Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan
Editor
Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. His work has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, Polygon, Inverse, Time Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times, and he also co-hosts the Wait What podcast three times a month and writes the Comics, FYI newsletter. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.
Features
The Eisner Awards never figured out how to recognize journalism, and now it's given up
Instead of fixing the problem, this year's Eisners have decided to ignore it (or make things worse)
January 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book relaunch recruits Avengers and Action Comics writer Jason Aaron
Aaron will bring the pizza when he relaunches the iconic comic book series this summer
January 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel Studios' Netflix shows Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Punisher, and Defenders are back in MCU continuity says Disney+ (even Iron Fist)
We have a new official Disney answer to whether or not The Defenders existed in the MCU (and it's a yes)
January 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!What Disney+'s Echo tells us about Daredevil: Born Again
What if... Marvel's latest live action show was a sneaky set-up for the much-anticipated DD and Kingpin series?
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Petrol Head: Look under the hood of the hit Image Comics series with creators Pye Parr and Rob Williams
It's the end of the world, but not as we know it
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Fantasy is forever, The British Library argues
The current exhibit at the London institution takes a holistic approach to what fantasy means (and can mean)
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Action Comics writer Jason Aaron wants to write Superman again (and we'd love to read it)
Aaron's three-part Action Comics run was "an amuse-bouche," he tells Popverse
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's Batman, Nightwing, Katana, and more have big plans for Spring Break 2024
The next big seasonal anthology from DC hits April 30
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman and Superman writer Jason Aaron shares how deep (and weird) his DC fandom is
Sure, he's writing Batman and Superman, but he'd also be thrilled to take on Blue Devil
January 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Action Comics' Jason Aaron opens up about his exit from his Marvel exclusive, what he sees in the DCU, and what he wants to do next
Superman Superstar writer Jason Aaron talks Action Comics, the tragedy of Bizarro, and who he called first to check his Superman ideas
January 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
2000 AD: The work required to keep the Galaxy's Greatest Comic on its weekly schedule
What does it take to get a 32-page anthology comic into stores every week? A lot, it turns out
January 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel turned DC writer Jason Aaron is working on something surprising for Marvel right now
What wouldn't you expect Jason Aaron to write at Marvel? That's probably a good place to start your guessing
January 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Transformers recruits Jorge Corona to join Daniel Warren Johnson on Image, Skybound & Hasbro's hit reboot of the franchise
Corona will join Daniel Warren Johnson on the acclaimed Skybound Energon Universe comic this April
January 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman is being sued for breach of contract by the book's former colorist
Did Kirkman talk comic book colorist Bill Crabtree out of monies owed to him?
January 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside the minds of the Judge Dredd writers putting him (and Mega-City One) inside a 'Defund the Police' style storyline
The real world inspirations (and in-universe context) behind 'A Better World' revealed!
January 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Star Wars' Ahsoka is officially returning for a second season
The second season is currently being developed by series creator Dave Filoni
January 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Star Wars' The Mandalorian is ditching Disney+ for his own movie (and taking Grogu with him)
Creator Jon Favreau will direct the big screen debut of Din Djarin later this year
January 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Mark Waid wants to reunite with DC's Justice League for World's Finest: JLA
Waid has wondered aloud about which DC properties to bring into the fan-favorite throwback line
January 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's Superman villain Bizarro is finally getting some self esteem from writer Jason Aaron
"It's got to really suck to be that dude," says Aaron about the admittedly imperfect Superman clone
January 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC is changing Superman adversary Bizarro's powerset in a major way this week
Bizarro has a new power set, preview pages for Action Comics #1061 reveal
January 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Christian Ward is (almost) finished drawing comics for other writers
The Aquaman: Andromeda and ODY-C artist is ready to go it alone (when it comes to drawing, at least)
January 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Jason Aaron & R. M. Guéra's Scalped started life as a reboot of a DC western hero from the '70s
Before Scalped, there was almost Scalphunter Mark 2
January 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Judge Dredd faces the hard truth in exclusive 'A Better World' preview
The new 2000 AD storyline starting this month might change everything about Dredd's world
January 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Is Marvel backtracking and putting Netflix's Daredevil, Jessica Jones and more back in the MCU? A Marvel Studios exec says so
The Marvel can(on) of worms has been reopened once again
January 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Disney surrendered its box office crown in 2023... but why?
Did Disney have a bad year, or does Universal have a better way to hit the top?
January 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Our Flag Means Death: Rhys Darby says becoming a merman was "the highlight of the whole season for me"
Turns out, the New Zealand actor has always had a love of the mer-people
January 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Director of upcoming Star Wars movie says she's excited a woman is finally shaping the story... but that's been happening a long time
Despite comments to the contrary, a woman being in charge of Star Wars is nothing new
January 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
You've seen Disney's Mickey Mouse - here are the new morbid takes popping up as Steamboat Willie enters public domain
Already announced: four Mock Mickey projects (yes, they're all meant to be scary)
January 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Robert Kirkman was planning that Transformers reboot surprise years before anyone expected
Duke writer Joshua Williamson explained that the idea of hiding a Transformers revival in plain sight was always the plan
December 29, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
G.I. Joe joins the Energon Universe, and Joshua Williamson and Tom Reilly chat all about the new Duke
It's "Ultimate G.I. Joe," and that means bad news for the leader of the Joes
December 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Do happy readers buy fewer comics?
Writer Joshua Williamson believes so, and he calls it a "hard lesson" from working at DC
December 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
J.R.R. Tolkien reworked The Hobbit after Moomin creator illustrated an edition of the novel
What did Tove Jansson do that upset fans and surprised Tolkien?
December 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What to watch after Wonka
Still hungry after seeing Timothée Chalamet don the purple coat and brown top hat? Check out these cinematic sweets
December 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
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Hugh Grant's Oompa Loompa is kept to the background in Wonka, thankfully
Hugh Grant is great in the role, but too much of a good thing would've wrecked the movie
December 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek project would have been "the greatest Star Trek film," apparently
The screenwriter behind the project thinks that the movie would've been Thor: Ragnarok for the Trek-verse.
December 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Poor Things might be the fantasy movie of 2023
Emma Stone heads up an exceptional cast in what is the most inventive, most fun genre movie of the year
December 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Wonka does everything it claims on the (candy) tin
Whether or not you'll enjoy Timothée Chalamet's outing as the chocolate king depends on your own expectations going in
December 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Is DC's Amanda Waller actually a villain: Revisiting the Wall ahead of Trinity of Evil and Suicide Squad's big 2024 plans
Could the woman behind DC's Task Force X and other manipulative plans mean well?
December 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
San Diego Comic-Con 2024 tickets are already sold out - but there's already a rough date for the 2025 tickets
Unless you were quick on the draw last month, you missed your chance to get SDCC 2024 tickets
December 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The Joker and Lex Luthor's untold first meeting gets revealed in DC's Batman/Superman: World's Finest in 2024
March's World's Finest #25 tells the previously unseen secret history of how the two bad guys teamed up
December 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Disney is prepping a "big push" for Doctor Who in 2024 (and why they didn't for the David Tennant specials)
Doctor Who's Disney era was always intended to start with Ncuti Gatwa's debut
December 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Boys season 4: Everything we know about the next season of Amazon's R-rated superhero show
There's a new trailer that promises that things are going to get messy for everyone involved
December 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Suicide Squad adds Harley Quinn, Bizarro and Dreamer in 2024: Is this a Dream Team for DC's deadliest group?
Dreamer leads a new team under the not-so-helpful, watchful eyes of Amanda Waller
December 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Netflix's Christmas Cinematic Universe adds a new wrinkle (and a living snowman) for 2024: It's time for the watch order for some brand new holiday favorites
As if the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe didn't make sense as was, now we have to wonder if a hit movie from 2004 fits into the whole thing
December 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel is redefining X-Men's Storm for a modern generation
A new version of Storm will appear in the upcoming Ultimate Black Panther comic book series
December 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Video game trade show E3 has been permanently cancelled, organizers announce
The video game trade show, created in 1995, is no more as organizers look to new areas of focus
December 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Comics as love: The heartwarming reason Batman: City of Madness author Christian Ward wants to make comics for you
Ward also reveals what comic made him want to be a comic book creator
December 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Humanoids and Ilias Kyriazis ask readers to remember (and fear) their childhood wishes in new graphic novel
The new graphic novel asks what would happen if your childhood dreams came true decades later
December 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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My Adventures with Superman's Josie Campbell is getting post-apocalyptic with I Heart Skull-Crusher
The screenwriter is teaming with Alessio Zonno for her new YA Boom! Studios series
December 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Five Nights at Freddy's gift guide 2023: What to get for the animatronic lover in your life
Robes, replica badges, and, sure, maybe an action figure or two are ready to be stuffed in that stocking
December 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Popverse's best comics of 2023
Here's which comics we loved reading this year
December 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The Boy and the Heron ending explained
What happened as reality collapsed around the protagonists in : Miyazaki's animated masterpiece?
December 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Critical Role: Which campaign is your favorite so far?
Vox Machina, The Mighty Nein, or Bells Hells: you have to pick one in our... Critical Poll (Sorry)
December 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
M*A*S*H reunites for landmark special, but it's not on CBS
Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, and Jamie Farr are amongst the stars of the classic sitcom returning for a 2-hour special on Fox
December 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Popverse's best movies of 2023
There were some great movies out this year. Here are what we think are the best.
December 07, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Doctor Who: Is David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor being kept in a time bubble?
What if the Fourteenth Doctor will only ever exist inside the 60th anniversary episodes?
December 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron is not an adaptation of the novel How Do You Live, but there is a connection
No, the movie isn't an adaptation of the novel - but they share a common goal, perhaps
December 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!DC have created the ultimate new Batman (and Bruce Wayne has some problems with it)
DC's Trinity of Evil will have a Dark(er) Knight of its very own after the events of Batman #140 this week
December 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
We found the emotional heart of the end of the world in this Petrol Head #2 preview
Take a sneak peek at the second issue of the sci-fi series from creators Rob Williams and Pye Parr
December 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Stan Lee's forgotten Marvel x Santa animation pitch is the greatest Team-Up that never happened
Think of the holiday classic that we were robbed of because this 1990s cartoon was never made
December 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
How a "shitty father" and ideas self-worth helped Jason Aaron find his Thor run
The writer didn't have much affinity for the Marvel character, but his run became one of his favorite works of his career so far
December 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Zack Snyder wants to do Daredevil, Elektra, & Batman movies for Marvel & DC - but only the Frank Miller versions
The Rebel Moon director says that he'd only consider coming back if he had the chance to bring Miller's works to the screen
December 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The two big things wrong at Marvel Studios right now, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger
After Marvel Studios' 2023 disappointed on multiple fronts, the Disney leader has some thoughts
December 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Welcome to the Popverse Comic Advent Calendar 2023
Want some silly comic book fun to brighten your holiday season?
December 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
First look at Anya Taylor-Joy's Furiosa (and a subtle title change)
It is, in case you didn't know, "A Mad Max Saga"
December 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman is going international with the launch of Skybound Japan
The new division is launching with a TV adaptation of the 2019 comic Heart Attack
November 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Grant Morrison has Marvel MCU movie pitches for Dr. Stange, Moon Knight, X-Men's Warlock, and more
The iconic comic creator shared a list of his Marvel movie pitches and... they're pretty unexpected
November 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
SPOILERS!Inside the deft surprise that kicked off DC Comics' big event Titans: Beast World (and what it could mean for DC in 2024)
Yes, Gar Logan has gone rogue, but there's a missing ingredient no-one talked about ahead of time
November 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Amanda Waller is shaping up to be THE big bad of DC Universe in 2024
Forget the rest of the Trinity of Evil; Waller is the most dangerous character in the current DCU
November 29, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Diego Luna & Gael Garcia Bernal are reuniting for The Boys spinoff set in Mexico
Luna will be joined as producer of The Boys: Mexico by his Y Tu Mamá También co-star, Gael Garcia Bernal
November 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Would you watch a Superman movie by Grant Morrison? We do, but apparently Warner Bros. don't
DC has unused pitches from Grant Morrison for Superman, Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, and more
November 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Funko is coming to Chicago's C2E2 2024 in a big way
The pop culture collectible giant will be bringing a new booth, and exclusives, to the April show
November 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Maybe we shouldn't be too surprised that Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Agents of SHIELD aren't MCU canon (yet)
In an era of multiverses, what is canon, anyway?
November 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge is the dystopian reality thrill that you've worried about
It's very exciting to watch the reality show version of Squid Game (That's maybe not a good thing, though)
November 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
ND Stevenson is "afraid" (and excited) with the idea of telling trans stories
"What are the stories that haven't been told?" Stevenson says, "It’s a whole new world I’m really excited about. Like, stop being afraid. Just do it."
November 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Inside DC Comics' aborted 2019 plans that would have revolutionized superhero industry's writing practices
Former DC publisher Dan Didio planned a writers room approach to DC's comic book line
November 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside the Rebellion Vault: Rediscovering the secret history of British comics
The publisher of 2000 AD and the Treasury of British Comics has plans for one of the largest collections of English language comics in the world
November 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Doctor Who: "The Star Beast" really is based on a 1970s comic book drawn by Watchmen's Dave Gibbons
The 1979 comic strip "Doctor Who and the Star Beast" is the "uber text" for Russell T. Davies' Who, says the writer
November 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is what happens when creator Bryan Lee O'Malley rethinks the story, he reveals
O'Malley and co-showrunner BenDavid Grabinski spill the beans on the Netflix series
November 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Thought Bubble is the most important comic convention around
There's a very specific reason why Britain's independent comic convention is so necessary
November 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Drawn & Quarterly workers vote to unionize
The Canadian indie publisher has become the third North American comic company to go union
November 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The Joker: Year One - The Joker's origins get revisited (and expanded!) in DC's main Batman comic in 2024
The Joker: Year One is a three-part storyline revealing new secrets about the Crown Prince of Crime
November 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Jason Aaron teases movement on the long-awaited Southern Bastards TV show
"I've had conversations about such things," he teased during a recent appearance
November 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Amazon shutters the ComiXology app; what now for digital comic readers?
As of next month, ComiXology customers will be forced to use the Kindle app... or go elsewhere entirely
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Thought Bubble: Dispatches from what might be the kindest, most comic convention of all comic conventions of 2023
For those unable to attend Thought Bubble 2023, consider this a guide to what you missed (kind of)
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What If... Marvel's Cinematic Future was a 2019 CW TV event?
The Multiverse Saga really is beginning to look a lot like a remake of the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths with more money
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Dakota Johnson's voiceover sounds as bored as the viewer is in the new Madame Web trailer
Sony's latest Spider-Man spin-off is here, and its star doesn't sound thrilled at the prospect
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
TMNT: How to watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies & TV shows in chronological and release order
Cowabunga, dude
November 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The episode that has one of Bryan Lee O'Malley's "favorite things in the season"
One episode in particular proved the value of the collaboration between Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, they say
November 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is filled with new ideas, say showrunners
The upcoming Netflix animated series is the result of "30 seconds in the microwave for my brain" says creator Bryan Lee O'Malley
November 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
'Defund the Police' style story coming to Judge Dredd and Mega-City One in 2024
Judge Dredd is delving into the heart of American satire (again).
November 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Jeff Lemire's Essex County TV show coming to US and UK (finally)
Jeff Lemire adapted his comic Essex County, and you might finally soon be able to see it
November 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Jeff Lemire reaffirms his love for comics and says "I'll never do TV again" after Essex County
The comic creator was the showrunner for the five episode adaptation of his acclaimed graphic novel trilogy
November 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The actors strike is over, and we can't wait for actors to talk about their work again
It's good that actors have won their battle, because now they can talk about their jobs
November 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Deadpool 3: Cast, new release date, images, and everything else we know about the third Deadpool movie
Wolverine's back, baby
November 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Captain America: Brave New World - the cast, new release date, and connections to the MCU
Everything we know about the fourth Captain America film due to hit theaters in 2024.
November 10, 2023
Matthew Jackson
News
Marvel abandons a major superhero movie tradition as it removes its annual May movie
After almost a decade, Marvel will not have a movie in theaters for the first weekend in May next year
November 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Marvels: How (and where) to watch Photon's MCU adventures in release and chronological order
Where to find Teyonnah Parris' third member of the Marvels trinity ahead of her big screen debut
November 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Shrek 5 is rumored for 2025, and fans who've been waiting for this movie for 13 years are into it
Hey now
November 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Meet the new emotion in Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2: Anxiety
And you thought being a kid was complicated
November 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan