Popverse at ECCC

ECCC 2026 Artist Alley commission list Emerald City Comic Con is one of the best, but also one of the most difficult, places to snag art from your favorite comic creators. Allow Popverse to provide another way

Popverse published their list of ECCC creators w/ commissions this weekend. I’m on the list so come visit me at Artist Alley L-02 to order your custom original commission that’ll be made by an organic 100% free-range sustainably sourced, non-AI artist! 🎨🖌️🫟

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Where to find Popverse at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Come hang out with Popverse's Graeme, Ashley, Grant and more at this year's ECCC

Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson is about to take the ECCC Main Stage with Karl Urban and Laz Alonso from The Boys... but that's not the only place you can find us this weekend.

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Why everyone hates The Pitt character James Ogilvie, according to actor Lucas Iverson (and why he says it's okay!) There are reasons why Ogilvie acts that way in The Pitt season 2.

Why everyone hates The Pitt character James Ogilvie, according to actor Lucas Iverson (and why he says it's okay!).

Read what he says: www.thepopverse.com/tv-the-pitt-...

Tini Howard & Babs Tarr's Sirens: Love Hurts #1 has sold out, so DC has fired up the printers for two reprints. Look for these 2nd printings in store 4/15, but check your local comic shop - they may have a first printing left for you!

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DC's Absolute Batman #15 has sold out (again), so they're going back for a third printing - available in one of these two covers. Expect them in stores on April 15.

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Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual #1 has sold out at DC's warehouses, and is going back to print. Here are two new covers coming with the reprints.

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Happy Friday!

Here is a newly-revealed Frank Quitely DC variant cover for Batman/Superman: World's Finest #50. In stores April 1, but I'd recommend telling your store now if you want one.

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Seven Seas Entertainment becomes latest independent manga publisher to get purchased as an AI future for publishing looms Media Do have invested heavily in their own AI-based translation model, which has alarm bells ringing for manga fans after their recent purchase of Seven Seas Entertainment.

The purchase of Seven Seas Entertainment doesn't just mark the end of the largest independent manga publisher in the US - it could mean an uptick in machine translated manga as well.

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What’s the difference between bande dessinée, US comics, and manga? Think of a seat in a movie theater Spider-Man Noir co-creator Fabrice Sapolsky breaks down the difference between French, American, and Japanese comics in a way even we can understand

What’s the difference between bande dessinée, US comics, and manga?

Think of a seat in a movie theater.

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Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-spide...

30+ Best Emerald City Comic Con Cosplay & Costumes 2026 Our cameras are ready. Now it's up to us to find the cosplayers at ECCC 2026, ask them to take a photo, and then share with you the results

30+ of the best of Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 cosplay & costumes (so far!)

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Gallery: www.thepopverse.com/cosplay-eccc...

Wish you were here. #ECCC

Brad Meltzer quit superhero comics until Marvel offered Spider-Man AND Superman, together Brad Meltzer always has time to write Spider-Man and Superman

Brad Meltzer quit superhero comics until Marvel offered Spider-Man AND Superman, together.

Here's what he said: thepopverse.com/comics-marve...

After leaving DC in 2020, Stjepan Šejić reveals he’s drawing a new, secret project for the publisher Harleen artist/writer Stjepan Šejić is drawing a secret project for DC Comics.

After leaving DC six years ago and saying he'd never go back, Stjepan Šejić reveals he’s drawing a new, secret project for the publisher.

Details: thepopverse.com/comics-stjep...

We made it to the ECCC showfloor. Where do you want us to go first? #ECCC

First day vibes here at #ECCC.

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X-Men's Bishop is pulled back into his dark future to save his once-dead sister Shard in new solo Marvel series Bishop's dark future is coming back to haunt him - but so is the promise of reviving his twice-dead sister Shard in a new series from Marvel Comics.

X-Men's Bishop is pulled back into his dark future to save his once-dead sister Shard in new solo Marvel series.

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Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-bisho...

Margot Robbie drops her Ocean's Eleven prequel director, and is hunting for a new shotcaller Twisters and Minari director Lee Isaac Chung has exited the Ocean's prequel

Margot Robbie drops her Ocean's Eleven prequel director, and is hunting for a new shotcaller.
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Marvel Rivals strikes back at throwers and those who put bounties on them with threats of permabanning & "significant penalties" NetEase has issued a statement in response to the Marvel Rivals player who created a site where gamers could place bounties on alleged throwers

Marvel Rivals strikes back at throwers and those who put bounties on them with threats of permabanning & "significant penalties."

And the bans have already begun.

#MarvelRivals

Details: www.thepopverse.com/gaming-marve...

I, for one, think we fight dragons a little too much. If you ask me, we really should be befriending them more often, and that's exactly what you get to do in the Flamecraft series from Cardboard Alchemy. #AD

Ever since 2009, Calliope Games has been producing family-friendly, colorful tabletop games that are as fun to play as they are easy to learn. Take, for example, the simple Roll For It! #ad

One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 creator threatens to cut ties with Shogakukan, which co-owns VIZ Media, over Manga One scandal After two writers at Manga One were found to have sex-based offenses, One Punch Man's creator spoke out against working with the company.

One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 creator threatens to cut ties with Shogakukan, which co-owns VIZ Media, over Manga One scandal.

Details: thepopverse.com/comics-manga...

Where to find Popverse at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Come hang out with Popverse's Graeme, Ashley, Grant and more at this year's ECCC

Come hang out with Popverse's Graeme, Ashley, Grant and more at this year's ECCC.

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Frank Miller wants us all to remember that even though Batman is scary, he’s a symbol of hope To The Dark Knight Returns writer-artist Frank Miller, Batman isn't all doom and gloom

Frank Miller wants us all to remember that even though Batman is scary, he’s a symbol of hope.

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New to Resident Evil? Here’s everything you need to know before playing Requiem The Resident Evil franchise is the granddaddy of the survival horror genre and the latest entry is giving us more time with fan-favorite Leon Kennedy. What more could you want?

New to Resident Evil?

Here’s everything you need to know before playing Requiem.

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Matt Dinniman hasn't told anyone how Dungeon Crawler Carl ends, so fans better hope he'll stick around to finish it We still have three Dungeon Crawler Carl books to go before the expected end, but only author Matt Dinniman knows what that looks like.

Matt Dinniman hasn't told anyone how Dungeon Crawler Carl ends, so we all better hope he sticks it out until the end.

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Heading to ECCC 2026? Here are the Artist Alley booths we won't be missing Artist Alley is always packed full of the best comics creators at Emerald City Comic Con, and 2026 is no exception

Heading to ECCC 2026?

Here are the Artist Alley booths we won't be missing.

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Avengers: Armageddon writer Chip Zdarsky says he's part of a team building our the "next year or two" of Marvel Comics storylines As the writer of Avengers: Armageddon this summer, Chip Zdarsky is stepping into the spotlight at Marvel Comics

Avengers: Armageddon writer Chip Zdarsky says he's part of a team building our the "next year or two" of Marvel Comics storylines.

Read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-marve...

Livestream Critical Role, The Boys, and more panels from Seattle's ECCC 2026 free thanks to Signet Collectibles! Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Main Stage panels will stream free

We're goin' up, up, up, it's our moment. You know together we're glowin'.
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Love the genderswapped Robin in DC's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns? It was all John Byrne's idea according to Frank Miller As it turns out, it was John Byrne's idea for The Dark Knight Returns' Batman, Carrie Kelley, to be a girl

John Byrne pitched the idea of a female Robin in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns to Frank Miller
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How Resident Evil Requiem puts the schlocky acting of the franchise’s early games to bed for good Angela Sant'Albano, who voices Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem, revealed the theatre-focused direction that the game took for this new installment

Grace Ashcroft actress Angela Sant'Albano revealed that the cast of Resident Evil Requiem was made up of a lot of London theatre actors
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