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Is Bill Watterson's surprise return with The Mysteries an allegory about his own mysterious return after 28 years?
Bill Watterson and John Kascht's The Mysteries, and the hunt for something that may not be what you dreamed of
February 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Emerald City Comic Con's new creator & pro programming track revealed
Programming runs Thursday March 2 and Friday March 3, including a retailer breakfast and two days of panels
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Let's Play webtoon is getting into the dating game with a new dating sim
Leanne Krecic launches a new dating sim based on her webcomic Let's Play
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Batman, Superman, Joker, and Stormwatch leading new Brave and The Bold series for DC
Creators for the first issue include Tom King, Dan Mora, Christopher Cantwell, and Javier Rodriguez
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC expands Sean Murphy's alt-Batman White Knight line with two new projects bringing in Wonder Woman, Superman, and the children of Joker and Harley Quinn
Get ready for Generation Joker and World's Finest
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What's happening inside ComiXology: insiders warn of more layoffs and a company shift
No-one's talking on the record, but what sources are saying on background doesn't look good
February 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Comics publisher Humanoids names three new directors as it staffs up for 2023
There are new Directors of US Operations, Marketing, and Sales at the Incal publisher
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
DC expands G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara's Poison Ivy into an ongoing title
June's Poison Ivy #13 marks the change of the title from mini-series to regular monthly comic
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Espionage goes superhero scale in this Waller vs. Wildstorm preview
The four issue DC Black Label series launches March 21
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Digital comics: A guide to the comic book streaming/all you can read platforms
What are your best options for streaming digital comic books?
February 10, 2023
Dave Buesing
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
February 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Time keeps on slipping in this exclusive preview of The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
The fifth book in the graphic novel series is released February 21
February 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Enjoy one of the hidden treasures hidden inside Iron Circus' Failure to Launch
Popverse has an exclusive preview from the indie anthology
February 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Finding peace in a violent world: Geof Darrow on Shaolin Cowboy’s eternal journey and cycle of violence
Geof Darrow on Shaolin Cowboy, his influences, and Komodo dragons
February 08, 2023
Hussein Al-wasiti
News
Is Marvel planning something big with Miracleman after all this time?
A new digital-only release suggests that something might be up with the classic superhero
February 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Iasmin Omar Ata reminds us "you never know what could be waiting for you tomorrow" in Nayra and the Djinn
An exclusive look into the upcoming coming-of-age graphic novel by Iasmin Omar Ata
February 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Nine Lives is a tale of reincarnation and assassination - inside the new Zoop comic by Steve Horton and Chris Peterson
Nine Lives follows the nine incarnations of a woman throughout history and the reincarnated killer that targets them
February 07, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Jon Kent heads into the world of DC's Injustice video game in his new comic book series
Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent will see the hero bring hope to the dystopian alternate reality, teases writer Tom Taylor
February 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
February 03, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
From Mutts to Marvel: Patrick McDonnell takes on A Super Hero's Journey
The new metatextual book from Marvel Arts will debut in September
February 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
A "godfather" of Skybound's massive empire, Shawn Kirkham, is exiting the company
The Walking Dead empire's senior VP of business development is leaving in days
February 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Mace Windu, Lando Calrissian, more unite for Star Wars' Black History Month covers by Mateus Manhanini
Mateus Manhanini's portraits will run on ten Star Wars comics this February
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel adding Black History Month team-ups to its February 2023 plans
The annual celebration of Black history and culture will include the launch of a new Bishop miniseries, as well as 14 variant covers
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Black History Month 2023 at DC: New Static and Icon & Hardware, DC Power, and more
New Milestone Media projects, classic reprints, and DC Power: A Celebration are all on the menu
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and more on DC International Women's Day covers
To celebrate International Women's Day, DC Comics will be publishing eight variant covers featuring fan favorite female heroes and villains
February 02, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Newsarama co-founder makes a surprise exit from the comics journalism outlet
Doran co-founded Newsarama in 1998
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Substack Comics: Evaluating the platform after 18 months and several major creative changes
Looking at the 'game-changing' Substack Comics 18 months after its launch
February 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Webtoons: The most popular webtoons of January 2023 on Webtoon and Tapas
In the wake of God of High School's end, Heartstopper is growing to become the biggest Webtoon around
February 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Comics criticism magazine PanelXPanel is going on hiatus after its April issue
After 70 monthly issues, the award-winning comics criticism magazine is ending (temporarily)
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside the 2023 Monsters & Dames artbook debuting at Emerald City Comic Con
Exclusive art from some of the world's top artists is inside ECCC's Monsters & Dames artbook
February 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Graphic novel sales up a staggering 110.2% in bookstores since the pandemic
According to NPD BookScan information, sales of graphic novels rose despite an overall sales drop in 2022
February 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
In Februaries past..This Month in Comics History, February 2023 - Robin dies, Hägar sets sail, Garfield ditches Garfield and more
Webcomics enter a softer world, Superman enters the Silver Age, and we follow The Way of the Househusband.
February 01, 2023
Alex Jaffe
Features
The definitive guide to Black superheroes
Examining established tropes of Black superheroes and their cultural impact on representation
February 01, 2023
Carl Waldron
Guides
The best Black Panther comics of all time
The 10 best Black Panther stories, celebrating T'Challa and the Wakandan Empire in Marvel Comics.
February 01, 2023
Robert Reed
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The signature word balloons of DC and Marvel characters
What your favorite comic characters have to say is just as important as how they say it.
January 31, 2023
Alex Jaffe
News
Hägar the Horrible to celebrate turning 50 by revisiting his early adventures
50 years of Hägar the Horrible to be celebrated in February 2023
January 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
CrossGen Comics: The brief life, long death, and surprising return(s) at Marvel and Disney
Yes, there's going to be a new CrossGen collection almost two decades after the company collapsed
January 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Grant Morrison to reunite with Liam Sharp for new creator-owned series
Eden's End will launch as part of Morrison's Substack
January 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spring in Seattle: What to do when you're in town for Emerald City Comic Con
What to do near the Seattle Convention Center
January 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Emerald City Comic Con 2023: A first look at the Seattle comic convention's big panels for this year's event
ECCC '23 will have big guests from movies, TV, comics, and more!
January 27, 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
January 27, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The winners for the 2023 Angoulême Comics Festival Awards are...
Europe's premiere comics festival hosts its annual awards this January; see who's won the plaudits
January 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Revisiting the key moments that led to DC's new Titans series
Titans is the culmination of a long arc, spanning through Nightwing, Dark Crisis, and Teen Titans Academy
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
"We've been training our whole lives for this": Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott unveil their plans for DC's Titans
The new premiere superteam for the DCU is one of three Dawn of DC announcements today
January 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Murder, sexism, and comics: Alex Segura talks up his latest novel, Secret Identity (and the comic spin-off!)
Alex Segura talks inspirations behind his new book, and the future of his noir-comics hybrid
January 24, 2023
Hussein Al-wasiti
Features
Why Saga is a triumph of characterization, not plotting
Who is reading Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' acclaimed comic for the plot?
January 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
See Thanos creator Jim Starlin's return to his favorite character, Dreadstar
Thanos creator Jim Starlin returns with his own creator-owned character, Dreadstar
January 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
An exclusive preview of Deb JJ Lee's debut In Limbo: A Graphic Memoir
Take an exclusive sneak peek inside of Deb JJ Lee's debut graphic memoir-- In Limbo
January 23, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Own a piece of The Walking Dead! Skybound Entertainment opens up for public investors
The public offering goes on wide launch today, having already raised $11 million in private in the last month
January 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
January 20, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Winter, spring, summer or fall, a new Dan Watters and Sebastián Cabrol comic is going to make you re-examine them all
BOOM! Studios warns that The Seasons Have Teeth this April (Exclusive)
January 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The most popular Kickstarter comics crowdfunding projects of 2022
Listening to the crowds behind the crowdfunding successes of Kickstarter Comics in 2022
January 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Digital comics platform Comixology hit by Amazon layoffs impacting more than half the company
Somewhere between 50 and 75 percent of staff have been laid off, according to one estimate
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Portrait of a Bastich: Simon Bisley and the longevity of Lobo
Legendary artist Simon Bisley to discuss Lobo's impact
January 19, 2023
Chloe Maveal
Features
If you like Outlander, you'll love these TV shows, movies, and comics
Come what may, for those waiting on the next Outlander fix we've got you covered
January 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Beano artist David Sutherland dead at age 89
The beloved cartoonist drew The Bash Street Kids for 60 years
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Animal rights take center stage in action-oriented anti-poaching comic A.R.C. from Top Cow & Image Comics
The title A.R.C. originated with travel journalist Paul Feinstein
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
How successful are Substack comics newsletters?
What makes a hit when it comes to the leading newsletter platform?
January 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Exclusive previewMexican couture walks the runway in a new season of House of Slay
The WEBTOONS/Tapas series House of Slay returns with a new arc by Henry Barajas and Louie Chin
January 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Comic adaptations of Float, The Primal Hunter, Paranoid Mage, and other webnovels coming to Webtoon
In 2023, Webtoon plans to expand their efforts in adapting popular web novels
January 18, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Are the Young Avengers assembling in the MCU? Looking into what Marvel Studios is up to
Maybe Marvel isn't planning for a cinematic team of teen heroes... but it sure looks like it.
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Comics vet Cullen Bunn is bringing the horror with his new Outer Shadows imprint
The new line at indie publisher Outland Entertainment will feature comics, prose, and more
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Jason Pearson, Body Bags creator, dead at 52
The Body Bags and Legion of Super-Heroes artist died in December, it has been revealed
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
10 amazing Black comic creators to follow
Artists, writers, and storytellers abound, online too
January 13, 2023
Mike Negin
Guides
30 for 30: revisiting Vertigo's biggest and best, three decades later
Remembering DC's groundbreaking mature readers imprint through the lens of its comics
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Dave Chisolm's Enter the Blue dives into the world of jazz, performance, creation, and obsession.
An interview with Dave Chisolm on his newest graphic novel Enter the Blue
January 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Black Horror as Function, Jordan Peele, and The Keeper: Inside the Ethnogothic panel at San Diego Comic Con
The SDCC panel The Ethnogothic: Horror and Conjure in Storytelling examines the renaissance of horror works in Black speculative fiction
January 13, 2023
Christine Pasalo Norland
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team is planning on check out this weekend
January 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Into the psychoverse: Yanick Paquette talks The Incal and euro influences
"It's a partnership of creation with the people reading trying to figure out the story you’re telling"
January 12, 2023
Chloe Maveal
News
UpdatedInside the AfterShock Comics bankruptcy - $17m+ owed, staff departures, and the creditor seeking to take over the company
The company estimates anywhere in the region of 200+ debtors in court filing
January 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Ronald Wimberly chats Planet Ardbeg, form and function, and whisky cocktails
An interview with cartoonist and editor Ronald Wimberly
January 11, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's new noir graphic novel Night Fever to hit shelves June 2023
Night Fever will be "a pulse-pounding noir thriller featuring the Jekyll-and-Hyde story of a man facing darkness inside himself"
January 11, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Tapas Media founder Chang Kim steps away from the company
The former CEO is officially on a long-term sabbatical, according to his social media
January 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
AfterShock Comics bankruptcy: Almost all of the creators, owners, conventions, press, listed as being owed money by the comic publisher
All the creators, the staff, the owners, and more who are owed money by AfterShock, according to AfterShock
January 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Aftershock Comics petitions for access to funds to avoid "operational shutdown" as bankruptcy process begins
An emergency motion has been filed to allow the company the money necessary to maintain operations
January 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Looking ahead at 2023 with Popverse
Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant gives you a preview of what's to come in 2023 at Popverse
January 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
And the winners for the 2022 Harvey Awards are...
The best comics, manga, and comics adaptations are highlighted in the 2022 Harvey Awards winners
January 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team planning on check out this weekend
January 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Sink your teeth into an exclusive preview of Blacula: Return of the King
Blacula: Return of the King was inspired by the classic 1970s blaxploitation movie
January 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What to expect from DC in 2023
Whether films, television, or comic books, DC is headed into 2023 with one primary goal: rebuilding
January 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
An exclusive preview of Top Shelf's new children's graphic novel Skull Cat and the Curious Castle
Skull Cat and the Curious Castle is writer/artist Norman Shurtliff's first book with Top Shelf Productions
January 05, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The bible of comic books based on the Bible
Looking for comic books that Are connected to the Bible? We've got you covered
January 05, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
All's well that's Rockwell: Mitch Gerads on the weight of midcentury influences
"It's all about trying to get that Norman Rockwell vibe that probably isn't real, but the ad artists made it look real."
January 04, 2023
Chloe Maveal
News
Superman #1 to be used as part of California representative Robert Garcia's swearing into the US House of Representatives
A new member of the House of Representatives chose the first issue of 1939's Superman series for his swearing in
January 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Putting the mask back on: how comic book characters have regained their secret identities
Superman just got his secret identity reset. How has that gone for other super heroes?
January 03, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
In Januaries past...This Month in Comics History for January 2023 - Uzumaki, Bucky-as-Cap, Invincible, Nubia's origin and more
Bucky Barnes takes up the shield, Junji Ito makes a spiral splash, and Snagglepuss exits stage left.
January 01, 2023
Alex Jaffe
Features
A '60s style Swingin’ Christmas Carol with the Teen Titans in Day 24 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so bring on the Teen Titans to seal the deal
December 24, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
The 2022 Christmas and holiday cards from DC, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and more
The comics and pop culture industry is in the holiday spirit, and it shows through their Christmas cards
December 23, 2022
Chris Arrant
Features
Who owns AfterShock? The founders, staffers, investment fund, and Donny Cates, as listed by its main creditor
The six men and one investment portfolio company that own AfterShock Comics.
December 23, 2022
Chris Arrant
Features
Ambush Bug jumps out of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar on day 23
If you thought Father Christmas seemed dated, be grateful he didn't get this new look in the '80s...
December 23, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Yes, Virginia, there is a homicidal robot pretending to be Ol' Saint Nick in Day 22 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
A classic from the Marvel vault.
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
AfterShock Comics bankruptcy reveals Chris Ryall never began working for the company despite announcement
Despite what AfterShock Comics has announced, Ryall is not working as a publishing advisor
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
AfterShock Comics' VP of finance left just as bankruptcy proceedings began
According to his LinkedIn profile, AfterShock Comics' VP of Finance Blake Stocker quietly left the company back in October
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
AfterShock Comics' managing editor exits and replacement is promoted as bankruptcy filings underway
Longtime AfterShock Comics managing editor Christina Harrington has left the company, and has been replaced by Teodoro Leo
December 22, 2022
Chris Arrant
News
AfterShock Comics sibling Rive Gauche also files bankruptcy, with Discovery Networks, AMC, and TBS as creditors
Looking at the parallel bankruptcy filing of AfterShock Comics' sibling company
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
The $13+ million dollar loan default which led AfterShock (and its film/tv division) to file for bankruptcy
The company was being sued by its primary lender for defaulting on loan payments, a new filing reveals
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Celebrate Winter Solstice with Wonder Woman and Batman in Day 21 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
Celebrate the longest day of the year in the company of Wonder Woman and Batman
December 21, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Santa Claus joins the Justice League in Day 20 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
As everyone knows, the Justice League is the best of the best - so of course Santa's a member
December 20, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Exciting and terrifying: Comics creators on making comics outside of traditional models
The Creator Symposium panel hosted by Women in Comics Collective International explores the ways in which creatives working in comics can continue to grow and thrive in an ever-changing industry
December 19, 2022
Christine Pasalo Norland
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Popverse's top comics picks for 2022
The Popverse staff's favorite comics and graphic novels of the year
December 19, 2022
Tiffany Babb