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Join us this week for Popverse Future Fest: It's time we begin writing the first draft of our pop culture future.
Chris Arrant
New Batman writer aims to show why anyone would want to live in the worst city in the DCU
As the writer of DC's Batman series, Matt Fraction wants to show us that people live in Gotham for reasons beyond cheap rent
Jules Chin Greene
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Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and all-new Avengers: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like this [Marvel Matters]
There's more Marvel coming your way in the next couple of years than you might have thought, and it's all leading up to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU
Graeme McMillan
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
Red Hood writer: “I have no desire” to return to DC in the wake of Batman spinoff’s sudden cancellation
Gretchen Felker-Martin says that she feels that DC cut ties with her and the Red Hood title once it became "politically disadvantageous" for the publisher
Graeme McMillan
The future of gaming is single-player games, just like it always has been [Future Fest]
No matter what anyone tells you, single-player games have a bright future.
Trent Cannon
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Marvel's Vision series adds Battlestar Galactica alum Mary McDonnell
President Laura Roslin is checking in to the MCU Vision show
Femgore and femme body horror will continue to reign in fiction thanks to real-world violence [Future Fest]
The femgore subgenre has caught the attention of Hollywood, and shows no signs of slowing down
Superman & Lois Man of Steel Tyler Hoechlin would reprise his role for James Gunn's DCU, but is also down to "do something else"
Is TV's Clark Kent, Tyler Hoechlin, eyeing another DC Comics role for the big screen? Something the Superman & Lois star said at a recent comic con has us pondering...
Mike Flanagan & the Hollywood Promise: Veteran actor Carl Lumbly explains on the quiet respect the writer/director gives his actors
Carl Lumbly, who's been working with Mike Flanagan since 2017's Doctor Sleep, says that the writer/director respects both his collaborators and fans alike
[Future Fest] Horror lit's next big trend is Appalachian horror, blending the best of both folk horror and eco-horror
Thanks to books like Memorials by Richard Chizmar and Smothermoss by Alisa Alering, Appalachian horror shines a light on the specific horrors that this region has experienced
The Terminator has been defeated by real life science, according to creator James Cameron
James Cameron admitted that our present historical moment has posed a challenge for him as he writes the next Terminator movie
We should let some of those '80s teen comedy movies go due their jokes about sexual harassment (and worse), says Weird Science co-star Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Weird Science’s Ilan Mitchell-Smith says we could still enjoy ‘80s comedies, but we need to be honest about their problematic elements
Superman & Lois CW star Bitsie Tulloch provides update on potential Grimm revival
"All I've heard is that it would initially be a movie," said Tulloch, who plays both Lois Lane in Superman & Lois and Grimm's Juliette, "And then if the movie works, it would it would be a series."
The future of horror novels lies in unlikeable queer characters [Future Fest]
Books like Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin and Wretch by Eric LaRocca are part of a larger vibe shift in horror lit
Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of Seven Kingdoms release date is closer than you think
Our return to Westeros is fast approaching, according to HBO Max boss
Black Phone 2 release date: When the sequel from Scott Derrickson arrives in theaters
It’s only a matter of time before the call from Black Phone 2 is coming from inside the theater.
Kpop Demon Hunters could be coming to Fortnite for a simply golden crossover, according to a new leak
If we could get a couple of Huntrix skins and some new melee weapons in Fortnite, it would make us all very happy indeed
Is it HBO Max or just Max? John Oliver pokes fun at the recent name change to the Last Week Tonight network
Jetlagged and exhausted after his recent double Emmy win, John Oliver gave the best explanation he could about the HBO / HBO Max changes
How Battlestar Galactica's cancer diagnosis for President Roslin wasn't the end but the beginning for actor Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell can remember the very moment she knew that she would star in Battlestar Galactica as embattled President Laura Roslin
Zootopia 2 release date: When will the animal detectives hop back into to theaters?
The release date for the animated sequel Zootopia 2 starring Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin is coming soon.
A FNAF superfan went Halloween Horror Nights Five Nights at Freddy’s House. Here’s what made them gleeful (and here’s what enraged them)
I went to the Five Nights at Freddy’s Halloween Horror Nights house with a FNAF superfan. Here’s what they caught.
Brendan Fraser is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 to talk with you about The Mummy, The Whale, and more!
If you know him, you love him. Friends, Brendan Fraser is coming to NYCC 2025.
The death of Diamond is the death of the comics industry: the "phenomenal" fallacy Kelly Sue DeConnick is glad was proven wrong
It's been a rough year for the comics industry as Diamond Comic Distributors implodes, but it's harder to kill comics than anyone believed - even the people in the industry
Following Demon Slayer Infinity Castle, I owe Zenitsu an apology - I wasn't familiar with his game until now
From my least favorite character in Demon Slayer to the man carrying the film on his back, Zenitsu's fight is the highlight of the first Infinity Castle movie.
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Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and all-new Avengers: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like this [Marvel Matters]
There's more Marvel coming your way in the next couple of years than you might have thought, and it's all leading up to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU
Graeme McMillan
The Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie feels like a turning point in anime fandom [Popverse Jump]
The final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Lord Muzan has begun.
Trent Cannon
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has been trying to tell his definitive Cable story for the past 35 years, but he and Marvel keep breaking up [Marvel Matters]
Rob Liefeld broke into the mainstream with Cable - but he's never been able to tell the solo story burning in his brain for the past 35 years. He's gotten close though, twice... then it all falls down.
Chris Arrant
NYCC 2025
Brendan Fraser is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 to talk with you about The Mummy, The Whale, and more!
If you know him, you love him. Friends, Brendan Fraser is coming to NYCC 2025.
Chris Arrant
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
The Punisher star Jon Bernthal returns to New York Comic Con 2025 - and reunites with his Daredevil: Born Again castmates
Come talk movies, TV, football, pitbulls, and more with Jon Bernthal at NYCC 2025
Chris Arrant
Fantastic Four stars Michael Chiklis and Ioan Gruffudd are staging a mini-20th anniversary reunion at NYCC 2025
We may need to rename the Javits Center the Baxter Building, because two members of the Fantastic Four are coming to New York Comic Con 2025
Chris Arrant
Future Fest
Femgore and femme body horror will continue to reign in fiction thanks to real-world violence [Future Fest]
The femgore subgenre has caught the attention of Hollywood, and shows no signs of slowing down
Jules Chin Greene
[Future Fest] Horror lit's next big trend is Appalachian horror, blending the best of both folk horror and eco-horror
Thanks to books like Memorials by Richard Chizmar and Smothermoss by Alisa Alering, Appalachian horror shines a light on the specific horrors that this region has experienced
Jules Chin Greene
The future of horror novels lies in unlikeable queer characters [Future Fest]
Books like Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin and Wretch by Eric LaRocca are part of a larger vibe shift in horror lit
Jules Chin Greene
Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and all-new Avengers: The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like this [Marvel Matters]
There's more Marvel coming your way in the next couple of years than you might have thought, and it's all leading up to the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU
Graeme McMillan
Red Hood
Red Hood writer: “I have no desire” to return to DC in the wake of Batman spinoff’s sudden cancellation
Gretchen Felker-Martin says that she feels that DC cut ties with her and the Red Hood title once it became "politically disadvantageous" for the publisher
Graeme McMillan
DC Comics cancels Red Hood comic book series
The first issue of the 17+-rated Batman spin-off comic book series went on sale September 10, but DC Comics has informed retailers that orders for all future issues have been cancelled
Graeme McMillan
Batman's fallen son Jason Todd heads to New Orleans (and the Huntress) for a new adults-only Red Hood comic book series - in mainstream DC continuity
Jason Todd is leaving Batman and Gotham City behind (but taking his guns and his bike) in the new mature-readers comic book series set in mainstream DC continuity
Graeme McMillan
NYCC 2025
Brendan Fraser is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 to talk with you about The Mummy, The Whale, and more!
If you know him, you love him. Friends, Brendan Fraser is coming to NYCC 2025.
Chris Arrant
Avengers and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is on her way to New York Comic Con 2025 - and Popverse Superfans will have an early chance to connect
Amy Pond herself is coming to the Javits Center this October to take photos with fans and sign autographs, but Popverse Superfans don't need a time machine to get an early start on her schedule
Graeme McMillan
The Punisher star Jon Bernthal returns to New York Comic Con 2025 - and reunites with his Daredevil: Born Again castmates
Come talk movies, TV, football, pitbulls, and more with Jon Bernthal at NYCC 2025
Chris Arrant
Fantastic Four stars Michael Chiklis and Ioan Gruffudd are staging a mini-20th anniversary reunion at NYCC 2025
We may need to rename the Javits Center the Baxter Building, because two members of the Fantastic Four are coming to New York Comic Con 2025
Chris Arrant
Downton Abbey
Hugh Bonneville teases us with the most exciting Downton Abbey spin-off possible as The Grand Finale finally hits cinemas
Downton Abbey in space is the coolest idea we've ever heard and we'll be working on the fanfic right now.
Trent Cannon
The Downton Abbey set is usually home to an actual desk owned by Napoleon... but not while filming
It might surprise you to learn that Highclere Castle, the real-life estate where Downton Abbey is filmed, operates business-as-usual while filming is going on. Well, almost.
Grant DeArmitt
Better angels and online demons: A trip down the rabbit hole of Downton Abbey fandom
Downton Abbey’s fandom may sound innocuous, but scratch the surface and you’ll find a contested space filled with scams, weirdness, political divisions, and fan communities fighting for more.
Jim McDermott
The late Maggie Smith is "still very much in the atmosphere" in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, says Elizabeth McGovern
Ahead of the release of the final Downton Abbey chapter (and only one without Smith's involvement), the Cora Crawley actor spoke about her costar, who passed in 2024
Grant DeArmitt