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Miami! Get ready for the next Florida Supercon, as we have the 2024 FSC dates
Florida Supercon is heading back to Miami next July. Here are the deets.
June 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Superman writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson joins Enter the Popverse to talk about the Man of Steel
Nothing like a bit of Super-energy to start off your weekend
June 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
2000 AD and Judge Dredd will rewrite British comic history this fall with a merger no-one saw coming
A "what if?" publishing event will revive classic British title Battle Action and give it a sci-fi makeover in September
June 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Evil revisited: Tom King and Mitch Gerads reimagine the Joker’s murderous debut
Reuniting for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King and Gerads double down on the Joker as DC’s most terrifying villain
June 27, 2023
Sam Stone
News
All Valiant properties to be published by the NY-based Alien Books moving forward
Valiant Entertainment announces partnership with Alien Books for its superhero line
June 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
SDCC 2023: Just how much would it take to go to San Diego Comic-Con?
Hopefully you have a couple thousand dollars handy if you want to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego
June 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Roaming is a love letter to the painful parts of growing up
Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki's newest graphic novel captures what it's like to be an adolescent in a new city
June 26, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
DSTLRY announces new series from creators including James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Becky Cloonan, and more
Eight of the stories from launch anthology The Devil's Cut will become standalone series
June 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
There's a classic McDonalds birthday party being thrown for a comic publisher: WEBTOON
Will there be one of those huge McDonald's birthday houses as well? We can only hope.
June 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Vault Comics reveals release dates for the sexy time-travel romp Sainted Love and YA mystery Lone
The Kickstarter hit queer time travel series and YA mystery title will both arrive in September
June 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
"Weird and dark, but fun" Ed Brubaker offers insight into the new, trippy noir adventure Night Fever with Sean Phillips
What does the night hold for insomniac Johnathan Webb in Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillip's new noir original graphic novel?
June 23, 2023
Carl Waldron
Features
The best female superheroes from comics, movies, and TV
From Storm to Miss Fury and more, here are the 10 best superheroes in all of comic books
June 22, 2023
Rebecca Oliver Kaplan
Features
DC's Blue Beetle writer and Drag Race Mexico hosts are coming to Enter The Popverse
Comics writer Josh Trujillo and Drag Race Mexico's Valentina and Lolita Banana are talking to Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson
June 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Get a glimpse at the future of sci-fi comics with an exclusive XINO preview
Enjoy the opening of Alex Segura and Zander Cannon's contribution to the sold-out Oni Press anthology on us
June 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Rare Flavours: Inside Ram V and Filipe Andrade's reunion after the hit comic The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
Ram V and Filipe Andrade re-team for this demonic celebration of all things culinary
June 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Change in perspective: Why Nightwing is DC’s most experimental comic
As Nightwing presents readers with a first-person perspective interlude, the title exemplifies what mainstream superhero comics can be
June 20, 2023
Sam Stone
News
James Gunn says he's "blown away" by Superman: Legacy auditions to date
Who is the new Man of Steel? It's a mystery, but they're going to be great, apparently
June 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What If… Captain America went to Community's Greendale?
"We could be old and cold and dead on the sea."
June 20, 2023
Rebecca Oliver Kaplan
News
Kraven the Hunter: A trailer as bland as the villain's on-screen outfit
No, there's little in the first trailer to make anyone interested in Sony's new supervillain movie
June 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Sandman's Dead Boy Detectives writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter The Popverse
The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives and the Good Asian writer Pornsak Pichetshote is coming to Enter the Popverse
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch an hour-long interview with Love & Rockets Gilbert Hernandez
Beto, in conversation with Jazzlyn Stone, from MCM Comic Con 2023
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
MCM Birmingham returns in winter 2023 - Here's the dates for the UK show!
MCM is returning to Birmingham, England this winter - but with later dates than you might expect.
June 16, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The new IDW targets webtoons, crowdfunding, podcasts, more, as ownership to turn company around
IDW reports $8.1 million in losses for past 12 months, but sees a plan to turn it around in a year
June 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comics Club returns in a big way, with a new graphic novel - and a musical!
Influencers, the fifth book in the series, will be released this November
June 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets two new nemeses this summer, courtesy of Archie Comics
Meet Jade and Sapphire: they're here to cause trouble for Sabrina Spellman
June 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Ms Marvel co-creator G. Willow Wilson wants to make orcs sexy (again) with IDW's The Hunger and The Dusk
"I bought it to IDW and they were like, 'Heck, yeah! Let's go a hot orc book!'" Wilson says
June 14, 2023
Ashley V. Robinson
News
The iconic Spider-Man artist John Romita Senior dies at age 93
The artist defined the look of Marvel's most famous character for decades
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Void Rivals: why the first issue was more than meets the eye, and what that means going forward
Behind the big surprise at the heart of Robert Kirkman's new Image Comics series
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Hasbro just secretly relaunched Transformers & GI Joe into its own universe - orchestrated by Robert Kirkman
The shared GI Joe/Transformers line also includes all-new concepts and series, such as the new Void Rivals series launching today
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Washington, DC is declaring June 16 'Awesome Con Day'
Awesome Con is getting an official day in the record books on its 10th anniversary
June 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Spoilers!The Prowler: Inside Spider-Verse 2's surprising villain (and his variants)
No matter the Spider-Verse, the Prowler will seemingly be there in some form
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Nimona movie: The cast, trailer, plot, release date and more for Netflix's adaptation of ND Stevenson's comic
N.D. Stevenson's shapeshifter Nimona comes to animated life in the upcoming movie from Netflix
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Why can't Nimona the movie look like Nimona the comic book?
The Netflix animated adaptation of N.D. Stevenson's breakthrough project ditches the graphic novel's visual style; that's a mistake
June 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Flash: Take a look at the new covers (and some interior pages!) from Wally West's new Dawn of DC series
Si Spurrier and Mike Deodato Jr. take Wally West in speedy new directions this September
June 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
“Every day is a learning experience”: A conversation with the new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
As IDW undergoes a "reset", we talk to the person who pressed the reset button: new IDW CEO Davidi Jonas
June 13, 2023
Zach Rabiroff
News
IDW is about to reveal the "tremendous loss" of several million dollars which precipitated the company reset
A new Q2 2023 report will be shared with stockholders, press, and "potential investors" later this week
June 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Queer comic creators talk their hopes, helps (and fave new reads!) for Pride
Queer creators Cathy G. Johnson, Blue Delliquanti and Steve Orlando celebrate Pride!
June 13, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
CBR layoffs: What led to the firing of three-quarters of their editors (and what happens next)
Owner Valnet's pursuit of high traffic at low cost appears to have pushed out the leads behind the site
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
CBR news editor Noah Dominguez quits following layoffs of much of the site's senior management
News editor Noah Dominguez has announced his departure from the site after almost five years
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Trash pandas get some love in upcoming kids comic The Racc Pack from Whitney Gardner & Stephanie Cooke
A trio of raccoons show that treasure can be trash (and that its not bad to be trashy!) in The Racc Pack
June 12, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel's Ultimate Universe revival isn't the fresh start it wants to be
How can a nostalgic revival of a 20+ year old imprint be a fresh start, anyway?
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Barry Windsor-Smith home and recovering after stroke and eight days in ICU
News of Windsor-Smith's hospital stay was shared on the artist's Facebook page
June 12, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Comic writer and artist Ian McGinty dies at age 38
The writer and artist had worked on Adventure Time, Bee and Puppycat, and his own Welcome to Showside
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Birds of Prey returns for the Dawn of DC featuring a whole new team
The series will mark Kelly Thompson's first ongoing series for DC
June 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Magic, mermaids, and misunderstood characters: Kat Leyh chats about her graphic novels
The cartoonist behind Snapdragon and Thirsty Memaids chats about her stories, style, and more
June 09, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
DC announces free DC Manga Sampler for this summer as part of a major promotional push
The 40-page issue will feature previews of One Operation Joker, Superman vs. Meshi, and Batman: Justice Buster
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
DC Pride 2023 #1 sells out, gets a rush reprint
The 100+ page anthology will return to stores July 11
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Star Trek: Lower Decks' security chief Shaxs lives his best, violent life in a new one-shot comic this fall
Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day writer Ryan North spills the beans to Popverse
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The goals of Scholastic's pioneering Graphix imprint, according to its founder/publisher David Saylor
Scholastic's David Saylor chats how Graphix has always prioritized stories by cartoonists
June 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
"Is ComiXology going away?" and other important questions about Amazon's digital comics platform answered
You have questions, we have answers (or at least, we'll try)
June 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Big Barda is joining DC's Birds of Prey
Popverse has an exclusive look at Stanley "Artgerm" Lau's variant cover featuring the Jack Kirby creation
June 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Acclaimed black comic creators assemble for horror anthology SHOOK! from Dark Horse & Second Sight
Get ready for 13 dark tales from some of comics' best Black voices in SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology
June 07, 2023
Matthew Jackson
News
Comic artist Steve Lieber is a fine teacher, even when his students are less than engaged
"One student swiped ME", Steve Lieber tells Popverse
June 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Give peace a chance: Behind the reinvention of Peacemaker
As Peacemaker Tries Hard! channels James Gunn’s take on antihero, here’s the story of the character’s surprise evolution
June 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Ms. Marvel co-creator G Willow Wilson joins Enter The Popverse to talk about new creator-owned comic
The Hunger and the Dusk writer & Kamala Khan co-creator G. Willow Wilson is coming to Enter the Popverse
June 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Stardust returns in new special by by Van Jensen, Mike Allred, Francesco Francavilla, Derf Backderf, and more
Yes, Stardust The Super Wizard is making an official comeback
June 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Spoilers!Across the Spider-Verse: Is the MCU part of the Spider-Verse?
"Can we ever see Tom Holland and Miles Morales meet?" is what we're really asking
June 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dramatically outperforms Into the Spider-Verse in its opening weekend
The movie took $120.5 million in its first weekend, compared to $33.5 million for the 2018 opener
June 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
LGBTQ+ comics you should have on your book shelf
Celebrate Pride month by filling up your bookcases with the best of the best LGBTQAI+ comic books currently on shelves.
June 05, 2023
Kat Calamia
Features
Erik Burnham on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures becoming an ongoing series
“The response has been fantastic. People have been enjoying it."
June 02, 2023
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
How Sailor Moon inspires Hayley Gold's graphic memoir on anorexia, Nervosa
On World Eating Disorders Action Day we're spotlighting a recent original graphic novel that puts it into focus - using one cartoonist's real-life experiences
June 02, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Explore the line between life and death in an exclusive preview of the Black Box Chronicles
The sci-fi anthology is currently nearing the end of its successful Kickstarter campaign
June 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Image Comics' workers union files Unfair Labor Practice charges against the comics publisher
Less than three months after being ratified, the union representing some Image Comics workers is having issues with their employer
June 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern's Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey are coming to Enter the Popverse
DC's original Green Lantern is getting his first solo series in decades, and the creators of that book are coming to talk about it on Enter the Popverse
May 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Now hiring: Smurfs for San Diego Comic Con (Yes, there is a height limit)
It's time to fulfill your lifelong dream of becoming a Smurf
May 31, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Popverse: Year One - our most popular articles, as decided by YOU!
From controversy in comics to cartoons that make you say 'Woooo!', Popverse's first year was great. Here are the most popular news, panels, features, and guides from year one.
May 30, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
CBR is going through a major overhaul due to "culture and performance" issues
In addition to its editor-in-chief, the site's senior news and feature editors have also been laid off
May 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
A light in the darkness: The renewed relevance of Alan Scott
DC Pride makes the original Green Lantern Alan Scott a bigger inspiration to a new generation of heroes ahead of his new series
May 30, 2023
Sam Stone
News
The comic & pop culture journalism website CBR just laid off its editor-in-chief
Adam Swiderski has shared that he is no longer with the pop culture site CBR
May 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
The Romans and the Picts unite to fight an ancient horror in Shadows of Thule from Humanoids
A Roman general is on a quest for revenge, but his revenge may unleash an ancient horror on the North
May 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Gene Luen Yang's The Books of Clash flips the concept of the game on its head
Instead of treating characters as only part of groups, Yang wants readers to see these characters as individuals
May 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
The Eisner Awards have removed Thomas Woodruff's four nominations from consideration at his request
After two weeks of uproar surrounding the multiple nomminations for a controversial comic (and its author), the organizers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have agreed to remove the nominations.
May 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
The winners of the 2022 Eisner Awards are...
The 2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards winners
May 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Inside the Eisner Awards process for Thomas Woodruff: What happened, what went awry, and what could be changed
Thomas Woodruff and the Eisner Awards controversy, from the point-of-view of an Eisner Awards insider
May 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Long-time comics site The Nib has announced its closure
The Nib is set to cease print publication with its next issue and shutter its online publication this summer.
May 27, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Eisner Awards: Thomas Woodruff withdraws his name from consideration for the 2023 awards
The creator of Francis Rothbart has been widely criticized for past professional behavior
May 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
What are we all enjoying this weekend?
The TV, movies, and comics that the Popverse team is planning on checking out this weekend
May 26, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
"I'm finding where my place is in the world of comics": Rina Ayuyang isn't done with comics yet
The Ignatz- and Eisner-nominated Filipina American cartoonist talks about the low stakes and high rewards of her career in comics
May 26, 2023
Christine Pasalo Norland
Features
What comics, movies, and TV can teach us about how to Birthday well
Popular culture is here to teach you the important tips to survive Popverse's birthday week
May 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The massice Ice Cream Man interview with W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo you've always wanted
The creators behind Image Comics' long-running series Ice Cream Man go in-depth about the series
May 25, 2023
Hussein Al-wasiti
Features
"Where else are they gonna go?": The culture clash at the heart of ComiXology and Amazon
According to insiders, there has been tension between Amazon and ComiXology since the latter was purchased nine years ago
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
ComiXology: David Steinberger was digital comics platform's champion against Amazon demands "from day one"
The co-founder of the company stood up for comic culture in a corporate structure that didn't understand, say insiders
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Gene Luen Yang and the quintessential American superhero, Superman
A deep dive into Gene Luen Yang's body of work and how led him to become the best modern Superman writer
May 25, 2023
Ritesh Babu
News
Blue Beetle can visit your comic book store, thanks to DC's movie tie-in standee
Retailers have the chance to bring Jaime Reyes into their store as part of a new promo push
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Could Amazon close ComiXology for good?
Some are wondering if the combination of Kindle integration and layoffs are pointing to the permanent closure of ComiXology
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
UpdatedIDW layoffs: April "reset" now confirmed to include 32 (not the originally announced 28) fired employees
Popverse can confirm some departures at the southern California-based publisher
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Image Comics ditches Diamond for Lunar to get its comics into comic shops after a 25+ year relationship
Starting this September, Lunar will be the exclusive distributor of Image's single issues
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Scott Snyder talks about a "more meaningful" animated Wytches adaptation
Snyder is co-showrunning the series for Prime Video, which will use Jock's art as its visual guide
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Akira, Spy X Family, much more (and almost some Marvel comics) pulled from Midwest US library's YA section
After news broke that superhero comics including Captain America: Winter Soldier had been pulled from Hamilton East Public Library YA shelves, the library has since announced that was in "error."
May 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
IDW is positioning its comics editors to shepherd those projects into movies, TV, and more
IDW may have lost the Transformers license, but they're hoping their comics editors can transform into movie & TV experts
May 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Thomas Woodruff: The artist and his publisher respond to calls to axe his Eisner noms following emotional abuse allegations
As emotional abuse allegations continue to appear, the publisher and creator of Francis Rothbart attempt to head off criticism
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Turning Japanese Expanded Edition revisits Marinaomi's original story with a new experience
Sometimes the story keeps going, especially in the case of Marinaomi's Turning Japanese Expanded Edition
May 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Is the Dark Flash making his DCEU debut in The Flash? Todd McFarlane seems to tease "yes"...
Does a toy listing spoil a moment in the upcoming big screen Flash movie?
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Scott Snyder AMA: Popverse welcomes the Batman & Wytches writer for an all-access interview with all of you
Popverse will host comics writer Scott Snyder for a live video AMA taking place Wednesday, May 24
May 24, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
What the Popverse team is most proud of at our one year anniversary
There's a lot to be proud of!
May 23, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
“It feels all made up”: Queer comic creators talk about attacks on their books
At MoCCA Fest, PEN America' Jonathan Friedman talked to Maia Kobabe, Mike Curato and Cathy G. Johnson about the censorship of their books.
May 23, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Celebrated Finland cartoonist's graphic memoir about her brain aneurysm (and recovery) is finally coming out in English
Check out an exclusive preview of Memento Mori by Tiitu Takalo
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Inside IDW layoffs: $900,000 in severance pay planned, with 44% of that going to former CEO and CFO
IDW expects to pay out $900,00 to its laid off employees - with over 40% going to its two former executives
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Kickstarter recruits ComiXology's content lead to head its comic division
Amazon's original comics content head at ComiXology, Bryce Gold, is jumping to Kickstarter
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
From Dead Boy Detectives to Nightmare Country: Where the Sandman Universe is now
As The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives ends, here’s how Sandman endures in comics 35 years since its debut
May 23, 2023
Sam Stone