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Jon Bernthal is a "perfect" Punisher according to the character's co-creator, Gerry Conway
The co-creator of The Punisher, Gerry Conway, was pleased to see Jon Bernthal's character speak out against police using his symbol in Daredevil: Born Again
Jules Chin Greene
DC has big questions about Absolute Batman & the Absolute DC Line - and is doing a fan survey
Voice what you love (or don't love) about DC's Absolute Universe with this fan survey
Jules Chin Greene
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
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
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
Marvel's X-Men movie is a character-based drama inspired by classic comics, according to its writer
The MCU's X-Men screenwriter, Lee Sung Jin, has a lot of love for Chris Claremont's soap opera antics from his run on Uncanny X-Men
Jules Chin Greene
Latest
Over $1.4 million in Absolute Green Arrow #1 pre-orders could open the door for the series to grow
A new Green Arrow is killing corrupt billionaires in the Absolute DC universe, and over a million dollars worth of comics has already been sold to read about it
Dragon Ball almost never got made because Akira Toriyama's first hit manga was too popular
Akira Toriyama already had one of the most popular manga in Weekly Shonen Jump, so it was a struggle to find time to work on Dragon Ball.
Andy Serkis won’t say who the protagonist is for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, or what the story is
Director Andy Serkis says he’ll reveal more about the story and characters for The Hunt for Gollum in early 2027
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.
Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son is her Alysa Liu moment, says the Divergent author, and a way to buck the haters
For years, Roth focused on not being "what everyone accused [her] of being" in her early career. But with Seek the Traitor's Son, she's focusing more on making something she loves... kinda like what a certain Olympian does on the ice
Marvel gets an Ultimate rebirth, Apple gets creepy, and we love Boosters: Popverse Playlist for May 16-22 2026
You're wondering what to do with the next seven days of pop culture free time? We've got an Apple TV show for you to catch up on, a comic book rebirth from Marvel, and a movie that's so stylish, it's a steal
NCIS: Sydney renewed by CBS for Season 4: When to expect the show's return
The popular Australian-based spin-off of NCIS will return for a fourth season, but fans shouldn't look for it until 2027
NCIS: Origins officially renewed for Season 3 on CBS: Release date, cast, and more
Who kidnapped Randy? Fans will get an answer when NCIS: Origins returns to CBS in Fall 2026
NCIS officially renewed for Season 24 on CBS: Release date, cast, and more
NCIS Season 23 ended with a cliffhanger, leaving fans wondering when they'll find out who got shot (and if they'd live). Don't worry: Season 24 is coming in fall 2026
After Marvel and Star Wars, Ming-Na Wen wants to be in Lord of the Rings
She's been Fennec Shand and Agent Melinda May, but Ming-Na Wen is up for a team-up with Peter Jackson
Avengers: Infinity War writers say Marvel Studios gave them carte blanche to kill whoever they wanted
Mad about who died in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War? You can blame the screenwriters directly, as it turns out
Andy Serkis says Peter Jackson let him direct the Smeagol and Deagol scene in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Turns out, Jackson wasn't the man behind the camera for the Smeagol and Deagol scene in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King after all
Invincible co-creator Cory Walker didn't disappear when he left the book after issue #7, and has been working behind-the-scenes all this time on the comic & TV series
It turns out Cory Walker stays involved in the Invincible comic book series long after everyone thought he stepped away
Veronica Roth pushes back on 'romantasy' classification with Seek the Traitor's Son - even though it has romance + fantasy
To be clear - adult dystopia Seek the Traitor's Son definitely *is* a blend of genres, as best-selling author Roth will tell you. It's just not that kind of genre-blend
Avengers: Doomsday screenplays didn't have endings, according to one of the movie's stars
The Fantastic Four's ever-lovin' Thing, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, shed light on the chaos of shooting Avengers: Doomsday
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.
Critical Role's Laura Bailey began Campaign 4 with one heartbreaking hope - that she could save Thjazi Fang
Would enough Nat20s have saved Thjazi Fang from GM Brennan Lee Mulligan's tragic schemes? Maybe not, but that didn't stop Thimble, AKA Laura Bailey, from wishing
Marvel's Hulk War will see a Hulk-verse of Hulks fighting other Hulks across the Hulkscape
Marvel's Hulk War event next year is the culmination of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein's Infernal Saga
More Punisher after One Last Kill and Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Jon Bernthal is down, on one condition
With Frank Castle's future in the MCU undetermined after he joins the next Spider-Man movie, Jon Bernthal is making it clear he is up for returning to another chapter, so long as he's the one producing it
Doom Patrol, Legion of Super-Heroes, Demon, & more: DC Next Level character relaunches are planned out for the next 18 months, confirms Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman author Snyder says there's "a lot of books" in DC's Next Level line that have yet to get an announcement. And a recent Deadshot reveal has us wondering if there isn't a larger plan afoot
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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
Marvel gets an Ultimate rebirth, Apple gets creepy, and we love Boosters: Popverse Playlist for May 16-22 2026
You're wondering what to do with the next seven days of pop culture free time? We've got an Apple TV show for you to catch up on, a comic book rebirth from Marvel, and a movie that's so stylish, it's a steal
Graeme McMillan
An obscure manga casts Steve Jobs as a sort of mind control wizard in the early days of his ascent at Apple and I love it [Popverse Jump]
The manga, which follows Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as they started Apple, had a failed attempt at an English release in 2018 and that feels like a crime now.
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
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
New York Comic Con
In honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)
We are opening the NYCC Vault with classic merch & first dibs on 2026 exclusives, like official Crocs.
Chris Arrant
NYCC 2026 ticket pre-sale info: How to get your badge (or VIP Badge!) early
When do NYCC tickets go on sale in 2026? We gotchu.
Grant DeArmitt
New York Comic Con 2026 is already on its way, and we have the dates for the big show
Clear your second week of October 2026, because New York Comic Con is coming back to the Javits Center
Graeme McMillan
After comic con tickets, here is all the supplies you need for a quintessential comic convention survival kit
Here it is - the ReedPop insider's con survival guide. Accumulated and documented over years of con travel by numerous people here at ReedPop, this isn't the basics - this is the #protip of all pro tips on making your con travels easier.
Chris Arrant
The Boys
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
The Boys S4 left Karl Urban restless, so he signed up for Mortal Kombat II
The Boys season 4 kept Butcher in a hospital bed, so Karl Urban had plenty of energy to burn when Mortal Kombat II needed a Johnny Cage
Trent Cannon
The Boys boss sounds off against fans complaining about Season 5 'filler': "You're just watching the wrong show."
Eric Kripke doesn't think Prime Video's The Boys needs more action to deliver a satisfying finale
Trent Cannon