Spotlight
Felicia Day's The Guild, the show that changed how entertainers play video games, is officially returning - and it wants you to be a part of it
The Guild: The Movie reunites Day with castmates Sandeep Parikh, Vincent Caso, Jeff Lewis, Robin Thorsen, and Amy Okuda for an all-new tale of the Knights of Good - and they're counting on you to help it come alive
Grant DeArmitt
Jean Grey actress Famke Janssen says Marvel Studios “made a mistake” by not including her in Avengers: Doomsday
Jean Grey actress Famke Janssen insists that she isn’t in Avengers: Doomsday, and says Marvel “made a mistake” by not calling her
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Popverse First!
The Marvel art that made Jim Lee a superstar is being collected in one massive book
Before he ran DC, Jim Lee helped reshape Marvel — now that work is getting the massive comprehensive book it deserves.
Chris Arrant
Magic: The Gathering is giving Liliana Vess the main-character treatment
Magic: The Gathering is finally telling one of Liliana Vess’ biggest untold stories.
Chris Arrant
George Lucas is still making money from Star Wars 14 years after selling Lucasfilm - as Disney's landlord
When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they forgot to buy their office space, which George Lucas still owns, and collects rent for
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Ask Rosario Dawson, the Daredevil: Born Again cast, the Amazing Digital Circus cast, the Hart of Dixie cast and more questions at Florida Supercon 2026!
You can submit questions for select Florida Supercon 2026 panels ahead of everyone else!
Graeme McMillan
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Blue Box release schedule (Updated June 2026): When the new chapter of Blue Box is coming out
Blue Box 247 is coming out and we can help you find it.
Marvel is delaying its Midnight line launch by 2 months because it's more special than they thought a couple weeks ago
Marvel says Midnight is more than just another alternate universe.
Exquisite Corpses' The Fox Mask Killer is getting a solo series.... and her next target is her mask & her secret identity
Who is the Fox Mask Killer? Exquisite Corpses is finally ready to answer.
R.J. Decker Season 2 on ABC: Release date, timeslot, cast, and Victor's murder
Inspired by the novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, the ABC series stars Scott Speedman as an ex-con turned private investigator
Boston Blue Season 2 on CBS: Release date, timeslot, cast, and that Season 1 cliffhanger
The Donnie Wahlberg police procedural is a spinoff of long-running hit Blue Bloods
Jean Grey actress Famke Janssen didn’t know who the X-Men were when she was cast, so she had to ask her local comic shop
Jean Grey actress Famke Janssen once walked into a comic book shop and asked if anybody knew who the X-Men were
The Duffer brothers didn't know Stranger Things was a massive success until Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy told them the response was "not normal"
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer didn't get quite how popular the show actually was when other filmmakers assured them it was something special
Star Wars creator George Lucas knew older fans would reject the prequel trilogy, but his real goal was winning over kids
George Lucas told the Star Wars cast that it was okay if adults hated the prequels, because the target audience was 8-year-olds
Jim Lee says DC has special "safeguards" because he’s effectively his own boss, even when he's drawing for an editor who reports to him
As both an executive and a comics artist, DC publisher Jim Lee has enacted precautions to prevent a conflict of interest
Justice Gang boss Maxwell Lord will appear in another DC Studios project soon, says Sean Gunn - but he can’t say which one
Sean Gunn promises DC Universe fans that they’ll see Maxwell Lord again, but he isn’t allowed to tell us where
Marvel has plans for more Mayday Parker Spider-Girl (including a story from her co-creator Tom DeFalco)
C.B. Cebulski says Marvel isn’t done with Mayday Parker, and she’ll be suiting up as Spider-Girl again
Margot Robbie's Ocean's Eleven prequel is still happening - and it's stealing even more Oscar nominees
So far, all three of the known cast of the Ocean's 11 prequel movie have at least been nominated for an Oscar, which is pretty impressive
DC Comics' latest surprise return is Christine Dinh as its new book trade manager
Marvel, Star Trek, BOOM! Studios, & Top Cow veteran Christine Dinh joins the DC Comics staff.
Crunchyroll's next big target for anime domination: Asia
New localized Crunchyroll platforms for Taiwan and South Korea are coming before the end of 2026.
Jeri Ryan says her Star Trek: Picard return was “terrifying” because she had trouble getting behind Seven’s new characterization
Jeri Ryan wasn’t sure how to approach Seven of Nine’s new characterization on Star Trek: Picard, until Hugh the Borg actor Johnathan Del Arco gave her a brilliant tip
Vision actor Paul Bettany reflects on the impact his most famous line from WandaVision has had on fans
"What is grief but love persevering?" is WandaVision's most famous line, and Vision actor Paul Bettany says perfecting it took a lot of work
Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
How Marie Javins helped turn DC Comics into one of the industry’s biggest success stories, according to 40+ year Marvel & DC veteran Mark Waid
Mark Waid credits Marie Javins with creating a positive environment for creators
Peacemaker star John Cena is ready to reunite with his castmates for another season – he’s just waiting for the call
John Cena misses his Peacemaker costars, and hopes they can return for another season “soon”
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman is proud of Isaac’s aroace representation, but says comics, TV, and films still need more
Heartstopper’s Isaac is an important step for aroace representation, but Alice Oseman says we still have a long way to go
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Somehow, the Witch Hat Atelier anime was worth the wait [Popverse Jump]
Four years and long delays only meant the animators of Witch Hat Atelier could make the anime something truly special.
Trent Cannon
Comic book history is made, Pixar hops to greatness and Superman is back on the small screen: Popverse Playlist for June 13-20, 2026
Superman returns to animated glory, Pixar proves it still has it, and Tillie Walden goes from the Walking Dead to historical love in the next seven days' pick of pop culture's finest
Graeme McMillan
The perfect introduction to Akira Toriyama isn’t Dragon Ball [Popverse Jump]
After he finished Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama had one last masterpiece in him.
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
Berserk
A Berserk live-action movie would be great, but a Berserk video game would be best says longtime Berserk editor
A great Berserk video game has been a pipedream for fans for years, but it could be better than any anime or movie adaptation.
Trent Cannon
Only four people know Berserk’s ending, and they say fans won’t see it coming
When the final chapter of Berserk finally comes out, it is going to be something fans never saw coming.
Trent Cannon
The next Berserk chapter was so difficult to make that its new writer apologized to fans
With Berserk chapter 384 finally coming out after months of delays, Koji Mori has explained how difficult this chapter was to write.
Trent Cannon
Kentaro Miura didn't want Berserk to have a "grim" ending
Could Berserk have a happy ending? Kentaro Miura certainly thought so at once time.
Trent Cannon
Critical Role Productions
Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Darrington Brigade deserves its own longer story, according to Whitestone Chronicles artist Aviv Or
Aviv Or, the artist on The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, ponders the future of Taryon Darrington's silly band of adventurers
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role fans are about to see a side of Delilah Briarwood they’ve never seen before
The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods author Marieke Nijkamp teases a less-learned, less-evil (?) Deliliah ahead of the OGN trilogy's deadly conclusion
Grant DeArmitt
The Critical Role cast can’t agree on the franchise’s most misunderstood character, but their picks are eye-opening
In honor of Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Critical Role's Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jafe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, LIam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel sat down to debate which of their characters was least appreciated
Grant DeArmitt
Doctor Who
Hulu engineers a Doctor Who reunion as David Tennant and Jodie Whitaker join Only Murders in the Building cast
Two former Doctors join the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 6 along with an influx of British TV and film talent
Trent Cannon
Doctor Who: Why the BBC is looking to regenerate the show, what is actually happening, and when it'll return
The future of Doctor Who hasn't looked this uncertain in decades - or, perhaps, ever
Graeme McMillan
Doctor Who 2026 Christmas episode is cancelled as the BBC announces the future of series is open to bidding
What will the future of Doctor Who look like? You need a TARDIS to find out at this point.
Trent Cannon
Is Billie Piper the new Doctor Who? If not, who is? We'll know in "a week, two weeks," promises showrunner Russell T. Davies
It's been over a year since Ncuti Gatwa's regeneration, but we still don't know who Doctor Who's Sixteenth Doctor will be. Thankfully, Davies says the wait should be over soon
Grant DeArmitt