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This year, Gotham is New York: Check out every DC panel and meet-up happening at NYCC 2024!
You've got your own Batcave (or Fortress of Solitude, if you prefer) at the Javits Center this October 17-20. Let Popverse be your guide to every DC experience you can have at New York Comic Con 2024
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why did Marvel & DC stop doing crossovers? It was blocked by former DC Publisher Dan DiDio, and he explains why
Dan DiDio put a stop to all DC/Marvel crossovers for one simple reason.
September 17, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Would Todd Phillips return to Joker's Gotham City? Maybe, but he's going to need different characters
Speaking ahead of Joker: Folie à Deux's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips said he'd "probably not" be doing more Gotham... but then added a caveat
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC is giving the (weekly!) gift of Batman this holiday season, with Santa Claus along for the ride
Writer Jeff Parker and artist Lukas Ketner bring Santa back to the naughtiest place on Earth (that's Gotham City!) starting this November
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Black Canary gets into the ring against DC's biggest, baddest fighters - including Batman and her own mother
Is Dinah Lance the best hand-to-hand combatant in the DCU? New 6-issue miniseres Black Canary: Best of the Best intends to answer
August 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Aquaman director James Wan is returning to the water to reboot the Creature from the Black Lagoon... but is there an undead DC project haunting this project?
This isn't the first time the Conjuring creator was developing a fishman-focused flick
August 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's Creature Commandos just dropped first trailer at SDCC
It's time to get your first peek at James Gunn's new show
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
DC Entertainment has a new logo, and it looks familiar
This new (old) logo will grace all DC projects
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
DC: Al Ewing signs on to write Absolute Green Lantern series
The new series will be a "first contact" story
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Absolute Batman will feature an Alfred Pennyworth that has "never been a butler"
Written by Scott Snyder with Nick Dragotta on art, Absolute Batman's Alfred will have a different purpose in Gotham than serving the Waynes.
July 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
James Gunn’s DC Studios reboot debuts at SDCC 2024 in the form of first official Superman, Creature Commandos merch
Comic Con attendees can pick up the first officially-licensed merch from both James Gunn's Superman and upcoming Max animated series Creature Commandos at the DC Booth, #4545
July 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
We have a release date for Peacemaker season 2! Let Popverse's list of all upcoming DC movies and TV shows catch you up
These next few years are stacked for DC Comics film and TV adaptations, thanks to DC Studios. Here's an overview of everything coming so far.
June 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Top 7 Robins from DC Comics, ranked from Batman's best to worst!
Ranking all the Robins of the Batman family from worst to best
June 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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The Best DC Comics superhero live-action series ever, ranked from the best show to the worst!
From The Adventures of Superman in 1952 to Superman & Lois in 2024, we're covering every TV show based on a DC Comic
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
All 34 DC Comics' animated series, ranked from best to worst!
We rank every DC Comics related cartoon! Who got first place, and which show was the worst?
June 22, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Penguin: The Batman prequel's cast, release date window, trailer, plot, and more
Fans of The Batman get a chance to return to the movie's world with The Penguin. Here’s all the details about the television continuation.
June 11, 2024
Sam Stone
Features
A Year in Queer: The best LGBT+ comics of 2024
In honor of Pride Month 2024, here are 12 comics (one per month) than span the breadth of queer experience
June 02, 2024
Eileen Gonzalez
Features
Batman and Catwoman's marriage: Tom King reveals the original plans for Bats & Cats to get married in DC continuity
DC almost let Tom King go through with the Batman and Catwoman marriage, according to the writer.
May 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Were My Chemical Romance's most iconic outfits inspired by the DC superhero the Ray? We think so (and hope so)
Did a 1994 DC ad in Wizard Magazine inspire one of the most iconic looks in rock n’ roll history?
April 18, 2024
Pierce Lydon
Features
Watchmen release date: When is the animated adaptation of the iconic comic coming out?
The film was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con
April 05, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Tom King opens up about the creation of DC's Trinity, daughter of Wonder Woman
How an unused babysitting story led to the creation of Wonder Woman’s daughter.
April 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Superman cosplayers react to James Gunn's Superman chest symbol reveal
Watch the reactions and insights in this super-fun video captured by Popverse's Ashley Victoria Robinson!
March 04, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
News
Batman writer Tom King has been misspelling the Dark Knight's #1 accessory for years and we didn't know it
The name that Tom King has misspelled in every Batman script.
March 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
DC forgot they approved Mister Miracle by Tom King & Mitch Gerads until three issues were done, the duo says
What happens when you give your editor a script and they don’t remember assigning it?
February 10, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Geoff Johns dishes on the machinations of DC and his future with Ghost Machine
In an interview with Popverse, Geoff Johns reflects on restoring DC history with DC Rebirth and charts a new future with Ghost Machine
January 29, 2024
Sam Stone
News
How Bruce Wayne (Batman) should've come to Smallville, according to Tom Welling & Michael Rosenbaum
Bruce Wayne never made it to the show Smallville, but here's how Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum wanted to introduce him.
December 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman's newest villains inspired by the Catholic Church and Michael Jackon in Rafael Grampá's Gargoyle of Gotham
Ahead of the launch of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #2, Rafael Grampá unveils its two new supervillains
December 05, 2023
Sam Stone
Guides
How to watch all Joker movie & TV appearances, including the new sequel Folie à Deux, in chronological and release order
The Todd Phillips-directed, Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starring Joker sequel has danced its way into theaters. Here's how to catch up with the Clown Prince of Crime.
December 04, 2023
Mason Downey
Features
Spoilers!Batman and the Joker’s latest showdown invalidates a DC classic
As a new Batman story continues from the ashes of The Gotham War, it makes one popular DC story is no longer canon
November 07, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Titans: Beast World will set up a new "status quo for the DC Universe" going forward
Writer Tom Taylor gives the Titans their biggest challenge yet in DC’s upcoming crossover event
November 01, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Aquaman 2: How DC Comics' tie-in comic sets up Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Ahead of the release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, DC has released a tie-in prequel that bridges the gap between movies with crucial story progression
October 31, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Ending explained
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War pit the Dark Knight against the Bat-Family. Here’s how DC’s superhero civil war shakes up the Batman mythos
October 31, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Ram V’s existential approach to Batman
As Ram V’s Detective Comics run continues, he speaks directly to Batman’s trauma and identity in a raw emotional scene
October 24, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Gotham War: Why Batman and Catwoman could never truly stay enemies
As the DC crossover event Gotham War nears its conclusion, the Dark Knight and Catwoman have an overdue one-on-one
October 17, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Inside Mark Waid's massive DC plans (and they're only getting bigger)
Over one year since returning to DC Comics, Mark Waid unveils his growing plans in an interview with Popverse
October 11, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Superman goes to therapy (and it's about time)
Superman may be the most indestructible hero in the DCU, but even he has to be honest about his mental health. Here's how Superman: Lost addresses the pressures of saving the day
October 10, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Liveblog!Follow DC Comics' Multiverse panel live from NYCC 2023!
Want to hear the announcements from the Elsewhere in the DC Multiverse panel as they're happening? Follow along here.
October 08, 2023
Pierce Lydon
Features
Spoilers!DC's Peacemaker Tries Hard! ending explained
As Peacemaker Tries Hard! comes a close, here’s how the series evokes James Gunn’s DC projects while leaning into ‘80s action and comedy
October 03, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Superman: How Clark Kent’s day job is his most under-appreciated asset
Clark Kent’s professional career is an overlooked part of the Superman mythos. Here’s how DC is fixing that.
September 26, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Wonder Woman: The DCU’s ultimate warrior becomes an enemy of the state
Wonder Woman has always had a rebellious streak in her. Here’s how this makes her public enemy number one
September 19, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Green Lantern: Why Sinestro is DC’s most criminally underused villain
As DC plans its future for film and television, Sinestro could finally break from obscurity as a larger threat
September 12, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Meet DC's newest Batman villain, Crytoon
As Rafael Grampá readies the eagerly anticipated miniseries Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham and its new villains, he spotlights the lead foe Crytoon
September 07, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
DC's Robin is now an A.I., as Ultraman creators revamp the Batman family in Justice Buster
As DC partners with Kodansha to reimagine its biggest characters in manga, Eiichi Shimizu unveils Batman: Justice Buster in an interview with Popverse
September 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!DC is launching a buzzy new hero with ties to the Golden Age
The DC Universe boasts a wide bench of generational heroes, and the next wave is already here
September 05, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
SpoilersMarvel's Civil War done right: Batman and Catwoman collide in the DC event Gotham War
Gotham War pits Batman and Catwoman in a bitter battle that splits the Bat-Family, employing themes from several classic Marvel stories
September 05, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
DC's Knight Terrors ending explained: How the crossover event goes beyond the nightmares
The 2023 crossover event Knight Terrors carries steep consequences for DC's heroes beyond scary dreams. Here's the story's bigger impact.
August 29, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!DC's Raven and the Teen titans need to move on from her evil dad
Raven is a fan-favorite staple on the Titans. Here’s why she deserves to leave her evil father’s shadow for good.
August 22, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Arrowverse rises?: The cast of Arrow speculates on a potential revival
The cast of Arrow recently spoke about the possibility of their show returning for another season.
August 18, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Supergirl: Superman's cousin's tangled history and bright future
After decades of convoluted history, Supergirl is poised to become bigger than ever. Here's the long road to Supergirl's resurgence.
August 15, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Aquaman: How to watch Jason Momoa’s ocean-based superhero in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching the DCEU’s Aquaman? Here’s how to do it!
August 14, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Superman: How the Daily Planet changed the superhero game
The Daily Planet is more than a staple in the Superman mythos - it's also a foundational trope in the superhero genre
August 08, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Superman: How to watch all of of the Man of Steel's live-action movies and TV shows in chronological or release order
How to make sense of all the Supermen, all the Superman series, and all the great stories of the live-action Superman
August 05, 2023
Sam Stone
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
Harley Quinn: How Dr. Harleen Quinzel went from background character to become a pillar of the modern DC Universe
With a new season of her hit animated series and growing role in comics and on-screen, the DCU is effectively Harley Quinn’s world to conquer
July 25, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Wonder Woman: How to watch all of Diana's live-action projects in chronological and release order
Wonder Woman is one of the biggest characters in the DCU. Here’s how to watch all Diana Prince’s memorable live-action appearances in order
July 24, 2023
Sam Stone
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
SDCC 2023: Where in the world is Popverse at San Diego?
Popverse is all over San Diego Comic-Con - in fact, here's where you can meet us!
July 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
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: 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
Features
The coming of Hawkgirl: The Superman: Legacy hero gets the well-deserved spotlight
With a new comic series and her silver screen debut in Superman: Legacy, here’s everything you need to know about Hawkgirl
July 18, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!How DC's Grifter became the last action hero of the WIldstorm era
WildStorm continues to grow within the DCU, with Grifter leading the charge in a tragically unique way in the pages of WildC.A.T.s
July 11, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
What happens when a movie/tv superhero needs to use the bathroom?
The Shazamily shares their difficulties with using the bathroom in superhero costumes
July 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Spoilers!Batman's biggest foe is the Joker, but the Joker's biggest foe is... a 9-5 office job
The Joker's biggest fear isn't Batman - it's an office job, and he's doing just that now at DC
July 04, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Evil revisited: Tom King and Mitch Gerads reimagine the Joker’s murderous debut
Reuniting for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King and Gerads double down on the Joker as DC’s most terrifying villain
June 27, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Black Adam writer Christopher Priest says Warner Bros. Discovery had heavy input - even on the jokes
Christopher Priest reflects on the themes and behind-the-scenes challenges in bringing the Black Adam maxi-series to life
June 21, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
The hierarchy of power in the DC universe has just changed in DC's Black Adam finale.
As the Black Adam maxi-series comes to an end, Christopher Priest shares the themes behind the story
June 20, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Change in perspective: Why Nightwing is DC’s most experimental comic
As Nightwing presents readers with a first-person perspective interlude, the title exemplifies what mainstream superhero comics can be
June 20, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
The rise of the Wall: Behind Amanda Waller’s Dawn of DC villainous turn
Here’s how Amanda Waller steadily transformed from conflicted ally into the biggest villain in the DCU
June 13, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Give peace a chance: Behind the reinvention of Peacemaker
As Peacemaker Tries Hard! channels James Gunn’s take on antihero, here’s the story of the character’s surprise evolution
June 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
A light in the darkness: The renewed relevance of Alan Scott
DC Pride makes the original Green Lantern Alan Scott a bigger inspiration to a new generation of heroes ahead of his new series
May 30, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
From Dead Boy Detectives to Nightmare Country: Where the Sandman Universe is now
As The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives ends, here’s how Sandman endures in comics 35 years since its debut
May 23, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
A magical partnership: Evan Narcisse & Charles Stewart III talk Static Team-Up: Anansi
In an interview with Popverse, Evan Narcisse and Charles Stewart III talk reimagining a superhero team-up from Static Shock for comics for the first time
May 16, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Speed kills: How Titans continues Wally West’s string of tragedies
The new Titans series kicks off with a shocking murder and the return of Wally West’s rough patch. Here's how Wally can't just catch a break.
May 16, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Death in DC: Inside DC’s new magic trick for superhero deaths
Superhero death and resurrection is a staple to the genre, with DC relying on a recurring trope to take heroes off the board
May 09, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!DC’s Knight Terrors: Everything you need to know about the upcoming DC event as spelled out with Free Comic Book Day
DC Comics’ biggest Free Comic Book Day release is a special prologue to Knight Terrors. Here’s how it sets the tone for this summer’s event.
May 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Watch the Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, and John Glover reunite and reminisce about the fondly-remembered DC Superman show
Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, Michael Rosenbaum and John Glover talked about Smallville at the C2E2 2023, and you can watch it live like you were there!
May 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Knight Terrors: DC's lead writer Joshua Williamson dives into the superhero horror event of the summer
In an interview with Popverse, Joshua Williamson provides a sneak peek at the upcoming DC crossover event Knight Terrors and its FCBD prologue.
May 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Through the looking glass: Batman’s odyssey through the multiverse finally brings him home
DC marks Batman’s 900th issue with a multiversal celebration of the Dark Knight’s extensively varied legacy
May 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Is this the end of DC's animated movie division? Prominent director says Gunn and Safran haven't been greenlighting anything
Does the DC Universe direct-to-video film series have a future under Gunn and Safran’s DC Studios?
April 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
A team-up of godly proportions: How Revenge of the Gods brought Wonder Woman and Shazam together
Though Lazarus Planet may have ended in February, its larger impact is felt in the miniseries Revenge of the Gods
April 25, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
James Gunn, some of DCEU's past creators deserve your praise, not your dismissal
James Gunn saying DC gave away its IP "for a smile" is an appalling dimissal of the talent and success behind the Arrowverse and other DC properties.
April 24, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Titans together: Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott mix bombastic stakes and intimate action for Titans
With the Titans officially the biggest team in the DCU, Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott up the ante while keeping the stakes close to home.
April 22, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
As the DCeased saga ends, Tom Taylor reveals all in spoiler-filled interview
As DCeased: War of the Undead Gods ends the horror-fueled take on the DCU, creator Tom Taylor reflects on saga’s conclusion
April 21, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Inside DC's shadowy new superhero team the Vigil with Ram V
Ahead of its series launch this May, Ram V declassifies The Vigil, DC’s latest superhero team title and its unique mission across the DCU.
April 19, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Superman: How DC has changed the Man of Steel's legacy with a new comic book series
The first arc of Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell’s Superman run celebrates the Superman mythos while exploring a new frontier. Here’s how.
April 19, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
DCeased: How DC's zombie epic shined a darker light on the DC Universe
DCeased, the popular horror reimagining of the DC Universe reaches its end. Here’s the story behind the successful set of stories.
April 18, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
A new Superman series is coming from Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch, and DC's 17 & up imprint
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor revisits the time travel twists of the first movie to save his greatest foe
April 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
A Batman for the people: Why the Dark Knight will never be a working class hero
While Batman is the most recognizable human superhero in the DCU, he is far from the Justice League’s most relatable
April 11, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Joker’s wild: The Clown Prince of Crime has just received a terrifying cosmic upgrade
As Batman tries to escape from an alternate DCU, the Joker has become a threat for the entire DC Omniverse.
April 04, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Unstoppably odd: Behind the Doom Patrol’s return to the spotlight
The Doom Patrol is back at the forefront of the DCU with the new series Unstoppable Doom Patrol. Here’s why their resurgence was a long time coming.
March 28, 2023
Sam Stone
News
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods exclusive finale preview offers the heroes a rare breather
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods closes out the entire DCeased saga and its apocalyptic vision of the DCU. Here is Popverse's exclusive sneak peek of the final issue.
March 22, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Dirty blue: Behind the modern tragedy of GCPD: The Blue Wall
GCPD: The Blue Wall presents a somber look at policing in DCU. Here’s how the miniseries raises the bitter sociopolitical questions.
March 21, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Friends and lovers: Are Spoiler and Batgirl Gotham’s next big couple?
As Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain work together, has the superhero duo found a new kind of dynamic?
March 14, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Why doesn't Shazam work as a comic book character?
Shazam has been around for almost as long as Superman but he's never enjoyed much success. Why is that? And how do we fix it?
March 13, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Worlds collide!How the Joker brings Spider-Man back to the DCU
As the Joker continues his cross-country odyssey, he makes a direct reference to Marvel’s webslinger in another unofficial crossover between universes.
March 07, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
How Bruce Campbell gave DC's war hero Sgt. Rock his groove back
DC Horror’s miniseries Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead not only revives DC’s biggest war comics character but makes him the most relevant he’s been in years.
March 03, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Lend me your energy! How Batman vs. Robin evokes Dragon Ball’s ultimate attack
With all hope seemingly lost against the demon Nezha, Robin uses a surprising technique echoing Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball to save the day.
March 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!The Lazarus effect: How Batman vs. Robin eliminates a DCU staple
Batman vs. Robin provides the full ending to Lazarus Planet with a drastic change for the DCU.
March 01, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
A kiss before dying: How Tom King and Greg Smallwood redefined Christopher Chance within the DC Universe.
Tom King and Greg Smallwood's acclaimed maxi-series The Human Target has come to an end. Here's how the series redefined Christopher Chance within the DC Universe.
February 28, 2023
Sam Stone