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From one Lord of the Rings director to another - Andy Serkis on what makes Peter Jackson “one of life’s great movement-makers”
Serkis, who will direct the next Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, reveals what made trilogy director Jackson such a fantastic director
Grant DeArmitt
Jurassic World and Star Wars mainstay Bryce Dallas Howard is coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026!
Bryce Dallas Howard has starred in three Jurassic World movies, directed four Star Wars TV shows, and now she'll be showing up to delight fans at Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Graeme McMillan
Free Comic Book Day 2026: What to expect from DC, Marvel, and more, and the whole Comics Giveaway Day wrinkle
Free Comic Book Day 2026 explained, including the new Comics Giveaway Day twist.
Chris Arrant
Is Kirk/Spock canon in Star Trek? It’s not as straightforward as you think
Gene Roddenberry admitted that he created Kirk and Spock to be "a love relationship," but how far did that extend?
Graeme McMillan
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Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
Members Access
Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
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DC’s Vertigo returns strong as Bleeding Hearts #1 sells out on day of release, rushed to second printing
Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian's Bleeding Hearts #1 has been a bloody good hit for Vertigo Comics
Halle Berry swears Storm really isn't in Avengers: Doomsday: "You all think I’m being coy"
The Goddess of the X-Men has spoken: Halle Berry says that she's not going to be in Avengers: Doomsday as Storm despite what fans believe
DC KO #4 explains how the Absolute Universe fits into the larger DC canon
We finally know where the past and present in the DC Absolute Universe lie in relation to DC's mainline universe, thanks to DC K.O. #4
The X-Files reboot director Ryan Coogler had his own Lone Gunman to advise him: Breaking Bad & Pluribus's Vince Gilligan
Gilligan, who produced and directed some of the original X-Files episodes, sat down with Sinners director Coogler for a (presumably government-monitored) Zoom call
The chaotic world that Ghosts' Trevor would build if he were in charge, according to actor Asher Grodman
Trevor is the wildcard out of the cast of characters on CBS' Ghosts, and actor Asher Grodman tells us why
Overwatch's new hero Anran getting redesign after backlash from both players and voice actor
Overwatch voice actor Fareeha Anderson said Anran looked "more docile than the most peacekeeping support in the game." Now Blizzard are planning to change the new Hero's look.
Resident Evil is scary, funny, and painfully relevant... and that’s why it endures
Resident Evil may have always been an over-the-top survival horror series, but it's never been more relevant to our world
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to get de-aged in new cartoon series
just like Spidey and his Amazing Friends, Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles is aimed at young kids with short episodes coming to YouTube this year.
Jurassic Park stars Wayne Knight, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, and BD Wong are headed to C2E2 2026!
Life, uh, has found a way to connect Chicago's Jurassic Park fans to the icons that made the movie. And Popverse Superfans get an even better shot at meeting Knight, Mazzello, Richards, and Wong
Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar originally began as a Steven Spielberg project
After The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's brother went to work with Steven Spielberg and came back with the core of what would become Interstellar
Read One Piece chapters 1–155 free on the Shonen Jump app before Netflix season 2
One Piece Season 2 is expected to end with the Drum Island arc from the manga - which happens to be where the free chapters end for a limited time.
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson imagines what the movies would have been like had Sean Connery accepted the role of Gandalf
"I am the wielder of a sccchecret fire," quips Peter Jackson, director of The Fellowship of the Ring and SNL-level impressionist
Elsa Bloodstone in Marvel Rivals wants to remind you how cool the Marvel Universe is, even when the MCU feels stale
Marvel Rivals is succeeding in getting gamers excited about lesser-known Marvel Comics characters like Elsa Bloodstone
Captain America's Chip Zdarsky admits he wants to write Iron Man, even if Marvel fans don’t like how he writes Tony Stark
Chip Zdarsky doesn't hate Iron Man, guys. In fact, he loves writing Tony Stark
Critical Role's Matt Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan got better at GMing thanks to Akira Kurosawa
Critical Role's new GM for Campaign 4 says there's a moment in Seven Samurai that teaches storytellers how to avoid the "soulless instinct to optimize." OG GM Mercer says it's a technique even used in shows like The Mighty Nein
Uncanny X-Men's Gail Simone breaks down what makes the Marvel mutants “more than just another comics team”
Gail Simone knows that fans of Marvel's Uncanny X-Men have a personal connection to each of the characters
Daredevil writer Chip Zdarsky loved writing The Punisher as a “gun-toting Holden Caulfield,” but could never write a Frank Castle series
Chip Zdarsky doesn't think he can sustain writing the Punisher for a solo series, but Frank Castle's "nuts" personality was a boon while he was writing Daredevil
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
The Lord of the Rings screenwriter Phillipa Boyens teases The Hunt for Gollum as "a really strong psychological" story
At the same time, confirms the Middle-Earth screenwriter, The Lord of the Rings favorite antihero will be portrayed with all the same physicality as Serkis had in the first go-round
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Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
I can't wait to cry my eyes out at Journal with Witch this January on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]
Everyone needs a good cry this time of year and Journal with Witch is this season's emotionally devastating story.
Trent Cannon
Emerald City Comic Con
Jurassic World and Star Wars mainstay Bryce Dallas Howard is coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026!
Bryce Dallas Howard has starred in three Jurassic World movies, directed four Star Wars TV shows, and now she'll be showing up to delight fans at Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Graeme McMillan
Creel World Seattle: Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is coming to ECCC 2026!
Vecna himself, Jamie Campbell Bower, is turning Emerald City Comic Con 2026 upside down hot on the heels of the Stranger Things season 5 finale
Grant DeArmitt
Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal are headed to Seattle's ECCC 2026!
The voices behind Bill Cipher (and Grunkle Stan!) and Mabel are going to be headlining their own panel, signing autographs, and more at Seattle's biggest pop culture shindig this March
Graeme McMillan
Ask Ming-Na Wen, Critical Role, Gail Simone, Karl Urban, Chris Claremont, Denys Cowan, and more your questions as part of ECCC x Popverse member exclusive!
Popverse members can submit questions for select Emerald City Comic Con 2026 panels and interviews.
Chris Arrant
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Kermit and Miss Piggy: are The Muppet Show’s iconic couple actually relationship goals?
Someday, we'll all find the kind of rainbow connection enjoyed by the Muppets' Kermit and Miss Piggy - or so we hope
Ashley V. Robinson
When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner originally gave the film a much more depressing ending - but then he fell in love
Rob Reiner met his future wife while he was filming When Harry Met Sally and that inspired the new romantic ending that we all love
Trent Cannon
Love is in the air with these top 5 anime to watch on Valentine's Day
Finding yourself alone on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 anime to help you feel better (or worse) about your current relationship status.
Trent Cannon
Pop culture's greatest couple are two alcoholic detectives from the 1930s that knew how to have fun
The Thin Man's Nick and Nora Charles are what every pop culture couple should want to be
Graeme McMillan
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson imagines what the movies would have been like had Sean Connery accepted the role of Gandalf
"I am the wielder of a sccchecret fire," quips Peter Jackson, director of The Fellowship of the Ring and SNL-level impressionist
Grant DeArmitt
From one Lord of the Rings director to another - Andy Serkis on what makes Peter Jackson “one of life’s great movement-makers”
Serkis, who will direct the next Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, reveals what made trilogy director Jackson such a fantastic director
Grant DeArmitt
The Lord of the Rings screenwriter Phillipa Boyens teases The Hunt for Gollum as "a really strong psychological" story
At the same time, confirms the Middle-Earth screenwriter, The Lord of the Rings favorite antihero will be portrayed with all the same physicality as Serkis had in the first go-round
Grant DeArmitt
The Lord of the Rings cast got stools to sit on between takes - John Rhys Davies got a La-Z-Boy, occasionally delivered by helicopter
Worry not for Gimli, son of Gloin (aka actor John Rhys Davies). His post orc-slaughtering during The Lord of the Rings filming was a comfortable break
Grant DeArmitt
Wonder Man
There was worry inside Marvel TV's Wonder Man crew that the writers strike could have led to it being canceled as a tax write-off like DC's Batgirl movie
Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest was nervous that the show would get axed by Disney when it shut down production during the 2023 strikes
Jules Chin Greene
The MCU Wonder Man vs. the Marvel Comics Wonder Man: 5 major differences explained
The Simon Williams in the MCU's Wonder Man show has a different backstory than his Marvel Comics counterpart
Jules Chin Greene
Wonder Man season 1 ending explained: What are the fates of Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery in the MCU?
All 8 episodes of Wonder Man are now streaming on Disney+, and we break down the ending of the finale here
Jules Chin Greene
Wonder Man director takes kids (and fans) behind the scenes of the Marvel Studios Disney+ show
Destin Daniel Cretton created a video for his child's career day at school, giving us a look at the Wonder Man show from Marvel Studios
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman
Scott Snyder feared Absolute Batman’s boldest moments would alienate fans
In Absolute Batman, Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta have taken DC Comics' Dark Knight to edgy new heights - but the writer worried that it might be too much for some fans
Jules Chin Greene
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
Absolute Batman happened because DC Comics writer Scott Snyder got bored reading about ‘superhero fatigue’
With Absolute Batman, writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta have proved that there is no such thing as "superhero fatigue"
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman paves the way for DC to take risks, says Scott Snyder - unlike his New 52 Batman run
For Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder, the pressure of writing one of DC's best-selling books right now is different from when he was writing Batman during the New 52
Jules Chin Greene