Features FeaturesMarvel's new animated Spider-Man says he was worried about being too woke, underscoring Disney's regressive streakHudson Thames, who voices Peter Parker in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, says his biggest fear about the new Disney+ series was that it would be "annoying and woke"January 29, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesWho is Nico Minoru, Peter Parker's best pal in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man?Sorry, Ned Leads. This iteration of Spider-Man has a different best buddy with her own superheroic past in Nico Minoru. And if you've watched Marvel's The Runaways, you may recognize herJanuary 29, 2025Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesMarvel created a miniature MCU based on Spidey's social circle 40 years before Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManAlongside co-stars Iceman and Firestar, Spider-Man's animated Amazing Friends included the X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, and Doctor StrangeJanuary 29, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesWatch the official Thrilljoy panel from NYCC 2024!At New York Comic Con, former Funko CEO Brian Mariotti debuted his new collectibles company Thrilljoy.January 29, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch Nickelodeon’s official SpongeBob SquarePants 25th anniversary celebration from NYCC 2024!SpongeBob SquarePants turned 25, and had a party - and you're invited to watch!January 28, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesMarvel Studios is quietly building a second MCU faster than it did its first with Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManYou've seen what Sony can do to build a Spider-Verse... now imagine Marvel Studios doing that with all of the Marvel library as its playground.January 28, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch Fox's official Simpsons panel from NYCC 2024!As we wait for the Simpsons to return, here is the full Simpsons panel from New York Comic Con 2024.January 27, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesAs Civilization VII nears, I remember that Civilization VI was my game of choice during my son's fussy infant stageTurns out, you can conquer the world with one hand and hold a sleeping baby in the other.January 27, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesDenis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two has a Godfather problem, at least as far as Oscar nomination 'snubs' and sequels goDune: Part 2 has a lot of awards nominations - but is it enough for how good it is, especially compared to the original?January 24, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesNetflix's Sakamoto Days anime isn't bad - it just isn't the genre you were expectingFans might be going into the series expecting it to blow them away with the John Wick comparisons, but it is really just trying to make them laugh.January 24, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesKurt Vonnegut's "lost" board game, as told by the man that found itAt PAX Unplugged 2024, Popverse spoke to Geoff Engelstein, who uncovered and publicized the long-shelved Kurt Vonnegut-designed board game, GHQJanuary 23, 2025Grant DeArmittFeaturesExplore beyond the final frontier with Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan in PopversationsThe second installment of Popverse's new members-only interview series sees the man behind Lower Decks beam up for a longform interview with Ashley V. RobinsonJanuary 22, 2025Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWanting a smaller, more heartfelt superhero alternative to Captain America 4 and the MCU? For your consideration, British superhero sitcomsFrom the ne'er-do-wells of Misfits to the powerless protagonist of Extraordinary, there's a wide range of alternatives to the superhero norm in super powered sitcoms from the UKJanuary 22, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesA Wolverine like me - Finding a positive role model in Wolverine Wolverine and I are both 5’3” and he’s taught me a thing or two about how to be a short guy in this worldJanuary 21, 2025Jules Chin GreeneFeaturesThe MCU needs Anya Taylor-Joy's Magik in it (and not just for the X-Men connection)Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is one of three Fox characters Marvel Studios needs to bring inJanuary 21, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesIs Severance enough to make AppleTV+ a real player in streaming?The Adam Scott-starring sci-fi show is the buzziest show of the moment, but will that make people sign up to watch?January 17, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesSam Wilson has always been the perfect successor as the MCU's Captain America and Brave New World will show thatSteve Rogers was right to entrust The Falcon with his legacy - not because they are the same but because they are different.January 17, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesMy New Years Resolution is to watch less anime in 2025 - but to enjoy it moreTrying to keep up with all the anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix has meant I never give the shows a chance to percolate in my brain like they're meant to, so I'm going to cut back.January 17, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesCreature Commandos season 1 finale: Who dies, what's next, & when can I watch more of James Gunn's DC animated hit?We're talking season 2, the DCU, and monsters (ew!)... on this week's Lore CornerJanuary 16, 2025Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWatch the full Bear McCreary: Musical World-Building panel from NYCC 2024!One of pop culture's most prominent composers Bear McCreary talks about his career at New York Comic Con 2024.January 16, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesMy personal reckoning with Neil Gaiman and his work, and our relationship with celebritiesAs new corroborating reporting comes to light about the sexual assault allegations against author Neil Gaiman, Popverse editor-in-chief reconsiders his relationship with the writer and his workJanuary 15, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch Netflix's official Fall of the House of Usher panel with Mike Flanagan & the cast from NYCC 2024Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Carla Gugino, and Rahul Kohili re-enter The Fall of the House of Usher at New York Comic Con 2024.January 15, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesFor Your Consideration: Christopher Walken has always been the MVP, from The Dead Zone and Batman through Apple TV+'s SeveranceThere's so much more to Walken than pop culture would suggest, and we're here to prove itJanuary 15, 2025Graeme McMillanFeatures"It's so nice to cry in public": Horror author Grady Hendrix on Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, life in a radical puppet collective, and watching his stories "go off to college"The author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, My Best Friend's Exorcism, and (the just released!) Witchcraft for Wayward Girls sat down for an exclusive interview at NYCC '24. Read it in full on PopverseJanuary 14, 2025Grant DeArmittFeaturesElon Musk inspired RDJ's Iron Man... will he inspire RDJ's Doctor Doom?Robert Downey Jr. has a fascination with Elon Musk, which inspired his MCU Iron Man. What if it inspires his Doctor Doom?January 14, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesMarvel's Mafia Mystery: What created the Maggia, and why did we fuhgeddaboudit?Before Marvel comics would reference the real-world mafia, they created a fictionalized version called 'the maggia.' Now, we're asking whyJanuary 13, 2025Grant DeArmittFeaturesWatch Netflix's official The Electric State panel from NYCC 2024 with Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, and Joe RussoChris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, and Joe Russo in conversation about their upcoming movie The Electric State on Netflix.January 10, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesFinding yourself in a New Year, New You mood? Here are the top anime fitness icons that have helped me achieve my fitness goalsFrom Dragon Ball's Master Roshi to One Punch Man's Saitama, anime is so often about achieving greatness through hard work and training. Which is why I make no secret that it has been a big influence on my fitness journey.January 10, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesCreature Commandos: Yep, that was the DCU's Batman in episode 6. Here's where they've crossed paths in the past, and what it might mean in the futureHoly cameo, Batman! The Creature Commandos just introduced... er, Batman. But it's not the first time the team has met the Dark Knight in an animated seriesJanuary 09, 2025Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWatch Sam Heughan, Jaimie Alexander, David Harbour, Jack Quaid, & Zoë Chao in NYCC 2024's Happy Sad Confused panelOutlander’s Sam Heughan, Stranger Things’ David Harbour, The Boys’ Jack Quaid, The Afterparty’s Zoë Chao, and Blindspot’s Jaimie Alexander met up for a special panel at New York Comic Con - one that you can watch right now.January 09, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesSpoilers!After Creature Commandos season 1, here's what's next for DC Studios, James Gunn's DCU, and Task Force MThe first project in the new DCU is over, and what have we learned? Well, for one thing, the DCU is bigger than we thought (And maybe deadlier, too)January 09, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesFor Your Consideration: Phantom of the Paradise is the only pop music movie you could ever wantWhat do you get when you cross classic literature, the Muppets musicmeister, and a hot young director in the 1970s? Glamrock classic Phantom of the ParadiseJanuary 08, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesWatch Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy reunite to talk NBC's Hannibal from NYCC 2024See highlights from the Hannibal panel with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy from New York Comic Con 2024.January 07, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesMarvel Studios has changed the way superheroes' origin stories are told, and DC Studios are catching up with Superman and BatmanHow Marvel Studios innovated skipping the first act with Spider-Man & Fantastic Four, with DC doing it now for Batman & SupermanJanuary 07, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesScaring meets caring with Kate Siegel & Mike Flanagan, the Hollywood (horror) couple behind Netflix's Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, moreThe Hollywood (and horror) power couple Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, and the people behind the celebrity in Awe Talk.January 06, 2025Chris ArrantFeatures2025 is the year One Punch Man season 3 finally adapts the cosmically weird Monster Association Arc and I can't waitFrom revealing the final boss is God to intergalactic farts, the anime of One Punch Man has a lot to tackle this year. Can they pull it off? I certainly hope so.January 03, 2025Trent CannonFeaturesWatch the official Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League and Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios panel from NYCC 2024!Watch Warner Bros. Animation's Bats in Translation panel from New York Comic Con 2024January 03, 2025Chris ArrantFeaturesNetflix's Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is just the latest claymation classic in a line that includes Creature Comforts, Morph, and even some Pirates!Claymation beyond Wallace & Gromit? For your consideration: other classics of Aardman Animation, from Pirates to chatty zoo animalsJanuary 02, 2025Graeme McMillanFeaturesThe tasty secret behind the most cannibalistic of meals in NBC's Hannibal, according to Mads MikkelsenThe food on the drama series look exquisite, but how did it taste? Hannibal Lecter himself explains. January 02, 2025Veronica ValenciaFeaturesDeadpool co-creator and Arrow showrunner face off in DC vs. Marvel battle in PopversusMarvel vs. DC in Popverse's pop culture fight club: Popversus.December 30, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesInside the secret formula Marvel Studios has used since Day 1 to differentiate itself from superhero movies and beat superhero fatigueCall Kevin Feige Colonel Sanders, because the MCU has a secret formula.December 30, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesBetween new seasons of Dan Da Dan, Spy x Family, and My Hero Academia, I can't tell what my most anticipated anime of 2025 will beOne Punch Man, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and My Dress-Up Darling are all coming back in 2025, plus all the new shows that are going to catch my eye.December 27, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesSpoilers!Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas Special fails to shine like a star, and wastes Bridgerton's Nicola CoughlanDespite some sentimental moments, 'Joy to the World' doesn't really hold together as a classic Doctor Who Christmas storyDecember 26, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesSpoilersDune: Prophecy's Desmond Hart explained: His secret identity, his past, and his possible future [SPOILERS]The sixth and final episode of Dune: Prophecy at least revealed who Travis Fimmel's Desmond Hart really is. Join us as we explore the answer, ask how it connects to Paul Atreides, and wonder what it means for Dune: Prophecy season 2December 23, 2024Grant DeArmittFeaturesHow Disney+'s What If...? is the moonshot for the next 50 years of Marvel Studios & the MCUThe five 'firsts' What If...? innovated that is setting up the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(s)December 23, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch the official Hazbin Hotel panel with Alex Brightman, Kimiko Glenn, and creator Vivienne Medrano from NYCC 2024Miss Hazbin Hotel? So do we - so it's a good thing we filmed the official Hazbin Hotel panel from New York Comic Con 2024 to watch and re-watch. December 23, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch the D&D, Warhammer, Mega Man, and more anthology panel Secret Level from Prime Video, filmed at NYCC 2024Level up with this behind-the-scenes style video from Prime VIdeo's Secret Level, filmed at New York Comic Con 2024.December 20, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesBlumhouse’s choice of director for The Mummy has been excavating terror for yearsBased on his underground resume, Blumhouse found the ideal director for 2026's The MummyDecember 20, 2024Jules Chin GreeneFeaturesWatch Apple TV+'s full Shrinking panel with Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, and more from NYCC 2024As Shrinking season 2 ends and season 3 is on its way, its time you had a talk with the cast - and we did at New York Comic Con 2024.December 20, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesUniversal Studios’ Marvel Super Hero Island theme park is stuck in the ‘90s – and that’s absolutely fine!Universal Islands of Adventure is the last place where you can see the pre-MCU Marvel Universe.December 20, 2024Joshua Lapin-BertoneFeaturesWatch Kid Cudi's full NYCC 2024 panel talking Moon Man comic and moreWatch as Kid Cudi, Kyle Higgins, and Marco Locati chop it up on the main stage of New York Comic Con 2024.December 19, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWelcomeWatch Adult Swim's official Rick & Morty season 8 panel from NYCC 2024Welcome to the club, pal. If you're jonesing for Rick & Morty season 8 which is coming to us in 2025, we have the next best thing - the cast and crew talking and teasing what's to come. December 18, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWhatever happened to the pre-Marvel Fantastic Four movies? The MCU's new first family goes from failure to franchise and back again, with a cameo stint in the middleUnlike many superhero franchises, the Fantastic Four got to run, climb, stumble, and fall before their First StepsDecember 17, 2024Grant DeArmittFeaturesDune: Prophecy's shapeshifters: Who are the Face Dancers, how do their powers work, and what do they have to do with Dune Parts 1 and 2?We're pulling back the mask (skin?) on Dune: Prophecy's wildest lore pull yet, as we explore who the Face Dancers are in Frank Herbert's original storyDecember 16, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWatch as DC's Teen Titans Go! cast celebrate, commemorate, and laugh about its 400th episode from NYCC 2024The full Teen Titans Go! cast, as well as its showrunner, had a panel at New York Comic Con 2024 that you can watch now.December 16, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch the full HBO's House of the Dragon panel with Matt Smith, Fabian Frankel, and Tom Glynn-Carney from NYCC 2024!Watch as Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Fabian Frankel (Criston Cole), and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen) talk about House of the Dragon season 3 from New York Comic Con 2024.December 16, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesIn 2021, Sony's boss said people won't miss Spider-Man in its Spider-adjacent movies. Turns out, they doIt's time Sony get versed on the Spider-VerseDecember 16, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesAssassination Classroom is a Shonen anime well worth revisiting, ten years onA great English cast led by a career-defining performance from Sonny Strait makes Assassination Classroom one of the best shows to watch (or rewatch) on Crunchyroll.December 13, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesThe curious festive magic of the holiday movie, and why we shouldn't think too much about itIt's beginning to look a lot like... people need to think about what makes a holiday movie. Never mind Die Hard, does It's A Wonderful Life even count?December 11, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesLong before The Boys and The Franchise, Marvel explored the dangers of Hollywood and superheroes with X-StatixThe X-Statix exist halfway between the neatly defined edges of the Marvel Universe and our own reality under capitalism and celebrity cultureDecember 11, 2024Jules Chin GreeneFeaturesThe cast and creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks talk journeying to the undiscovered country with the show's final seasonTawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, and more on bringing the Lower Decks journey to an end.December 11, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesProof that Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark has a peeve that gives him all the heart I needIn this week's Marvel-ous, we talk about how Robert Downey Jr. added a quirk to the MCU Iron Man - and for me it's just as iconic as his arc reactor for me.December 11, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesUncovering Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s secret connection to The High Republic era, and At Attin's sinister originWhat's the story with At Attin in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew? The answer may lie in the High Republic eraDecember 10, 2024Jules Chin GreeneFeaturesDune: Prophecy seemingly makes a major change to the canon regarding humanity's greatest enemy, the Thinking MachinesIs Dune: Prophecy is willing to contradict (or at least, cast new light on) an idea that was consistent in both Frank Herbert's Dune novels and Denis Villeneuve's movies?December 09, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesIf Kraven the Hunter flops, Sony's Spider-Man Universe could look for a Marvel-assisted reboot The sixth installment in Sony's troubled Spider-Man villain shared universe is in theaters this weekend, but could it be the latest box office failure for the studio?December 09, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesHow horror movies helped me find my love of tabletop gaming at Philadelphia's PAX UnpluggedUnplugged & Undead: A horror hound at PAXDecember 09, 2024Grant DeArmittFeaturesDiscover the most exclusive (and expensive) Magic: The Gathering cards from MagicCon: Las Vegas 2024!Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson took to the floor at MagicCon: Las Vegas to find out what the rarest cards at the show were.December 06, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesGnosia, the "Among Us meets Everything Everywhere All at Once" visual novel is getting an anime adaptation that needs to be as weird as possibleI love Gnosia and I can't figure out how it will work as an anime, yet I'm ready to watch them tryDecember 06, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesMerry Little Batman is the most appropriate version of DC's Dark Knight that we could ask for this holiday seasonAt this time of year, the greatest gift is Amazon's Christmas-themed Batman and son animated movieDecember 05, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesChris Evans' best Captain America scene is an Avengers movie deleted scene you probably haven't seen (but should)In this week's Marvel-ous, we cherish a hidden gem in the 2012 Avengers movie featuring Steve Rogers as somber as you've ever seen him.December 04, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesSkeleton Crew is cashing in on all your Star Wars nostalgia right from the startWith references to everything from the movies to the Star Wars Holiday Special, Skeleton Crew is the most nostalgic the franchise has ever been - and that is saying something.December 04, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesDisney recasts Snow White as a hero of the underclass in the first trailer from 2025 live action remakeIf the first trailer is anything to go by, 2025's Snow White will be muckier than the original, and set deep inside the uncanny valleyDecember 03, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesDC's Teen Titans Go celebrates 400 episodes as the cast talk anniversaries, musicals, and moreThe cast of Teen Titans Go! talked to Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson about hitting a pretty prestigious milestoneDecember 03, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesDavid Schwimmer & his horror friends share the scares for Goosebumps season 2 on Disney+Here are highlights from Disney+'s official Goosebumps: The Vanishing panel from New York Comic Con 2024.December 02, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesDune: Prophecy episode 3 took us to the planet that's the exact opposite of Arrakis. Here's what to know about LankiveilLankiveil might not be the homeworld of House Harkonnen, but it is very, very important to their history (and the future we see in the Dune movies)December 02, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesDoesn't Star Wars: Skeleton Crew looks familiar? Star Trek did it three years earlier, with Prodigy... kind ofA group of dispirate kids lost in space after coming across a mysterious spaceship? Seen it back when it was on Paramount+ and Netflix and starring half the cast of Star Trek: VoyagerDecember 02, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesWith Daredevil, and spinoffs from Black Panther, What If, and more, Marvel Studios' 2025 Disney+ slate is bigger than ever, and that might be a big deal for the future2025 could be a year that changes how Marvel moves forward on the small screen - and maybe the big screen, as wellDecember 02, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesNetflix's Ranma 1/2 anime remake has somehow become my new favorite remake of anything, everRumiko Takahashi's classic anime Ranma 1/2 is back with all the charm and a distinctly modern animation style.November 29, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesStep aside, Santa: Hawkeye and Guardians of the Galaxy are the true holiday heroes for Marvel StudiosThis holiday season, it's time to appreciate Marvel's holiday gifts to Disney+ and the fansNovember 27, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesNick Fury, Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel: The MCU changing Marvel Comics characters like Agatha Harkness isn't a new phenomenonThe MCU's impact on Marvel Comics has been in effect long before Agatha All Along and WandaVisionNovember 26, 2024Jules Chin GreeneFeaturesDune: Prophecy's evil House Harkonnen has a shockingly tragic, even heroic, originThe one member of Dune's villainous House Harkonnen that tried to do something good got screwed for it, and his descendants Tula and Valya are making that everyone else's problemNovember 25, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesThe cast & crew of Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim prepare you for the anime prequelWatch highlights from the official Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim panel from NYCC 2024.November 25, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch the full, official Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim anime panel from NYCC 2024Arise, arise, riders of Rohan... Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is at hand - at it began at New York Comic Con 2024November 25, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesWatch the full Cosplay Central Crown Championships event from NYCC 2024Witness one night of performance, pageantry, and prizes in our annual Cosplay Central Crown Championships event from New York Comic Con 2024.November 25, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesIf Marvel is going to bring Loki back for Secret Wars, it's time to give him an upgradeAll we're saying is, it almost makes sense to let Tom Hiddleston's MCU alter-ego go... BeyondNovember 25, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesDan Da Dan's most emotionally devastating sequence proves that sometimes words aren't necessaryLike Pixar's Up, Dan Da Dan manages to break your heart without saying a word.November 22, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesInside the fiendish creations & comic book secret origin of David Dastmalchian in PopversationsDavid Dastmalchian gives us a tour of his life (and his comic collection)November 22, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWatch the Venom 3, Kraven the Hunter, & Karate Kid: Legends panel from NYCC 2024Tom Hardy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and some friends surprised us all at New York Comic Con 2024 with updates on their Marvel movies Venom: The Last Dance and Kraven the HunterNovember 22, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesYellowstone, Landman and more: Let's see other studios use the Taylor Sheridan formulaThere's a clear math to what makes Taylor Sheridan's shows work for audiences, so why aren't others using it?November 21, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesMovie musicals based on stage musicals like Wicked and Les Misérables are missing the point of musical theaterIf I can't rise to my feet and cheer at the end of every musical number in Wicked, then what is the point?November 21, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesWatch the official Dragon Ball DAIMA panel from NYCC 2024!The Dragon Ball anime's big new series is also its smallest - watch the show's full New York Comic Con 2024 panel here.November 21, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesCreature Commandos at NYCC '24: The weirdest, wildest & Weasel-est moments from DC & Max's James Gunn-led panelNew York Comic Con attendees got a special look at the upcoming, Max-streaming, James Gunn-obeying series Creature Commandos. But why should they have all the fun? get your own look at the best moments hereNovember 20, 2024Grant DeArmittFeaturesHow the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier campfire scene encapsulated and inspired everything we love about the Marvel Studios movies & TV showsHow one scene in Star Trek V encapsulates Kevin Feige's vision for making Marvel Studios movies & TV series different from other superhero fareNovember 20, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesYellowstone: John Dutton's fate, Kevin Costner's exit, and season 5's biggest surprise revealedNovember 19, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWatch Blumhouse's full BlumFest 2024 panel from NYCC with Mike Flanagan, Allison Williams, and more!Watch the full BlumFest 2024, recorded live at New York Comic ConNovember 19, 2024Chris ArrantFeaturesDune: Prophecy isn't just a Bene Gesserit origin story. It's essential viewing before Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part ThreeDenis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah adaptation is still a long way away (in our universe and theirs), but the Bene Gesserit's origins in Dune: Prophecy begin a moral arc that will culminate in what Frank Herbert called the "bottom line"of the sagaNovember 18, 2024Ashley V. RobinsonFeaturesWhat Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige is saying (and not saying) about the MCU X-Men franchise says a lot about the future of the Mutant SagaIs Kevin Feige telling us something about Marvel Studios' plans for the X-Men and every other mutant in the MCU without saying it explicitly?November 18, 2024Graeme McMillanFeatures40 years after its debut, Dragon Ball is a pop culture force like few othersAkira Toriyama's legacy continues to spread and grow like few othersNovember 15, 2024Trent CannonFeaturesHow a second Donald Trump U.S. Presidency might impact the movie, tv, and comics industriesWhat will the entertainment of the next four years look like?November 15, 2024Graeme McMillanFeaturesWith Alien: Romulus, The Fly, and more, horror movies have reinvented a classic movie formatWho needs movies of the week when horror movies are always looking for new blood?November 13, 2024Graeme McMillanPage 1 of 48Archive
FeaturesMarvel's new animated Spider-Man says he was worried about being too woke, underscoring Disney's regressive streakHudson Thames, who voices Peter Parker in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, says his biggest fear about the new Disney+ series was that it would be "annoying and woke"January 29, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesWho is Nico Minoru, Peter Parker's best pal in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man?Sorry, Ned Leads. This iteration of Spider-Man has a different best buddy with her own superheroic past in Nico Minoru. And if you've watched Marvel's The Runaways, you may recognize herJanuary 29, 2025Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesMarvel created a miniature MCU based on Spidey's social circle 40 years before Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManAlongside co-stars Iceman and Firestar, Spider-Man's animated Amazing Friends included the X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, and Doctor StrangeJanuary 29, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesWatch the official Thrilljoy panel from NYCC 2024!At New York Comic Con, former Funko CEO Brian Mariotti debuted his new collectibles company Thrilljoy.January 29, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch Nickelodeon’s official SpongeBob SquarePants 25th anniversary celebration from NYCC 2024!SpongeBob SquarePants turned 25, and had a party - and you're invited to watch!January 28, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesMarvel Studios is quietly building a second MCU faster than it did its first with Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManYou've seen what Sony can do to build a Spider-Verse... now imagine Marvel Studios doing that with all of the Marvel library as its playground.January 28, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch Fox's official Simpsons panel from NYCC 2024!As we wait for the Simpsons to return, here is the full Simpsons panel from New York Comic Con 2024.January 27, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesAs Civilization VII nears, I remember that Civilization VI was my game of choice during my son's fussy infant stageTurns out, you can conquer the world with one hand and hold a sleeping baby in the other.January 27, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesDenis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two has a Godfather problem, at least as far as Oscar nomination 'snubs' and sequels goDune: Part 2 has a lot of awards nominations - but is it enough for how good it is, especially compared to the original?January 24, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesNetflix's Sakamoto Days anime isn't bad - it just isn't the genre you were expectingFans might be going into the series expecting it to blow them away with the John Wick comparisons, but it is really just trying to make them laugh.January 24, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesKurt Vonnegut's "lost" board game, as told by the man that found itAt PAX Unplugged 2024, Popverse spoke to Geoff Engelstein, who uncovered and publicized the long-shelved Kurt Vonnegut-designed board game, GHQJanuary 23, 2025Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesExplore beyond the final frontier with Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan in PopversationsThe second installment of Popverse's new members-only interview series sees the man behind Lower Decks beam up for a longform interview with Ashley V. RobinsonJanuary 22, 2025Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWanting a smaller, more heartfelt superhero alternative to Captain America 4 and the MCU? For your consideration, British superhero sitcomsFrom the ne'er-do-wells of Misfits to the powerless protagonist of Extraordinary, there's a wide range of alternatives to the superhero norm in super powered sitcoms from the UKJanuary 22, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesA Wolverine like me - Finding a positive role model in Wolverine Wolverine and I are both 5’3” and he’s taught me a thing or two about how to be a short guy in this worldJanuary 21, 2025Jules Chin Greene
FeaturesThe MCU needs Anya Taylor-Joy's Magik in it (and not just for the X-Men connection)Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is one of three Fox characters Marvel Studios needs to bring inJanuary 21, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesIs Severance enough to make AppleTV+ a real player in streaming?The Adam Scott-starring sci-fi show is the buzziest show of the moment, but will that make people sign up to watch?January 17, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesSam Wilson has always been the perfect successor as the MCU's Captain America and Brave New World will show thatSteve Rogers was right to entrust The Falcon with his legacy - not because they are the same but because they are different.January 17, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesMy New Years Resolution is to watch less anime in 2025 - but to enjoy it moreTrying to keep up with all the anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix has meant I never give the shows a chance to percolate in my brain like they're meant to, so I'm going to cut back.January 17, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesCreature Commandos season 1 finale: Who dies, what's next, & when can I watch more of James Gunn's DC animated hit?We're talking season 2, the DCU, and monsters (ew!)... on this week's Lore CornerJanuary 16, 2025Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWatch the full Bear McCreary: Musical World-Building panel from NYCC 2024!One of pop culture's most prominent composers Bear McCreary talks about his career at New York Comic Con 2024.January 16, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesMy personal reckoning with Neil Gaiman and his work, and our relationship with celebritiesAs new corroborating reporting comes to light about the sexual assault allegations against author Neil Gaiman, Popverse editor-in-chief reconsiders his relationship with the writer and his workJanuary 15, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch Netflix's official Fall of the House of Usher panel with Mike Flanagan & the cast from NYCC 2024Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Carla Gugino, and Rahul Kohili re-enter The Fall of the House of Usher at New York Comic Con 2024.January 15, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesFor Your Consideration: Christopher Walken has always been the MVP, from The Dead Zone and Batman through Apple TV+'s SeveranceThere's so much more to Walken than pop culture would suggest, and we're here to prove itJanuary 15, 2025Graeme McMillan
Features"It's so nice to cry in public": Horror author Grady Hendrix on Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, life in a radical puppet collective, and watching his stories "go off to college"The author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, My Best Friend's Exorcism, and (the just released!) Witchcraft for Wayward Girls sat down for an exclusive interview at NYCC '24. Read it in full on PopverseJanuary 14, 2025Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesElon Musk inspired RDJ's Iron Man... will he inspire RDJ's Doctor Doom?Robert Downey Jr. has a fascination with Elon Musk, which inspired his MCU Iron Man. What if it inspires his Doctor Doom?January 14, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesMarvel's Mafia Mystery: What created the Maggia, and why did we fuhgeddaboudit?Before Marvel comics would reference the real-world mafia, they created a fictionalized version called 'the maggia.' Now, we're asking whyJanuary 13, 2025Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesWatch Netflix's official The Electric State panel from NYCC 2024 with Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, and Joe RussoChris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, and Joe Russo in conversation about their upcoming movie The Electric State on Netflix.January 10, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesFinding yourself in a New Year, New You mood? Here are the top anime fitness icons that have helped me achieve my fitness goalsFrom Dragon Ball's Master Roshi to One Punch Man's Saitama, anime is so often about achieving greatness through hard work and training. Which is why I make no secret that it has been a big influence on my fitness journey.January 10, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesCreature Commandos: Yep, that was the DCU's Batman in episode 6. Here's where they've crossed paths in the past, and what it might mean in the futureHoly cameo, Batman! The Creature Commandos just introduced... er, Batman. But it's not the first time the team has met the Dark Knight in an animated seriesJanuary 09, 2025Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWatch Sam Heughan, Jaimie Alexander, David Harbour, Jack Quaid, & Zoë Chao in NYCC 2024's Happy Sad Confused panelOutlander’s Sam Heughan, Stranger Things’ David Harbour, The Boys’ Jack Quaid, The Afterparty’s Zoë Chao, and Blindspot’s Jaimie Alexander met up for a special panel at New York Comic Con - one that you can watch right now.January 09, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesSpoilers!After Creature Commandos season 1, here's what's next for DC Studios, James Gunn's DCU, and Task Force MThe first project in the new DCU is over, and what have we learned? Well, for one thing, the DCU is bigger than we thought (And maybe deadlier, too)January 09, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesFor Your Consideration: Phantom of the Paradise is the only pop music movie you could ever wantWhat do you get when you cross classic literature, the Muppets musicmeister, and a hot young director in the 1970s? Glamrock classic Phantom of the ParadiseJanuary 08, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesWatch Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy reunite to talk NBC's Hannibal from NYCC 2024See highlights from the Hannibal panel with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy from New York Comic Con 2024.January 07, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesMarvel Studios has changed the way superheroes' origin stories are told, and DC Studios are catching up with Superman and BatmanHow Marvel Studios innovated skipping the first act with Spider-Man & Fantastic Four, with DC doing it now for Batman & SupermanJanuary 07, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesScaring meets caring with Kate Siegel & Mike Flanagan, the Hollywood (horror) couple behind Netflix's Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, moreThe Hollywood (and horror) power couple Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, and the people behind the celebrity in Awe Talk.January 06, 2025Chris Arrant
Features2025 is the year One Punch Man season 3 finally adapts the cosmically weird Monster Association Arc and I can't waitFrom revealing the final boss is God to intergalactic farts, the anime of One Punch Man has a lot to tackle this year. Can they pull it off? I certainly hope so.January 03, 2025Trent Cannon
FeaturesWatch the official Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League and Batman Azteca: Choque De Imperios panel from NYCC 2024!Watch Warner Bros. Animation's Bats in Translation panel from New York Comic Con 2024January 03, 2025Chris Arrant
FeaturesNetflix's Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is just the latest claymation classic in a line that includes Creature Comforts, Morph, and even some Pirates!Claymation beyond Wallace & Gromit? For your consideration: other classics of Aardman Animation, from Pirates to chatty zoo animalsJanuary 02, 2025Graeme McMillan
FeaturesThe tasty secret behind the most cannibalistic of meals in NBC's Hannibal, according to Mads MikkelsenThe food on the drama series look exquisite, but how did it taste? Hannibal Lecter himself explains. January 02, 2025Veronica Valencia
FeaturesDeadpool co-creator and Arrow showrunner face off in DC vs. Marvel battle in PopversusMarvel vs. DC in Popverse's pop culture fight club: Popversus.December 30, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesInside the secret formula Marvel Studios has used since Day 1 to differentiate itself from superhero movies and beat superhero fatigueCall Kevin Feige Colonel Sanders, because the MCU has a secret formula.December 30, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesBetween new seasons of Dan Da Dan, Spy x Family, and My Hero Academia, I can't tell what my most anticipated anime of 2025 will beOne Punch Man, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and My Dress-Up Darling are all coming back in 2025, plus all the new shows that are going to catch my eye.December 27, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesSpoilers!Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas Special fails to shine like a star, and wastes Bridgerton's Nicola CoughlanDespite some sentimental moments, 'Joy to the World' doesn't really hold together as a classic Doctor Who Christmas storyDecember 26, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesSpoilersDune: Prophecy's Desmond Hart explained: His secret identity, his past, and his possible future [SPOILERS]The sixth and final episode of Dune: Prophecy at least revealed who Travis Fimmel's Desmond Hart really is. Join us as we explore the answer, ask how it connects to Paul Atreides, and wonder what it means for Dune: Prophecy season 2December 23, 2024Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesHow Disney+'s What If...? is the moonshot for the next 50 years of Marvel Studios & the MCUThe five 'firsts' What If...? innovated that is setting up the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(s)December 23, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch the official Hazbin Hotel panel with Alex Brightman, Kimiko Glenn, and creator Vivienne Medrano from NYCC 2024Miss Hazbin Hotel? So do we - so it's a good thing we filmed the official Hazbin Hotel panel from New York Comic Con 2024 to watch and re-watch. December 23, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch the D&D, Warhammer, Mega Man, and more anthology panel Secret Level from Prime Video, filmed at NYCC 2024Level up with this behind-the-scenes style video from Prime VIdeo's Secret Level, filmed at New York Comic Con 2024.December 20, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesBlumhouse’s choice of director for The Mummy has been excavating terror for yearsBased on his underground resume, Blumhouse found the ideal director for 2026's The MummyDecember 20, 2024Jules Chin Greene
FeaturesWatch Apple TV+'s full Shrinking panel with Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, and more from NYCC 2024As Shrinking season 2 ends and season 3 is on its way, its time you had a talk with the cast - and we did at New York Comic Con 2024.December 20, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesUniversal Studios’ Marvel Super Hero Island theme park is stuck in the ‘90s – and that’s absolutely fine!Universal Islands of Adventure is the last place where you can see the pre-MCU Marvel Universe.December 20, 2024Joshua Lapin-Bertone
FeaturesWatch Kid Cudi's full NYCC 2024 panel talking Moon Man comic and moreWatch as Kid Cudi, Kyle Higgins, and Marco Locati chop it up on the main stage of New York Comic Con 2024.December 19, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWelcomeWatch Adult Swim's official Rick & Morty season 8 panel from NYCC 2024Welcome to the club, pal. If you're jonesing for Rick & Morty season 8 which is coming to us in 2025, we have the next best thing - the cast and crew talking and teasing what's to come. December 18, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWhatever happened to the pre-Marvel Fantastic Four movies? The MCU's new first family goes from failure to franchise and back again, with a cameo stint in the middleUnlike many superhero franchises, the Fantastic Four got to run, climb, stumble, and fall before their First StepsDecember 17, 2024Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesDune: Prophecy's shapeshifters: Who are the Face Dancers, how do their powers work, and what do they have to do with Dune Parts 1 and 2?We're pulling back the mask (skin?) on Dune: Prophecy's wildest lore pull yet, as we explore who the Face Dancers are in Frank Herbert's original storyDecember 16, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWatch as DC's Teen Titans Go! cast celebrate, commemorate, and laugh about its 400th episode from NYCC 2024The full Teen Titans Go! cast, as well as its showrunner, had a panel at New York Comic Con 2024 that you can watch now.December 16, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch the full HBO's House of the Dragon panel with Matt Smith, Fabian Frankel, and Tom Glynn-Carney from NYCC 2024!Watch as Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Fabian Frankel (Criston Cole), and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen) talk about House of the Dragon season 3 from New York Comic Con 2024.December 16, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesIn 2021, Sony's boss said people won't miss Spider-Man in its Spider-adjacent movies. Turns out, they doIt's time Sony get versed on the Spider-VerseDecember 16, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesAssassination Classroom is a Shonen anime well worth revisiting, ten years onA great English cast led by a career-defining performance from Sonny Strait makes Assassination Classroom one of the best shows to watch (or rewatch) on Crunchyroll.December 13, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesThe curious festive magic of the holiday movie, and why we shouldn't think too much about itIt's beginning to look a lot like... people need to think about what makes a holiday movie. Never mind Die Hard, does It's A Wonderful Life even count?December 11, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesLong before The Boys and The Franchise, Marvel explored the dangers of Hollywood and superheroes with X-StatixThe X-Statix exist halfway between the neatly defined edges of the Marvel Universe and our own reality under capitalism and celebrity cultureDecember 11, 2024Jules Chin Greene
FeaturesThe cast and creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks talk journeying to the undiscovered country with the show's final seasonTawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, and more on bringing the Lower Decks journey to an end.December 11, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesProof that Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark has a peeve that gives him all the heart I needIn this week's Marvel-ous, we talk about how Robert Downey Jr. added a quirk to the MCU Iron Man - and for me it's just as iconic as his arc reactor for me.December 11, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesUncovering Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s secret connection to The High Republic era, and At Attin's sinister originWhat's the story with At Attin in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew? The answer may lie in the High Republic eraDecember 10, 2024Jules Chin Greene
FeaturesDune: Prophecy seemingly makes a major change to the canon regarding humanity's greatest enemy, the Thinking MachinesIs Dune: Prophecy is willing to contradict (or at least, cast new light on) an idea that was consistent in both Frank Herbert's Dune novels and Denis Villeneuve's movies?December 09, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesIf Kraven the Hunter flops, Sony's Spider-Man Universe could look for a Marvel-assisted reboot The sixth installment in Sony's troubled Spider-Man villain shared universe is in theaters this weekend, but could it be the latest box office failure for the studio?December 09, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesHow horror movies helped me find my love of tabletop gaming at Philadelphia's PAX UnpluggedUnplugged & Undead: A horror hound at PAXDecember 09, 2024Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesDiscover the most exclusive (and expensive) Magic: The Gathering cards from MagicCon: Las Vegas 2024!Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson took to the floor at MagicCon: Las Vegas to find out what the rarest cards at the show were.December 06, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesGnosia, the "Among Us meets Everything Everywhere All at Once" visual novel is getting an anime adaptation that needs to be as weird as possibleI love Gnosia and I can't figure out how it will work as an anime, yet I'm ready to watch them tryDecember 06, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesMerry Little Batman is the most appropriate version of DC's Dark Knight that we could ask for this holiday seasonAt this time of year, the greatest gift is Amazon's Christmas-themed Batman and son animated movieDecember 05, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesChris Evans' best Captain America scene is an Avengers movie deleted scene you probably haven't seen (but should)In this week's Marvel-ous, we cherish a hidden gem in the 2012 Avengers movie featuring Steve Rogers as somber as you've ever seen him.December 04, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesSkeleton Crew is cashing in on all your Star Wars nostalgia right from the startWith references to everything from the movies to the Star Wars Holiday Special, Skeleton Crew is the most nostalgic the franchise has ever been - and that is saying something.December 04, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesDisney recasts Snow White as a hero of the underclass in the first trailer from 2025 live action remakeIf the first trailer is anything to go by, 2025's Snow White will be muckier than the original, and set deep inside the uncanny valleyDecember 03, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesDC's Teen Titans Go celebrates 400 episodes as the cast talk anniversaries, musicals, and moreThe cast of Teen Titans Go! talked to Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson about hitting a pretty prestigious milestoneDecember 03, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesDavid Schwimmer & his horror friends share the scares for Goosebumps season 2 on Disney+Here are highlights from Disney+'s official Goosebumps: The Vanishing panel from New York Comic Con 2024.December 02, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesDune: Prophecy episode 3 took us to the planet that's the exact opposite of Arrakis. Here's what to know about LankiveilLankiveil might not be the homeworld of House Harkonnen, but it is very, very important to their history (and the future we see in the Dune movies)December 02, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesDoesn't Star Wars: Skeleton Crew looks familiar? Star Trek did it three years earlier, with Prodigy... kind ofA group of dispirate kids lost in space after coming across a mysterious spaceship? Seen it back when it was on Paramount+ and Netflix and starring half the cast of Star Trek: VoyagerDecember 02, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesWith Daredevil, and spinoffs from Black Panther, What If, and more, Marvel Studios' 2025 Disney+ slate is bigger than ever, and that might be a big deal for the future2025 could be a year that changes how Marvel moves forward on the small screen - and maybe the big screen, as wellDecember 02, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesNetflix's Ranma 1/2 anime remake has somehow become my new favorite remake of anything, everRumiko Takahashi's classic anime Ranma 1/2 is back with all the charm and a distinctly modern animation style.November 29, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesStep aside, Santa: Hawkeye and Guardians of the Galaxy are the true holiday heroes for Marvel StudiosThis holiday season, it's time to appreciate Marvel's holiday gifts to Disney+ and the fansNovember 27, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesNick Fury, Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel: The MCU changing Marvel Comics characters like Agatha Harkness isn't a new phenomenonThe MCU's impact on Marvel Comics has been in effect long before Agatha All Along and WandaVisionNovember 26, 2024Jules Chin Greene
FeaturesDune: Prophecy's evil House Harkonnen has a shockingly tragic, even heroic, originThe one member of Dune's villainous House Harkonnen that tried to do something good got screwed for it, and his descendants Tula and Valya are making that everyone else's problemNovember 25, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesThe cast & crew of Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim prepare you for the anime prequelWatch highlights from the official Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim panel from NYCC 2024.November 25, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch the full, official Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim anime panel from NYCC 2024Arise, arise, riders of Rohan... Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is at hand - at it began at New York Comic Con 2024November 25, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesWatch the full Cosplay Central Crown Championships event from NYCC 2024Witness one night of performance, pageantry, and prizes in our annual Cosplay Central Crown Championships event from New York Comic Con 2024.November 25, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesIf Marvel is going to bring Loki back for Secret Wars, it's time to give him an upgradeAll we're saying is, it almost makes sense to let Tom Hiddleston's MCU alter-ego go... BeyondNovember 25, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesDan Da Dan's most emotionally devastating sequence proves that sometimes words aren't necessaryLike Pixar's Up, Dan Da Dan manages to break your heart without saying a word.November 22, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesInside the fiendish creations & comic book secret origin of David Dastmalchian in PopversationsDavid Dastmalchian gives us a tour of his life (and his comic collection)November 22, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWatch the Venom 3, Kraven the Hunter, & Karate Kid: Legends panel from NYCC 2024Tom Hardy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and some friends surprised us all at New York Comic Con 2024 with updates on their Marvel movies Venom: The Last Dance and Kraven the HunterNovember 22, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesYellowstone, Landman and more: Let's see other studios use the Taylor Sheridan formulaThere's a clear math to what makes Taylor Sheridan's shows work for audiences, so why aren't others using it?November 21, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesMovie musicals based on stage musicals like Wicked and Les Misérables are missing the point of musical theaterIf I can't rise to my feet and cheer at the end of every musical number in Wicked, then what is the point?November 21, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesWatch the official Dragon Ball DAIMA panel from NYCC 2024!The Dragon Ball anime's big new series is also its smallest - watch the show's full New York Comic Con 2024 panel here.November 21, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesCreature Commandos at NYCC '24: The weirdest, wildest & Weasel-est moments from DC & Max's James Gunn-led panelNew York Comic Con attendees got a special look at the upcoming, Max-streaming, James Gunn-obeying series Creature Commandos. But why should they have all the fun? get your own look at the best moments hereNovember 20, 2024Grant DeArmitt
FeaturesHow the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier campfire scene encapsulated and inspired everything we love about the Marvel Studios movies & TV showsHow one scene in Star Trek V encapsulates Kevin Feige's vision for making Marvel Studios movies & TV series different from other superhero fareNovember 20, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesYellowstone: John Dutton's fate, Kevin Costner's exit, and season 5's biggest surprise revealedNovember 19, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWatch Blumhouse's full BlumFest 2024 panel from NYCC with Mike Flanagan, Allison Williams, and more!Watch the full BlumFest 2024, recorded live at New York Comic ConNovember 19, 2024Chris Arrant
FeaturesDune: Prophecy isn't just a Bene Gesserit origin story. It's essential viewing before Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part ThreeDenis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah adaptation is still a long way away (in our universe and theirs), but the Bene Gesserit's origins in Dune: Prophecy begin a moral arc that will culminate in what Frank Herbert called the "bottom line"of the sagaNovember 18, 2024Ashley V. Robinson
FeaturesWhat Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige is saying (and not saying) about the MCU X-Men franchise says a lot about the future of the Mutant SagaIs Kevin Feige telling us something about Marvel Studios' plans for the X-Men and every other mutant in the MCU without saying it explicitly?November 18, 2024Graeme McMillan
Features40 years after its debut, Dragon Ball is a pop culture force like few othersAkira Toriyama's legacy continues to spread and grow like few othersNovember 15, 2024Trent Cannon
FeaturesHow a second Donald Trump U.S. Presidency might impact the movie, tv, and comics industriesWhat will the entertainment of the next four years look like?November 15, 2024Graeme McMillan
FeaturesWith Alien: Romulus, The Fly, and more, horror movies have reinvented a classic movie formatWho needs movies of the week when horror movies are always looking for new blood?November 13, 2024Graeme McMillan