Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant
Editor-in-Chief
Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, Newsarama, TOKYOPOP, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)
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2023 in Webtoons: The most popular webtoons of 2023 on Tapas and Webtoons (so far)
SubZero, Omniscient Reader, Random Chat, and the DC series Red Hood: Outlaws and Batman: Wayne Family Adventures are rising in the Webtoons charts
April 12, 2023
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Streaming VideoWatch the full Star Wars panel of Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, and Vivien Lyra Blair talking about Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi's Rupert Friend and Moses Ingram talks for an hour about their Star Wars roles
April 09, 2023
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Liveblog!Follow Star Wars Celebration's Villains of the Sequel Trilogy panel with the actors behind the Emperor, Snoke, and Captain Phasma live!
We will be live in the heart of Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London, covering the 'Villains of the Prequel Trilogy' panel for all of you at home
April 09, 2023
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Liveblog!Follow along to the Marvel x Star Wars panel at Star Wars Celebration 2023!
Be there from anywhere with Popverse's live coverage of Star Wars Celebration's Marvel Comics / Star Wars panel
April 05, 2023
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This is Popverse by ReedPop
Bridging the pop culture multiverse.
April 04, 2023
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ReedPop President Lance Fensterman exits after 17 years with the company
Longtime ReedPop President Lance Fensterman has announced his departure from the company
April 04, 2023
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WWE in talks to merge with UFC in new publicly traded company
A tag team of epic proportions could be coming if CNBC reports are correct
April 02, 2023
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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
March 31, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Follow Marvel's Spider-Man and the Venomverse panel live from C2E2 2023!
Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski is here with Amazing Spider-Man writer Zeb Wells and more to talk Spidey & Venom
March 30, 2023
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UpdatedFunko promises more investment, better distribution, and increased print runs for Mondo posters and vinyl
Following a rumored closure of its poster division, Mondo's parent company is promising just the opposite
March 30, 2023
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Of course, we are filming and livestreaming the biggest panels from C2E2 2023!
Head out with us to Chicago to one of the coolest comic conventions of them all-- C2E2
March 27, 2023
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The Walking Dead: Dead City release date & teaser trailer revealed during WonderCon '23 panel with Lauren Cohan, more
The upcoming marque spin-off of The Walking Dead, Dead City, has a release date
March 26, 2023
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Report: Jonathan Majors arrested by NYPD on charges of strangulation, assault, and harassment
Jonathan Majors was reportedly involved in a "domestic dispute" with a woman in NYPD, leading to an arrest
March 26, 2023
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PAX East 2023 cosplay: PAX is stacked with some amazing anime, Star Wars, gaming, Marvel, and other cosplay
Popverse visited PAX East 2023, and came back with some amazing cosplay photos!
March 25, 2023
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WonderCon 2024 dates are announced (and its slightly later next year)
The LA area's big comic convention, WonderCon, is returning in 2024
March 24, 2023
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Dav Pilkey's Dog Man swoops in to Enter the Popverse
Enter the Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson talk Dog Man, comics vs. manga, and more with Tiffany Babb and Graeme McMillan
March 24, 2023
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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
March 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Why is everyone talking about Hunger Games all of the sudden?
Turns out there's a hunger for Hunger Games (groan)
March 21, 2023
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Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023: What to expect (and what to be excited for)
What to expect (and what to look out for) at London's Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023
March 21, 2023
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Emerald City Comic Con: All the greatest coverage from Popverse at the first big convention of 2023!
Springtime in Seattle, and Popverse is back on the convention circuit with the 20th annual Emerald City Comic Con
March 20, 2023
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Everything we know about Shadow and Bone season 2, actors, release date, and more
Return to the Grishaverse with season 2 of Shadow and Bone on Netflix
March 20, 2023
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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
March 17, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Shazam's Zachary Levi and Grace Caroline Currey are coming to Miami Beach's Florida Supercon
Two of the big stars of DC Studios' Shazam franchise are coming to Florida Supercon - no magic word needed!
March 17, 2023
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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
March 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel artist Humberto Ramos swings into Enter the Popverse to talk Spider-Man, Strange Academy, and more
Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson is back for another episode of Enter the Popverse, talking DC news, ECCC, Humberto Ramos, and more
March 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars Celebration 2023 Hasbro exclusives focus on Return of the Jedi AND Revenge of the Jedi
Including a Revenge of the Jedi-era Darth Vader which will be one of the rarst Star Wars items of 2023
March 07, 2023
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Forget Love Island, and say welcome to Godzilla Island - an rare Japanese-only Godzilla show making English-language debut this week
Godzilla Island is Adult Swim before there was Adult Swim - but has never been officially seen outside Japan until now
March 06, 2023
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LivestreamWe have a Hulk! Watch Mark Ruffalo's spotlight panel live from Emerald City Comic Con 2023
From romcom classics like '13 Going On 30' to his tenure as Bruce Banner/The Hulk- Mark Ruffalo has been and done it all. Join the man himself as he discusses his time in some of your favorite movie and TV shows!
March 06, 2023
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Get prepped for 2023 comic convention season with Enter the Popverse!
Popverse talks all things ECCC 2023, as well as how to prep for the con - or any con!
March 04, 2023
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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
March 03, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Maleficent is coming to comic books in a "prequel" to Disney's classic Sleeping Beauty
She's got her own movie franchise, but soon Maleficent will have her own comic
March 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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2022 in Webtoons: The most popular webtoons of 2022 on Tapas and Webtoons
The God of High School, Heartstopper, and more make the charts of the most popular Webtoons and Tapas strips in 2022
March 03, 2023
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Meet your new Hellboy: Deadpool 2's Jack Kesy
The Strain's Jack Kesy has signed on to play the next live-action Hellboy
March 02, 2023
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The Mandalorian theme song shreds in a heavy metal rendition thanks to the Galactic Empire
There are definitely some Mandalorian darksaber vibes to this cover of the instant classic Star Wars theme
March 01, 2023
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Dune: Part Two: Everything you need to know about the fight for Arrakis
Dune + 2 = Twune? Maybe not, but however you slice it Dune: Part Two is on its way
February 28, 2023
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Popverse is filming and livestreaming the biggest panels from Emerald City Comic Con 2023
Watch the Mark Ruffalo spotlight, the Scream cast reunion, the Our Flag Means Death panel, the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, and more live from ECCC 2023!
February 27, 2023
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Chris Evans is coming to Chicago for C2E2
Captain America himself, Chris Evans, will be spending three days with us and Chicago as part of C2E2 2023
February 27, 2023
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Everything you need about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, trailers, cast, plot, and more
Anything and everything you need to know about the third Ant-Man film, and the first of MCU Phase 5
February 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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
February 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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LIVE!Superstar DC writer Mark Waid talks Lazarus Planet, Dawn of DC, and more on Enter the Popverse
Lazarus Planet, World's Finest, and Shazam! writer Mark Waid joins Ashley V. Robinson on Enter the Popverse
February 24, 2023
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ECCC 2023: The exclusive Emerald City, Star Wars, Grishaverse, TMNT, and other merchandise available at the Seattle show
A rundown of the biggest bits of exclusive shirts, pins, Funkos, and more available at ECCC 2023
February 23, 2023
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Wearable bean bag chairs could become my 2023 con wardrobe
2023 convention fit. Who's with me?
February 22, 2023
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Star Trek's newest captain, Todd Stashwick, boards Enter the Popverse for its first episode
Enter the Popverse debuts February 10, talking about Star Trek Picard, a new Spider-Man live-action TV show, and more
February 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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
February 17, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Watch the full Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania red carpet on February 6
Still waiting on an invite? You can watch the full Ant-Man 3 red carpet here.
February 17, 2023
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Spoilers!When is the Ant-Man 3 release date?
Looking into when you can watch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
February 17, 2023
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Who is in the Ant-Man 3 cast?
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Bill Murray, Jonathan Majors, and more are in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
February 17, 2023
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How does Ant-Man 3 fit within Marvel Studios' larger MCU tapestry?
Where Quantumania fits inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe
February 17, 2023
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Ant-Man 4: Will there be an MCU sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?
Looking into the prospect of a fourth Ant-Man movie
February 17, 2023
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What are the latest Ant-Man 3 trailers?
This ain't no trailer park, but this IS where all the major Ant-Man 3 trailers are parked
February 17, 2023
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Bill Watterson return reactions, DC comics/TV write Lamont Magee, and ANt-Man 3 reactions in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ashley V. Robinson welcomes Lamont Magee and Graeme McMillan to talk about DC comics, Ant-Man 3, and the return of Bill Watterson
February 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The 1920s drama The Great Gatsby gets a 21st century digital upgrade in new graphic novel from Jeremy Holt & Felipe Cunha
'20s classic The Great Gatsby gets an update to the 2020s with AWA's Gatsby by Jeremy Holt & Felipe Cunha
February 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC Studios' Chapter 1 Gods & Monsters: What are the upcoming movies and TV shows, and when are the release dates?
Inside the over-arching phase-style line-up of DC Studios films and TV series
February 15, 2023
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Calvin & Hobbes' Bill Watterson is returning to comics for "a fable for grown-ups"
Bill Watterson returns for The Mysteries with John Kascht, 28 years after the end of Calvin & Hobbes
February 15, 2023
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Netflix picks up the Pluto anime - a stunning adaptation of the Naoki Urasawa modern manga classic
The Pluto anime is coming to Netflix later this year
February 15, 2023
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Is Bill Watterson's surprise return with The Mysteries an allegory about his own mysterious return after 28 years?
Bill Watterson and John Kascht's The Mysteries, and the hunt for something that may not be what you dreamed of
February 15, 2023
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Meet Circuit Breaker: DC's first major transmasculine superhero will be debuting on February 14, 2023
DC's first major transmasculine superhero will be debuting on February 14, 2023
February 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Welcome to Enter the Popverse with Ashley V. Robinson!
Tune in to our weekly video show, Enter the Popverse!
February 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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
February 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The 2023 Crunchyroll Expo has been canceled
Crunchyroll Expo calls it quits (for now, at least)
February 09, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The most popular Netflix TV shows of all time
Looking for TV shows to watch on Netflix? Here are the most popular shows on Netflix
February 09, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Disney Plus: Everything you need to know from the price, the bundles, the movies, the TV shows, and more
Everything you need to know about Disney+ and the range of movies & TV shows they have from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and -- oh yes -- Disney!
February 08, 2023
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"Come on, Mother-!": Wednesday's Jenna Ortega shines in latest Scream VI trailer
The Superbowl commercial for Scream VI has been released
February 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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
February 03, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The most popular Netflix movies of all time
Looking for movies to watch on Netlflix? Here are the most popular films on Netflix
February 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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A "godfather" of Skybound's massive empire, Shawn Kirkham, is exiting the company
The Walking Dead empire's senior VP of business development is leaving in days
February 03, 2023
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Webtoons: The most popular webtoons of January 2023 on Webtoon and Tapas
In the wake of God of High School's end, Heartstopper is growing to become the biggest Webtoon around
February 02, 2023
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Inside the 2023 Monsters & Dames artbook debuting at Emerald City Comic Con
Exclusive art from some of the world's top artists is inside ECCC's Monsters & Dames artbook
February 01, 2023
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Mark Ruffalo to make comic convention appearance at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con '23
Avengers' Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo is coming to Seattle in March 2023 for Emerald City Comic Con
January 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Hägar the Horrible to celebrate turning 50 by revisiting his early adventures
50 years of Hägar the Horrible to be celebrated in February 2023
January 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Netflix's One Piece: Everything we know about the upcoming live-action series based on the hit manga and anime
Imagine Luffy in live action, and prepare yourself for the reality with the upcoming Netflix show One Piece
January 30, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Annie Wersching of Star Trek & 24 fame has died at age 45
The actor just completed filming Star Trek: Picard season 3
January 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Emerald City Comic Con 2023: A first look at the Seattle comic convention's big panels for this year's event
ECCC '23 will have big guests from movies, TV, comics, and more!
January 27, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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 27, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Full Panel VideoWatch as Brandon Sanderson, Alex Aster, Alina Boyden, Wesley Chu, and GennaRose Nethercott talk fantasy at NYCC 2022!
Watch the full Improbable Imaginings: AKA Flights of Fantasy Fiction panel from New York Comic Con 2022
January 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
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See Thanos creator Jim Starlin's return to his favorite character, Dreadstar
Thanos creator Jim Starlin returns with his own creator-owned character, Dreadstar
January 24, 2023
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Star Wars' Ashley Eckstein talks about the power of the fan community
How Star Wars fans support Ashley Eckstein and how she supports them
January 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch Baldur's Gate, Legend of Zelda, Overwatch, and more panels from MCM BIrmingham for free!
Watch the biggest panels from MCM BIrmimgham 2023.
January 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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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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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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
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Exclusive previewMexican couture walks the runway in a new season of House of Slay
The WEBTOONS/Tapas series House of Slay returns with a new arc by Henry Barajas and Louie Chin
January 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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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UpdatedInside the AfterShock Comics bankruptcy - $17m+ owed, staff departures, and the creditor seeking to take over the company
The company estimates anywhere in the region of 200+ debtors in court filing
January 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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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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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
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And the winners for the 2022 Harvey Awards are...
The best comics, manga, and comics adaptations are highlighted in the 2022 Harvey Awards winners
January 10, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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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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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Marvel is ending Donny Cates & Ryan Ottley's Hulk run early
Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley's big-league Hulk run is being cut short
January 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
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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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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
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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
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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
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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 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
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