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Sadie Sink, Samara Weaving and Obsession's Inde Navarrette lead the new X-Men as Marvel Studios unveils the next generation of mutants
At D23 Expo 2026, Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios finally confirmed who will join Sadie Sink as the X-Men of the MCU
Trent Cannon
Star Wars: Starfighter screens a secret trailer at D23, and releases a retro poster for everyone else
Here’s your first look at the Ryan Gosling Star Wars film, Starfighter... kind of
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel drops a surprise Avengers: Doomsday trailer at D23
At D23, Marvel Studios gifted us all with a new look at Robert Downey, Jr.’s Doctor Doom, the Avengers, and much, much more ahead of Doomsday
Jules Chin Greene
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Damage Control boss doesn't think he's a bad guy
Tramell Tillman, who plays Bill Metzger in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, thinks Metzger “is doing his job”
Jules Chin Greene
Members Access
Jujutsu Kaisen ended before it let its main character be the main character [Popverse Jump]
Just when Yuji Itadori had the chance to tell his own story, Jujutsu Kaisen ended.
Trent Cannon
Get ready for the ECCC 2027 ticket sale (and sign up for Superfan status to get a 24-hour head start!)
Emerald City Comic Con 2027 tickets go on sale soon - and even sooner if you're an ECCC Superfan
Graeme McMillan
Latest
What's the Endgame of the running joke about Deadpool and Wolverine asking for Doomsday roles?
After an appearance by Hugh Jackman and (kinda) Ryan Reynolds at D23, we're wondering what the punchline to this ongoing MCU joke is going to be
How big will Avengers: Doomsday be? It's already tracking towards $100 million in preview screenings alone
What's more intimidating than a guy who can take one of Thor's hammers in stride and not blink? Maybe the money that his big Marvel Studios debut is going to pull in
Will Avengers: Doomsday see Doctor Doom get his hands on Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet? A cryptic message from Robert Downey Jr. has us wondering
RDJ is (once again) wearing a Victor Von Doom jacket that may contain clues to the plot of Avengers: Doomsday. We break down the most interesting of those clues here
Absolute Martian Manhunter was almost called Absolute Martian Mindfucker, and Scott Snyder fought DC for it
Scott Snyder and Deniz Camp’s original unused name for Absolute Martian Manhunter is actually kind of perfect
Kingpin hasn’t fought Spider-Man in the MCU (yet), but Vincent D’Onofrio has a pretty good idea on how the fight would play out
Vincent D’Onofrio is already planning for a potential Kingpin vs Spider-Man and Daredevil fight (and it doesn’t go well for the heroes)
Tradd Moore turned down Marvel's Ghost Rider until he was told he could make a new one from scratch with Felipe Smith
Tradd Moore initially turned down working on All-New Ghost Rider until he learned Felipe Smith was involved and he could create a new version of the character
Before Reacher, Alan Ritchson was almost the MCU’s Thor, but he lost the role due to a bad audition
Alan Ritchson was nearly the MCU’s Thor, and losing the role taught him a valuable lesson about ego.
This Star Wars-inspired Magic: The Gathering mechanic has been on ‘Layaway’ for over 20 years
Magic: The Gathering borrowed a great idea from Star Wars, but 20 years later it still can't make it work.
HBO's Lanterns will have a giant footprint, says DC Studios series star
How much will Lanterns impact the DCU and other superhero projects? Massively, according to one star.
Warren Ellis speaks out as Image Comics reverses its decision not to work with him over sexual misconduct allegations until accountability is achieved
Warren Ellis says "I hurt people, I'm sorry" as he returns to Image Comics, but some of his sexual misconduct victims have told a different story about his "amends."
Crunchyroll grabs worldwide rights to Your Name filmmaker's new project
After his previous three films grossed nearly $900 million at the box office, Crunchyroll wants to make sure they're a part of the Suzume director's next film.
Marvel's new Midnight universe makes DC's Absolute comics look "pretty polite," says Spider-Man writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Midnight Spider-Man writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson says the upcoming Marvel Midnight line will go even farther with its reinvention of its heroes than DC's Absolute line
Critical Role has (lovingly) tortured DM Matt Mercer for years. His Campaign 4 character is revenge
Critical Role Campaign 4's Julien Davinos is the first time that Matt Mercer has had a PC in a CR core campaign
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 will be "a really big blowout" that will kickstart" the next chapter" of the Marvel's Spidey saga, says Joe Kelly
Marvel has one modest goal for Amazing Spider-Man #1000: Make it the "best anniversary issue of ALL TIME."
Berserk's history isn't accurate, and Kentaro Miura had the perfect response: "Hey! Ninjas!"
Kentaro Miura didn't care if Berserk confused European readers... Japanese fans came first.
Critical Role's Sam Riegel on the blink-and-you'll-miss-it TMNT easter egg from The Mighty Nein
Did you watch Critical Role's Mighty Nein season 1, episode 3 and suddenly get the urge to purchase a bo staff? There was a reason for that, says Riegel
Of course Critical Role's Liam O'Brien has tried to put together Shakespeare readings - he even has a specific role in mind for Laura Bailey
To D&D, or not to D&D? That is the question Critical Role's Liam O'Brien says he and fellow castmates have considered before
Marvel's VisionQuest releases Disney+ trailer: "I was an Avenger, but I'm not a hero anymore"
Finally, the trailer for VisionQuest has been unveiled by Marvel Studios at Disney’s D23 Expo
Grab your sword, Kingdom Hearts is being made into a show on Disney+
In partnership with Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix, Disney is working on an animated Kingdom Hearts show that will tell an original story
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Jujutsu Kaisen ended before it let its main character be the main character [Popverse Jump]
Just when Yuji Itadori had the chance to tell his own story, Jujutsu Kaisen ended.
Trent Cannon
Cosmic horror, cosmic cops (with magic rings), and forgotten Thunder Gods in the Marvel Universe: Popverse Playlist for August 15-21, 2026
Thor drops his mortal status, Hal Jordan flies onto the small screen, and It Ends drives a group of friends mad
Graeme McMillan
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
New York Comic Con
House of the Dragon's Matt Smith is coming to NYCC 2026!
The star of House of the Dragon, Doctor Who, The Crown, and next year's Star Wars: Starfighter will be making it to the Javits Center this October
Graeme McMillan
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
Marvel Studios
What's the Endgame of the running joke about Deadpool and Wolverine asking for Doomsday roles?
After an appearance by Hugh Jackman and (kinda) Ryan Reynolds at D23, we're wondering what the punchline to this ongoing MCU joke is going to be
Grant DeArmitt
How big will Avengers: Doomsday be? It's already tracking towards $100 million in preview screenings alone
What's more intimidating than a guy who can take one of Thor's hammers in stride and not blink? Maybe the money that his big Marvel Studios debut is going to pull in
Grant DeArmitt
Will Avengers: Doomsday see Doctor Doom get his hands on Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet? A cryptic message from Robert Downey Jr. has us wondering
RDJ is (once again) wearing a Victor Von Doom jacket that may contain clues to the plot of Avengers: Doomsday. We break down the most interesting of those clues here
Grant DeArmitt
Kingpin hasn’t fought Spider-Man in the MCU (yet), but Vincent D’Onofrio has a pretty good idea on how the fight would play out
Vincent D’Onofrio is already planning for a potential Kingpin vs Spider-Man and Daredevil fight (and it doesn’t go well for the heroes)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis speaks out as Image Comics reverses its decision not to work with him over sexual misconduct allegations until accountability is achieved
Warren Ellis says "I hurt people, I'm sorry" as he returns to Image Comics, but some of his sexual misconduct victims have told a different story about his "amends."
Chris Arrant
DC is giving another Warren Ellis comic back to him, and Image is publishing them despite unanswered questions about his return
First Desolation Jones, now Ocean: Warren Ellis' DC comics are finding a new home at Image.
Chris Arrant
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
Critical Role Productions
Critical Role has (lovingly) tortured DM Matt Mercer for years. His Campaign 4 character is revenge
Critical Role Campaign 4's Julien Davinos is the first time that Matt Mercer has had a PC in a CR core campaign
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Sam Riegel on the blink-and-you'll-miss-it TMNT easter egg from The Mighty Nein
Did you watch Critical Role's Mighty Nein season 1, episode 3 and suddenly get the urge to purchase a bo staff? There was a reason for that, says Riegel
Grant DeArmitt
Of course Critical Role's Liam O'Brien has tried to put together Shakespeare readings - he even has a specific role in mind for Laura Bailey
To D&D, or not to D&D? That is the question Critical Role's Liam O'Brien says he and fellow castmates have considered before
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Liam O'Brien reveals the key to most great heist movies: The plan fails
Along with fellow Critical Role star Marisha Ray, O'Brien penned the Legend of Vox Machina season 4 episode De Rolo's Eleven
Grant DeArmitt