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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Follow the Warner Bros. Japan x WIT Studio panel announcing their joint project from Anime Expo 2023
Spy X Family, Uzumaki, and more to be discussed in Production I.G. and WIT Studio's Anime Expo 2023 panel
July 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC's Harley Quinn, Joker, and the Suicide Squad are starring in their own anime
DC is partnering with a major Japanese studio for a Suicide Squad anime
July 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Production IG and WIT are coming to Anime Expo to talk about the Spy × Family movie, the long-awaited Uzumaki anime, and more
Spy X Family, Uzumaki, and more to be discussed in Production I.G. and WIT Studio's Anime Expo 2023 panel
July 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Follow along as Netflix brings Pokémon Concierge, PLUTO, the live-action One Piece, as well as Zom 100 to Anime Expo 2023
The live-action One Piece and more is coming to Netflix... and Anime Expo
July 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch Anime Expo 2023 panels live with a free livestream
Watch some of the biggest AX 2023 panels with the official livestream!
July 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch TOHO Animation's Anime Expo 2023 panel with Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, Frieren
>Watch as TOHO Animation talks about the upcoming seasons of Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academy, along with the debuting Spice and Wolf, Kaiju No. 8, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
July 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoActor Kevin McNally talks about his career from James Bond to Pirates of the Caribbean and more
Pirates of the Caribbean, Doctor Who, Supernatural, James Bond, and more - Kevin McNally's done a lot, and has a lot to say
July 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC Studios' James Gunn is skipping San Diego Comic Con this year as well
Hall H staple James Gunn won't be at SDCC 2023 for DC, Marvel, or anyone
July 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Liveblog!Follow along as Jujutsu Kaisen creators MAPPA reveal what's next in the show, plus Bucchigiri?!, Maboroshi, and more
MAPPA CEO Manubu Ostuka and MAPPA producer Makoto Kimura are announced to be on this panel, and will be in conversation with Crunchyroll's Kyle Cardine talking about their upcoming anime titles
July 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch The voices of Genshin Impact's Fu San'er and Lumine talk about the hit game with London MCM fans
Kellen Goff and Sara Miller-Crew took part in an hour-long fan Q&A about the hit game Genshin Impact
June 30, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
June 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Miami! Get ready for the next Florida Supercon, as we have the 2024 FSC dates
Florida Supercon is heading back to Miami next July. Here are the deets.
June 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
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There's a classic McDonalds birthday party being thrown for a comic publisher: WEBTOON
Will there be one of those huge McDonald's birthday houses as well? We can only hope.
June 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Expect Spider-Verse 3 to be delayed, according to one insider on the project
That Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cliffhanger ending is going to sting more than you thought
June 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Netflix, Sony, HBO, Universal, Lucasfilm, and Disney are joining Marvel Studios in skipping SDCC 2023 Hall H and other panels (and others may be on the fence)
Hall H is going to look a lot different at San Diego Comic Con 2023
June 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we all at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
June 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Full Panel VideoWant to be a pro wrestler? The trainers & students behind the Al Snow Wrestling Academy share a one-hour Pro Wrestling 101
How to become a pro wrestler, according to the Al Snow Wrestling Academy and Elite Wrestling Entertainment
June 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
DC's Blue Beetle writer and Drag Race Mexico hosts are coming to Enter The Popverse
Comics writer Josh Trujillo and Drag Race Mexico's Valentina and Lolita Banana are talking to Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson
June 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Sandman's Dead Boy Detectives writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter The Popverse
The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives and the Good Asian writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter the Popverse
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch an hour-long interview with Love & Rockets Gilbert Hernandez
Beto, in conversation with Jazzlyn Stone, from MCM Comic Con 2023
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
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MCM Birmingham returns in winter 2023 - Here's the dates for the UK show!
MCM is returning to Birmingham, England this winter - but with later dates than you might expect.
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The new IDW targets webtoons, crowdfunding, podcasts, more, as ownership to turn company around
IDW reports $8.1 million in losses for past 12 months, but sees a plan to turn it around in a year
June 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2: The plot, cast, release date, trailer, and more ahead of the new season
Expect the unexpected (and some important backstory), teased the Strange New Worlds cast at MCM
June 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Watch Brendan Fraser and Oded Fehr reunite (and reminsce) about The Mummy 2+ decades later
The Mummy's Brendan Fraser and Oded Fehr reunite to talk about the 1999 film - and you can watch the hour-long conversation for free
June 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoThe director of Stephen King's The Boogeyman movie, Rob Savage, pulls back the curtain on the Disney horror movie
Stephen King's The Boogeyman has been translated to film, and the director who did it is sharing how it came together
June 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Washington, DC is declaring June 16 'Awesome Con Day'
Awesome Con is getting an official day in the record books on its 10th anniversary
June 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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One of America's greatest novelists, Cormac McCarthy, has died at age 89
Cormac McCarthy may be dead, but his stories are too tough to die.
June 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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“Every day is a learning experience”: A conversation with the new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
As IDW undergoes a "reset", we talk to the person who pressed the reset button: new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
June 13, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
IDW is about to reveal the "tremendous loss" of several million dollars which precipitated the company reset
A new Q2 2023 report will be shared with stockholders, press, and "potential investors" later this week
June 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Trash pandas get some love in upcoming kids comic The Racc Pack from Whitney Gardner & Stephanie Cooke
A trio of raccoons show that treasure can be trash (and that its not bad to be trashy!) in The Racc Pack
June 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
June 09, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Watch the Kodansha USA & Yen Press Power Hour panel from MCM Comic Con
Two manga giants, Yen Press and Kodansha USA, make a rare team-up to announce new projects at MCM Comic Con
June 09, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Inside Teen Titans' new World's Finest book by Mark Waid & Emanuela Lupacchino - The plot, the preview, the covers, and more
That thing you Teen Titans do
June 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 panel with Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Melissa Navia
Watch as Celia Rose Gooding (Uhura), Melissa Navia (Ortegas) | Los Angeles: Rebecca Romijn (Number One), Ethan Peck (Spock) from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 'beams' into MCM to talk season 2
June 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Cliff Chiang has returned to his 'New 52' Wonder Woman run for one amazing new cover
Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang's Wonder Woman run was one for the ages, and this fall its being collected in a new hardcover edition
June 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Ms. Marvel co-creator G Willow Wilson joins Enter The Popverse to talk about new creator-owned comic
The Hunger and the Dusk writer & Kamala Khan co-creator G. Willow Wilson is coming to Enter the Popverse
June 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The Witcher season 3: When the new season (both parts) hits Netflix, down to the minute
You're only getting one more season of Henry Cavill as the Witcher, but Netflix are splitting it into to make it more of a meal
June 06, 2023
Chris Arrant