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One of VIZ Media's parent companies, Shogakukan, committed "human rights violation" by secretly rehiring sex offender, according to independent third-party investigator it hired
The publisher behind VIZ Media issued another formal apology and announced changes in policy following committee's report.
Trent Cannon
We're having a Labor Day sale on pre-signed celebrity items from Florida Supercon, and more... and Popverse members get first dibs!
Attention fans of: Marvel's Defenders, Amazing Digital Circus, Frieren: Journey's End, Chainsaw Man, and Disney's Beauty & The Beast.
Chris Arrant
The Wile E. Coyote AMA on Reddit turned out to be the most inspirational thing you'll read today
As we all fall in love with Coyote vs. Acme, the film's star takes to Reddit to deliver the the motivation we all needed
Trent Cannon
Critical Role's Laura Bailey recorded "almost the whole game" of Dispatch as Blonde Blazer before becoming Invisigal
Dispatch spent seven episodes trying to find its Invisigal before realizing it already had her.
Grant DeArmitt
Tom Hardy makes a surprise return as Bane... on his new rap album?
Tom Hardy might not have been born in the hip hop world, but Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer listeners will probably consider it his ally
Grant DeArmitt
There's an official One Piece x Jurassic Park crossover, but only in Japan
We didn't know we needed a One Piece x Jurassic Park collaboration, but here we are.
Trent Cannon
Latest
Dracula is a “romantic,” not the “embodiment of evil” he's made out to be for 3-time Dracula actor Graham McTavish
Graham McTavish has played Dracula on stage, on TV, and now in the game Castlevania: Belmont's Curse... and he thinks he is misunderstood.
Konami reiterates that its goal is to make a Silent Hill game every year, with "many different types of diverse experiences"
At PAX West 2026, Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto expressed his enthusiasm for giving fans more "diverse experiences" within the franchise
Hamnet director Chloé Zhao wanted to be a manga artist, but ended up making Marvel's Eternals instead
Chloé Zhao said that she was never able to achieve her dream because she "wasn't very good at drawing"
Every MCU villain ranked: weakest to strongest
Who is the most powerful villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We rank every major MCU bad guy, from Loki to Thanos
Ed Brubaker and Amazon sued for hostile work environment on set of Prime Video Criminal adaptation
Brubaker and Amazon are amongst defendants being sued for creating a hostile work environment by someone who worked on staff for the upcoming Criminal series
Marvel is releasing Amazing Spider-Man #1000 four days early for select stores participating in Local Comic Shop Day.
Marvel's hotly anticipated The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 drops September 30, but Marvel's sending out select variants early to celebrate Local Comic Shop Day
Marvel accidentally released Uncanny X-Men #35 two weeks early on digital, but just pulled it
Uncanny X-Men's own Gail Simone recently took to Facebook to explain a publishing error that had digital X-Readers seeing a comic weeks before it hit physical shelves
Here is where to watch all the big New York Comic Con 2026 panels
Watch all the big panels from NYCC 2026 for free with Popverse.
Chainsmoker Cat is the grossest, most honest portrayal of addiction in anime [Popverse Jump]
Netflix is delivering one of the most memorable anime in recent years and it is, arguably, about cat girls getting high.
Britpop nostalgia, DC Comics teenage superheroes, and 60 years of Star Trek beam into Popverse Playlist for September 5 - September 11, 2026
While Oasis cover the nostalgia beat, we get two different views of a better tomorrow in this week's Popverse Playlist. Long Live the... Star Trek...?
Critical Role's Luis Carazo wasn't finished with his Candela Obscura character, so some of him found his way into Campaign 4
Carazo, who portrayed Marion Collodi in Candela Obscura years before being cats in a Critical Role core campaign, says that his character is the culmination of years of exploration
Boom-Boom fills Cable’s enormous shoulder pads in Marvel’s Fugitive X-Force
Cable is missing, X-Force is wanted for crimes and is ostracized from mutantkind, and Boom-Boom is calling the shots.
Mina Murray leads an army of monsters against Dracula in a wild new graphic novella
Dracula meets his match in the manga-inspired horror comic Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians.
Spider-Man's radioactive spider origin is "a little dishonest" to Phillip Kennedy Johnson, so he's revising it with Midnight Spider-Man
Spider-Man's radioactive spider disappeared after one bite. Marvel's new horror universe is finally asking what happened to it.
DC offered Rick Remender Batman and the Absolute Universe, but he says he turned them down: "It feels like playing cover songs to me."
DC offered Rick Remender Batman, but there's one obscure superhero team he'd actually consider.
Why Marvel Comics doesn't publish Marvel comics like John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen and Alex Ross' new Marvel Dimensions
Some of the most interesting new Marvel comics aren't actually being published by Marvel.
Best gifts for Naruto fans in 2026: 6 picks we actually recommend [Pop Shop]
Best gifts for Naruto fans in 2026 (Editor's Picks)
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date announced, with an advanced screening for fans at New York Comic Con
Want to see the first episode of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus early? Get yourself to New York Comic Con next month.
Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe knows what's going on between Campaign 4's Bolaire and Vaelus (and seems to enjoy that we don't)
Jaffe gets awful sly when speaking about the relationship between his and Ashley Johnson's Critical Role Campaign 4 characters
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Chainsmoker Cat is the grossest, most honest portrayal of addiction in anime [Popverse Jump]
Netflix is delivering one of the most memorable anime in recent years and it is, arguably, about cat girls getting high.
Trent Cannon
Britpop nostalgia, DC Comics teenage superheroes, and 60 years of Star Trek beam into Popverse Playlist for September 5 - September 11, 2026
While Oasis cover the nostalgia beat, we get two different views of a better tomorrow in this week's Popverse Playlist. Long Live the... Star Trek...?
Graeme McMillan
Delicious in Dungeon is about the community that food helps build [Popverse Jump]
Nothing brings people together like a good meal, which is why Delicious in Dungeon works.
Trent Cannon
British Week
How an anarchic British sitcom made history on MTV
The Young Ones remains one of the most chaotic series to be produced by the BBC, which made it perfect for early MTV.
Trent Cannon
The real horror of The Conjuring 2 is a demon called Margaret Thatcher
The Conjuring 2's depiction of the Enfield poltergeist is firmly rooted within the rise of Thatcherism
Jules Chin Greene
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker isn't worried about AI taking writers' jobs - he's worried about AI dictating them
Charlie Brooker, the mind behind Black Mirror's many episodes dealing with artificial intelligence, had a unique perspective on generative AI
Grant DeArmitt
New James Bond actor narrowed down to one of three (very British) men, according to reports
Jack Barton is apparently the frontrunner for the role of 007, but nothing has been decided yet.
Trent Cannon
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering's head designer regrets artifacts & enchantments as we know it, and his reasoning makes a lot of sense
The line between artifacts and enchantments in Magic: The Gathering today is "fuzzy," says the game's head of design, Mark Rosewater
Jules Chin Greene
Magic: The Gathering wants to make bigger cards, but reality keeps getting in the way
There are a few obstacles standing in the way of making bigger Magic: The Gathering cards, though
Jules Chin Greene
Two corrections officers allegedly stole $3,000 in Magic cards and LEGO. Now they're the ones behind bars.
An alleged Walmart theft spree involving two corrections officers, $3,000 in Magic cards, and a whole lot of LEGO.
Chris Arrant
MTG's head designer wants to change the way we talk about mana
Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering's head of design, has "spent so much time" trying to get players to read mana costs differently
Jules Chin Greene
Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios launches its Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast featuring Ms. Marvel herself, Iman Vellani
Disney+'s Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast will look back on key moments in the Infinity Saga
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel is giving us more homework before Avengers: Doomsday
The Russo Brothers are saying that Avengers: Endgame Encore is "required" viewing, adding to the reading list before Avengers: Doomsday comes out.
Trent Cannon
Marvel says the quiet part out loud: Endgame Encore trailer promises special look at Doomsday
Avengers: Endgame Encore next month will give you an "exclusive look" at Doomsday
Jules Chin Greene
What's the Endgame of the running joke about Deadpool and Wolverine asking for Doomsday roles?
After an appearance by Hugh Jackman and (kinda) Ryan Reynolds at D23, we're wondering what the punchline to this ongoing MCU joke is going to be
Grant DeArmitt
Warren Ellis
Image Comics & Warren Ellis have been developing new comics together since 2023, with Ellis joking back then the publisher was "trapped"
Warren Ellis' Image Comics comeback was quietly underway just two years after the publisher publicly broke ties with him over sexual misconduct allegations.
Chris Arrant
After Image Comics welcomed him back, Warren Ellis says he's doing a new essay for an upcoming DC Comics collection
Warren Ellis' return to comics now includes DC, which pulled a planned story after sexual misconduct allegations.
Chris Arrant
Warren Ellis speaks out as Image Comics reverses its decision not to work with him over sexual misconduct allegations until accountability is achieved
Warren Ellis says "I hurt people, I'm sorry" as he returns to Image Comics, but some of his sexual misconduct victims have told a different story about his "amends."
Chris Arrant
DC is giving another Warren Ellis comic back to him, and Image is publishing them despite unanswered questions about his return
First Desolation Jones, now Ocean: Warren Ellis' DC comics are finding a new home at Image.
Chris Arrant