Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant
Editor-in-Chief
Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, Newsarama, TOKYOPOP, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)
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Watch now!Watch the Chainsaw Man anime cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con!
Chainsaw Man's Ryan Colt Levy, Reagan Murdock, Sarah Wiedenheft and Lindsay Seidel are coming to MCM Comic Con - and you can watch like you were there.
October 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Matthew Perry, actor and one of your real-life TV friends, has died
Actor Matthew Perry has died at the age of 54
October 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch now!Watch the Baldur's Gate 3 cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con!
The heroes of Baldur's Gate - Amelia Tyler (Narrator), Devora Wilde (Lae’zel), Jennifer English (Shadowheart), Neil Newbon (Astarion), Samantha Béart (Karlach), Theo Solomon (Wyll), Tim Downie (Gale) - talk about the game.
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch now!Watch the Halo game voice cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con!
The voices of Master Chief and Cortana from Halo spoke with Popverse at MCM Comic Con in London.
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch now!Watch the 2024 World Cosplay Summit Championship UK qualifiers from MCM!
A double bill of incredible costume action!
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch live!Watch Rhys Darby, Vico Ortiz, & Samson Kayo in conversation from London's MCM Comic Con!
Three of Popverse's favorite pop culture celebs - Rhys Darby, Vico Ortiz, & Samson Kayo - talk to us at MCM
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Watch live!Watch Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, & Jackson Rathbone's MCM Comic Con 2023 panel!
Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, & Jackson Rathbone talk about their careers and lives on stage live at London's MCM Comic Con.
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Five Nights at Freddy's stars Kellen Goff and Marta Svetek from Security Breach from MCM May 2023!
Revisit Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex with Kellen Goff and Marta Svetek.
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The New York Comic Con 2024 dates are here
NYCC 2024 - four days of us, you, and the biggest in comics, movie, and TV.
October 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Just how big was NYCC 2023? The official count of every attendee is in
New York Comic Con 2023 is over, and now we know how many people were there
October 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
October 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Fallout TV Show: The release date, cast, and more behind Amazon Prime Video's upcoming game adaptation
The much-anticipated Bethesda video game adaptation Fallout is headed to Prime Video in 2024
October 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Yes, we filmed the McElroy family's NYCC 2023 panels!
Be there from anywhere with Popverse's convention panel livestreams.
October 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
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NYCC 2023: Watch the Dragon Ball, Critical Role, Ewan McGregor, and 18 other panels here
The biggest comic convention in North America - New York Comic Con 2023
October 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Cap in the Big Apple: Chris Evans was at New York Comic Con 2023
Yes, Chris Evans was at NYCC 2023 for a Spotlight panel.
October 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Dav Pilkey to tackle book banning and Dr. Fredric Wertham in his next guaranteed NYT best-selling comic
The most popular comic book series in North America takes on one of the comic industry's greatest real-life villains.
October 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
October 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Loki's O.B. - Ke Huy Quan is the best new thing the MCU has had in years
O.B. is the kind of person you'd want to share a drink with (although maybe skip the caffeine).
October 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend? Rosemary's Baby, The Borrow a Boyfriend Club, more
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
September 29, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Popverse is going to Thought Bubble!
Thought Bubble is a destination convention for comic creators and tastemakers of the industry - so of course we're there as well!
September 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Meet Stan Sakai's next major new character, Akemi
Usagi Yojimbo welcomes another anthropomorphic (and talented) rabbit to its mythos
September 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The surprise thirst trap of Netflix's One Piece is Buggy the Clown
Netflix's One Piece clown is becoming a surprise sex symbol among its fanbase
September 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
September 22, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Taylor Swift scared the new Exorcist movie so much it moved release dates
Your mother shakes it off in hell
September 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Daredevil: Born Again comic sells out ahead of upcoming Disney+/MCU adaptation
Upcoming MCU show helps sell classic Marvel comics (because well, yeah)
September 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch live!Livestream the official Attack on Titan 10-year celebration & Dub panel from NYCC 2023!
Celebrate its 10-year anniversary with the New York Comic Con 2023 Attack on TItan panel
September 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
AI is coming to manga, and looking to remove human translators from the equation
A Japanese developer is hoping to use AI to make manga more accessible, by making it cheaper to translate
September 20, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The face of the Tapas webtoon empire in the US has quietly retired
The webtoon empire Tapas is having a major brain drain of senior leadership
September 19, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Critical Role is coming to London for MCM Comic Con
Life needs things to live, and you're getting that as Critical Role is coming to this October's MCM Comic Con
September 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Upcoming Spider-Man comic is so scary that Marvel has changed the age rating
This Spider-Man comic ISN'T for kids anymore
September 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Netflix's One Piece season 2 is officially on its way
Is One Piece the first great live-action anime adaptation? Netflix says so with a quick season 2 renewal
September 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Tom Hiddleston is coming to New York Comic Con 2023 (and Popverse can get you early access to meeting him!)
NYCC 2023 is so big even Tom Hiddleston has booked plans to come spend the weekend with you.
September 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
NYCC 2023: The first day of Pro Track panels, signings, and events for industry pros at New York Comic Con revealed
Exclusive retailer signings, deep conversations on the state of the comic industry, and more are coming for the NYCC 2023 Pro Track
September 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
DC editor-in-chief Marie Javins to lead first-ever ReedPop Industry Summit at NYCC 2023
The first-ever ReedPop Industry Summit is coming to New York Comic Con 2023
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch live!Watch the Dr. Stone anime panel live from NYCC 2023!
The Stone World returns this fall for Dr. STONE Season 3 (Part 2), and they're coming to New York Comic Con 2023. Presented by DoorDash.
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Yes, Popverse is livestreaming New York Comic Con 2023
How to watch New York Comic Con 2023 panels
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Who was Steve Ditko? His family will answer that question at NYCC 2023
The family of Steve Ditko step up to tell their truths about their iconic relative, and dispel what you think you know about the man
September 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the latest star coming to New York Comic Con 2023
You've seen her in movies and TV shows, now see her in person - Mary Elizabeth Winstead is coming to NYCC 2023
September 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Jujutsu Kaisen: How (and where) to watch the hit shonen anime as it returns
It's not about whether you can watch Jujutsu Kaisen. You have to watch Jujutsu Kaisen
September 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
NYCC 2023: Marvel's Spider-Man & Friends are the cover story to the New York Comic Con Program Guide
Marvel teams up with ReedPop for an all-new, exclusive piece of art for the NYCC 2023 Program Guide
September 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Chicago's C2E2 2024 tickets are on-sale now!
Comics, wrestling, and celebrities will once again collide at Chicago's C2E2 in 2024
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Michelle Gomez joins NYCC 2023 line-up (and Popverse Superfans get first dibs on meeting her!)
You know her. Now it's time to meet her. Of course, we're talking about Michelle Gomez
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
DC's YA leader (and long-time company vet) Jim Chadwick is retiring
One of DC's longest-serving employees Jim Chadwick is retiring at age 66 to live life
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The CW Supergirl's Nicole Maines brings her DC character to comics in Enter the Popverse
Yellowjacket's Nicole Maines is resurrecting her DCEU hero Dreamer for a new graphic novel from DC Comics
August 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the One Piece reunion panel with Colleen Clinkenbeard, Ian Sinclair, Sonny Strait from Seattle's ECCC!
Voice actors Colleen Clinkenbeard, Ian Sinclair, and Sonny Strait come together to talk about the anime One Piece at Emerald City Comic Con
August 30, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
DC debuts a new Joker-level villain in September's Wonder Woman #1
Diana's got a brand new bad: DC is creating the arch-nemesis Wonder Woman deserves
August 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The actor's actor Chukwudi Iwuji is coming to NYCC 2023 (and Popverse has first dibs on photo ops and autographs)
Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Peacemaker, John Wick: Chapter 2) will be at New York Comic Con 2023
August 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Happiness is for sale in new middle-grade OGN The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen
An upcoming kids comic from Oni Press is exploring how happiness is great (but other emotions are OK too)
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Who are DC's Fire and Ice? Joanne Starer tells all on Enter the Popverse
Fire & Ice & Joanne Starer & Ashley V. Robinson, this week on Enter the Popverse
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch as VIZ Media, Yen Press, and Kodansha staff talk about the manga industry and your library
Watch as manga industry experts from Yen Press, Viz Media, and Kodansha discuss the value of manga in libraries
August 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel wants their own version of Sandman's Endless family - and are creating it with G.O.D.S.
Marvel next big comic "sits at the axis of Saga and Sandman"
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Ron Perlman is coming home to New York Comic Con (and Popverse Superfans are first in line!)
You know who he is. You know what he's done. Now Ron Perlman coming to NYCC to make some new memories, with you.
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Moon Knight artist Declan Shalvey is showing off the bones of his latest project, Old Dog
Old Dog, New Trick: Declan Shalvey is sharing the behind-the-scenes of his latest creator-owned project
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Get a snarling Geralt on your shelf thanks to CD PROJEKT RED and Dark Horse Direct
A 6-inch Geralt of Rivia bust from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is on its way
August 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
NYCC 2023: A first look at the New York Comic Con badges
Get a first look at the NYCC 2023 badges all the cool kids will be wearing October 12 - 15
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Streaming VideoAhsoka: Watch Rosario Dawson's full spotlight panel from Chicago's C2E2 FREE!
Rosario Dawson came to C2E2 to talk Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano, Clerks, and more
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The rich get creamed in new dark satire Rumpus Room
The struggle of the rich vs. the poor summed up in facial cream with Rumpus Room by Mark Russell and Ramon Rosanas from AWA Studios
August 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Ahsoka: Where does Disney+'s new Star Wars show take place in the timeline?
Ahsoka's return will take place in the gap between Return of the Jedi and A Force Awakens
August 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
August 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Amazon is jumping into the webtoons game in a big way (and without comIXology)
Webtoons are getting so big that Amazon wants a piece of it
August 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Archie has found its next heroine, dark academia style
A forgotten 80s hero is being revamped to be your next dark academia obsession
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Wonder Woman's becoming an even bigger deal in the DCU - Tom King explains it all
Tom King is putting Wonder Woman in the center of the DCU, and he's coming on Enter The Popverse to talk about it
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Susan Sarandon is coming to NYCC 2023, and Popverse has first dibs on Photo Ops and Autographs
Susan Sarandon, known for her roles in movies including Rocky Horror Picture Show, Thelma & Louise, and Little Women, is heading to NYCC for autographing and solo and joint Photo Ops with co-star Tim Curry
August 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Baron von StreubenInside the life of the US Revolutionary War hero who was also revolutionary and flamboyantly gay
Washington's Gay General: the comic biography of the US Revolutionary War hero
August 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is super-charging its X-Men franchise ahead of its MCU debut
The X-Men are about to become Marvel's top priority, it seems
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
To me, my X-Men: Why Tom Brevoort's Marvel job change is a big deal (and not just for comics)
He helped create the modern Avengers as we know it, and how he's been tasked to do the same for the X-Men
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's X-Men: What the company's seismic changes say about the Krakoan era
The X-Men have a new leader. No, Professor X isn't leaving. We're talking about behind the scenes.
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
And the nominees for the 2023 Harvey Awards are...
Every year a select group of comics and creators are chosen as the best of the best in the world of comics. It's time for the Harvey Awards.
August 11, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What are we at Popverse enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
August 11, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Virgin River: Netflix's PNW romance returns with fire and heartbreak (actual fire, proverbial heartbreak)
Mel's got some more to struggle with in Virgin River season 5
August 09, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Detective Comics' Ram V is talking about his Batman western in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ram V comes on Enter the Popverse to talk about his Batman western arc in Detective Comics
August 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Heartstopper's Rhea Norwood talk about the upcoming Netflix season
Rhea Norwood is talking about Netflix's Heartstopper season 2, and you can watch the whole thing.
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The Meg creator Steve Alten boards a shark-themed Enter the Popverse
Prose novelist and The Meg creator Steve Alten comes to talk about the franchise ahead of The Meg 2: The Trench
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Predicting Future Technology - From Sci-Fi to Reality panel from New York Comic Con!
The authors of the Skeptics Guide to the Future talk about the future at NYCC 2022.
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
DC Comics' architect Joshua Williamson chats Knight Terrors on Enter The Popverse
Enter the Popverse celebrates our first birthday!
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Spider-Man's Preeti Chhibber and The Nib's Matt Bors Enter the Popverse
Enter the Popverse welcomes a Spider-Man YA author and one of the world's most popular political cartoonists
August 07, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Chainsaw Man panel with Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock from Florida Supercon!
Ryan Colt Levy, Sarah Widenheft, and Reagan Murdock talk all things Chainsaw Man, and you can watch it all like you were there
August 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
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August 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Vault Comics wants to have the best-selling comic of 2023 - and they're willing to give it away for free to do it
Vault Comics biggest launch yet is Unnatural Order - and they're pulling out the stops to make it that way
August 03, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What does the actors and writers strikes mean for New York Comic Con, MCM, and other ReedPop shows?
The organizers of NYCC, MCM, C2E2, ECCC, and Florida Supercon hint at what things will be like during the actors' and writers' strike
August 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Kraven the Hunter: The new release date, the cast, and everything you need to know about the movie
Aaron Taylor-Johnson's debut as the ultimate hunter will now debut in August 2024, not October 2023
July 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
The McElroys are coming to Enter the Popverse!
Travis, Justin, and Clint McElroy will be live guests on our weekly video show Enter the Popverse
July 26, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Guardians Vol. 3: When can you buy it, stream it, or Disney+ it?
All the details on when you can watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on streaming, home video, and Zune (the last part is a joke)
July 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch The Witcher's Eamon Farren talk about the upcoming season
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach himself - Eamon Farren - is talking about The Witcher season 3 on Netflix.
July 25, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Full Panel VideoInside Our Flag Means Death fan fiction and SMAUs
Watch the From Beepers to the Bachelorette: the OFMD SMAU Phenomenon panel, filmed at MCM Comic Con in May 2023!
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
MCM Comic Con: Watch Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other panels from the London May 2023 event!
Our Flag Mean Death and the stars of Witcher, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more are here at MCM Comic Con
July 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
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
July 23, 2023
Ashley V. Robinson
News
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
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Assassin’s Creed jumps to 1970s Brazil and the future in new comic spinoffs
Ahead of the new Assassin's Creed game, the Brotherhood returns to comics in a big way
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Shang-Chi returns to Marvel for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Marvel's martial arts franchise returns this December
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel Comics' Gang War crossover event: Spider-Man, Elektra, Luke Cage, and more team-up to save NYC
Everything you need to know about Marvel Comics' upcoming 'Gang War' event
July 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
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
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Surprise! There's a new Invincible episode coming to Amazon Prime Video tonight!
An Atom Eve-centric episode is airing at San Diego Comic-Con, then coming to Amazon Prime Video for you to watch at home.
July 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
A new Zombie Ghost Rider is blazing into Marvel Comics
Is Ghost Rider a zombie? We finally have an answer
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
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
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Aquaman 2 and Dune 2 might be delayed due to marketing worries over the actors' strike
Could Warner Bros. Discovery's two big sci-fi action sequels be delayed?
July 21, 2023
Chris Arrant