Spotlight
Summer 2026 is getting started already - we have the Florida Supercon 2026 dates!
It's time to start making sure your July 2026 plans include a trip to Miami Beach, because Florida Supercon is back next summer
Graeme McMillan
Marvel creators wanted Dan Slott to end Superior Spider-Man after six issues so that they could have Peter Parker back
The Slott-written series, which saw Doc Ock swap minds with Peter Parker and kicked off the "Superior" trend at Marvel Comics, ended up lasting 30+ issues
Grant DeArmitt
The Mortal Kombat 2 trailer reveal has been gamified, as Warner Bros. turns the YouTube chat for the Karl Urban fighting film into a fighting tournament
Mortal Kombat II: Come for the trailer, stay for the loading screen
Trent Cannon
DC takes the Harley Quinn/Joker story further than ever in new crime series from its R-rated Black Label imprint
The four issue Joker/Harley: Malicious Intent from DC Black Label reimagines the Batman mythos as a gritty crime thriller
Graeme McMillan
Why have a family vacation from hell when you could read one instead with Jennifer Thorne's Diavola? [If It Bleeds, We Read]
For a fraction of the price of a trip to Italy, you can experience the thrill of vacation horror with Jennifer Thorne's Diavola
Jules Chin Greene
Spoilers!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Q and Trelane connection explained, with our Our Flag Means Death captain Rhys Darby
How Star Trek: Strange New Worlds may have finally confirmed that Trelane is part of the Q Continuum.
Avery Kaplan
Latest
After Warner Bros. canned the Batgirl movie, Colin Farrell was worried The Penguin would get a similar treatment
The Hollywood Strikes and the sad fate of Batgirl made the actor worry Warner Bros. would never make The Penguin, but here we are
Dan Da Dan and Power Rangers voice actor Barbara Goodson "steals the show" according to castmate
Aleks Le, who plays Jiji in the hit Netflix and Crunchyroll anime, showered the iconic Rita Repulsa actor with praise at Anime Expo 2025
Superman is at the heart of DC's new dark future as DC K.O. and Absolute Evil show Darkseid's influence in the All In era
This fall, DC's superheroes turn on each other - while, on another world, its villains get organized
How our favorite Batman Kevin Conroy mentored Batman Beyond star Will Friedle early in his voice acting career
Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy shared a mentor/mentee relationship similar to their characters Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis
Marvel Comics really wants you to think about the MCU as it starts to wrap up the Ultimate Universe with a new Endgame
It's time for another couple of homages from the House of Ideas, this time surrounding the upcoming Ultimate Endgame
Marvel Studios cut John Malkovich out of The Fantastic Four: First Steps... despite including him in in the first trailer
"Some things had to go," director Matt Shakman said about cutting an entire character who'd already appeared in the first trailer for the movie.
How Tillie Walden "manifested" her pregnancy with her wife in the pages of The Walking Dead: Clementine
Writer-artist Tillie Walden pulled from her own experiences with pregnancy and childbirth while writing and drawing Clementine Book 3
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds isn't as done with the Gorn as it might seem, say showrunners
The reptilian alien threat may be sleeping, but they're not gone from the Star Trek series for good, according to the people who'd know
The Descent delves deep into human trauma from its first moments [The Coldest Open]
We may only be diving into the first 6 minutes of Marshall's cult classic, but what we find there is as deep as any cannibal-housing cave system
I never wanted a Cyberpunk Edgerunners sequel, but God help me I'm going to watch it [Popverse Jump]
David is Dead but the brutality of Night City continues when Cyberpunk Edgerunners returns to Netflix.
How The Wire originally suffered from not being able to binge-watch, and how HBO protected the show until then
HBO executives weren’t concerned with The Wire’s low ratings, calling it “a cute little number”
Superman actor Anthony Carrigan was gifted a copy of Metamorpho's first comic book by Office Space and King of the Hill actor Stephen Root
Carrigan describes Stephen Root as the "greatest character actor of all time." He is also one of the most generous.
Marvel Studios veterans are teaming up to bring 2000 AD icon Judge Dredd to the big screen one more time
Third time might be the charm for Joe Dredd, as 2000 AD's legendary lawman of the future is coming to the screen one more time courtesy of Taika Waititi and Drew Pearce
Former developer claims Subnautica 2 delay is due to publisher wanting to avoid paying $250 million bonus in new lawsuit
The latest wrinkle in the ongoing drama between Unknown Worlds and Krafton is making it one of the most public fallouts in recent gaming history.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will end with Captain Kirk at the helm of the Enterprise, producers promise (but it won't step on the toes of the Original Series)
The final season of Strange New Worlds won't try to rehash anything from Star Trek: The Original Series, despite ending with Kirk's first day as Captain of the Enterprise.
Zachary Quinto explains how NBC ruined the "integrity" of Heroes, and it began when they brought his character back to life
Heroes was supposed to kill off Sylar in season one, and Zachary Quinto believes keeping the character alive led to the show’s downfall
Kim Possible voice actor Will Friedle reveals Kim and Ron’s fate after the series ended (and yes, they got married)
Will Friedle has the best head canon for Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable’s fate and it will warm your heart
The Walking Dead: Clementine author Tillie Walden had "only one plot point" she was "hell-bent" on getting into the series, and it took 3 books to do it
For Clementine Book 3, the final installment in Tillie Walden's Walking Dead graphic novel series, she had one plot point she had wanted to sneak in for years
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I never wanted a Cyberpunk Edgerunners sequel, but God help me I'm going to watch it [Popverse Jump]
David is Dead but the brutality of Night City continues when Cyberpunk Edgerunners returns to Netflix.
Trent Cannon
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns mid-conflict, and we're looking at some of the best Trek at War episodes from the Original Series, Next Generation and Deep Space Nine [FYC]
The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds concludes the 'Hegemony' arc, but it's not the first tim Star Trek has gone to war - or fought to prevent one, as these TOS, TNG and DS9 episodes demonstrate
Graeme McMillan
How AI translations of manga continues the 'enshitification' of the medium, and why Japanese publishers are "less precious" about it [Popverse Jump]
Translating a manga from Japanese to English isn't a straightforward process, which is why AI will always be terrible at it.
Trent Cannon
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2025
Fans can pick up their own Daily Planet newspaper and celebrate the history of DC Comics at SDCC 2025
DC is bringing the Daily Planet, and sneak peeks at its future (and past!) to San Diego Comic-Con 2025
Graeme McMillan
Ignition Press brings cosmic horror to San Diego Comic-Con 2025 with Roots of Madness from Wonder Woman: Nubia writer and House of Slaughter artist
The new series from start-up indie publisher Ignition Press will debut at SDCC 2025, along with exclusive merch
Graeme McMillan
Upstart comics publisher Ignition Press announces standalone 'Ignition Press Room' location for San Diego Comic-Con 2025
Want to be part of SDCC 2025 but don't have a pass? Ignition Press has you covered
Graeme McMillan
Coming to San Diego Comic-Con? Maybe you'd want to watch a Sumo show with Godzilla as a guest-star
Godzilla will officially be joining the Super Power Show!, a sumo and Japanese culture live event coming to SDCC 2025 (and then going to New Jersey afterwards)
Graeme McMillan
NYCC 2025
The Popverse Superfan presale for NYCC 2025 celebrity photo ops and autograph is almost here - here's everything you need to know
Antsy about the NYCC 2025 Superfan presale? Here's everything you need to know.
Graeme McMillan
The NYCC '25 celebrity photo ops and autograph presale exclusively for Popverse Superfans is about to begin - full deets here
George R.R. Martin, Charle Cox, the cast of Critical Role and more are headed to New York Comic Con 2025. Popverse Superfans have a better chance at meeting them, and the deadline to become one is almost here
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel's X-Men, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. casts and Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin headline first wave of NYCC 2025 guest reveals
Want to see Fox's X-Men cast on stage together? Or Simon Pegg, Bryce Dallas Howard, and stars from Ghostbusters, The West Wing and more? Head to New York Comic Con 2025 this October
Graeme McMillan
Celebrate Friday the 13th with limited edition killer NYCC 2025 Pizza Rat merch
Want a t-shirt of Pizza Rat acting like a slasher movie villain? You'll have to act quick in this limited edition NYCC 2025 sale
Graeme McMillan
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Marvel Studios cut John Malkovich out of The Fantastic Four: First Steps... despite including him in in the first trailer
"Some things had to go," director Matt Shakman said about cutting an entire character who'd already appeared in the first trailer for the movie.
Graeme McMillan
60 years ago before The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Galactus arrived in the Marvel Universe and made everything stranger
The creation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Galactus in 1965's Fantastic Four #48 transformed the FF from crimefighters into something far stranger and more memorable.
Graeme McMillan
New York City and Marvel partner to celebrate Jack Kirby - by bringing Yancy Street to life
The intersection of Jack Kirby Way and Yancy Street is just blocks from where Kirby was raised in New York City
Graeme McMillan
First Steps: What Marvel’s new Fantastic Four comic reveals about the MCU team
Marvel Comics' new Fantastic Four: First Steps tie-in comic has all kinds of world-building for the next MCU movie - here are 4 Fantastic Facts we learned
Graeme McMillan
Critical Role
Batman Beyond star Will Friedle turned down being part of the original Critical Role cast
Will Friedle turned down the opportunity to be part of the original Critical Role party (but would go on to guest star years later)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel's X-Men, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. casts and Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin headline first wave of NYCC 2025 guest reveals
Want to see Fox's X-Men cast on stage together? Or Simon Pegg, Bryce Dallas Howard, and stars from Ghostbusters, The West Wing and more? Head to New York Comic Con 2025 this October
Graeme McMillan
Discover (or Rediscover!) the origins of the Critical Role's Mighty Nein before Amazon's Prime Video TV series in a new boxed set coming this fall
The upcoming Mighty Nein Origins Boxed Set collects eight hardcover graphic novels revealing the backstory of fan-favorite Critical Role characters, celebrating the series' 10th anniversary
Graeme McMillan
Sliding into your DMs: Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan gets chatty ahead of Fantasy High and its Hollywood Bowl debut
Ahead of D20's Battle at the Bowl and Cloudward, Ho premiere, Dropout star and Worlds Beyond Number host Brennan Lee Mulligan sat down with us to discuss, among other things, a chicken fillet with googly eyes
Grant DeArmitt
Doctor Who
Ncuti Gatwa explains why he quit Doctor Who after just two seasons: "I'm getting old and my body was tired"
After just two seasons as The Doctor on Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa has shed light on his departure from the role
Jules Chin Greene
Watch The Cast of Doctor Who with Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston from Miami's Florida Supercon 2025!
Is that a TARDIS we see? The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler (perhaps the 16th Doctor?) themselves will be at FSC '25, and Popverse will be there catching the action
Grant DeArmitt
A new Doctor Who animated series is in the works from the BBC, but Disney+ isn't part of the plan
A pre-school spin-off of the main series has been announced, signaling a potential split from Disney for the future of Doctor Who
Graeme McMillan
Billie Piper's surprise return to Doctor Who is a twist hidden in plain sight (we think)
Sure, that regeneration seemed to end with a surprise... but what if not everything was as it seems in a season of Doctor Who that's been playing with reality reboots?
Graeme McMillan