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The key moment in HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 1 isn't a fight; it's a dance [Review]
Come for the swords and shields, stay for the sexually charged moves between Ser Duncan the Tall and Ser Lyonel Baratheon. That's what I got out of the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms pilot, anyway
Grant DeArmitt
Frank Miller redefined Batman and Daredevil - and now he wants to do the same to you
Frank Miller's style in comics like 300 and Sin City is undeniable, so when he shares his clues on how to make great comics, it is a good idea to listen
Trent Cannon
Avengers: Doomsday time stamp theory isn’t that deep — here’s what Marvel Studios’ teasers actually mean
Marvel fans may be overthinking the secret meaning behind Avengers: Doomsday trailers after Russo Brothers tell them to "pay attention"
Trent Cannon
The Expanse TV series was such a positive work experience that crew members left other shows to return, says Thomas Jane
Working on The Expanse was something "very special," says actor Thomas Jane, who played Detective Miller on the show
Ashley V. Robinson
How to watch Dimension 20 in order, from Fantasy High to Gladlands and everything in between
Is Dimension 20 beginner friendly? Where can I watch Dimension 20? Why does the internet love when Brennan Lee Mulligan gets mad? All this (well, most of it) is answered in Popverse's Dimension 20 watch order
Grant DeArmitt
Bridgerton Seasons 1–3 recap: Everything to know before Season 4’s release
Check out all the saucy details from the past three seasons with our Bridgerton Season 3 recap ahead of the Netflix hit's return in 2026
Ashley V. Robinson
Latest
Don’t trust the 2026 release dates for GTA 6, Wolverine, or Elder Scrolls 6 [Gamify My Life]
Why 2026’s biggest games (GTA 6, Wolverine, Elder Scrolls 6) may all slip.
Thomas Jane calls The Expanse his greatest experience — and his TV directing debut
For actor Thomas Jane, working on The Expanse wasn't just a wonderful acting experience. It was where he developed his skills as a television director
George R.R. Martin's Winds of Winter is shaping up to be different than the HBO Game of Thrones finale: "I was going to kill more people"
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin thinks HBO made the Game of Thrones finale "more of a happy ending" than the one in his head
Marvel won't decide the legacy of the Ultimate Marvel reboot, fans will according to Endgame writer Deniz Camp
For Deniz Camp, the writer of The Ultimates for Marvel Comics, it's not up to him to judge his contributions to Marvel's Ultimate Universe
Jennifer Lawrence missed out on Tarantino movie role because of online trolls, the Oscar-winning actress reveals
Imagine looking at the star of both The Hunger Games and X-Men film series and thinking she was too ugly for literally anything? That's what the Internet did to Jennifer Lawrence.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy star Paul Giamatti teaches us the value of manifesting
Put your dreams out into the universe and you too could find yourself on the set of the new Star Trek series
Fallout season 2 viewership drops compared to season 1 — here’s why the Prime Video series fell
With less Fallout to watch on release day, Season 2 hasn't gotten the incredible numbers that Prime Video may have hoped for.
Resident Evil shelved Leon Kennedy for 14 years because Capcom didn’t want players to see him scared
Resident Evil Requiem is the first time we've played as Leon since 2012's Resident Evil 6 because the director didn't know how to use him in a horror game.
Magic: The Gathering Fallout Secret Lair revealed — new crossover cards go nuclear
The Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair x Fallout superdrop includes an entire drop based around the adorable pooch named Dogmeat
What to Watch February 2026: Netflix delivers Bridgerton season 4 part 2, Scrubs returns on Hulu, and Cross
Fall in love with everything streaming in February 2026 - join The Lincoln Lawyer or The Artful Dodger and head to Paradise or The 'Burbs
Chasing Superman: Kevin Smith returns to DC to tell the "indefinite origin" of Bizarro
Kevin Smith turns Superman logic upside down with a Bizarro origin series
Every Omega-Level X-Men mutant ranked from weakest to strongest at Marvel Comics
From Magneto to Storm, the X-Men’s Omega-Level mutants ranked.
Marvel’s Secret Wars ending explained: What really happened in the Avengers-centric Secret Wars comics
How Marvel’s 1984 and 2015 Secret Wars crossovers ended, and how they changed the Marvel Universe forever
Spider-Verse explained: Inside Marvel’s multiverse of Spider-Man and Spider-Men
Everything you need to know about Marvel’s Spider-Verse
What time do A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episodes come out? Here's the latest Game of Thrones spinoff's schedule
We've got the full Knight of the Seven Kingdoms release schedule right here for you - plus a few FAQs regarding HBO's next return to George R.R. Martin's Westeros
Chainsaw Man season 2 is where the show finally gets really weird [Popverse Jump]
Unsurprisingly, Chainsaw Man season 2 is going to go to some dark and weird places and that's what makes it so exciting.
Star Wars boss steps down: Kathleen Kennedy leaves Lucasfilm after 14 years, Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni to become studio president
Kennedy is leaving Lucasfilm after more than a decade, with Dave Filoni rising to take her place alongside exec Lynwen Brennan
The X-Men needed ‘disunity’ and ‘chaos’ for new readers, says Marvel Comics executive editor
There is a reason why the X-Men aren't living in one place anymore in Marvel Comics, according to editor Tom Brevoort
Stranger Things' Vecna, Jamie Campbell Bower, isn't sure he's done playing the Upside Down villain
Wait, what did Stranger Things star (of stage and screen) Jamie Campbell Bower just say about playing season 5's baddie Vecna? Are we missing something?
Game of Thrones and Marvel TV star says she’s done with fantasy
While promoting her new thriller Ponies, Emilia Clarke says we'll probably never see her "in the same frame as a dragon, ever again"
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Chainsaw Man season 2 is where the show finally gets really weird [Popverse Jump]
Unsurprisingly, Chainsaw Man season 2 is going to go to some dark and weird places and that's what makes it so exciting.
Trent Cannon
2026 is the year of The Apothecary Diaries and we love it [Popverse Jump]
Romance, courtly intrigue, and a healthy dose of murder - The Apothecary Diaries has everything we could want.
Trent Cannon
Ultimate Endgame writer Deniz Camp says ending Marvel’s Ultimate Universe was “bold” and bittersweet
Deniz Camp walks us through The Ultimates and Ultimate Endgame from Marvel Comics, as well as how he feels about saying goodbye to this universe.
Jules Chin Greene
Emerald City Comic Con
Star Wars' prodigal son Hayden Christensen returns for Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026
This is where the fun begins, because Star Wars' Hayden Christensen is coming to ECCC 2026
Chris Arrant
David Tennant 💕 Seattle, and is returning for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
By popular demand (from Seattle and the actor!), David Tennant is returning to ECCC in 2026.
Chris Arrant
The Popverse Superfan presale for ECCC 2026 celebrity photo ops and autograph is here - here's everything you need to know
We have everything you need to know about the Superfan presale for autographs and photo ops at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.
Graeme McMillan
Agents of SHIELD, assemble! Marvel stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen are flying into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen will be available for autographs and photo ops Saturday and Sunday at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle
Jules Chin Greene
Stranger Things
Stranger Things' Vecna, Jamie Campbell Bower, isn't sure he's done playing the Upside Down villain
Wait, what did Stranger Things star (of stage and screen) Jamie Campbell Bower just say about playing season 5's baddie Vecna? Are we missing something?
Grant DeArmitt
Is [SPOILER] alive or dead? Stranger Things season 5 documentary filmmaker says that's not the point
"The whole point of it," says Martina Radwan, director of One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, "Is that you have to understand it for yourself, whatever you want to see."
Grant DeArmitt
Why Mike didn't have a gun in Stranger Things' season 5 finale, according to Netflix documentary filmmaker
Why didn't Mike Wheeler show up armed to fight Vecna in Stranger Things season 5, episode 8? Martina Radwan shares her thoughts
Grant DeArmitt
The Stranger Things ConformityGate theory exposes fandom’s obsession with “fixing” endings some don't like after the Snyder Cut
Stranger Things ConformityGate proves the Snyder Cut broke some parts of modern fandom.
Jules Chin Greene
Brandon Sanderson
Inside Brandon Sanderson's Council of Wizards, who helps him shepherd the stories of his Dragonsteel empire
With over 70 books written already, even Brandon Sanderson needs a little help guiding his Mistborn and Stormlight Archive books in the right direction.
Trent Cannon
Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson finally feels he's "established" enough to pursue a Cosmere video game
Brandon Sanderson spent part of 2025 pitching a Mistborn video game to various AAA developers and may have some positive news to share in the coming year.
Trent Cannon
Brandon Sanderson opens up about his regrets of how he depicted autism in his first published book, Elantris
Brandon Sanderson urges writers to learn from real people when writing about mental health, and brings up his own mistakes.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Even J.R.R. Tolkien left gaps: Mistborn creator Brandon Sanderson explains why total worldbuilding is a trap for new writers
Cosmere creator Brandon Sanderson reminds us that J.R.R. Tolkien never finished worldbuilding with Lord of the Rings
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Expanse
Thomas Jane calls The Expanse his greatest experience — and his TV directing debut
For actor Thomas Jane, working on The Expanse wasn't just a wonderful acting experience. It was where he developed his skills as a television director
Ashley V. Robinson
The Expanse TV series was such a positive work experience that crew members left other shows to return, says Thomas Jane
Working on The Expanse was something "very special," says actor Thomas Jane, who played Detective Miller on the show
Ashley V. Robinson
The Expanse returns as a record-breaking crowdfunded comic book, with oversight from creator James S.A. Corey
In its first day, The Expanse: A Little Death raised almost eight times its original target
Graeme McMillan
Ultimate Marvel Universe
Marvel won't decide the legacy of the Ultimate Marvel reboot, fans will according to Endgame writer Deniz Camp
For Deniz Camp, the writer of The Ultimates for Marvel Comics, it's not up to him to judge his contributions to Marvel's Ultimate Universe
Jules Chin Greene
Ultimate Spider-Man creative team return for one last surprise Ultimate Universe comic in April
Ultimate Universe Finale brings Jonathan Hickman back to the Ultimate line alongside fellow writers in April 2026
Graeme McMillan
Marvel originally planned to end Ultimate Wolverine series early, but the ending of the Ultimate Universe line gave it extra life
Ultimate Wolverine writer Chris Condon reveals how the series was extended from 12 to 16 issues by Marvel
Jules Chin Greene
After Endgame: putting together the pieces of Marvel's original plans to continue the Ultimate line past Endgame
Deniz Camp, the writer of The Ultimates for Marvel Comics, sheds light on how the Ultimate Universe would have continued on, had Marvel not decided to pull the plug
Jules Chin Greene