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Matthew Lillard got his Daredevil: Born Again role because he's DM to the showrunner
Matthew Lillard plays Dungeons & Dragons with Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane
Jules Chin Greene
Livestream Critical Role, The Boys, and more panels from Seattle's ECCC 2026 free thanks to Signet Collectibles!
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Main Stage panels will stream free
Chris Arrant
DC is developing a new Batman comic with Cliff Chiang & Brian Azzarello, reuniting the 'New 52' Wonder Woman duo
DC's 'New 52' Wonder Woman creators Cliff Chiang & Brian Azzarello reuniting for new Batman project
Jules Chin Greene
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Why Chainsaw Man creators Tatsuki Fujimoto's best manga still isn't an anime
Fire Punch is easily one of the best manga that no one is planning to turn into an anime - and for good reason.
Trent Cannon
Bridgerton season 4 ending explained - did Benedict and Sophie make it work, and who's leaving the show for good?
Netflix's hit period romance has finished its latest season, but if you don't have time to check it out, we've got the answers to your burning questions right here
Graeme McMillan
The next Berserk manga release date has been confirmed by Dark Horse: and it's this year!
Berserk Volume 43 gets an October 2026 release date as the series marks more than 10 million English copies sold so far.
Trent Cannon
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Start next year's planning now - we have the Emerald City Comic Con 2027 dates in Seattle!
The 2027 dates for the best pop culture show in the Pacific Northwest have been revealed!
Surprise, DC fans! HBO dropped the first Lanterns teaser trailer early... and I love that the Green Lantern suit is real and not CGI
Lanterns, the HBO Green Lantern show starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, will premiere in August
We're off to ECCC 2026: Here are the top exhibitor booths we'll be visiting
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 is the Pacific Northwest's Premiere spot to connect with your favorite publishers - here are Popverse's premiere choices in booths to check out
The manga giant behind VIZ Media rocked by scandall after cover-up re-hiring convicted sex offenders under new pen names revealed
One of the big 3 manga publishers caught in scandal as conspiracy to re-hire convicted sex offenders under pen names comes to light.
Love the genderswapped Robin in DC's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns? It was all John Byrne's idea according to Frank Miller
As it turns out, it was John Byrne's idea for The Dark Knight Returns' Batman, Carrie Kelley, to be a girl
Twilight’s Kellan Lutz says he played his FBI: Most Wanted role as “Emmett Cullen with a gun”
Twilight’s Kellan Lutz says he brings a bit of Emmett Cullen to all of his roles, including Agent Crosby from FBI: Most Wanted
Dark Horse CEO/Founder Mike Richardson exits after 40 years as new owners bring in new boss from gaming & Lord of the Rings
Embracer replaces Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson with Middle-earth Enterprises exec in leadership shakeup.
What is the One Piece? Creator Eiichiro Oda hid the answer in a treasure trest sent to the bottom of the ocean, to avoid spoilers before series finale
Eiichiro Oda knows exactly what the One Piece is. And so could you - if you can find where he hid the answer.
Anime may be the way J-Pop breaks through in the United States
Rising stars like Ado and established ones like LISA have both found increased success by creating great anime opening theme songs.
Dungeon Crawler Carl live-action TV series won't get made if it "looks like shit," promises author Matt Dinniman
Matt Dinniman knows we're all a little nervous about the upcoming Dungeon Crawler Carl TV show, but he's promised it won't look as bad as we all fear.
How Resident Evil Requiem puts the schlocky acting of the franchise’s early games to bed for good
Angela Sant'Albano, who voices Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem, revealed the theatre-focused direction that the game took for this new installment
Berserk release schedule: Everything we know about when the next Berserk manga chapter will come out in Japan and the US
The incredible work of Kentaro Miura lives on as Berserk continues to have a sporadic and unpredictable release schedule.
DC's Absolute Scarecrow revealed by Scott Snyder ahead of Absolute Batman debut
Absolute Scarecrow is coming to the pages of DC Comics soon
BOTH female Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be in the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magic: The Gathering set will include Jennika and Venus
How Resident Evil Requiem actor Angela Sant'Albano found the "real human experience" of the franchise to fuel her role as Grace
Actress Angela Sant'Albano, who plays Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem, never played a Resi game before joining the franchise
Image Comics founders say Marvel unfairly blamed them for gimmicks like foil covers (which Marvel had done first)
Marvel Comics blamed Image for popularizing 90s era sales gimmicks (but Image says Marvel did them first)
Popverse presents Pop Quiz, a brand new trivia game debuting at ECCC '26!
You're going to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 because you love your favorite comics, anime, games and TV. Popverse's brand new Pop Quiz trivia is your chance to prove it
The story behind the Walt Simonson cameo in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, from Frank Miller & Klaus Janson themselves
At ComicsPRO 2026, Klaus Janson and Frank Miller revealed that the cab driver in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is iconic comic book writer Walt Simonson
The DC Comics Absolute Universe is a hit because it does ripped from the headlines right
DC Comics' Absolute Universe is going strong because it reflects the biggest issues of our day with zero subtlety.
Follow along live to DC Comics' What's Next panel with Batman and more from Seattle's ECCC 2026
DC brings Absolute, Vertigo, and Next Level to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 with major panel led by Batman editor Rob Levin.
Critical Role, The Boys, Ming-Na Wen & more - our most anticipated ECCC 2026 panels
Just like you, your favorite TV and gaming stars are getting ready to head to Emerald City Comic Con 2026; here are the panels Popverse won't be missing
Critical Role & Prime Video reveal The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 release date, reveal the first image of Vecna... er, The Whispered One
Critical Role's The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 premieres this summer, and it's bringing with it a popular villain from Campaign 1. What's that character's name? Er, we don't want to get the lawyers involved
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Follow along live to DC Comics' What's Next panel with Batman and more from Seattle's ECCC 2026
DC brings Absolute, Vertigo, and Next Level to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 with major panel led by Batman editor Rob Levin.
Graeme McMillan
Why Chainsaw Man creators Tatsuki Fujimoto's best manga still isn't an anime
Fire Punch is easily one of the best manga that no one is planning to turn into an anime - and for good reason.
Trent Cannon
Why anime can't resist the allure of the isekai [Popverse Jump]
If you've been following anime for the past few years, you're probably wondering where all these isekai anime come from
Trent Cannon
Emerald City Comic Con
We're off to ECCC 2026: Here are the top exhibitor booths we'll be visiting
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 is the Pacific Northwest's Premiere spot to connect with your favorite publishers - here are Popverse's premiere choices in booths to check out
Grant DeArmitt
Popverse presents Pop Quiz, a brand new trivia game debuting at ECCC '26!
You're going to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 because you love your favorite comics, anime, games and TV. Popverse's brand new Pop Quiz trivia is your chance to prove it
Grant DeArmitt
Follow along live to DC Comics' What's Next panel with Batman and more from Seattle's ECCC 2026
DC brings Absolute, Vertigo, and Next Level to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 with major panel led by Batman editor Rob Levin.
Graeme McMillan
Critical Role, The Boys, Ming-Na Wen & more - our most anticipated ECCC 2026 panels
Just like you, your favorite TV and gaming stars are getting ready to head to Emerald City Comic Con 2026; here are the panels Popverse won't be missing
Grant DeArmitt
Emerald City Comic Con
We're off to ECCC 2026: Here are the top exhibitor booths we'll be visiting
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 is the Pacific Northwest's Premiere spot to connect with your favorite publishers - here are Popverse's premiere choices in booths to check out
Grant DeArmitt
Popverse presents Pop Quiz, a brand new trivia game debuting at ECCC '26!
You're going to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 because you love your favorite comics, anime, games and TV. Popverse's brand new Pop Quiz trivia is your chance to prove it
Grant DeArmitt
Follow along live to DC Comics' What's Next panel with Batman and more from Seattle's ECCC 2026
DC brings Absolute, Vertigo, and Next Level to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 with major panel led by Batman editor Rob Levin.
Graeme McMillan
Critical Role, The Boys, Ming-Na Wen & more - our most anticipated ECCC 2026 panels
Just like you, your favorite TV and gaming stars are getting ready to head to Emerald City Comic Con 2026; here are the panels Popverse won't be missing
Grant DeArmitt
Absolute Martian Manhunter
The DC Comics Absolute Universe is a hit because it does ripped from the headlines right
DC Comics' Absolute Universe is going strong because it reflects the biggest issues of our day with zero subtlety.
Jules Chin Greene
DC's Absolute Martian Manhunter is ending, but the finale is setting up another collaboration for Deniz Camp & Javier Rodríguez
“I love this book so much”: Deniz Camp reflects on ending Absolute Martian Manhunter.
Chris Arrant
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
Behind the psychedelic colors of Absolute Martian Manhunter lies a deeply human story about connection and fear
Absolute Martian Manhunter writer Deniz Camp says the comic was influenced by timeless struggles he’s seen in the real world
Jules Chin Greene
HAZBIN HOTEL
Hazbin Hotel creator Vivienne Medrano admits the show pumped the brakes on the Lilith storyline... but they're coming back to it in season 3
According to Medrano, Charlie Morningstar's mother "is the one thing if people notice like, 'Oh, yeah, they really set her up and then didn't do anything.' I'm like, 'Yeah, we Yeah, we did. Sorry.'"
Grant DeArmitt
What makes Hazbin Hotel so popular? It could be that it's "a power fantasy for a theater kid," as songwriter Sam Haft puts it
Haft, who is also responsible for one of the most recognizable numbers on the Five Nights at Freddy's soundtrack, reminds us that Hazbin Hotel really is a show where people sing to solve their problems
Grant DeArmitt
Helluva Boss's Prime Video deal doubled the animation budget, says creator Vivienne Medrano
"I think the biggest genuine joy I have," says Hellaverse creator Vivienne "Vivziepop" Medrano, "is that this success hopefully really opens the door for other really cool indie projects"
Grant DeArmitt
Hazbin Hotel cast puts on “mini concerts” for each other, says Erika Henningsen
How does Hazbin Hotel's cast prepare for each season's musical performances? By... performing for each other in behind the scenes concerts, it turns out
Grant DeArmitt
Robert Kirkman
One of the reasons Image Comics greenlit Invincible was because they had a lack of superheroes in their line
In 2003, Image Comics realized it was barely publishing superhero comics - then came Invincible.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Image Comics was going to cancel Invincible in the first year, until Robert Kirkman hotshotted Omni-Man's betrayal up 2 years early
Omni-Man’s betrayal was supposed to happen in Invincible #25, but Image Comics told Robert Kirkman they needed a big move to save the book from cancelation
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Walking Dead was originally pitched by Robert Kirkman under the name Dawn of the Dead, but Image convinced him to be different
Robert Kirkman was told zombie books don’t sell, so he pitched The Walking Dead as a survival book to Image Comics.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Invincible ending explained: What happens to Invincible, Omni-Man, the Viltrum Empire, and everyone else in Robert Kirkman’s original comic series
Here's what happened at the end of Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley & Cory Walker.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone