Spotlight
X-Men, Spider-Man, and more get absolutely dark, monstrous, and ultimately bloodthirsty in new Marvel Comics initiative
Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men for what he says is the first thing that's excited him this much at Marvel in years.
Grant DeArmitt
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
DC Studios to bring Creature Commandos, Mister Miracle, and more to Annecy Festival - including a Batman movie premiere
The first animated Knightfall movie will receive its world premiere at Annecy Animation Festival in June alongside first looks at Mister Miracle, My Adventures with Green Lantern and more DC Studios projects
Graeme McMillan
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
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
Latest
Mixtape director claims The Touch from Transformers is "better than any song by the Beatles"
We're not going to argue if Stan Bush is on par with Paul McCartney, but the creative director of Mixtape will.
Tatiana Maslany thinks fans would "be so mad" if she played She-Hulk again
Tatiana Maslany, who played Jen Walters in the MCU show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, didn't rule out returning to the character
The Amazing Digital Circus's Sean Chiplock credits the explosion of indie animation to companies like Warner Bros. & Disney treating their shows so poorly
Hunter x Hunter release schedule (Updated May 2026): When the long-awaited return of the long-delayed new Hunter x Hunter chapters will end
Yoshihiro Togashi continues to work on new chapters of Hunter x Hunter and here is everything we know about when we'll get to read them.
All of the Critical Role Campaign 4 convergence episodes have already shot, and it took almost eight hours according to Sam Riegel
Riegel, along with costars Taliesin Jaffe, Whitney Moore, Alexander Ward, and Luis Carazo, says Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters are coming back together soon, and they're going to have a very long reunion
Tomei & Uzumaki creator Junji Ito wants to do more cosmic horror, and wants to "push it further" than he has before
With Sensor, Junji Ito touched on the terror of cosmic horror. Next time, he wants to dive into it even further.
What made Lee Pace return for The Lord of the Rings: the Hunt for Gollum? Maybe it's because Middle-earth gets people through tough times
The morally dubious King Thranduil will be back in The Hunt for Gollum doing whatever he believes best for the elves of Mirkwood, regardless of who gets in the way. The guy playing him, however, might have more altruistic motives
Fairy Tail release schedule (Updated May 2026): The release date for new Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest chapters is here
New Fairy Tail chapters come every other week. We let you know where and when you can read them.
Brendan Fraser knows exactly why The Mummy 4 is happening (Spoilers: the fans wouldn't stop asking for it)
"We're getting the band back together," Brendan Fraser explains, knowing that it is something fans have been desperate for for nearly 20 years.
Invincible's Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley are revisiting one of the big open questions of the original comic with Battle Beast spinoff
Robert Kirkman teases the upcoming Battle Beast vs. Conquest comic, which he says will explain an unanswered question from Invincible
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.
Absolute Batman #20 and more hit with printing issues, but DC decides not to delay books getting to fans
DC Comics flags a printing glitch but keeps this week’s big releases on track.
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
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
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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
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
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
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
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
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
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: New & classic merch from the NYCC Vault coming soon, as well as this year's ticket pre-sale info
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
The Boys
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
The Boys finale to debut a day early in movie theaters in surprise announcement
The Boys series finale will have a limited 4DX theatrical release a day before it premieres on Prime Video
Graeme McMillan
Finally, The Boys Season 5 delivers the Supernatural reunion we've been waiting for... and it is extra bloody
Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins finally reunite with Jensen Ackles on The Boys set and it is a big, violent Supernatural reunion
Trent Cannon