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X-Men finds its first MCU member as Emma Frost gets cast, per reports
Samara Weaving will play the White Queen according to new reports about Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot
Graeme McMillan
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is going off-book but in-canon, with George R.R. Martin contributing previously unpublished material for season 2
Game of Thrones creator Martin shared unpublished Tales of Dunk & Egg with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker, and he's worked it into the second season
Grant DeArmitt
Spoilers!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is teasing the MCU X-Men, and here's why it's different from Marvel's last few mutant hints
After five years of teases and false starts, the MCU X-Men are finally starting to show up in Spider-Man: Brand New Day - here's what laid the groundwork
Graeme McMillan
D&D had big plans to make the game easier to play a few years ago, but admits they lost the plot... now they're trying again
D&D Beyond is getting a revamp with new features to make finding a group and playing Dungeons & Dragons easier.
Trent Cannon
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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
Watch the Hart of Dixie panel with Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, and Wilson Bethel from Florida Supercon 2026!
Hart of Dixie's Zoe Hart (Bilson), Lemon Breeland (King), and Wade Kinsella (Bethel) reunited at this year's Florida Supercon, and Popverse was there to capture the memories
Grant DeArmitt
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Which of Critical Role's Travis Willingham characters could lift Thor's hammer? Let him tell you
Asked about a match-up between Marvel's Thunder God and The Legend of Vox Machina's Grog, Critical Role's Willingham made the next logical step any TTRPG actual play star would when discussing Thor
Spider-Man: Brand New Day builds an MCU that is right to fear the X-Men
A teenage mutant brought NYC to its knees without trying. Now imagine what Professor X could do
Watch the Cosplay Central Showcase from Florida Supercon 2026!
Your favorite heroes and villains took the stage at Florida Supercon this year, and Popverse was there to film all the cosplayers that made it happen
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
Lanterns & The Rookie star Nathan Fillion started his career doing his own stunts. Then he starred in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Rookie star Fillion recalls wanting to approach stunts with a "Tom Cruise" attitude - but then again, Tom Cruise never had to go toe-to-toe with Buffy Summers
Scott Pilgrim moviemakers didn't let Toronto homeowners know how famous their houses were, admits Edgar Wright
Toronto residents had no idea their homes were in the Scott Pilgrim comic, which meant Edgar Wright could lowball them to rent out the locations for the movie
Watch the Defenders panel with Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones from Florida Supercon 2026!
The Defenders' Jessica Jones (Ritter), Luke Cage (Colter), and Iron Fist (Jones) joined forces again at this year's Florida Supercon, and Popverse was there to catch the action
House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock says her friendship with Matt Smith helped her survive the show
Milly Alcock doesn’t keep up with House of the Dragon anymore, but she loves what Emma D’Arcy has done with Rhaenyra Targaryen
After Marvel's Silver Surfer: Black, Tradd Moore says everyone assumed he wanted to draw comics about weed
Silver Surfer: Black illustrator Tradd Moore says comic book artists are often typecast based on their most recent project (and artists need to stand their ground)
Dune Messiah ending explained
Dune Messiah: Everything you need to know about ending before watching Dune: Part Three
How FairSquare Graphics stayed alive thanks to comic conventions following Diamond's nightmare meltdown
Fabrice Sapolsky is proving comics still sell best one conversation at a time.
Kentaro Miura says one real person, a childhood friend of his, inspired both Guts and Griffith
Kentaro Miura apparently had one of the most wild childhood friends, who would go on to embody both Griffith and Guts in Berserk.
Best One Piece gifts in 2026: 5 gifts we actually recommend [Pop Shop]
Best One Piece gifts for One Piece fans in 2026 (Editor's Picks)
Helluva Boss Season 3 release date: When the Vivziepop series returns on Prime Video
The long wait for the cult Prime Video series' return is almost over, with Helluva Boss back in October
Brothers Season 1 release date: When the comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson debuts on Apple TV+
The show reflects the real-life ride-or-die friendship between the two star actors
Slow Horses Season 6 release date: When the Gary Oldman thriller returns to Apple TV+
The hit series follows the outcasts of the British espionage community.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap: What to remember before the series returns on Prime Video
The series is set thousands of years before Middle Earth's Second Age.
VisionQuest: What to remember about the Vision before the Marvel Cinematic Universe series arrives on Disney+
The show follows up on story threads from Avengers: Infinity War and WandaVision
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 1 recap: Everything to remember before Season 2
The show is slated to return in late 2026
Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 introduces Rivendell - so the show filmed in the place that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to create it
Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland is a place that Lord of the Rings author Tolkien spent a very crucial time in, and its influence is clearly seen in his art. So the Rings of power decided to film there
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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
Ted Lasso returns, Archie Comics gets pied, and Netflix for shut-ins: Popverse Playlist for August 1-7, 2026
Some say football is life, but we think that it's just part of a well-rounded diet that also involves Netflix horror movies and Jughead wanting to eat a lot of pies
Graeme McMillan
How a comic that got posted to social media became my most anticipated anime of the season [Popverse Jump]
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You started as a simple writing exercise and quickly touched a nerve among anime and manga fans around the world
Trent Cannon
Comic-Con International: San Diego
Lanterns & The Rookie star Nathan Fillion started his career doing his own stunts. Then he starred in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Rookie star Fillion recalls wanting to approach stunts with a "Tom Cruise" attitude - but then again, Tom Cruise never had to go toe-to-toe with Buffy Summers
Grant DeArmitt
After Marvel's Silver Surfer: Black, Tradd Moore says everyone assumed he wanted to draw comics about weed
Silver Surfer: Black illustrator Tradd Moore says comic book artists are often typecast based on their most recent project (and artists need to stand their ground)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
Grant DeArmitt
The Rookie cast does actual LAPD training in virtual reality, which Nathan Fillion likens to being on Star Trek's holodeck
The Rookie's VR training has led not just to a more immersive acting experience for the cast, but as star Fillion explains it, a particularly embarrassing moment for one of his costars
Grant DeArmitt
DC Comics
DC Comics absolutely won San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and the secret origin of the success makes it even more powerful
DC's remarkable turnaround started with one simple editorial philosophy: "Yes, and"
Chris Arrant
Scott Snyder thought DC's Absolute Universe might fail. Instead, it changed comics
Scott Snyder was so worried about the Absolute Universe that he offered to help pay for it
Jules Chin Greene
The Green Arrow story DC would've killed a decade ago is now one of its biggest Absolute successes
The Absolute Green Arrow series was going to end with a big reveal of the mystery murderer... but now the creators are going to be able to tell what happens next.
Jules Chin Greene
DC Studios has cast Big Barda for Mister Miracle cartoon, and showrunner Tom King teases it was a "fun problem" to solve
Tom King says they've found a "brilliant actress" for the Mister Miracle show, but stopped short of saying who.
Graeme McMillan
Comic-Con International: San Diego
Lanterns & The Rookie star Nathan Fillion started his career doing his own stunts. Then he starred in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Rookie star Fillion recalls wanting to approach stunts with a "Tom Cruise" attitude - but then again, Tom Cruise never had to go toe-to-toe with Buffy Summers
Grant DeArmitt
After Marvel's Silver Surfer: Black, Tradd Moore says everyone assumed he wanted to draw comics about weed
Silver Surfer: Black illustrator Tradd Moore says comic book artists are often typecast based on their most recent project (and artists need to stand their ground)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Reciting the Green Lantern oath with Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and thousands of comic con fans
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no Hall H bathroom is in sight..."
Grant DeArmitt
The Rookie cast does actual LAPD training in virtual reality, which Nathan Fillion likens to being on Star Trek's holodeck
The Rookie's VR training has led not just to a more immersive acting experience for the cast, but as star Fillion explains it, a particularly embarrassing moment for one of his costars
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spider-Man: Brand New Day builds an MCU that is right to fear the X-Men
A teenage mutant brought NYC to its knees without trying. Now imagine what Professor X could do
Trent Cannon
Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows again that Marvel Studios can’t let Spidey have his own movie
No character suffers more from being in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Spider-Man
Trent Cannon
The undeniable connection between Captain America and Peggy Carter helped bring Hayley Atwell back to the MCU
"You can't have Steve without Peggy," explains Hayley Atwell as the pair reunite in Avengers: Doomsday.
Trent Cannon
Marvel Studios spent eight years and at least a half dozen pitches trying to convince Chris Evans to return as Captain America
Before his eventual return in Avengers: Doomsday, Chris Evans says Marvel pitched him "at least a dozen" different ways to bring Steve Rogers back.
Trent Cannon