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Spoilers!DC has rebooted Hawkman as an absolute bad guy thanks to one small tweak in his comic book lore
Absolute Evil has turned out to turn one long-standing DC superhero absolutely evil, and the reveal is rooted in a piece of mid-century DCU history
October 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!Ahead of the first Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman crossover, DC Comics has introduced the Absolute Justice League
DC has introduced the Absolute Justice League, but it's not the team anyone expected
October 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Something is Killing the Children, BRZRKR, and RL Stine lead BOOM! Studios 20th anniversary celebrations at New York Comic Con 2025
BOOM! Studios is coming to NYCC 2025 with exclusives, creator signings, and more
October 01, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Our most anticipated Artist Alley booths at New York Comic Con 2025
This year's Artist Alley at NYCC includes some industry staples from DC and Marvel, indie favorites, and a hip hop icon.
September 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Post Malone's Big Rig is coming to New York Comic Con 2025 for a panel with Vault Comics
The Javits Center is going to need a bigger parking lot: Post Malone's Big Rig is coming to NYCC 2025.
September 30, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Fantastic Four's The Human Torch and Alicia Masters: Inside the one Marvel marriage most readers were glad to see end
Marvel writer Tom DeFalco ended the Human Torch and Alicia Masters marriage because he thought it was gross and had incestuous undertones
September 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Steve Englehart and Joe Staton re-invented DC Comics' Guy Gardner 40 years ago, and now they are finally getting the credit (and money) beginning with the Superman movie this year
Steve Englehart reached out to DC, and convinced them to give himself and Joe Staton creator royalties for Guy Gardner (after years of being told no)
September 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Roller skating, throwing toys, and breaking glass with Captain America's shield: What it was really like inside Marvel’s offices in the ‘90s
Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco recalls the chaotic atmosphere Marvel’s offices had in the ‘90s
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
DC Comics' big fall event DC K.O. originally had a Marvel-style title, and sets up another event in 2027
Scott Snyder says that DC K.O. is only the second act of an epic story that will culminate in 2027
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The real story behind Spider-Man and Mary Jane's baby in the '90s, and how she was to live - until a relaunch got in the way
Spider-Man was going to learn his missing daughter was still alive, until John Byrne allegedly asked Marvel to kill the storyline.
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Steve Englehart says DC Comics is interested in publishing his unfinished Marshall Rogers Batman story
DC Comics publisher Jim Lee has spoken with Steve Englehart about publishing his unfinished Batman series with the late Marshall Rogers
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder has a "35 to 40 issues" plan for the DC series, including an Absolute Harley Quinn
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says he has 40 issues of the series planned, and he can’t believe everything DC is letting him get away with
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How Todd McFarlane secretly made millions off the '90s Batman/Spawn book with Frank Miller and DC didn't, according to Todd McFarlane
When it comes to dealing with Todd McFarlane, always check the fine print (because he sure does)
September 28, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
The guy who dreamt up Spider-Man's marriage to Mary Jane regretted it for years... but now has strong feelings about how marriage makes Peter Parker a better person and hero
Former Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco believes that Marvel has the wrong idea about the Spider-Man marriage
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How a Justice League writer snuck a Marvel Universe character into the DC Universe
When Steve Englehart left Marvel for DC, he secretly took one of his characters with him
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The success of DC's Absolute and Marvel's Ultimate lines is thanks in a big part to TikTok and memes, says Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says that TikTok and memes have helped bring in new readers
September 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Image Comics announces that comic stores will get collected editions 27 days ahead of bookstores and digital outlets
Your local comic book shop is still the best place to get titles like Battle Beast, Spawn, and Transformers, as Image Comics announces incentive to shop there
September 26, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Dan Da Dan manga's weekly release schedule shows that you can have too much of a good thing [Popverse Jump]
Dan Da Dan's pacing has slowed to a crawl and I blame the weekly release schedule it is currently on.
September 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Marvel's Star Wars relaunch writer reveals the weird rule they had with Lucasfilm about the in-canon comics
At Fan Expo Canada, Star Wars writer Jason Aaron revealed that he was discouraged from writing a fishing scene with Luke Skywalker because of The Last Jedi
September 23, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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DC to reissue the comic that current Batman writer Matt Fraction says shows that the Dark Knight is "capable of wonder and joy"
Batman: Universe by Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derrington is getting a new hardcover release in 2026, complete with an introduction from new Batwriter Matt Fraction.
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Cyclops and Wade Wilson: Deadpool get a new spotlight as Marvel relaunches the X-Men comic book line in 2026
January sees the 'Shadows of Tomorrow' impact the X-Men, with Marvel announcing two new comics joining some familiar favorites ahead of a New York Comic Con panel
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Black Mirror meets Fallout meets AI injustice in new sci-fi series Cyberarchy
Even after the robot uprising, injustice is going to remain a thing in the new comic book series from Mad Cave Studios
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Captain Marvel & FML writer Kelly Sue DeConnick says what we're all thinking about comic stores and Amazon
Speaking at Rose City Comic Con 2025, the FML and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick defends your local comic store because "Amazon can't make friends for you."
September 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC's Batman #1 has already outsold 2024's best-selling comic of the year
After selling out on the distributor level, DC Comics' Batman #1 will be back with a second printing with new covers by Jorge Jiménez and Dan Mora
September 18, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse offered the greatest gift to writers - and helped shape Matt Fraction's Batman
One particular moment in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has helped Matt Fraction deal with a problem of Batman comic book writing
September 18, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga gets a Kickstarter and reminds us that this is probably the best Star Wars comic book of all time
Less than a day after it launched, the Kickstarter campaign has already brought in more than triple its initial goal
September 17, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Batman is everything, and there are three movies and one TV show that prove it, argues new DC Batman comic writer Matt Fraction
Walt Whitman had no idea just how many multitudes Batman contains, as 2016 and 2017 ably demonstrate according to Matt Fraction
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man and his extended family have a secret weapon - and her name is Gwen Stacy
Spoilers ahead, fellow wall-crawlers. We're going to dive right into specific details from The Amazing Spider-Man #12 by Joe Kelly and Marte Gracia, which continues Norman Osborn's tenure in the Spider-Suit
September 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel is planning a Venom-centric "symbiote epic" in 2026, but first Knull gets his own solo book
What is Marvel planning for Venom, the OTHER Venom, and the King in Black? We'll find out in 2026, following Knull's first solo series
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The Last Starfighter sequel is finally coming after 41 years - and it's starting as a comic book
Alex Rogan, hero of the 1984 cult classic Last Starfighter, heads to your comic book store next year, courtesy of those intergalactic innovators at Mad Cave Studios
September 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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The secret stealth cover for Image Comics' Exquisite Corpses #6 is sneaking up behind you even as you read this...
Want to see the stealth variant cover for October's Exquisite Corpses from Beneath the Trees where Nobody Sees artist Patrick Horvath? Click through - if you dare!
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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If you can't beat 'em, buy em: Disney makes deal with (and buys 2% of) Webtoon
The plan seems to be to build a single digital comics platform for all of Marvel, Disney, and Star Wars comics.
September 17, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Marvel's X-Men have an even darker future, the Spider-Man replacement syndrome, and Captain America vs. Doctor Doom redux: The future of Marvel Comics
There's a lot happening in the Marvel Universe in the near future - including a literal glimpse into the world 10 years away, multiple Spider-Men, and Captain America dealing with Doctor Doom's mess
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
New DC Absolute reboots, Batman vs. Batmen & more Marvel-style hero vs. hero fights in DC K.O, Darkseid for the win: The future of DC Comics & All In
DC K.O. is about to turn the DCU into an all-out brawl, while the Absolute Universe is about to become busier and maybe more evil as the future of DC Comics looms large
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Murder Podcast kills at the comic store, selling out on day one and going back to print immediately
The first issue from new indie publisher Ignition Press has sold out within 24 hours and is being rushed back to press to meet demand
September 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Look out One Piece - the biggest manga of 2026 might be Captain Underpants (and I don't think that's a bad thing) [Future Fest]
Whatever gets more kids reading manga is a good thing, in my book.
September 17, 2025
Trent Cannon
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New Batman writer aims to show why anyone would want to live in the worst city in the DCU
As the writer of DC's Batman series, Matt Fraction wants to show us that people live in Gotham for reasons beyond cheap rent
September 16, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The death of Diamond is the death of the comics industry: the "phenomenal" fallacy Kelly Sue DeConnick is glad was proven wrong
It's been a rough year for the comics industry as Diamond Comic Distributors implodes, but it's harder to kill comics than anyone believed - even the people in the industry
September 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Red Hood writer: “I have no desire” to return to DC in the wake of Batman spinoff’s sudden cancellation
Gretchen Felker-Martin says that she feels that DC cut ties with her and the Red Hood title once it became "politically disadvantageous" for the publisher
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Prime Video series Invincible is becoming an RPG - and early adopters can get a one-of-a-kind comic as a reward
Free League and Skybound's Invincible - Superhero Roleplaying TTRPG has a Kickstarter stretch goal with a variant cover of Invincible #1
September 15, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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"I got super emotional right in her face": Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Brian Michael Bendis just surprise reconnected with one of the first people who supported him as a writer
"You mean the world to me because no one ever did that before," Brian Michael Bendis told the first person who ever bought his work - and all because she recognized him from the comic store
September 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC's new Batman writer Matt Fraction declares: "Every Bat-Kid is looking for Bat-Approval from Bat-Dad, who doesn't know what parental approval looks like"
At Rose City Comic Con 2025, Batman writer Matt Fraction wasn't interested in writing "an ensemble book" or a "team book" with the Bat-Family
September 12, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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DC Comics and AEW deepen their partnership for five-part Forbidden Door style variant cover faceoffs with wrestlers and superheroes in DC K.O.
Dan Mora will provide special covers for all five issues of DC K.O. featuring appearances by stars of AEW wrestling, DC has announced
September 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Inside Marvel’s original plans for the Spider-Man wedding that would've had Mary Jane leaving Peter at the altar - and how Stan Lee got them to change it
Tom DeFalco’s original Spider-Man wedding pitch had Mary Jane leave Peter at the altar, but Stan Lee and EiC Jim Shooter had other ideas
September 11, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC Comics cancels Red Hood comic book series
The first issue of the 17+-rated Batman spin-off comic book series went on sale September 10, but DC Comics has informed retailers that orders for all future issues have been cancelled
September 11, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman are bringing readers into superhero comics for the first time - and DC knows it can't lose them
DC Comics has learned lessons from their New 52 era that they're putting into practice with their Absolute line
September 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The subtle but seismic shift DC is making to its Batman family of comics, dubbed 'A New Day in Gotham'
Batman #1 launches an unofficial jumping-on point for DC's entire Batman line of DC titles running through September
September 10, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Don't look for Absolute Lex Luthor in Absolute Superman anytime soon, says writer Jason Aaron
The villain of Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval's Absolute Superman has been Ra's al Ghul, not Lex Luthor
September 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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How Marvel's Thor helped Jason Aaron find his Superman inspiration for DC's Absolute Universe
Jason Aaron wrote Thor for 100 issues at Marvel Comics, and all of that time with the God of Thunder gave the writer ideas for how he'd tackle Superman for DC Comics
September 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Kids should fight back against tyrants: The big lesson in DC Comics' C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table, according to writer/co-creator Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor and Daniele DiNicuolo's C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table series from DC Comics is the all-ages comic I wish I had when I was growing up during the Bush administration
September 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
There are real medieval Power Rangers vibes coming from DC's new superhero team Children of the Round Table
Tom Taylor and Daniele DiNicuolo's C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table brings a familiar sense of friendship and color evocative of Power Rangers
September 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has been trying to tell his definitive Cable story for the past 35 years, but he and Marvel keep breaking up [Marvel Matters]
Rob Liefeld broke into the mainstream with Cable - but he's never been able to tell the solo story burning in his brain for the past 35 years. He's gotten close though, twice... then it all falls down.
September 09, 2025
Chris Arrant
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The rapper Redman is coming to NYCC 2025 with Vault Comics - and bringing Muddy Waters Too!
Time 4 Sum New York Comic Con Aksion for Redman and Vault Comics.
September 09, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Todd McFarlane invented San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, according to Todd McFarlane
"They're like, ‘what do you mean you're just bringing something to sell this weekend? What does that mean?" McFarlane says about wanting to sell product only at one convention, back in the day
September 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC is going to retell Batman's history - beginning with his first villain, Dr. Death - in special by Matt Fraction & Becky Cloonan
Matt Fraction and Becky Cloonan are collaborating on a special Batman project pitting the Dark Knight against Dr. Death one more time - and retelling the character's entire history in the process.
September 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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DC is revamping Hawkman for the Absolute line this October - and other "heroes - or maybe anti-heroes" with him
Absolute Green Arrow is being joined by a fellow member of the Justice League as Hawkman flies into the Absolute universe this October
September 07, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Disney's Sword in the Stone movie is getting a sequel with Madam Mim as its big bad in comics
Return to Disney's landmark take on Arthurian Legend with The Sword in the Stone: Arthur's Magical Kingdom, written by Michael Snow and Gabriel Valentin, illustrated by Lorenzo Colangeli, and published by Papercutz and Mad Cave Studios
September 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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James Gunn unveils DC Studios' Superman movie sequel title, release date, and possibly the plot - Lex Luthor's revenge
Man of Tomorrow, the newly announced entry into the Superman saga led by DCU chief James Gunn, is coming in 2027.
September 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
The manga giant VIZ is opening a pop-up shop this week with exclusives from One Piece, Sakamoto Days, more
Surprise! There's a Shonen Jump pop-up shop coming to the United States with One Piece, Sakamoto Days, Blue Box, Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, Gintama, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, The New Prince of Tennis, and Kaiju No. 8.
September 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Absolute Batman is born of DC's desire to mix Western superhero comics and manga, according to one of the company's top editors
Absolute Batman continues to be a best-selling series for DC Comics, and has reeled in manga fans alongside existing Western comic book fans
September 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Marvel is giving France, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom their own Captain America [Marvel Matters]
Now is the time for Captains of all countries, not just the United States.
September 02, 2025
Chris Arrant
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DC's new Batman comics relaunch is Matt Fraction's "love letter to this insane industry and beautiful medium"
Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez's Batman run will embrace the superhero side to Batman like never before
September 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
DC has unveiled a major new Wonder Woman villain over two years in the making, co-created by one of James Gunn's top writers
Meet Matriarch, the new DC big bad foretold to kill Wonder Woman and (almost) all the Amazons
August 29, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Critical Role invites you back to Exandria (and back in time!) with The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 2—Cassandra
Amazon MGM is also partnering with Critical Role and Dark Horse to publish a prequel graphic novel starring the bold but beleaguered Cassandra de Rolo, little sister of Percival and survivor of the Briarwoods massacre
August 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Crunchyroll, Marvel, Funko, and many more are waiting for you on the New York Comic Con 2025 show floor this October
It's time to start making your list of must-visit booths at NYCC 2025, and we've got the full line-up to get you started
August 27, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
DC Comics, Matt Dinnamin, Kickstarter, Jim Butcher, Warner Bros. Animation & more are part of NYCC 2025 Professional Programming line-up
New York Comic Con is the largest gathering of pop culture fans in North America. It's also the largest gathering of pop culture professionals as well.
August 27, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
I am ready for Matt Fraction’s Batman run to turn me into a raging Jim Gordon fan
I like comic book Jim Gordon just fine, but I'm ready for a certified Jim Gordon fan like Batman writer Matt Fraction to show me the truth
August 26, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
He became Spider-Man for a boy with cancer, now he’s a hero to dozens of kids across Canada
Meet the Winnipeg Webhead, a Spider-Man cosplayer who acts as a personal superhero for children with illnesses
August 26, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman writer Tom Taylor talks Detective Comics, boatfuls of dead bodies, and DC's first all-ages and creator-owned comic, C.O.R.T.!
Tom Taylor gave us the lowdown on Batman's Detective Comics and DC's brand new super team in the all-ages series, C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table!
August 25, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Predator: Badlands is getting a Marvel Comics prequel... that's coming out after the movie itself
The Predator: Badlands prequel will take the form of a one-shot comic by Ethan Sacks and Elvin Chang, and will go on sale in November
August 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Superman and Batman's future is Squid Games meets Mortal Kombat: DC K.O. explained
Darkseid is the thread that connects Absolute DC, DC All In and the upcoming DC K.O., and we're here to explain how it all comes together just before everything gets punched apart
August 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Alien filmmaker Fede Álvarez collects Marvel Alien comics, says they influence his work on the franchise
While Noah Halwey's Alien: Earth airs on Hulu, Álvarez is hard at work on a sequel to Romulus. And now, we know at least what some of his research material will look like
August 21, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Batman is core to James Gunn's new DCU, even without the cape and cowl
Gunn recently sat down to discuss the power of Wayne Enterprises as it related to corporations like Lex Luthor's Luthor Corp (as seen in Superman) and Maxwell Lord's Lord Tech (as seen in Peacemaker)
August 20, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The biggest Marvel Comics characters not in Marvel Studios' MCU (yet) [Marvel Matters]
Hey Kevin Feige, here are the biggest Marvel characters you haven't brought into the MCU yet (but could, and should!).
August 20, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
Spider-Man: Enter the Spider Verse creators team with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow writer for... an Archie Comics movie? Never doubt the appeal of Betty, Veronica and the Riverdale Gang
Tom King is writing an Archie Comics movie for Universal Pictures, to be produced by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and somehow that sentence is entirely true
August 20, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
I see London, I see France: Marvel spins Captain America into his own international super-team
Captain America goes global with four new Marvel superheroes representing the United Nations Security Council debuting this December
August 19, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Comic art collector offers $20K reward for stolen Spider-Man art by co-creator Steve Ditko
The Ditko splash page, which was drawn for The Amazing Spider-Man #27, is part of the Albert Moy Collectables Original Art. Now, Moy himself is offering cash for a no-questions-asked return of the work
August 18, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel transforms the Hulk into even more of a monster by removing Bruce Banner from the equation in new Infernal comic book series
The Infernal Hulk launches in November as the Hulk loses Bruce Banner and gains a new partner, heralding big bad things for the Marvel Universe
August 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy finally get the love story they deserve in November from DC Comics
"To be able to tell the story of how they got together is a thirty-year dream come true," says creator Erica Henderson of November's new DC comic book series, Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes
August 15, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's Batman/Deadpool crossover brings Constantine, Harley Quinn, Hulk, Doctor Strange, and more to the party for a "metaphysical car crash" of comics this November
The second Marvel/DC special issue of 2025 will bring some of DC's biggest creators to a crossover that commits to the collision of storytelling styles
August 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Marvel TV, DC K.O. an Agents of SHIELD reunion, and a new Game of Thrones show head up New York Comic Con 2025's loaded panel schedule
There's a lot of good stuff to see at New York Comic-Con 2025, and we're sharing some of our highlights right here
August 14, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
DC’s Tom King, Spider-Man’s Dan Slott, Transformers’ Daniel Warren Johnson and so many, many more are tabling at NYCC ‘25’s Artist Alley: Get a look at the full list right here
The biggest names from the biggest comics are taking over the Javits Center for New York Comic Con 2025, and we’ve got a list of who to prepare for
August 14, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Five Nights at Freddy's comics delayed, but not cancelled, in the wake of criticism about the art
FNAF's Tales from the Pizzaplex graphic novel adaptations have disappeared from online listings, but the project hasn't been cancelled
August 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman Beyond returns to team with Milestone Media's Static for new Batman/Static: Beyond comic book from DC
The six-issue team-up pairs the two 1990s heroes and builds on lore from the animated Batman Beyond and Static Shock shows
August 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Jacob Batalon just posted a picture of Marvel's Hobgoblin, and our spider-senses are tingling
Batalon has played Ned Leeds ever since Spider-Man: Homecoming, and in Marvel Comics, Ned Leeds becomes the villain Hobgoblin. What are the chances he'll board the glider for his next outing?
August 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
"David is a pimp:" The Bible according to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld
Liefeld, who once had an Old Testament adventure book at Image and infamously drew Jesus fighting the Greek pantheon, has a little lesson in Biblical history for SDCC '25
August 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
How to be a success in American comic books in 2025, according to Spawn creator & Image Comics boss Todd McFarlane
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has a model for indie comic success, and it's not him - it's Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman
August 12, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
DC's Justice League of America didn't just set the tone for the DCU, it gave the world the Marvel Universe, too [Back Pages]
This month sees the 65th anniversary of DC's Justice League of America #1, the first standalone title for the superhero team that changed everything
August 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman and his prank war side from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen days will pop out some in Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez's upcoming DC relaunch
Batman is "very hilarious," says upcoming Batman writer Matt Fraction.
August 08, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Spider-Man and Mary Jane is the most complicated situationship in Marvel comics, especially after this week
Peter Parker has the worst luck in comics when it comes to relationships, but Spider-Man's ex Mary Jane Watson is a very close second - even more so after this week's All-New Venom and Amazing Spider-Man issues
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez are rebooting Batman, and it’s already a vibe
Matt Fraction sat down with us at SDCC 2025 to discuss his upcoming Batman run with Jorge Jiménez
August 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Going to San Diego Comic-Con is too expensive and fans could turn to other comic conventions, say the organizers of San Diego Comic-Con
Yes, the people behind SDCC know that hotels are very expensive for the Southern California summer show - and they're worried it'll make fans abandon the show
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Chris Claremont isn't sharing his X-Men: From the Ashes pitch because he still has hopes to do it someday (and some way)
Although Marvel turned down Chris Claremont's recent X-Men relaunch pitch after the Krakoan Age, he still hopes to write it someday
August 06, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
Love Naruto, Akira, Demon Slayer, or Jujutsu Kaisen? Crunchyroll has a deal or two (actually, 1000s) for you in its Summer Sale
The second week of Crunchyroll's Summer Sale is here, and Popverse can share the highlights of the massive deals available to fans
August 06, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
The South Korean government is giving online comic companies a discount on their taxes to encourage them to make more webtoons
The Promotion of Comics Act was unveiled by South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance in July 2025
August 05, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's Batman teams up with Inception storyboard artist Gabriel Hardman for R-rated "open class warfare" story pitting the Dark Knight vs. Green Arrow and the Question
Three of DC's most famous vigilantes tackle two of the modern world's most pressing problems: climate change and billionaires.
August 05, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
DC's Absolute Batman will be "beating up white nationalists" in new special by Transformers' Daniel Warren Johnson (and he promises it's not subtle)
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Daniel Warren Johnson filled us in on details surrounding his story in the upcoming Absolute Batman Annual
August 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Arthur Adams reflects on his influential career, missed Marvel projects, and why fans keep asking for Rogue [Marvel Matters]
Longshot co-creator Arthur Adams talks in this week's Marvel Matters.
August 05, 2025
Dave Buesing
Guides
Amazing Spider-Man #10 release date: Here's when the next issue of Marvel's flagship title is coming - and what its about
Joe Kelly and Michael Dowling pick up Spider-Man after his big loss in Amazing Spider-Man #9
August 05, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
The best thing about writing Marvel villain Doctor Doom? The way he forces scripters to up their game, says Fantastic Four writer
"Doctor Doom is a person who’s never said ‘um’ in his life," says Fantastic Four comic book writer Ryan North
August 04, 2025
Graeme McMillan