Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan
Editor
Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. His work has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, Polygon, Inverse, Time Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times, and he also co-hosts the Wait What podcast three times a month and writes the Comics, FYI newsletter. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.
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Yes, there's going to be a DOGE movie
underDOGE is coming, and it's going to explain everything you want to know (and more) about the iconic meme
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Dog Man returns with an unexpected announcement of a second book in 2024, just weeks before the movie
Big Jim Begins will hit shelves this December
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC Comics creators Dustin Nguyen, Tini Howard, Jackson Lanzing & Jeff Parker reveal the one and only time you a comic creator should work for free
If anyone offers to pay you in exposure, don't forget "you can expose yourself," said creators at ECCC 2024
May 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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George Clooney and Brad Pitt rekindle that Ocean's Eleven magic in new crime comedy Wolfs
The first trailer for the fall movie really hopes you loved those Ocean's movies
May 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: Here's how the new Disney+ series The Acolyte fits into The High Republic, and the timeline of the Skywalker Saga
The new Star Wars story takes place in a familiar, but unexplored part of the history of a galaxy far, far away
May 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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DC's Batman: The Long Halloween gets a new sequel that doubles as tribute to the late Tim Sale
DC and writer Jeph Loeb are extending the hit storyline with a new 10-part comic with an all-star art team
May 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Who gets political (almost) and perhaps just a little contradictory in the process
'73 Yards' dumps the Doctor and focuses on Ruby in a horror story with a hidden monster
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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When does the world end? An incomplete timeline of the many world-ending moments in apocalyptic movies & TV shows
Across the history of science fiction, there have been a lot of stories about how humanity might meet its fate
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Todd McFarlane is working with Marvel again (just not how you might expect)
McFarlane Toys has partnered with Marvel for a new line of posed figures based on iconic artwork (including Todd's, of course)
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Delicious dysfunction is back on FX's menu, thanks to The Bear's new trailer
The third season of the show drops June 27
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Either Emily in Paris is getting a fifth season, or someone in Europe just got scammed hard at a charity auction
Netflix hasn't officially renewed the show ahead of its fourth season premiere, but someone has paid real money to appear in the next season anyway
May 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Please, please, please celebrities: stop making us feel dumb for liking your work
Yeah, we get it: you're as cynical about this stuff as we are, but maybe that's... too cynical?
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Is Marvel's Doctor Strange coming to an end this August?
Marvel's solicitation text for August's 18th issue of the series sounds suspiciously final
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man + Spider-Boy + Radioactive blood = A brand new relationship this summer, teases Marvel
Get ready for Spider-Boy to meet the Spider-Warriors (and Spider-Society!) and things to get... bloody
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel teases a return for its original West Coast superteam in August's Spider-Woman
The Champions might be about to make a comeback this summer (Yes, really)
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Avengers vs. Star Wars' Mandalorian vs. Steven Spielberg as the famed director returns with a mystery UFO 'event' movie in May 2026
The movie will see him reunite with Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds collaborator David Koepp
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Dystopian future movie music keeps sounding like the past, and that's getting old
We've heard it all before, and that's a problem when filmmakers are trying to convince us we're watching the world to come
May 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Vision is set to return in 2026, thanks to the man behind the last season of Star Trek: Picard
Remember how much you loved that Next Generation reunion? The mind behind that is now reviving Paul Bettany's Avenger for Disney+
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix reveals what Liam Hemsworth looks like as The Witcher (Don't worry, he turns around)
The first look at Hemsworth's version of Geralt has been unveiled, and we have video
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How to watch the Conjuring movies (as well as Annabelle, The Nun, and other spinoffs) in order
Spend those cold, dark winter nights revisiting the Warrens' and their favorite monsters in the Conjuring movie universe
May 22, 2024
Mason Downey
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Archie magics a forgotten comic book hero back into the spotlight with Kardak the Mystic this August
The spooky one-shot will reintroduce a character who originally appeared in the 1940s
May 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Holly Hunter boards the latest Star Trek series, Starfleet Academy
The Oscar-nominated actress will play the Captain and Chancellor of the new school for the next generation of Trekkers
May 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix writer/director Simon Kinberg is in talks to take on Star Trek
Kinberg is in talks to produce the in-development prequel, and future movies if it does well, according to reports
May 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC Studios to release Superman actor Christopher Reeve documentary in theaters this fall
Super/Man, about the real life of cinema's finest Man of Steel Christopher Reeve, to come to theaters for 2 nights in September
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Netflix's Sandman reveals the remaining Endless (and maybe some teases of what to expect in season 2 of the Neil Gaiman adaptation, too)
What does it mean if we're seeing the Prodigal in the second season of the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's DC comic?
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Apocalypse how?: Vote for your favorite dystopian, post-apocalyptic movie in our poll!
It's the end of the world as we know it, and we want to know which movie makes you feel fine
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Fallout Boy's Pete Wentz is back with a suicide-turned-magical-salvation story in Dying Inside
Dying Inside artist Lisa Sterle opens up her sketchbook to look at designs and character art
May 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!Doctor Who deepens the show's central mysteries, and repeats one very high profile old trick
The new season of the long-running sci-fi drama is very playfully calling back to the show's own history
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Absolute Power takes on Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, and more of DC's comic book line this summer
The big summer event comes from the World's Finest team of Mark Waid and Dan Mora
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman find new partners and new hope in August's Absolute Power titles from DC
As Amanda Waller takes over the DCU, the world's mightiest heroes have to learn new methods to save the day without their powers
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How did Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman first meet and team-up? DC is finally going to tell that story
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #30 will tell the first team-up of DC's three iconic characters this summer
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC is ending the long-delayed Justice Society of America series after 12 issues
The title, intended to headline a New Golden Age line at the publisher, has been plagued by delays throughout its run
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Here's how One Tree Hill could (and should) return for a new show, according to star Chad Michael Murray
One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray has an idea on how to keep the show's legacy alive for fans and new audiences
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Let love rule: Give Archie Comics the Bridgerton treatment, you cowards
If period romances are all the rage, then surely we can let Archie Andrews be the All-American dreamboat he was originally intended to be?
May 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Come meet Popverse at MCM London May 2024!
Want to find Popverse video producer Ashley V. Robinson during the three-day UK event? Here's where to look
May 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Downton Abbey walked so that Bridgerton could f***
Yes, the classic period drama seems like history when compared with contemporary takes on romance and soap opera from tales of yore
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC Studios' Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow now has a 2026 release date - here's what that might mean for the new DCU
What can we take from the new Supergirl movie's release date?
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Dune: Prophecy's first teaser trailer doubles down on blaming it all on the Bene Gesserit
The sisterhood at the center of things are also at the heart of the new spin-off show coming to Max this fall
May 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man: How to watch Marvel's wall-crawler movies from the MCU to the Spider-Verse in release and chronological order
With great power comes great rewatchability with Marvel's Spider-Man movies
May 15, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Daredevil: Born Again gets a release date (and a reduced episode count) from Disney+ and Marvel in 2025
Our radar sense is saying that Charlie Cox's return as Marvel's hornhead is going to be a big deal
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel blames Agatha for WandaVision spinoff's name changes as they reveal release date
Coven of Chaos no more! Farewell, House of Harkness!
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The best Post-Apocalyptic Comics: From nuclear fallout to gender-centric genocide, comics love to end the world in big ways
Y: The Last Man, Kamandi, Judge Dredd and more show up on our list of the best dystopian comic book stories
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV's First Decade at Boom! Studios Kickstarter is now live... and there's a brand new book as part of the campaign
The Art of Something is Killing the Children is a previously unannounced addition to the anniversary campaign
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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It's been 25 months since DC Comics had a proper Justice League comic - here's all the big DC comics missing in action
Justice League, Supergirl, and Aquaman didn't get a Dawn of DC revival, and they're not alone
May 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Roger Corman should be remembered as the model that filmmakers should try to emulate from now on
Unexpectedly, Corman may have been the most important man in movies across the past half century
May 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Doctor Who returns... and Doctor Who returns, along with it (No, that's not a spoiler)
What one longtime fan makes of the first two episodes of the new era of Doctor Who
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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SpoilersThe other mystery woman of Doctor Who revealed - but its spoilers
There's a surprisingly familiar face in 'The Devil's Chord'
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spoilers!Doctor Who: Look for the twist inside the twist at the ending of 'The Devil's Chord'
Pay more attention to the end of the second episode of the new season than you otherwise would...
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Red, White & Royal Two: Amazon's hit romcom is getting a sequelbecause happily ever after doesn't mean no follow-ups
A second Red, White & Royal Blue is on its way - and original novelist Casey McQuiston is co-writing it
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Five Nights at Freddys-esque game Poppy Playtime is bringing Huggy Wuggy to your local bookshelf
Poppy Playtime Orientation Handbook is out now, launching a line of books bringing Huggy Wuggy to a new (terrified) audience
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The five best Doctor Who episodes to revisit as the show's 2024 generation materializes on Disney+
We're not going to spoil anything, but there's a few old Who episodes you might want to take a look at...
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Screw the high concept! Let's make 2024 the year where subtlety becomes a thing of the past in movies once again
Twisters? We salute you (and want more like you)
May 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman: Caped Crusader: Now we know when it'll be released, and what it'll look like
The animated series will reimagine DC's Dark Knight as a 1940s-set period noir adventure, say producers
May 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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After DC and Marvel's team-up, now Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are partnering to offer a combined streaming bundle
Want Max, Hulu, and Disney+ all together at one lower price? It'll be available this summer
May 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Studios is partnering with ILM on a trip inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe
What If...? An Immersive Story will let users bring Marvel to real life
May 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Fallen kingdoms: The crossovers (real and imagined) between Planet of the Apes and Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth
Did Jack Kirby's 1972 comic book classic come about as a result of the 1968 Planet of the Apes movie?
May 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Do Marvel's Red Band Blood Hunt comics actually fit into the regular comic book universe?
Two weeks into Blood Hunt, and are the cracks already beginning to show between the regular Marvel Universe and the adults only version?
May 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth as a whole is about to begin its Golden (Second) Age
With Prime Video's Rings of Power returning and a new movie due this holiday season, everything is coming up Tolkien
May 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Disney is slowing down Marvel Studios' release schedule: Here's what that could mean
Disney CEO Bob Iger wants to see two Marvel movies a year, with two Marvel shows on Disney+
May 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Joker: Folie à Deux: Everything we know so far about the Joker sequel, from music to cast (and more!)
Make sure you're up to date on everything you need to know about the follow up to 2019's R-rated Joker reboot
May 07, 2024
Kevin Wong
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DC's new Superman is a man just like us, who puts his bright red boots on one at a time
James Gunn releases the first look at David Corenswet as DC's new cinematic Superman
May 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's Miracleman collaboration for Marvel has been reworked to become "a new work" for modern times, says the artist
Buckingham detailed the ways in which the two creators are working together to finish their story after 30 years
May 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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SpoilersDC's Absolute Power FCBD special introduces the "final piece of the puzzle" for Amanda Waller's master plan against the former Justice League
Things do not go well for one villain in the prelude to the big summer 2024 event including Superman, Batman, and the DC heroes
May 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV is right: E.T. genuinely is a horrifying movie (as long as you watch the right scenes)
Steven Spielberg knew what he was doing; the same can't really be said about people responsible for bootleg copies in the 1980s
May 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Free Comic Book Day arrives at the U.S. Capitol, thanks to Congressman Robert Garcia
The head of the Popular Arts Caucus brought the annual event (and, of course, some free comics) to Capitol Hill Wednesday
May 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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My Adventures with Superman returns for its second season May 25 on Adult Swim
New episodes will be added to Max the day after Adult Swim broadcast
April 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Margot Robbie, Booksmart director Olivia Wilde, and Poor Things screenwriter Tony McNamara are teaming up... to bring a Rob Liefeld comic to the big screen
Forget Deadpool, Avengelyne might be Rob Liefeld's greatest contribution to cinema
April 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Gunn sets the record straight on two different Superman conspiracy theories
Despite what some fans believe, he hasn't been planning a CGI-heavy reboot for years now
April 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 is the Absolute Power prologue you didn't see coming
This week's Superman one-shot has a big impact on DC's summer 2024 event
April 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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6 Best Post-Apocalyptic Movies: Apes, atomic horror, and more await humanity (and you) on our top movie list
It's not just the damn dirty apes that cause trouble after the worst case scenario has happened, as it turns out
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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C2E2 2024: Come watch what Popverse got up to during Chicago's best weekend of the year
Ashley V. Robinson guides you through a video highlight reel of our time in the Windy City
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gets a live concert tour show this fall, visiting more than 50 cities in the US
Miles Morales' soundtrack is coming to a city near you
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Tron: Ares will continue the tradition of pushing technology (and filmmaking) forward, says star Cameron Monaghan
We don't get a lot of Tron movies, and that's a good thing, says the star of next year's installment
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Deadpool & Wolverine doesn't need audiences to do any homework ahead of time, says director Shawn Levy
Yes, it's a movie with a lot of backstory attached, but don't worry about that (apparently)
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Popverse went to C2E2 2024 and all we got was this amazing cavalcade of stories for you
We had a very packed weekend in Chicago's McCormick Place
April 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Hannibal wouldn't be a fan of Chicago's local food scene, according to Mads Mikkelsen (but, then again, he's a cannibal)
The actor who brought Hannibal Lecter to life does feel that one local dish has appeal to the iconic villain... maybe
April 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez shares behind the scenes peeks for Alien Day 2024
Show me less and scare me more seems to be the operating theory behind the upcoming horror sci-fi movie
April 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy tease what the future could hold for Hannibal and Will Graham
"We’re still crossing our fingers a couple more years, right?" Mikkelsen said on the C2E2 stage about a potential revival of the cult show
April 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Tynion IV and Boom! Studios celebrate their 10th anniversary together, and we're the ones getting the gifts
The publisher and Tynion announced a new project celebrating a decade of collaboration at C2E2, with the book launching on Kickstarter
April 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Overgrown children of the atom: Marvel's X-Men can't evolve past their '90s commercial peak
It's not just the name; the X-Men as a whole are stuck in the past
April 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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C2E2 2024 is here, and here's where you can find Popverse at the show!
3 days, 4 staff members, and more fun than you could stuff even in a deep dish
April 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Who doesn't want a do-over? It's time to re-evaluate the art of the reboot
Sometimes, everyone needs a chance to start once again
April 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Garth Ennis, James Tynion IV, Becky Cloonan, R.L. Stine and more say Hello Darkness with a new horror project from BOOM!
BOOM! Studios says Hello Darkness with a new ongoing horror anthology series launching this summer
April 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How comic creators really feel about convention commission sketches
Sometimes, the pressure (or choice of subject) of a con sketch can prove to be too much
April 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC unveils finished Jim Lee cover art for the upcoming DC/Marvel and Amalgam omnibus collections
New editions of classic crossover comics including Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man are coming soon
April 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel stalwart Al Ewing takes on DC's Starman as part of Pride 2024 event
DC Pride 2024 #1 will be accompanied by a tribute to writer Rachel Pollack and more this June
April 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The X-Men get the party they've always deserved with Portland's Homo Superior this May
The retro-80s event is being promoted with some beautiful Kevin Wada artwork
April 24, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Mike Flanagan doesn't like the Flanaverse name, but its inspired a series of on-set jokes
Lovers of The Haunting series, or Fall of the House of Usher, get ready to... flassemble...?
April 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman writer Chip Zdarsky shares his unlikely story of breaking into the comic book industry
It's one thing to be a good writer; it's another to be in the right place to take advantage of a hit movie
April 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Free Comic Book Day 2025: When, where, and what DC, Marvel, and other comics to expect from next year's event
It's a year away, but it's not too early to plan for 2025's Free Comic Book Day event
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC's Blue Beetle is ending in July
The creative team of the fan-favorite run announced the end of the series on social media
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Free Comic Book Day 2024: When, where, and what DC, Marvel, and other comics to expect from this May's event
It's not too early to start thinking about what to pick up from the upcoming annual event
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman, Wonder Woman, and other DC superheroes lose their superpowers (and more) in DC Comics' July 2024 solicitations
This summer, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman will have to deal with a new level of super-threat in DC Comics July 2024 titles
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Absolute Power grounds Superman in DC's plans for the Man of Steel this July (oh, and Action Comics gets a makeover, too!)
Gail Simone and Rainbow Rowell take on Action, while DC's big summer event takes over the Superman series
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman hits a milestone (and has to deal with the consequences) in DC's big July 2024 plans for the Dark Knight and family
Get ready for an anniversary issue of the Batman title that won't make Bruce Wayne too happy, as Absolute Power hits the Dark Knight where it hurts
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman, Superman, and DC's biggest heroes go to war as Absolute Power launches in DC's July 2024 comics
Learn everything you need to know about the first month of DC's summer 2024 event right here
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel's Punisher revamp was never going to quieten the controversy surrounding the character (and made Frank Castle an unlikely martyr)
Frank Castle being replaced is being argued as "proof" that Marvel hates Punisher fans
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Comics' July 2024 solicitations: X-Men, Spider-Man, Avengers and everything else, all in one place!
Blood Hunt comes to an end, the X-Men get to crawl From The Ashes after months of teasing, and there's a new Annihilation in 2099, to boot!
April 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Quentin Tarantino has abandoned what was supposed to be his final movie; other directors should do the same
The Movie Critic starring Brad Pitt is no longer in pre-production after Tarantino stepped away from the project
April 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC Comics returns to Wednesdays: After four years, we know when DC will restart shipping comics on Wednesdays
The start of DC's big summer 2024 event marks the return to Wednesday on-sale dates for the publisher's output in comic stores
April 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan