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How Sony's Spider-Verse movies changed Marvel's Spider-Man comics forever
Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse, and (we assume) Beyond the Spider-Verse have taken as much inspiration from Marvel's Spider-Man comics as can fit in an NYC skyscraper. But what about the other way around?
Grant DeArmitt
For the Hobbit set, Magic: The Gathering had to break an unofficial internal rule because Smaug is so iconic
The headliner card from Magic: The Gathering x The Hobbit is not a cheery hero, but the villainous Smaug
Jules Chin Greene
Amazing Spider-Man introduces Spore as Joe Kelly brings back a classic Spidey trope
“A lab accident gone wrong”: Spider-Man’s new villain Spore finally emerges.
Chris Arrant
The Amazing Digital Circus cast knows all about Peeled Jax, and he's even headcanon for one of them
Michael Kovach, who voices Jax on The Amazing Digital Circus, has seen that creepy meme you kids are sharing about his character. And apparently, that's enough to convince him it's real
Grant DeArmitt
The MCU Spider-Man didn't learn the lesson every other Peter Parker has, according to Brand New Day director
Aunt May delivered the classic Spider-Man origin line in 2021's No Way Home, but Peter Parker wasn't listening, it seems
Graeme McMillan
How to watch The Boys in order, including Gen V and all the various spinoffs
Gen V season 2 has come and gone, so we're all waiting for The Boys season 5 on Prime Video to finish out the story
Trent Cannon
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Ahead of the Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu get their first ever original comic... and it’s not from Marvel
The Mandalorian and Grogu expand to comics with Danger in the Dark prequel.
Mark Bagley was afraid Ultimate Spider-Man would be another "turd in church," so Marvel had a unique proposition to get him onboard
Mark Bagley was reluctant to pencil Ultimate Spider-Man because he was afraid it would be a failure like John Byrne’s Spider-Man: Chapter One
The Critical Role official lorekeeper has so much of Exandrian history mapped out, you'd forget she loves working in the undecided territory
When a new GM comes into Critical Role's Exandria, there's a lot of mytical history they need to know. That's where legendary lore-keeper Dani Carr comes in
Marvel's best Spider-Mans (or is it Spider-Men?)
There are a whole lot of alternate versions of Spider-Man in the sprawling Marvel Comics Multiverse; we're highlighting the best and brightest
Gwen Stacy was killed in comics partially because the Amazing Spider-Man writer wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane
The late Gerry Conway wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane, which is one of the reasons he said he killed Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man.
The KPop Demon Hunters writers originally had a bigger story for Celine (and we may see it in the future)
KPop Demon Hunters actress Arden Cho originally auditioned for Celine, and she was told backstory details that didn’t make it into the movie
Exquisite Corpses crowns its winner in issue #13's season one finale, as James Tynion IV teases what’s next
The final survivor revealed in the killer-vs-killer battle that is Exquisite Corpses.
Spider-Man suits ranked: The 10 best costumes in Spider-Man history
The best Spider-Man suits ever, from the Iron Spider costume to Miles Morales.
Survivor host Jeff Probst says viewers love the show because it’s “human adventure disguised in a game”
Survivor host Jeff Probst says audiences are invested in the show because they can see themselves in the viewers
A top Marvel editor admits that Betsy Braddock's past racebending as Psylocke makes the character "hard" to use and "a messy situation" overall
Betsy Braddock, who began her existence as white, then had her consciousness transferred into an Asian woman's body, has a stranger and admittedly uncomfortable history. Marvel's longest-serving editor has some thoughts on this
Steven Spielberg is developing a western after years of thinking about it, and he promises it will have “no tropes”
Steven Spielberg is preparing to film a western in Texas, and promises it will “kick ass”
From Shakespeare to “this is insane,” Magic: The Gathering reined in flavor text chaos
Don’t expect the paragraphs of flavor text from old Magic: The Gathering cards to come back any time soon
MTG's Magic Pro Tour was created to offset the fact that playing Magic was "too expensive" for kids
At MagicCon Las Vegas 2026, Skaff Elias recalled seeing kids in 1994 on the verge of tears because they couldn’t afford Magic: The Gathering cards
Think there are too many Magic: The Gathering releases? The '90s staff say it was worse then, with some sets designed in "about a week"
In the early days of Magic: The Gathering, the development team would design a set in as little as a week’s time
In the '90s when the Magic: the Gathering designers had problems with the rules, even they called the official MTG customer service hotline
As it turns out, the customer service department of Magic: The Gathering has all the answers
Magic: The Gathering's Standard format was created to get around a frustrating rule from the game's creator
The creator of Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield, imposed strict rules on what could and could not happen in the game
The Magic: The Gathering makers are worried players might get weird if human-type cards can be saddled (but be weird!)
We get it, you want to make a dragon angel as your steed in Magic: The Gathering, but don’t count on it happening
Magic: The Gathering has wanted to do a Marvel-style 'What If?' set for years, and it took a "crazy idea" to make it work inside Wizards of the Coast.
With the upcoming Reality Fracture set, Magic: The Gathering needed to find a way to make alternate versions of characters and spells make sense to newer players
MCU Vision actor Paul Bettany surprises everyone to unveil Marvel x MTG set, including The Mind Stone (and don't forget the 'The'!)
There is already a Magic: The Gathering card simply called “Mind Stone”
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How Wistoria: Wand and Sword season 2 embraces the underdog in all of us and stays true to the first season's unique style [Popverse Jump]
We spoke to Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 director Hideaki Nakano about stepping into the director role and what challenges his team faces adapting the manga
Trent Cannon
Avengers, Netflix and Mortal Kombat 2 all want you to FIGHT! Popverse Playlist for May 2-8 2026
It's the end of the world (or at least, civilization) as we know it this week as Popverse picks out the best of pop culture across the next seven days for you
Graeme McMillan
Reading Dragon Ball to my toddler became the father-son moment I didn’t know I needed [Popverse Jump]
A Toddler's Reaction to Dragon Ball: The making of a weeb.
Trent Cannon
MagicCon: Las Vegas
From Shakespeare to “this is insane,” Magic: The Gathering reined in flavor text chaos
Don’t expect the paragraphs of flavor text from old Magic: The Gathering cards to come back any time soon
Jules Chin Greene
MTG's Magic Pro Tour was created to offset the fact that playing Magic was "too expensive" for kids
At MagicCon Las Vegas 2026, Skaff Elias recalled seeing kids in 1994 on the verge of tears because they couldn’t afford Magic: The Gathering cards
Jules Chin Greene
Think there are too many Magic: The Gathering releases? The '90s staff say it was worse then, with some sets designed in "about a week"
In the early days of Magic: The Gathering, the development team would design a set in as little as a week’s time
Jules Chin Greene
In the '90s when the Magic: the Gathering designers had problems with the rules, even they called the official MTG customer service hotline
As it turns out, the customer service department of Magic: The Gathering has all the answers
Jules Chin Greene
Magic: The Gathering
From Shakespeare to “this is insane,” Magic: The Gathering reined in flavor text chaos
Don’t expect the paragraphs of flavor text from old Magic: The Gathering cards to come back any time soon
Jules Chin Greene
MTG's Magic Pro Tour was created to offset the fact that playing Magic was "too expensive" for kids
At MagicCon Las Vegas 2026, Skaff Elias recalled seeing kids in 1994 on the verge of tears because they couldn’t afford Magic: The Gathering cards
Jules Chin Greene
Think there are too many Magic: The Gathering releases? The '90s staff say it was worse then, with some sets designed in "about a week"
In the early days of Magic: The Gathering, the development team would design a set in as little as a week’s time
Jules Chin Greene
In the '90s when the Magic: the Gathering designers had problems with the rules, even they called the official MTG customer service hotline
As it turns out, the customer service department of Magic: The Gathering has all the answers
Jules Chin Greene
Avengers: Doomsday
Deadpool's return to the MCU is "probably something I'm not going to do," says Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds is seemingly ruling out an Avengers: Doomsday appearance by Deadpool, but can he really be trusted?
Graeme McMillan
Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar-winning Oppenheimer role won him the Doctor Doom part in Avengers: Doomsday
"[Robert Downey Jr.] played the most iconic hero. Let's have him play the most iconic villain," said Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige
Jules Chin Greene
The Marvel Studios Hall H panel at SDCC this year won’t be about Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Marvel Studios SDCC panel this year will focus on Avengers: Doomsday, according to reports
Jules Chin Greene
Part of Avengers: Doomsday will be in theaters earlier than you thought, as Endgame rerelease to include new footage of next MCU mega-event
At Cinemacon 2026, Endgame director Joe Russo revealed that Marvel Studios will be rereleasing the film "with footage that is set in the Doomsday story."
Grant DeArmitt
Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man introduces Spore as Joe Kelly brings back a classic Spidey trope
“A lab accident gone wrong”: Spider-Man’s new villain Spore finally emerges.
Chris Arrant
Marvel sets up Amazing Spider-Man #1000 with shocking new Parker family twist this Saturday when you enjoy Comics Giveaway Day /Free Comic Book Day
The next major Spider-Man mystery is set up in the Amazing Spidey #1000 Comics Giveaway Day (aka FCBD) issue.
Chris Arrant
The secret origin of Marvel's new event-level villain revealed in 'Death Spiral' Body Count one-shot
Here's a first look at the origin of Torrment in an Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral - Body Count #1 first look.
Chris Arrant
Marvel's next 𝖻̶𝗂̶𝗀̶ small star Symbie has had his solo debut delayed by 6 months
The child-like Venom symbiote Symbie was to star in his own comic this June, but it's now got a serious delay.
Chris Arrant