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Is DC's "Absolute Batman' the Success the Media Claims It Is?
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (265+ words) Popverse decided to follow up'on a'previous news report'that DC's Absolute imprint's supposedly selling like hotcakes, and simultaneously admit the "New52" canon from 2011 wasn't exactly the success they surely want everyone to think it was: Absolute Batman, however,'sold just under 400, 000 copies…...
Marvel's "Daredevil: Born Again' Flops As the Fans Tune Out
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (103+ words) Pro-tip Disney; you chased the mythical "modern audience" and in the process you drove away the actual core fans. They're not coming back. Sell Marvel to someone who loves it and its fans. It's clear that you do neither. Wizards…...
Dune: Part Three" Scalpers Crashes AMC App, May Change Moviegoing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Warner Bros. sparked an early rush at the box office this week when it quietly dropped opening-weekend tickets for Dune: Part Three. The tickets went on sale April 6 for a handful of IMAX 70mm screenings of the upcoming film. Within minutes,…...
Marvel Fans React to Editor Tom Brevoort's Latest Remarks
2+ week, 2+ day ago (441+ words) According to Popverse, one of Marvel's worst modern editors told a podcaster he seemingly recognizes why crossovers have made collectibility too costly: At least, that's how Tom Brevoort sees it. Marvel's longest-serving editor was recently a guest on the'Word Balloon…...
Kate Beckinsale Slams Mark Ruffalo Over Palestine Activism
2+ week, 2+ day ago (203+ words) Actress Kate Beckinsale is calling out what she sees as a double standard in Hollywood after claiming she was dropped by her talent agent for supporting pro-ceasefire posts online while actor Mark Ruffalo faced no backlash for his outspoken pro-Palestinian…...
CBS Shaking Up Late Night As Stephen Colbert's Era Ends
2+ week, 2+ day ago (339+ words) I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love, make people laugh," Allen said in a statement. I appreciate CBS" confidence in me by picking up our…...
Dune: Part Three" IMAX Tickets Selling Out Months in Advance
2+ week, 3+ day ago (236+ words) Warner Bros says early ticket demand for Dune: Part Three is already breaking records eight months before its December 18 release. Imax 70 MM screenings for opening weekend are selling out fast in major markets across North America and London, with one…...
Why This Year's FCBD Pick Feels Off to Some Comic Fans
2+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) While Diamond Distribution is largely out of business now, FCBD is still going, and'Restart reports'this year's occasion will see comics based on the Lego Batman game: For Free Comic Book Day in 2026, fans can collect a free comic book tie-in…...
Is a DC & Marvel Studios Multiverse Movie Deal in the Works?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (208+ words) DC Comics and Marvel may be edging closer to their first live-action crossover, driven by renewed cooperation between creators and the power of the multiverse. Decades after Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man thrilled fans in the 1970s, the two publishing giants…...
How Brian M. Bendis Quietly Got Back In at Marvel
2+ week, 6+ day ago (268+ words) Publisher's Weekly wrote'a fawning interview with the dreadful Bendis, in which we learn who brought him back to Marvel employment. First: You're coming back to Marvel Comics after a decade away. Does it feel gratifying to be a kind of…...