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Creel World Seattle: Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is coming to ECCC 2026!
Vecna himself, Jamie Campbell Bower, is turning Emerald City Comic Con 2026 upside down hot on the heels of the Stranger Things season 5 finale
Grant DeArmitt
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Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
The X-Men romances in Marvel Comics that make me glad I'm single
Sure, everyone has a favorite X-Men couple, but here are some cursed pairings in Marvel Comics that haunt me still
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel's Scarlet Witch Elizabeth Olsen is coming to C2E2 2026!
Elizabeth Olsen will be magicking her way into McCormick Place for C2E2 2026 this March for photos, signings, and more
Graeme McMillan
Is Kirk/Spock canon in Star Trek? It’s not as straightforward as you think
Gene Roddenberry admitted that he created Kirk and Spock to be "a love relationship," but how far did that extend?
Graeme McMillan
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Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
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Fallout: New Vegas is now a classic, but Obsidian and Bethesda developers say its launch was rough
Hindsight has us all pining for Fallout: New Vegas, especially in light of Fallout Season 2, but the developers remember fans complaining about it at launch.
Discover the iconic Japanese samurai movie character behind Cyclops’ new Marvel Comics series
Alex Paknadel, writer of the Cyclops series at Marvel, is digging deep into Japanese cinema in the X-Men leader's latest adventure
How the Fullmetal Alchemist anime created its own story under mangaka guidelines
Fullmetal Alchemist went in a very different direction than the original manga by Hiromu Arakawa, but she still consulted on the story when she was asked
Thanks to a boost from Disney+, Netflix, and Crunchyroll, the global anime industry continues to overshadow the Japanese market
Anime is quickly becoming a largely international industry and the gap is continuing to grow
He-Man's true power lies in his armor, movie star teases: "You just become abnormally confident in it"
Honestly, if we looked as ripped as He-Man, we wouldn't wear a shirt either.
The Takashi Miike x Charli xcx movie sounds as insane (and star-studded) as we'd hoped
Milly Alcock and Norman Reedus join the cast of Charli xcx and Takashi Miike's upcoming Japanese horror film
Star Wars: Andor showrunner discusses parallels with Trump: “I do hope we have some part to play”
Andor remains one of the most memorable parts of the Star Wars universe because of how openly it wears its anti-fascist messages. Something very important during the current Trump administration.
Movie execs never understood why Ghostbusters fans loved Winston — because they never understood Ghostbusters
Ernie Hudson recalls how executives were surprised that Winston Zeddemore connected with fans - which is amusing because that's the whole point of the character.
Netflix’s Bridgerton season 4 may hide spin-off potential for fan-favorite characters, exec teases
Which Bridgerton character is joining Queen Charlotte for their own spinoff for Netflix? Apparently plenty of discussions are already taking place to decide.
Crunchyroll owner Sony adds Sword Art Online studio to anime studio portfolio
Egg Firm joins the studios behind Solo Leveling and My Dress-Up Darling along with, of course, Crunchyroll, as Sony pushes hard into the anime industry.
007 First Light finally looks like the James Bond game Hitman fans wanted [Gamify My Life]
Why IO Interactive’s James Bond game has me more excited than GTA 6,
Hellraiser returns at BOOM! Studios: Clive Barker’s classic horror reborn after 15 years
A new deal between Clive Barker and BOOM! Studios will see classic Hellraiser stories return to print in addition to brand new material based on the horror writer's work
Imagine the Spider-Verse but for all of the Marvel U, and that's what is happening in DC's Kingdom Come creator Alex Ross' new comic Marvel Dimensions
DC's Kingdom Come creator Alex Ross returns to Marvel in a multiversal, "bonkers" crossover featuring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and nearly 200 new (or new variant) characters
Critical Role, Dimension 20, and other TTRPG shows are on a meteoric rise - and that makes Dropout's Jacob Wysocki "scared"
Fan favorite Dropout Super Saiyan Wysocki thinks "it's cool for something to have that wide of an appeal" but is nervous about what happens when more money comes into that space
How did A Knight of Seven Kingdoms leads Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell bond in real life? Arcades and Five Guys
Unlike their Knight of Seven Kingdoms characters Dunk and Egg, Claffey and Sol Ansell had milkshakes and Pac-Man to bond over, not just jousting
Dimension 20's Oscar Montoya is playing a drag queen, but isn't trying to compete with RuPaul's All Stars of Dungeons & Drag Queens
Montoya's Dimension 20 character isn't trying to outperform Bob the Drag Queen or Monet X Change, but he will reveal a different kind of inspo
DC Comics sends Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and the entire Absolute Universe back to press for a massive March rollout
50 single issues of the Absolute Universe are headed back to stores in March as DC Comics meets customer demand
The Dimension 20 cast knows how to piss off Critical Role GM Brennan Lee Mulligan - put Dropout's Ally Beardsley in the game
Ally Beardsley has been rules lawyering against Brennan Lee Mulligan since Dimension 20 campaign 1
What happens when Cyclops is dropped into a Wolverine story? Marvel is finding out
Cyclops’ new X-Men Marvel Comics series is about one question: “What if you put Scott in a Wolverine story?”
Marvel Comics' The Punisher isn’t a power fantasy ... he’s a tragedy we can’t give up on
Why do so many of us like the Punisher in Marvel Comics and beyond when we disagree with his methods?
Kermit and Miss Piggy: are The Muppet Show’s iconic couple actually relationship goals?
Someday, we'll all find the kind of rainbow connection enjoyed by the Muppets' Kermit and Miss Piggy - or so we hope
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Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
I can't wait to cry my eyes out at Journal with Witch this January on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]
Everyone needs a good cry this time of year and Journal with Witch is this season's emotionally devastating story.
Trent Cannon
Emerald City Comic Con
Creel World Seattle: Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is coming to ECCC 2026!
Vecna himself, Jamie Campbell Bower, is turning Emerald City Comic Con 2026 upside down hot on the heels of the Stranger Things season 5 finale
Grant DeArmitt
Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal are headed to Seattle's ECCC 2026!
The voices behind Bill Cipher (and Grunkle Stan!) and Mabel are going to be headlining their own panel, signing autographs, and more at Seattle's biggest pop culture shindig this March
Graeme McMillan
Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
From the Ball to the Burlesque: ECCC 2026's Tavern is where to sidequest, Seattle-style
Whips, balls, gaming, and drinking - there's a lot more to do at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 than you might expect.
Graeme McMillan
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Kermit and Miss Piggy: are The Muppet Show’s iconic couple actually relationship goals?
Someday, we'll all find the kind of rainbow connection enjoyed by the Muppets' Kermit and Miss Piggy - or so we hope
Ashley V. Robinson
When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner originally gave the film a much more depressing ending - but then he fell in love
Rob Reiner met his future wife while he was filming When Harry Met Sally and that inspired the new romantic ending that we all love
Trent Cannon
Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
Pop culture's greatest couple are two alcoholic detectives from the 1930s that knew how to have fun
The Thin Man's Nick and Nora Charles are what every pop culture couple should want to be
Graeme McMillan
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings cast got stools to sit on between takes - John Rhys Davies got a La-Z-Boy, occasionally delivered by helicopter
Worry not for Gimli, son of Gloin (aka actor John Rhys Davies). His post orc-slaughtering during The Lord of the Rings filming was a comfortable break
Grant DeArmitt
The Lord of the Rings stars Liv Tyler & Cate Blanchette didn't get cast tattoos: "It's just a movie"
Arwen and Galadriel - that is, Tyler and Blanchette respectively - didn't feel the need to commemorate the Lord of the Rings like the boys in the Fellowship of the Ring did
Grant DeArmitt
"And my axe!" Lord of the Rings star John Rhys Davies says there's one world leader who deserves Gimli's iconic weapon
There are legendary heroes outside of Middle Earth, says Lord of the Rings star John Rhys Davies. And one of them, he believes, deserves the axe of Gimli, son of Gloin
Grant DeArmitt
The Lord of the Rings Extended Extended Cut does not exist — and Peter Jackson says it never will
You and I both know we'd watch a 24-hour-long cut of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. But don't count on a further-extended cut of the trilogy coming along
Grant DeArmitt
Wonder Man
There was worry inside Marvel TV's Wonder Man crew that the writers strike could have led to it being canceled as a tax write-off like DC's Batgirl movie
Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest was nervous that the show would get axed by Disney when it shut down production during the 2023 strikes
Jules Chin Greene
The MCU Wonder Man vs. the Marvel Comics Wonder Man: 5 major differences explained
The Simon Williams in the MCU's Wonder Man show has a different backstory than his Marvel Comics counterpart
Jules Chin Greene
Wonder Man season 1 ending explained: What are the fates of Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery in the MCU?
All 8 episodes of Wonder Man are now streaming on Disney+, and we break down the ending of the finale here
Jules Chin Greene
Wonder Man director takes kids (and fans) behind the scenes of the Marvel Studios Disney+ show
Destin Daniel Cretton created a video for his child's career day at school, giving us a look at the Wonder Man show from Marvel Studios
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman
DC Comics sends Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and the entire Absolute Universe back to press for a massive March rollout
50 single issues of the Absolute Universe are headed back to stores in March as DC Comics meets customer demand
Graeme McMillan
Absolute Batman happened because DC Comics writer Scott Snyder got bored reading about ‘superhero fatigue’
With Absolute Batman, writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta have proved that there is no such thing as "superhero fatigue"
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman paves the way for DC to take risks, says Scott Snyder - unlike his New 52 Batman run
For Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder, the pressure of writing one of DC's best-selling books right now is different from when he was writing Batman during the New 52
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman is headed into big spoiler territory and co-creator Scott Snyder wants DC Comics to keep it a secret
Future issues of Absolute Batman will be solicited with redacted covers so readers can avoid spoilers before new issues hit stands
Jules Chin Greene