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What keeps The Rookie interesting after 9 seasons? The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley
Get it right, Rookie fans - according to the show's creator, what you're watching on Hulu isn't a procedural, it's a "patrol show"
Grant DeArmitt
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
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
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
I decoded the secret language on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom jacket from Marvel Studios' Hall H Avengers: Doomsday panel so you don't have to
How Robert Downey Jr.'s Comic-Con jacket sent me down a Doctor Doom rabbit hole.
Grant DeArmitt
The X-Men-shaped hole in Marvel's Comic-Con panel may be its biggest reveal
Marvel skipped the X-Men at Comic-Con, and that might be the biggest clue about Avengers: Secret Wars yet.
Trent Cannon
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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
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
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
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
D&D admits it can't keep up with fans' appetites, and is deputizing other companies to create official add-on content
New content for every Dungeons & Dragons setting is ambitious, so Wizards of the Coast are asking for help from other studios in the TTRPG industry.
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.
D&D is doing its first ever R-rated setting... and the lawyers had a $#!+ ton of notes
The new Dark Sun books for Dungeons & Dragons are so brutal, they had to put a warning label on it.
Supergirl Milly Alcock is excited for audiences to see what DC Studios and James Gunn are cooking up for Man of Tomorrow
Supergirl actress Milly Alcock talks about her experience filming James Gunn’s Man of Tomorrow
Scott Pilgrim director Edgar Wright doesn’t see the point of video game movies, because video games are meant to be played, not watched
Edgar Wright doesn’t see himself directing any video game films anytime soon
One comics anthology is making room for more joyful, complicated Jewish stories
The creators behind CHUTZPAH! want Jewish comics to be more than stories about tragedy.
Free Comic Book Day 2027 guide (updated July 2026)
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How to read Marvel Midnight: Complete reading order and checklist
And the 2026 Harvey Awards nominees are...
The Harvey Awards reveal two of comics' biggest trends: DC's rise and translation's boom.
Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Florida Supercon 2026!
The best cosplayers on the east coast and beyond were competing at this year's Florida Supercon, and Popverse was there to capture all the looks
The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley reveals the moment he knew the Hulu show was a hit
The cast behind The Rookie get recognized in places like San Diego Comic Con all the time, but for creator Hawley, it took a trip to Europe for season 8 to really show him what the show means to fans
Is Captain America's baby real? Chris Evans' co-star, Hayley Atwell, suggests it could just be a "dream"
Is Marvel punking us with Captain America's baby in the first Avengers: Doomsday teaser? Now we have doubts.
Dwayne Johnson once visited The Rookie set for the sweetest reason imaginable
The Rookie & The Rock-ie: How Dwayne Johnson wound up on the set (but not in the cast) of Hulu's favorite cop drama
A Spider-Man cosplayer saved the day for one man trying to cross the street
Dressed as Spider-Man, Christopher Hellenthal hopped out of his truck to help someone in need.
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.
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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
Follow Marvel Comics' Fanfare panel from SDCC live with Popverse
The biggest unanswered questions about Marvel Comics may be answered here.
Jules Chin Greene
Comic-Con International: San Diego
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
What keeps The Rookie interesting after 9 seasons? The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley
Get it right, Rookie fans - according to the show's creator, what you're watching on Hulu isn't a procedural, it's a "patrol show"
Grant DeArmitt
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
The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley reveals the moment he knew the Hulu show was a hit
The cast behind The Rookie get recognized in places like San Diego Comic Con all the time, but for creator Hawley, it took a trip to Europe for season 8 to really show him what the show means to fans
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
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
What keeps The Rookie interesting after 9 seasons? The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley
Get it right, Rookie fans - according to the show's creator, what you're watching on Hulu isn't a procedural, it's a "patrol show"
Grant DeArmitt
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
The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley reveals the moment he knew the Hulu show was a hit
The cast behind The Rookie get recognized in places like San Diego Comic Con all the time, but for creator Hawley, it took a trip to Europe for season 8 to really show him what the show means to fans
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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
I decoded the secret language on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom jacket from Marvel Studios' Hall H Avengers: Doomsday panel so you don't have to
How Robert Downey Jr.'s Comic-Con jacket sent me down a Doctor Doom rabbit hole.
Grant DeArmitt