Spotlight

The CW wanted a Legends of Tomorrow movie to wrap up the show's story - Warner Bros. said no
Marc Guggenheim knows you still have questions after DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 7. He's even going on record about the time The CW tried to have them answered
Grant DeArmitt

Michael Walsh's unannounced DC revamp is "a character that's been around in DC for a very long time" and "very scary"
"We're pushing the boundaries of what a core DC book will look like and can do," says Silver Coin creator Michael Walsh
Grant DeArmitt

Cyberpunk 2077 prequel anime Edgerunners 2 teases something big coming in July
At their Anime Expo 2026 panel, fans will finally find out anything about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
Trent Cannon

Grand Theft Auto 6 (and the whole franchise) may not hit the same way today because the world's now just as crazy as the game, according to GTA 5 actor Lester Crest
How can GTA 6 parody a world like ours? Rockstar is going to try to find out.
Trent Cannon

Did CBS try to cancel Stephen Colbert a second time? Not exactly
As it turns out, CBS produced the episode of Only in Monroe that Stephen Colbert hosted
Jules Chin Greene

Marvel’s Punisher: How to watch the MCU Frank Castle in release and chronological order
From Daredevil to the wider MCU: here's how to watch The Punisher’s war on crime in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Critical Role campaign 4's Wicander Halovar is going to die... or at least Sam Riegel thinks he will, so he already has a plan B
OG Critical Role star Riegel has serious doubts as to whether Wicander Halovar is going to make it through Brennan Lee Mulligan's Campaign 4. But he does have a back-up plan, should the worst happen

How James Tynion IV confronted Scott Snyder to face the truth that Scott Snyder should write Absolute Batman
Tynion says his frequent collaborator Snyder even asked the Department of Truth writer if he would pen the script for DC's best-selling Absolute Batman. But Tynion was adamant that Snyder 'can't let anybody else write this'

Dragon Ball almost failed before Akira Toriyama introduced Krillin, former editor reveals
Krillin has become one of the most important figures in Dragon Ball's history - but Akira Toriyama only created him to give Goku a rival as the manga's popularity slipped.

A One Piece prequel starring Zoro is coming, but not as a manga, an animated series, or a TV show... but as a novel
One Piece novel Zoro is bringing new material to the serialized novel One Piece fans have already gotten their hands on.

Rockstar Games is doubling down on revised GTA 6 release date, with a CEO saying the marketing blitz will begin this summer
Take-Two CEO has once again confirmed that GTA 6 hasn't been delayed and we'll find out more about the game in a few weeks.

That first day of the Vox Machina Kickstarter is burned into Critical Role star Matt Mercer's soul, but "in the best way"
When you suddenly find yourself raising millions for an animated series, it can be a bit of an eye opening experience.

He-Man Watch Order: How to watch Masters of the Universe chronologically
If the new movie has you wanting to track down the history of the power of Grayskull, we have the guide to make that happen

Which One Chicago cast eats the most like real Chicagoans: Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, or Chicago Med?
To be fair, Hanako Greensmith might just be a little bit biased as to which of NBC's Chicago shows has the most authentic off-screen diet. But it's not like she doesn't have her reasons, either

Paddington 4 gets surprising new writer: The co-creator of HBO's Veep
Armando Iannucci, known for pitch black political satires such as In the Loop and The Death of Stalin, is joining StudioCanal's megahit children's movie franchise. Yes, we also have questions

Frank Miller shares his unexpected next challenge in his legendary career
We think Frank Miller has earned some quiet moments after giving us some of the most exciting and influential comic books of all time.

Critical Role's Matt Mercer explains how Daggerheart fixes some of D&D’s biggest frustrations
The Daggerheart system is about trying to break some old habits games like D&D have instilled in players and GMs.

DC's Poison Ivy has been admittedly all over the place the last few decades, but G. Willow Wilson is intent on pulling all those threads to create one cohesive character
Everyone has their own reference point for the iconic DC character Poison Ivy, and it's been G. Willow Wilson's job to build a cohesive version of the character

The Mandalorian and Grogu is a hit - and Lucasfilm is already thinking about the follow-up
Disney is pleased with The Mandalorian and Grogu's opening box office weekend

Who's the villain in Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son? The Mercator projection, for one
Divergent author Veronica Roth's newest novel features a map you might not recognize between its covers. However, that unfamiliar map is truer to our actual planet than you might think

Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia, to the surprise of no one, win top prizes at Crunchyroll Anime Awards
The Anime Awards give Crunchyroll fans the chance to pick their favorite shows and movies, so it isn't shocking that popular shows win big each year

Zoe Thorogood will take on a vampire trapped in a grocery store in a new comic and music collaboration
Vampire on Aisle 6 will be a comic and EP released by Zoe Thorogood and Joe Whiteford (Harley Poe)

The Summer Hikaru Died creator confirms the hit horror manga is entering its final stage
The summer could be the Summer that Summer Hikaru Died dies.
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Steel Ball Run wasn't originally published as a new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but you wouldn't know that from the first chapter [Popverse Jump]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 wasn't originally advertised as a new arc in the iconic manga until it switched magazines and release schedules.
Trent Cannon

Spider-Noir creeps, Invincible expands, and Backrooms lurks: Popverse Playlist for May 23-29 2026
Nicolas Cage wants to be your less-friendly neighborhood wall-crawler while Robert Kirkman is bringing a new hero into the Invincible Universe... and A24 just wants you to get lost
Graeme McMillan

The Quintessential Quintuplets, my favorite trash romance anime, is finally streaming in full on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]
The Quintessential Quintuplets anime is flawed in so many ways and yet I can't stop loving it.
Trent Cannon
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man

How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
Leon Miller

Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
Chris Arrant

Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant

Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
Grant DeArmitt
Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is teaming with Agents of SHIELD showrunners for Skyward TV show
Tomorrow Studios jumps from Netflix's One Piece to Brandon Sanderson's Skyward
Trent Cannon

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
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

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
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Apple TV+ taps Brandon Sanderson to lead Mistborn and Cosmere movie and TV adaptations
Apple TV+ has given Brandon Sanderson unprecedented creative control over future adaptations of his books
Jules Chin Greene
The Boys

The Boys showrunner announces his favorite review of the series finale
The final episode of The Boys has apparently upset Elon Musk, which is not bothering Eric Kripke in the slightest
Trent Cannon

Redemption was never an option for The Deep, explains The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke
Sometimes you gotta let bad people get a bad end to help give The Boys a satisfying finale.
Trent Cannon

The Boys showrunner reveals his surprise hope for the series finale
Eric Kripke knows The Boys goes to some dark places, but that is because he believes that is where hope thrives.
Trent Cannon

Homelander actor thought The Boys jumped the shark way back in its second season
Antony Starr thought The Boys was getting silly back in Season 2, so what must he though of the series now?
Trent Cannon
Supergirl

Supergirl isn't really Supergirl for most of her movie, says Milly Alcock
Milly Alcock isn't in the Supergirl costume as much as you'd expect for the character's first DCU solo movie, according to the actress
Jules Chin Greene

How to watch DC's Supergirl movies and shows in order - release & chronological
How to watch Supergirl in release and chronological order
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

DC is trying to revive the R-Rated Lobo comic drawn by All-Star Superman's Frank Quitely that it was scared to publish before
DC wants to publish Frank Quitely’s long-lost Lobo story — but there’s a catch.
Chris Arrant

DC Studios Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters - what changed, what got added, and what went away after the first announcement
With The Authority being shelved for the time being and Waller in limbo, what remains of the initial DCU plans ahead of Supergirl's release in theaters?
Graeme McMillan





