Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant
Editor-in-Chief
Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, Newsarama, TOKYOPOP, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)

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Tim Curry’s iconic Legend villain inspired Alex Ross’ terrifying new version of Thor
Alex Ross reveals how Tim Curry helped shape Marvel’s worst possible Thor.
September 10, 2026
Ashley V. Robinson

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Alex Ross is “sniffing at” the world of Kingdom Come again on its 30th Anniversary, but don’t call it a sequel
Alex Ross plays coy about revisiting Kingdom Come: “I talk too much”
September 09, 2026
Ashley V. Robinson

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The Baltimore Sun’s AI cartoons have drawn a blistering response from the artists they imitate
13 months after the Baltimore Sun fired its staff cartoonist, his former co-workers have begun using AI to illustrate new ones.
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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DC’s Fury of Firestorm was so successful its six-issue run just became a 15-issue epic
Fury of Firestorm keeps selling, so DC is giving Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre six more issues.
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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TOKYOPOP’s CPA firm raises “substantial doubt” about the manga publisher’s ability to continue
TOKYOPOP wants investors to fund its transformation, but its financial disclosures reveal a company under strain after a $2m gamble turned into a $2m loss.
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
Midnight Spider-Man release schedule (updated September 2026): Putting the creepy part of spiders back into Marvel's webcrawler
When does Marvel’s Midnight Spider-Man come out? Every issue release date
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Midnight Fantastic Four release schedule (updated September 2026): Every upcoming issue of Marvel’s horror series
When is the next Midnight Fantastic Four comic? Issues #1, #2, #3, and beyond
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Midnight X-Men release schedule (updated September 2026): Jonathan Hickman's bloody mutant saga begins
When is the next Midnight X-Men comic? Issues #1, #2, #3, and beyond
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Absolute Superman release schedule (Updated September 2026): When is the next issue of Absolute Superman is coming out
When is the next Absolute Superman comic? Issues #24, #25, #26, and beyond
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Absolute Wonder Woman release schedule (Updated September 2026): When Kelly Thompson & Hayden Sherman's revolutionary take on the DC hero returns
When is the next Absolute Wonder Woman comic? Issues #24, #25, #26, and beyond
September 09, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Joe Kelly has an ending planned for Amazing Spider-Man, but hopes it’s years away
Amazing Spider-Man’s current storylines are building toward one “wacky” ending, says Joe Kelly.
September 08, 2026
Chris Arrant

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How Alex Ross subverts the expectations you have for Marvel Dimensions using his iconic JLA: Secret Origins cover
Call this Marvel: Secret Origins... and then Alex Ross will surprise you.
September 08, 2026
Ashley V. Robinson

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D Comics (yes, sort of like DC Comics) is the working name for Disney and WEBTOON’s new comics app platform
WEBTOON job listings reveal a surprising name for Disney’s new comics platform.
September 08, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Riot’s Marc Merrill says the games industry isn’t collapsing. Players are correcting it
Players are rejecting the games industry’s live-service obsession, according to Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill, telling companies, “We don’t want this stuff”
September 06, 2026
Chris Arrant

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The League of Legends MMO has a fitting nickname inside Riot Games: The Grail
After a decade in development, Riot still sees its League of Legends MMO as a “worthy quest”
September 06, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
Here is where to watch all the big New York Comic Con 2026 panels
Watch all the big panels from NYCC 2026 for free with Popverse.
September 04, 2026
Chris Arrant

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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

News
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

News
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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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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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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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

News
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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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

Guides
The 10 best Alan Moore comics, ranked: From Watchmen to From Hell
Think Watchmen is Alan Moore’s masterpiece? These comics might change your mind.
August 27, 2026
Chris Arrant

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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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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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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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DC recruits Frank Quitely, Chris Bachalo, Nicola Scott & more for Watchmen 40th anniversary festivities
DC is celebrating Watchmen's 40th anniversary with something Alan Moore famously isn't fond of: Nostalgia.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

News
Brian Wood hasn't worked with DC in more than a decade following sexual misconduct allegations. Now he has Northlanders back
After several serious allegations of sexual misconduct led him out of the comics industry, Brian Wood appears to be attempting to return.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Fantagraphics warns comics fans that scammers cloned its website to steal credit card information
A fake Fantagraphics store was allegedly hiding in plain sight for months.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
What Zainab Akhtar learned from taking a year away from ShortBox Comics Fair, and why she's excited for 2027's return
Zainab Akhtar believes readers will follow great comics. ShortBox Comics Fair keeps proving her right.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

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A definitive Dr. Doom vs. Dr. Strange wizard-off is coming this November, "to determine who is truly the greatest sorcerer"
Al Ewing and Christian Rosado are out to serve the biggest Challenges of Doom yet.
August 19, 2026
Chris Arrant

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After Image Comics welcomed him back, Warren Ellis says he's doing a new essay for an upcoming DC Comics collection
Warren Ellis' return to comics now includes DC, which pulled a planned story after sexual misconduct allegations.
August 18, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Why Marvel Comics leaving New York for California "makes a lot of sense", at least for its former publisher John Nee
Forget Marvel 616 — Marvel Comics' California era is being called ‘Marvel 818.’
August 18, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Fantagraphics' next chapter in manga begins with Lovers of the Empire
After 30 years of publishing manga, Fantagraphics is going bigger with its new Takumigraphics line.
August 18, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Absolute Martian Manhunter was almost called Absolute Martian Mindfucker, and Scott Snyder fought DC for it
Scott Snyder and Deniz Camp’s original unused name for Absolute Martian Manhunter is actually kind of perfect
August 17, 2026
Chris Arrant

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This Star Wars-inspired Magic: The Gathering mechanic has been on ‘Layaway’ for over 20 years
Magic: The Gathering borrowed a great idea from Star Wars, but 20 years later it still can't make it work.
August 17, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Warren Ellis speaks out as Image Comics reverses its decision not to work with him over sexual misconduct allegations until accountability is achieved
Warren Ellis says "I hurt people, I'm sorry" as he returns to Image Comics, but some of his sexual misconduct victims have told a different story about his "amends."
August 17, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Amazing Spider-Man #1000 will be "a really big blowout" that will kickstart" the next chapter" of the Marvel's Spidey saga, says Joe Kelly
Marvel has one modest goal for Amazing Spider-Man #1000: Make it the "best anniversary issue of ALL TIME."
August 17, 2026
Chris Arrant

News
You can't get a degree in running a comic shop, but now you can get C.R.E.D.I.T.
Comic shop workers can now prove professionally that, yes, they know their stuff.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Before Jim Lee became DC's president, Marvel apparently tried to put him & his partner John Nee in charge of Marvel Comics in the '90s
Forget Heroes Reborn: Marvel had a much bigger plan for Jim Lee in the '90s.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch is crashing Marvel Midnight's big launch... at midnight, naturally
Marvel cleared October 7 for its new horror universe. Sabrina the Teenage Witch invited herself.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant

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DC is giving another Warren Ellis comic back to him, and Image is publishing them despite unanswered questions about his return
First Desolation Jones, now Ocean: Warren Ellis' DC comics are finding a new home at Image.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Louise Simonson spent her childhood reading Uncle Scrooge & Disney's Ducks. Decades later, she gets to write them in new Marvel A Christmas Carol
Louise Simonson is writing her own A Christmas Carol, and Disney has given her Uncle Scrooge and all the Disney Ducks to do it.
August 14, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel is charging $3 extra for foil covers, and somehow that's actually good news for comic shops
Marvel's shiny $3 upgrade is finally going to make comic shops some money.
August 13, 2026
Chris Arrant

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James Tynion IV waited six years for Warner Bros. to catch up to his idea of a DC x Something Is Killing The Children crossover
James Tynion IV spent years pitching Swamp Thing is Killing the Children until DC finally said yes
August 12, 2026
Chris Arrant

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What changed? Image Comics is working with Warren Ellis again after publicly cutting ties in 2021 due to sexual misconduct allegations
Warren Ellis returns to Image Comics years after sexual misconduct allegations, and Image Comics doesn't want to comment on what changed.
August 11, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Disney is finally doing the Marvel x Star Wars crossover everyone's been pining for (and Marvel's been pitching for 12 years)
Kevin Smith and David Marquez are bringing Star Wars to the Marvel U.
August 11, 2026
Chris Arrant

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How Deniz Camp has become one of Scott Snyder's most trusted creative confidantes and helped Absolute Batman
Scott Snyder sends every Absolute Batman script to Deniz Camp for review
August 07, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel delays Amazing Spider-Man #1000 because apparently printers have that Parker Luck too
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 is delayed two weeks as Marvel deals with a printer jam.
August 07, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel’s new Spider-Woman series is embracing horror, noir, and gore... and we have a first look at a prequel story for her 50th anniversary
Jessica Drew's next adventure is darker than any Spider-Woman comic in years.
August 06, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Magic: The Gathering is moving away from New York City for a while after fan complaints, Hasbro says
After Marvel and TMNT, Magic: The Gathering is leaving New York City behind for more fantasy worlds.
August 03, 2026
Chris Arrant

News
How FairSquare Graphics stayed alive thanks to comic conventions following Diamond's nightmare meltdown
Fabrice Sapolsky is proving comics still sell best one conversation at a time.
August 03, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
Free Comic Book Day 2027 guide (updated September 2026)
Free Comic Book Day 2027 explained.
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
when does Marvel Midnight come out? The release dates for the Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four Midnight books
How to read Marvel Midnight: Complete reading order and checklist
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
And the 2026 Harvey Awards nominees are...
The Harvey Awards reveal two of comics' biggest trends: DC's rise and translation's boom.
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
Marvel quietly brought a veteran comics artist out of retirement to keep Avengers: Armageddon on schedule
Deadline trouble forces Marvel to reshuffle the Avengers: Armageddon artistic team.
July 27, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
DC Comics absolutely won San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and the secret origin of the success makes it even more powerful
DC's remarkable turnaround started with one simple editorial philosophy: "Yes, and"
July 27, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel is rethinking variant covers, and Midnight is leading the experiment
Marvel Comics admits its variant covers are complicated... especially after they figured out a simpler way to do it.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
The 2026 Eisner Awards leak was real... now what?
The biggest twist at this year's Eisner Awards happened two days before the ceremony.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
And the 2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards winners are...
The 2026 Eisner Awards proved that critical acclaim and bestseller lists aren't the same thing... but sometimes they can be.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
Scott Snyder thought DC's Absolute Universe might fail. Instead, it changed comics
Scott Snyder was so worried about the Absolute Universe that he offered to help pay for it
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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The Green Arrow story DC would've killed a decade ago is now one of its biggest Absolute successes
The Absolute Green Arrow series was going to end with a big reveal of the mystery murderer... but now the creators are going to be able to tell what happens next.
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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The hit horror comic franchise Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees is ending in 2027, and creator Patrick Horvath says its "bittersweet"
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees became a comics phenomenon almost by accident, now it's ending.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel just challenged DC to revive one of comics' oldest rivalries: a staff softball game
The Marvel vs. DC comics crossovers were a hit... now they're looking for a home run, if both sides will play ball.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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Midnight Spider-Man is an otaku
Midnight Spider-Man isn't just inspired by manga... it's trying to think like manga. Junji Ito, especially.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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DC's Absolute Batman #25 is becoming oversized just like its hero, for the first "big" 1-on-1 with Absolute Joker
Absolute Batman #25 marks the end of one era, and the start of another says Nick Dragotta and Scott Snyder.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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The Teen Titans are finally coming to DC's Absolute Universe, beginning with Cyborg
Jeff Lemire is quietly building the Absolute Teen Titans.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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Sorry, Amazon & digital comics platforms... DC is making the most in-demand Absolute Batman comic of 2026 exclusively available at your local comic shop
Absolute Batman is becoming DC's biggest weapon for comic shops.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant

News
Michael Walsh found the perfect comic for his horror obsession: Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex rides into Irish folklore in DC's new horror-western.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

News
After years of uncertainty, Static is finally becoming a permanent, ongoing part of the DC Universe
Static's new ongoing series marks a major step in DC and Milestone's evolving partnership.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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After coming out as transgender, Jenny Blake Isabella says she's finally just getting started in Bill Finger Award acceptance speech
After finding herself, Jenny Blake Isabella says she's finally ready for what's next.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant

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DC Comics backed Batman punching/razing/running over Neo-Nazis, and it just won an Eisner Award
Daniel Warren Johnson says DC stood behind his anti-Nazi Batman story when it mattered.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant

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DC's Next Level initiative finally gives Vixen the solo series fans have waited for
After criticism (and a short-lived boycott) over Black-led comics, DC announces the first-ever Vixen ongoing series.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

Features
We're grateful to Dark Horse Comics for supporting Popverse's SDCC reporting
This year's Comic-Con coverage is bigger than ever, and we're thankful to Dark Horse Comics for helping make it happen.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Move over Marvel Studios, Mary Jane Watson is starting her own Hollywood studio this fall
Model. Actor. Wife. Mother. Venom. Hollywood producer.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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Marvel is finally reuniting Eddie Brock and Venom after five years
Eddie Brock is Venom again as Marvel relaunches the series.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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The Avengers' first foe could be their last as Infernal Hulk & his Infernal Avengers face-off
The Infernal Hulk is taking on every major Marvel hero before Hulk War.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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Marvel Comics killed the Marvel Masterworks line after 39 years, but another publisher is stepping in to save it
A crowdfunding publisher is stepping up to continue the Marvel Masterworks line after Marvel itself couldn't afford to.
July 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Possible Eisner Awards leak leads to concern from San Diego Comic-Con that it could overshadow Friday's awards ceremony and the winners
The 2026 Eisner Awards may have leaked early—and SDCC is investigating.
July 24, 2026
Chris Arrant

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The world will turn against Marvel superheroes, as part of an in-story Avengers event
The Avengers become public enemy No. 1 after Armageddon.
July 23, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Marvel is replacing the Avengers with the X-Men this December after Armageddon, with Storm as leader
A nearly-forgotten X-Men team name from Chris Claremont's X-Men run is revived as the team becomes Marvel's #1 superteam.
July 23, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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Marvel is putting the Punisher on the Avengers... and that might be a problem
The Avengers have always drawn a line. The Punisher exists to cross it. But something's gotta give, it seems.
July 23, 2026
Jules Chin Greene

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DC Studios just surprised everyone in San Diego by sneaking a Clayface movie panel inside a DC Comics panel
DC's Clayface movie makes surprise Comic-Con appearance.
July 23, 2026
Graeme McMillan

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ThunderCats is getting its own Lion King story with Lion-O's 'Feral King' transformation
Greg Pak is asking the one ThunderCats question nobody has before: Should Lion-O be king?
July 23, 2026
Chris Arrant

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Jamie Campbell Bower's Rings of Power role reopens one of the show's biggest Lord of the Rings debates
Jamie Campbell Bower is playing Celeborn in The Rings of Power—but there's one big problem... we were told he was dead.
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant

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After Olympic fears and relocation rumors, San Diego Comic-Con is staying in the city through 2030
San Diego Comic-Con signs deal to remain in San Diego through 2030.
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant

News
San Diego Comic-Con 2027 dates, Preview Night, and badge sale dates announced
The first piece of SDCC 2026 news is about SDCC 2027.
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant

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DC's Absolute Universe has a long-term plan looking 3 years ahead the 'New 52' never did, says architect Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder thought DC’s New 52 was rushed, so he made sure the Absolute Universe had two years of lead time
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant

Features
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.
July 20, 2026
Chris Arrant

Guides
Re-play our liveblogs of Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and more panels live from San Diego Comic-Con with Popverse
Get inside Popverse's live, minute-by-minute reporting of the key panels of San Diego Comic-Con.
July 17, 2026
Chris Arrant

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There's a new, gold foil Berserk skate deck... but you have to get in line behind me at San Diego Comic-Con to get it
Berserk’s Skull Knight is getting an ultra-rare SDCC-exclusive skate deck.
July 17, 2026
Chris Arrant