News
News
Marvel Studios launches its Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast featuring Ms. Marvel herself, Iman Vellani
Disney+'s Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast will look back on key moments in the Infinity Saga
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Before Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid turned her original hockey romance into Captain America fanfic just to post it on AO3
The story that would become Rachel Reid's Game Changer book was a Stucky hockey fanfic published on AO3, but she never intended it to be a Stucky story
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Saoirse Ronan wants to be a Bond villain and now that's all we want too
In this next phase of her career, Saoirse Ronan "wants to go dark," and what's darker than a Bond villain?
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Fan service has "just become a checkbox" in comic book movies after The Cap/Mjolnir moment in Avengers: Endgame, according to former Marvel Comics boss John Nee
John Nee, whose experience in the comics medium stretches across decades, says comic references on the big screen have gone "downhill" since Avengers: Endgame
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Kyle Chandler's Comic-Con mission wasn't just promoting DC Studios' Lanterns... he also wanted to sneak onto the showfloor to read these Tom King comics he keeps hearing about
No evil shall escape his sight - but if you were at SDCC, DC Studios' own Hal Jordan might have escaped yours
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Manifest spins off into a new Netflix show five years after NBC cancelled it the first time around
Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery will reveal new elements of Manifest lore, promises the show's original creator
August 28, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel is giving us more homework before Avengers: Doomsday
The Russo Brothers are saying that Avengers: Endgame Encore is "required" viewing, adding to the reading list before Avengers: Doomsday comes out.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Insidious 6 was made because the franchise's psychic wouldn't let Sony cancel it
Lin Shaye, who has played Insidious's Elise Rainer since the first film, took immediate action after learning Sony had planned to pull Insidious: Out of the Further
August 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Fate/Strange Fake Season 2 finally gets confirmed after 5 months of speculation
It took Aniplex almost half a year to explain what that cryptic message at the end of Fate/Strange Fake Season 1 meant
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
France announced a Dragon Ball theme park without bothering to secure the rights to Dragon Ball, according to new report
The Saudi-funded Dragon Ball theme park would be built outside Paris, but those pesky rights issues remain in the way
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Man of Tomorrow's wrap photo from behind-the-scenes sparks fan speculation about the future of DC's Lex Luthor
DC fans are speculating that Lex Luthor is on the planet Salvation that Peacemaker was banished to
August 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Manga is booming, but Weekly Shonen Jump's print circulation just hit a historic low. Here's why
The iconic manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, has slipped below 1 million copies in circulation for the first time ever.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Manga-ka Kentaro Miura wanted to work on historical manga after he finished Berserk
Though he never got to see Berserk finished, Kentaro Miura always wanted to work on a historical manga when it was done.
August 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man never met MJ because filmmakers though it would be too weird - even though it was filmed
Shailene Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Adults 50 & Up have become the biggest manga readers in Japan, digitally
The manga demographic is skewing older as the industry becomes more popular.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Gantz manga-ka Hiroya Oku is retiring... not for lack of ideas, but lack of energy over how grueling it is mentally & physically
After nearly 40 years of making manga, Hiroya Oku is tired of the intense schedules and competitive market of the industry.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering's head designer regrets artifacts & enchantments as we know it, and his reasoning makes a lot of sense
The line between artifacts and enchantments in Magic: The Gathering today is "fuzzy," says the game's head of design, Mark Rosewater
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
A Spider-Man cosplayer punched far-right activist Jake Lang, and his supporters have now raised over $100,000 to help support his legal issues
The Marvel-attired counterprotestor has received a surge of support after punching right-wing influencer Lang, who was in Minneapolis to support a woman who reportedly hurled racial slurs at an autistic child
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
VisionQuest is "very much a sequel to WandaVision," says showrunner
At D23, VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas dished on how the Paul Bettany Disney+ show will complete the trilogy that began with WandaVision
August 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker isn't worried about AI taking writers' jobs - he's worried about AI dictating them
Charlie Brooker, the mind behind Black Mirror's many episodes dealing with artificial intelligence, had a unique perspective on generative AI
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Street Fighter led David Dastmalchian to study cults for his M. Bison role
Playing M. Bison is a big responsibility, so David Dastmalchian made sure he studied up before getting into character
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
New James Bond actor narrowed down to one of three (very British) men, according to reports
Jack Barton is apparently the frontrunner for the role of 007, but nothing has been decided yet.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Ridley Scott is still working on an Alien: Covenant sequel, despite everything
During an interview, Ridley Scott dropped a big hint about what the long-awaited sequel to Alien: Covenant will be about.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
WWE's Ultimate Warrior meets Mothman and Cthulhu becomes a luchador in these gloriously weird horror toys
Cthulhu is a luchador. The Ultimate Warrior is a moth. No further questions.
August 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Yes, a Donnie Darko sequel book is on the way - but creator Richard Kelly says that's just the beginning
Kelly has penned The Philosophy of Time Travel, which takes place in the almost immediate aftermath of Donnie Darko's death. However, he says there are three decades' worth of storytelling planned after that
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Detroit has its new RoboCop as Prime Video puts Dan Stevens on patrol
Stevens will take on the role of Alex Murphy, originally played by Peter Weller in the 1987 scifi classic
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Berserk's most iconic villain wasn't meant to be that important when he first showed up
Kentaro Miura started Berserk knowing Guts was furious... he just hadn't decided who he was furious at yet.
August 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Critical Role's Matt Mercer has an irrational fear of skiing
Critical Role's usual GM Mercer fears skiing because, in real life, failing an agility check can kill you
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Frank Miller would like comics colorists to stop burning his eyeballs
"Color is powerful," said Miller, and as is true in any artform, but ESPECIALLY comics, with great power comes great responsibility
August 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly comic relaunches all pulled at the last minute, and the reasoning seems... incomplete
The "big status quo shift" for the Buffy: The Vampire Slayer & Angel franchises is so big, the comic launches have been "canceled" so they can keep working on getting it right... and somehow, it affects Firefly too.
August 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Ed Brubaker is working on a follow-up to The Fade Out that he did with Sean Phillips
Brubaker hasn't gotten to the point of submitting scripts to partner Sean Phillips, but he does know the direction his not-quite-sequel will take
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Sean Murphy is working on a Catwoman comic for DC Black Label
Answer fan questions in a recent AMA, Murphy confirmed that he was working on Catwoman: White Knight
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Black Mirror is a real place (if you're in New York in the next week)
Want to experience a frightening dystopia that's not, you know, this one? You've got until September 6, 2026 to check out The Black Mirror Experience
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Kentaro Miura didn't plan much of Berserk from the start... just Guts' desire for revenge and anger
When Berserk started, Kentaro Miura just wanted to see how angry he could make his main character.
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios loses their leader after 18 years in surprise departure
After 30 years at Warner Bros, Sam Register is leaving as early as next week after the organization opts not to renew his contract.
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
After Marvel and Star Wars, Ryan Gosling wants to be in a Flintstones movie
We didn't have a new The Flintstones movie on our bingo sheet, but apparently Ryan Gosling is in talks to make just that
August 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Without zombies and reality TV, there would be no Black Mirror (says the man who created Black Mirror)
Long before he was depressing the UK (and the world!) with grim portents of a cruel future, Charlie Brooker was cutting his teeth on Dead Set
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Magic: The Gathering wants to make bigger cards, but reality keeps getting in the way
There are a few obstacles standing in the way of making bigger Magic: The Gathering cards, though
August 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Peter Jackson loved Doctor Who so much, he got special deliveries from the BBC
Steven Moffat would send new episodes of Doctor Who to Peter Jackson all the way to the other side of the world
August 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Two corrections officers allegedly stole $3,000 in Magic cards and LEGO. Now they're the ones behind bars.
An alleged Walmart theft spree involving two corrections officers, $3,000 in Magic cards, and a whole lot of LEGO.
August 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Chris Claremont says Marvel told him they regretted firing him from X-Men & Uncanny X-Men in 1991
Chris Claremont says '90s X-Men editor Bob Harras told him he should never have asked him to leave the book after the Image founders left Marvel
August 26, 2026
George Marston
News
Critical Role's Matt Mercer is a huge House of Leaves fan... but doesn't want to see a film adaptation
Mark Z. Danielewski's experimental horror novel House of Leaves is only created for "the book medium," says Critical Role's Mercer
August 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
After Avengers 2, Marvel's genocidal rebot Ultron became a painter, according to the man who knows him best
A lot has changed for Ultron between 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron and this fall's VisionQuest
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel says the quiet part out loud: Endgame Encore trailer promises special look at Doomsday
Avengers: Endgame Encore next month will give you an "exclusive look" at Doomsday
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Lanterns is a superhero show with no big bad, according to showrunner Damon Lindelof
There's a reason why Sinestro has a Hannibal Lecter-like role in HBO's Lanterns, explains Lindelof
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
The re-translations of the first and third Witcher books have been delayed, but we have the new release dates
Before you reread The Witcher, you might want to wait for these new English translations.
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Philomena Cunk star's new robot comedy almost broke her (literally)
Diane Morgan had to see a physio after filming new sitcom Ann Droid
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Doctor Who's Billie Piper really isn't the next Doctor, she clarifies
Despite what we all saw at the end of the last episode of Doctor Who, Billie Piper insists she is not playing the Sixteenth Doctor.
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Kentaro Miura understood something important about trauma: Casca remembering wasn't the same as Casca healing
Recovering from something like Casca's trauma wouldn't be easy for anyone, so it couldn't be easy for her.
August 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker recalls challenging himself to dive into new territory: a positive ending
The beginning of Black Mirror's San Junipero, says Brooker, was the notion that doing too many bleak endings would make the show "predictable"
August 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Sherlock could return, if the BBC can convince Benedict Cumberbatch
Sherlock co-creator and co-writer Steven Moffat would love to explore Holmes and Watson as middle-aged men
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel left Jon Favreau's Iron Man comic with Adi Granov unfinished for 18 years, but now there's "lots of talk" about bringing it back
Jon Favreau and Adi Granov's unfinished Iron Man comic might finally be coming back after 18 years in Marvel's vault.
August 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Nathan Fillion isn't an anchor of the DCU, despite appearances in Lanterns, Superman and more
Nathan Fillion views his Green Lantern role as a "thread being" within the DC Universe
August 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Happy Popverse British Week - Black Mirror season 8 is shooting right now
Once again, we're wondering how Black Mirror knew exactly where we'd be right now
August 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The man who isn't MCU's Professor X is glad he didn't get the role
Ozark's Tom Pelphrey describes the "very long, serious commitment," of working in a space like the MCU's X-Men franchise
August 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Nerdy media is getting darker... and Critical Role's Matt Mercer knows why
Why are projects like Mercer's own Age of Umbra actual play making such waves in geek spaces? Critical Role's usual GM has thoughts
August 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
MTG's head designer wants to change the way we talk about mana
Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering's head of design, has "spent so much time" trying to get players to read mana costs differently
August 24, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Sean Murphy is bringing the Justice League to DC's Batman: White Knight franchise
"Get ready," said Punk Rock Jesus's Sean Murphy, "For WW, Flash, GL, Hawkgirl, and a few others..."
August 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC recruits Frank Quitely, Chris Bachalo, Nicola Scott & more for Watchmen 40th anniversary festivities
DC is celebrating Watchmen's 40th anniversary with something Alan Moore famously isn't fond of: Nostalgia.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Absolute Batman's Scott Snyder teases a massive twist in #25 that "will spin the book in a direction I don't think anyone will guess"
Absolute Batman writer Snyder says something is coming this October that even the biggest fans of the series won't see coming
August 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Brian Wood hasn't worked with DC in more than a decade following sexual misconduct allegations. Now he has Northlanders back
After several serious allegations of sexual misconduct led him out of the comics industry, Brian Wood appears to be attempting to return.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Somebody lock up the Declaration of Independence: Nic Cage's National Treasure 3 is in the works
Will Nic Cage vandalize Mount Rushmore? Catfish the Lincoln Memorial? Forget the Alamo? Only time will tell, fellow National Treasure fan
August 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Fantagraphics warns comics fans that scammers cloned its website to steal credit card information
A fake Fantagraphics store was allegedly hiding in plain sight for months.
August 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
One Piece Film God Valley will be the first canon film in the series history
Every other One Piece film has avoided events from the manga, but God Valley will be different.
August 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Berserk creator Kentaro Miura drew every background character like they mattered: "They have souls, after all."
Kentaro Miura found himself struggling with Berserk Volume 39 as he tried to give countless tiny creatures individual expressions.
August 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Netflix's One Piece Season 3 adds faces from both sides of the upcoming arc
The Battle for Alabasta is coming and we're getting to see what both sides of one of the greatest One Piece arcs will look like.
August 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Ram V is on a superhero hiatus after his DC exclusive ended, even if it was an Absolute DC book
Fans are asking Ram V for an Absolute Aquaman title, but he's got no plans to join the line
August 24, 2026
George Marston
News
Doctor Who's iconic Blink was a last-minute replacement
Steven Moffat wrote the iconic Doctor Who Blink episode because he was overbooked and had to drop out of writing a two-part Daleks story
August 24, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Magic: The Gathering is exploring a new casual 1v1 format for players who love Commander
Love Commander but only have one friend around? Magic: The Gathering may be working on something for you.
August 24, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
You just met Jean Grey's sister Sara in Spider-Man: Brand New Day... and Chris Claremont had plans for her to replace Jean in X-Factor 40+ years ago
Before Jean Grey returned to life, Chris Claremont planned on bringing in her sister Sara as a member of X-Factor
August 24, 2026
George Marston
News
Vixen writer Stephanie Williams is aiming for at least 47 issues to mark a milestone for the character
It took Vixen 47 years to get her own ongoing title, and writer Stephanie Williams wants a 47 issue run to pay homage
August 24, 2026
George Marston
News
Critical Role's Matt Mercer on what makes great occult (and for that matter, cosmic) horror
Matt Mercer, the mind behind Critical Role's Daggerheart setting Age of Umbra, knows a thing or two about how to build dread in an audience
August 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Which Critical Role voice does Matt Mercer do most IRL? It's not Essek Thelyss, believe it or not
With NPC credits as wide-ranging as Matt Mercer's, it's no surprise that they make appearances in his daily life. What may surprise you, though, is who comes out the most
August 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Vixen's throwing a ‘Ladies Night' inside DC Comics, and every Black heroine and villain at DC is invited thanks to Stephanie Williams
Writer Stephanie Williams promises her new Vixen title will bring in numerous other Black heroes along with characters like Animal Man and Swamp Thing
August 21, 2026
George Marston
News
Is half of the X-Files duo immortal? "I have something to say about that," says creator
Chris Carter has thoughts and feelings about X-Files fan theories that Dana Scully is immortal
August 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Midnight Spider-Man is an "anti-Epstein class" story where "the monster is the creepy billionaire" says writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Midnight Spider-Man writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson says his upcoming horror title will address economic and bodily exploitation as a core theme
August 21, 2026
George Marston
News
DC is bringing back the New Gods for more comics by Ram V, and its full of Bleach's Bankai inspiration
New Gods is on the way back, and writer Ram V says there may already be an artist attached to the new volume
August 21, 2026
George Marston
News
What's Daniel Destin Cretton working on after Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Naruto, with a side of Beef (star)
Beef and Riverdale star Charles Melton is in talks to join Cretton's live-action Naruto adaptation as Kakashi Hatake
August 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Reacher star Alan Ritchson believes the action crime drama could run for 10 seasons
Could Reacher run for 10 seasons? Series star Alan Ritchson believes the action crime drama has the momentum to make it happen.
August 21, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
If Critical Role's Percival de Rolo lost a limb, Taliesin Jaffe knows what he'd do next
You think that The Legend of Vox Machina's tinkeriest member couldn't pull a Luke Skywalker at the drop of a hat? (Er, leg?) Well buster, you'd be wrong
August 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The next big project from Avengers: Doomsday and Loki writer is a love letter to Disney's Epcot
Michael Waldron from Avengers: Doomsday and Disney+'s Loki show, has ideas for a Spaceship Earth show
August 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Daredevil’s business card in Spider-Man: Brand New Day has the wrong area code in his phone number
A graphics assistant who worked on Spider-Man: Brand New Day unveiled a business card for Matt Murdock that was in Peter Parker's wallet
August 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
There's one Magic: The Gathering ability that is now banned because it messes up MTG Arena
There is a reason why the ability to block an additional creature is a thing of the past in Magic: The Gathering
August 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Star Wars is the Wild West in 2027's Starfighter
Star Wars: Starfighter is set in a period of time in the Star Wars timeline where there is no "governing enforcer or order" in charge
August 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Art Wins: Dropout is now the home to early internet sensation (and Oscar-nominee) Don Hertzfeldt
If you've ever leaned over to a friend and whispered, "I am a banana," I have very, very cool news for you
August 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Wonder Man Yahya Abdul-Mateen II opens up about Disney cancelling the show - and how Marvel can "change the narrative"
The man behind Simon Williams is philosophical about Wonder Man's cancellation, but he knows what some fans are thinking, too
August 20, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
More Marvel TV shows are in the works, claims report - and we might know when we'll get official confirmation
What's next for Marvel on Disney+ after VisionQuest? We might know in just a few weeks
August 20, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
Kentaro Miura knew the reason Berserk kept being delayed: his own perfectionism
The long delays between new Berserk chapters were almost always because Kentaro Miura couldn't trust anyone else to draw as well as he could.
August 20, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Reacher star Alan Ritchson has spoken with DC Studios co-president James Gunn “a lot” about a potential role
Alan Ritchson is (probably) not playing Batman in James Gunn’s DCU, but the actor hints at another big role
August 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Daniel Warren Johnson was burnt out on sci-fi until 2021's Dune, and it reignited plans for Chainkata
Daniel Warren Johnson thought science fiction was played out (but then he saw the Dune movie)
August 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Spider-Man actor Christopher Daniel Barnes says there is a secret second part to the power and responsibility catchphrase (and it makes perfect sense)
Spider-Man actor Christopher Daniel Barnes has something interesting to add to Spidey’s iconic “with great power comes great responsibility” catchphrase
August 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Alex Ross is concerned Marvel Dimensions might be too similiar to Marvel Midnight: "it would've been nice to get a heads up"
Alex Ross says he's a little uncomfortable with how close he feels his Marvel Dimensions OGN is to the concept of horror line Marvel Midnight
August 20, 2026
George Marston
News
What would Critical Role's Caleb Widogast do with one wish? Fix Scanlan Shorthalt's weird penis, apparently
Don't take it from us - Caleb's real-life avatar Liam O'Brien said as much in a recent Critical Role chat
August 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Rob Liefeld has some extremely specific thoughts about Deadpool's anatomy: "He is well-endowed."
Rob Liefeld answers the question on everyone’s mind – what do Wolverine and Deadpool’s penises look like?
August 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
A definitive Dr. Doom vs. Dr. Strange wizard-off is coming this November, "to determine who is truly the greatest sorcerer"
Al Ewing and Christian Rosado are out to serve the biggest Challenges of Doom yet.
August 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Intellectual = boring for Image Comics' COO Robert Kirkman, and he's hoping to "broom the boring out of comics"
Terminal, Kirkman's latest comic book (and new superhero universe) at Image, aims to bring back the energy that brought us comics like Spawn, Youngblood, and Witchblade
August 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
More Star Trek is coming to television, teases Paramount+ executive
Though Star Trek looks uncertain once Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy end, a Paramount+ executive assures that the streamer is "talking to a lot of writers"
August 19, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's X-Men to start shooting in weeks, according to new report
You've met some of the MCU X-Men, now they're getting ready to start filming
August 19, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
Smallville’s Aquaman spin-off sank without trace because CW execs believed Alan Ritchson couldn’t anchor his own show
Smallville was going to have an Aquaman spin-off starring Alan Ritchson, but the CW got cold feet when they looked at the actor’s resume
August 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
What tattoo would Critical Role's Fjord Stone get? Travis Willingham knows
If you know anything about pirate orc Fjord, a key member of Prime Video's Mighty Nein, you may already know which direction Willingham is leaning
August 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Page 1 of 94
Archive