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Ashley V. Robinson
"Like the Little Rascals that were having sex and taking drugs": The story of San Diego Comic-Con's origin, according to a co-founder
San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Scott Shaw! reveals what it was like creating the epitome of comic conventions.
Chris Arrant
SDCC 2024: Just how much would it take to go to San Diego Comic-Con?
Hopefully you have a couple thousand dollars handy if you want to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego
Graeme McMillan
How therapists are using the Marvel Cinematic Universe to heal us
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is being used as a therapy tool, and the results have been great.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Popverse found all the cats at San Diego Comic Con so you didn't have to
This is the meowment.
Ashley V. Robinson
"Like the Little Rascals that were having sex and taking drugs": The story of San Diego Comic-Con's origin, according to a co-founder
San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Scott Shaw! reveals what it was like creating the epitome of comic conventions.
Chris Arrant
SDCC 2024: Just how much would it take to go to San Diego Comic-Con?
Hopefully you have a couple thousand dollars handy if you want to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego
Graeme McMillan
How therapists are using the Marvel Cinematic Universe to heal us
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is being used as a therapy tool, and the results have been great.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Star Wars made San Diego Comic-Con (and vice versa) revealed in exclusive See You at San Diego preview
The earliest days of a galaxy far far away are revealed, courtesy of Mathew Klickstein's oral history of fandom
Graeme McMillan
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
Graeme McMillan
NYC mayor Luke Cage to dispense street justice to save his city in new solo series
Luke Cage gets his own solo book, just in time to save New York City
Chris Arrant
Mitch Gerads and Nicola Scott spill the beans on the reality of being a comic book artist
About what comic did Tom King say "When I gave you that script, I thought you’d hate it"?
Graeme McMillan
The Continental director teases “Needle drops everywhere” in John Wick prequel
The Continental will capture the 70s through music
Tiffany Babb
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
Grant DeArmitt
San Diego Comic Con's leader is retiring, but returning as a volunteer
San Diego Comic-Con's leader is retiring after a 50+ year career
Chris Arrant
Blowing up houses and scaling mountains: Hollywood location scouts share what the job really means
"Location managing is the most fun job you can have with your clothes on."
Chloe Maveal
Todd McFarlane created a universe of Spawn variants. Now he’s murdering them all, as babies.
“It’s baby on baby violence”: Todd McFarlane announces Spawn Kills Every Spawn.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Harley Quinn and the art of giving a f**k
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the anatomy of the f-bomb
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Badder blood, even worse planning: how you just can't fault Rob Liefeld for missing his own panel
It's just impossible to be upset with him! He's too nice!
Chloe Maveal
Without Hall H, every SDCC panel became Hall H: A travelog of Comic-Con International: San Diego
A trojan horse of hope for comics? Time will tell more than anything else.
Chloe Maveal
How Spawn’s confrontation with Donald Trump earned Todd McFarlane an angry phone call from Breitbart
Todd McFarlane recounts the angry phone call he got from Breitbart after Spawn attacked Donald Trump.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Todd McFarlane's Spawn is coming to "one of the biggest games on the planet" - but which one?
Spawn will be joining one of the world’s biggest video games. McFarlane won’t tell us which game it is, but Popverse has some ideas.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
SDCC 2023: Kate Beaton asks for "more diverse perspectives" from working class and industrial voices in comics
The Ducks cartoonist's Eisner acceptance speech uses the opportunity to invite more stories from "hidden' perspectives
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: Was Hall H's loss everyone else's gain?
Without the big movies to distract attendees, panel attendance elsewhere at the show was significantly up
Graeme McMillan
US Congressional Popular Arts Caucus: Everything we know about Congressman Robert Garcia's new initiative
Congressman Robert Garcia just launched the Congressional Popular Arts Caucus at San Diego Comic Con this week. Here's everything you need to know about it.
Tiffany Babb
Congressman Robert Garcia on the Popular Arts Caucus, SDCC, and Superman
After his panel at this year's SDCC, Popverse had a chance to chat with Congressman Robert Garcia on his new initiative, his return to SDCC, and more
Tiffany Babb
Big Spawn movie news is coming, Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane are just waiting for the strikes to end
Todd McFarlane teases an exciting update for the Spawn movie, but he can’t reveal it until the Writers and Actors Strike ends.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Touring Nickelodeon's 90s-themed SDCC 2023 booth (and how we avoided being slimed)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Good Burger 2 and more is thrilling fans at San Diego Comic-Con
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: Geeky clothes for geeky women found (and bought) at Elhoffer Design booth
Want a vest that makes you look like a Hobbit (in the best way)?
Tiffany Babb
San Diego Comic-Con says it "never worried about the strike," and fan feedback on-site seems to agree
For some the writers and actors strike was a dark cloud over SDCC ahead of time, but the organizers say they weren't worried at all.
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: Artist Alley becomes main street for San Diego Comic-Con after movie & TV dropouts
This year's SDCC saw a different type of traffic in a different part of the convention center
Donovan Grant
SDCC 2023: All the big news, magic, and moments from San Diego Comic-Con
4.5 days of comics, movies, TV, and walking (sometimes running). Here's the highlights of SDCC 2023
Graeme McMillan
There’s a Crisis coming to DC animated universe, and here's how it began
Crisis on Infinite Earths is coming to DC's animated movie universe, and its been coming for awhile now
Ernie Estrella
Get ready, the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con dates have been confirmed (and its a busy weekend)
What are you doing in late July 2024, anyway? We're doing Comic-Con International: San Diego
Chris Arrant
Congressman Robert Garcia is bringing Free Comic Book Day to the US Capitol
US Congressman Robert Garcia is leading the charge to bring comics - FREE COMICS - to the halls of power in the United States.
Tiffany Babb
SDCC 2023: What happens when you announce a Rob Liefeld panel but forget to invite Rob Liefeld?
How a panel that was never supposed to happen ended up on the SDCC schedule
Chris Arrant
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
Grant DeArmitt
The most amazing cosplay from San Diego Comic Con 2023
All the best cosplay at Comic-Con International: San Diego
Tiffany Babb
SDCC's Her Universe Fashion Show: Inside the contest, the camraderie, and the costumes with Ashley Eckstein, Hot Topic, and the winners
“We work so hard and when it happens it just is truly like a dream,” Eckstein says
Ashley V. Robinson
Follow the Women of Marvel panel live from San Diego Comic-Con 2023!
It's time for Popverse's favorite Marvel Comics panel, Women of Marvel!
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
DC has recruited Sherri L. Smith for a solo Jennifer Pierce / Lightning comic
Acclaimed writer Sherri L. Pierce is writing a solo Lightning graphic novel subtitled Changes for DC
Chris Arrant
Jeffrey Brown's adorable Batman graphic novel is getting a sequel (as it should)
Kids do the craziest things, especially when you're Robin, son of Batman
Chris Arrant
Chef Duff Goldman bakes Kung Fu Panda almond cookies for fans at San Diego Comic Con
The fan-favorite Chef delighted his fans with his stories (and his baking) at this year's SDCC
Tiffany Babb
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.
Grant DeArmitt
No Hollywood? No problem! A vacant hall H leads to a packed (and profitable) show floor for comics & other retailers
This year feels different than other years, exhibitors say
Tiffany Babb
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.
Grant DeArmitt
Follow's DC's Young Readers panel talking about Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Dreamer, and more
Nicole Maines (Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story), Sina Grace (Superman: The Harvests of Youth), Penelope and Jerry Gaylord (Diana and the Hero's Journey; Clark & Lex), Jeffrey Brown (Batman and Robin and Howard), and Jim Benton (Fann Club: Batman Squad) talking comics
Jim McDermott
SDCC 2023: Burnt food triggered fire alarm Friday night, but everyone's okay
A frightening moment leads to a positve resolution at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
Chris Arrant
There's a new Snoopy float coming to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year (and we just met him!)
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Beagle Scouts in Peanuts, the Macy's Parade will feature a Beagle Scout Snoopy
Jim McDermott
SDCC 2023: Indian star power, pomp, and performance on display in Hall H's Kalki 2898 - AD panel
Kalki 2898 - AD is the first India-produced film ever to be presented at Comic-Con International and be given the Hall H treatment, and boy did it deliver.
Ernie Estrella
Shang-Chi returns to Marvel for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Marvel's martial arts franchise returns this December
Chris Arrant
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.
Grant DeArmitt
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
Chris Arrant
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.
Grant DeArmitt
Ode to the happy weirdos: fans of The Owl House say 'Thank you' at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
At the first day of SDCC 2023, cast and fans of The Owl House gathered to celebrate their favorite show.
Jim McDermott
Wonder Woman is to become the center of the DC Universe, according to series writer Tom King
Tom King says that Wonder Woman's story will be the story of the DC Universe in her upcoming new title
Graeme McMillan
How Marvel Value Stamps led one brother to beat up another, then apologize decades later
He destroyed his brother’s comics, and his brother retaliated by beating him up. Decades later, the publication of a Marvel Value Stamps book earned him an apology.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
“You’re not going to find orgies in a Scooby Doo movie”: Harley Quinn’s producers on the show's adult nature
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the differences between producing children’s cartoons and adult animation.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Barbie takes San Diego Comic-Con - through cosplay!
Popverse spotted several Barbies throughout the San Diego Convention Center
Tiffany Babb
SDCC 2023: Join Marvel EiCs past and present as CB Cebulski and Joe Quesada take the stage
Marvel's current editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski welcomes former editor-in-chief Joe Quesada to talk - what else? - comics
Graeme McMillan
Netflix's She-Ra writer is developing a new Wonder Woman comic event called Amazons Attack
Announced at San Diego Comic Con's Knight Terrors panel, the series will feature Nubia, Mary Marvel, and Wonder Girl
Chris Arrant
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.
Grant DeArmitt
Nightwing and the battle over his plump butt inside the DC animated series Harley Quinn on Max
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the fight to give Nightwing a sexy butt
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
DC's Outsiders returns as a superhero archeology comic
A disillusioned Batwoman and Luke Fox are looking into the history of the DC Universe
Chris Arrant
Marvel is about to reveal an astonishing new X-Men line-up, and is teasing it extra-hard
Marvel is preparing to reveal a new X-Men line-up
Chris Arrant
SDCC 2023: Funkoville is an entire "town" dedicated to collectibles here on the San Diego show floor
Bigger than ever, the Funkoville booth is not only a pleasure to look at, it's also completely packed
Tiffany Babb
SDCC 2023: Inside the Lodge, a Paramount+ experience with Spongebob, Star Trek, Transformers, 1923, and more
Spongebob, Star Trek, Transformers and more!
Tiffany Babb
DC's Justice League is going to fight Godzilla and Kong in new crossover epic
The seven-issue mini brings the Monsterverse right to the DCU, starting this October
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: Marvel's booth is town square in the massive San Diego Comic-Con showfloor
Raccoons, exclusive merch, and massive crowds, oh my
Graeme McMillan
SDCC: Blockbuster nostalgia hits San Diego Comic Con with two major booths inspired by the video store
Both Funko and Lego have Blockbuster-themed booths at San Diego Comic Con this year
Tiffany Babb
San Diego Comic-Con is expanding in 2025 - to a cruise ship headed to Cozumel
San Diego Comic-Con is bringing its trademark event to a cruise ship going from Florida to Mexico
Chris Arrant
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!
Chris Arrant
An introvert's guide to navigating San Diego Comic-Con
Where at San Diego Comic Con to find a moment's quiet, get fresh air, and shop without bumping shoulders
Christine Pasalo Norland
Comics' next major star Zoe Thorogood is going down the "disturbed/sexy/gory/sentimental" route with a Hack/Slash prequel
Cassie Hack goes Back to School in the new five-issue series from Zoe Thorogood
Graeme McMillan
SDCC: Sleepy San Diego gets ready for a busy week
Downtown San Diego has a new coat of paint... well wrap, on a lot of familiar buildings.
Tiffany Babb
What to expect from Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
What kind of things can fans expect from Marvel at Comic-Con International: San Diego?
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: What to expect from DC at San Diego Comic-Con
Fans attending Comic-Con International: San Diego this year should prepare for a Super time.
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2024: Popverse's guide to making the most out of San Diego Comic Con
A veteran of 20+ years of attending the show offers some advice for San Diego Comic-Con newcomers
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: Vault Comics Vault Comics reveals full plans including guests, panels, and exclusives
Christopher Yost's Unnatural Order will make its debut at SDCC 2023 thanks to Vault Comics
Graeme McMillan
SDCC: Would San Diego Comic-Con ever leave San Diego?
It's an oft-asked question, but we think we have an answer
Graeme McMillan
DSTLRY at SDCC 2023; The creators, the comics, the collectibles, and more coming for the upstart publisher's convention debut
Want a copy of The Devil's Cut more than a month before its official release?
Graeme McMillan
San Diego Comic-Con 2023: What are the big panels at this year's show?
Popverse is keeping track of the big panels at this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego; you're welcome
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: The best exclusive merch from this year's San Diego Comic-Con
Your wallet might not thank you for taking a look at this guide to the best merchandise at Comic-Con International: San Diego
Graeme McMillan
San Diego Comic-Con 2023: Where are the big booths on the show floor?
We know what you want to see on the floor of Comic-Con International 2023, and we know where to find it
Graeme McMillan
SDCC 2023: How much impact does San Diego Comic-Con have on San Diego the city?
Comic-Con International: San Diego is a pretty big deal to San Diego, it turns out
Graeme McMillan
What to expect from Funko at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
Get ready for some old-fashioned nostalgia that will see a (checks notes) Blockbuster video store on the show floor?
Graeme McMillan
Marvel Studios to skip Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
Although there will be a floor presence, Marvel Studios will not hold its traditional Saturday afternoon panel in Hall H this year
Graeme McMillan
Exciting and terrifying: Comics creators on making comics outside of traditional models
The Creator Symposium panel hosted by Women in Comics Collective International explores the ways in which creatives working in comics can continue to grow and thrive in an ever-changing industry
Christine Pasalo Norland
