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Watch The Language of Love with Jasmine Guillory, Casey McQuiston, & Tia Williams from BookCon 2026!
Authors Guillory (The Wedding Date), McQuiston (Red, White, and Royal Blue), and Williams (A Love Song for Ricki Wilde) dissected what makes the romance genre work at BookCon '26, and Popverse was there to learn (and film)
April 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch The Importance and Impact of Dystopian and Fantasy Fiction with Tahereh Mafi and Chloe Gong from BookCon 2026!
Mafi, author of the Shatter Me series, and Gong, author of the StrangeLoom series, shared their experience with the reigning champion of YA subgenres, and Popverse was filming their panel
April 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Into the World of Romantasy with Adalyn Grace, Stacia Stark, & Elise Kova from BookCon 2026!
You've read All the Stars and Teeth, We Who Will Die, & A Deal with the Elf King. Now hear what their authors - Grace, Stark, & Kova, respectively - had to say at BookCon '26, where Popverse was filming their panel
April 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch The Alchemy of YA and New Adult Fantasy with Amélie Wen Zhao, Analeigh Sbrana, Jordan Ifueko, Tracy Deonn, & Claribel A. Ortega from BookCon 2026!
Popverse was there to record series authors Zhao (Blood Heir), Sbrana (Lore of the Wilds), Ifueko (Raybearer), Deonn (Legendborn), and Ortega (Witchlings) as they spoke about their history with and the future of YA Lit
April 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Penning the Perfect Atmosphere panel with Alexis Henderson, Alix E. Harrow, & Olivie Blake from Bookcon 2026!
At BookCon 2026, the creators of The Year of the Witching, Starling House, and The Atlas Six - Henderson, Harrow, and Blake, respectively - presented a masterclass in setting the literary mood. Popverse was there to film it
April 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch You Had Me at Hockey with Rachel Reid, Ngozi Ukazu, Emily Rath, Bal Khabra, Stephanie Archer, & Kate Cochrane from Bookcon 2026!
Ice has never been hotter, as the authors of Heated Rivalry; Check, Please; Pucking Around; Collide; Behind the Net; and Wake Up, Nat and Darcy attested at BookCon, where Popverse was filming their panel
April 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Horror is about making the reader uncomfortable, according to Bat Eater writer Kylie Lee Baker
Sure, seeing a dead body is scary, but finding yourself in an uncomfortable, almost alien situation is far worse, explains the Japanese Gothic author.
April 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Heated Rivalry season 2 rumors of a drastically bigger budget are wrong, says showrunner Jacob Tierney
Don't get your hopes up: Heated Rivalry season 2 won't have the budget to take Ilya and Shane to outer space.
April 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch the Beaches, A New Musical - From Page to Stage panel with Iris Rainer Dart and Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso from Bookcon 2026!
Four decades after the novel Beaches hit shelves, author Dart was at BookCon to talk about its Broadway adaptation, alongside producer Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso. The Popverse gang was there too, and we brought our cameras along
April 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Victoria Aveyard had to ask her parents not to comment on her Goodreads reviews
At BookCon 2026's Romantasy panel, Red Queen author Victoria Aveyard revealed that she lurks on her Goodreads page
April 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch The Depths of Darkness: An Exploration of Dark Fantasy with Holly Black and Marie Lu from Bookcon 2026!
Authors of The Spiderwick Chronicles (Black) and the Legend series (Lu), explored the side of the fantasy left out of most fairy tales - and Popverse was there to film it
April 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The beauty of horror is in the empathy that it inspires in us, says boundary-pushing author Chuck Tingle
The Bury Your Gays and Camp Damascus author believes that fear is universal, even if what causes fear isn't.
April 21, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Why HBO couldn't do much marketing for Heated Rivalry, according to showrunner Jacob Tierney: "Just be grateful there’s some horny people at HBO.”
Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney explains why HBO didn't do more press for the episodes as they were airing during a BookCon 2026 panel.
April 21, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The hockey crowds in Heated Rivalry are VFX and the raw footage looked like "COVID hockey" because no one was in the stands
Heated Rivalry was sold to HBO before the show's VFX had been finalized.
April 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid opens up about how the TV series adaptation news buoyed her Parkinson's diagnosis just 3 or 4 days before
3 or 4 days after Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid was diagnosed with Parkinson's, she got the call to turn it into a TV series from Jacob Tierney
April 20, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Watch the Heroines of Romantasy panel with Victoria Aveyard, Rachel Gillig, Carissa Broadbent, & Scarlett St. Clair from Bookcon 2026!
Aveyard (Red Queen), Gillig (Two Twisted Crowns), Broadbent (Crowns of Nyaxia), and St. Clair (Touch of Darkness) brought their romantasy expertise to NYC, and Popverse was there to record it
April 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Page to Screen panel with Andy Weir, Emily St. John Mandel, Robinne Lee, & May Cobb from Bookcon 2026!
Weir, Mandel, Lee, & Cobb - the minds behind Project Hail Mary, Exit Party, The Idea of You, & the Hunting Wives, respectively - talked having their prose adapted to screen with BookCon '26, and Popverse was filming
April 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Shadow and Bone / Ninth House author Leigh Bardugo from Bookcon 2026!
Grishaverse creator and Six of Crows author Leigh Bardugo made BookCon '26 a must-quest for fantasy fans... and Popverse caught her panel on tape
April 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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R.F. Kuang wrote the first draft of Yellowface in a month because as a digital native, she didn't have to do any research into how mean people could be on Twitter
For Yellowface, R.F. Kuang already knew the plot and the characters, plus she had already seen how nasty people could be on Twitter so she didn't have to do much research.
April 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
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From book to screen fast: Heated Rivalry’s unusually quick path to TV success
It was only three years ago that Heated Rivalry writer/director/producer Jacob Tierney contacted Game Changers writer Rachel Reid about adapting her books to the screen
April 19, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch the Horror as a Mirror, Horror as Escape panel with Chuck Tingle, Tananarive Due, Kylie Lee Baker, & Bethany C. Morrow from Bookcon 2026!
Fright fans at BookCon came out in droves for Horror as a Mirror, Horror as Escape: How Lived Experiences Shape Fictional Fears - featuring Tingle (Lucky Day), Due (The Reformatory), Baker (Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng), and Morrow (The Body) - and Popverse filmed it
April 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Then/Now: The Evolution of Your Career Since That 1st Book with Melissa de la Cruz, Meg Cabot, Ann M. Martin, Libba Bray, & Kami Garcia from Bookcon 2026!
Cruz, Cabot, Martin, Bray, and Garcia (authors of the Blue Bloods, Princess Diaries, Baby-Sitters Club, Gemma Doyle, and Beautiful Creatures series, respectively) looked back on their decades=spanning careers at NYC's BookCon
April 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Spotlight on R.F. Kuang from Bookcon 2026!
Ground-breaking author of Babel and Katabasis R.F. Kuang came to NYC for this year's BookCon, and Popverse was there to film her panel
April 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Game Changing TV: Celebrating Heated Rivalry with Rachel Reid & Jacob Tierney from BookCon 2026!
Game Changers author Rachel Reid and Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney brought steam to melt a whole city full of hockey rinks, and Popverse was there to catch their BookCon spotlight
April 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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BookCon 2026 panels are coming to Popverse — here’s how to watch them all
Missed BookCon? Popverse is bringing the biggest panels online for free.
April 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Re-live C2E2 2026's Cosplay Central Costume Showcase!
Watch as C2E2's finest cosplayers walk the Main Stage catwalk.
March 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Watch the Cosplay Crown Championship Regional Qualifier and US Finals from Chicago's C2E2!
The latest chapter of the global Cosplay Crown Championship was at C2E2 2026 - see all the winners and their incredible cosplay right here!
March 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch You Have Failed This Panel: The Cast of Arrow with Emily Bett Rickards and David Ramsey from Chicago's C2E2!
Having both stared at saved the CW's classic Arrowverse, Arrow's own Felicity Smoake and John Diggle - Emily Bett Rickards and David Ramsey themselves - took the stage at C2E2 2026. And Popverse was there to film it
March 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch It's Clobberin' Time: The Cast of Fantastic Four with Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis from Chicago's C2E2!
Half of the OG cinematic Fantastic Four - Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis - brought a piece of the Baxter Building to C2E2 2026, and you can watch their panel right here, right now
March 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Truth, Justice, and Family: The Cast of Superman & Lois with Tyler Hoechlin, Bitsie Tulloch, & Michael Cudlitz, from Chicago's C2E2!
Clark Kent, Lois Lane, & Lex Luthor - that is Tyler Hoechlin, Bitsie Tulloch, & Michael Cudlitz - soared to C2E2 2026 for a heroic Main Stage panel... and you can watch it here now
March 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Welcome to Jurassic Park: A Reunion with the Original Cast with BD Wong, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, & Wayne Knight from Chicago's C2E2!
The original stars of Jurassic Park stomped their way into C2E2 2026, with Wu (Wong), Lex (Richards), Tim (Mazzello), and Nedry (Knight) joining forces for a (pre)historic panel! Watch it here
March 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Geena Davis reminsce on Thelma & Louise, A League of Her Own, and more with Popverse at C2E2 2026
Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson welcomes Geena Davis to the Main Stage of Chicago's C2E2 2026.
March 30, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Watch the Hell’s Kitchen Returns: Daredevil: Born Again with Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Elden Henson, & Wilson Bethel from Chicago's C2E2!
After the debut of Daredevil: Born Again season 2, Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Foggy Nelson & Bullseye themselves - that is, Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Elden Henson & Wilson Bethel, respectively - brought the action to C2E2 2026. And you can watch it now
March 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Uncharted: Celebrating the Adventure panel from C2E2 2026 right here
Nolan North, Emily Rose, and Richard McGonagle spoke about their iconic Uncharted characters on the Main Stage at C2E2
March 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Watch The West Wing reunion panel with Martin Sheen & Dulé Hill from Chicago's C2E2!
Straight out of the presidential administration of our dreams, The West Wing's Jed Bartlet and Charlie Young - Martin Sheen & Dulé Hill, of course - stopped to stump at Chicago's C2E2 '2026. And we were there to film it
March 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role’s Sam Riegel forgot to bring his socks to a convention, and it led to one of the most spontaneous (and smelliest) panel moments ever
What happens when you forget to pack your socks for a convention? If you’re Critical Role’s Sam Riegel, you get creative
March 21, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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What does it take to create a good RPG character? “Trauma,” says Critical Role’s Taliesin Jaffe
The Critical Role cast discuss what it takes to develop a good campaign character
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Beyond D&D: Critical Role is expanding into new TTRPG genres like Draw Your Weapons and Weird Kids
Marisha Ray says Critical Role is exploring new types of programming, including new games like Draw Your Weapons
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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What did Vecna take from Hawkins? Here’s what Jamie Campbell Bower took from the Stranger Things set
Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower reveals what mementos he kept from his time on Stranger Things
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The favorite Critical Role campaign moments, according to Critical Role themselves
The Critical Role cast reveal which campaigns they would like to go back in time and revisit
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Amazing Digital Circus cast share their headcanon (including Jax’s true feelings for Gangle)
The Amazing Digital Circus cast have some ideas about what’s going on in Jax’s head
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Date Everything has the most “unhinged” fanbase that video game star Ben Starr has ever witnessed (and he's been in a lot!)
Ben Starr makes his case for why Date Everything has the most unhinged fanbase in the video game community
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Amazing Digital Circus cast share their favorite fan theories (and one they were glad to debunk)
The Amazing Digital Circus cast were relieved when the series finally disproved the ‘Jax is an NPC’ fan theory
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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“Dipper is yours”: Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch says the trans Dipper headcanon is valid
Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch is aware of the trans Dipper theories, and gives fans the greenlight to use it as headcanon
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Inside the tear-filled reaction Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower had when he was told he was cast in the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series
Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower opens up about his Rings of Power experience
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Yes, there is a Critical Role group chat (but we’ll never see it)
The Critical Role cast reveal that they have a chaotic text thread that they will never share
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC Studios' Nazi-killing hero G.I. Robot would love to go to Peacemaker's Nazi Earth and kill even more, according to actor Sean Gunn
G.I. Robot voice actor Sean Gunn would love to see his character slaughter Nazis on Peacemaker’s Earth-2
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The video game industry will learn the wrong lessons from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, worries co-star Ben Starr
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 voice actor Ben Starr wants the video game industry to learn the right lessons from the game’s success
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Stranger Things villain Jamie Campbell Bower would gladly reprise his Twilight role “in a heartbeat," and it needs "to be all about Caius"
Jamie Campbell Bower is eager for another chance to play Twilight’s Caius
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Watch the Daredevil: Born Again season 2, The West Wing, Arrow panels and more from Chicago's C2E2 2026!
Whether you have fond memories of C2E2 2026 to revisit or you missed it and want to see what happened, Popverse filmed all of the Main Stage panels.
March 17, 2026
Chris Arrant
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How Critical Role uses tabletop gaming to tackle PTSD
“PTSD is something that lies underneath the surface”: Critical Role’s Travis Willingham discusses PTSD
March 13, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Critical Role’s Travis Willingham says they have a ton of Exandria projects in the works
The world of Exandria will be expanded in television, film, video games, and more
March 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Even Vecna himself Jamie Campbell Bower thinks Eleven survived the Stranger Things finale
Why Vecna’s actor thinks Eleven survived the Stranger Things finale
March 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Critical Role crew has 50 (!?!) secret projects in the works, and Liam O'Brien "can’t wait to not have them be secrets"
Liam O’Brien says that there are roughly 50 secret Critical Role projects and he can’t wait to share them
March 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Critical Role in outer space? Ashley Johnson has a pitch ready
Ashley Johnson thinks it would be interesting to do a Critical Role campaign from outer space (but acknowledges that they would need a blank check)
March 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Critical Role is reviving All Work No Play, with Marisha Ray teasing some "crazy ideas"
All Work No Play will return for another season, and the Critical Role crew promise some “crazy ideas”
March 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Sam Riegel wants to do a Muppet Babies-inspired show for Critical Role called Calamity Babies
Sam Riegel is looking to produce more family friendly content for Critical Role
March 10, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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During The Boys' Herogasm scene, someone on set replaced the hand sanitizer with lube according to Karl Urban
All Karl Urban wanted to do on the set of The Boys was sanitize his hands.
March 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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“Smut transcends realms and time”: Why Tusk Love is the most enduring piece of Critical Role lore
The Critical Role cast want to publish an edition of Tusk Love in Orcish
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Watch the Star Wars: The Mandalorian panel with Ming-Na Wen & Giancarlo Esposito from Seattle's ECCC 2026
MCU and Star Wars vets Giancarlo Esposito and Ming-Na Wen share stories and laughs at Emerald City Comic Con.
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch There Is No Exit: Trapped in the Amazing Digital Circus with Alex Rochon, Lizzie Freeman, & Michael Kovach from Seattle's ECCC!
The Amazing Digital Circus stars Alex Rochon, Lizzie Freeman, & Michael Kovach - Caine, Pomni, & Jax respectively - turned Emerald City Comic Con 2026 into a delightful nightmare, and Popverse was there to film it
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Seattle's ECCC!
Your favorite heroes, villains, and even animal sidekicks took the stage at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse was there to capture every costume in its full glory
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Adventures in Exandria: Live with Critical Role with Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer from Seattle's ECCC!
The Critical Role founding team of Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we made it our quest to film their panel
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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A Critical Role theme park, a new season of All Work No Play, and more: What the cast would do with a blank check
What would the Critical Role cast do with unlimited money? Make more shows and build an epic theme park
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Critical Role crew will return to Exandria someday, but says they have to take care of a few surprises first
Liam O’Brien says Critical Role has a few secret projects he can’t wait to share
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The behind-the-scenes Guardians of the Galaxy movie moment between Sean Gunn & James Gunn that made Seattle go 'awwwwwwwwwwwww!'
Sean Gunn's most wholesome memory of shooting the Guardians of the Galaxy movies was dancing with his brother as Groot
March 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Mortal Kombat II is "the best video game adaptation yet" says Johnny Cage himself, Karl Urban
At Emerald City Comic Con 2026, Karl Urban got the audience hyped up for his turn as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II
March 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The Boys' boss made a point to get Mother's Milk as dirty as possible, against actor Laz Alonso's wishes
At Emerald City Comic Con 2026, MM actor Laz Alonso revealed his aversion to getting dirty while filming The Boys
March 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch Mysteries of Gravity Falls with Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal from Seattle's ECCC!
Gravity Falls's Alex Hirsch and Kristen Schaal - series creator and character Mabel Pines, respectively - revealed the show's mysteries at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed their panel for clues
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Hooked on a Feeling: A Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Panel with Michael Rooker, Mikaela Hoover, Pom Klementieff, & Sean Gunn from Seattle's ECCC!
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy stars Michael Rooker, Mikaela Hoover, Pom Klementieff, & Sean Gunn - Yondu, Nova Priem's Assistant, Mantis, & Kraglin respectively - took off at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse hitched a ride with a camera
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Jamie Campbell Bower Spotlight Panel from Seattle's ECCC!
Stranger Things baddie Jamie Campbell Bower, AKA Vecna, turned Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Upside Down, and Popverse was there to film it
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championships from Seattle's ECCC!
Some of the most talented cosplayers in the US were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we caught the entire competition on tape
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch the William Shatner Spotlight Panel from Seattle's ECCC!
Boston Legal legend William Shatner (who I guess was on some show called Star Trek?) - was at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and since it wasn't a courtroom, we brought a camera
March 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Regular Show's Rigby says that the new series won't ruin the original Cartoon Network finale... in theory
There's brand new Regular Show coming - and if you're nervous that's going to ruin the way the first show ended, you're not alone
March 08, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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The dead whale on The Boys was infested with real-life wasps and was ridiculously hot
Laz Alonso, who plays MM on The Boys, revealed at Emerald City Comic Con that it felt like it was "200 degrees" inside the dead whale set
March 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch Uncharted: Celebrating the Adventure with Nolan North, Emily Rose, & Richard McGonagle from Seattle's ECCC!
Uncharted stars Nolan North, Emily Rose, & Richard McGonagle - Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, & Victor Sullivan, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed the adventure just for you to watch
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Regular Show: Behind the Madness with Janine Haddad Tompkins, Minty Lewis, Sam Marin, & William Salyers from Seattle's ECCC!
Regular Show stars Janine Haddad Tompkins, Minty Lewis, Sam Marin, & William Salyers - Margaret, Eileen, Benson, & Rigby, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we filmed their jolly good show, as Pops would say
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch Inside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Ben Starr, Aliona Baranova, and Jennifer English from Seattle's ECCC!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stars Ben Starr, Aliona Baranova and Jennifer English were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we challenged time itself (filmed the panel) just for you
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Boys season 5 had to film episodes out of order to accommodate Jensen Ackles' schedule
Jensen Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys, was shooting another television show at the same time as the Prime Video show
March 07, 2026
Ashley V. Robinson
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Watch the The Boys season 5 panel with Karl Urban and Laz Alonso from Seattle's ECCC 2026
The Boys stars Karl Urban and Laz Alonso - Billy Butcher and Mother's Milk, respectively - were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and Popverse is empowering you to watch the footage now
March 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Boys cast wonders if the show is ending too soon, amidst a modern era where "there's so much material to keep going with" in the real world
At Emerald City Comic Con 2026, Laz Alonso from The Boys reflected on how the show has been a "mirror" for society's ills
March 07, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Twilight’s Kellan Lutz says he played his FBI: Most Wanted role as “Emmett Cullen with a gun”
Twilight’s Kellan Lutz says he brings a bit of Emmett Cullen to all of his roles, including Agent Crosby from FBI: Most Wanted
March 04, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Critical Role’s Sam Riegel reveals why the group has never broken up (and it makes total sense)
Critical Role’s Sam Riegel compares the cast to a rock band, and reveals how they avoid the infighting most bands do
March 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Arrow’s sleeveless costume was Stephen Amell’s idea - but he came to regret it in those Vancouver winters
Why Arrow star Stephen Amell came to regret one of the show’s iconic costume redesigns
March 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Watch the Critical Role, Jamie Campbell Bower, Amazing Digital Circus, and more ECCC 2026 panels now with a Popverse membership
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Main Stage panels are available to Popverse members FIRST!
March 02, 2026
Chris Arrant
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TTRPGs are "an amazing test of life" & help people consider new perspectives, says Critical Role's Travis Willingham
Critical Role’s Travis Willingham says what we’re all thinking about tabletop roleplaying games.
March 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Critical Role game is still "sacred" to its stars: Matt Mercer responds to criticism that it's all business these days
The Critical Role cast say business hasn’t gotten in the way of them having fun every time they get together on Thursdays
February 23, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Genshin Impact's best lines, according to co-stars Kellen Goff & Sarah Miller-Crews
You've got it right, Genshin Impact stars Goff & Miller-Crews, Alchemy is truly fascinating.
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher is very Shakespearean, says Eamon Farren, with Cahir reminding the actor of Macbeth
Just like Shakespeare's immortal cast of characters, Farren says The Witcher is full of people who are "everything in one person." We should note, though, that very few if any of them are a donkey called Bottom
February 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien loves playing as Orym, because there are lots of fun things you could do with a “short king”
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien says it’s fun to play a “short king” like Orym because you can fun between enemies legs during a fight
February 04, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Walking Dead’s Daryl Dixon avoided a haircut because of Felicity
Norman Reedus won’t let The Walking Dead producers cut Daryl Dixon’s hair because he remembers the pushback viewers gave Felicity in the 90s
February 04, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The darkest character of Genshin Impact has a surprising Transformers influence
Kellen Goff, who voices Abyss Herald in Genshin Impact, points to a classic villain all Transformers know as inspiration for he evil-doer
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why Outlander was sold as a romance, even though Diana Gabaldon disagreed
Diana Gabaldon doesn’t see Outlander as a romance novel, but she let her publishers sell it that way for sales purposes
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Eamon Farren had to learn The Witcher lore fast after landing the role of Cahir
Every actor has to do some level of preparation, but if you're about to enter a robust fantasy world as The Witcher's future Cahir was, you might have to go a little deeper.
February 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Brandon Sanderson learned to stop cheating on book reports, and love books
Cosmere writer Brandon Sanderson had a creative method for cheating on his book reports as a kid, but his school caught him
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Grishaverse creator Leigh Bardugo is the Michael Bay of YA literature (Don't believe me? Ask her!)
Grishaverse creator Leigh Bardugo considers herself the Michael Bay of YA books because she likes to “blow shit up”
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How to clean fake blood off your clothes, according to Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis
Dawn for Dishes is the best way to clean up fake blood, according to scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Critical Role's Matthew Mercer argues cringe culture discourages authenticity (and I kinda agree with him)
Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer says the word “cringe” is overused, and it denigrates people for being their authentic selves
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The opening trauma of Genshin Impact wasn't hard to fake for real-life twin Sarah Miller-Crews
When twins Aether and Lumine are torn apart in the beginning of action RPG Genshin Impact, the latter's voice actor didn't have to pretend to feel that
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Book publishers were afraid of building shared universes until they saw how successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe was, according to Brandon Sanderson
How the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed the literature market
February 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone