Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Liveblog!Follow Marvel's Avengers panel live from NYCC 2023
Get live updates from Avengers Assemble: A This Week in Marvel Special Event at NYCC
October 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Spoilers!Meet Marvel’s Dinosaur Avengers
Apparently, the Marvel multiverse has a world where all the heroes and villains are dinosaurs, which is kind of awesome.
October 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Liveblog!Follow Marvel Comics' big Spider-Man panel from NYCC 2023
Get live updates from Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man - Gang War panel at New York Comic Con
October 03, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Liveblog!Follow DC's Metropolis All-Stars panel with Superman (and some friends) to New York Comic Con
Get live updates from DC's Metropolis All Stars NYCC panel!
October 02, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
"Toy Story meets Sandman": Inside the new Image Comics series Kill Your Darlings
"We've had a multi-year crash course in the comics industry, and Kill Your Darlings is the result": Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan discuss their new comic Kill Your Darlings.
September 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Chris Claremont is already pitching to be part of Marvel's new X-Men era under Tom Brevoort
“I made a pitch to Tom Brevoort”: Chris Claremont still has X-Men stories left to tell.
September 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Mortal Kombat: How to watch (and finish) the Mortal Kombat movies & TV show
Want to get started on watching the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
September 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel just made a major change to the God of Mischief ahead of Loki season 2
Loki has just gone through a big change, and the ramifications could rock the Marvel Universe to its core.
September 27, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Uncanny Experience: I spent the weekend at Xavier’s mansion with the X-Men
The Uncanny Experience combined traditional comic conventions with immersive LARPing
September 26, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Inside an actor's life at a convention during the strike with Phil LaMarr
What is it like for an actor to appear at a convention during the actors strike? According to voice actor Phil LaMarr, not much has changed.
September 26, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Ryan Ottley prepares for his next big thing - a new creator-owned project at Image
Ryan Ottley talks Invincible, Spider-Man, Hulk, and why AI will never defeat true comic book art.
September 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The surprise song Steven Spielberg associates with his Jaws movie
Drew Barrymore reveals that the song that director Steven Spielberg associates with Jaws
September 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
FINISH HIM!How to play the Mortal Kombat game series in release and chronological order
Want to get started on playing the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
September 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Toyler alert!Did Funko accidentally spoil a plot point for Marvel’s X-Men ’97?
Funko’s New York Comic Con exclusive figure might be an X-Men ’97 spoiler hiding in plain sight
September 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
SpoilersMarvel reveals its own official Spider-Man fansite - inside the Marvel U
Surfing the web: How would a Spider-Man fansite look if Spider-Man was real?
September 20, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Which Our Flag Means Death cast member reads the most fanfiction?
Accusations thrown! Speculation rampant!
September 14, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Loki: Care and feeding of your Alligator Variant
Are you the owner of an Alligator Loki? Here are 6 helpful tips for taking care of your Asgardian reptile.
September 13, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
James Marsters explains why Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek are basically the same show
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek have more in common than you might think.
September 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood discusses the legacy of her “I’m an ally” moment
Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood breaks down her iconic line
September 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!It’s Slobberin’ Time: The Fantastic Four’s Ben Grimm just got a dog
The Thing has a new dog, and he’s already helped the Marvel hero defeat a supervillain.
September 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Spoilers!Scarlet Witch: Is Marvel heading towards a WandaLoki coupling?
Marvel explores a possible romance between Scarlet Witch and Loki.
September 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Magneto has a secret child who's trying to commit patricide
Magneto’s family tree just got a bit more complicated.
September 06, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Wolverine is so 2000s - meet Hellverine
Wolverine has bonded with a demonic spirit and transformed into Hellverine
September 06, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2: “It’s going to get even darker” says Yuji Itadori voice actor
The Jujutsu Kaisen cast talk about season 2 and give their theories for how the show could end.
September 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
What would the Jujutsu Kaisen characters do for a living if not magic? The actors reveal some zany back-up careers
What kind of jobs would the Jujutsu Kaisen characters have in the real world? The cast give their thoughts.
September 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Why Heartstopper's Rhea Norwood won’t read the comic, even though she loves it
Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood reveals why she won’t read the original Webtoon
September 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!The Deadpool Corps are back, and they’ve stolen an artifact from Star Wars
Into the Deadpoolverse? That’s right, Wade Wilson’s multiverse strike force has returned
September 01, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!How Iman Vellani went from Marvel Studios actor to Marvel Comics writer
Kamala Khan actor (and Marvel superfan) Iman Vellani steps into the world of comic book writing
August 30, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
How to watch Captain America in order - all the Steve Rogers from the First Avenger to Avengers: Doomsday
Want to get started on watching Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America in the MCU? Here’s how to do it!
August 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel Comics' Captain America ending explained: Inside the finale of Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Carmen Carnero’s run
Jackson Lanzing, Colin Kelly, and Carmen Carnero’s epic Captain America run has come to an end. Where does that leave Steve Rogers and his allies?
August 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Chainsaw Man's Denji and My Hero Academia's Rody Soul - separated at birth?
What do Chainsaw Man’s Denji and My Hero Academia’s Rody Soul have in common? The actor behind both, Ryan Colt Levy, dishes
August 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Meet Marvel's most adorable new hero (and goodest doggo), D-Dog
We have fallen in love with D-Dog, Marvel’s canine hero who must be protected at all costs
August 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Flash: How to watch all of Ezra Miller’s Flash appearances in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching Ezra Miller’s Flash? Here’s a fast (of course) way to do it
August 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Marvel's real motive behind Ms. Marvel's death and resurrection revealed
Marvel discusses Kamala Khan’s death and says the quiet part out loud
August 23, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Arrowverse rises?: The cast of Arrow speculates on a potential revival
The cast of Arrow recently spoke about the possibility of their show returning for another season.
August 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel Comics' Daredevil ending explained: Inside the finale of Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's run
Chip Zdarsky’s four year run on Daredevil has come to an end. Where does that leave the Man Without Fear?
August 16, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Todd McFarlane created a universe of Spawn variants. Now he’s murdering them all, as babies.
“It’s baby on baby violence”: Todd McFarlane announces Spawn Kills Every Spawn.
August 15, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Aquaman: How to watch Jason Momoa’s ocean-based superhero in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching the DCEU’s Aquaman? Here’s how to do it!
August 14, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Harley Quinn and the art of giving a f**k
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the anatomy of the f-bomb
August 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How Disney's acquisition of Star Wars rocked the Clone Wars cast, according to the actors themselves
“There was only five people in the company in all of Lucasfilm that actually knew that Disney was buying Star Wars.”
August 10, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel set up a bunch of major storylines in Amazing Spider-Man #31
Breaking down all of the major storylines launched in Amazing Spider-Man #31
August 10, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel just made a questionable change to Magneto’s history with the X-Men
Did Magneto try to kill humanity? Well, maybe not - according to Magneto #1
August 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
NYCC: Marvel Comics announces Summer of the Symbiotes event
Venom, Carnage, Red Goblin and more symbiotes will be featured in a wild summer event called Summer of the Symbiotes
August 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
NYCC: All the surprise announcements from Marvel's Next Big Thing panel
Breaking down all the big news from the Marvel: Next Big Thing panel
August 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Our Flag Means Death cast reveals what songs they would perform in drag
What would happen if the cast of OFMD performed in a drag show? The stars of the show pitch their setlist.
August 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Is Chainsaw Man for moms? The cast share their experiences
What happens when you show Chainsaw Man to your mom? The cast of the hit anime break it down.
August 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How Spawn’s confrontation with Donald Trump earned Todd McFarlane an angry phone call from Breitbart
Todd McFarlane recounts the angry phone call he got from Breitbart after Spawn attacked Donald Trump.
August 03, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Some of those Our Flag Means Death season 2 fan theories are "so close" says Con O'Neill, as he and cast mates reveal their own
The Our Flag Means Death cast talk about their relationship with headcanon and fan theories
August 02, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel wants everyone to forget Ms. Marvel died – literally
After reviving Kamala Khan, Marvel is erasing the events of her death altogether.
August 02, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!The Marvel U has just changed the future of the X-Men
The 2023 Hellfire Gala brought some major changes to the X-Men and the Marvel Universe
July 31, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Todd McFarlane's Spawn is coming to "one of the biggest games on the planet" - but which one?
Spawn will be joining one of the world’s biggest video games. McFarlane won’t tell us which game it is, but Popverse has some ideas.
July 31, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Did Lucius survive his demise on Our Flag Means Death? Nathan Foad & his castmates share their theories
The Our Flag Means Death cast share their theories on how Lucius Springs could have survived
July 31, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Secret Invasion: Everything you need to know about Nick Fury’s wife, Priscilla Fury
Nick Fury has a wife?! Meet Priscilla Fury, the latest player in Marvel’s Secret Invasion
July 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!These Secret Invasion Easter Eggs may foreshadow something sinister coming to the MCU
The Skrulls are cooking something in Secret Invasion, and these Easter Eggs give us some vital clues
July 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel's Secret Invasion ending explained
Let’s unpack everything that went down in the Secret Invasion season finale
July 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Big Spawn movie news is coming, Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane are just waiting for the strikes to end
Todd McFarlane teases an exciting update for the Spawn movie, but he can’t reveal it until the Writers and Actors Strike ends.
July 27, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!The secret reason Iron Man and Emma Frost are getting married
Why are Emma Frost and Tony Stark getting married? Popverse has a theory.
July 26, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!Follow the Women of Marvel panel live from San Diego Comic-Con 2023!
It's time for Popverse's favorite Marvel Comics panel, Women of Marvel!
July 23, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How Marvel Value Stamps led one brother to beat up another, then apologize decades later
He destroyed his brother’s comics, and his brother retaliated by beating him up. Decades later, the publication of a Marvel Value Stamps book earned him an apology.
July 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
“You’re not going to find orgies in a Scooby Doo movie”: Harley Quinn’s producers on the show's adult nature
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the differences between producing children’s cartoons and adult animation.
July 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Nightwing and the battle over his plump butt inside the DC animated series Harley Quinn on Max
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the fight to give Nightwing a sexy butt
July 21, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Nick Fury's dirty MCU secret revealed in Marvel Studios' latest Secret Invasion episode
The secrets of Nick Fury’s actions during Avengers: Endgame are revealed, and the implications are huge.
July 20, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Gwen Stacy is President of the United States in the Marvel U (and it’s about time)
Hail to the chief: Did Marvel just make Gwen Stacy President of the United States?
July 19, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Ahsoka voice actor Ashley Eckstein reveals her reaction to fans' first reaction to her Star Wars character
Ashley Eckstein talks about the early reactions fans had to her Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano
July 19, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: Star Trek Universe panel features Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Universe is back at San Diego Comic Con for 2023!
July 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: Marvel's Heroes, Hulks, and Super Soldiers panel teases what's ahead for Punisher, and more
Marvel's EIC C.B. Cebulski leads a panel featuring J. Michael Straczynski, David Pepose, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
July 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel confronts the Avengers’ Affirmative Action past
A recent issue of Captain America reflected on how the Avengers handled Affirmative Action during the Bronze Age.
July 13, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Secret Invasion: One of the Avengers has been replaced by a Skrull – but when did the switch occur?
A longtime Avenger has been secretly replaced by a Skrull, and we have some theories on when the switch happened.
July 13, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!One of Marvel’s most bizarre Spider-Man variants has returned
Rek-Rap, the bizarro Spider-Man is back, and we couldn’t be more thrilled
July 12, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
What happens when a movie/tv superhero needs to use the bathroom?
The Shazamily shares their difficulties with using the bathroom in superhero costumes
July 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Our Flag Means Death cast talk about their relationship with the queer community
“It’s made me feel so connected”: The OFMD cast talk about how their show has brought the LGBTQIA+ community together
July 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Is the President of the United States a Skrull? Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion opens the door
Have Skrulls invaded the White House? The evidence certainly points that way.
July 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Boys season 4 will be “more intense than any other season"
"I have never seen [Kimiko] look so adorable in my life doing the worst shit on planet Earth."
July 03, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Spoilers!Marvel clarifies Mary Jane Watson’s marital status (and why they tried to hide it)
Is Mary Jane Watson married? Marvel clears up the confusion in Amazing Spider-Man #28
June 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Marvel's Nick Fury: How to watch Samuel L. Jackson's MCU super-spy in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching the MCU’s Nick Fury? Here’s how to do it?
June 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Who is the Rhino? Learn about Spider-Man’s foe ahead of his appearance in Sony's Kraven the Hunter
Get to know the Rhino ahead of his appearance in the Kraven the Hunter film
June 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Secret Invasion: The mystery hiding in plain sight for the new Marvel MCU show on Disney+
The premiere episode of Secret Invasion raises an interesting question.
June 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Who is Marvel's Sonya Falsworth? Inside The Crown's Olivia Colman and her MCU role
Meet Sonya Falsworth, the MCU’s newest superspy
June 21, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!How the Marvel Universe is reacting to (and ignoring) Ms. Marvel’s death
How are Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Captain Marvel reacting to Kamala Khan’s death?
June 21, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!How Ultimate Invasion #1 sets up the return of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe
Marvel begins their Ultimate Universe comeback with Ultimate Invasion #1
June 21, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Marvel's Skrulls: Understanding Marvel's shapeshifters before MCU's Secret Invasion on Disney+
Everything you need to know about Marvel's Skrulls ahead of Secret Invasion
June 20, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel's Carnage just invaded Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (and other comic strips) in latest Marvel crossover event
The funny papers get a dark twist with Venom and Carnage’s comic strip takeover
June 14, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spider-Punk: Everything you need to know about the Spider-Verse’s anarchic hero
Meet Hobie Brown, the anarchic Spider-Punk
June 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Florida Man unmasked: Marvel reveals Loki’s role behind the headline phenomenon
How the God of Mischief Loki created Florida Man
June 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending explained
All the context you need to understand the end of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
June 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Burger King's Spider-Verse Burger: We ate it, so you don't have to
Is the Burger King Spider-Verse Whopper any good? Popverse investigates.
June 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Nick Fury just quit the Marvel Universe
A classic character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is leaving the Marvel Universe
June 01, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!How does Kamala Khan die? Ms. Marvel’s final moments explained
How did the death of Ms. Marvel go down? Let’s explore Kamala Khan’s last stand.
May 31, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The legacy of Jill Jerold, Marvel’s first black woman
Who is Jill Jerold? Meet Marvel’s first reoccurring woman of color.
May 23, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel's Avengers relaunch sees the return of a major big bad (but he might be here to help)
Will this classic villain destroy the Avengers, or join them?
May 17, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The 10 best Spider-Man stories you'll find in Marvel comic books
Get to know Spider-Man with this list of comic recommendations
May 16, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel really wants you to think Mary Jane will die in May 31’s Amazing Spider-Man #26
Will Mary Jane Watson die in Amazing Spider-Man #26? Marvel certainly wants us to think so.
May 10, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Marvel's Summer of Symbiotes: Breaking down the new and unusual symbiotes Marvel is introducing this summer
Breaking down some of the crazy Venom variants we’ll be meeting in Summer of Symbiotes
May 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Guardians of the Galaxy: How to watch all the Marvel Studios cosmic superteam's movies (and more) in chronological and release order
Want to get started on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy saga? Here’s how to do it.
May 07, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
SpoilersMarvel's Fall of the X-Men event, G.O.D.S., and more set-up in spoiler-filled Free Comic Book Day special
Unpacking all the teases and revelations from FCBD: Avengers/X-Men
May 06, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Marvel's Free Comic Book Day special reveals what's next with Ultimate Invasion, Spider-Man, and more
Unpacking all the teases and revelations from FCBD: Spider-Man/Venom
May 06, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ending explained
All the context you need to understand the ending of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
May 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Phyla-Vell: A guide to Marvel's cosmic superhero, her origins, and powers
Captain Marvel, Quasar, and Martyr... Phyla-Vell has gone by many names
May 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Rocket: Everything you need to know about the finest Guardian of the Galaxy of them all
Where did Rocket Raccoon come from, and what's next for the MCU's furry mercenary?
May 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Get to know Howard the Duck with our reading guide
Let’s get quacking: A reading guide to Howard the Duck comics
May 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone