Features (Page 33)
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What Makes DC 'DC'? Inside the formula for success for Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and more
Pulling back the curtain to how DC works
January 20, 2023
Carl Waldron
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Op Ed: Is it ever okay to work for free as a creator?
Everyone has heard the adage "Don't work for free," but does that advice always apply?
January 20, 2023
Sara Century
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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
January 20, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Watch the new Invincible season 2 teaser trailer
It's felt like forever since Invincible season 1. Now, it's finally time to get a sneak peek at season 2
January 20, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The most popular Kickstarter comics crowdfunding projects of 2022
Listening to the crowds behind the crowdfunding successes of Kickstarter Comics in 2022
January 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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From New Frontier to the Space Age: DC’s fascination with the post-war period as exemplified by Superman: The Space Age
With Superman: The Space Age reimagining DC’s biggest icons in a facsimile of 20th century history, here’s how DC has showcased its greatest heroes as having the right stuff.
January 19, 2023
Sam Stone
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Portrait of a Bastich: Simon Bisley and the longevity of Lobo
Legendary artist Simon Bisley to discuss Lobo's impact
January 19, 2023
Chloe Maveal
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If you like Outlander, you'll love these TV shows, movies, and comics
Come what may, for those waiting on the next Outlander fix we've got you covered
January 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Streaming VideoWatch the Outlander panel from New York Comic Con with Sam Heughan, Duncan LaCroix, David Berry, and more
A panel discussion featuring Outlander stars Sam Heughan, Duncan LaCroix, and David Berry, plus the reason they’re all there - Diana Gabaldon!
January 19, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
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Morning tea with the Outlander cast proves fandom is still thirsty and alive at NYCC 2022
Fandom is alive and well for those in the time traveling Scotsman business.
January 19, 2023
Chloe Maveal
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Ellie from Last of Us: Learn more about Bella Ramsey, the breakout star of the HBO hit show
Even before her new post-apocalyptic role, Ramsey has appeared in Game of Thrones, Hilda, and the Worst Witch
January 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The best gifts for tabletop gamers
Find all kinds of gifts for TTRPG gamers including dice, guides, clothing, and more
January 19, 2023
Caelyn Ellis
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How successful are Substack comics newsletters?
What makes a hit when it comes to the leading newsletter platform?
January 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!Loki stages his biggest trick in Marvel Comics yet
Loki has a big surprise for the Avengers, and it’s going to shake up the entire Marvel multiverse
January 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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SpoilersPower shift: How Batman: Fortress introduces a very different Dark Knight of Steel
Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson’s Batman: Fortress stands completed, with its heist on the Fortress of Solitude ending with a drastically altered balance of power.
January 18, 2023
Sam Stone
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Are the Young Avengers assembling in the MCU? Looking into what Marvel Studios is up to
Maybe Marvel isn't planning for a cinematic team of teen heroes... but it sure looks like it.
January 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Wednesday season 2: Everything we know so far about the Netflix hit
Here's everything we know about Netflix's Wednesday's season 2
January 15, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Who is in The Last of Us cast on HBO?
Get to know the main cast of the high profile adaptation of the beloved video game Last of Us
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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30 for 30: revisiting Vertigo's biggest and best, three decades later
Remembering DC's groundbreaking mature readers imprint through the lens of its comics
January 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Dave Chisolm's Enter the Blue dives into the world of jazz, performance, creation, and obsession.
An interview with Dave Chisolm on his newest graphic novel Enter the Blue
January 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Black Horror as Function, Jordan Peele, and The Keeper: Inside the Ethnogothic panel at San Diego Comic Con
The SDCC panel The Ethnogothic: Horror and Conjure in Storytelling examines the renaissance of horror works in Black speculative fiction
January 13, 2023
Christine Pasalo Norland
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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team is planning on check out this weekend
January 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Into the psychoverse: Yanick Paquette talks The Incal and euro influences
"It's a partnership of creation with the people reading trying to figure out the story you’re telling"
January 12, 2023
Chloe Maveal
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Spoilers!X-Men: More Wolverines, more problems (for Wolverine)
What happens when you put two Wolverines on one team? X-Men #18 (2023) tries to answer this question.
January 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Ronald Wimberly chats Planet Ardbeg, form and function, and whisky cocktails
An interview with cartoonist and editor Ronald Wimberly
January 11, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Watch the Defending Manga panel from NYCC 2022!
The New York Public Library has gathered Dr. Joe Sanchez, Renee Scott, Erica Friedman, Rieko Ishibashi, and Jillian Rudes to talk about challenges to manga in the 21st century
January 11, 2023
Chris Arrant
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AfterShock Comics bankruptcy: Almost all of the creators, owners, conventions, press, listed as being owed money by the comic publisher
All the creators, the staff, the owners, and more who are owed money by AfterShock, according to AfterShock
January 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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SPOILERS!Court of Owls: The growing prominence of the Gotham City villains in Batman comics and DC as a whole
With the WildC.A.T.s continuing to settle into the DCU, the Court of Owls welcomes them as their first major challenge and a growing villainous role for DC overall.
January 10, 2023
Sam Stone
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Spoilers!Speed kills: Flash’s One-Minute War claims its first casualty
As the Flash Family races into the One-Minute War, someone close to the Fastest Man Alive appears to have paid the ultimate price.
January 10, 2023
Sam Stone
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Looking ahead at 2023 with Popverse
Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant gives you a preview of what's to come in 2023 at Popverse
January 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Looking back at Jason Todd’s forgotten, red-headed beginnings with his creator Gerry Conway
Writer Gerry Conway breaks down the creation of the second Robin, Jason Todd.
January 09, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Batman ‘89 creators unpack their return to the world of Keaton’s Dark Knight
With Batman ‘89 collected into a gorgeous hardcover this past August, Sam Hamm and Joe Quinones talk about revisiting the classic cinematic take on the Dark Knight.
January 06, 2023
Sam Stone
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What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The comics, TV, and movies that the Popverse team planning on check out this weekend
January 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Sink your teeth into an exclusive preview of Blacula: Return of the King
Blacula: Return of the King was inspired by the classic 1970s blaxploitation movie
January 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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What to expect from DC in 2023
Whether films, television, or comic books, DC is headed into 2023 with one primary goal: rebuilding
January 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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An exclusive preview of Top Shelf's new children's graphic novel Skull Cat and the Curious Castle
Skull Cat and the Curious Castle is writer/artist Norman Shurtliff's first book with Top Shelf Productions
January 05, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The bible of comic books based on the Bible
Looking for comic books that Are connected to the Bible? We've got you covered
January 05, 2023
Jim McDermott
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Exploring the '90s era Star Wars Expanded Universe with Kevin J. Anderson
Author Kevin J. Anderson reminisces about the early days of the Star Wars Expanded Universe
January 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Who are Marvel Comics' top writers and artists?
Looking at the creator bench at Marvel Comics
January 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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All's well that's Rockwell: Mitch Gerads on the weight of midcentury influences
"It's all about trying to get that Norman Rockwell vibe that probably isn't real, but the ad artists made it look real."
January 04, 2023
Chloe Maveal
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Disney paid $4 billion dollars for Marvel Entertainment - we look into how their investment paid off
Was the 2009 Marvel purchase a good deal for Disney?
January 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!Power to the people: The Human Torch has started a union inside Marvel Comics
The Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm gets a new secret identity and starts a union
January 04, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Putting the mask back on: how comic book characters have regained their secret identities
Superman just got his secret identity reset. How has that gone for other super heroes?
January 03, 2023
Jim McDermott
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What to expect from Marvel in 2023?
This is going to be a year of change for the Houses of Ideas, but will fans be able to notice?
January 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Who is Veranke? Meet the Queen of the Skrulls
Meet Veranke, the Queen of the Skrulls, and the architect of their Secret Invasion
January 03, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Netflix: The most popular TV shows and movies on the streaming service in 2022
From Squid Game to Wednesday, and Glass Onion to Don't Look Up... and more!
January 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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“This is a scary show with murders”: Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy talk HBO Max’s Velma
Showrunners Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy break down the upcoming adult animated horror show Velma.
January 02, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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In Januaries past...This Month in Comics History for January 2023 - Uzumaki, Bucky-as-Cap, Invincible, Nubia's origin and more
Bucky Barnes takes up the shield, Junji Ito makes a spiral splash, and Snagglepuss exits stage left.
January 01, 2023
Alex Jaffe
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What to watch: Best Movies to stream in January 2023, one movie one streamer
Great movies to watch on streaming in January
December 30, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Mythology redefined: A look at Wonder Woman Historia
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons has come to a close, completing one of the most ambitious and epic DC Black Label stories. Here’s how the story expands the Wonder Woman mythos.
December 30, 2022
Sam Stone
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Spoilers!Kang just went up and spoiled some big Avengers, X-Men, and other heroes' stories for 2023 (or did Marvel put him up to it?)
It looks like 2023 is going be a big big year for Marvel Comics
December 30, 2022
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Full Panel VideoWatch the Queers in the Mainstream panel from NYCC '22 with Phil Jimenez, Danny Lore, Amy Reeder, and more
Chris Allo, Tana Ford, Phil Jimenez, Luciano Vecchio, Amy Reeder, Sarah Brunstad, Danny Lore, and Joe Corallo talk about working in mainstream comics as a queer person
December 30, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch the Sesame Street The Musical panel from NYCC '22 with Jonathan Rockefeller, Tyler Bunch, Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, and SJ Arnegger
The producers of Sesame Street; The Musical talk about their off-Broadway show at New York Comic Con 2022
December 30, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch Playbill's Broadway Bard panel from NYCC '22 with Gabby Beans, Max Crumm, Julian Elijah Martinez, Colleen Litchfield, David Andrew Laws, and Jim Cairl
Watch as Broadway stars play a D&D style short live in front of a convention audience in the New York Comic Con 2022 Broadway Bard panel
December 29, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel VideoWatch Playbill's Tune In panel from NYCC '22 with Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Cinco Paul, and Frankie Grande
Theatre has had a massive influence on tv and film, and Playbill has organized experts to talk about that in the New York Comic Con 2022 panel Tune In! TV & Film
December 28, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Full panel videoWatch the Broadway Beetlejuice panel from NYCC '22 with Alex Brightman, Elizabeth Teeter, Scott Brown, Mark Kaufman, and Jenny Gersten
Beetlejuice is on Broadway - and at New York Comic Con, with a panel run by Playbill featuring Alex Brightman, Elizabeth Teeter, Scott Brown, Mark Kaufman, and Jenny Gersten
December 27, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Full Panel Video!Watch the Big Broadway Nerd panel from NYCC '22 with Mason Alexander Park, Justin Matthew Sargent , Jenna Leigh Green, and Fergie Auguste Phillipe
Watch Playbill's Big Broadway Nerd panel from New York Comic Con 2022 with Mason Alexander Park, Justin Matthew Sargent , Jenna Leigh Green, and Fergie Auguste Phillipe
December 26, 2022
Chris Arrant
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The Witcher: Blood Origin - Everything we know about the prequel spin-off
Here's everything we know about Netflix's new prequel series to their hit show The Witcher, Blood Origin
December 25, 2022
Lauren Sisselman
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Spoilers!Who is Avallac'h? The Witcher: Blood Origin character explained
Let's dive deeper into the elvish sage Avallac'h and his possible future in The Witcher television universe.
December 25, 2022
Gary Catig
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A '60s style Swingin’ Christmas Carol with the Teen Titans in Day 24 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so bring on the Teen Titans to seal the deal
December 24, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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The 2022 Christmas and holiday cards from DC, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and more
The comics and pop culture industry is in the holiday spirit, and it shows through their Christmas cards
December 23, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Who owns AfterShock? The founders, staffers, investment fund, and Donny Cates, as listed by its main creditor
The six men and one investment portfolio company that own AfterShock Comics.
December 23, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Ambush Bug jumps out of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar on day 23
If you thought Father Christmas seemed dated, be grateful he didn't get this new look in the '80s...
December 23, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Popverse's top TV picks of 2022
The Popverse content team's favorite TV shows of the year
December 23, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Lee Bermejo reflects on his industry beginnings and acclaimed work
In a spotlight interview with Popverse, acclaimed comic book creator Lee Bermejo shares his origins breaking into the industry, reflects on his most popular works, and reveals details about Batman: Dear Detective
December 23, 2022
Sam Stone
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Finished watching the Glass Onion? Watch these seven other whodunits to keep you in the mystery mood
Seven great whodunit movies to stream after watching Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story
December 23, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Spoilers!Move over Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson has super powers as well (and she’s been keeping it a secret)
Spider-Man’s ex Mary Jane Watson has been keeping an interesting secret from everyone.
December 22, 2022
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Watch as Jillian Rudes and other manga experts dive into the best and worst manga of 2022
Watch the New York Comic Con 2022 Best & Worst Manga panel with Renee Scott, Jillian Rudes, Joe Pascullo, Deb Aoki, Alyssa Cruz, and Caleb Williams
December 22, 2022
Chris Arrant
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Dark Crisis: Black Adam’s long road to bonafide superheroism
As Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths reaches its explosive finale, Black Adam steps up to save the day but how did the magical antihero reach this surprising role in the first place?
December 22, 2022
Sam Stone
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Yes, Virginia, there is a homicidal robot pretending to be Ol' Saint Nick in Day 22 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
A classic from the Marvel vault.
December 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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SpoilersDarkest before Dawn: Dark Crisis and the Dawn of DC
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths has concluded, opening up endless possibilities for the future of the DC Universe. Here’s how the crossover event sets the stage for the Dawn of DC.
December 22, 2022
Sam Stone
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The coming of Magog: Behind the Kingdom Come villain’s shocking return
Alex Ross and Mark Waid’s classic Kingdom Come has its lethal antihero Magog resurface in the most unlikely place and closer to Superman than ever.
December 21, 2022
Sam Stone
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Popverse's top movie picks of 2022
The Popverse content team's favorite movies of the year
December 21, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Is there a place for Willow in the current fantasy TV landscape?
In the midst of a fall packed with fantasy series, Willow sets itself apart chiefly by being fun.
December 21, 2022
Austin Gorton
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Celebrate Winter Solstice with Wonder Woman and Batman in Day 21 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
Celebrate the longest day of the year in the company of Wonder Woman and Batman
December 21, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7: Joshua Williamson & Daniel Sampere unpack the crossover’s epic finale
With Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths complete, Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere explain the final issue’s big moments and how they stuck the landing with the crossover event.
December 20, 2022
Sam Stone
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Light in the darkness: How Nightwing illuminates Dark Crisis
With Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths reaching its explosive climax, here’s how Nightwing stepped up to become the heart and soul of the DC Universe.
December 20, 2022
Sam Stone
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Santa Claus joins the Justice League in Day 20 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
As everyone knows, the Justice League is the best of the best - so of course Santa's a member
December 20, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Exciting and terrifying: Comics creators on making comics outside of traditional models
The Creator Symposium panel hosted by Women in Comics Collective International explores the ways in which creatives working in comics can continue to grow and thrive in an ever-changing industry
December 19, 2022
Christine Pasalo Norland
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Popverse's top comics picks for 2022
The Popverse staff's favorite comics and graphic novels of the year
December 19, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Batman: The Animated Series team takes on a Mall Santa in Day 19 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
Turns out, you can only go so far undercover when you're pretending to be Santa
December 19, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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It's Hanukkah time with the Thing in Day 18 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar
In which we take a sidestep from Advent to celebrate the start of Hanukkah
December 18, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Day 17 in the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
There's normally no room at the inn at the best of times, so imagine what it's like in Mega-City One
December 17, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Lea Thompson pitched a Howard the Duck film to Marvel Studios, and she's not giving up hope
Lea Thompson, who starred in the 1986 Howard the Duck film, hopes to direct the character's MCU solo film
December 16, 2022
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes make Christmas special in Day 16 of Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
Even 1,000 years from now, people get tired of Superboy's good mood
December 16, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a sprawling, sometimes biting, mystery delight
Daniel Craig returns to the whodunit as the wonderfully camp Benoit Blanc
December 16, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Darwyn Cooke and Spider-Man ring in Day 15 of the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
It's time for that holiday staple, the office party (Sorry, Pete)
December 15, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Batman's heart of darkness: Mike Hawthorne talks reuniting with Chip Zdarsky on Batman
Fan-favorite artist Mike Hawthorne discusses his reunion with Chip Zdarsky to kick off a darkly surreal new story arc on the main Batman ongoing series.
December 14, 2022
Sam Stone
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Spoilers!Marvel re-writes the origin of mutantkind (and the X-Men who followed) in Marauders #9
Exploring the origins of mutants in the Marvel Universe, and their first conflicts.
December 14, 2022
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Can AI paint electric sheep?: Some thoughts on art generated by artificial intelligence
A big part of what makes art interesting is the thought behind it, and that shouldn't be controversial
December 14, 2022
Tiffany Babb
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Was Disney's 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm a good deal?
A decade after it happened, we can answer the question, 'Did Disney spend too much on Star Wars?'
December 14, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Day 14 in the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
For the crew of the Enterprise-D, maybe the yuletide is the final frontier
December 14, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Caped crusaders: Batman and Spawn finally reunite
Batman and Spawn team up for a new adventure against the Court of Owls, but how do these two vengeance-fueled superheroes stack up with one another.
December 13, 2022
Sam Stone
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The 2022 Cosplay Central Crown Championships contestants: high quality photos of all the finalists and winners
Take a closer look at the incredible costumes from the global final of ReedPop's Cosplay Championship
December 13, 2022
Emma Farnworth
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The Cosplay Central Crown Championships 2022 - a story in pictures from the global finals
Take a look back at all the action from the MCM London Main Stage
December 13, 2022
Emma Farnworth
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Day 13 in the Popverse Comics Advent Calendar 2022
Johnny Storm is a grinch, but less furry (Probably good, if you can imagine how his burned fur would smell)
December 13, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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10 questions (and 10 answers) telling you everything you need to know before Avatar: The Way of Water
You have questions, we have answers about Avatar: The Way of Water
December 13, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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CBLDF: The book ban movement is aiming to demonize the 'graphic' in 'graphic novel'
The attack on graphic novels: CBLDF leader Jeff Trexler explains how book bans are demonizing the word 'graphic' in 'graphic novel'
December 12, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Black Adam's ending and surprise post-credits scene explained
There's a new protector in Kahndaq, and a new force to be reckoned with in the DCU
December 12, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Elizabeth Ito's Peabody-winning City of Ghosts captures overlooked stories of Los Angeles
The animation veteran and former Adventure Time director discusses the storytelling and appeal of her award-winning Netflix show
December 12, 2022
Christine Pasalo Norland