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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
Fast & Furious tokyo drifts into the one place it hasn't gone before - live-action TV
Expect cars and family to be at the forefront of the Fast and Furious' small screen reincarnation
Trent Cannon
Dispatch star (and Breaking Bad icon) Aaron Paul joins the cast of Prime Video's Fallout Season 3
The Breaking Bad star rides out into the Wasteland in the new season of Fallout
Trent Cannon
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
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
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey began Campaign 4 with one heartbreaking hope - that she could save Thjazi Fang
Would enough Nat20s have saved Thjazi Fang from GM Brennan Lee Mulligan's tragic schemes? Maybe not, but that didn't stop Thimble, AKA Laura Bailey, from wishing
Marvel's Hulk War will see a Hulk-verse of Hulks fighting other Hulks across the Hulkscape
Marvel's Hulk War event next year is the culmination of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein's Infernal Saga
More Punisher after One Last Kill and Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Jon Bernthal is down, on one condition
With Frank Castle's future in the MCU undetermined after he joins the next Spider-Man movie, Jon Bernthal is making it clear he is up for returning to another chapter, so long as he's the one producing it
Doom Patrol, Legion of Super-Heroes, Demon, & more: DC Next Level character relaunches are planned out for the next 18 months, confirms Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman author Snyder says there's "a lot of books" in DC's Next Level line that have yet to get an announcement. And a recent Deadshot reveal has us wondering if there isn't a larger plan afoot
Paranormal Activity heads from movie theaters to... Broadway?
Not only is Blumhouse's killer found footage franchise heading to Broadway, its bringing stage scare legend Felix Barrett of Sleep No More on as director
Jon Bernthal is a "perfect" Punisher according to the character's co-creator, Gerry Conway
The co-creator of The Punisher, Gerry Conway, was pleased to see Jon Bernthal's character speak out against police using his symbol in Daredevil: Born Again
DC & Marvel aren't doing long creator runs as much anymore because comic readers aren't supporting them as much anymore, says 15+ year comics veteran Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman writer Snyder isn't dissing the comics industry, where he says, "a lot of things are overperforming and there’s a lot of new readership and a lot of excitement," but he is pointing at what's different from the past decade
Sam Riegel's iconic Critical Role sponsorships have been a bit too, er, iconic for some of their sponsors
"Some advertisers specifically request me," says Critical Role's oddball hypeman Sam Riegel, "And some specifically request not me."
Before The Marvels, Nia DaCosta pitched Marvel a Galactus movie that would've reset the MCU
"I'm really, really into Galactus," says the Candyman and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple director, "That's my guy."
Uh.... spoilers, but now we know why Captain America Steve Rogers has been mysteriously absent from the Avengers: Armageddon series marketing from Marvel
Captain America #11 creates a huge obstacle for Steve Rogers to overcome if he wants to be a part of Avengers: Armageddon this summer
Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot just nabbed a secret weapon from... well, Weapons
Amy Madigan has hopped aboard the X-Files train, making her the third Oscar-winner for a horror project to join the reboot
Noah Wyle cryptically teases the theme of The Pitt season 3: “Doctors benefit from being patients”
The Pitt’s Noah Wyle says the third season will be set in November, and continues the evolving relationship between doctors and patients
Marvel's X-Men movie is a character-based drama inspired by classic comics, according to its writer
The MCU's X-Men screenwriter, Lee Sung Jin, has a lot of love for Chris Claremont's soap opera antics from his run on Uncanny X-Men
Marvel's Moon Knight writer has a lost Batman/Superman noir written as a response to the Saw movies
The Mortal Kombat 2 writer was only getting offered low-budget horror, so he spent six months writing a Batman versus Superman script that changed his life.
When Akira first came to America, Katsuhiro Otomo turned down a VIZ offer for Marvel because was afraid of manga stereotype at the time
The iconic manga was heavily updated and changed for American audiences, including flipping the artwork and giving Akira the full color treatment.
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.
Fourth Wing TV show finally officially greenlit at Prime Video after years of uncertainty
After more than two years in development, Amazon finally confirms that they're bringing the Fourth Wing world to life on Prime Video
There's a new DC Comics conspiracy with a "web of super-powered lies" connecting everyone from Jonah Hex to Legion of Super-Heroes
Deadshot is going to find a conspiracy connecting some of the strangest characters in the DC Universe and we can't wait to see what it is.
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?
Mortal Kombat III is not a certainty, even though there's a screenplay in the works, warns writer
Just because he is working on the script doesn't mean that we'll definitely be getting Mortal Kombat 3.
The origins of Dragon Ball lie in a short-lived manga series called Dragon Boy - and Akira Toriyama's love of Jackie Chan movies
Akira Toriyama often had old kung fu movies on in the background while he worked, which helped form the basis of Dragon Ball.
The Absolute Robins of Absolute Batman are exactly how you’d hope them to be, especially Absolute Jason Todd
DC's Absolute Universe versions of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Duke Thomas feel pleasantly familiar
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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
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
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
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
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
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
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
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 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