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“She would never let herself be weak like that”: The Penguin’s Deirdre O’Connell compares Francis Cobb to Livia Soprano The Penguin’s “Dom Mom”
Deirdre O’Connell shared all at NYCC
October 21, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Ann Rice’s Mayfair Witches season 2 will crossover with Interview with the Vampire
Showrunner Esta Spalding says a character from Interview with the Vampire will show up in episode three
October 21, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Do your eyeballs explode if you fall off a building? One Romantasy author has the answers
Romantasy author Danielle L. Jensen details the research rabbit holes she goes down when writing her books at New York Comic Con 2024
October 21, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Hannibal’s Mads Mikkelsen would love to join The Walking Dead
Apparently Mads Mikkelsen enjoys projects where he gets to eat human flesh
October 21, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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It sure seems like What We Do in the Shadows is bringing back its best joke for season 6
Speaking at New York Comic Con 2024, What We Do in the Shadows executive producer Paul Simms teased a possible return for Jackie Daytona, regular human bartender
October 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Trek: Lower Decks comes to NYCC with lots of interesting hints (and a sneak peek!)
Alternate Timelines, Bearded Boimler, a Mystery Targ, and a tablet that knows the future: Lower Decks teases its final season
October 20, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Keanu Reeves confirmed as an emotionally damaged junkie mech pilot in “Top Gun Meets Drive” Armored Core short
Woah, John Wick himself is part of Prime Video's upcoming video game series
October 20, 2024
Caroline Cao
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There’s a dirty episode of SpongeBob SquarePants that Nickelodeon has hidden in a vault
Nickelodeon has an unedited episode where SpongeBob and the gang curse, but they won’t let us watch it.
October 20, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim producer compares Brian Cox's Helm Hammerhand to a massively popular anime character
Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is the first time the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien comes to anime. But its creators are very familiar with the medium, as they proved at New York Comic Con 2024
October 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Dune: Prophecy trailer reveals Indian superstar Tabu
At NYCC, the Dune: Prophecy team gave us our first look at India’s biggest movie star
October 20, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Enter to win a pair of NYCC 2025 VIP tickets and a full year of Popverse Fan membership
There's going to New York Comic Con, then there's going to New York Comic Con as a VIP.
October 20, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Jason Blum unveils new poster for Five Night’s at Freddy’s 2 at NYCC (with a new character)
Five Night’s at Freddy’s 2 will feature the cinematic debut of Toy Freddy
October 20, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The secret to exciting manga is a deadline and a stressed artist, according to Witch Hat Atelier creator
We all do our best work when we're engulfed in last-minute panic, don't we? Don't we?!?
October 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Mike Flanagan on his upcoming Exorcist film: "My goal is to make it the scariest movie I've ever made"
At New York Comic Con 2024, Midnight Mass creator Mike Flanagan revealed the inspiration and hopes for his entry into horror's iconic Exorcist franchise
October 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Win Erin Lefler's Venom artwork for yourself direct from New York Comic Con 2024
Want to get original artwork straight from NYCC 2024? You have the chance to do that very thing right now!
October 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Madhouse Director Naoyuki Itō Planted The Movie Easter Eggs in Season 4 of Overlord
The fourth season of the anime contained secret teases for Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, it's been revealed
October 20, 2024
Caroline Cao
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James Gunn promises a “magical” second season for DC's Peacemaker
James Gunn gives an update on Peacemaker season 2
October 20, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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HBO's The Franchise might be about a fake movie, but that doesn't mean someone didn't actually write it anyway
The showrunner for the HBO comedy told the NYCC 2024 audience that there's a full treatment for the Maximum Cinematic Universe movie
October 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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New Venom: The Last Dance footage at NYCC shows more Venom Horse, Venom Frog, Venom Fish, and more footage of the aliens hunting Venom
Sony Pictures brought the Venom: The Last Dance team to NYCC, and a big action sequence
October 20, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio talked Daredevil: Born Again at NYCC 2024
Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio made a surprise appearance at the Marvel Fanfare panel at NYCC to drop a few crumbs about Daredevil: Born Again
October 20, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Haunting of Hill House director Mike Flanagan revealed he owns one of the most popular movie props of this decade
Mike Flanagan is apparently a fan of Everything Everywhere All at Once. At least, that's what his collecting habits seem to say, as it came out at New York Comic Con 2025
October 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel's Jaimie Alexander recounts the meeting with Kevin Feige that got her the role of Sif (and wow, was it awkward)
Jaimie Alexander, known as The Lady Sif to Marvel Cinematic Universe fans, was cast thanks to a sit down with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. And appropriate to her character, there were weapons involved
October 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios co-president James Gunn has heard fans compare Creature Commandos to Guardians of the Galaxy, and has the perfect response
“This is kind of like Guardians of the Galaxy with the sentimentality stripped back,” James Gunn says.
October 20, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Dune: Prophecy star reveals the Bene Gesserit wear Nikes
At NYCC 2024, Dune: Prophecy actress Jessica Barden reveals that Nike exists in the universe of Frank Herbert's classic space opera
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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DC Studios co-head James Gunn explains how DC onscreen canon actually works now that Creature Commandos hits the restart button
How does canon work now that the DCEU is becoming the DCU? James Gunn explains
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Ahoy from Artist Alley at New York Comic Con 2024
Here’s what the scene was like in Artist Alley at New York Comic Con 2024
October 19, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti talks insane episode 4: "There was just so much there"
Cristin Milioti reveals all about her role as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin at NYCC
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Director confirms that Venom: The Last Dance is “the last Venom movie” (and yet…)
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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She-Hulk herself, Tatiana Maslany, is joining Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Fresh from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tatiana Maslany is going to boldly go where no woman has gone before.
October 19, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Studios told David Harbour his Red Guardian doesn't need to be buff
Speaking at NYCC's Happy Sad Confused panel, Thunderbolts* star David Harbour revealed his Marvel-mandated workout regiment (or lack thereof)
October 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Vertigo returns as a home for creator-owned comics, starting with James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno’s Nice House By The Sea
The iconic comic book imprint that gave the world Preacher, 100 Bullets, and Y: The Last Man is back at DC
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Peacemaker Presents suggests a closer relationship between DC's comic and studio sides in 2025 and beyond
Yes, the second official, canonical project in the new DCU is a comic book
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee are reteaming for Batman: Hush 2 - and now we know when
The six-part follow-up to the classic 2002 story will begin in early 2025
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Josh Brolin confirms that Sicario 3 is currently in development
Sicario fans, just hold out a bit longer, because a sequel to Day of the Soldado is on its way, says Josh Brolin
October 19, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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James Gunn presents Peacemaker Presents, a new DC comic set between seasons 1 and 2 of the hit Max show
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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New Kraven footage shows the character demonstrating super strength, agility—and brutality
Director J.C Chandor brought ten minutes of Kraven the Hunter to NYCC (and they’re good!)
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Karate Kid: Legends will "finally unite all the different branches”
Sony Pictures drops a first trailer for its newest installment in the Miyagiverse at NYCC
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Mashel: Muscles and Magic is muscling its way onto Toonami this November
Catch up on the series on Crunchyroll in the meantime
October 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Hazbin Hotel S2: A song for Nifty, new hotel amenities…and the Return of Adam?
Big news from NYCC for Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel.
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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How Avengers: Infinity War changed Stranger Things' and The Electric State's Millie Bobby Brown’s life
Millie Bobby Brown recalls her Avengers: Infinity War set visit
October 19, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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MCU First Look: Daredevil and Kingpin's Born Again costumes debut at NYCC 2024 before Marvel Studios debut
The Marvel Studios series might not have a complete release date just yet but we know the costumes are looking sharp
October 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Dragon Ball Daima is retconning a retcon and changing everything fans know about Piccolo
Akira Toriyama was behind the sudden change, if the artwork shown at the panel is anything to go by.
October 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Venom star Tom Hardy would like to fight Spider-Man “right now”
At New York Comic Con 2024, Venom's Tom Hardy called out Marvel's Friendly Neighborhood hero.
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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David Harbour calls his arc as Frankenstein in DC's Creature Commandos arc an "anti rom-com"
Harbour got into his character of Eric Frankenstein on the DC animated series Creature Commandos, and the very strange relationship he'll have with Indira Varma's Bride
October 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Hazbin Hotel’s Alex Brightman talks emotional season 2 arc
At NYCC 2024, Hazbin Hotel’s Adam and Sir Pentious shared details about the upcoming season
October 18, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Dune: Prophecy trailer promises sandworms, mental powers, the start of the Harkonnen/Atredies war... and lots of spice
Dune: Prophecy brings an exciting and mysterious trailer to New York Comic Con
October 18, 2024
Jim McDermott
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A certain Taylor Swift song might contain spoilers for Outlander season 7 part 2
The cast of Outlander won’t spoil season 7 part 2, but they say it reminds them of a specific Taylor Swift song
October 18, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Thanos returns? Josh Brolin says he’s open to coming back to the MCU
Josh Brolin’s role as Thanos in the MCU was a watershed moment in pop culture, and the actor hinted at New York Comic Con 2024 that he may still be inevitable
October 18, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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DC's new Batman is built like a dump truck - and now his Batmobile IS a dump truck
Absolute Batman is absolutely nuts
October 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Aquaman swims back into DC All In in 2025, in a new series from Green Lantern writer
Jeremy Adams gets his feet wet with a new ongoing Aquaman comic book in January 2025 with artist John Timms
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Ultimates reboot writer comes to DC with 2025's Absolute Martian Manhunter
Deniz Camp is jumping from Marvel's reboot universe to DC's with the March 2025 series starring DC's first Silver Age superhero
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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An entire Spider-Man set is coming to Magic: The Gathering in 2025
Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond is about to get into the Spider-Verse
October 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The Electric State is an Avengers: Endgame reunion film that has nothing to do with Marvel
The Netflix original movie has some familiar faces on both sides of the camera
October 18, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC All In vs. Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman & more coming in Fall 2025 from DC
At New York Comic Con, the DC All In and Absolute DC architect revealed he was working on a "fall thing" that will advance the storyline started in DC All In Special #1
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Penguin's Sofia Falcone was inspired by JFK's sister, showrunner reveals at New York Comic Con 2024
On the heels of The Penguin's episode 4, which focused on Sofia Falcone's brutal backstory, LeFranc revealed that she was inspired by Rosemarie Kennedy, who underwent similar horrors
October 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Goonies’ reaction to seeing the ship for the first time was real, but Josh Brolin ruined it
In a panel at New York Comic Con 2024, Josh Brolin revealed that he couldn’t contain his excitement from seeing the ship in The Goonies for the first time.
October 18, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Crunchyroll isn't worried about Netflix acting as the gateway to anime
Netflix is introducing anime to a whole new group of fans - and Crunchyroll is happy to get them hooked
October 18, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Oni Press returns to its creator-owned roots in a big way in 2025
Oni unveiled an impressive list of talent working on all-new comic book series to launch beginning in Spring 2025
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Fullmetal Alchemist and Dr. Stone actor Aaron Dismuke joins Dragon Ball Daima cast as Glorio
Glorio has been described as "mysterious" by Dragon Ball franchise Executive Producer Akio Iyoku
October 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The Penguin star Colin Farrell may have revealed a major character origin story at New York Comic Con 2024
October 17, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Doctor Doom takes over Marvel's entire comic book universe in 2025
Ahead of his MCU debut, Victor Von Doom is headed for his biggest comic book storyline yet, starting in February 2025
October 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel wants to get fans from movie theaters into comic stores with new Premier Collections line (and Daredevil, Black Panther, The Winter Soldier, and more)
A new collected editions line launching in February 2025 is intended to be a new place for fans to start when reading Marvel comics
October 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV announces a new horror universe with Michael Walsh from Image Comics, launching with 2025's Project Exquisite
Tynion wasn't ready to announce the full title of the 2025 horror series, but did say it was the foundation of a new horror universe at Image Comics next year
October 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reveals why he wasn't nervous to leave Marvel and found Image Comics
Who knew that comic store owners had such an impact on the foundation of Image Comics?
October 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The comics industry hasn't had an actual health check in five years - but Prana is aiming to change that
For the first time in 5 years, fans, publishers, and everyone will have an idea of just how healthy the comic industry actually is
October 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The first Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl teaser brings back a classic Wallace & Gromit villain for their Netflix outing
Perfidious penguin Feathers McGraw returns to wreak the titular Vengeance Most Fowl, 32 years after appearing in the short film Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
October 16, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Save the date: New York Comic Con 2025 dates are here
The largest comic convention in North America returns next year for NYCC 2025
October 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Netflix's Lincoln Lawyer season 3 to include flashback to a younger, scruffy Mickey Haller - a happily-married surfer dad
Lincoln Lawyer, Zuma Beach Surfer?
October 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The official Magic: The Gathering convention MagicCon is coming to Atlanta, Chicago, & Las Vegas in 2025
The news of MagicCon 2025 dates has an exhilarating ETB effect on me
October 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Our Flag Means Death cast says that the fan community is "bigger than the show"
At Rose City Comic Con 2024, the show's cast that they're in love with what fans have done with their work
October 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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"Ahead of its time" - Rosario Dawson looks back on the Josie and the Pussycats movie with Rachael Leigh Cook & Tara Reid
Speaking at LA Comic Con 2024, Rosario Dawson took a moment to reflect on the 2001 cult film Josie and the Pussycats, in which she played bass guitarist Valerie Brown
October 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What We Do in the Shadows star Kristen Schaal knows *exactly* which show FX's vampires should crossover with
A crossover is the only kind of crosses vampires can stand, actually, as What We Do in the Shadows' Guide Kristen Schaal explained to a packed room at LA Comic Con
October 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power helped boost Amazon Prime Streaming 12% in September
Rings of Power formed an unlikely alliance with another Amazon Prime streaming hit to boost its viewership numbers
October 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Netflix for comics service GlobalComix just got bigger in deal with DC for Batman, Catwoman, Sweet Tooth, and more
Want to read a variety of comics from a variety of publishers for one flat fee? GlobalComix has it - now with DC comics, even
October 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Iconic comic book anthology Heavy Metal is coming back
The classic sci-fi comic book series that originally debuted in 1977 is coming back 18 months after its untimely end
October 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Duolingo mascots Duo the Owl and Lily are coming to NYCC 2024 - and you can meet them!
Hi New York Comic Con! It's Duo the Owl and Lily.
October 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Sebastian Stan piled on the pounds to play Donald Trump - only to have to lose it to return in the MCU's Thunderbolts*
Delays in both productions meant his weight kept bouncing back and forth for each character.
October 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Where Marvel Studios & Marvel Comics meet: How editorial and MCU decision-makers balance page and screen
What does Marvel editorial know about the MCU? And how far in advance? We have an answer from executive editor Tom Brevoort
October 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC launches a new webcomic vertical (literally) with DC GO!
Weekly vertical scroll webcomics will mix all-new material and classic stories, starting November 20 on subscription service DC Universe Infinite
October 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Comic creators come together to explain and expose Project 2025's radical plan to reshape American politics if Donald Trump wins re-election
Stop Project 2025 sees creators from Marvel, DC and more team-up to demystify the almost 900-page book that wants to impose a new order on American society
October 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The One Piece anime is going on its largest hiatus ever as the series turns 25
Instead of new episodes, a remastered Fishman Island arc will air during the series' timeslot.
October 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Popverse members get DC & Marvel liveblogs, exclusive panel videos, and VOD of all the major panels from New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse has a lot of things planned for its members during New York Comic Con 2024...
October 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Mandalorian fight scene that Giancarlo Esposito helped choreograph
Speaking at LA Comic Con 2024, Giancarlo Esposito talked about one scene in which he got to decide how a scuffle with Cara Dune and Moff Gideon would go down
October 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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NYCC and beyond: Learn about what it takes to put on a massive pop culture convention from a senior talent coordinator
Ever wondered how conventions like New York Comic Con balance the best of movies, TV, comics, gaming, and more through their programming? A ReedPop senior talent coordinator reveals how it all gets done!
October 10, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Track all the announcements from Marvel's Spider-Man and His Venomous Friends panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse members can follow along with us as we liveblog Marvel's Spider-Man and His Venomous Friends panel at New York Comic Con
October 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Follow the Women of Marvel panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse members can catch every update from the Women of Marvel panel at New York Comic Con through our liveblog
October 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Ted Lasso, For All Mankind, and more Apple TV+ shows will soon be much easier to watch as part of Apple deal with Amazon
Apple's premium TV service is broadening its appeal via a new package deal with Amazon's Prime Video
October 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Keep up with the Marvel Fanfare panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse members can follow along with the latest announcements from the Marvel Fanfare panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
October 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Dav Pilkey has shared an exclusive 2-page spread from his new Dog Man book, Big Jim Begins
Dog Man is about to be bigger than ever, and ahead of that he's coming to Popverse and New York Comic Con
October 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Louise Simonson partially blamed herself for John Byrne's exit as Marvel's best-selling X-Men comic book artist - "I thought I killed it"
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, storied X-editor Louise Simonson described artist John Byrne's infamous exit from the book and, in her own words, her part in it
October 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Tune into DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Can't make it to NYCC 2024? Popverse members can follow along with all the announcements from DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel here!
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Catch all of the details from DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse members can follow along with us as we liveblog DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at NYCC 2024!
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Keep up with all the latest from DC's Gotham City panel at New York Comic Con 2024
We're here to keep Popverse members tuned into all of the announcements from DC's Gotham City panel at NYCC 2024
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC's HBO series Lanterns finds its John Stewart in Netflix hero Aaron Pierre after he left Marvel Studios' Blade
Aaron Pierre, star of Netflix's Rebel Ridge, will play John Stewart in the upcoming HBO/DC Studios show based on Green Lantern
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Follow along with Marvel's Next Big Thing at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse will be liveblogging the Marvel's Next Big Thing panel from NYCC '24 for Popverse members right here
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Deadpool & Wolverine's director has shared a throwback piece of Stranger Things scenery that has us speculating about season 5
Netflix are remaining tight-lipped about the new season of Stranger Things so we're forced to wildly speculate about what happens next.
October 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Agatha All Along showrunner teases that Marvel Studios has plans for Mephisto in the MCU
Mephisto has been namedropped in the MCU in Agatha All Along, so what's Marvel Studios's endgame here?
October 08, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Samuel L Jackson explains how Nick Fury would have squashed Iron Man and Captain America's beef in one line thanks to unseen MCU plothole
If you think about it that way, Civil War really is one big plothole
October 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power composer Bear McCreary reveals the trick for how he makes characters' themes more noble
"It's something special that I save for themes that I really want to make an impact," says Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power composer Bear McCreary.
October 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
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James Tynion's Tiny Onion is bringing a newspaper to New York Comic Con, and we have a sneak peek
Tiny Onion Presents is a celebration of print and of comics, and it's available at New York Comic Con 2024
October 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan