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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DC editor-in-chief Marie Javins to lead first-ever ReedPop Industry Summit at NYCC 2023
The first-ever ReedPop Industry Summit is coming to New York Comic Con 2023
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch live!Watch the Dr. Stone anime panel live from NYCC 2023!
The Stone World returns this fall for Dr. STONE Season 3 (Part 2), and they're coming to New York Comic Con 2023. Presented by DoorDash.
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Yes, Popverse is livestreaming New York Comic Con 2023
How to watch New York Comic Con 2023 panels
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Who was Steve Ditko? His family will answer that question at NYCC 2023
The family of Steve Ditko step up to tell their truths about their iconic relative, and dispel what you think you know about the man
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the latest star coming to New York Comic Con 2023
You've seen her in movies and TV shows, now see her in person - Mary Elizabeth Winstead is coming to NYCC 2023
September 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jujutsu Kaisen: How (and where) to watch the hit shonen anime as it returns
It's not about whether you can watch Jujutsu Kaisen. You have to watch Jujutsu Kaisen
September 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
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NYCC 2023: Marvel's Spider-Man & Friends are the cover story to the New York Comic Con Program Guide
Marvel teams up with ReedPop for an all-new, exclusive piece of art for the NYCC 2023 Program Guide
September 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
September 01, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Chicago's C2E2 2024 tickets are on-sale now!
Comics, wrestling, and celebrities will once again collide at Chicago's C2E2 in 2024
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Michelle Gomez joins NYCC 2023 line-up (and Popverse Superfans get first dibs on meeting her!)
You know her. Now it's time to meet her. Of course, we're talking about Michelle Gomez
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC's YA leader (and long-time company vet) Jim Chadwick is retiring
One of DC's longest-serving employees Jim Chadwick is retiring at age 66 to live life
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The CW Supergirl's Nicole Maines brings her DC character to comics in Enter the Popverse
Yellowjacket's Nicole Maines is resurrecting her DCEU hero Dreamer for a new graphic novel from DC Comics
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch the One Piece reunion panel with Colleen Clinkenbeard, Ian Sinclair, Sonny Strait from Seattle's ECCC!
Voice actors Colleen Clinkenbeard, Ian Sinclair, and Sonny Strait come together to talk about the anime One Piece at Emerald City Comic Con
August 30, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC debuts a new Joker-level villain in September's Wonder Woman #1
Diana's got a brand new bad: DC is creating the arch-nemesis Wonder Woman deserves
August 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The actor's actor Chukwudi Iwuji is coming to NYCC 2023 (and Popverse has first dibs on photo ops and autographs)
Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Peacemaker, John Wick: Chapter 2) will be at New York Comic Con 2023
August 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Happiness is for sale in new middle-grade OGN The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen
An upcoming kids comic from Oni Press is exploring how happiness is great (but other emotions are OK too)
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Who are DC's Fire and Ice? Joanne Starer tells all on Enter the Popverse
Fire & Ice & Joanne Starer & Ashley V. Robinson, this week on Enter the Popverse
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch as VIZ Media, Yen Press, and Kodansha staff talk about the manga industry and your library
Watch as manga industry experts from Yen Press, Viz Media, and Kodansha discuss the value of manga in libraries
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel wants their own version of Sandman's Endless family - and are creating it with G.O.D.S.
Marvel next big comic "sits at the axis of Saga and Sandman"
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Ron Perlman is coming home to New York Comic Con (and Popverse Superfans are first in line!)
You know who he is. You know what he's done. Now Ron Perlman coming to NYCC to make some new memories, with you.
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Moon Knight artist Declan Shalvey is showing off the bones of his latest project, Old Dog
Old Dog, New Trick: Declan Shalvey is sharing the behind-the-scenes of his latest creator-owned project
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Get a snarling Geralt on your shelf thanks to CD PROJEKT RED and Dark Horse Direct
A 6-inch Geralt of Rivia bust from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is on its way
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
NYCC 2023: A first look at the New York Comic Con badges
Get a first look at the NYCC 2023 badges all the cool kids will be wearing October 12 - 15
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Streaming VideoAhsoka: Watch Rosario Dawson's full spotlight panel from Chicago's C2E2 FREE!
Rosario Dawson came to C2E2 to talk Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano, Clerks, and more
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The rich get creamed in new dark satire Rumpus Room
The struggle of the rich vs. the poor summed up in facial cream with Rumpus Room by Mark Russell and Ramon Rosanas from AWA Studios
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Ahsoka: Where does Disney+'s new Star Wars show take place in the timeline?
Ahsoka's return will take place in the gap between Return of the Jedi and A Force Awakens
August 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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San Diego Comic Con's leader is retiring, but returning as a volunteer
San Diego Comic-Con's leader is retiring after a 50+ year career
August 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Amazon is jumping into the webtoons game in a big way (and without comIXology)
Webtoons are getting so big that Amazon wants a piece of it
August 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Archie has found its next heroine, dark academia style
A forgotten 80s hero is being revamped to be your next dark academia obsession
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Wonder Woman's becoming an even bigger deal in the DCU - Tom King explains it all
Tom King is putting Wonder Woman in the center of the DCU, and he's coming on Enter The Popverse to talk about it
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Susan Sarandon is coming to NYCC 2023, and Popverse has first dibs on Photo Ops and Autographs
Susan Sarandon, known for her roles in movies including Rocky Horror Picture Show, Thelma & Louise, and Little Women, is heading to NYCC for autographing and solo and joint Photo Ops with co-star Tim Curry
August 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Baron von StreubenInside the life of the US Revolutionary War hero who was also revolutionary and flamboyantly gay
Washington's Gay General: the comic biography of the US Revolutionary War hero
August 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel is super-charging its X-Men franchise ahead of its MCU debut
The X-Men are about to become Marvel's top priority, it seems
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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To me, my X-Men: Why Tom Brevoort's Marvel job change is a big deal (and not just for comics)
He helped create the modern Avengers as we know it, and how he's been tasked to do the same for the X-Men
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel's X-Men: What the company's seismic changes say about the Krakoan era
The X-Men have a new leader. No, Professor X isn't leaving. We're talking about behind the scenes.
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
And the nominees for the 2023 Harvey Awards are...
Every year a select group of comics and creators are chosen as the best of the best in the world of comics. It's time for the Harvey Awards.
August 11, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
August 11, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Virgin River: Netflix's PNW romance returns with fire and heartbreak (actual fire, proverbial heartbreak)
Mel's got some more to struggle with in Virgin River season 5
August 09, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Detective Comics' Ram V is talking about his Batman western in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ram V comes on Enter the Popverse to talk about his Batman western arc in Detective Comics
August 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Heartstopper's Rhea Norwood talk about the upcoming Netflix season
Rhea Norwood is talking about Netflix's Heartstopper season 2, and you can watch the whole thing.
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The Meg creator Steve Alten boards a shark-themed Enter the Popverse
Prose novelist and The Meg creator Steve Alten comes to talk about the franchise ahead of The Meg 2: The Trench
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch the Predicting Future Technology - From Sci-Fi to Reality panel from New York Comic Con!
The authors of the Skeptics Guide to the Future talk about the future at NYCC 2022.
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC Comics' architect Joshua Williamson chats Knight Terrors on Enter The Popverse
Enter the Popverse celebrates our first birthday!
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Spider-Man's Preeti Chhibber and The Nib's Matt Bors Enter the Popverse
Enter the Popverse welcomes a Spider-Man YA author and one of the world's most popular political cartoonists
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch the Chainsaw Man panel with Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock from Florida Supercon!
Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock talk all things Chainsaw Man, and you can watch it all like you were there
August 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
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August 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Vault Comics wants to have the best-selling comic of 2023 - and they're willing to give it away for free to do it
Vault Comics biggest launch yet is Unnatural Order - and they're pulling out the stops to make it that way
August 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What does the actors and writers strikes mean for New York Comic Con, MCM, and other ReedPop shows?
The organizers of NYCC, MCM, C2E2, ECCC, and Florida Supercon hint at what things will be like during the actors' and writers' strike
August 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Kraven the Hunter: The new release date, the cast, and everything you need to know about the movie
Aaron Taylor-Johnson's debut as the ultimate hunter will now debut in August 2024, not October 2023
July 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The McElroys are coming to Enter the Popverse!
Travis, Justin, and Clint McElroy will be live guests on our weekly video show Enter the Popverse
July 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Guardians Vol. 3: When can you buy it, stream it, or Disney+ it?
All the details on when you can watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on streaming, home video, and Zune (the last part is a joke)
July 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch The Witcher's Eamon Farren talk about the upcoming season
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach himself - Eamon Farren - is talking about The Witcher season 3 on Netflix.
July 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Get ready, the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con dates have been confirmed (and its a busy weekend)
What are you doing in late July 2024, anyway? We're doing Comic-Con International: San Diego
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoInside Our Flag Means Death fan fiction and SMAUs
Watch the From Beepers to the Bachelorette: the OFMD SMAU Phenomenon panel, filmed at MCM Comic Con in May 2023!
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
MCM Comic Con: Watch Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other panels from the London May 2023 event!
Our Flag Mean Death and the stars of Witcher, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more are here at MCM Comic Con
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
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SDCC 2023: What happens when you announce a Rob Liefeld panel but forget to invite Rob Liefeld?
How a panel that was never supposed to happen ended up on the SDCC schedule
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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SDCC's Her Universe Fashion Show: Inside the contest, the camraderie, and the costumes with Ashley Eckstein, Hot Topic, and the winners
“We work so hard and when it happens it just is truly like a dream,” Eckstein says
July 23, 2023
Ashley V. Robinson
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DC has recruited Sherri L. Smith for a solo Jennifer Pierce / Lightning comic
Acclaimed writer Sherri L. Pierce is writing a solo Lightning graphic novel subtitled Changes for DC
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jeffrey Brown's adorable Batman graphic novel is getting a sequel (as it should)
Kids do the craziest things, especially when you're Robin, son of Batman
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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SDCC 2023: Burnt food triggered fire alarm Friday night, but everyone's okay
A frightening moment leads to a positve resolution at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Assassin’s Creed jumps to 1970s Brazil and the future in new comic spinoffs
Ahead of the new Assassin's Creed game, the Brotherhood returns to comics in a big way
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Shang-Chi returns to Marvel for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Marvel's martial arts franchise returns this December
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel Comics' Gang War crossover event: Spider-Man, Elektra, Luke Cage, and more team-up to save NYC
Everything you need to know about Marvel Comics' upcoming 'Gang War' event
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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TMNT: The Last Ronin sequel coming soon from Nickelodeon and IDW Publishing
TMNT: The Last Ronin isn't the last story for the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Surprise! There's a new Invincible episode coming to Amazon Prime Video tonight!
An Atom Eve-centric episode is airing at San Diego Comic-Con, then coming to Amazon Prime Video for you to watch at home.
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
A new Zombie Ghost Rider is blazing into Marvel Comics
Is Ghost Rider a zombie? We finally have an answer
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Netflix's She-Ra writer is developing a new Wonder Woman comic event called Amazons Attack
Announced at San Diego Comic Con's Knight Terrors panel, the series will feature Nubia, Mary Marvel, and Wonder Girl
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Aquaman 2 and Dune 2 might be delayed due to marketing worries over the actors' strike
Could Warner Bros. Discovery's two big sci-fi action sequels be delayed?
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC's Outsiders returns as a superhero archeology comic
A disillusioned Batwoman and Luke Fox are looking into the history of the DC Universe
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel is about to reveal an astonishing new X-Men line-up, and is teasing it extra-hard
Marvel is preparing to reveal a new X-Men line-up
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The origin of Marvel's Nightcrawler and Mystique are getting BAMFed in a new X-Men comic
You think you know Nightcrawler & Mystique? Marvel says you can forget all that, as they're changing it all in a new comic
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Move over Professor X, Doctor Doom has recruited his own X-Men team
Don't call them the D-Men... call them Doctor Doom's X-Men
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Comics warns comic stores to not sell comics early (or else)
Wednesday warriors, has someone broken the lines? Marvel says so
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel or DC? Comics writer Ram V has signed a multi-year 'exclusive' deal with DC
Marvel's Venom writer has chosen to go all-DC in 2023, 2024, and 2025
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jock is redesigning Diamond Comics' Previews catalog (or the cover, at least)
To promote his upcoming book Gone, Jock is redesigning Diamond's comic catalog cover
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Batman: One Dark Knight creator Jock is venturing into space (and creator-owned space) with Gone
Jock is writing his first creator-owned series - and drawing it too!
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel has big plans for Moon Knight, but first it has to kill him
Some of the biggest superhero stories begin with them dying; so is life of a superhero
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is getting sequels and spin-offs in comics
The Nightmare Before Christmas is coming to comics, with adaptations and new stories
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
No, Kenneth Branagh isn't directing a live-action Gargoyles movie according to creator
A live-action Gargoyles film has been in and out of development for decades, but this latest report isn't true
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
San Diego Comic-Con is expanding in 2025 - to a cruise ship headed to Cozumel
San Diego Comic-Con is bringing its trademark event to a cruise ship going from Florida to Mexico
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Pro basketball star Johnny O'Bryant talks about his manga/anime empire on this week's Enter the Popverse
Former NBA star Johnny O'Bryant is coming to talk comics
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
SDCC 2023: Where in the world is Popverse at San Diego?
Popverse is all over San Diego Comic-Con - in fact, here's where you can meet us!
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The first Deadpool 3 image has fans searching for the little-known comics origin of Wolverine's yellow-and-blue costume
A forgotten Tim Truman story is at the heart of clamor for Wolverine's debut in the MCU with Deadpool 3
July 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The pulp hero Zorro returns with a Batman-esque origin (and a muscle car)
Zorro, the gothic masked hero who inspired Batman is being revamped to be more like Batman.
July 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's Halloween hero Hallows' Eve returns this fall - but is it for tricks or for treats?
Hallows' Eve returns and begins to decide for herself: Is she a hero or a horror?
July 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
July 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Hawkgirl is coming to comics, movies, and our live showEnter the Popverse
PLUS a sneak peek at the upcoming Her Universe Fashion Show from the founder herself (and voice of Ahsoka Tano!), Ashley Eckstein
July 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
SDCC 2023: What to expect at San Diego Comic-Con this year
Everything you need to know about this year's San Diego Comic-Con
July 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Comic cons for sports? Two former ReedPop execs are aiming for that with Fanatics & IMG
Former Popverse colleagues Lance Fensterman and Mike Armstrong are getting into the sports busienss
July 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Prime Day Marvel deals 2023: The best offers for MCU movies, Marvel books, and more
Here are today's best Marvel Prime Day deals.
July 11, 2023
Chris Arrant
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A Game of Thrones con has been canceled due to Florida's latest laws
Westeros ain't got nothing on Florida, according to the organizers of a major Game of Thrones convention
July 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is delaying Avengers, Star Wars, Spider-Gwen, Wolverine, and other comics
While the worst of the pandemic has passed, the comics production pipeline is still prone to outages - one of which Marvel is suffering from now
July 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
July 07, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The Witcher: Blood Origin Netflix ending explained: your biggest questions answered
The surprise appearances, the post-credits scene, the ending - everything we know coming out of The Witcher: Blood Origin
July 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The man behind the new Muppet Gerald Teeth is coming to to Enter the Popverse
Yup. (Trust us, David Bizzaro will have more to say than his character, Gerald Teeth).
July 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Come on Barbie, let's go Comic-Con party: Will the movie be coming to San Diego?
There's a adults-only Barbie party coming to San Diego Comic-Con - but possibly even more.
July 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Our Flag Means Death panel from Miami's Florida Supercon with Con O'Neill, Nathan Foad, and Kristian Nairn
Say ahoy to your boys, as the OFMD crew of Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, and Con O'Neill had a time at Miami Beach's Florida Supercon
July 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Our favorite cosplay from Florida Supercon in Miami Beach!
South Florida represents with some amazing cosplay at June 2023's Florida Supercon.
July 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The most amazing cosplay from Anime Expo 2023 in LA!
AX in LA, as told through cosplay.
July 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The Witcher cast: Who you can expect for season 3
Henry Cavill and the existing cast are welcoming some new faces for The Witcher season 3
July 03, 2023
Jim McDermott