Grant DeArmitt

Grant DeArmitt
Staff Writer
Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. As Popverse's Staff Writer, he criss-crosses the pop culture landscape bringing you the news and opinions about the big things (and the next big things). In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.
Features
DCU: Which actors are coming back to DC? James Gunn told us three of them
The Superman: Legacy director took to Threads recently to quash some speculation as to which familiar faces we'll see in the DCU.
September 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Neil Gaiman is back to work on Good Omens 3
Recently, the Good Omens co-author took to Tumblr to answer questions about the status of the third chapter of Prime Video's adaptation
September 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Wars' Ahsoka: is that [SPOILER] returning as [SPOILER] in Ahsoka Episode 7?
A major Star Wars character appeared in last night's episode of Disney+'s Ahsoka. But did the original actor play them?
September 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
"Is Loki on Disney+ for kids? Parents guide to Marvel's show
The second season of Tom Hiddleston's era-hopping adventures debuts in October; but should your little mischief makers be watching?
September 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Free!Watch Netflix's full Wednesday panel with Jenna Otega, Luis Guzmán, Gwendoline Christie and more from NYCC!
Ortega joins Wednesday co-stars Luis Guzmán and Gwendoline Christie and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for a panel that gets creepy.
September 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Gen V: Amazon's The Boys spinoff premiere and episode release schedule, explained
Amazon Prime Video's highly anticipated spinoff of The Boys will be here soon. Here's when you can watch each episode
September 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Gen V: The Boys spinoff introduces a new class of supes - we take a look at the incoming cast
Amazon's salacious superhero sendup is getting a new chapter; we asked which new and familiar faces we'd be seeing
September 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Wars' newest villain seeks to change the Jedi/Sith paradigm much in the same way Rey ultimately did
Grand Admiral Thrawn is the greatest mastermind in Star Wars. But is Baylan Skoll using him for his own ends?
September 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The horror never dies: here's how you can watch Anne Rice's Immortal Universe on AMC
AMC is only a couple seasons into its connected Anne Rice universe. Here's how you can watch it, and what you can expect next
September 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Is Gen V for kids? God no, it's a Boys spin-off. But even you might want to look at the Amazon rating
A TV show can't be rated R, but goshdarn it if Gen V isn't trying.
September 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: How to watch the Buffyverse (including Angel) in release and chronological order
Interested in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its sanguine spinoff Angel? Let Popverse make a Watcher out of you.
September 14, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Free!Watch the full Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast panel from at NYCC 2022 for free!
Demon in the Wood takes the stage at the Javits Center as author Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast take fan questions.
September 14, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Chucky: Get dolled up and watch your friend to the end's movies and TV show in order
Looking to watch the Child's Play movies and spinoff SyFy series this Halloween? Let us show you how
September 11, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Kneel Before Zod: Joe Casey returns to DC's Superman line to align with the iconic villain
The new series, set in current continuity, will see Zod go from newly-settled family man to something far darker
September 08, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Free!Watch the full Star Trek Universe panel with Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, Kate Mulgrew, and more at last year's NYCC
Stream the all-star Star Trek panel featuring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Kate Mulgrew, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, Jameela Jamil, Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman and Ben Hibon.
September 07, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch live!Watch FX's Archer panel live from NYCC 2023
The Agency is back for the fourteenth and final season, and you can get a sneak peek from New York Comic Con 2023 here. Presented by DoorDash.
September 07, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch live!Watch the My Hero Academia panel live from NYCC 2023
All Might, Izuku, and more are at New York Comic Con 2023, and you can watch the panel here, brought to you by Tumblr. Welcome back.
September 07, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch live!Livestream the Chucky panel live from NYCC 2023
After season three's debut, Chucky is at New York Comic Con 2023. You can watch the panel here, brought to you by Tumblr. Welcome back.
September 07, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel Studios' Loki is about to introduce a Zaniac to the MCU - but just who is he?
The trailer for Loki Season 2 features a monstrous antagonist that, in the comics, is responsible for the Jack the Ripper murders
September 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel Studios' Disney+ MCU TV schedule is changing; here's why
Titles like What If...?, X-Men '97, and the WandaVision spinoff starring Agatha Harkness are all moving back. We'll tell you the reason(s)
September 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Nudity? Smoking? How old do you have to be to hang out with the One Piece pirates?
One Piece's live action debut is heading to Netflix. But what age range is it for?
September 04, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Netflix courtroom drama Lincoln Lawyer to approach the bench again for a season 3
The streaming legal drama follows Mickey Haller, an LA defense attorney who operates out of, you guessed it, a Lincoln
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel taps Ernanda Souza for Hispanic Heritage Month variant covers
Incredible Hulk and X-Men Red are on the list of titles getting Comunidades covers, with more to be announced later.
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
DC's Hispanic Heritage Month variant covers from Pablo Villalobos feature Bane, Blue Beetle and more
Jessica Cruz and Pedro Peña also appear in the series of variants, which will be released over the course of September.
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Wars: Ahsoka's big bad is the best part of the show, in this padawan's opinion
Though he hasn't even appeared yet on the show, Grand Admiral Thrawn is why I'm tuning in to the Disney + series.
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Wars: Ahsoka contains a nod to New Hope... and to George Lucas's Japanese influences
Zatochi, last seen in Ahsoka episode three, is named after a character in Japan's longest-running film series. But why?
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
One Piece: Netflix is adding anime TV specials and movies after live action debut
What do you watch after the live-action One Piece? How about more anime One Piece?
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spoilers!What the hell? The Pope's Exorcist ending explained
Russell Crowe leads the cast of the latest demonic possession horror film as the scooter-riding Father Gabriel Amorth
August 24, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Starfield: Five movies, TV shows, and comics to enjoy before/during/after you play the game
While you wait for Starfield, here are our top picks for how to get in a Starfield state of mind.
August 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spoilers!Where is Thrawn? The central mystery of Ahsoka, explored
The long-awaited Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson, is on Disney+ now... and there's a missing person at the center of it
August 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Scott Pilgrim anime features a reunion cast that is surprisingly superhero-studded
Brie Larson is Captain Marvel, Chris Evans is Captain America, Michael Cera is Allan... and so on
August 17, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Everything we know about Netflix's anime adaptation
The Bryan Lee O'Malley comic heads to Netflix as an anime, and it's bringing much of the Edgar Wright film cast along. Here's all you need to know
August 16, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Is Rafael Grampá the next Frank Miller? The Batman artist/writer responds to fan comments
Ahead of the release of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham, Grampá speaks about crafting his own Dark Knight
August 15, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Mattel wants to be the new Marvel
After the record-breaking success of Greta Gerwig's Barbie, the toy company wants to put more IPs on the big screen
August 10, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
A Blue Beetle comic spikes in sales ahead of movie
Infinite Crisis #5 by Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, Jerry Ordway, & Ivan Reis was the first time Jaime Reyes donned the mantle of Blue Beetle
August 10, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Jack Black perform Bowser from the Super Mario Bros. Movie live in front of a packed NYCC crowd!
From the Empire Stage at the Javits Center in NYC, Popverse has your first look at the Super Mario Bros. movie and a Q&A with Jack Black!
August 09, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Will there be a Barbie sequel? Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling have not signed on
Conversations about Barbie 2 are happening, but the star talent have not officially agreed to a deal
August 09, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Did Barbie's creator Ruth Handler really commit tax fraud? Yes!
In Greta Gerwig's 2023 Barbie movie, a fictionalized Ruth Handler jokes about getting in trouble with the IRS. That part isn't fiction...
August 08, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
"Batman is a 15-year-old boy's idea of what a rich guy would do when he was eight," says Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin has strong thoughts on Batman, and superheroes in general
August 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
SpongeBob SquarePants watch order: How (and where) to binge Bikini Bottom
If nautical nonsense be something you wish, then stay tuned to Popverse and check out this list.
August 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Happy Death Day's Christopher Landon set to direct Scream VII
Landon, who also directed Netflix's We Have a Ghost, takes the bloody baton from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
August 02, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Will there be a Meg 3? The Meg 2: The Trench director hopes so
Meg 2: The Trench director Ben Wheatley feels like there's more to explore in the Meg-averse
August 02, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Daredevil: Born Again villain rumors lead to spike in sales of a surprising Marvel comic
Speculators are seeking out the first appearance of serial killer Muse, first appearing in Daredevil #11 by Charles Soule and Ron Garney.
August 02, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: A Batman western, an all-new Outsiders, and more announced during DC's Gotham City panel
DC is bringing its own Batfamily to San Diego Comic Con 2023, with guests like Tom King, Tini Howard, Ram V and more.
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Burger King now has a Barbie Burger (complete with Pink Sauce), but you'll have to travel to try it
Burger King Brazil is offering a combo meal to coincide with Barbie's premiere, featuring hot pink sauce and "Ken's potatoes."
July 28, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher season 3 Volume 2: The release date, the plot, the cast, episode titles, and more
Looking for the latest information on Witcher Season 3 Volume 2? We've got it (and we're updating this as more and more comes in)
July 28, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
The song at the center of Good Omens Season 2 (and how Terry Pratchett made the connection)
Buddy Holly's "Everyday" appears in the Good Omens S2 trailer and on the poster... but why?
July 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Wondering what to do after seeing the Barbie movie? Go to the official Barbie cafe (in select cities)
Malibu Barbie Cafe is open in New York and Chicago, accessible only with a reservation
July 25, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Barbie donuts are at Krispy Kreme... just not for US
Krispy Kreme Phillipines is celebrating Greta Gerwig's Barbie with two specialty donuts and a Cotton Candy chiller
July 25, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Pizza Wars are over? TMNT have chosen their favorite pizza (and pizza place)
Ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem's release, the heroes in a half shell have gone all in with Pizza Hut
July 25, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
It's official: James Tynion IV is the best comics writer in modern times
James Tynion IV has won the 'Best Writer' Eisner for the past three years (and that's just the beginning)
July 24, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
We found Barbie at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
SDCC just happened to be the same weekend Greta Gerwig's Barbie premiered, and fans were out in full force to show their love
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel's Echo returns to the rez for new comic ahead of her Disney+ show
San Diego Comic Con 2023's Women of Marvel panel had plenty of announcements, this one for fans of Maya Lopez, AKA Echo
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel's Spider-Gwen and the Mary Janes are going on tour this fall
Gwen Stacy and The Mary Janes are on a four-city tour and Gwen's promised no web-slinging. Sure.
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel celebrates the winner (and the losers) in third annual X-Men Vote with their own series
There's other comics about the winners, but this comic is about the losers. People voted for them too, right?
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel's newest LGBTQIA+ hero Nightshade is getting her own solo comic this year
Nightshade's latest comic was announced at San Diego Comic Con 2023, but just who is the newest person to take on that name, and are they a villain?
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Rogue & Gambit are back in a new comic (and a new heist!)
During the Women of Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con 2023, the publisher announced Love Unlimited: Gambit & Rogue #61
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Nao FujiLove Marvel? Love cats? You'll love news they're publishing more of Marvel Meo by Nao Fuji
Marvel's latest news is the cat-lover's meow.
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
DC Studios is developing Watchmen and Crisis on Infinite Earths animated feature films
The movies adapting landmark comic books were announced at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Invincible season 2: The cast, trailer, release date, and more about the Amazon Prime Video superhero show
Here's what we know from Prime Video's Invincible San Diego Comic Con 2023 panel and beyond
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spider-Woman stars in a new solo series from Marvel
Announced at San Diego Comic Con 2023's Next Big Thing panel from Marvel, Spider-Woman #1 is by Steve Foxe and Carola Borelli, with covers by Leinil Francis Yu
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel's Timeless #1 introduces powerhouse warriors from a dark future
Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, with art by Juann Cabal and a cover by Kael Ngu, the comic promises the debut of two new Marvel heroes.
July 23, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Trek: Lower Decks gets release date, Strange New Worlds gets a... musical?
During the long-running Star Trek Universe panel at San Diego Comic Con 2023, fans heard what's coming to Paramount+ in the near future
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
For the love of dogs (and tacos!), Tom King and Peter Gross are working on a big book for BOOM! Studios
At the Boom! Studios panel at San Diego Comic Con 2023, King spoke about the project along with Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
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
Features
The John Wick TV spinoff The Continental has a release date, and its coming quick
Peacock brought The Continental: From the World of John Wick to San Diego Comic Con 2023 for an exciting schedule reveal.
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Return of Superman 30th anniversary special revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023
At DC's Jim Lee & Friends panel, fans got to hear about the upcoming special celebration
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the amazing first trailer for Netflix's live-action One Piece right now
It's One Piece Day, officially, and Netflix is celebrating in a big way
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Trek: The Animated Series is returning with new shorts featuring Riker, Quark, and Saru
At San Diego Comic Con 2023, the network announced all-new animated TV spots and an upcoming IDW comic.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Move over, Frank Castle - Marvel has a new Punisher now
David Pepose and Dave Wachter team up for an all-new Punisher series and all new Punisher. But just who is Joe Garrison?
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Greg Capullo draws an amazing Wolverine (but we should've known that by now)
The Wolverine #37 variant, which features Logan in his classic brown and yellow suit, is Capullo's first Marvel cover since 1993.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
For Sale: Image Comics' convention booth from San Diego Comic-Con (serious offers only)
The first of its kind "Buy the Booth" auction will present fans with an opportunity to receive actual pieces of the Image Comics booth, signed by McFarlane.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Deadpool, this is a week in your life with new Seven Slaughters comic special
The Merc with a Mouth is back this November in an oversized one-shot chronicling a week in the life of Wade Wilson.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Happy 50th birthday, Howard the Duck! Marvel has a present for you!
It's been half a century of Howard; join Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Ed McGuinness & more in wishing him a happy birthday.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
There's more secrets behind the '80s event Secret Wars, and Marvel is about to share
Written by Tom Defalco and drawn by Pat Olliffe, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 sees the mystery of Secret Wars deepen.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel has asked Peach Momoko to create new nightmare fuel for us (Thanks!)
On sale this December, Momoko's "Nightmare variants" are darkening Marvel's biggest titles.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Daredevil is digging his old armor out of the closet for a new series at Marvel
With art by Netho Diaz and covers by Mark Bagley, Black Armor returns Matt Murdock to the time of Chichester's impactful run.
July 21, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
SDCC 2023: Indian sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD brings Hall H into the 'Spice Punk' future
Vyjayanthi Movies was at San Diego Comic Con 2023, promoting the first Indian film to ever come to the convention.
July 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The original '80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon returns (finally)
Ahead of the new Mutant Mayhem movie, the Paramount-owned network gets the rights to the series that introduced the TMNT to a generation.
July 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The hit anime Bleach is done it all - and now has a coffee shop in LA
VIZ Media brings the popular anime sequel to Matte Black Coffee in LA for an unforgettable fan experience.
July 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Jigsaw is back in first Saw X set photo
Saw's Tobin Bell returns as John Kramer AKA Jigsaw for a film set between two other entries in the Saw franchise.
July 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
So, apparently Marvel's Black Widow is a Venom now
Marvel announced that Natasha Romanoff would be bonding with a symbiote in the upcoming Venom #27.
July 20, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the full Good Omens season 2 panel from New York Comic Con free!
From the Empire Stage at the Javits Center, Amazon Prime Video presents Good Omens co-creator Neil Gaiman, plus cast and crew.
July 19, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Barbie: What is Kenergy? We ask the experts
Ahead of Barbie's movie premiere, we examine Kenergy through the opinions of Ryan Gosling, Ken fans everywhere, and a practicing psychologist. Wait, what?
July 19, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: What is Marvel's Next Big Thing? Find out here
C.B. Cebulski hosts an all-star panel of Marvelites including Nick Lowe, Zeb Wells, Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: Star Trek Universe panel features Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Universe is back at San Diego Comic Con for 2023!
July 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: DC's World of Metropolis panel flies Superman to Comic Con
Joshua Williamson, Sina Grace, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson are at San Diego Comic Con 2023 for an all-Superman panel.
July 18, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: Amazon brings Invincible to Comic Con ahead of Season Two
Robert Kirkman leads the cast and crew of Invincible at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
July 18, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: Marvel's Heroes, Hulks, and Super Soldiers panel teases what's ahead for Punisher, and more
Marvel's EIC C.B. Cebulski leads a panel featuring J. Michael Straczynski, David Pepose, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson at San Diego Comic Con 2023.
July 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: The Dawn of DC is here, but not before some Knight Terrors
DC is bringing Joshua Williamson, Jeremy Adams, and Dennis Culver to San Diego Comic Con 2023 to talk this year's company-wide crossover Knight Terrors.
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: A bright future for superheroes in the Dawn of DC panel
Ram V, Joshua Williamson, Tom King and more head to San Diego Comic Con 2023 to talk about the gleaming future of DC's superheroes.
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Barbie movies in order: how to watch all 44 of her animated adventures
Craving more Barbie adventures in the wake of Barbenheimer? We got you covered
July 18, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Come on Barbie, let's go party - here is the Barbie movie's release date
The release date for Greta Gerwig's Barbie around the world.
July 13, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Halloween watch order: How (and where) to make a Michael Myers or Laurie Strode marathon
From John Carpenter's original to Rob Zombie's remake and Blumhouse reboot, here's how to make sense of the many Halloween films
July 10, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Netflix is worried people think Henry Cavill has already left The Witcher
Promo ads for the show's third season focus on Cavill still playing Geralt, which some fans say is a blow to newcomer Liam Hemsworth.
July 06, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Re-watch The Witcher's ball episode for "clues" about the upcoming season 3 finale
Yennefer and Geralt become detectives in the fifth episode of The Witcher Season Three. And thanks to some clever hints hidden in the costumes, you can be one too.
July 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Where is the Witcher audience? Netflix says viewership is down compared to previous seasons
While still #1 on Netflix's watch list this week, the latest season of the fantasy series underperformed compared to Season Two.
July 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher’s Eamon Farren and Anya Chalotra have a fun joke on-set - that they should play each other's characters!
"She always says to me that she would be better to play Cahir," said Farren at a recent panel.
June 27, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Witcher's Eamon Farren explains how season 3 is the "turning point" (and "breaking" point) for Cahir
The actor revealed that a major change in line with the books was on the way for his antiheroic black knight.
June 19, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Friday the 13th watch order: How to bring Jason to your movie marathon
Jason Voorhees has been in twelve movies to date - here's your guide to the Friday the 13th franchise.
May 05, 2023
Grant DeArmitt