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Marvel is releasing Amazing Spider-Man #1000 four days early for select stores participating in Local Comic Shop Day.
Marvel's hotly anticipated The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 drops September 30, but Marvel's sending out select variants early to celebrate Local Comic Shop Day
September 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel accidentally released Uncanny X-Men #35 two weeks early on digital, but just pulled it
Uncanny X-Men's own Gail Simone recently took to Facebook to explain a publishing error that had digital X-Readers seeing a comic weeks before it hit physical shelves
September 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Luis Carazo wasn't finished with his Candela Obscura character, so some of him found his way into Campaign 4
Carazo, who portrayed Marion Collodi in Candela Obscura years before being cats in a Critical Role core campaign, says that his character is the culmination of years of exploration
September 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Boom-Boom fills Cable’s enormous shoulder pads in Marvel’s Fugitive X-Force
Cable is missing, X-Force is wanted for crimes and is ostracized from mutantkind, and Boom-Boom is calling the shots.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Mina Murray leads an army of monsters against Dracula in a wild new graphic novella
Dracula meets his match in the manga-inspired horror comic Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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We're having a Labor Day sale on pre-signed celebrity items from Florida Supercon, and more... and Popverse members get first dibs!
Attention fans of: Marvel's Defenders, Amazing Digital Circus, Frieren: Journey's End, Chainsaw Man, and Disney's Beauty & The Beast.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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One of VIZ Media's parent companies, Shogakukan, committed "human rights violation" by secretly rehiring sex offender, according to independent third-party investigator it hired
The publisher behind VIZ Media issued another formal apology and announced changes in policy following committee's report.
September 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Spider-Man's radioactive spider origin is "a little dishonest" to Phillip Kennedy Johnson, so he's revising it with Midnight Spider-Man
Spider-Man's radioactive spider disappeared after one bite. Marvel's new horror universe is finally asking what happened to it.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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DC offered Rick Remender Batman and the Absolute Universe, but he says he turned them down: "It feels like playing cover songs to me."
DC offered Rick Remender Batman, but there's one obscure superhero team he'd actually consider.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Why Marvel Comics doesn't publish Marvel comics like John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen and Alex Ross' new Marvel Dimensions
Some of the most interesting new Marvel comics aren't actually being published by Marvel.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date announced, with an advanced screening for fans at New York Comic Con
Want to see the first episode of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus early? Get yourself to New York Comic Con next month.
September 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Wile E. Coyote AMA on Reddit turned out to be the most inspirational thing you'll read today
As we all fall in love with Coyote vs. Acme, the film's star takes to Reddit to deliver the the motivation we all needed
September 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe knows what's going on between Campaign 4's Bolaire and Vaelus (and seems to enjoy that we don't)
Jaffe gets awful sly when speaking about the relationship between his and Ashley Johnson's Critical Role Campaign 4 characters
September 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Absolute Batman next to Akira? The growing manga store chain Manga Spot thinks today's comics readers don't care about old boundaries
Manga Spot isn't just selling manga. Absolute Batman and Invincible are finding an audience there too.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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The manga giant behind VIZ Media announces "sweeping reforms" after scandal over secretly rehiring a convicted sex offender creator
Shogakukan says its recent creator scandal wasn't one bad decision; it exposed problems with how the manga giant operates.
September 03, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Comics are one of "the last bastions of bespoke media in the world," says former Marvel Comics boss
Former Marvel Comics publisher, John Nee, hasn't felt this "optimistic" about the state of comics in years
September 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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How does the Critical Role cast decide on an opening sequence for each campaign? Let Laura Bailey tell you
Why did Critical Role Campaign 1 begin with everyone in character cosplay, when Campaign 2 began with a retro tabletop ad? The cast will explain
September 02, 2026
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."
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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"
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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"
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
September 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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+.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
September 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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
August 31, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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.
August 31, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The live-action version of Disney’s Gargoyles is definitively dead, says creator
Greg Weisman revealed that the future of Gargoyles will not be in live-action
August 31, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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.
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Alex Ross hid a 32-page comic inside Marvel Dimensions, but marketing told him to announce it early
The title Marvel Dimensions makes a lot more sense once you know what's hiding inside.
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel Comics have tried to get Rick Remender to come back to relaunch the X-Men twice, he says
Rick Remender walked away from Marvel's X-Men because he wanted to make comics "without anybody telling me" what he could do.
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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An ambitious US manga store chain wants to fill the hole left by Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, and the mall bookstores you still miss
This growing manga chain wants to become the Waldenbooks of a new generation.
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel Midnight hasn't even launched yet, and Marvel is already talking internally about more books
Marvel Midnight is saving some major heroes for later: "I don't want to waste an opportunity for someone else"
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Marvel kept Phoenix away from the X-Men comics for 2 years because she upset the balance, but in 2027 they want to upset the balance of the Marvel U
The X-Men comics are getting a new leader, a new lineup, and the Phoenix back as Marvel prepares for its modern mutant era.
August 31, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Kentaro Miura wanted Berserk readers to feel "even the layers of air," which explains those impossibly detailed pages
Reading Berserk, it is impossible not to marvel at the detailed artwork of Kentaro Miura, but it definitely wasn't healthy.
August 31, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Before Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid turned her original hockey romance into Captain America fanfic just to post it on AO3
The story that would become Rachel Reid's Game Changer book was a Stucky hockey fanfic published on AO3, but she never intended it to be a Stucky story
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Saoirse Ronan wants to be a Bond villain and now that's all we want too
In this next phase of her career, Saoirse Ronan "wants to go dark," and what's darker than a Bond villain?
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Fan service has "just become a checkbox" in comic book movies after The Cap/Mjolnir moment in Avengers: Endgame, according to former Marvel Comics boss John Nee
John Nee, whose experience in the comics medium stretches across decades, says comic references on the big screen have gone "downhill" since Avengers: Endgame
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Kyle Chandler's Comic-Con mission wasn't just promoting DC Studios' Lanterns... he also wanted to sneak onto the showfloor to read these Tom King comics he keeps hearing about
No evil shall escape his sight - but if you were at SDCC, DC Studios' own Hal Jordan might have escaped yours
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Manifest spins off into a new Netflix show five years after NBC cancelled it the first time around
Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery will reveal new elements of Manifest lore, promises the show's original creator
August 28, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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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.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Insidious 6 was made because the franchise's psychic wouldn't let Sony cancel it
Lin Shaye, who has played Insidious's Elise Rainer since the first film, took immediate action after learning Sony had planned to pull Insidious: Out of the Further
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Fate/Strange Fake Season 2 finally gets confirmed after 5 months of speculation
It took Aniplex almost half a year to explain what that cryptic message at the end of Fate/Strange Fake Season 1 meant
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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France announced a Dragon Ball theme park without bothering to secure the rights to Dragon Ball, according to new report
The Saudi-funded Dragon Ball theme park would be built outside Paris, but those pesky rights issues remain in the way
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Man of Tomorrow's wrap photo from behind-the-scenes sparks fan speculation about the future of DC's Lex Luthor
DC fans are speculating that Lex Luthor is on the planet Salvation that Peacemaker was banished to
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Manga is booming, but Weekly Shonen Jump's print circulation just hit a historic low. Here's why
The iconic manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, has slipped below 1 million copies in circulation for the first time ever.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Manga-ka Kentaro Miura wanted to work on historical manga after he finished Berserk
Though he never got to see Berserk finished, Kentaro Miura always wanted to work on a historical manga when it was done.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man never met MJ because filmmakers though it would be too weird - even though it was filmed
Shailene Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Adults 50 & Up have become the biggest manga readers in Japan, digitally
The manga demographic is skewing older as the industry becomes more popular.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Gantz manga-ka Hiroya Oku is retiring... not for lack of ideas, but lack of energy over how grueling it is mentally & physically
After nearly 40 years of making manga, Hiroya Oku is tired of the intense schedules and competitive market of the industry.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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A Spider-Man cosplayer punched far-right activist Jake Lang, and his supporters have now raised over $100,000 to help support his legal issues
The Marvel-attired counterprotestor has received a surge of support after punching right-wing influencer Lang, who was in Minneapolis to support a woman who reportedly hurled racial slurs at an autistic child
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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VisionQuest is "very much a sequel to WandaVision," says showrunner
At D23, VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas dished on how the Paul Bettany Disney+ show will complete the trilogy that began with WandaVision
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Street Fighter led David Dastmalchian to study cults for his M. Bison role
Playing M. Bison is a big responsibility, so David Dastmalchian made sure he studied up before getting into character
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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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.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Ridley Scott is still working on an Alien: Covenant sequel, despite everything
During an interview, Ridley Scott dropped a big hint about what the long-awaited sequel to Alien: Covenant will be about.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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WWE's Ultimate Warrior meets Mothman and Cthulhu becomes a luchador in these gloriously weird horror toys
Cthulhu is a luchador. The Ultimate Warrior is a moth. No further questions.
August 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Yes, a Donnie Darko sequel book is on the way - but creator Richard Kelly says that's just the beginning
Kelly has penned The Philosophy of Time Travel, which takes place in the almost immediate aftermath of Donnie Darko's death. However, he says there are three decades' worth of storytelling planned after that
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Detroit has its new RoboCop as Prime Video puts Dan Stevens on patrol
Stevens will take on the role of Alex Murphy, originally played by Peter Weller in the 1987 scifi classic
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Berserk's most iconic villain wasn't meant to be that important when he first showed up
Kentaro Miura started Berserk knowing Guts was furious... he just hadn't decided who he was furious at yet.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role's Matt Mercer has an irrational fear of skiing
Critical Role's usual GM Mercer fears skiing because, in real life, failing an agility check can kill you
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Frank Miller would like comics colorists to stop burning his eyeballs
"Color is powerful," said Miller, and as is true in any artform, but ESPECIALLY comics, with great power comes great responsibility
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly comic relaunches all pulled at the last minute, and the reasoning seems... incomplete
The "big status quo shift" for the Buffy: The Vampire Slayer & Angel franchises is so big, the comic launches have been "canceled" so they can keep working on getting it right... and somehow, it affects Firefly too.
August 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Ed Brubaker is working on a follow-up to The Fade Out that he did with Sean Phillips
Brubaker hasn't gotten to the point of submitting scripts to partner Sean Phillips, but he does know the direction his not-quite-sequel will take
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Sean Murphy is working on a Catwoman comic for DC Black Label
Answer fan questions in a recent AMA, Murphy confirmed that he was working on Catwoman: White Knight
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Black Mirror is a real place (if you're in New York in the next week)
Want to experience a frightening dystopia that's not, you know, this one? You've got until September 6, 2026 to check out The Black Mirror Experience
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Kentaro Miura didn't plan much of Berserk from the start... just Guts' desire for revenge and anger
When Berserk started, Kentaro Miura just wanted to see how angry he could make his main character.
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios loses their leader after 18 years in surprise departure
After 30 years at Warner Bros, Sam Register is leaving as early as next week after the organization opts not to renew his contract.
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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After Marvel and Star Wars, Ryan Gosling wants to be in a Flintstones movie
We didn't have a new The Flintstones movie on our bingo sheet, but apparently Ryan Gosling is in talks to make just that
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Without zombies and reality TV, there would be no Black Mirror (says the man who created Black Mirror)
Long before he was depressing the UK (and the world!) with grim portents of a cruel future, Charlie Brooker was cutting his teeth on Dead Set
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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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
August 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Peter Jackson loved Doctor Who so much, he got special deliveries from the BBC
Steven Moffat would send new episodes of Doctor Who to Peter Jackson all the way to the other side of the world
August 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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.
August 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Chris Claremont says Marvel told him they regretted firing him from X-Men & Uncanny X-Men in 1991
Chris Claremont says '90s X-Men editor Bob Harras told him he should never have asked him to leave the book after the Image founders left Marvel
August 26, 2026
George Marston
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Critical Role's Matt Mercer is a huge House of Leaves fan... but doesn't want to see a film adaptation
Mark Z. Danielewski's experimental horror novel House of Leaves is only created for "the book medium," says Critical Role's Mercer
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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After Avengers 2, Marvel's genocidal rebot Ultron became a painter, according to the man who knows him best
A lot has changed for Ultron between 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron and this fall's VisionQuest
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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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
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Lanterns is a superhero show with no big bad, according to showrunner Damon Lindelof
There's a reason why Sinestro has a Hannibal Lecter-like role in HBO's Lanterns, explains Lindelof
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The re-translations of the first and third Witcher books have been delayed, but we have the new release dates
Before you reread The Witcher, you might want to wait for these new English translations.
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Philomena Cunk star's new robot comedy almost broke her (literally)
Diane Morgan had to see a physio after filming new sitcom Ann Droid
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Doctor Who's Billie Piper really isn't the next Doctor, she clarifies
Despite what we all saw at the end of the last episode of Doctor Who, Billie Piper insists she is not playing the Sixteenth Doctor.
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Kentaro Miura understood something important about trauma: Casca remembering wasn't the same as Casca healing
Recovering from something like Casca's trauma wouldn't be easy for anyone, so it couldn't be easy for her.
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker recalls challenging himself to dive into new territory: a positive ending
The beginning of Black Mirror's San Junipero, says Brooker, was the notion that doing too many bleak endings would make the show "predictable"
August 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Sherlock could return, if the BBC can convince Benedict Cumberbatch
Sherlock co-creator and co-writer Steven Moffat would love to explore Holmes and Watson as middle-aged men
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel left Jon Favreau's Iron Man comic with Adi Granov unfinished for 18 years, but now there's "lots of talk" about bringing it back
Jon Favreau and Adi Granov's unfinished Iron Man comic might finally be coming back after 18 years in Marvel's vault.
August 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Nathan Fillion isn't an anchor of the DCU, despite appearances in Lanterns, Superman and more
Nathan Fillion views his Green Lantern role as a "thread being" within the DC Universe
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene