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The new Street Fighter movie won't be The Dark Knight of video game movies, says director
We love The Dark Knight trilogy as much as anyone, but Street Fighter doesn't need the Christopher Nolan treatment.
Trent Cannon
The Dragon Ball Super manga's return hasn't been announced, but suddenly everyone involved is talking like it's happening.
We've had more hints than usual that Shueisha may be ready to bring back the Dragon Ball Super manga.
Trent Cannon
Tom Hardy makes a surprise return as Bane... on his new rap album?
Tom Hardy might not have been born in the hip hop world, but Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer listeners will probably consider it his ally
Grant DeArmitt
There's an official One Piece x Jurassic Park crossover, but only in Japan
We didn't know we needed a One Piece x Jurassic Park collaboration, but here we are.
Trent Cannon
Marvel's Vision actor Paul Bettany says there are basically two kinds of robot story - and VisionQuest is the MCU's Frankenstein
Are you Pinocchio or are you Frankenstein? That's how the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Vision believes every great robot story begins
Grant DeArmitt
Chris Hansen buys adtime before screenings of Primetime, the movie about Chris Hansen
Primetime dramatizes Hansen's history on To Catch a Predator - a story that arguably portrays the newscaster in a less than positive light
Grant DeArmitt
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Wolverine can die in Insomniac's game. Fortunately, rage is apparently a life-saver.
Marvel's Wolverine puts a hard limit on Logan's healing factor: "If his heart stops, then his healing factor stops."
13 years after first suggesting it, Andrew Garfield still believes in a gay Spider-Man
"You don’t see skin color, you don’t see gender, you don’t see sexuality," says The Amazing Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield, "Anyone can project themselves into that suit"
You wanted an Absolute Zatanna book? Good news: Absolute Wonder Woman's Kelly Thompson does too, and has an idea for it
Yenom Ym Ekat! Writer Thompson says for an Absolute Zatanna to happen, "the timing will need to be right"
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movies have a secret: everyone’s terrified on set, aside from one man
Tom Cruise is as fearless as Ethan Hunt on the set of the Mission: Impossible films - unlike everyone else he's acting beside
The Sopranos stars reunited for a new mob story - this time, in audio format (Oh, and it's about 9/11)
UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob will star Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Bacala), alongside The Sopranos' Ray Abruzzo and Arthur Nascarella
Uncanny X-Force's Deadpool was secretly a creator-owned character for writer Rick Remender, because he never read a Deadpool comic before
Rick Remender had never read a Deadpool comic before writing Uncanny X-Force
It's never been easier to become a comic book writer, or harder to make a living as one according to Image writer (and Top Cow exec)
Top Cow's COO Matt Hawkins, who created such titles as The Clock, thinks there's still a path for amateurs to turn professional comic creators. That path is a long one, though
Writing Superman is therapeutic, but writing Spider-Man is neurotic and natural for Dan Slott
Slott writes both Superman Unlimited for DC and Spectacular Spider-Man at Marvel - and finds them two very distinct experiences
DC told Gal Gadot she'd stay as Wonder Woman - and then moved on, but she's okay with it
"I feel like we're all adults, it's all good," Gal Gadot said about DC Studios' decision to part ways with her as Wonder Woman
Blue Beetle is "folded in, Indiana Jones style" to the new DCU says star
Xolo Maridueña says he is "the most humbled" that James Gunn called him back to play Blue Beetle in the DCU.
Disney signs up to distribute the Aardman/Pokémon collaboration The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu
Disney has seen the awesome power of Pokémon and they want more of it for Disney+.
Pokemon returns to U.S. theaters in 2027 with Wild Card
For the first time in nearly a decade, it looks like we're getting an international release of the next Pokémon movie.
Witch Hat Atelier's creator designed its magic around one beautiful idea: "Everyone has the right to try"
You don't have to be special to use magic in Witch Hat Atelier and that is part of what makes the series so special.
Kemono Jihen author goes on hiatus as she mourns her brother: "We were able to spend plenty of his final moments together as a family"
Following the death of her brother in August, Kemono Jihen creator Sho Aimoto is going on a brief break.
MCU’s Red Skull has a Captain America show he’s been pitching to Marvel
Ross Marquand wants to explore the "defeated persona" of Red Skull that we see in Avengers: Infinity War
Critical Role's Laura Bailey recorded "almost the whole game" of Dispatch as Blonde Blazer before becoming Invisigal
Dispatch spent seven episodes trying to find its Invisigal before realizing it already had her.
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Delicious in Dungeon is about the community that food helps build [Popverse Jump]
Nothing brings people together like a good meal, which is why Delicious in Dungeon works.
Trent Cannon
A Tim Curry classic leads the way for Popverse Playlist for August 29-September 4, 2026
We pay tribute to the late Tim Curry while also celebrating a new and unusual comic book, and a sitcom return to the small screen from a big screen movie star
Graeme McMillan
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is a chance to clean up the messy state of the series' canon [Popverse Jump]
The upcoming remaster of Dragon Ball Super will help clarify what is canon between the anime and the manga.
Trent Cannon
British Week
How an anarchic British sitcom made history on MTV
The Young Ones remains one of the most chaotic series to be produced by the BBC, which made it perfect for early MTV.
Trent Cannon
The real horror of The Conjuring 2 is a demon called Margaret Thatcher
The Conjuring 2's depiction of the Enfield poltergeist is firmly rooted within the rise of Thatcherism
Jules Chin Greene
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker isn't worried about AI taking writers' jobs - he's worried about AI dictating them
Charlie Brooker, the mind behind Black Mirror's many episodes dealing with artificial intelligence, had a unique perspective on generative AI
Grant DeArmitt
New James Bond actor narrowed down to one of three (very British) men, according to reports
Jack Barton is apparently the frontrunner for the role of 007, but nothing has been decided yet.
Trent Cannon
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering's head designer regrets artifacts & enchantments as we know it, and his reasoning makes a lot of sense
The line between artifacts and enchantments in Magic: The Gathering today is "fuzzy," says the game's head of design, Mark Rosewater
Jules Chin Greene
Magic: The Gathering wants to make bigger cards, but reality keeps getting in the way
There are a few obstacles standing in the way of making bigger Magic: The Gathering cards, though
Jules Chin Greene
Two corrections officers allegedly stole $3,000 in Magic cards and LEGO. Now they're the ones behind bars.
An alleged Walmart theft spree involving two corrections officers, $3,000 in Magic cards, and a whole lot of LEGO.
Chris Arrant
MTG's head designer wants to change the way we talk about mana
Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering's head of design, has "spent so much time" trying to get players to read mana costs differently
Jules Chin Greene
Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios launches its Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast featuring Ms. Marvel herself, Iman Vellani
Disney+'s Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast will look back on key moments in the Infinity Saga
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel is giving us more homework before Avengers: Doomsday
The Russo Brothers are saying that Avengers: Endgame Encore is "required" viewing, adding to the reading list before Avengers: Doomsday comes out.
Trent Cannon
Marvel says the quiet part out loud: Endgame Encore trailer promises special look at Doomsday
Avengers: Endgame Encore next month will give you an "exclusive look" at Doomsday
Jules Chin Greene
What's the Endgame of the running joke about Deadpool and Wolverine asking for Doomsday roles?
After an appearance by Hugh Jackman and (kinda) Ryan Reynolds at D23, we're wondering what the punchline to this ongoing MCU joke is going to be
Grant DeArmitt
Warren Ellis
Image Comics & Warren Ellis have been developing new comics together since 2023, with Ellis joking back then the publisher was "trapped"
Warren Ellis' Image Comics comeback was quietly underway just two years after the publisher publicly broke ties with him over sexual misconduct allegations.
Chris Arrant
After Image Comics welcomed him back, Warren Ellis says he's doing a new essay for an upcoming DC Comics collection
Warren Ellis' return to comics now includes DC, which pulled a planned story after sexual misconduct allegations.
Chris Arrant
Warren Ellis speaks out as Image Comics reverses its decision not to work with him over sexual misconduct allegations until accountability is achieved
Warren Ellis says "I hurt people, I'm sorry" as he returns to Image Comics, but some of his sexual misconduct victims have told a different story about his "amends."
Chris Arrant
DC is giving another Warren Ellis comic back to him, and Image is publishing them despite unanswered questions about his return
First Desolation Jones, now Ocean: Warren Ellis' DC comics are finding a new home at Image.
Chris Arrant