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DC Comics is being targeted by a new boycott campaign over Black-led superhero books
Black-led superhero books are at the center of a new boycott campaign against DC Comics.
Chris Arrant
X-Men '97 Season 2 is a "funhouse mirror" of the second season of the 1990s animated series, say showrunners
X-Men '97 season 2 has the seal of approval from X-Men: The Animated Series producer Julia Lewald
Jules Chin Greene
That first day of the Vox Machina Kickstarter is burned into Critical Role star Matt Mercer's soul, but "in the best way"
When you suddenly find yourself raising millions for an animated series, it can be a bit of an eye opening experience.
Trent Cannon
One Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum star is staying quiet about his new role... but something's not adding up
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. But when you try to figure out where Leo Woodall's character fits into the story, some interesting questions arise
Grant DeArmitt
The CW wanted a Legends of Tomorrow movie to wrap up the show's story - Warner Bros. said no
Marc Guggenheim knows you still have questions after DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 7. He's even going on record about the time The CW tried to have them answered
Grant DeArmitt
Grand Theft Auto 6 (and the whole franchise) may not hit the same way today because the world's now just as crazy as the game, according to GTA 5 actor Jay Klaitz
How can GTA 6 parody a world like ours? Rockstar is going to try to find out.
Trent Cannon
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Marvel's Wolverine is fighting a new enemy — inadequacy — after his unbreakable claws just broke
Wolverine #19 saw Wolverine's adamantine claws break apart, which forces him to figure out who he is without his most powerful weapon.
A D&D dungeon master is referee, storyteller, and organizer. Critical Role's Matt Mercer wants to help lighten the gamemaster's load with Daggerheart
Tabletop is meant to be a group effort and Daggerheart wants to push that philosophy to the fore.
Captain America is "ultimate" tragic figure in superhero comics, according to Marvel writer Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil was sad, Chip Zdarsky's Batman was sad. But no superhero character is sadder than Chip Zdarsky's Captain America
The Witcher 3 refuses to die as CD Projekt announces a surprise new expansion, 12 years after the last one
The Witcher is giving back the original Geralt of Rivia. No, we're not talking about Henry Cavill - we're talking about the Wild Hunt
Jason Blum wants to keep Obsession away from streaming for as long as possible
What is Obsession's streaming release date? Blumhouse's CEO is more concerned about the movie's "long, consistent theatrical window"
DC's Absoute Green Arrow is about to test how far to push the slasher story mentality, and the former DC editor-turned-writer is worrying and wondering what will happen
Absolute Green Arrow writer Pornsak Pichetshote has invited fans to join in on tracking his "rising and falling blood pressure."
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds tried for years to bring William Shatner back for a multiversal Kirk story
We never got the call back to one of the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes that would have had William Shatner back as Kirk again.
Keanu Reeves joining stop motion indie anime Hidari has made the movie better, says creator
With a movie that can be described as stop motion John Wick, who else would you get to play the lead but Keanu Reeves?
Part of why X-Men comics changed their lettering in the 2000s was to make comics easier to access for people with dyslexia
A recent, niche X-Men thread from podcast legend Jay Edidin revealed the fascinating X-Books went from all-caps to mixed lettering circa 2003
Critical Role campaign 4's Wicander Halovar is going to die... or at least Sam Riegel thinks he will, so he already has a plan B
OG Critical Role star Riegel has serious doubts as to whether Wicander Halovar is going to make it through Brennan Lee Mulligan's Campaign 4. But he does have a back-up plan, should the worst happen
How James Tynion IV confronted Scott Snyder to face the truth that Scott Snyder should write Absolute Batman
Tynion says his frequent collaborator Snyder even asked the Department of Truth writer if he would pen the script for DC's best-selling Absolute Batman. But Tynion was adamant that Snyder 'can't let anybody else write this'
Dragon Ball almost failed before Akira Toriyama introduced Krillin, former editor reveals
Krillin has become one of the most important figures in Dragon Ball's history - but Akira Toriyama only created him to give Goku a rival as the manga's popularity slipped.
A One Piece prequel starring Zoro is coming, but not as a manga, an animated series, or a TV show... but as a novel
One Piece novel Zoro is bringing new material to the serialized novel One Piece fans have already gotten their hands on.
Rockstar Games is doubling down on revised GTA 6 release date, with a CEO saying the marketing blitz will begin this summer
Take-Two CEO has once again confirmed that GTA 6 hasn't been delayed and we'll find out more about the game in a few weeks.
He-Man Watch Order: How to watch Masters of the Universe chronologically
If the new movie has you wanting to track down the history of the power of Grayskull, we have the guide to make that happen
Did CBS try to cancel Stephen Colbert a second time? Not exactly
As it turns out, CBS produced the episode of Only in Monroe that Stephen Colbert hosted
Which One Chicago cast eats the most like real Chicagoans: Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, or Chicago Med?
To be fair, Hanako Greensmith might just be a little bit biased as to which of NBC's Chicago shows has the most authentic off-screen diet. But it's not like she doesn't have her reasons, either
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Steel Ball Run wasn't originally published as a new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but you wouldn't know that from the first chapter [Popverse Jump]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 wasn't originally advertised as a new arc in the iconic manga until it switched magazines and release schedules.
Trent Cannon
Spider-Noir creeps, Invincible expands, and Backrooms lurks: Popverse Playlist for May 23-29 2026
Nicolas Cage wants to be your less-friendly neighborhood wall-crawler while Robert Kirkman is bringing a new hero into the Invincible Universe... and A24 just wants you to get lost
Graeme McMillan
The Quintessential Quintuplets, my favorite trash romance anime, is finally streaming in full on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]
The Quintessential Quintuplets anime is flawed in so many ways and yet I can't stop loving it.
Trent Cannon
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
Leon Miller
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
Chris Arrant
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant
Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
Grant DeArmitt
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is teaming with Agents of SHIELD showrunners for Skyward TV show
Tomorrow Studios jumps from Netflix's One Piece to Brandon Sanderson's Skyward
Trent Cannon
How Brandon Sanderson learned to stop cheating on book reports, and love books
Cosmere writer Brandon Sanderson had a creative method for cheating on his book reports as a kid, but his school caught him
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Book publishers were afraid of building shared universes until they saw how successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe was, according to Brandon Sanderson
How the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed the literature market
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Apple TV+ taps Brandon Sanderson to lead Mistborn and Cosmere movie and TV adaptations
Apple TV+ has given Brandon Sanderson unprecedented creative control over future adaptations of his books
Jules Chin Greene
The Boys
The Boys showrunner announces his favorite review of the series finale
The final episode of The Boys has apparently upset Elon Musk, which is not bothering Eric Kripke in the slightest
Trent Cannon
Redemption was never an option for The Deep, explains The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke
Sometimes you gotta let bad people get a bad end to help give The Boys a satisfying finale.
Trent Cannon
The Boys showrunner reveals his surprise hope for the series finale
Eric Kripke knows The Boys goes to some dark places, but that is because he believes that is where hope thrives.
Trent Cannon
Homelander actor thought The Boys jumped the shark way back in its second season
Antony Starr thought The Boys was getting silly back in Season 2, so what must he though of the series now?
Trent Cannon
Supergirl
Supergirl isn't really Supergirl for most of her movie, says Milly Alcock
Milly Alcock isn't in the Supergirl costume as much as you'd expect for the character's first DCU solo movie, according to the actress
Jules Chin Greene
How to watch DC's Supergirl movies and shows in order - release & chronological
How to watch Supergirl in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
DC is trying to revive the R-Rated Lobo comic drawn by All-Star Superman's Frank Quitely that it was scared to publish before
DC wants to publish Frank Quitely’s long-lost Lobo story — but there’s a catch.
Chris Arrant
DC Studios Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters - what changed, what got added, and what went away after the first announcement
With The Authority being shelved for the time being and Waller in limbo, what remains of the initial DCU plans ahead of Supergirl's release in theaters?
Graeme McMillan