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Before Doctor Doom takes over the MCU, he's taking over Marvel Comics with 2025's One World Under Doom
One World Under Doom is going to be the biggest story in Marvel's comic book line during 2025, and here's what you need to know about it
November 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Absolute Batman #1 is absolutely the best-selling comic book of the year (so far)
Four comics together sold over 2 million copies in 2024 - with DC's Absolute Batman #1 being the biggest of the year.
November 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Like it or not, the MCU changes Marvel Comics - Look at Agatha Harkness, as Marvel's executive editor points out (and dislikes)
Writing in his weekly substack, Marvel's Tom Brevoort discusses the impact that the MCU (and in this case, Kathryn Hahn), has on what happens in comicdom
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
In the 1990s, Marvel tried (and succeeded!) to create their own Teen Titans with the New Warriors
Marvel's editor-in-chief recounts the formation Marvel's New Warriors, which got off to a bumpy start but eventually became a cool clique of "Heroes for the 90's!"
November 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
A Kamen Rider & Marvel crossover is something Marvel Comics' boss wants to see
Could Kamen Rider race into the Marvel Universe? C.B. Cebulski thinks so.
November 07, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC will never replace their mainstream counterparts, says top comics editor
Writing in his weekly substack, Tom Brevoort points to a piece of DC hisory as evidence that neither Ultimate Marvel or Absolute DC will take over for the main continuity
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel boss wants to see the J-pop band Mazzel come to Marvel Comics in the "near future"
Mazzel might be getting their own Marvel Comic
November 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski teases a Young Avengers revival for 2025
The Young Avengers will return in 2025, and Marvel is currently trying to work out who will be in the roster
November 01, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Remembering Marvel's turn from superheroes to superhorror 50 years ago with Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and more
From Werewolf by Night to Dracula, Son of Satan to Ghost Rider, Marvel thought that the '70s might be a horror-filled decade, and it was glorious
October 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Who is Muse? Marvel's artistic serial killer appears in new Daredevil: Born Again footage
Created by Charles Soule and Ron Garney, Muse is one of the more sadistic villains in Daredevil's (and Marvel's) rogues gallery, who commits horrific crimes in the name of "art"
October 30, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel comic creators visit the Baxter Building and meet Sue Storm on the set of Fantastic Four: First Steps
Not amongst the Marvel talent on set for the new Marvel Studios movie was Jonathan Hickman, but not because he wasn't invited
October 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel heroes are at their best when they're friendly (just ask the Thing, the Beast, and Wolverine)
What is one of the secret sauces of Marvel's comic book superheroes? They've got friends in the business
October 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
In a rush? Here are the five busiest areas of New York Comic Con that might slow you down
Turns out people like to stop and take pictures of giant anime characters. Who knew?
October 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Doctor Doom takes over Marvel's entire comic book universe in 2025
Ahead of his MCU debut, Victor Von Doom is headed for his biggest comic book storyline yet, starting in February 2025
October 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel wants to get fans from movie theaters into comic stores with new Premier Collections line (and Daredevil, Black Panther, The Winter Soldier, and more)
A new collected editions line launching in February 2025 is intended to be a new place for fans to start when reading Marvel comics
October 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Marvel's heroes costumes are fantastic, right down to the molecular level
Unstable molecules are the secret to what keeps Marvel's characters from going nude anytime they use their powers
October 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Where Marvel Studios & Marvel Comics meet: How editorial and MCU decision-makers balance page and screen
What does Marvel editorial know about the MCU? And how far in advance? We have an answer from executive editor Tom Brevoort
October 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Track all the announcements from Marvel's Spider-Man and His Venomous Friends panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse members can follow along with us as we liveblog Marvel's Spider-Man and His Venomous Friends panel at New York Comic Con
October 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Follow the Women of Marvel panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse members can catch every update from the Women of Marvel panel at New York Comic Con through our liveblog
October 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Keep up with the Marvel Fanfare panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse members can follow along with the latest announcements from the Marvel Fanfare panel at New York Comic Con 2024!
October 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Louise Simonson partially blamed herself for John Byrne's exit as Marvel's best-selling X-Men comic book artist - "I thought I killed it"
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, storied X-editor Louise Simonson described artist John Byrne's infamous exit from the book and, in her own words, her part in it
October 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Follow along with Marvel's Next Big Thing at New York Comic Con 2024!
Popverse will be liveblogging the Marvel's Next Big Thing panel from NYCC '24 for Popverse members right here
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
One X-Men character might be absent from comics for awhile, says Marvel editor - but X-Men '97 got her just right
Fans looking for Madeline Pryor in the comics might have a long search, according to executive editor Tom Brevoort, but he's a fan of how Disney+'s X-Men '97 handled her
October 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Jean Grey's original fate in Marvel's Dark Phoenix X-Men storyline left editor Louise Simonson feeling "icky"
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, longtime X-editor Louise Simonson spoke on what almost happened (and thankfully, didn't) to Jean Grey at the end of the Phoenix saga
October 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why both Louise Simonson and Chris Claremont "weren't sure" Marvel's New Mutants was a good idea
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, longtime X-Men editor Louise Simonson gave some of the history of Marvel's New Mutants, including the period where it almost didn't happen
October 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Marvel at the Javits Center: The True Believer's guide to New York Comic Con 2024
Marvel is coming to NYCC - here's everything you need to know about their booths, their panels, and the fan meet-ups.
October 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Doctor Doom is a high camp hero, and maybe the MCU is ready to finally tell the world
Can Marvel Studios finally show the world who Victor Von Doom really is?
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel was initially worried that Samuel L. Jackson might sue them for using his likeness as Nick Fury, years before he was cast as Nick Fury
One Marvel editor had concerns about The Ultimates using Samuel L. Jackson’s likeness for Nick Fury.
October 01, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How Daredevil redefined Marvel’s ‘world outside your window’ motto for a darker age
Under writer Ann Nocenti's pen, the importance of Daredevil expanded beyond Marvel Comics as he dealt with contemporary problems in New York City in the mid-to-late-1980s
October 01, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel and DC no longer own the trademark for the term 'super hero' in the US
Following a legal challenge from a UK comic creator, Marvel and DC have seemingly voluntarily surrendered co-ownership of the term 'superhero' in the United States
October 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The characters of Spider-Man and Mary Jane "are better served" if they remain unmarried, says longtime Marvel editor
With the latest in a series of comments from Marvel editorial about Peter's marriage to Mary Jane, Tom Brevoort responds to a fan that argues a holy union wouldn't diminish Spider-Man comics
September 30, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel Studios is making a Secret Wars movie... but which Secret Wars should fans expect?
Joe Russo made reference to reading Secret Wars when he was younger... so is the movie based off the 1984 comic?
September 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel Comics' '90s Spider-Man event Clone Saga was out of control, and the editor who was charged to save it tells what really happened
Ralph Macchio gives a behind-the-scenes account on the ending to Spider-Man‘s Clone Saga
September 30, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel Comics' new milk-based superhero the Blue Bounder is one of but many legend-diary milk moments for the company
Marvel has partnered with the Dairy Farmers of America to create a new milk-based superhero. But he's not the first.
September 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The many loves of Marvel's Doop in the latest Marvel-ous
Who is the greatest lover of Marvel's comic book universe? Turn your attention towards the X-books... but look past Gambit, or even Nightcrawler. The real answer is the weird, wonderful and just a little freaky Doop
September 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Who's to blame for ephemeral deaths in comics? Marvel's executive editor says it's the fans
Death in comics has a tendency to not stick, and according to Marvel's Tom Brevoort, this began when comics changed their sales tactics
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spider-Man and Mary Jane can't "actually tie the knot" again, says longtime Marvel editor
Marvel's Tom Brevoort commented on Peter Parker and Mary Jane's relationship after being asked a (snarky) question about Spider-Man at Baltimore Comic Con
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
My dreams dashed and my hopes are harpooned: Both the DC Versus Marvel Comics Omnibuses have been delayed again
Inside my Lord of the Comics style quest to take the DC Versus Marvel Omnibuses to NYCC 2024 to get signed
September 20, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
This year, it's time to start a new Christmas tradition - going to your local comic shop for new comics
Marvel has announced plans to have new comics in your stocking this year - but your stocking will be at your local comic shop.
September 20, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
This December, it's Avengers vs. X-Men: The Rematch, with the future of the Marvel Universe in the balance
Captain Marvel takes on Cyclops as writer Jed MacKay brings his two super-teams to blow in the latest Avengers/X-Men face-off
September 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Deadpool v Zack Snyder: Dawn of Jokes about DC in Marvel movies & comics
In this week's Marvel-ous, we delight in Deadpool's meta Marvel jokes about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, Justice League, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movies.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is coming to New York Comic Con 2024 in style, with panels, creators, and more
Marvel is bringing some hometown energy to New York Comic Con 2024 with panels, creators, and a Deadpool and Wolverine program guide cover
September 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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
The final Venom: The Last Dance trailer reveals Knull as its big bad
Created by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman in their storied Venom comics run, Venom: The Last Dance's Knull is the creator of symbiotes
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
When titans clash: Marvel's secret sauce is that its heroes just can't get along, whether it be comics, the MCU, or elsewhere
From the start of the Marvel Universe, the company's heroes like to fight each other, and that's what makes for good stories
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel launches a prequel comic to Disney+'s upcoming animated reboot Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
The five-part comic book revisits Peter Parker's origins, and launches this December
September 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Disney just read the Alien: Romulus prequel from Marvel, and they are now making it adults-only
Marvel tried to make a non-R-rated Alien: Romulus comic - and they couldn't do it.
September 06, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Legendary X-Men creator Chris Claremont has a new 5-issue Marvel Comics series with the mutants coming
Chris Claremont is once again working on an X-Men book, with an announcement imminent
September 05, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Comics' original Ultimate Universe editor reveals what went wrong behind the scenes that led to line's demise
When did things go wrong for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe? Its editor Ralph Macchio points to a critical mistake he believes the publisher made.
September 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Marvel's X-Men have lost faith in Professor Xavier's dream - all except Rogue, according to Gail Simone
No, it's not because she spends a bunch of time trying to get weird with Gambit. That does happen though
September 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Marvel & Lucasfilm make Star Wars comics, from an executive editor’s POV
Asked about the possibility of an Acolyte comic (no, there hasn’t been one announced), Marvel’s Tom Brevoort broke down the way comics get made for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Comics gives the Fantastic Four a 2-month break before a big 2025
A "scheduling issue" is giving the Fantastic Four comics a two-month vacation.
August 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel once planned to retcon the Hulk's origin to include Skrulls and a space laser - until they retconned the retcon
Hulk's origin was almost like an an episode of Ancient Aliens.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is introducing a new Venom who's NOT Eddie or Dylan Brock, but is someone we've met before
All-New Venom puts Dylan in the role of detective as he investigates the symbiote's new mystery host. On his list of suspects: New York Mayor Luke Cage.
August 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel has set up a separate office for all the Deadpool & Wolverine comics (and X-Force too!)
Marvel is doubling down on the Deadpool & Wolverine business. (Wouldn't you?)
August 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
Who is Marvel Comics' Diamondback? Everything you need to know about Captain America's iconic enemy and love interest
The character is notoriously bad at picking a side.
August 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Why does Marvel relaunch comics so often? It's "the best way" to get new readers and make money, says exec
In his latest substack post, Tom Brevoort explained Marvel's frequent (and sometimes controversial) choice to start their titles over with new #1s
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Uncanny X-Men's Gail Simone talks Outliers, Endlings, and Southern Gothic Horror for Marvel's mutants
The second X-Men title of the From the Ashes reboot is out now, and Popverse sat down with its architect
August 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Summer Reads 2024: Here's Popverse's personal book recs
From magic to Marvel and murder to Miyazaki, check out what's on our shelves this Summer of '24.
August 07, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
News
Marvel enlists the Notorious B.I.G. to squash Deadpool & Wolverine's beef
The Notorious B.I.G. is back for another limited-edition variant cover for Marvel Comics
August 06, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Who is Marvel's The Serpent Society? The history of these snake-themed foes of Captain America in Brave New World
Marvel's Serpent Society is ready to bear their fangs.
August 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
This summer, Marvel is betting on blood for its MCU movies, TV shows, and comics -- But is it working?
Marvel is catering to a more mature audience these days; we look at how that's going for them.
August 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Blood Hunt and the MCU: Does the end of Marvel's summer 2024 comic book event hint at future movie plans?
The synergy between Marvel movies and Marvel comics might be tighter than ever as we head into a new era of Doom...
July 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Who is Galactus? The long history of the planet-devouring Marvel villain, explained
No figure looms larger across the MCU - and he's going to arrive on screens in summer 2025
July 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Who is Sidewinder? Here is everything you need to know about Giancarlo Esposito's MCU character in Captain Amercia: Brave New World
The rise of the Serpent Society is nigh!
July 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Who are the Thunderbolts? Find out the history of Marvel's anti-hero team-up
Sometimes you gotta send a bad guy to do some good
July 30, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Marvel's Hall H announcements have us wondering about Blade
Is the Mahershala Ali-starring vampire flick still headed to theaters in 2025?
July 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel's Jeff the Land-Shark is officially the funniest comic this year according to Eisners
Jeff the Land Shark co-creator Kelly Thompson reveals the origins of the award-winning cutie, and how much fans had to do with its success
July 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
Who is Doctor Doom? The long history of Robert Downey Jr.s latest MCU role explained
Prepare for doom!
July 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Fresh off her Deadpool & Wolverine appearance, Laura Kinney AKA Wolverine is getting a new Marvel comic
Announced at San Diego Comic Con's annual Women of Marvel panel, the series will be written by Erica Schultz and drawn by Giada Belviso
July 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Fan-favorite X-Men character Psylocke to headline solo title from Marvel starting this fall
Written by Alyssa Wong with art by Vincenzo Carratù, the series stars the second mutant to take up the Psylocke mantle. (Sorry, Betsy Braddock fans!)
July 27, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel promises One World Under (Doctor) Doom! in the post-Blood Hunt comic book universe
Victor Von Doom gains ultimate power in a post-vampire reality, according to a San Diego Comic-Con 2024 tease
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
After his MCU debut, Marvel's Dogpool is getting his own comic (and introducing Catpool and Mousepool!)
Merc's best friend Dogpool is going bigtime, thanks to subscription service Marvel Unlimited
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Studios' Werewolf by Night ending with a surprise Man-Thing is finally getting a sequel - as a buddy comic
Ted and Jack face the horrors of the comic book Marvel U in Beastly Buddies
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's Ultimate Universe gets a halftime reset this December, with a One Year In special release
The writer of The Ultimates will shape the next 12 months of the Ultimate Universe as the Maker's allies move against the newly emerged Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and more
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel is bringing back the West Coast Avengers, starring Iron Man, War Machine and... Ultron as a good guy?
Written by Gerry Duggan with art by Danny Kim, the new West Coast Avengers comic will feature one of the most surprising lineups in Marvel history
July 27, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel is giving Spider-Man a new suit, and magic powers to boot
Spider-Man's closet must be huge to keep all these costumes by this point
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Doctor Doom is Marvel's new Sorcerer Supreme, and you wouldn't believe who he's working with
Move over Dr. Strange, we have a new Sorcerer Supreme in the house: Doctor Doom
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Spider-Gwen (sorry, Ghost-Spider) headlines a new TVA comic book from Marvel Studios' Loki writer
Gwen Stacy is teaming up with other reality-displaced heroes for a new series written by one of the people behind Loki Season 2
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel reveals big changes are coming to the Fantastic Four in 2025
After a mysterious tease at the Diamond Comics Distributors lunch at San Diego Comic Con, we four-see (ha!) big things in the future
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Get ready to meet Marvel's all-new Spider-Girl, spinning out of the web of Spider-Boy!
The new hero will debut in the 12th issue of the current Spider-Boy series by Dan Slott and Paco Medina
July 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel is killing Deadpool and replacing him with his daughter
Just as Deadpool makes his MCU debut in Deadpool & Wolverine, he's being replaced in Marvel's comics
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Prepare to fear the Jedi, as Star Wars turns our favorite heroes dark for High Republic finale
Lucasfilm and Marvel are partnering for a 2025 event called Star Wars: The High Republic - Fear the Jedi.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's former big boss Ike Perlmutter has cashed out of Disney to the tune of $2.9 billion dollars
Ike Perlmutter was the chairman of Marvel from 1997 to 2023, but after being laid off, he's now cut all ties to the company.
July 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
There's one mystery in Alien: Romulus that the movie won't solve, so Fede Alvarez teamed with Marvel for a prequel comic
In space, no-one can hear you wonder why the tie-in comic to Alien: Romulus is coming out two months after the movie itself
July 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
All the big news & surprises from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Whether you're here, there or anywhere, here's what we've learned and what we expect to learn from SDCC 2024
July 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it
Readers of Spider-Girl, which ran from 1998 to 2009, accomplished something that one longtime Marvel editor said "no other fan group has been able to duplicate since"
July 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel Comics sees "a booming new audience" in the readers of "youth-driven" manga and OGNs according to its publisher
A new newstand comics era is here, and its not in comic books but in OGNs.
July 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Watch the future of Marvel's X-Men get revealed during the From The Ashes panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 - live!
Writers of Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, NYX, and Mystique will reveal mysteries of Marvel's future X-Men comics during this Saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel, and you can watch it happen live
July 22, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel's Next Big Thing is being unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, and we'll share it with you live!
After the events of Blood Hunt, where is Marvel's comic book universe going next? Secrets will be revealed in this all-star panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Marvel's new X-Men #1 shows off what the From the Ashes future for the franchise really looks like in action
Hated, feared, and a new status quo that feels curiously familiar, the X-Men are back with only cosmetic changes
July 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The most famous, infamous, and forgotten Marvel heroes who wanted to be President of the United States, from Captain America to a forgotten X-Man
Yes, Cap has been POTUS, but he's far from the only Marvel character to hold that ambition
July 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
There's only room for one X-Men member in the Avengers, according to a Marvel boss
Only one mutant at a time, please says former Avengers boss
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
The first time Marvel killed Spider-Man, we got Miles Morales - so what happens when they kill him 8 more times?
Hey, Peter Parker: time to check that your life insurance is up to date
July 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Marvel's comic book boss is calling for a "reset" of his company, and the entire comics system
"We as a group need to step back and accept that the world we are operating in is very different than the one before February 2020," says Marvel publisher Dan Buckley
July 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Why aren't there more black heroes at Marvel? The company's X-Men editor explains
The Marvel Comics Editor Tom Brevoort answered an email inquiry about dearth of black heroes in the X-Men besides those from Wakanda
July 01, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Marvel explains why Magneto keeps getting older but other Marvel heroes stay the same age
Marvel Comics executive editor Tom Brevoot says Magneto has a secondary superpower that’s right in front of our faces.
July 01, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Marvel revives the Avengers Academy franchise to train the next generation of superheroes
Meet the first new class of Avengers Academy students in over a decade.
June 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers!Marvel brings Moon Knight back to life in Blood Hunt, because comic-to-MCU synergy is alive and well (unlike vampires)
He's not just back to life, he's also got a new comic book that no-one knew about, as well
June 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Spoilers!Marvel reveals why Blade turned on the Avengers and became the company's big villain of the year
Spoilers for Blood Hunt, and a big explanation for why Blade is acting so out of character this summer
June 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan