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Arguably Japan's largest manga magazine is ending —not because of money it says, but because it has too many pages
The digital magazine published the From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman manga, along with over 2000 pages of manga a month, which was too much for most booksellers.
Trent Cannon
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
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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
X-Men '97 Season 2 is a "funhouse mirror" of the second season of the 1990s animated series, say showrunners
X-Men '97 season 2 has the seal of approval from X-Men: The Animated Series producer Julia Lewald
Jules Chin Greene
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
A D&D dungeon master is referee, storyteller, and organizer. Critical Role's Matt Mercer wants to help lighten the gamemaster's load with Daggerheart
Tabletop is meant to be a group effort and Daggerheart wants to push that philosophy to the fore.
Trent Cannon
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Best Medicine Season 2: release date, cast, and more
The medical dramedy stars Josh Charles as Martin Best, a doctor with a debilitating fear of blood (He doesn't like to talk about it)
Abbott Elementary is returning for its sixth year: Release date, cast, and more
The sitcom was created by, and stars, Quinta Brunson
9-1-1: Nashville Season 2: release date, cast, and was that season finale fight lethal?
Casting information for the sophomore season of ABC's drama answers one fan question about 9-1-1: Nashville
9-1-1 is returning fall 2026: release date, cast and more about ABC's emergency service drama
The Angela Bassett-led series depicts the lives of Los Angeles first responders
Why Pike and Grog are Vox Machina's best (and worst) pals, according to the Critical Role cast
Critical Role's Travis Willingham and Ashley Johnson break down what makes Pike and Grog so special together on The Legend of Vox Machina
Vox Machina Season 4 begins with Percy finally happy — but it won’t last, warns Taliesin Jaffe
According to Taliesin Jaffe, Percy struggles with his paranoid nature even when the going's good in the Legend of Vox Machina season 4
Critical Role cast members Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien on how they're tackling "harder moments" in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
There are some pretty harrowing events coming for Vex & Vax in the upcoming season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Bailey and O'Brien shared how they got into those as actors and, ironically, the benefits of such storytelling
Critical Role wants to do more with the Darrington Brigade because it gives them an excuse to just be silly
The Darrington Brigade recently returned for a one-shot during Sam Riegel's 24-hour livestream - and the way the Critical Role cast love them, we wouldn't be surprised to see more
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
Doc Season 3 confirmed: cast changes, release date, time jump and more
Molly Parker will return as Dr. Amy Larsen, but two cast regulars from season 2 will not
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 28: release date, cast and more
Mariska Hargitay will return as Olivia Benson as television's longest-running drama returns for a record-breaking 28th year
CIA Season 2 on CBS: return date, cast, and more
The series is produced by the legendary Dick Wolf, and spins out from the FBI franchise
The outrageous success of the Vox Machina Kickstarter taught Critical Role the "power" of their community
In just an hour's time, the Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter from Critical Role raised over a million dollars
Critical Role star Sam Riegel admits Wayne Brady may have replaced him as the definitive Taryon Darrington in Legend of Vox Machina season 4
Sam Riegel feels that Wayne Brady is "more Taryon Darrington" than he is at this point because of the Legend of Vox Machina
Keep an eye (or two) out for "dope monk shit" and some Mighty Nein Easter Eggs in Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
Season 4 of Prime Video's Legend of Vox Machina Critical Role show will show you why you should never underestimate a monk, a librarian, or both
The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 is finally making Grog the smart one, as Travis Willingham teases an an "inflection point" for the "unintentionally wise" half-giant
"Grog's gonna peel back the layers," says Willingham, who has played the half-giant since Critical Role campaign 1. "He's gonna, he's gonna get rid of the things that have held his mind back."
Wayne Brady's Legend of Vox Machina character Taryon Darrington is so good the Critical Role staff are already talking about a spin-off for him
Ahead of the character's introduction to Prime Video's Campaign 1 adaptation, Sam Riegel revealed that there is a concerted effort to get Taryon Darrington (Wayne Brady) his own show. From one writer, at least
Critical Role isn't ready to reveal who Andy Serkis's Legend of Vox Machina role just yet, but says he's "very important" to the story
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum director and fantasy legend Serkis has joined Prime Video's Critical Role Campaign 1 adaptation and is "going to shine" teases Travis Willingham
The stars of Critical Role will never be ready to retire Vox Machina completely
The Critical Role cast might be willing to walk away from their Vox Machina characters "when we're dead." So hopefully not soon.
Spider-Noir is the "pop-art sensation" Nicolas Cage dreamed of for his first TV show
Despite his love of superheroes, Nicolas Cage didn't approach Spider-Noir as a superhero series
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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
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