Spotlight
How Shonen Jump originally turned down One Piece, according to then-editor-in-chief Kazuhiko Torishima (who admits he said 'no')
Kazuhiko Torishima helped turn Dragon Ball into an international phenomenon, but he almost passed on One Piece until his team told him to give it a chance.
Trent Cannon
The world's first Scooby-Doo anime announced - with Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard returning to the voice cast
Both Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard have been voicing Scooby-Doo and Shaggy for decades and now they're heading to Japan in Yokoso Scooby-Doo!
Trent Cannon
Is DC Studios setting up Green Lantern Hal Jordan's death in the Lanterns teaser?
The second teaser of HBO Max's Lanterns hints at a grim fate for Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern protégé, John Stewart
Jules Chin Greene
Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son is her Alysa Liu moment, says the Divergent author, and a way to buck the haters
For years, Roth focused on not being "what everyone accused [her] of being" in her early career. But with Seek the Traitor's Son, she's focusing more on making something she loves... kinda like what a certain Olympian does on the ice
Grant DeArmitt
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
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?
Grant DeArmitt
Latest
Marvel Comics didn’t just lose Dan Buckley, it quietly stopped having a publisher for first time in 87-year history
Marvel Comics is entering a new era where the idea of a “publisher” may not exist anymore.
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz joins Critical Role's next Daggerheart actual play - Age of Umbra: Sallowlands
From the High Seas to the TTRPGS, Our Flag Means Death breakout star Vico Ortiz will join the Critical Role family this coming July
The longheld divide between Static & The Milestone Universe and the DC Universe wasn't over lack of ideas, but creative control according to the late Dwayne McDuffie
Why did Milestone Comics wait so long to crossover with the DC Universe? Because the creators wanted to keep their rights
The cast of Critical Role Campaign 4 answer: Which Dimension 20 campaign would you want to be a part of?
Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan has stepped up as the Critical Role Campaign 4 GM - now which of his previous campaigns do his current players wish they could join?
Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham both want the same thing from Dispatch 2: more Malevola Gibb
Bailey & Willingham - who voice Dispatch's Invisigal and Phenomaman, respectively - want to see more of the game's demonic ex-villain, voiced by Alanah Pierce
Batman vs. Absolute Batman? Matt Fraction welcomes the competition "in the best way" between him & Dan Mora against Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Matt Fraction is thrilled that his Batman title exists at the same time as Absolute Batman
DC's Absolute Universe: ✓ Reader success, ✓Sales success, and now ✓ Critical awards success with Eisner noms
DC's Absolute Universe books are still going strong in this year's Eisner Award nominations
Twin Peaks' comeback after 25 years was a surprise to everyone involved, says Kyle MacLachlan
In the 25 years between Fire Walk with Me and The Return, the creatives behind Twin Peaks doubted that the show would come back, says Dale Cooper himself. But according to MacLachlan, the fans made that dream come true
Darwyn Cooke had one demand when he was asked to take over DC's Catwoman with Ed Brubaker: it should be for women, not teenage boys
Darwyn Cooke told DC Comics he would only draw Catwoman if the character was redesigned to be less sexualized
After Ahsoka, Bryce Dallas Howard wants to direct a Marvel movie
At Emerald City Comic Con 2026, Star Wars director and one-time on-screen Gwen Stacy Bryce Dallas Howard revealed that she would love to direct a Marvel project
DC has "amazing" pitches for Absolute Swamp Thing, Absolute Constantine & Absolute Aquaman... but architect Scott Snyder & DC don't want to overwhelm fans & the market
Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder dished on how DC Comics is hoping to expand its Absolute Universe line
Time for a gamechanger: Sam Reich wants more Dropout on Blu-ray by Christmas this year
Reich's Game Changer is on Blu-ray now (and selling quite well), but by the end of the year, the Dropout CEO hopes you'll be seeing more quirky comedy in physical media
Bocchi the Rock manga is back from a six-month hiatus, with an imminent release date
Fans of rock music and social anxiety can rest easy knowing that Bocchi the Rock is back soon.
Marvel knows you're not happy about Greymalkin Prison, but Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone says it's not being ignored and something is coming "right away"
"Greymalkin isn’t a pretty idea," says Simone, and promises that's going to be dealt with very shortly after her upcoming Uncanny X-Men #29
Deniz Camp is the most interesting writer in superhero comics right now, and his Eisner nominations just co-signed it
Between Absolute Martian Manhunter, Assorted Crisis Events, and The Ultimates, Deniz Camp has proved to both comic book readers and critics that he "knows ball"
What We Do In The Shadows lives on (with added Mel Brooks) as FX orders Very Young Frankenstein to series
Comedy by way of classic horror rises again, as What We Do in the Shadows vets Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch breathe new life into Mel Brooks's seminal Young Frankenstein
The comics industry is much more competitive & talented than the '80s and'90s, and Todd McFarlane said he couldn't cut it if he was starting today
Todd McFarlane says the standards for new creators are much higher today, and someone like him could never break into the industry
Critical Role's surprise death of Occtis Tachonis originally happened before Campaign 4 even began, reveals Alexander Ward
Critical Role Campaign 4, episode 4 featured the first PC death of Brennan Lee Mulligan's Aramán, but the way that P tells it, his C was supposed to already be RIP
Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachan still wonders what Agent Cooper is up to after The Return
"He is in this limbo stage," the Dale Cooper actor said about his globally-beloved Twin Peaks character. But that's not the answer you might think it is
Hit Webtoon Eleceed is (finally) getting a print edition, and we have a first look
Eleceed is the perfect comic for anyone convinced their cat is secretly in charge.
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The Quintessential Quintuplets, my favorite trash romance anime, is finally streaming in full on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]
The Quintessential Quintuplets anime is flawed in so many ways and yet I can't stop loving it.
Trent Cannon
Marvel gets an Ultimate rebirth, Apple gets creepy, and we love Boosters: Popverse Playlist for May 16-22 2026
You're wondering what to do with the next seven days of pop culture free time? We've got an Apple TV show for you to catch up on, a comic book rebirth from Marvel, and a movie that's so stylish, it's a steal
Graeme McMillan
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
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
Leon Miller
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
Chris Arrant
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant
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?
Grant DeArmitt
The Boys
The Boys showrunner reveals his surprise hope for the series finale
Eric Kripke knows The Boys goes to some dark places, but that is because he believes that is where hope thrives.
Trent Cannon
Homelander actor thought The Boys jumped the shark way back in its second season
Antony Starr thought The Boys was getting silly back in Season 2, so what must he though of the series now?
Trent Cannon
The Boys S4 left Karl Urban restless, so he signed up for Mortal Kombat II
The Boys season 4 kept Butcher in a hospital bed, so Karl Urban had plenty of energy to burn when Mortal Kombat II needed a Johnny Cage
Trent Cannon
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
New York Comic Con
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
NYCC 2026 ticket pre-sale info: How to get your badge (or VIP Badge!) early
When do NYCC tickets go on sale in 2026? We gotchu.
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
Grey's Anatomy
Grey’s Anatomy season 23: Release date, returning cast, exit updates & everything we know
Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. will return to the long-running ABC medical drama, but some other familiar faces will be missing
Avery Kaplan
Grey's Anatomy season 22 release date: When the beloved medical drama returns to ABC
Meredith Grey will be returning to ABC this fall.
Avery Kaplan
Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh is a real doctor now! Well, an honorary one. Here's what she told Dartmouth's 2025 graduating class
"I didn't even go to college," is not a usual thing for someone with a doctorate to say, but she did spend a decade playing a doctor on TV, so we'll let her off.
Trent Cannon
How to watch Grey's Anatomy in order from season 1 to season 22, including where to watch spinoffs Station 19, Private Practice, & B-Team
Grey's Anatomy has been on the air at ABC for 20 years. Here's how to watch Grey's Anatomy (and all its spin-offs) from start to finish.
Jules Chin Greene