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After Stranger Things: The Duffer Bros. original plans for a sequel set in the 90s
Part of the very first Stranger Things pitch from the Duffer Brothers was a sequel to take place 10 years later.
Graeme McMillan
Loki mains, rejoice: new Marvel Rivals patch finally gives Lady Loki a lord avatar
The Goddess of Mischief herself, Lady Loki, has now gotten the lord avatar she deserves in Marvel Rivals
Jules Chin Greene
The Stranger Things ConformityGate theory exposes fandom’s obsession with “fixing” endings some don't like after the Snyder Cut
Stranger Things ConformityGate proves the Snyder Cut broke some parts of modern fandom.
Jules Chin Greene
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2026 is the year of The Apothecary Diaries and we love it [Popverse Jump]
Romance, courtly intrigue, and a healthy dose of murder - The Apothecary Diaries has everything we could want.
Trent Cannon
How to watch Dimension 20 in order, from Fantasy High to Gladlands and everything in between
Is Dimension 20 beginner friendly? Where can I watch Dimension 20? Why does the internet love when Brennan Lee Mulligan gets mad? All this (well, most of it) is answered in Popverse's Dimension 20 watch order
Grant DeArmitt
Dungeon Crawler Carl wasn’t supposed to get this big, says author Matt Dinniman (but is glad it did!)
It started off with a man wearing no pants and looking after a talking cat, so Dungeon Crawler Carl could only grow from there, right?
Trent Cannon
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The Batman 1966 TV show was so dangerous that a “multi-million-dollar life insurance policy” was taken out for Robin actor Burt Ward
For Burt Ward, playing Robin alongside Adam West's Batman was a risky endeavor
Marvel Comics realized they've been collecting the X-Men Messiah Complex stories wrong for the last 17 years
Marvel's omnibus for X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy will include tie-in issues that "historically have never been included until now" - and skip issues that don't continue the story at all
Thor and WandaVision star Kat Dennings isn't in Avengers: Doomsday, she thinks - but even she isn't sure
Kat Dennings says, "to be honest, [Marvel] could put me in anything they want at this point" without her being aware of it, so who can tell about Avengers: Doomsday?
Star Trek is placing new show Starfleet Academy in an uncertain future to make it more meaningful for new fans today
The new Star Trek series is about kids "who are inheriting a very broken universe that they are responsible for putting back together," according to Starfleet Academy co-creator Alex Kurtzman
Black Mirror season 8 is already being written, reveals creator Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker might have departed the production company responsible for making the anthology series Black Mirror, but he's still writing the new season for Netflix
What do Five Nights at Freddy's Glamrock Freddy and Hazbin Hotel's Sir Pentious have in common? An expert vocal trick
Five Nights at Freddy's Kellen Goff has a trick for making his voice more gravelly that we also heard from Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss's Alex Brightman
After Endgame: putting together the pieces of Marvel's original plans to continue the Ultimate line past Endgame
Deniz Camp, the writer of The Ultimates for Marvel Comics, sheds light on how the Ultimate Universe would have continued on, had Marvel not decided to pull the plug
How a FNAF movie leak "disheartened" creator Scott Cawthon, but the FNAF fans helped him regain his faith in humanity
Learning that the Five Nights at Freddy's movie was leaked online left FNAF creator Scott Cawthon feeling "really, really disheartened."
Stranger Things almost gave Vecna a Darth Vader-esque redemption arc, and then backed away
Vecna in Stranger Things 5 almost had a very different ending
Meet Wonder Man, the Avengers’ most unlikely hero comes to the MCU on Disney+
Who is Wonder Man? Meet the newest Marvel Studios hero, and learn about his powers, his origin, and comics history.
The Eisner Awards enter a new era with new administrator Laura Jones named to follow Jackie Estrada
One of the big power positions in the North American comics industry quietly gets filled.
Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone know that The Muppet Show's Miss Piggy is the bigger star
Emma Stone announces that she and Jennifer Lawrence "pale in comparison" to Muppet Show star Miss Piggy
Loki doesn’t want to be a Traitor - but MCU star Tom Hiddleston wants to be on the reality hit
Tom Hiddleston has spent years playing the untrustworthy Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now he wants to play a Faithful in the UK version of The Traitors
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld on why he told Marvel Comics 'no' to Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, and X-Factor
And in case you're wondering - they're all different reasons. Rob Liefeld didn't turn down some of the biggest Marvel titles with just one rationale
The Traitors rivals Bob the Drag Queen and Boston Rob are setting aside their differences for an official podcast ahead of season 4
"Bob vs. Rob" was one of the most explosive moments on the last season of Peacock's Alan Cumming-hosted The Traitors
Sebastian Stan never thought of himself as a potential Batman, but tried out for another DC Hero - and has a soft spot for the Riddler
Sebastian Stan isn't hoping to play Batman any time soon, but said, "never say never" about DC's Dark Knight.
Sorry, Netflix streamers: Guillermo Del Toro is saving at least one extra Frankenstein deleted scene for a DVD / Bluray release
Want to see more of the beautiful scenery and costuming that were the marks of Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited Frankenstein adaptation? A Netflix subscription won't get you there
Why Yellowstone quit Utah after 3 seasons, and how the state wooed it back for spinoff Y: Marshals
If you want a major production like Yellowstone or Y: Marshals to stick around, you have to make it worth their while.
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2026 is the year of The Apothecary Diaries and we love it [Popverse Jump]
Romance, courtly intrigue, and a healthy dose of murder - The Apothecary Diaries has everything we could want.
Trent Cannon
Ultimate Endgame writer Deniz Camp says ending Marvel’s Ultimate Universe was “bold” and bittersweet
Deniz Camp walks us through The Ultimates and Ultimate Endgame from Marvel Comics, as well as how he feels about saying goodbye to this universe.
Jules Chin Greene
May I Ask For One Final Thing? is what happens when an English dub anime cast is having unimaginable fun in the booth [Popverse Jump}
A great English dub elevates May I Ask For One Final Thing? from an average anime to one of the best shows on Crunchyroll this season.
Trent Cannon
Emerald City Comic Con
Star Wars' prodigal son Hayden Christensen returns for Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026
This is where the fun begins, because Star Wars' Hayden Christensen is coming to ECCC 2026
Chris Arrant
David Tennant 💕 Seattle, and is returning for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
By popular demand (from Seattle and the actor!), David Tennant is returning to ECCC in 2026.
Chris Arrant
The Popverse Superfan presale for ECCC 2026 celebrity photo ops and autograph is here - here's everything you need to know
We have everything you need to know about the Superfan presale for autographs and photo ops at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.
Graeme McMillan
Agents of SHIELD, assemble! Marvel stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen are flying into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen will be available for autographs and photo ops Saturday and Sunday at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle
Jules Chin Greene
Stranger Things
The Stranger Things ConformityGate theory exposes fandom’s obsession with “fixing” endings some don't like after the Snyder Cut
Stranger Things ConformityGate proves the Snyder Cut broke some parts of modern fandom.
Jules Chin Greene
Stranger Things almost gave Vecna a Darth Vader-esque redemption arc, and then backed away
Vecna in Stranger Things 5 almost had a very different ending
Jules Chin Greene
The Stranger Things creators would've made the show about Magic: The Gathering instead of D&D but the timeline didn't allow it
Like so many other millennials, the Duffer Brothers grew up playing Magic: The Gathering, and wanted to include it in their Stranger Things show
Jules Chin Greene
What happened to Eleven in the Stranger Things season 5 finale? Sadie Sink's got a hot, sad take
Spoilers for Stranger Things season 5 are ahead, obviously, although to be fair - Sadie Sink is sharing an opinion unconfirmed by either Netflix or the Duffer Brothers
Grant DeArmitt
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Frieren Season 2 is almost here, but studio Madhouse has to balance new staff and keeping Season 1 as a guideline
Frieren Season 2 will be an extension of Season 1, but that doesn't mean the new director didn't put his personal touches on the returning anime
Trent Cannon
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 release date: The elf and her friends continue their journey as the anime returns in 2026
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 1 aired in 2023 and immediately became one of the biggest anime hits of the year.
Trent Cannon
Anime saves the day as man helps stop knife attack on Taiwanese subway, inspired by Himmel from Frieren
"It's what Himmel would have done," explained real-life hero Xu Ruixian
Trent Cannon
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End manga goes on haitus for the second time this year
Sometimes a writer just needs to get some rest
Trent Cannon
Critical Role
Why did Matt Mercer step away from GMing Critical Role Campaign 4? Let him reveal all
As a GM in a TTRPG, you've got to anticipate problems before you get to them. According to Critical Role cofounder Matt Mercer, who plays Campaign 4's Julien Davinos, that's good advice for a career in TTRPGs as well
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Whitney Moore knew John Carpenter's The Thing would work as burlesque - so she made it happen
And yes - Critical Role Campaign 4 fan-favorite Whitney Moore does work "mutant freak transformation" into her act based on Carpenter's seminal 1982 horror flick, the Thing
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role’s Whitney Moore didn’t expect Tyranny and Wicks to become such a duo
OG Critical Role cast member Sam Riegel could be considered the Sherlock to Moore's Watson - if Sherlock was a lot more religious and Watson was, well, a pink demon
Grant DeArmitt
How Babs Tarr and a vibrator inspired Critical Role's new character Tyranny, according to Whitney Moore
Planning on cosplaying Moore's demonic Tyranny from Critical Role Campaign 4? You have DC artist Babs Tarr and a pink vibrator to thank
Grant DeArmitt
Emerald City Comic Con
Star Wars' prodigal son Hayden Christensen returns for Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026
This is where the fun begins, because Star Wars' Hayden Christensen is coming to ECCC 2026
Chris Arrant
David Tennant 💕 Seattle, and is returning for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
By popular demand (from Seattle and the actor!), David Tennant is returning to ECCC in 2026.
Chris Arrant
The Popverse Superfan presale for ECCC 2026 celebrity photo ops and autograph is here - here's everything you need to know
We have everything you need to know about the Superfan presale for autographs and photo ops at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.
Graeme McMillan
Agents of SHIELD, assemble! Marvel stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen are flying into Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen will be available for autographs and photo ops Saturday and Sunday at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle
Jules Chin Greene