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Amazon is jumping into the webtoons game in a big way (and without comIXology)
Webtoons are getting so big that Amazon wants a piece of it
August 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel is teasing that Chris Claremont's original intentions for Nightcrawler's parents might be about to come true
X-Men: How the love that dare not speak its name became the "greatest love story in mutant history"
August 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Boom! Studios' Zawa + The Belly of the Beast takes a tasty approach to contemporary fables
The new series marks the writing debut of Wynd artist Michael Dialynas
August 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Only Murders In the Building: Who are the songwriters behind Meryl Streep's big song?
Only Murders in the Building is finally leaning into musical theater
August 17, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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WEBTOON is ready to take on Apple and Amazon (and win)
The CEO of the company says that even tech giants can't compete with what WEBTOON has to offer fans
August 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC's Blue Beetle movie reveals unexpected costar in its marketing - the Spanish language
Warner Bros is partnering up with Memrise to make Blue Beetle-themed English and Spanish lessons!
August 17, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Archie has found its next heroine, dark academia style
A forgotten 80s hero is being revamped to be your next dark academia obsession
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Stranger Things: How the Russians got the demodogs could be explained in new comic spin-off
Demogorgons on a ship to be explored in Stranger Things: The Voyage
August 15, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Ahead of its second season, Disney Channel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur get an all-ages graphic novel
Wreck and Roll will come from Scholastic in April
August 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Jason Aaron returns to DC Comics with a new Batman limited series
Batman: Off-World is a new six issue limited series debuting in November 2023
August 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel is super-charging its X-Men franchise ahead of its MCU debut
The X-Men are about to become Marvel's top priority, it seems
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The Marvels might be a central piece of the MCU's Multiverse Saga, teases director
The movie will answer a dangling Ms. Marvel mystery and, in the process, maybe reveal more about the future of the MCU...
August 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's X-Men: What the company's seismic changes say about the Krakoan era
The X-Men have a new leader. No, Professor X isn't leaving. We're talking about behind the scenes.
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Gal Gadot might have just sunk her chance of getting a Wonder Woman 3 movie
Turns out, Wonder Woman and DC can't seem to agree on whether or not there's going to be a third movie
August 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Galactic Starcruiser: Even just closing the Star Wars hotel costs Disney $2.5 million per room
You think the Star Wars hotel rooms were expensive for you? It cost Disney even more
August 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Calvin & Hobbes - coming soon in books you can fit in your backpack (OR your bookshelf)
The new Calvin and Hobbes release will consist of seven two-volume sets
August 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Loki sneaks his way into McDonald's latest Famous Orders meal
If you thought Tom Hiddleston was saucy before now, just you wait
August 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Disney+ raises subscription price (again) this October
"It's a small world, after all" refers to the value you'll get from your ad-free Disney+ price this fall
August 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Succession, but superheroes: How HBO is aiming to break the superhero sitcom curse
The new half-hour series comes from a veteran of Succession and Veep
August 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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After layoffs, IDW backs away from Originals line
Creator Will Robson has confirmed that his upcoming title was one of those killed by the publisher
August 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The Notorious S.P.I.D.E.Y.: Marvel is revisiting the "most notorious Spider-Man story ever told"
Kaare Andrews returns for the sequel to the 2006 miniseries, debuting in 2024
August 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Tom Brevoort teases a new mission that has his head "whirling with ideas and concepts"
Something is afoot in the House of Ideas
August 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Simon & Schuster's latest sale about to be announced
As KKR prepares to buy the publishing giant, will this impact the many comic book companies it distributes?
August 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Poll: Who should play Fantastic Four's Reed Richards in the MCU?
There are plenty of rumors out there right now, but who do you want to take on the MCU Mister Fantastic
August 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Gal Gadot may be the most high-profile survivor of the DC Expanded Universe
Gal Gadot's comments on a Wonder Woman 3 led by James Gunn and Peter Safran may be surprising to fans
August 04, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Image Comics signs bookstore distribution deal with Simon & Schuster for 2024 and beyond
The mainstream book distributor will take over Image's output outside of comic stores starting in January
August 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Combined WGA/comic writers picket line shows the connection between industry woes
Comic writers support WGA members in their fight, seeing a reflection of their own concerns
August 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Vault Comics wants to have the best-selling comic of 2023 - and they're willing to give it away for free to do it
Vault Comics biggest launch yet is Unnatural Order - and they're pulling out the stops to make it that way
August 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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How will conventions work with actors during the strike? Sean Astin and LA Comic Con set an example
Can striking actors attend conventions? Well, yes, but they have to follow some guidelines.
August 02, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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James Gunn teases big screen animated movies for the new DCU
In-continuity animated movies with theatrical releases are part of the plan, the co-DC Studios head reveals
August 02, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage are coming to prose starting in 2024, thanks to Marvel Crime
The new line comes from Marvel and Disney sibling, Hyperion Avenue
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The Marvels soar into McDonalds with a new Happy Meal tie-in
Months ahead of the movie's release, a fast food tie-in introduces the next big Marvel Studios thing
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Stephen Amell walks back comments about not supporting striking after pushback
"From an intellectual perspective, I understand why we are striking, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t emotionally frustrating," Amell explained on a Facebook post
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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HBO's Euphoria cast and crew respond to the death of Angus Cloud
The actor, who played Fezco on the acclaimed drama, was described as "a gentle beautiful soul"
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Tom Cruise didn't want Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning to end on a cliffhanger
Thank Ethan Hunt himself for the sense of closure in the latest spy franchise installment
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Watch the new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer
Even in the 1960s, Indiana Jones is ready to punch the bad guys and save the day
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The beloved and complicated Paul Reubens (AKA Pee-Wee Herman) dies at age 70
The actor passed after a years-long battle with cancer
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Indiana Jones and the quest for a Disney+ spin-off show
Lucasfilm is looking to bring Indiana Jones to the small screen again, via a new show reportedly in development for Disney+
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Indiana Jones 5 will feature a young Harrison Ford fighting Nazis once again
The actor will be digitally de-aged to play the 1944 version of Indy one last time
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Loki: Miss Minutes is mad in the first trailer for Season 2
No more Miss Nice Mascot, judging by the new-look Minutes
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Loki season 2 trailer teases darker storyline, with Loki pulled (painfully) through time
Loki is back, but with higher stakes to face, as shown in the Loki season 2 trailer
July 31, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Loki season 2 trailer introduces Ke Huy Quan to the MCU
OB is the man with all the answers... except the one needed the most
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Indiana Jones 5 gets a name and a trailer - watch now!
Yes, Harrison Ford is back. Yes, he looks great.
July 31, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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SDCC 2023: Kate Beaton asks for "more diverse perspectives" from working class and industrial voices in comics
The Ducks cartoonist's Eisner acceptance speech uses the opportunity to invite more stories from "hidden' perspectives
July 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, American Booksellers Association, and more sue over new Texas rating law
“The Reader Act” is set to require booksellers to rate book based on “current community standards of decency”
July 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Spider-Verse success rushes two sold-out Spider-books back to press at Marvel
Gwenverse and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1 will be reprinted immediately to meet demand
July 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers #1 ashcan was the hottest book of SDCC 2023
The Energon Universe is off to a good start
July 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Chip Zdarsky launches CHIPCLASS to share everything he knows about comics
What can you learn from the writer of Daredevil and Batman? You'd be surprised (maybe)
July 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Touring Nickelodeon's 90s-themed SDCC 2023 booth (and how we avoided being slimed)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Good Burger 2 and more is thrilling fans at San Diego Comic-Con
July 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Blue Beetle doesn't just have an upcoming movie - he's got an horchata-flavored coffee, as well
The Blue Beetle movie merchandise is here, and we're thirsty
July 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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San Diego Comic-Con says it "never worried about the strike," and fan feedback on-site seems to agree
For some the writers and actors strike was a dark cloud over SDCC ahead of time, but the organizers say they weren't worried at all.
July 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Investors look past ComiXology to fund an alternate future for digital comics
GlobalComix took in $6.5 million in a recent funding round
July 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Zoe Thorogood is living up to her reputation as the future of comics
The autobio comix auteur is branching out into some bold new territory (while not losing herself)
July 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Get ready, the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con dates have been confirmed (and its a busy weekend)
What are you doing in late July 2024, anyway? We're doing Comic-Con International: San Diego
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Congressman Robert Garcia is bringing Free Comic Book Day to the US Capitol
US Congressman Robert Garcia is leading the charge to bring comics - FREE COMICS - to the halls of power in the United States.
July 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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SDCC 2023: What happens when you announce a Rob Liefeld panel but forget to invite Rob Liefeld?
How a panel that was never supposed to happen ended up on the SDCC schedule
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC has recruited Sherri L. Smith for a solo Jennifer Pierce / Lightning comic
Acclaimed writer Sherri L. Pierce is writing a solo Lightning graphic novel subtitled Changes for DC
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jeffrey Brown's adorable Batman graphic novel is getting a sequel (as it should)
Kids do the craziest things, especially when you're Robin, son of Batman
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Chef Duff Goldman bakes Kung Fu Panda almond cookies for fans at San Diego Comic Con
The fan-favorite Chef delighted his fans with his stories (and his baking) at this year's SDCC
July 23, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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SDCC 2023: Burnt food triggered fire alarm Friday night, but everyone's okay
A frightening moment leads to a positve resolution at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Assassin’s Creed jumps to 1970s Brazil and the future in new comic spinoffs
Ahead of the new Assassin's Creed game, the Brotherhood returns to comics in a big way
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Shang-Chi returns to Marvel for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Marvel's martial arts franchise returns this December
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel's Thunderbolts return to comics in a new series launching this December
Justice, like lightning, strikes again as Bucky Barnes gathers a new morally grey superteam
July 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Ms Marvel the new Mutant: The plot, the creators, and the covers to the next big X-Men title
Less than two months after the character's high profile death, Kamala Khan will come back to comics, and a familiar face will be co-writing the miniseries
July 22, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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TMNT: The Last Ronin sequel coming soon from Nickelodeon and IDW Publishing
TMNT: The Last Ronin isn't the last story for the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Wonder Woman is to become the center of the DC Universe, according to series writer Tom King
Tom King says that Wonder Woman's story will be the story of the DC Universe in her upcoming new title
July 22, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Surprise! There's a new Invincible episode coming to Amazon Prime Video tonight!
An Atom Eve-centric episode is airing at San Diego Comic-Con, then coming to Amazon Prime Video for you to watch at home.
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Barbie takes San Diego Comic-Con - through cosplay!
Popverse spotted several Barbies throughout the San Diego Convention Center
July 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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A new Zombie Ghost Rider is blazing into Marvel Comics
Is Ghost Rider a zombie? We finally have an answer
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel's Captain America enters a new era with JMS and Jesus Saiz
Steve Rogers' history is at the core of the new Captain America series
July 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Spider-Man ongoing ends, to make way for an all-new Superior Spider-Man ongoing
Superior Spider-Man is celebrating his 10-year anniversary, and he's sticking around for awhile
July 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Aquaman 2 and Dune 2 might be delayed due to marketing worries over the actors' strike
Could Warner Bros. Discovery's two big sci-fi action sequels be delayed?
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel Studios debuts sneaky, exclusive X-Men '97 footage at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
The Designing the X-Men panel introduced producers from the show and revealed an unseen teaser
July 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel is about to reveal an astonishing new X-Men line-up, and is teasing it extra-hard
Marvel is preparing to reveal a new X-Men line-up
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Move over Professor X, Doctor Doom has recruited his own X-Men team
Don't call them the D-Men... call them Doctor Doom's X-Men
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The '60s UK Marvel & DC comic Smash! returns with some classic heroes thanks to Paul Grist & Rebellion
Paul Grist will bring back the Steel Claw, Janus Stark, and more in the new three-issue mini this October
July 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Comics warns comic stores to not sell comics early (or else)
Wednesday warriors, has someone broken the lines? Marvel says so
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Marvel or DC? Comics writer Ram V has signed a multi-year 'exclusive' deal with DC
Marvel's Venom writer has chosen to go all-DC in 2023, 2024, and 2025
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jock is redesigning Diamond Comics' Previews catalog (or the cover, at least)
To promote his upcoming book Gone, Jock is redesigning Diamond's comic catalog cover
July 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC's Justice League is going to fight Godzilla and Kong in new crossover epic
The seven-issue mini brings the Monsterverse right to the DCU, starting this October
July 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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SDCC: Blockbuster nostalgia hits San Diego Comic Con with two major booths inspired by the video store
Both Funko and Lego have Blockbuster-themed booths at San Diego Comic Con this year
July 20, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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No, Kenneth Branagh isn't directing a live-action Gargoyles movie according to creator
A live-action Gargoyles film has been in and out of development for decades, but this latest report isn't true
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
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San Diego Comic-Con is expanding in 2025 - to a cruise ship headed to Cozumel
San Diego Comic-Con is bringing its trademark event to a cruise ship going from Florida to Mexico
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Ahsoka voice actor Ashley Eckstein reveals her reaction to fans' first reaction to her Star Wars character
Ashley Eckstein talks about the early reactions fans had to her Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano
July 19, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Barbie will feature a joke about the Snyder Cut
No, the Snyder Cut has not faded from public conversation. It's still alive-- apparently even in Barbieland.
July 19, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Finally, the My Favorite Thing is Monsters sequel has a release date
Yes, My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2 is on its way
July 19, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The Lincoln Lawyer tops The Witcher at Netflix for second week in a row
Surprise; more people want to watch The Lincoln Lawyer's second season than the third season of Henry Cavill's fantasy series. But why?
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The first Deadpool 3 image has fans searching for the little-known comics origin of Wolverine's yellow-and-blue costume
A forgotten Tim Truman story is at the heart of clamor for Wolverine's debut in the MCU with Deadpool 3
July 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The pulp hero Zorro returns with a Batman-esque origin (and a muscle car)
Zorro, the gothic masked hero who inspired Batman is being revamped to be more like Batman.
July 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Comics' next major star Zoe Thorogood is going down the "disturbed/sexy/gory/sentimental" route with a Hack/Slash prequel
Cassie Hack goes Back to School in the new five-issue series from Zoe Thorogood
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The 29 movies that built a better Barbie: Singin' in the Rain, The Godfather, and more
Greta Gerwig lists the movies that influenced her fan-favorite Barbie movie
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The secret origin of one of the most beloved comics in history is making a comeback, and you can help
Bone: Jeff Smith's original breakthrough strip set to return via Kickstarter this fall
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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How our Wonder Woman Gal Gadot was almost in Margot Robbie's Barbie
The Wonder Woman actress would fit in perfectly as Barbie, Robbie says
July 18, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Artist Gabriele Dell'Otto is taking over DC's variant covers in October
Dell'Otto is the second artist in a program to spotlight artists across the DC line, and we have an exclusive look at the covers
July 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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SDCC: Sleepy San Diego gets ready for a busy week
Downtown San Diego has a new coat of paint... well wrap, on a lot of familiar buildings.
July 17, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel's Halloween hero Hallows' Eve returns this fall - but is it for tricks or for treats?
Hallows' Eve returns and begins to decide for herself: Is she a hero or a horror?
July 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Does the new movie use Aqua's anthem 'Barbie Girl'? Yes, and No
The answer is more complicated than it might first appear
July 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Gatchaman returns with new stories set in the classic continuity
The new stories will be set in the world of the original 1972 anime classic
July 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Comic cons for sports? Two former ReedPop execs are aiming for that with Fanatics & IMG
Former Popverse colleagues Lance Fensterman and Mike Armstrong are getting into the sports busienss
July 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Does DC's recent film misfires set-up a better stage for for James Gunn's new era to succeed? Scott Snyder thinks so
Longtime DC writer Scott Snyder has some ideas about what could get audiences excited about superhero movies again
July 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan