ArchiveMay 18, 2026Ghosts Season 6 is coming to CBS, but later than fans might expect: Release date, specials, cast and moreHigh Potential renewed for Season 3: When to expect Kaitlin Olsen's detective show to return to ABCAbsolute Supergirl and Absolute Aquaman are on DC's minds... but fans can help them decideLive-action or animation? Ming-Na Wen loves both - but one is easierAvengers: Armageddon writer Chip Zdarsky has a three-year plan for what's next at Marvel, "provided it clears a bunch of hurdles"Is DC Studios setting up Green Lantern Hal Jordan's death in the Lanterns teaser?Marvel's Avengers weren't the only ones wondering how to defeat Thanos - so were Avengers: Endgame's writersAMC's Vampire Lestat wasn't always meant to be a rock starStatic to Marvel? The late Dwayne McDuffie originally developed Milestone's flagship hero for Marvel, but here's why they said 'no'How would The Amazing Digital Circus's Jax and Hazbin Hotel's Angel Dust get along? Not well, says Michael KovachThe comic book blind bags trend could be a bubble that pops if its overused and betrays the fans, warns Image Comics' president (and Spawn creator) Todd McFarlaneLatest Gundam film gets limited North America theatrical release, still makes over $800KStar Wars: Andor's breakout character (literally) has an end to his story, and Andy Serkis knows what it isViral stop-motion film Hidari casts Keanu Reeves as its leadThe Batman Part II's new Two-Face thinks that making the second movie will be a challengeCharlie’s Angels actress Jaclyn Smith was almost in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice - but she didn’t understand the scriptAbsolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says artist Nick Dragotta is currently working on Absolute Clayface designs Monsters In Flack Vests: a B.P.R.D. appreciation by Halloween Boy's Dave BakerMay 15, 2026Marshals Season 2 is officially coming to CBS Sundays this fall: cast, release window and everything we knowGrey’s Anatomy season 23: Release date, returning cast, exit updates & everything we knowKill Blue release schedule (Updated May 2026): When Episode 7 of Kill Blue is coming to an anime streamer near youFans complaining about The Punisher's bad VFX are missing one point: it's not actually CGI Netflix is good for the entire world, says no less an authority than NetflixWhy isn't Peter Jackson directing the next Lord of the Rings movie? Because Andy Serkis knows Gollum betterThe revitalized Transformer & G.I. Joe universe that Robert Kirkman & friends are creating came out of pandemic-era splurge purchases of "very expensive, very complicated Transformer statues"Baldur's Gate 3 was originally cancelled nearly 20 years ago because of an "accounting error," according to an insiderHe-Man's biggest responsibility: Not screwing up Masters of the Universe's Castle GrayskullThe cast of HBO Max’s The Pitt have been told their secret character backstoriesKPop Demon Hunters gets the least obvious spinoff: a Shark Week SpecialMarvel’s Avengers: Endgame writers worried that Taika Waititi was turning Thor into an idiotAbsolute Green Arrow’s huge pre-orders show growing confidence in DC’s Absolute UniverseOver $1.4 million in Absolute Green Arrow #1 pre-orders could open the door for the series to growDragon Ball almost never got made because Akira Toriyama's first hit manga was too popularAndy Serkis won’t say who the protagonist is for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, or what the story isThe Quintessential Quintuplets, my favorite trash romance anime, is finally streaming in full on Crunchyroll [Popverse Jump]Veronica Roth's Seek the Traitor's Son is her Alysa Liu moment, says the Divergent author, and a way to buck the hatersMarvel gets an Ultimate rebirth, Apple gets creepy, and we love Boosters: Popverse Playlist for May 16-22 2026May 14, 2026NCIS: Sydney renewed by CBS for Season 4: When to expect the show's return NCIS: Origins officially renewed for Season 3 on CBS: Release date, cast, and moreNCIS officially renewed for Season 24 on CBS: Release date, cast, and moreAfter Marvel and Star Wars, Ming-Na Wen wants to be in Lord of the Rings Avengers: Infinity War writers say Marvel Studios gave them carte blanche to kill whoever they wanted Andy Serkis says Peter Jackson let him direct the Smeagol and Deagol scene in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 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 seriesVeronica Roth pushes back on 'romantasy' classification with Seek the Traitor's Son - even though it has romance + fantasyAvengers: Doomsday screenplays didn't have endings, according to one of the movie's starsDC has big questions about Absolute Batman & the Absolute DC Line - and is doing a fan surveyHow will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answerInside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editorMay 13, 2026Critical Role's Laura Bailey began Campaign 4 with one heartbreaking hope - that she could save Thjazi FangMarvel's Hulk War will see a Hulk-verse of Hulks fighting other Hulks across the HulkscapeMore Punisher after One Last Kill and Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Jon Bernthal is down, on one conditionDoom Patrol, Legion of Super-Heroes, Demon, & more: DC Next Level character relaunches are planned out for the next 18 months, confirms Scott SnyderParanormal Activity heads from movie theaters to... Broadway?Jon Bernthal is a "perfect" Punisher according to the character's co-creator, Gerry ConwayDC & Marvel aren't doing long creator runs as much anymore because comic readers aren't supporting them as much anymore, says 15+ year comics veteran Scott SnyderSam Riegel's iconic Critical Role sponsorships have been a bit too, er, iconic for some of their sponsorsBefore The Marvels, Nia DaCosta pitched Marvel a Galactus movie that would've reset the MCUUh.... spoilers, but now we know why Captain America Steve Rogers has been mysteriously absent from the Avengers: Armageddon series marketing from MarvelRyan Coogler's X-Files reboot just nabbed a secret weapon from... well, WeaponsNoah Wyle cryptically teases the theme of The Pitt season 3: “Doctors benefit from being patients” Marvel's X-Men movie is a character-based drama inspired by classic comics, according to its writerMarvel's Moon Knight writer has a lost Batman/Superman noir written as a response to the Saw moviesWhen Akira first came to America, Katsuhiro Otomo turned down a VIZ offer for Marvel because was afraid of manga stereotype at the timeThe Boys showrunner reveals his surprise hope for the series finaleFourth Wing TV show finally officially greenlit at Prime Video after years of uncertaintyThere's a new DC Comics conspiracy with a "web of super-powered lies" connecting everyone from Jonah Hex to Legion of Super-HeroesHomelander actor thought The Boys jumped the shark way back in its second seasonMortal Kombat III is not a certainty, even though there's a screenplay in the works, warns writerThe origins of Dragon Ball lie in a short-lived manga series called Dragon Boy - and Akira Toriyama's love of Jackie Chan moviesThe Absolute Robins of Absolute Batman are exactly how you’d hope them to be, especially Absolute Jason ToddMarvel quietly created two official Akira spinoffs in the '90s as tribute, with GI Joe's Larry Hama and moreAbsolute Joker’s version of the Batcave is the most horrifying part of Absolute Batman yetMay 12, 2026Akane-banashi release schedule (Updated May 2026): When the next episode of the hit anime is comingMarriagetoxin release schedule (Updated May 2026): When new episodes of the hit romantic comedy anime are coming to CrunchyrollOf all his characters, Batman remains the most challenging Frank Miller character to bring to life in live actionThe Black Widow x Midsommer connection deepens: Ari Aster and Scarlett Johansson to work together on new horror ScapegoatDispatch star (and Breaking Bad icon) Aaron Paul joins the cast of Prime Video's Fallout Season 3Fast & Furious tokyo drifts into the one place it hasn't gone before - live-action TVWhat if Steven Spielberg's western is a Westworld remake?Too many movie & TV adaptations of comics try to outdo the original comic books, so with Prime Video's Invincible Robert Kirkman is out to correct thatChicago Med renewed by NBC for season 12: Release date, cast and moreChicago PD officially renewed by NBC for season 14: Release date, cast and moreNgozi Ukazu's Check, Please! was first on/last off on the queer hockey romance craze; here's how it's coming back in this Heated Rivalry eraChicago Fire renewed by NBC for season 15: Release date, cast and moreSpider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mysteryMixtape director claims The Touch from Transformers is "better than any song by the Beatles"May 11, 2026Tatiana Maslany thinks fans would "be so mad" if she played She-Hulk againThe Amazing Digital Circus's Sean Chiplock credits the explosion of indie animation to companies like Warner Bros. & Disney treating their shows so poorlyHunter x Hunter release schedule (Updated May 2026): When the long-awaited return of the long-delayed new Hunter x Hunter chapters will endAll of the Critical Role Campaign 4 convergence episodes have already shot, and it took almost eight hours according to Sam RiegelTomei & Uzumaki creator Junji Ito wants to do more cosmic horror, and wants to "push it further" than he has beforeWhat made Lee Pace return for The Lord of the Rings: the Hunt for Gollum? Maybe it's because Middle-earth gets people through tough timesFairy Tail release schedule (Updated May 2026): The release date for new Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest chapters is here Brendan Fraser knows exactly why The Mummy 4 is happening (Spoilers: the fans wouldn't stop asking for it)X-Men, Spider-Man, and more get absolutely dark, monstrous, and ultimately bloodthirsty in new Marvel Comics initiativeDC Studios to bring Creature Commandos, Mister Miracle, and more to Annecy Festival - including a Batman movie premiereInvincible's Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley are revisiting one of the big open questions of the original comic with Battle Beast spinoffThe Boys S4 left Karl Urban restless, so he signed up for Mortal Kombat IIIn honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)