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Marvel's Doctor Doom is evidence that Robert Downey Jr.'s villain era is real
The MCU's biggest hero is about to become the MCU's biggest villain - and its a path RDJ has been charting for years
October 07, 2024
Chris Arrant
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My (pseudo) apology to My Dress-Up Darling
My Dress-Up Darling has many faults but it finally delivered the kiss we've all been craving.
October 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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How Jujutsu Kaisen subverted Shonen tropes to become one of the most popular manga of all-time
100 million copies in circulation and counting, Jujutsu Kaisen has had a remarkable six-year run.
October 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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What's coming to Rings of Power season 3? Here's what we think, based on the season 2 finale [SPOILERS]
Episode 8 of The Rings of Power season 2 brought a devastating close to the latest chapter in Amazon Prime Video's Lord of the Rings series. Here's what could be next for Sauron, Galadriel, Durin and Co.
October 03, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Inside the battle to film Lord of the Rings most epic on-screen battle ever in Rings of Power season 2's Siege of Eregion
"All battles you feel have been done before" says Vic Armstrong, who has been in movies since the '70s - so he led the charge to do something new with Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2's Siege of Eregion
October 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The Rings of Power cast and crew breakdown Season 2’s epic multi-episode battle (including THAT death scene)
Sauron actor Charlie Vickers, director Charlotte Brändström,and more talk about Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2 finale.
October 03, 2024
Leon Miller
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Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis movie isn't just bad, it's so bad it might undo a life's work for the legendary filmmaker
Will the man who made Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, and Bram Stoker's Dracula be forever doomed to be remembered by his latest movie?
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Doom is a high camp hero, and maybe the MCU is ready to finally tell the world
Can Marvel Studios finally show the world who Victor Von Doom really is?
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Everything you need to know about the comics that lead into DC All In Special and Absolute DC
Miracle Machines? Eclipso? Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman? It's all in here, and we tell you where to find it
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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No, the real problem is that Star Trek isn't woke ENOUGH
Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery provoked outrage from a certain segment of fandom for being "too woke," but the true issue might be just the opposite
October 02, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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How Daredevil redefined Marvel’s ‘world outside your window’ motto for a darker age
Under writer Ann Nocenti's pen, the importance of Daredevil expanded beyond Marvel Comics as he dealt with contemporary problems in New York City in the mid-to-late-1980s
October 01, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel Studios is making a Secret Wars movie... but which Secret Wars should fans expect?
Joe Russo made reference to reading Secret Wars when he was younger... so is the movie based off the 1984 comic?
September 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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For a big-screen Hellboy to live, Guillermo del Toro's version must die
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy saga is a masterpiece. But for movies like Hellboy: The Crooked Man to succeed, they must leave it behind
September 27, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Our Flag Means Death's Kristian Nairn partially credits drag persona Revvlon for his career - "She provided the safety and the confidence"
While promoting his memoir, Beyond the Throne, Kristian Nairn said his drag persona Revvlon was the key to getting "myself into my final form"
September 27, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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25 years later, Naruto's portrayal of a world tackling the sins of its past remains frustratingly relevant
Refusing to acknowledge history never ends well for anyone.
September 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The biggest challenge of the live-action My Dress-Up Darling is recreating a particularly steamy scene from the anime
What we're saying is maybe make sure you're alone before you stream episode 11 of My Dress-Up Darling on Crunchyroll
September 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The best zombie horror movies, in honor of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2
Are six Walking Dead spinoffs still not enough zombies for you? First of all, we like how you think; second, here are the best zombie horror movies to fill that hunger
September 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The many loves of Marvel's Doop in the latest Marvel-ous
Who is the greatest lover of Marvel's comic book universe? Turn your attention towards the X-books... but look past Gambit, or even Nightcrawler. The real answer is the weird, wonderful and just a little freaky Doop
September 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Terminator writer Declan Shalvey is ditching the sci-fi and lore for the original movie's slasher, thriller, horror roots for the new comic series
How to prepare for Skynet's takeover in Judgment Day, according To Terminator comic writer Declan Shalvey.
September 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Captain America: Brave New World provides an unexpected punchline to a Marvel Studios joke Kevin Feige made in 2014
It's taken a decade, but the Serpent Society finally made it into the MCU
September 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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A World without Goku: How Akira Toriyama's death could make Dragon Ball Daima the end of Goku's story
A tangled mess of copyright law leaves the future of one of the biggest franchises in pop culture history in question
September 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Stream the best witch horror movies now that Agatha All Along is on Disney+
Travel even further down the witches' road with Popverse, now that Marvel's Agatha All Along has debuted
September 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2 has opened the door (literally) to Fellowship of the Ring's Moria and the Balrog, with a surprise appearance by one of Tolkien's most important dwarves
Did you catch one of Tolkien's most important dwarves in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2?
September 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What makes Star Trek different than Star Wars or other sci-fi space stories, according to Star Trek's lead editor of the comics Heather Antos
Star Trek isn't about good vs. evil - it's about something bigger.
September 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
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What can we learn from the brief life of Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi's Time Bandits reboot from Apple TV+?
The Taika Waititi-produced (and starring) remake of the cult classic Time Bandits has been cancelled after one season, so what does that say about where streaming TV is right now?
September 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Deadpool v Zack Snyder: Dawn of Jokes about DC in Marvel movies & comics
In this week's Marvel-ous, we delight in Deadpool's meta Marvel jokes about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, Justice League, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movies.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Anatomy of a Vampire’s Lair: Inside the exquisite production design of AMC's Interview with the Vampire
Why Interview with the Vampire has the best production design on TV
September 17, 2024
Gavia Baker Whitelaw
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Dog dad Chris Evans & his dog son Dodger are the superhero duo the real world needs
We've interviewed Chris Evans three times in the last year, and one thing we've learned: he loves to talk about his dog, Dodger
September 16, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What keeps some of SDCC's top Artist Alley talent busy in San Diego every July?
We asked Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks what they like to do when they're in town for San Diego Comic-Con
September 16, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Marvel hopes we're ready to root for the villain as Agatha All Along swoops onto Disney+
Remember: she killed Sparky too.
September 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Phil Coulson is the heart of the MCU (and it's time it starts beating again)
Move over Robert Downey Jr., the real center of Marvel Studios' Avengers franchise is right here
September 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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From The First Omen to Quiet Place: Day One to Apartment 7A, 2024 horror movies are all about the power of the prequel. But why?
What about this year's franchise horror movie fare has Hollywood winding the clocks back? Let's figure it out
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Inside the music of the DAN DA DAN anime movie First Encounter with composer Kensuke Ushio and producer Aoi Hiroyuki
Speaking to Hiroyuki and Ushio at Anime NYC 2024, Popverse got a behind-the-scenes window into the making of the ghosts vs. anime film that predates the anime of the same name coming to Crunchyroll and Netflix
September 13, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Netflix One Piece season 2 is already setting the stage for an unannounced season 3
We see where this is going and we like it.
September 13, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Think Spy x Family is just a cute slice-of-life anime? You aren't ready for what is coming in season 3 and beyond
As M*A*S*H's Hawkeye reminds us, war is significantly worse than hell.
September 13, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The best horror remakes, in honor of Speak No Evil hitting theaters
The James McEvoy-starring remake of Christian Tafdrup's 2022 Danish horror is the latest in a long list of brilliant horror movie remakes - here are just a couple
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
September 12, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Surely it's time to let superheroes be silly again.... what say you, Marvel & DC?
We've had enough modern mythology; can superheroes be over the top dumb fun once more?
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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When titans clash: Marvel's secret sauce is that its heroes just can't get along, whether it be comics, the MCU, or elsewhere
From the start of the Marvel Universe, the company's heroes like to fight each other, and that's what makes for good stories
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How Emma Myers got the part (and the British accent) to star in Netflix's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
How a Florida girl like Emma Myers turned into a convincing British teen detective named Pip for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
September 11, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Netflix's One Piece has chosen the anime's first great arc as the climax for season 2
We're ready to cry big, ugly tears over a reindeer-human hybrid.
September 10, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Twilight of the Oddballs: The sad side of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Don't get me wrong, I was excited to see Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder together again on screen. But as I went to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, a hunk of my horror heart was heavy
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Amazon's Spider-Man Noir series just added Brendan Gleeson, but who's he playing?
No official word has come down from Prime Video revealing Brendan Gleeson's Spider-Man Noir character, but that won't stop us from speculating
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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What are some of SDCC's top creators' dream projects? We asked and got some answers
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks all have very special dreams in comics, and we wanted to know what they were
September 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Waiting for an end to Marvel Studios' Kang storyline? The MCU actually supplied a Kang Dynasty storyline without anyone noticing
The Avengers' biggest threat that never was had a full story told in the MCU after all
September 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Aerith voice actor's game of the year (and would be even if she wasn't in it)
"I think it's just such a joy to play" Briana White says about FFVII: Rebirth, midway through replaying the game
September 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Every ending is a new beginning as Spy x Family, Sakamoto Days, and The Summer Hikaru Died show the future of anime & manga
New stories to obsess over spring up every week and we love it.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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We asked the Baldur's Gate 3 cast which character would be the best DM and here is what they said
Baldur's Gate III's Devora Wilde, Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, and Aliona Baranova decide on their dream DM.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power just introduced a major character (Tom Bombadil!) from The Fellowship of the Ring - here's what you need to know about him
Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring a dong dillo! Let's learn a bit about Tom Bombadillo!
September 05, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice cements Jenna Ortega as queen of the goth nostalgia revival (but she can be so much more)
Jenna Ortega is the heir to the cool goth girl mantle forged by Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci
September 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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With Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton's throwback era is well and truly here
The 80s were good to Keaton - better make the most of them.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Cozy gaming might be teaching important life lessons
Games like Wylde Flowers don't get the credit they deserve for their emotional depth, according to one PAX West 2024 panel
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Kristian Nairn talks Our Flag Means Death, Game of Thrones, and an upcoming memoir
Popverse sat down with the Hodor and Wee John Feeney actor Kristian Nairn to talk about his upcoming memoir Beyond the Throne, learning on set, going to conventions, and how fans can show their desire for an Our Flag Means Death season 3
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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PAX's Omegathon is the perfect distillation of the show as a whole (and the best sporting event you could ever dream of attending)
A five round tournament of video games that refuses to take itself too seriously? More, please
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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PAX West 2024 is enough to convince skeptics of the joys of gaming
Midway through the 20th anniversary event, PAX West 2024 converted me into a gaming believer
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's X-Men have lost faith in Professor Xavier's dream - all except Rogue, according to Gail Simone
No, it's not because she spends a bunch of time trying to get weird with Gambit. That does happen though
September 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The key to making video games sexy is to be authentic, says Baldur's Gate 3 writer
At PAX West 2024, Adam Smith talked about how to make sex work in gaming
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Before PAX, there was Necrowambicon, Penny Arcade's first attempt at a real-world event
The prehistory of PAX turned out to involve a food court, inventive network engineers, and a little bit of radio larceny
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Bleach animator says pop culture's greatest villain isn't from anime, but Disney
Speaking to a jam-packed room at the Anime NYC screening of Terminator: Zero, animator Masashi Kudō revealed himself to be a Maleficent stan
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime movie has a hidden hero: Hideki Takahashi, who animated 1/4th of the entire movie
The Haikyu! Fly and Connect panel, presented by TOHO Animation and put on by Anime NYC, touched on the hard work of all the film's animators with one in particular getting a shoutout
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Beetlejuice 2 is a sequel to the original - but its also borrowing heavily from the Broadway musical (and here's how)
Scenes from the 2024 Beetlejuice 2 trailer seem to echo plot points from the Broadway show.
August 30, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Winona Ryder was reduced to tears on the set of Stranger Things when the young cast couldn't identify a vinyl record
What do you mean the 80s weren't twenty years ago?!?!
August 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Why the finales of My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, and One Piece feel like the end of an era in manga
Even the best things must come to an end.
August 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Watch the official Borderlands 4 panel from Gearbox Software at PAX West 2024!
The makers of Borderlands, Gearbox Software hosted a main stage panel at PAX West 2024.
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Watch Capcom's PAX West 2024 panel livestream for Monster Hunter Wilds, Street Fighter 6, Ace Attorney, more news
Join Capcom at PAX West 2024 for an in-depth look at some of our most anticipated upcoming releases. Don’t miss this chance to witness the next chapter in Capcom’s legendary lineup!
August 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Even the Terminator anime showrunner says AI art "scary on a personal level" and shouldn't be used to make comic art
At Anime NYC 2024, The Batman Part II screenwriter and Terminator: Zero showrunner talked (appropriately) about the dangers of AI
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Stupid Sexy Sauron: What you need to know about Rings of Power's Annatar, the Lord of Gifts from Lord of the Rings
You have to hand it to Charlie Vickers - not many actors could pull off "hot ring-maker" and "goo" in the same season
August 29, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Watch Xbox boss Phil Spencer's PAX West Storytime event!
A rare chance to hear what Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has to say about Xbox, Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and more.
August 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How Marvel & Lucasfilm make Star Wars comics, from an executive editor’s POV
Asked about the possibility of an Acolyte comic (no, there hasn’t been one announced), Marvel’s Tom Brevoort broke down the way comics get made for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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After Deadpool & Wolverine, how DC, Star Wars, and other studios can learn from Marvel’s latest hit formula
If leaning in to fan service brings Marvel out of the slumps, can others have the same success?
August 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix's Terminator: Zero isn't yet renewed for a season 2, but showrunner Mattson Tomlin has aim for five or six seasons - nearing T2: Judgement Day time
Speaking at Anime NYC, The Batman Part II screenwriter touched on the future of Netflix's Terminator anime
August 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Revisit the best looks from SDCC 2024 at the Her Universe Fashion Show
Catch up with the winners (and a judge!) from this year's 10th annual Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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What are the Rings of Power? A guide to the most coveted objects in Amazon Prime's Lord of the Rings series
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky...
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Eat at AnimeNYC: The (many) Japanese & Asian restaurants at the Javits Center food court
Heading to New York's anime extravaganza this weekend? In the mood for ramen, tacos, or donuts? Boy, do we have a list for you
August 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ciarán Hinds is playing a mysterious new (old?) character in Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power - who could he be?
Unpacking the lore of the rings for the Lord of the Rings prequel.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Marvel once planned to retcon the Hulk's origin to include Skrulls and a space laser - until they retconned the retcon
Hulk's origin was almost like an an episode of Ancient Aliens.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Sports manga & anime like Haikyu!! and Slam Dunk capture the true spirit of sports - and its not about winning
Sometimes we love a loser just as much as a winner
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Netflix is about to debut One Piece's best character: a half-human half-reindeer that will stretch the bounds of CGI
We love Tony Tony Chopper but he is gonna be so scary to look at.
August 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Which fictional city do SDCC's hottest artists want to live in?
Jonboy Meyers, Erik Burnham, Mirka Andolpho, Dustin Nguyen, video game artist David Tran, and Sean Galloway a.k.a. Cheeks are ready to reveal what their preferred unreal location would be, if they could step inside a comic book
August 23, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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The unanswered Star Wars questions left after Disney+ cancelation of The Acolyte season 2
The Star Wars show won't get a second season, leaving a lot of mysteries in a galaxy far, far away
August 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Alien: Romulus’s surprise synth character nails the franchise’s uncanny nature
The late Ian Holm's reanimation in Alien: Romulus is one of the most disturbing moments in recent cinema. That's the point.
August 22, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Galadriel/Sauron: What happened in Lord of the Rings fandom to create this idea in Prime Video's Rings of Power?
Ashley Victoria Robinson and Grant DeArmitt examine the origins of the couple in The Rings of Power canon, fan culture, and its implications for season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video show
August 22, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Stranger Things works because we all want friends like the Hawkins kids
It will be so hard to say goodbye to these kids.
August 22, 2024
Trent Cannon
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J-Pop star LiSA shares how she preps to write songs & perform, and her connection to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
She is the singing voice behind some of anime's biggest modern hits like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaba, My Hero Academia, Sword Art Online, and Fate/Zero.
August 22, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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What to Watch September 2024: Your guide to what's new & streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Max, and more
From Penguins to Paris and everything in between
August 21, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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An Alien: Romulus easter egg you missed slyly connects the entire saga (including the first movie) back to a classic UFO story from the '60s
Be aware that shadowy divisions of the government may be monitoring this article. Oh, and watch out for spoilers
August 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Toy Story movies are about moving on, but Pixar and Disney can't
The lack of change in the series is becoming really awkward.
August 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Alien: Romulus ending explained - How Fede Álvarez's new xenomorph flick ties into Aliens, Alien³, Prometheus, Covenant, and more
Wow, did you expect to see a Predator in this movie?? Haha jk. Unless...?
August 16, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Who is Joe Locke playing in Marvel's Agatha All Along?
The identity of Joe Locke's character has been purposefully kept secret... but there's one obvious answer
August 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The First Slam Dunk is the perfect way to bring an anime back nearly 30 years after it ended
Never seen Slam Dunk? Don't let that stop you watching The First Slam Dunk on Netflix this month
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The real villain of the Alien franchise was always Weyland-Yutani - not the Xenomorphs
Unchecked corporate greed and incompetence make for dangerous bedfellows.
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Captain America: Brave New World: 5 big takeaways from the 2025 Marvel movie's secret trailers
Hulks, X-Men-related teases, and new Avengers? Marvel is preparing to spoil us in 2025
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Why didn't Cable cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine? The writers have an answer
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick say they "would love to have seen him," so what happened?
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Prepare for Alien: Romulus with Popverse
We've got our tickets, done our homework, and are wearing helmets to ward off facehuggers. Join us, won't you?
August 15, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Chris Evans reveals his shared Shakespearean past with Succession's Jeremy Strong
No, it is not Brian Cox.
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why we shouldn't expect the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc films to repeat Mugen Train's runaway success
The Demon Slayer fandom has shifted massively in the last four years.
August 14, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood shares his personal journey in Frodo's "emotional" goodbye in The Return of the King
The end of Frodo’s Middle Earth journey was poignant.
August 14, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Thunderbolts*: 5 big takeaways from the first trailer for the Marvel Studios movie
It's been shown at SDCC and D23 Expo, and we think the first teaser for Thunderbolts* is offering some clues about the 2025 movie
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Aquaman director James Wan is returning to the water to reboot the Creature from the Black Lagoon... but is there an undead DC project haunting this project?
This isn't the first time the Conjuring creator was developing a fishman-focused flick
August 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Why does Marvel relaunch comics so often? It's "the best way" to get new readers and make money, says exec
In his latest substack post, Tom Brevoort explained Marvel's frequent (and sometimes controversial) choice to start their titles over with new #1s
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt