Zach Rabiroff
Zach Rabiroff
Contributing writer
Features
X-Men '97's Storm actress remembers the racist bullying that inspired her character
Storm actor Alison Sealy-Smith says she shares her character’s history of standing up to bigots
March 22, 2024
Zach Rabiroff
Features
X-Men '97's Cal Dodd says Hugh Jackman prepped for Wolverine by listening to his voice
Ahead of the actor's return to the claws in Disney+'s X-Men '97, Dodd recounted the story of his chat with the live-action Logan
March 20, 2024
Zach Rabiroff
News
X-Men: The Animated Series’ Rogue had a political career as controversial as her mutant character
Rogue actor Lenore Zann on X-Men: The Animated Series got death threats for supporting gun control
January 31, 2024
Zach Rabiroff
Features
The Wire's David Simon talks about his return to life on the streets with Homicide spin-off graphic novel with Philippe Squarzoni
Homicide goes graphic: an exclusive interview with David Simon and Philippe Squarzoni on their new comic adaptation
January 03, 2024
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Indiana Jones actor John Rhys-Davies is making a comic
Actor John Rhys-Davies of Indiana Jones and The Lord of the Rings is discovering comics for the first time
September 14, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Inside the secrets and lies of Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion with its creator Brian Michael Bendis
15 years later, Brian Michael Bendis looks back on the Secret Invasion legacy.
July 16, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Indiana Jones actor John Rhys-Davies warns AI is coming for his job (and yours!)
As Hollywood wrestles with artificial intelligence, actor John Rhys-Davies warns of both promise and peril.
June 29, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
“Every day is a learning experience”: A conversation with the new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
As IDW undergoes a "reset", we talk to the person who pressed the reset button: new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
June 13, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
Inside IDW layoffs: $900,000 in severance pay planned, with 44% of that going to former CEO and CFO
IDW expects to pay out $900,00 to its laid off employees - with over 40% going to its two former executives
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
"Today is your last day at IDW": Inside the April 27 layoffs at IDW Publishing & Entertainment
A preview of our deep dive into what happened at IDW
May 23, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Inside the IDW layoffs: How the company's troubles go as far back as 2021
The "shit-ton of money" and the lack thereof, at IDW Publishing & Entertainment
May 22, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
IDW makes first PR hire after laying off almost its entire sales & marketing team a month ago
IDW makes its first hire in sales & marketing after massive layoffs and a planned "reset"
May 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Inside the IDW layoffs and "reset": How a company went from making "a shit-ton of money" to worrying about bankruptcy
Current and former IDW employes, including the new CEO himself, help us assemble a picture of what is happening at IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment
May 16, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Neal Adams’ family looks back on his life and legacy
On the anniversary of Neal Adams’ passing, Popverse sat down with the members of his family: his wife Merilyn, his daughters Kris and Zeea, and his sons Joel, Jason, and Josh. In candid conversation, they talked to us about their most important memories of their husband and father; their thoughts about his life, work, and legacy to the industry he loved; and how they hope the world remembers the role he played in comics and culture.
April 28, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
Features
Inside DSTLRY and its plan to rewrite the creator-owned comics business model
Former Amazon/Comixology leaders David Steinberger and Chip Mosher are launching what they hope will be a new kind of comic publisher
April 19, 2023
Zach Rabiroff