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Wait, so is [SPOILER] dead? Or am I watching Captain America: Brave New World wrong?
Am I going crazy? Because I think I just watched [SPOILER] die at the end of Captain America: Brave New World and absolutely no one in the movie mentions it
Grant DeArmitt
By the time 2025's Free Comic Book Day happens, someone else will probably own Free Comic Book Day
A timeline has been released by bankruptcy courts for the sale of Diamond Comic Distributors' assets, and it's sooner than you think
Graeme McMillan
For Valentine's Day, Netflix went one better than candy: here's a Bridgerton Season 4 sneak peek
Your love life may be grand, but is it as grand as a historical masquerade ball? Bridgerton, you've done it again.
Graeme McMillan
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is slowly becoming the next fairy tale & folklore king like Disney, Brothers Grimm, & Hans Christian Andersen.... and I am ready for it
Its time we tell our kids the Mike Mignola version of our favorite fairy tales
Chris Arrant
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Popverse Jump: In defense of the DIC dub of Sailor Moon and its place in anime history
While the changes feel excessive and there are obvious issues with censorship, the DIC dub of Sailor Moon was instrumental to introducing American kids to anime in the 1990s.
Trent Cannon
Watch Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima's full NYCC 2024 spotlight panel now!
Fairy Tail manga-ka Hiro Mashima talks the manga, the anime, the spin-off anime, and more at New York Comic Con 2024.
Chris Arrant
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Daredevil: Born Again showrunner explains what was wrong with the version of the show Marvel killed
Marvel Studios reworked Born Again significantly midway through production to bring it to the screen in the shape it now has - but what did it look like before?
For Your Consideration: Emilia Pérez is a controversial awards frontrunner, but its musical heart has proven herself for decades and shown up in Pixar movies, Mariah Carey diss tracks, and moving ballads
Sure, Emilia Pérez might be imploding in style, but we hope that the movie's songwriter Camille can come out unscathed to take the Oscar when March's Academy Awards roll around
As we wait for Shrek 5's 2026 release, Netflix steps in to satisfy our nostalgia
The first three Shrek movies are currently among the most streamed films on Netflix right now.
Lore Corner: Let's talk about that WILD reveal in the Marvel's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale
Spoilers, man. Spoilers, man. Don't pretend you don't understand.
Please do not eat the Batmans: Funko, Kinder, & DC are hiding toys and trading cards in your favorite snack
Somebody add JUSTICE to the Kinder Joy nutritional facts. And also, PVC
Marvel rewrites X-Men history as the comic celebrates the 50th anniversary of the relaunch that made it a hit
This summer's Giant-Size storyline will add Ms. Marvel to major X-Men milestones and promises to change history ahead of the characters joining the MCU
Character Mastery in Marvel Snap: Everything you need to know to unlock new cosmetics and earn Mastery XP
The game now offers fans the chance to level up individual cards in Marvel Snap so that they can customize them to their heart's content.
Vico Ortiz shares story of the crystal they kept in their pocket while shooting Our Flag Means Death and everything else you've ever seen them in
We all have our comfort items, and for Vico Ortiz, it’s a black tourmaline crystal they kept with them on the set of Our Flag Means Death
No, Marvel Rivals isn't trolling dataminers by adding fake characters to the game's code, but that doesn't mean Professor X or Colossus is coming to the game either
Sometimes game code contains all sorts of secrets. Sometimes it is full of discarded junk. Marvel Rivals' developers aren't telling which is the case just yet.
Star Wars creator George Lucas originally planned for Boba Fett to kill Mace Windu (and here's how & why Samuel L Jackson fought it)
Boba Fett was supposed to kill Mace Windu, until Samuel L. Jackson vetoed the idea
James Gunn picked one movie to show DC Studios' Superman cast before they began filming to inspire them, and it wasn't a Superman movie: it was the Christopher Reeve documentary
The cast of James Gunn’s Superman attended an early screening of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Meet one of the pop culture business' hottest free agents: Rachel Romero, who just left Critical Role after helping build that empire
Critical Role's marketing wizard & board member Rachel Romero is exiting the company, and looking for new challenges
Tyler Hoechlin's Superman was originally going to be killed - then CW greenlight the Superman & Lois show, according to the star
The Arrowverse’s Superman was going to die in 2018, but the CW decided to give him a spinoff instead
Our Flag Means Death’s Vico Ortiz talks new podcast Today in Gay
Vico Ortiz from Our Flag Means Death sat down with us and spoke about their podcast, Today in Gay, that highlights the latest in queer news
Oh my Glob: Mondo has a great Adventure Time Squad set coming, with Finn and Jake (and BMO, and more!)
As the show celebrates its 15th birthday, Mondo is bringing Finn and Jake into its Squad with an astonishing new figure set - and we've got a first look!
Flash fact: John Wesley Shipp didn't know he was playing Jay Garrick until the last minute, thanks to WB and the CW
John Wesley Shipp found out he was playing Jay Garrick after a costume fitting
Stranger Things' big villain Jamie Campbell Bower wanted to take a break from playing villains after Vecna
At MegaCon, Jamie Campbell Bower opened up about talking to his therapist after playing Vecna on Stranger Things season 4
Marvel Matters: It's great Marvel Studios brought back Karen & Page & Foggy Nelson for Daredevil: Born Again... until I realized they did it to kill them off
I have a very bad feeling about a potential plot development in Daredevil: Born Again, and I hope I'm just being paranoid
The 10 best Saturday Night Live sketches
From landsharks to cowbells, Popverse picks the 10 best Saturday Night Live sketches
Popverse Predicts Marvel Animation's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale
We know that Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man seasons 2 and 3 are on their way, but what happens before then? Popverse takes its best guess
Thanks to hits like One Piece and Dan Da Dan, in 2024 manga began catching up to TV and film as the most pirated media in the world
As demand for manga increases, the industry is still struggling to keep up, leading to a surge in piracy.
Luffy says "Thank you, Netflix!" as One Piece manga enjoys sales boost following the live-action adaptation
A One Piece editor confirmed that the Netflix series did its job by driving more people into the never-ending tale of the manga.
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For Your Consideration: Emilia Pérez is a controversial awards frontrunner, but its musical heart has proven herself for decades and shown up in Pixar movies, Mariah Carey diss tracks, and moving ballads
Sure, Emilia Pérez might be imploding in style, but we hope that the movie's songwriter Camille can come out unscathed to take the Oscar when March's Academy Awards roll around
Graeme McMillan
Popverse Jump: In defense of the DIC dub of Sailor Moon and its place in anime history
While the changes feel excessive and there are obvious issues with censorship, the DIC dub of Sailor Moon was instrumental to introducing American kids to anime in the 1990s.
Trent Cannon
For Your Consideration: If Captain America: Brave New World leaves you wanting more, here are some 1970s paranoid political thrillers to chase down
Before Sam Wilson became Marvel Studios' latest Captain America, movie fans got to enjoy the Parallax View, The Conversation, and All the President's Men, each one offering a Brave New World of their own
Graeme McMillan
ECCC 2025
This is a Grunge mixtape, made for you by Popverse ahead of Seattle's ECCC 2025
Ironic, unwashed, and bare – a Popverse playlist on grunge music for Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
It's not a myth, Buster: Adam Savage is headed to Seattle's ECCC 2025!
Adam Savage is going to be at three full days of Emerald City Comic Con, the Pacific Northwest's premiere pop culture event, and we've got a crash course on how to get tickets here
Grant DeArmitt
Livestream the NBC's Hannibal reunion panel at Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Get into the meat & greet with the actors behind Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham from Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Livestream the Roswell reunion panel from Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino, Jason Behr, & Nick Wechsler
Watch as the actors behind Michael Guerin, Maria DeLuca, Max Evans, and Kyle Valenti revisit their Roswell days at Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Scream
Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Scream’s Skeet Ulrich was in talks for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie, but just learned he didn't get the part
Skeet Ulrich auditioned for Chris Nolan’s Odyssey, but didn’t get the part
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Matthew Lillard embraces fans & his fellow Scream villain Skeet Ulrich as he talks for the first time about his return for Scream 7
Matthew Lillard has been waiting to return to the Scream franchise for 30 years
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Don't expect viral marketing for Scream VII to be like Scream VI. They can't afford the 911 calls
"Make people feel like they're in the movie" is a cool marketing gimmick for, say, Spider-Man or Star Wars movies. Not so much for Ghostface's
Grant DeArmitt
ECCC 2025
This is a Grunge mixtape, made for you by Popverse ahead of Seattle's ECCC 2025
Ironic, unwashed, and bare – a Popverse playlist on grunge music for Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
It's not a myth, Buster: Adam Savage is headed to Seattle's ECCC 2025!
Adam Savage is going to be at three full days of Emerald City Comic Con, the Pacific Northwest's premiere pop culture event, and we've got a crash course on how to get tickets here
Grant DeArmitt
Livestream the NBC's Hannibal reunion panel at Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy
Get into the meat & greet with the actors behind Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham from Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Livestream the Roswell reunion panel from Seattle's ECCC 2025 with Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino, Jason Behr, & Nick Wechsler
Watch as the actors behind Michael Guerin, Maria DeLuca, Max Evans, and Kyle Valenti revisit their Roswell days at Emerald City Comic Con 2025.
Chris Arrant
Civilization VII
How to play Sid Meier’s Civilization games in order
How to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate with Sid Meier’s Civilization
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
As Civilization VII nears, I remember that Civilization VI was my game of choice during my son's fussy infant stage
Turns out, you can conquer the world with one hand and hold a sleeping baby in the other.
Trent Cannon
Civilization VII release date: When the latest instalment of the iconic 4X strategy franchise is coming to PC and consoles
This time, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox fans can get in on the action as soon as Civ VII launches.
Trent Cannon
Civilization VII isn't a historical recreation; it's asking 'What If?' on a giant scale
Civ VII isn't meant to be solely historically accurate, as its developers (and a literal historical expert) argued at PAX West 2024
Graeme McMillan
Captain America: Brave New World
Adamantium in the MCU - Let's talk about Anthony Mackie's other twisted metal
What's the deal with adamantium in Captain America: Brave New World? We're here to tell you, and yes, we're gonna talk about *that* guy....
Grant DeArmitt
Wait, so is [SPOILER] dead? Or am I watching Captain America: Brave New World wrong?
Am I going crazy? Because I think I just watched [SPOILER] die at the end of Captain America: Brave New World and absolutely no one in the movie mentions it
Grant DeArmitt
Review - Captain America: Brave New World has a serious villain problem - its villains aren't serious
Just because they aren't Thanos or Dr. Doom doesn't mean you can't create a decent villain
Grant DeArmitt
Captain America: Brave New World's Red Hulk wasn't the monster I'd hoped he'd be. Fortunately, the Leader was
Thaddeus Ross's alter ego may have let me down in Captain America: Brave New World, but Tim Blake Nelson never will.
Grant DeArmitt