Spotlight

Marvel’s Punisher: How to watch the MCU Frank Castle in release and chronological order
From Daredevil to the wider MCU: here's how to watch The Punisher’s war on crime in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The Boys boss sounds off against fans complaining about Season 5 'filler': "You're just watching the wrong show."
Eric Kripke doesn't think Prime Video's The Boys needs more action to deliver a satisfying finale
Trent Cannon

An anti-spy thriller is coming from Image Comics that's equal parts The Kingsman and K-Pop Demon Hunters
Doug Wagner and Hoyt Silva’s Yumi 00EX is a loud, chaotic anti-spy comic with a killer ride.
Chris Arrant

Dimension 20 as a play-at-home game? Dropout's Sam Reich says it's in the works
Yep, we have the same question you do. But let's let Dropout CEO Reich announce Dimension 20's first trans-media enterprise before we start postulating
Grant DeArmitt

For the Hobbit set, Magic: The Gathering had to break an unofficial internal rule because Smaug is so iconic
The headliner card from Magic: The Gathering x The Hobbit is not a cheery hero, but the villainous Smaug
Jules Chin Greene

How to watch The Boys in order, including Gen V and all the various spinoffs
Gen V season 2 has come and gone, so we're all waiting for The Boys season 5 on Prime Video to finish out the story
Trent Cannon
Latest

Peaky Blinders + Oasis = Disney's next big music movie (in theaters sooner than you'd think)
After the Beatles and Taylor Swift, Disney+ signs up Britpop reunion act Oasis, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight behind the camera

How to watch DC's Supergirl movies and shows in order - release & chronological
How to watch Supergirl in release and chronological order

Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?

What's next for GLITCH after The Amazing Digital Circus's finale? A dark, Wreck-It Ralph-style take on video games starring Helluva Boss, One Piece, and Smiling Friends headliners
The Amazing Digital Circus is coming to an end, but a brand new animated project called Gameoverse will keep the weirdo style going over at GLITCH

DC Comics' Orion is deeply misunderstood, but don't worry: Ngozi Ukazu is coming to help you (and him!)
"I really go back to the source," Orion artist/writer Ukazu says of her research into Jack Kirby's Fourth World, "No pun intended."

How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.

Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy

John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average

Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Mark Bagley said he left after 111 issues because it was just time, he was tired, and there were some Marvel business things he wasn't happy with
Mark Bagley left Ultimate Spider-Man because he was burned out and feared the series would be the only thing he was known for.

How the No Context Spider-Man Instagram page is keeping us all from losing the plot
No Context Spider-Man (@nocontextspidey) provides a positive online fandom space that's become rarer in recent years

Critical Role's The Mighty Nein season 2 release date seems imminent, because all the episodes are "almost entirely finished" says Travis Willingham
The Mighty Nein season 2, which finished its voice recordings alongside season 1, is currently in the post-production stage. So when will Prime Video announce a release date? Travis Willingham thinks "soon"

Spider-Man: Brand New Day ending explained: Peter Parker's comic revamp, with new villains (Mr. Negative) and new vibes (The Daily Bugle)
What the Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day comics era is about: Aunt May, Mary Jane, and the new status quo.

Marvel is planning something for Captain Britain's 50th anniversary this year
It's been half a century since Brian Braddock first stepped into the role of Captain America's Transatlantic counterpart. And according to Marvel's Tom Brevoort, the House of Ideas is planing something special to celebrate

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day release schedule: Here's everything we know about the upcoming Marvel Comics series
Ahead of the Marvel Studios movie, Marvel will launch a new Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day series from Dan Slott, Marcus To, and Marcos Martin

Love Power Rangers? You should thank Toei's Spider-Man 1970s show for the inspiration
The live-action Spider-Man series from Japan might not have gotten a lot of play in the US, but it had a profound influence on Power Rangers years before it aired overseas.

What's the best cure for breaking your adamantium claws? For Wolverine, it's a beach day with his beach bud Nightcrawler
As Logan struggles with losing 3 of his claws, Nightcrawler takes him on a beach trip in Wolverine #21

The 9/11 terrorist attacks inspired Steven Spielberg to remake sci-fi classic War of the Worlds
Steven Spielberg didn’t think War of the Worlds needed a remake, but the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed his mind

An obscure manga casts Steve Jobs as a sort of mind control wizard in the early days of his ascent at Apple and I love it [Popverse Jump]
The manga, which follows Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as they started Apple, had a failed attempt at an English release in 2018 and that feels like a crime now.

Spider-Man goes bad: Every time a big bad villain took over for Peter Parker in Marvel Comics
You probably know about the time Doc Ock took over as Spider-Man - but how does he compare to the *other* baddies that have spent time in the webbed spandex? We'll break it down here

Devil May Cry returns, Batgirl's in jail, and we have a new Obsession: Popverse Playlist for May 9-15 2026
Love is hard, whether it's romance gone wrong or families being complicated - but it's not as hard as breakout of a supermax jail like Batman ally Barbara Gordon is going to have to do

Big Nate reading order (Updated May 2026): How to read Lincoln Peirce's hit comic in order
How to read the Big Nate novels and comics in release and chronological order

Mike Colter wasn't in Daredevil: Born Again until Krysten Ritter made a call
Krysten Ritter was all for Jessica Jones and Luke Cage to have a family reunion on Daredevil: Born Again
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An obscure manga casts Steve Jobs as a sort of mind control wizard in the early days of his ascent at Apple and I love it [Popverse Jump]
The manga, which follows Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as they started Apple, had a failed attempt at an English release in 2018 and that feels like a crime now.
Trent Cannon

Devil May Cry returns, Batgirl's in jail, and we have a new Obsession: Popverse Playlist for May 9-15 2026
Love is hard, whether it's romance gone wrong or families being complicated - but it's not as hard as breakout of a supermax jail like Batman ally Barbara Gordon is going to have to do
Graeme McMillan

How Wistoria: Wand and Sword season 2 embraces the underdog in all of us and stays true to the first season's unique style [Popverse Jump]
We spoke to Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 director Hideaki Nakano about stepping into the director role and what challenges his team faces adapting the manga
Trent Cannon
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man

How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

How the No Context Spider-Man Instagram page is keeping us all from losing the plot
No Context Spider-Man (@nocontextspidey) provides a positive online fandom space that's become rarer in recent years
Jules Chin Greene
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man

How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

How the No Context Spider-Man Instagram page is keeping us all from losing the plot
No Context Spider-Man (@nocontextspidey) provides a positive online fandom space that's become rarer in recent years
Jules Chin Greene
Magic: The Gathering

The most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards in the Marvel's Spider-Man set
How much will the Soul Stone cost you from Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man? Almost as much as your soul itself
Jules Chin Greene

From Shakespeare to “this is insane,” Magic: The Gathering reined in flavor text chaos
Don’t expect the paragraphs of flavor text from old Magic: The Gathering cards to come back any time soon
Jules Chin Greene

MTG's Magic Pro Tour was created to offset the fact that playing Magic was "too expensive" for kids
At MagicCon Las Vegas 2026, Skaff Elias recalled seeing kids in 1994 on the verge of tears because they couldn’t afford Magic: The Gathering cards
Jules Chin Greene

Think there are too many Magic: The Gathering releases? The '90s staff say it was worse then, with some sets designed in "about a week"
In the early days of Magic: The Gathering, the development team would design a set in as little as a week’s time
Jules Chin Greene
New York Comic Con

It's never too early to start planning for NYCC 2026 - here's what you need to know before returning to the Javits Center in October
We're still months away from this year's New York Comic Con, but already, we're in the planning stages. If you're anything like us, here are some things you may need to know
Grant DeArmitt

New York Comic Con 2026 is already on its way, and we have the dates for the big show
Clear your second week of October 2026, because New York Comic Con is coming back to the Javits Center
Graeme McMillan

After comic con tickets, here is all the supplies you need for a quintessential comic convention survival kit
Here it is - the ReedPop insider's con survival guide. Accumulated and documented over years of con travel by numerous people here at ReedPop, this isn't the basics - this is the #protip of all pro tips on making your con travels easier.
Chris Arrant

Popverse convention panel archive: Watch panels from NYCC, MCM, C2E2, ECCC, and more on-demand!
Be there from anywhere and watch full panels form New York Comic Con, MCM Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, and more!
Chris Arrant





