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That Avengers: Doomsday "surprise" the Russo Brothers teased seems to actually be a promo for Robert Downey Jr.'s coffee brand
'Dom Latveria Coffee' is a cool concept, but when the Russos tease a Doctor Doom-releated "surprise" on social media, fans waiting for the Avengers: Doomsday trailer are naturally gonna think it's something else
Grant DeArmitt
The Matrix co-creator hates the iconic movie poster that adorned a million walls
The Wachowskis look at the poster for The Matrix and think it looks like "early AI slop."
Trent Cannon
Move over, Captain America: Magic says Agent Coulson is worthy of Mjolnir too
You can equip Mjolnir to any Legendary Hero creature who is red, white, or both in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
Jules Chin Greene
The Punisher won't change his mean, grumbly ways for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Tom Holland assures that Jon Bernthal's Punisher will still feel like the Frank Castle we all know and love in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Jules Chin Greene
Critical Role's Taryon Darrington was an improvised creation. So in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Wayne Brady improvised a lot of his dialogue
There was no script for Sam Riegel when he was playing Taryon Darrington in Critical Role's Campaign 1, and when Wayne Brady took over the role, he did a lot off-book himself
Grant DeArmitt
Tom Holland is the reason Spidey's going through "Spider-Puberty" - but don't let Marvel know you're calling it that
Tom Holland pitched the "Spider-Puberty" idea to Marvel Studios for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Jules Chin Greene
Latest
Iron Man is an unlikely inspiration for DC Studios' Supergirl
How the first film in the MCU helped inspire the second film in the DCU
Overgeared anime announced based on popular webtoon for with a release date later this year
The Overgeared anime adaptation has One-Punch Man studio J.C. Staff animating it
The Odyssey made Spider-Man’s MCU return a better movie, says Tom Holland
When Tom Holland asked Sony to delay production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day so he could be in The Odyssey, he inadvertently helped make Spider-Man 4 even better.
There's a hotel chain where your room comes with thousands of manga... but only in Tokyo
No manga collection can ever be big enough.
For the first time ever, James Bond is serving His Majesty instead of Her Majesty
007: First Light is the first piece of James Bond media to take place during the reign of a British King since the original novel.
House of the Dragon's biggest season 3 battle was actually smaller than originally planned, says Steve Toussaint
Don't get us wrong - House of the Dragon's Lord Corlys Velaryon, AKA The Sea Snake, says season 3's biggest battle is very much a spectacle. It's just that it was supposed to be a spectacle shot on location
Justice League director Zack Snyder goes from Batman v Superman to Snake v New York
Yes, the Zack Snyder of 300 and Rebel Moon fame is remaking John Carpenter's dystopian action thriller that somehow made the name 'Snake' cooler than it already was
After 27 years, The Prince of Tennis manga franchise is finally ending as series finale release date is imminent
27 years after the first Prince of Tennis chapter was published, the series is finally ending in Summer 2026.
This new Mobile Suit Gundam manga has the weirdest but most fascinating title
Tobacco Smoke is Not Affected by Minovsky is coming out in June 2026 in Gundam Ace magazine.
GTA 6 review scores still matter, insists Take-Two CEO
Rockstar games typically review well, but the video game industry has changed a lot since Grand Theft Auto V came out.
First new Hunter x Hunter volume in 2 years gets release date
Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 hits shelves in Japan this summer, but we're all still waiting for new chapters to finally get published.
Sonic writers attached to Sega's next big video game movie: Streets of Rage
After turning Sonic the Hedgehog into a billion dollar film franchise, they're going to try to do the same for the Streets of Rage movie
The TMNT and Daredevil connection comes full circle in Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel set
There is no TMNT without Daredevil comics, and the Marvel Super Heroes x Magic: The Gathering set underscores this relationship
X-Men fans are going to be disappointed by Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes set
Mark Rosewater described Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes crossover set as "Avengers plus"
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies begs not to play the theme song at his funeral
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies will be long remembered for his work on the show, but please: don't play the theme song at his memorial service
Former D&D creative lead Chris Perkins says too many rulebooks hurt tabletop RPGs. so he's changing that with Daggerheart
The secret to getting people to play D&D adventures is to make them buy fewer books, Daggerheart's Chris Perkins explains
Superman Returns star Brandon Routh says if his Superman had kept going, he'd want him to be part of the Justice League
Superman Returns star Brandon Routh would've liked to see his version of the Man of Steel join the Justice League
Supergirl Milly Alcock says speaking Kryptonian was harder than High Valyrian in House of the Dragon
Supergirl herself, Milly Alcock, isn't a stranger to speaking fictional languages thanks to her time on House of the Dragon
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YouTube is making a surprise move to be an anime destination with multiple hit shows this season [Popverse Jump]
The anime business is changing and YouTube is becoming a surprise destination for new anime this season.
Trent Cannon
Vox Machina returns, He-Man flexes, and Roy Race kicks his way into your World Cup-loving heart: Popverse Playlist for May 30-June 5 2026
Despite appearances, Amazon is not sponsoring this week's recipe for how to keep your pop culture habits healthy and fantastic
Graeme McMillan
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
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
The Rookie
The Rookie Season 9: Release date, cast, and what's next after the kidnapping cliffhanger
Will Tim and Lucy survive their kidnapping at the end of season 8, and who's really behind it anyway?
Avery Kaplan
The Rookie season 8 release date: Nathan Fillion's cop comedy flies back on ABC
The season 8 premiere of The Rookie was filmed in Prague
Jules Chin Greene
Absolute Batman
Absolute Batman and the broader Absolute DC Universe resonate because they’re trying to change the world, not preserve it
My girlfriend hates superheroes. DC's Absolute Universe changed that, and I think I know why.
Kamyab Ghorbanpour
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'
Grant DeArmitt
Absolute Batman is allowing writer Scott Snyder to go beyond what DC Comics allowed him to write in his 'New 52' run
For Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder, there is "no Source Wall at the end of the universe" containing his and Nick Dragotta's creativity
Jules Chin Greene
Batman vs. Absolute Batman? Matt Fraction welcomes the competition "in the best way" between him & Jorge Jiménez against Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Matt Fraction is thrilled that his Batman title exists at the same time as Absolute Batman
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Magic: The Gathering
Move over, Captain America: Magic says Agent Coulson is worthy of Mjolnir too
You can equip Mjolnir to any Legendary Hero creature who is red, white, or both in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
Jules Chin Greene
The TMNT and Daredevil connection comes full circle in Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel set
There is no TMNT without Daredevil comics, and the Marvel Super Heroes x Magic: The Gathering set underscores this relationship
Jules Chin Greene
X-Men fans are going to be disappointed by Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes set
Mark Rosewater described Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes crossover set as "Avengers plus"
Jules Chin Greene
The most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards in the Marvel's Spider-Man set
How much will the Soul Stone cost you from Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man? Almost as much as your soul itself
Jules Chin Greene