Spotlight
Marvel Studios picks Spider-Man: Brand New Day captain Stephen Wacker as new boss for Marvel Comics editorial
It's the beginning of a 'Brand New Day' era at Marvel Comics editorial.
Grant DeArmitt
DC's Absolute Batman cartoon will be an "expansion" of the comic, says Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder said the show "stays true to the core values and aesthetics" of the DC Comics series
Jules Chin Greene
After nearly a decade, Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski is being sent to Japan for a new role
C.B. Cebulski, who has been Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief since 2017, will move to Japan to develop Marvel's manga offerings
Jules Chin Greene
The Amazing Digital Circus cast says bringing Jax back would ruin the story
Is Jax’s abstraction reversible on The Amazing Digital Circus? Michael Kovach gives his thoughts
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Superhero fatigue isn't real says Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman... it's just a dearth of good superhero stories that can't rely on the novelty of superheroes anymore (Sorry, Iron Man!)
Who’s afraid of superhero fatigue? Not Robert Kirkman
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Critical Role is so successful because they were an adventuring party before they were a business, claims Laura Bailey
Before they were the folks producing The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, the Critical Role cast were the kind of plucky, ragtag team those adventures are about. And according to Bailey, that's the secret to their success
Grant DeArmitt
Latest
The team behind the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon kept trying to make the show darker, but the voice actors kept goofing off
Every season the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cast and crew vowed to make the 1987 cartoon darker, but they didn’t count on the goofy voice actors
Todd McFarlane's new Spawn doesn't need to make bank to be a success for him... it's up to fans, and if he can find the creators to continue it
McFarlane's latest addition to the Image Comics Spawn-Verse is slated to be a three-issue miniseries. Here's how that might change
Now that Steve Rogers is a dad, he's even more worthy in first Avengers: Doomsday trailer
The new Avengers: Doomsday trailer shows that you can take time off and still be worthy, which is an important lesson for us all.
How Marvel keeps Spider-Man comics "10 years ahead" of the MCU while welcoming Brand New Day movie fans
Why Marvel wants Spider-Man comics to be both ahead of the MCU and easy to jump into.
Marvel unveils Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom voice—but still won't show his face
Iconic villains should be heard and not seen, if the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer is anything to go by.
Scott Snyder credits TikTok for Absolute Batman’s success, but he doesn't feel comfortable doing TikTok himself... even though DC asked him to
Absolute Batman is huge on TikTok, but don’t expect to see series writer Scott Snyder on the platform anytime soon
Kevin Eastman & the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice cast want to do a special live event for the cartoon’s 40th anniversary
Cowabunga! Kevin Eastman and the 1987 TMNT voice cast are planning a special live event to celebrate the cartoon’s 40th anniversary
Critical Role has discussed doing Marvel-style 'What If...?' stories for their campaigns, says Travis Willingham
What if Yasha never met The Mighty Nein? What if Taryon Darrington wasn't a fan of Vox Machina? What if Essek wasn't as hot? If Critical Role's MCU-esque idea gets off the ground, maybe we'll get answers...
The Daredevil: Born Again cast answers: Which animal would your character be?
Deborah Ann Woll, Wilson Bethel, and Charlie Cox have ideas about what animals best represent their Daredevil characters. And I'll tell you right now, some are better than others
Why Daredevil's season 1 suit will always be Deborah Ann Woll's favorite
"I don't like superhero suits," said Woll, who plays crimefighter and sometimes Matt Murdock love interest Karen Page, "It looks like underwear."
Raphael voice actor Rob Paulsen gushes over TMNT: The Last Ronin as a "powerful... evolution of the mythology"
Rapheal voice actor Rob Paulsen calls The Last Ronin a powerful evolution of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mythology
Magic: The Gathering is finally doing an African fantasy set and giving Zhalfir it's time to shine
At MagicCon Amsterdam, it was announced that the plane of Zhalfir will be explored in depth with a new set out in fall of 2027
Reality Fracture's coolest idea might be alternate-universe versions of classic Magic cards
The upcoming Magic: The Gathering set, Reality Fracture, is reimagining old favorites like Craterhoof Behemoth and transforming them in the Echoverse
There's a new MTG rule: All sets will come with 4 Commander Decks (at least for all of 2027!)
Commander players, rejoice! Magic: The Gathering will put out 24 different Commander decks in 2027
Critical Role's Marisha Ray would love to see Laura Bailey on House of the Dragon, but Bailey has another fantasy franchise in mind
The Legend of Vox Machina's Ray & Bailey are already icons in the fantasy genre, but when asked to fancast each other in different franchises, the OG Critical Role stars had other sword & sorcery stories in mind
The Paper Season 2 release date: When The Office spinoff series returns to Peacock
The show stars Domhnall Gleeson as the editor in chief of a small newspaper
Dark Matter Season 2 release date: When the acclaimed sci-fi thriller series returns to Apple TV+
The show features heavy-hitters like Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly
Average Joe Season 2 release date: When the Deon Cole series will finally return on Paramount+
This season, the action will head to Cape Town, South Africa.
The Shards Season 1 release date: When the Ryan Murphy x Bret Easton Ellis horror thriller series debuts on FX
The series is based on Ellis' semi-autobiographical novel of the same name
Batman Caped Crusader Season 2 release date: When the world's greatest detective returns to Prime Video
The film noir-inspired animated series follows Bruce Wayne on his early adventures
Tony Daniel says DC is sitting on three finished issues of a new, unannounced Batman series he's already drawn
Long time Batman artist Tony Daniel says he drew one more Batman story that has yet to come out
Daredevil: Born Again's WIlson Bethel reveals the Punisher comic he'd like to see adapted
Bethel, who's played beloved baddie Bullseye ever since Daredevil's Netflix days, did his homework to get into character. And there was one assignment, apparently, that he liked the most
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Absolute Batman is Berserk without the Guts [Popverse Jump]
Absolute Batman plays it too safe to really embrace what makes Berserk a generational comic.
Trent Cannon
Sports comedies, Star Treks and Supermen make mid-summer fly by: Popverse Playlist for July 18-24, 2026
Two pop culture icons make their return this week as Superman comes back to comic books and Star Trek comes back to our screens - but we're distracted by pickleball, of all things
Graeme McMillan
The Devil May Cry anime isn't necessarily good... but I love it anyway [Popvese Jump]
No show that heavily features Limp Bizkit can be taken seriously, but Devil May Cry still manages to be fun to watch
Trent Cannon
New York Comic Con
Star Wars, Superman, Scream stars and more headline the first wave of NYCC 2026 guest announcements
Want to see Hayden Christensen, Clair Obscur's Jennifer English, Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan, and comic book legend Frank Miller all in one place? Get yourself to New York Comic Con 2026 this October
Graeme McMillan
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: Guests, dates, ticket pre-sale info and everything you need to know about October's hottest pop culture event
With the first wave of NYCC 2026 guests announced, here's everything you need to know about the year's biggest pop culture event ahead of its October debut at the Javits Center.
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
Image Comics
Todd McFarlane's new Spawn doesn't need to make bank to be a success for him... it's up to fans, and if he can find the creators to continue it
McFarlane's latest addition to the Image Comics Spawn-Verse is slated to be a three-issue miniseries. Here's how that might change
Grant DeArmitt
The secret origin of the Todd McFarlane cape as seen in Batman and Spawn, according to Todd McFarlane
At this point in comicdom's history, a Todd McFarlane cape is recognizable from a mile away. Now, the Spawn co-creator explains how those dynamic shapes came together
Grant DeArmitt
Todd McFarlane hasn’t named his new (and the first!) Spawn yet.. and hopes fans will come up with a meme name he can "borrow"
McFarlane's latest project in the image Comics Spawn-Verse hasn't gotten to the "assigning a codename" stage quite yet
Grant DeArmitt
How the Spider-Verse movie helped Venom co-creator Todd McFarlane realize there weren't enough Spawns in comic books
Spawn creator and Image cofounder McFarlane wanted to make sure Al Simmons and other characters were rare in their universe. But now, he knows fans are willing to accept a lot of variants
Grant DeArmitt
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 movie drops Scott Cawthon from script duties, replaces him with Annabelle writer
Cawthon, who created Five Nights at Freddy's and had script credits for the first and second Blumhouse films, is stepping aside for Gary Dauberman to write the script
Grant DeArmitt
Five Nights at Freddy's peels back the mysteries of movie-making with new book co-written by Scott Cawthon
FNAF creator Scott Cawthon will be contributing to a behind-the-scenes book about the making of the Blumhouse Five Nights at Freddy's movies
Graeme McMillan
How a FNAF movie leak "disheartened" creator Scott Cawthon, but the FNAF fans helped him regain his faith in humanity
Learning that the Five Nights at Freddy's movie was leaked online left FNAF creator Scott Cawthon feeling "really, really disheartened."
Jules Chin Greene
A Five Nights at Freddy’s star thought she was auditioning for a Freddy Krueger movie, even after she got hired
Kat Conner Sterling thought that Five Nights at Freddy’s was a Freddy Kruegger movie, and couldn’t understand why fans kept sending her bear emojis
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Mighty Nein
Why is The Mighty Nein so much darker than The Legend of Vox Machina? Critical Role's Ashley Johnson has an idea
Johnson, who plays Yasha Nydoorin in Prime Video's second animated Critical Role adaptation, says that the darker tone of the series goes all the way back to the cast's character creation in Campaign 2
Grant DeArmitt
The real inspiration behind Sam Riegel's Mighty Nein character? Parenting
Parenting is tough, but parenting in the middle of a Critical Role campaign is something else entirely.
Trent Cannon
The Mighty Nein season 2 release date schedule (Updated June 2026): When the Critical Role series returns to Amazon's Prime Video
What time do new Mighty Nein episodes come out? Here's what we know so far about the season 2 schedule
Grant DeArmitt
The Critical Role cast can’t agree on the franchise’s most misunderstood character, but their picks are eye-opening
In honor of Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Critical Role's Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jafe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, LIam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel sat down to debate which of their characters was least appreciated
Grant DeArmitt