Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan
Editor
Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. His work has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, Polygon, Inverse, Time Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times, and he also co-hosts the Wait What podcast three times a month and writes the Comics, FYI newsletter. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.
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Monster Hunter Wilds' Rey Dau might be an apex monster, but there's something worse out there
At PAX West 2024, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto clarified that the monster seen in promotional material for the new game isn't Wilds' "flagship monster," which remains under wraps
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Last of Us fungal infection couldn't spread to humans in real life... right now
A scientist explains that we don't need to worry about being mind-controlled by fungus (yet)
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel has "giant-size" plans for the X-Men in 2025 for 50th anniversary of Wolverine-led revamp (but not how you'd expect)
Expect the unexpected for the X-Men in Marvel's "giant-size" format in 2025, according to group editor Tom Brevoort
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Catch up with all of Popverse's PAX West 2024 coverage!
Scary monsters and super peeps abound with stories about Magic: The Gathering, Marvel vs. Capcom, Monster Hunter Wilds and more!
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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What the Civilization developers felt was wrong in Civ VI, and how they're fixing it for 2025's Civ VII
History comes in layers, and Civilization VII lets you build empires inside them that even crises can't tear down
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Talk about an emergency meeting! Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations comes to Among Us
The classic murder mystery game will crossover with the current hit murder mystery September 9
September 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel & Capcom are teaming up for the most in-demand (and hardest-to-find) comic crossover of 2024
It's not just a chance to relive your gaming nostalgia; now there's an official Capcom/Marvel comic book clash, too
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
1980s horror (and a superbad demon) rule over Magic: The Gathering's new Duskmourn set
Everything is a haunted house in the new plane from MTG
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Magic: The Gathering teams with iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito for its new horror-themed set
Masahiro Ito is a guest artist for Duskmourn: House of Horror, MTG has announced
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
PAX West 2024 is enough to convince skeptics of the joys of gaming
Midway through the 20th anniversary event, PAX West 2024 converted me into a gaming believer
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Freddy Fazbear has been making kids nervous for a decade, but at PAX West 2024 Five Nights at Freddy's is giving back to the fans on his 10th birthday
10 years of Five Nights at Freddy's at PAX West 2024
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How (and why) one bear romance changed the way people thought about Baldur's Gate 3
"People just walked by the desk and they’re like, ‘What are you doing?'" remembered the scene's cinematic artist.
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The key to making video games sexy is to be authentic, says Baldur's Gate 3 writer
At PAX West 2024, Adam Smith talked about how to make sex work in gaming
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Borderlands 4's creators break down the secrets of the game's first teaser trailer
At PAX West 2024, Gearbox execs and developers revealed how Borderlands 4 starts seconds after the climactic end of Borderlands 3...
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Borderlands 4 will bring the new to the videogame franchise, with new characters, new tech, and a whole new world to explore
Revealed at PAX West 2024, Gearbox is leaning into the new for the upcoming expansion of the series
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Before PAX, there was Necrowambicon, Penny Arcade's first attempt at a real-world event
The prehistory of PAX turned out to involve a food court, inventive network engineers, and a little bit of radio larceny
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer sees community as central to his idea of gaming
Spencer cites the "shared love of this art form of video games" as the core of his view of what gaming should be during his PAX West 2024 keynote
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
PAX West 2024 streaming schedule: Enjoy the biggest panels from the comfort of your own home (or phone!)
A lot of the massive video game event is being streamed live and direct from Seattle, and we have the complete line-up of what to watch
August 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
After Deadpool & Wolverine, how DC, Star Wars, and other studios can learn from Marvel’s latest hit formula
If leaning in to fan service brings Marvel out of the slumps, can others have the same success?
August 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Revisit the best looks from SDCC 2024 at the Her Universe Fashion Show
Catch up with the winners (and a judge!) from this year's 10th annual Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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James Spader's Ultron is returning to the MCU in Marvel's upcoming Vision series
You can't keep a good robot down... or even a very very bad one, it seems
August 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's barbaric Batman makeover gets a last-minute delay
Batman the Barbarian, from DC's Elseworlds line, is pulled from the release schedule a month ahead of its original due date
August 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Which fictional city do SDCC's hottest artists want to live in?
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks are ready to reveal what their preferred unreal location would be, if they could step inside a comic book
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
The unanswered Star Wars questions left after Disney+ cancelation of The Acolyte season 2
The Star Wars show won't get a second season, leaving a lot of mysteries in a galaxy far, far away
August 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Play The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree early - only at PAX West 2024
Want a chance to get a preview of the next Legend of Zelda game? Want to play some Super Mario minigames? Get yourself to Seattle for PAX West 2024!
August 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Former Boom! Studios and IDW execs create new comic book publisher with Scott Pilgrim and Extraction producer
Filip Sablik and Jamie S. Rich are two of the prime movers behind the new, currently unnamed, company
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas' fantasy series WYND returns this fall for a finale
Tynion and artist Michael Dialynas are reteaming for The Power of the Blood, as war erupts between humanity, faeriekind, and vampires...
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Comics' fastest growing publisher is entering into manga with Mad Cave Studios' Nakama Press
The new manga imprint is rooted in comics that are "transcending cultural boundaries," according to the publisher
August 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Acolyte no more, as Disney+ cancels the latest live-action Star Wars show
Reports are emerging that Leslye Headland's Star Wars series will not get a second season
August 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Alien: Romulus takes the box office crown from Deadpool & Wolverine as it massively outperforms at the box office
Turns out, a lot of people wanted to see the xenomorph back on the big screen
August 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Who is Joe Locke playing in Marvel's Agatha All Along?
The identity of Joe Locke's character has been purposefully kept secret... but there's one obvious answer
August 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Iron Man and X-Men writer Gerry Duggan is releasing his "visual autobiography" of his comics life (and comics friends) with Image Comics
Duggan's portraits of colleagues and friends including Stan Lee, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Todd McFarlane, and many more are contained in the new softcover collection, out in November
August 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Captain America: Brave New World: 5 big takeaways from the 2025 Marvel movie's secret trailers
Hulks, X-Men-related teases, and new Avengers? Marvel is preparing to spoil us in 2025
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman goes All In for DC's comic book relaunch - see what awaits the Dark Knight for the rest of 2024 right here
We have an exclusive look at covers and advance information for DC's Batman from October through December 2024, as the title launches into the DC All In era
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Cassandra Cain is back in DC's new Batgirl comic book series for All In
DC's All In initiative expands as Cassandra Cain is forced to team up with her mother if she wants to survive her new martial arts explosion of a comic book series
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Thunderbolts*: 5 big takeaways from the first trailer for the Marvel Studios movie
It's been shown at SDCC and D23 Expo, and we think the first teaser for Thunderbolts* is offering some clues about the 2025 movie
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Want to watch Max for free? DoorDash has a pretty killer deal for you
DoorDash customers using the annual DashPass subscription now have free access to the Warner Bros Discovery streaming service
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Popverse Superfan Memberships are changing, and that's good news for Superfans
Superfans can expect more from their memberships, tied to individual ReedPop events
August 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Zombies will be Marvel Studios' first adult-targeted animated project
When the four-part miniseries debuts on Disney+, it will be rated TV-MA
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Animation is changing Spider-Man's origin (and bringing in Dr. Strange & Venom to make it happen) in new Disney+ show
Doctor Strange and Venom are responsible for making Spidey who he is in the new Disney+ series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Agatha All Along gets one last spooky trailer teasing the oncoming horror-filled future of the MCU
Kathryn Hahn leads the spin-off from 2021's WandaVision, debuting on Disney+ September 18
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars' Andor season 2 will bring back two more characters from Rogue One
It's time to bring on the bad guys in the second season of the Star Wars spin-off
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Disney's Frozen 3 has been delayed a year (but Disney is already working on a fourth movie!)
Frozen 3 director Jennifer Lee appeared onstage at D23 to introduce the next two chapters of the beloved series
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew flies into its first trailer ahead of its December Disney+ debut
The new series set in a galaxy far, far away features an all-star director line-up behind the camera
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Incredibles 3 is coming from Pixar (That's all you need to know)
Brad Bird is returning for a third installment in the series, Pixar has revealed
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Jon Hamm and Bobby Moynihan to co-star in Disney's next body-swapping comedy - Pixar's Hoppers
Pixar gets into weird science with its 2026 movie Hoppers
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Avatar 3 now has a title, with James Cameron introducing Fire and Ash at D23 Expo
The third installment in the Pandora saga will arrive in theaters in 2025's holiday season
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Disney reveals Moana 2's big bad villain - and she's the "storm of all storms"
The Disney animated sequel washes up this Thanksgiving
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Get hands-on demos of Monster Hunter Wilds, Dead Rising Deluxe, and more at PAX West in their North American debuts
Want to be among the first to play Street Fighter 6's first guest character? Head to Seattle Aug 30-Sep 2
August 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Penguin is a beautiful tasty disaster - and a scary-looking one, says Colin Farrell about his on-screen alter ego
Colin Farrell says that seeing himself as The Batman villain for the first time was "one of the best days I’ve ever had in 25 years as an actor”
August 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Trek: Prodigy had an ulterior motive in bringing Wesley Crusher into the show's second season
Wesley Crusher is "the original Star Trek prodigy," explained the show's creators at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
August 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Penguin's big bad Cristin Milioti has been training for the role since she was a kid (albeit as a different Batman villain)
Cristin Milioti may be playing Carmine Falcone's daughter in the show, but she grew up wanting to be the offspring of someone else entirely
August 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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One untitled Marvel Studios movie disappears from Disney's movie calendar, but two more MCU films pop up to take its place
When is a Marvel movie like a hydra? When it's a disappearing 2026 Marvel project, it seems...
August 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars has finally announced when its latest Disney+ show will arrive, in a surprisingly low-key manner
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has a release date, but you might have missed that if you weren't paying attention
August 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's former Kang says he's "heartbroken" over being replaced as the MCU's big bad by Doctor Doom
"I love Kang," Jonathan Majors told TMZ when asked about whether he's be willing to return
August 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Blood Hunt and the MCU: Does the end of Marvel's summer 2024 comic book event hint at future movie plans?
The synergy between Marvel movies and Marvel comics might be tighter than ever as we head into a new era of Doom...
July 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel is paying Avengers: Endgame directors and Robert Downey Jr. a lot of money to save the MCU
There's a lot of money riding on the comebacks that could save Marvel Studios and the Avengers
July 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Keanu Reeves' original pitch for Boom! Studios' hit BRZRKR was the next step from The Matrix and John Wick
Keanu Reeves wanted BRZRKR to be the evolution of his previous iconic roles
July 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Who showrunner says that canon for the show is whatever fans want it to be
"I’d hate to say what is officially canon and what isn’t," Russell T. Davies told fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa explains why it's important a Time Lord with two hearts is so emotional
"It’s nice to have a hero that feels," says the Fifteenth Doctor at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Who's latest companion gets a name... and Ruby Sunday gets a new friend, as well
Surprise! Varada Sethu will not be playing the same character when she returns to Doctor Who next year
July 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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MCU: Galactus appears in Fantastic Four footage shown at San Diego Comic Con's Hall H
It's the Devourer of Worlds!
July 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU, but as Doctor Doom
RDJ is back, baby
July 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four has an official title
If you thought the movie would be titled 'Fantastic Four,' think again
July 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Adamantium will get its MCU debut in Captain America: Brave New World
Snikt (kind of)
July 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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The final frontier expands with a new Star Trek series announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Justin Simien and Tawny Newsome are teaming up for a new Star Trek comedy... but beyond that, we have no idea what to expect
July 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and producer offers fans hope (and advice) for saving the show from cancellation
Get ready to write petitions and watch the show more than once, fans
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC All In and the Absolute DC line is part of a "big meta-story" for DC across the next two years, says Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder
The Absolute DC world isn't a traditional part of the DC multiverse, but central to a two-year master plan for DC's comic books
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel promises One World Under (Doctor) Doom! in the post-Blood Hunt comic book universe
Victor Von Doom gains ultimate power in a post-vampire reality, according to a San Diego Comic-Con 2024 tease
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel's Ultimate Universe gets a halftime reset this December, with a One Year In special release
The writer of The Ultimates will shape the next 12 months of the Ultimate Universe as the Maker's allies move against the newly emerged Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and more
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Gwen (sorry, Ghost-Spider) headlines a new TVA comic book from Marvel Studios' Loki writer
Gwen Stacy is teaming up with other reality-displaced heroes for a new series written by one of the people behind Loki Season 2
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's Creature Commandos just dropped first trailer at SDCC
It's time to get your first peek at James Gunn's new show
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
DC Entertainment has a new logo, and it looks familiar
This new (old) logo will grace all DC projects
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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DC: Al Ewing signs on to write Absolute Green Lantern series
The new series will be a "first contact" story
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Rings of Power season 2 will feature "more creatures," promises Sauron actor
There was a whole lot of teasing about the future of the series at the Lord of the Rings' spinoff show panel at San Diego Comic Con
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Did Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron just drop a big, spoiler-y clue about DC's big All In storyline?
Things aren't going well for Absolute Superman in the upcoming new series - but is that unfortunate circumstance, or something more sinister and planned?
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Deadpool and Wolverine's surprise SDCC screening was a hit... but it wasn't the first time a Hall H panel ended in a surprise full movie for fans
More than a decade before Marvel Studios shared Deadpool and Wolverine with fans, Edgar Wright surprised Hall H with a preview of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World... weeks before the movie's official release
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Deadpool Wolverine is the hottest ticket at SDCC 2024 - and that's not necessarily a good thing
Getting into Marvel's big Thursday Hall H panel was an event worthy of Deadpool in and of itself, fans discovered
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC revives Justice League Unlimited on its 20th anniversary as its new flagship superhero team comic
The new Justice League Unlimited series will spin out of Absolute Power, and be an integral part of the DC All In publishing plan
July 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Discover the appeal of "all natural" comic books in mystery video from Idaho's #1 Comic Book Company
What is Idaho's #1 Comic Book Company, and why is it boasting about all natural comic books?
July 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
To dream the impossible dream: Could this be the year SDCC fans learn better bathroom etiquette?
It's no surprise that five days of usage by tens of thousands of fans will leave convention center bathrooms in a state of disrepair, but what if we could help make it happen?
July 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
There's one mystery in Alien: Romulus that the movie won't solve, so Fede Alvarez teamed with Marvel for a prequel comic
In space, no-one can hear you wonder why the tie-in comic to Alien: Romulus is coming out two months after the movie itself
July 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Def Leppard is bringing its hit album Hysteria to comics (and we have an exclusive look at the accompanying merchandise to boot!)
The classic 1987 album Hysteria by Def Leppard is the birthplace for a new graphic novel (and musical!) project coming in spring 2025 about the most dangerous guitar in the world.
July 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Follow along to Marvel Studios' official Hall H panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 live and direct, with all the big MCU news!
Want to know what's coming up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the next few years? Marvel Studios is revealing everything at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 and you can read along live
July 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Watch the future of Marvel's X-Men get revealed during the From The Ashes panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 - live!
Writers of Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, NYX, and Mystique will reveal mysteries of Marvel's future X-Men comics during this Saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel, and you can watch it happen live
July 22, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Follow the Star Trek Universe panel from SDCC 2024 live!
From Strange New Worlds to Lower Decks and beyond (including some surprises), Star Trek is out in force at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, and you can find out what happens as it happens!
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Follow DC's Batman Gotham panel at SDCC 2024 to discover what's next for the Dark Knight, Catwoman, Nightwing and more - live!
What's coming up for Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, and the many other citizens of Gotham City in DC's comic books across the next few months? Find out in this San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel, live and direct as it happens
July 20, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Follow along to DC's Multiverse panel for Absolute, All In, and more news live from SDCC 2024!
With everything happening for Superman, the Titans, Green Lantern, and the many other heroes of the DC Multiverse, it's only fitting they get a San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel to tease future developments - and you can follow along as it happens
July 20, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Marvel's Next Big Thing is being unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, and we'll share it with you live!
After the events of Blood Hunt, where is Marvel's comic book universe going next? Secrets will be revealed in this all-star panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Follow along as Marvel Comics' new boss Kevin Feige joins EiC CB Cebulski share some "surprises" in SDCC 2024 panel!
Marvel's Kevin Feige and CB Cebulski are sharing the stage with "surprise creators" for a Friday afternoon panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 and we're taking you there as it happens
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Join the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power cast and crew as Popverse covers their SDCC 2024 Hall H panel live!
Amazon's Prime Video is bringing The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to Hall H ahead of its second season - and we'll be there covering it.
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Follow along to DC's Absolute Power (And Absolute Universe & All-In) panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 live!
Don't miss a moment from DC's Absolute Power panel from SDCC 2024 with Popverse's live reporting.
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Follow along to Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine panel live from SDCC 2024's Hall H!
No, we don't know just what Marvel's Ultimate Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration of Life actually is, but that's not stopping us from reporting on it live from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024!
From The High Republic to Star Wars Outlaws, discover the latest news from the expanded Lucasfilm worlds of books, comics, and games, live and direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 19, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Follow along with Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 right here!
Learn all the latest from the cast of the Disney+ hit fantasy series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, live and direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024's Hall H
July 19, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Avengers: Endgame directors the Russo brothers are talking to Marvel about returning to the MCU
Get ready for the ultimate comeback story, as Joe and Anthony Russo are in talks to director Avengers 5 and 6
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Acolyte was the anarchistic Star Wars story fans of the Jedi never wanted
In the galaxy as shown in the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, there's no such thing as right or wrong, but simply different oppressors at war with each other
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman lead the new All In line-up for DC's comic book rebirth this fall
Meet the new Absolute Universe... and see what changes are coming to DC's core DCU books, as well, as the publisher starts to pull back the curtains on the new era of DC comics
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
All of Marvel Studios big announcements from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Marvel likes to bring the surprises and the big names to SDCC, and boy, did they do that this year
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC goes All In with major new comic book initiative launching in October 2024 centering around Superman and an all-new Batman
The new All In era will see the launch of a new publishing line, Absolute DC, that will interact with the existing DCU for the next few years, as DC seeks to celebrate comics as a whole
July 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan