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RIP [X-Men '97 Spoiler], you will be missed
Time to break out the mournful trumpet for a fallen X-Man in the X-Men '97 season 2 finale
Jules Chin Greene
DC has quietly shelved Waller and Wonder Woman spin-off TV shows, says report
According to a new report, Waller and the Paradise Lost Wonder Woman prequel series are no longer in development at DC Studios
Jules Chin Greene
Forget Jason's mask - Peacock's Crystal Lake will feature Friday the 13th's *real* contribution to fashion
Crystal Lake star Linda Cardellini isn't just homaging Betsy Palmer in her performance, but in her wardrobe as well
Grant DeArmitt
What changed? Image Comics is working with Warren Ellis again after publicly cutting ties in 2021 due to sexual misconduct allegations
Warren Ellis returns to Image Comics years after sexual misconduct allegations, and Image Comics doesn't want to comment on what changed.
Chris Arrant
Five Nights at Freddy's Freddy Fazbear's will open for real in 2027, because cautionary tales are but diminishing echoes of a bygone age
Bring the family to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, only *modeled* after a place your children would get murdered!
Grant DeArmitt
Disney is finally doing the Marvel x Star Wars crossover everyone's been pining for (and Marvel's been pitching for 12 years)
Kevin Smith and David Marquez are bringing Star Wars to the Marvel U.
Chris Arrant
Latest
Wizards of the Coast is calling for a rare in-person meeting of the MTG Commander bosses to discuss changes to the format
There are no immediate changes to the Commander format announced this week by Magic: The Gathering
The difference between Mighty Nein's Caleb and Vox Machina's Vax, according to Critical Role's Liam O'Brien
The difference between Critical Role star O'Brien's two most recognizable characters is the difference between doer and do-ee, if that last one is a word
Best movies and TV shows for Halloween fans in 2026: 6 picks we actually recommend
Best Steelbooks and Blu-rays for Halloween fans in 2026 (Editor's Picks)
Deborah Ann Woll and Kevin Smith came together not over Daredevil, but over D&D
Daredevil and True Blood star Woll recounted having Kevin Smith on a previous D&D show... even though he didn't know D&D
The initial plot of Berserk comes from Kentaro Miura's insecurities with his childhood friends
Kentaro Miura saw himself as lagging behind all his friends, so he pushed himself to become one of the greatest manga artists of all time.
Comic book artists are responding to the rise of AI by rejecting digital techniques in favor of traditional methods, according to Martin Simmonds
Department of Truth co-creator Martin Simmonds says the rise of AI has caused comic artists to return to traditional illustrating techniques
A Slow Horses star just might be the next James Bond (No, not Gary Oldman)
Jack Lowden is rumored to be in the running to play James Bond in Denis Villeneuve's film
Lanterns' core villain hints that he's not who he seems at first on the HBO/DC drama
Could Garret Dillahunt's Lanterns character be one of the DC Universe's Manhunters?
Netflix's US Squid Game spin-off is dead, per reports
David Fincher's long-rumored US version of Squid Game has apparently been axed by Netflix.
For Critical Role's Laura Bailey, the 'beauty' of The Legend of Vox Machina's heist episode is in Liam O'Brien's writing. Well, that and Smart Grog
De Rolo's Eleven works for a great number of reasons, but for OG Critical Role star Bailey, it all comes down to family interactions and one brillaint barbarian
Timothée Chalamet really will return as Wonka, eventually, says screenwriter
Rumors that Wonka 2 had been "delayed indefinitely" were, apparently, greatly exagerated.
Deborah Ann Woll answers: Which D&D classes are best for the Daredevil: Born Again characters?
Is Matt Murdock a fighter? Could Wilson Fisk be a rogue? Daredevil star and pro DM Woll has the answers
Absolute Batman's artist warned Scott Snyder, ‘We're getting into Hulk proportions.’ Snyder told him to go bigger
Absolute Batman started out huge, and writer Scott Snyder told artist Nick Dragotta to go even bigger
X-Files creator Chris Carter wants to finish his original story - but not yet
Chris Carter is "anxiously awaiting" Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot and doesn't want to get in the way of the Black Panther director's vision
The story behind Guts' absurdly huge sword in Berserk is surprisingly specific
Before he had his giant sword in Berserk, Guts had multiple designs.
James Tynion IV waited six years for Warner Bros. to catch up to his idea of a DC x Something Is Killing The Children crossover
James Tynion IV spent years pitching Swamp Thing is Killing the Children until DC finally said yes
House of the Dragon's showrunner explains why Rhaenyra’s “Prince that was Promised” moment was in the season 3 finale, but not in the book
Ryan Condal, who has been with House of the Dragon since it premiered on HBO, dives into one big change between Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) in George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood and the Game of Thrones spinoff
Game of Thrones' stage debut The Mad King is a roaring success in Stratford-upon-Avon. Next stop, London?
Game of Thrones: The Mad King by Duncan Macmillan fleshes out events George R.R. Martin has alluded to in A Song of Ice in Fire. And with its smashing debut, top minds are wondering whether it'll have a royal takeover of its own
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The new Ghost in the Shell anime is faithful to the manga in ways the movies couldn't be [Popverse Jump]
Every other adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga has stripped off the goofy, cartoonish expression, which is part of why they stood out.
Trent Cannon
Big men punching for good, more telepathic girls, and Batman goes back in time: Popverse Playlist for August 8-14, 2026
After Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Wrong Girls is setting out to make telepaths the thing of the summer.
Graeme McMillan
Why we should let Dragon Ball end after the death of Akira Toriyama [Popverse Jump]
Dragon Ball shouldn't become the Batman of manga.
Trent Cannon
New York Comic Con
And the 2026 Harvey Awards nominees are...
The Harvey Awards reveal two of comics' biggest trends: DC's rise and translation's boom.
Chris Arrant
Star Wars, Superman, Scream stars and more headline the first wave of NYCC 2026 guest announcements
Want to see Hayden Christensen, Clair Obscur's Jennifer English, Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan, and comic book legend Frank Miller all in one place? Get yourself to New York Comic Con 2026 this October
Graeme McMillan
In honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)
We are opening the NYCC Vault with classic merch & first dibs on 2026 exclusives, like official Crocs.
Chris Arrant
NYCC 2026: Guests, dates, ticket pre-sale info and everything you need to know about October's hottest pop culture event
With the first wave of NYCC 2026 guests announced, here's everything you need to know about the year's biggest pop culture event ahead of its October debut at the Javits Center.
Grant DeArmitt
Star Wars
Disney is finally doing the Marvel x Star Wars crossover everyone's been pining for (and Marvel's been pitching for 12 years)
Kevin Smith and David Marquez are bringing Star Wars to the Marvel U.
Chris Arrant
House of the Dragon and Widows Bay stars team for new Welsh language Star Wars
Matthew Rhys and Rhys Ifans are lending their voices (and Welsh language skills) to a new dub of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Jules Chin Greene
Chris Miller & Phil Lord say being fired from Star Wars left "scars" but taught them what they needed to make Project Hail Mary
"You can’t just be like, 'Oh, we’re in the coffee shop and here’s a pencil,'" says one of the minds behind hits like The LEGO Movie and Into the Spider-Verse, "What is a pencil in the Star Wars universe?"
Grant DeArmitt
Disney CEO admits the Mandalorian movie flopped - but explains why he doesn't care
Both The Mandalorian and Grogu and the live-action Moana underperformed at the box office, but Disney managed to make money off them anyway.
Trent Cannon
Critical Role Productions
The difference between Mighty Nein's Caleb and Vox Machina's Vax, according to Critical Role's Liam O'Brien
The difference between Critical Role star O'Brien's two most recognizable characters is the difference between doer and do-ee, if that last one is a word
Grant DeArmitt
For Critical Role's Laura Bailey, the 'beauty' of The Legend of Vox Machina's heist episode is in Liam O'Brien's writing. Well, that and Smart Grog
De Rolo's Eleven works for a great number of reasons, but for OG Critical Role star Bailey, it all comes down to family interactions and one brillaint barbarian
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Laura Bailey answers: Who is the best fake vomiter in Hollywood?
I guess when you're in a voice booth with someone enough, you really get a taste for what their particular talents are. And yeah, I regret using the word 'taste'
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role fans love Taryon Darrington now, but according to Marisha Ray, it took the cast a minute to adjust to the character
"No one likes new people," says Critical Role's Marisha Ray. And as an avowed introvert, I tend to agree
Grant DeArmitt
X-Men
Maximum X-Men is a love letter to Chris Claremont and Jim Lee’s classic blue-and-gold team
The new Avengers-esque Maximum X-Men team is taking its cues from some of the most classic X-Men comics of all time
George Marston
2026’s Obsession it-girl might be in Marvel’s X-Men reboot - and she’s teasing who she wants to play
Inde Navarrette got so into her creepy, possessed role in this summer's Obsession that you might almost say she transformed into a different person... which is great, if you're vying for a certain X-Men role
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel has "some big changes" planned for the X-Men in 2027
Marvel's upcoming DNX crossover will have far-reaching implications for the X-Men moving forward
George Marston
Marvel had a big summer 2026 crossover event with the X-Men and Avengers comics, but plans changed
Marvel scrapped its X-Men/Avengers crossover after major publishing changes, and turned it into this fall's DNX.
George Marston