Comic-Con 2025, and we're sharing some of our highlights right here
Graeme McMillan
DC’s Tom King, Spider-Man’s Dan Slott, Transformers’ Daniel Warren Johnson and so many, many more are tabling at NYCC ‘25’s Artist Alley: Get a look at the full list right here
The biggest names from the biggest comics are taking over the Javits Center for New York Comic Con 2025, and we’ve got a list of who to prepare for
Grant DeArmitt
Famke Janssen joins her X-Men friends for NYCC 2025
Janssen, the Once (and possibly future?) Jean Grey, is headed to the Javits Center for New York Comic Con '25 in October
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role
Critical Role is coming to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 - now it's your turn
The cast of Critical Role are headed to Seattle in March 2026 for ECCC, and they're hoping you'll be there too
Graeme McMillan
Live Comedy, Live Play: Dimension 20 (and future Critical role!) GM Brennan Lee Mulligan on the parallels between TTRPGs and Improv
'Yes, And' can make for an incredible improv comedy show, but how does it factor into GMing a game such as Dropout's Cloudward, Ho, or Critical Role's Campaign 4? Let Brennan Lee Mulligan explain
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Matthew Mercer is working on a Romantasy-themed TTRPG camapign, and we're wondering how big a 69-sided die would have to be
Mercer and Darrington Press's Daggerheart has explored haunted wastelands, dungeon kitchens, and colossus-ridden deserts. Now, it looks like it'll venture behind castle walls (and bedroom doors)
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role committed to working a different language into The Mighty Nein campaign. Now, with the Prime series on the way, they have to bone up on their German
At least, Liam O'Brien has to do so, for his Mighty Nein character Caleb Widogast (coming to Prime Video this fall)
Grant DeArmitt
Batman
Batman is core to James Gunn's new DCU, even without the cape and cowl
Gunn recently sat down to discuss the power of Wayne Enterprises as it related to corporations like Lex Luthor's Luthor Corp (as seen in Superman) and Maxwell Lord's Lord Tech (as seen in Peacemaker)
Grant DeArmitt
Batman and his prank war side from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen days will pop out some in Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez's upcoming DC relaunch
Batman is "very hilarious," says upcoming Batman writer Matt Fraction.
Chris Arrant
How The Wire, prank wars, and superhero-forward comics inspired DC's upcoming Batman relaunch according to writer Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction sat down with us at SDCC 2025 to discuss his upcoming Batman run with Jorge Jiménez
Jules Chin Greene
DC's Batman teams up with Inception storyboard artist Gabriel Hardman for R-rated "open class warfare" story pitting the Dark Knight vs. Green Arrow and the Question
Three of DC's most famous vigilantes tackle two of the modern world's most pressing problems: climate change and billionaires.
Trent Cannon
Mortal Kombat
More DC, more Harry Potter, more Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros. restructures its gaming division to refocus on their biggest franchises
DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Mortal Kombat are going to be the main focus for the company's gaming efforts going forward
Trent Cannon
Mortal Kombat: How to watch (and finish) the Mortal Kombat movies & TV show
Want to get started on watching the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How to play the Mortal Kombat game series in release and chronological order
Want to get started on playing the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
Joshua Lapin-Bertone