Emerald City Comic Con
The Pacific Northwest's four-day pop culture extravaganza.
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Emerald City Comic Con Spotlight
The Twilight movie cast reveal the real reason they were wearing hats in the iconic baseball scene
What’s up with the hats in Twilight’s baseball scene? Blame it on the rain.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Robert Pattinson’s Twilight co-star reveals how the actor really felt about the sparkles
Did Robert Pattinson enjoy sparkling in Twilight? According to his co-star, not so much.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Did Twilight vampire dad Peter Facinelli get to keep Carlisle Cullen’s severed head? We asked
Whatever happened to Carlisle Cullen’s head?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Lord of the Rings cast reveal the real-life origins of their characters' accents
Where did the accents from Lord of the Rings come from? According to the cast, it was all Tolkien
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Watch USS Improvise: The Next Generation, the musical! is a Star Trek parody like you've never seen before
Make it so (and la, and ti, and do)
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros' full panel conversation with Popverse
The author of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame took to the stage to talk about her globally successful Empyrean series
Veronica Valencia
Revisit USA's hit show Psych with Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson's full convo from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Get psyched.
Ashley V. Robinson
Emerald City Comic Con Feed
The Twilight movie cast reveal the real reason they were wearing hats in the iconic baseball scene
What’s up with the hats in Twilight’s baseball scene? Blame it on the rain.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Robert Pattinson’s Twilight co-star reveals how the actor really felt about the sparkles
Did Robert Pattinson enjoy sparkling in Twilight? According to his co-star, not so much.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Did Twilight vampire dad Peter Facinelli get to keep Carlisle Cullen’s severed head? We asked
Whatever happened to Carlisle Cullen’s head?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The Lord of the Rings cast reveal the real-life origins of their characters' accents
Where did the accents from Lord of the Rings come from? According to the cast, it was all Tolkien
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Yes, the Twilight cast is aware of the infamous Twilight Sewerposting Facebook group
If you’re a member of the Facebook group Twilight Sewerposting, a certain cast member has been reading your posts.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Imagine Gimli on a boat! Lord of the Rings' John Rhys-Davies shares his secret hobby – boating
John Rhys-Davies shares his love of sailing (and sinking) boats.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Lord of the Rings: one special effect was crucial to Gimli actor John Rhys Davies
Here's a hint: It involves a wizard (You might know the one)
Veronica Valencia
Watch the Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and John Rhys-Davies reunite to share memories, on-set jokes, and more
23 years after the fellowship first set out for Mordor, the cast of LotR came Emerald City Comic Con 2024, and you can watch it here!
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Matt Mercer reveals Ruidus history goes all the way back to the group's first campaign
The Game Master teases "there's still so much" to explore about the mythology of Critical Role
Veronica Valencia
If you're going to a comic con, you'll need this (and this, and this)
It's dangerous to go alone - take this! A comprehensive guide of things to bring to a comic convention
Lauren Sisselman
A guide to disability & ADA services to expect at comic conventions
Conventions are for everyone - here's how it can work for you
Lauren Sisselman
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
Graeme McMillan
Hear about the Adventure Time multiverse, as imagined by Jake voice actor Jeremy Shada – where every character is Finn and Jake
Jeremy Shada has some ideas about exploring Adventure Time’s multiverse
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
“I wore them down by doing the same thing 800 times”: Tom Kenny recalls his Adventure Time audition
Adventure Time voice actor Tom Kenny shares the story of how he was cast as Ice King.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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...?
Graeme McMillan
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
Graeme McMillan
Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker's big fear was letting future Doctor Who actors down
The Doctor is an iconic role, but that wasn't the only weight on Jodie Whittaker's shoulders
Tiffany Babb
Is Stephen King ever nervous about movies adapting his books? Mike Flanagan can tell you
Flanagan, who's adapted stories like Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep, revealed the writer's brilliant philosophy in approaching movies inispired by his novels
Grant DeArmitt
Watch USS Improvise: The Next Generation, the musical! is a Star Trek parody like you've never seen before
Make it so (and la, and ti, and do)
Ashley V. Robinson
Rebecca Yarros explains how Fourth Wing transitioned from books to a live-action Amazon Prime Video TV show
"I know that they'll honor the diversity in the cast and we're not gonna see it whitewashed," the author says of the upcoming television adaptation
Graeme McMillan
Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros reveals THIS SCENE almost didn't happen
The author discusses scenes that weren't originally in the book
Veronica Valencia
Watch Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros' full panel conversation with Popverse
The author of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame took to the stage to talk about her globally successful Empyrean series
Veronica Valencia
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is 10 years old today, and Chris Evans is telling us why its his favorite Marvel movie yet
Chris Evans reflects on Marvel Studios' Captain America: The Winter Soldier on its 10th anniversary
Chris Arrant
Revisit USA's hit show Psych with Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson's full convo from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Get psyched.
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch the Critical Role, Lord of the Rings, Jodie Whittaker, and 15+ more panels from Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
Watch nine panels from the ECCC 2024 Main Stage powered by Xfinity.
Chris Arrant
Watch Marissa Meyer, Jasmine Skye, Kendare Blake, & Margaret Owen match wits in... Battle of the Tropes
Authors of over 25 books across ten fantasy realms converge to debate the pros and cons of the most famous of fantasy tropes
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch Rebecca Yarros' discussion on Romantasy with Saara El-Arifi, Danielle L. Jensen, & Leia Stone
Join these critically acclaimed and bestselling authors as they discuss how the combination of romance and fantasy is one of the hottest trends in lit right now.
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch Jodie Whittaker, Rebecca Yarros, Mike Flanagan, and more new panels filmed at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
Watch full-length panel conversations about Doctor Who, The Strangers: Chapter One, Fourth Wing, the Flanaverse, and more.
Chris Arrant
Watch Doctor Who herself Jodie Whittaker's full panel conversation with Popverse
Get up to caffiene level ten and get ready to watch and hour-long conversation with Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker
Veronica Valencia
Watch James D’Amato, Jef Aldrich, & Jon Taylor discuss which RPG monsters they'd most like to date
The authors of The Ultimate RPG Series and Düngeonmeister books review the romantic prospects of eldritch horrors. In public!
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch the Team Fortress 2 cast reunion from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Pyro, Heavy, Sniper, and Medic are together again... hopefully on friendly terms
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch The Strangers: Chapter 1 panel with Madelaine Petsch & more from ECCC 2024
No stranger to horror, the Riverdale and Polaroid star is joined by The Strangers producer Courtney Solomon
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch how comics can save lives with the Cause Comics panel from Seattle's ECCC 2024
The former Marvel Creative Director is joined by public health and branding experts to discuss Seahawks's Bobby Wagner and his comics with a purpose
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch the Divergent series author Veronica Roth's full panel conversation from Seattle's ECCC 2024
The Divergent, Chosen Ones, and Arch-Conspirator author Veronica Roth answered fan questions and discussed her work at ECCC '24
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch horror director/writer Mike Flanagan and actor Kate Siegel's full panel conversation with Popverse
From Hush to Hill House, Midnight Mass to Midnight Club, these experts in the eerie made for one hell of a conversation
Ashley V. Robinson
Watch Veronica Roth & Terry Brooks discussion on building bestselling worlds from ECCC 2024
The authors of the Shannara Chronicles and Divergent series know what sells - listen as they tell you
Ashley V. Robinson
Naruto, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Owl House, and other voice actors jump into 'I'm a Voice Actor' trend
Sokka, Naruto, Luz, Courage, Marceline, & Zuko together in one viral video
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker shares what it was like calling David Tennant before starting on set
When the Tenth and Thirteenth doctor collide
Veronica Valencia
Fourth Wing and Iron Flame author Rebecca Yarros reveals what her signet would be
We love lightning and shadows but that's not what Yarros wants her own signet to be
Veronica Valencia
The cast of Twilight reveals who the favorite Cullen child is
Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, and Peter Facinelli share their thoughts
Veronica Valencia
Fourth Wing's Rebecca Yarros became a writer to deal with sleepless nights
"I read thousands of books... so by the time I started writing my book, I had a good idea what story structure was," she explains
Graeme McMillan
Chatting with Doctor Who cosplayers at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con
Ahead of the Jodie Whittaker spotlight panel at ECCC, Popverse chatted with a few excited fans about their love for Doctor Who
Tiffany Babb
Could a Choose Your Own Adventure revival be the other big con trend of 2024?
ECCC 2024 had an eye-catching display that seemingly worked when it came to freeing up those nostalgia dollars
Graeme McMillan
Yes, that's a Grogu made of chocolate (and yes, you really want to eat him, he's delicious)
The Truffle Cottage has arrived at ECCC 2024 to transform your favorite characters into tasty treats
Graeme McMillan
What do Avatar: The Last Airbender cosplayers think of the new Netflix show?
Reviews and reactions from the floor of Emerald City Comic Con
Ashley V. Robinson
What if... the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had their own Mount Rushmore?
Sculptor Chris Milnes recreates the iconic mountain with pop culture heroes from his own fandom
Graeme McMillan
Inside the TMNT rebirth - a spoiler-filled look at The Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution #1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II — Re-Evolution #1 spoilers ahead
Graeme McMillan
Watch the Cosplay Central Crown Championship regional qualifier from Seattle's ECCC
Cosplay Cental's annual competition continued at Emerald City Comic Con 2024 - check out the artists by watching the event here!
Grant DeArmitt
Celebrate the winners of the Cosplay Central Crown Championships at Seattle's ECCC 2024!
Gaze upon the victors of ECCC 2024's Cosplay Central Crown Championships
Chris Arrant
Best Dressed: See the looks from Cosplay Central Crown Championship finalists and winners at ECCC '24
The annual competition's latest match-up was at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, and Popverse got them all on film
Grant DeArmitt
Escape the sensory overload of con life with the Japanese Freeplay Arcade
The attraction at ECCC 2024 offered fans the opportunity to get away from it all with some free video game action
Graeme McMillan
Superman cosplayers react to James Gunn's Superman chest symbol reveal
Watch the reactions and insights in this super-fun video captured by Popverse's Ashley Victoria Robinson!
Ashley V. Robinson
Emerald City Comic Con 2024's best cosplayers, from Spider-Men to Hazbin Hotel and more
The best dressed at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024.
Chris Arrant
Watch Cosplay Central's Costume Showcase from Seattle's ECCC 2024!
Entire families of cosplayers took the stage at Emerald City Comic Con 2024, and you can watch the showcase here
Grant DeArmitt
Watch the best, brightest, and BTS at ECCC 2024's Hit the Stage K-Pop Dance contest!
Talented acts from all over were at Emerald City Comic Con 2024 to perform to Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, and more - watch it here
Grant DeArmitt
Watch the Avatar: The Last Airbender cast panel from Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
Dante Basco, Jack De Sena, Mae Whitman, and Zach Tyler Eisen represented their nations at the Avatar: The Last Airbender panel in Seattle
Chris Arrant
Watch the Twilight cast's reunion in Seattle for ECCC 2024
Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, and Peter Fracinelli were at Emerald City Comic Con 2024 for an unmissable Twlight panel - watch it here
Grant DeArmitt
Watch the Addams Family movie reunion with Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd from Seattle's ECCC 2024
The cast of the 1991 classic brought their freaky family values to Emerald City Comic Con 2024, and Popverse has the footage
Grant DeArmitt
Watch the Adventure Time cast panel from Seattle's ECCC!
Be you human, dog, or bubble gum, you can watch Emerald City Comic Con's 2024 Adventure Time panel.
Grant DeArmitt
The biggest mystery of The Strangers movie franchise could be revealed soon: Who is Tamara, and 'Is Tamara home?'
Solomon revealed the often-referenced, never-seen will soon make an appearance... but not in The Strangers: Chapter 1
Grant DeArmitt
Emerald City Comic Con 2024 show floor trends: Dice and plushies
Every convention show floor is different, here's what we saw at ECCC
Tiffany Babb
Frodo Baggins actor Elijah Wood endorses our idea for Lord of the Rings weedstrains like Pipe-Weed (and 'Hobbit Mushrooms' too!)
"An officially licensed weed strain would be great," Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood tells Popverse
Chris Arrant
Mike Flanagan already has a favorite scene in his upcoming The Dark Tower TV show based on Stephen KIng's books
That's not all: Kate Siegel already knows who she wants to play in the upcoming series, as well
Graeme McMillan
'Oh, it's me?!' Chris Evans reveals when and how he found out he was playing Knives Out's murderer
After being America's hero for a decade, Chris Evans went dark - and loved it
Chris Arrant
The villains of the upcoming horror movie The Strangers: Chapter 1 showed up in character at Seattle ECCC event
The makers of the horror franchise The Strangers are looking to bring the fear to fans, even before they watch the new movie
Grant DeArmitt
Fellowship with Lord of the Rings' Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, & John Rhys-Davies at Seattle's ECCC 2024
From the Shire to Seattle! Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Gimli are heading to March's Emerald City Comic Con
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Chris Evans is coming to Seattle for ECCC 2024
Captain America himself will be headlining Emerald City Comic Con 2024
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Chris Evans Spotlight panel from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Chris Evans appeared at Seattle's ECCC
Chris Arrant
Chris Evans wants a fantasy movie like Lord of the Rings
Chris Evans says he can wear "pointy ears" and shoot a "bow & arrow"
Chris Arrant
The upcoming Lord of the Rings movies would be great with Chris Evans, and Sean Astin gives him his blessing
He is the gatekeeper, after all
Grant DeArmitt
Conventions are still the best place to dig through longboxes
You can always find treasure in these battered old boxes
Tiffany Babb
At Marvel he's a nanny, but with creator-owned he's a parent: Kieron Gillen on WFH vs. independent work
Kieron Gillen on WFH vs. independent work
Graeme McMillan
Feeling stressed? Why not LARP at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con
LARP group Amtgard provide the ideal answer to con tension
Graeme McMillan
What Instant Karma author Marissa Meyer notices about meeting readers
“There is a difference sort of energy at a convention centre full of people,” Meyer says
Ashley V. Robinson
Elderwood Academy is bringing innovation to dice boxes and rolling trays at Emerald City Comic Con
Want to see something cool?
Tiffany Babb
Come with Popverse to the Baldur's Gate meetup at Seattle's ECCC
We have witnessed far too much
Tiffany Babb
Ben Moser is making gaming dice - with a mechanical engineer's flair
You haven't seen dice like Summit Dice's
Tiffany Babb
Popverse heads to Emerald City Comic Con, Pikmin style
Popverse deputy editor got into the Pikmin spirit at the Seattle Convention Center
Tiffany Babb
This comic artist paints adorable watercolors that will melt any superhero fan's heart
No seriously, they're ultra cute
Tiffany Babb
Where's Waldo is the definition of fun for the whole family at ECCC '24
At this year's Emerald City Comic Con, he most sought after character isn't a superhero
Grant DeArmitt
HBO meets the X-Men in Marvel mutant writer Kieron Gillen's new series The Power Fantasy with Caspar Wijngaard
'What if Watchmen had six Doctor Manhattans?' asks The Power Fantasy writer Kieron Gillen
Graeme McMillan
IDW's upcoming TMNT: Last Ronin sequel Re-Evolution is on-sale a week early at Seattle's ECCC 2024
Be the first to get the Last Ronin sequel as IDW is selling the TMNT book early in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con
Chris Arrant
Gifts from Legend of Zelda's Korok Forest - why you should compliment cosplayers at cons
Popverse's Ashley Victoria Robinson received an beautiful tribute from Link during the first day of ECCC
Ashley V. Robinson
Timey-Wimey get in line-y: Doctor Who herself, Jodie Whittaker, will be at ECCC '24
Jodie Whittaker, the Thirteenth Doctor, will be at Emerald City Comic Con 2024 for photo ops and signings
Chris Arrant
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner leads a push for stroke awareness at ECCC 2024
FAST54 is a comic book leading a new educational initiative to help teach fans the value of F.A.S.T.
Graeme McMillan
What Cinder author Marissa Meyer loves seeing most at conventions
"Oh! People watching and seeing the cosplay," Meyer says
Ashley V. Robinson
Emerald City Comic Con 2024: Pro and creator programming track revealed
Four days of classes, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more await in Seattle at the first big convention of the year
Graeme McMillan
Come meet Popverse at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024!
4 days, 5 Popverse personnel, and a dozen panels - this is our ECCC 2024.
Chris Arrant
Drinks, dungeons, dragons and delights await you at Emerald City Comic Con's The Tavern in Seattle
A thematic lounge with everything, including adult drinks
Chris Arrant
Lunar Chronicles' Marissa Meyer loves cosplay - and has certain cosplays she'd love to see at Seattle's ECCC this weekend
I may not be exactly into the thing that you're into, but we are already on a similar ground in that we are fans of something and we love something and we are here to just be excited about whatever that is," Meyer says
Ashley V. Robinson
Livestream the Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker panel live from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Jodie Whittaker is taking the TARDIS to Emerald City Comic Con 2024 for The Doctors are In panel - stream it live!
Grant DeArmitt
Psych's Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson are heading to Seattle's ECCC 2024
Get Psyched - Detectives Jules and Lassie are heading to Seattle
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Maile Flanagan, the iconic voice behind Naruto, is heading to Seattle's ECCC 2024
Shinobi Squad gear up, Naruto is coming to Seattle
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
ECCC 2024: Solve your own whodunnit with Foulplay Games' Curious Carnival
There's murder afoot throughout the entire four-day convention in the Pacific Northwest, and you can help solve it
Graeme McMillan
Critical Role is making their way to Seattle's ECCC 2024
Hold onto your D20s, Critical Role is coming to Seattle
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Where to eat near the Seattle Convention Center for ECCC
Ready for a lunch break at ECCC? Here's where you should go
Tiffany Babb
Adventure Time's Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada, and Olivia Olson are coming to Seattle's ECCC
Meet cast members from Adventure Time in person at ECCC!
Tiffany Babb
Star Wars' Billy Dee Williams is coming to ECCC 2024
Get your lightsabers ready, Lando Calrissian is making his way to Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Seattle's ECCC 2024 welcomes Penguin Random House, Oni Press, Clarion West, and more
The full list of exhibitors at the 2024 Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle has been revealed.
Chris Arrant
Avatar: The Last Airbender's Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Dante Basco, and Jack De Sena are coming to Seattle's ECCC 2024
The voices of Avatar: The Last Airbender's Aang, Katara, Zuko, and Sokka are coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2024 in Seattle
Chris Arrant
Twilight's Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, and Peter Facinelli are coming to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con
ReedPop is bringing four of Forks' favorite vampires to Seattle for ECCC 2024.
Chris Arrant
Veronica Roth is coming to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
The bestselling novelist will be a literary guest at 2024's Emerald City comic Con
Tiffany Babb
Our favorite horror filmmakers Mike Flanagan & Kate Siegel are coming to Seattle's ECCC 2024
The Flanaverse is expanding to Emerald City Comic Con, as Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel are coming to meet you
Chris Arrant
Addams Family alums Christina Ricci & Christopher Lloyd are coming to Seattle for ECCC 2024
An Addams Family reunion is happening in Seattle
Illianna Gonzalez-Soto
Kieron Gillen, Zoe Thorogood, Chip Zdarsky, Amanda Conner, Jhonen Vasquez and more: the full ECCC 2024 Artist Alley line-up
The people who make your favorite things are artists - and many of them are coming to Seattle for ECCC 2024.
Chris Arrant
Seattle, welcome Image Comics, Rebecca Yarros, Oni Press, and more with ECCC 2024's first wave of panel announcements!
ECCC is the pomp and pageantry that PNW deserves, with Rebecca Yarros, Ben Clanton, and more all on their way.
Chris Arrant
James Hong is coming to Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
The co-star of Kung Fu Panda and Everything Everywhere All At Once is coming to ECCC 2024 in Seattle.
Chris Arrant
Get first dibs on Encanto and The Owl House's Sarah-Nicole Robles autographs & photo ops at ECCC 2024
Meet the voice of Luz Noceda in person at ECCC!
Tiffany Babb
