Pop Culture Collabs

A two-day LA fundraiser will cap the nonprofit's first year of supporting trans youth, with Chappell Roan herself headlining. Chappell Roan is throwing a party with a purpose. The Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-day, Los Angeles–based charity fundraiser, will mark one full year of impact since The Midwest Princess Project's inception — the nonprofit Roan founded to support transgender youth. Taking place October 21-22 at The Shrine in Los Angeles, the event promises live ent

Kawaii metal meets the undead (again) as the band's latest comics tie-in goes up for pre-order. BABYMETAL is crossing over into Marvel's zombie-verse. The band announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that it will appear on an exclusive variant cover for Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, marking its latest — and highest-profile — foray into comics. The cover, illustrated by veteran Marvel artist Phil Noto, is limited to a 3,500-copy print run. General pre-orders opened S

Taco Bell x Olivia Rodrigo collaboration brings fans a new flavor of Baja Blast: You Seem Pretty Pink for a Baja Blast.

General Mills and Netflix announced the team up of the century (at least for your nostalgic belly) giving KPop Demon Hunters fans a reason to hit the cereal aisle — or, more accurately, to skip it entirely and head straight to Walmart.com. The retailer is now the exclusive home of a limited-edition HUNTR/X Lucky Charms bundle, announced via Instagram by @luckycharms. The set centers on an 18.6 oz box of Peach Mango–flavored Lucky Charms wrapped in HUNTR/X cover art — Rumi fro

2026 marks 25 years since Cinnamoroll’s debut on the market, and Sanrio's fluffy flying pup is marking the occasion with his own comic. IDW Publishing (via CBR) has confirmed its next comic book title in its Hello Kitty and Friends line: Hello Kitty and Friends: Cinnamoroll, a one-shot anthology gathering three stories from three different creative teams. Sina Grace — one of the book's three writers, alongside Sarah Graley and Caleb Goellner — announced his involvement on In

San Diego FC is doing something no other MLS club has done: teaming up with VIZ Media to celebrate Captain Tsubasa, written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi, the manga about a FIFA player that convinced an entire generation soccer balls could defy physics. The partnership lands on September 16, 2026, when SDFC takes on Club Tijuana in the 2026 Baja Cup, a match that now doubles as a Tsubasa tribute, scarf included. Fans can grab a Captain Tsubasa Ticket Package: one match

The American Library Association's beloved image of David Bowie — mid-leap in a letterman jacket, book in hand — is back in front of fans again.

Kaiju season is coming to the drive-thru. McDonald’s confirmed a Happy Meal collaboration pairing Sanrio’s Hello Kitty with Toho’s Godzilla, set to launch August 18. The chain teased the crossover with a short clip of a Happy Meal box sailing a toy boat across open water — only for a colossal kaiju to rise up behind it. That kaiju turns out to be Hello Kitty herself, decked out in a Godzilla-style headpiece and spikes. Check out the official announcement here. McDonald’s Sen

The San Jose Earthquakes are turning their next home match into a charity celebration, and the MLS team is bringing Snoopy along for the ride. On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Earthquakes will host St. Louis City SC at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The match doubles as a fundraiser for the Charles M. Schulz Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that opened two years after Schulz's death in 2002, and is located near San Jose in Santa Rosa, CA, an

Wizards of the Coast has unveiled the five Welcome Decks accompanying Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek, and buried in the reference-card fine print is proof that the crossover isn’t just playing the greatest hits of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation — it’s giving Star Trek: Lower Decks its due, too. Announced August 5, 2026, the five monocolor, 40-card Welcome Decks (White, Blue, Black, Red, Green) are built to teach new players Magic‘s fundame

BoxLunch is celebrating a quarter-century of family, cars, and increasingly physics-defying stunts. The retailer has launched a new collection honoring 25 years of Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious, and it's revving up a sweepstakes to match. The F & F apparel line, available now both in-store and online, leans hard into the franchise's aesthetic — jackets and shirts pulling from the saga's most iconic vehicles, characters, and general high-octane chaos. It's less

Five collectible sets inspired by SOUR, GUTS, and you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love hit shelves on August 1, 2026, but the real chase started weeks early, with one rare piece already reselling for $1,500. Olivia Rodrigo and The LEGO Group are giving fans a new way to obsess over her discography: in bricks. The LEGO Editions Olivia Rodrigo collection — five sets built around songs, tour moments, and symbols pulled from across her three albums — just launched globally,

Independent publisher Nitrate Games is stepping into IP development and digital publishing with the announcement of Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture, an “adult cozy farm sim” where fans play as Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes’s cult-favorite stoner characters. The reveal came during Smith’s annual Saturday night Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and both Smith and Mewes have been involved in the game’s development. Watch the trailer here. The game reimagines the cozy farming

San Diego Public Library is marking its 144th year the same way it’s marked the last several San Diego Comic-Cons, with a commemorative library card designed by a local artist, tying the city’s biggest pop culture weekend to the stacks a few blocks away. This year’s design comes from Keithan Jones, founder of KID Comics and organizer of the annual Black Com!x Day. His card shows a blue-skinned, antennaed family — two kids and an adult, red space boots and all — walking hand-i

Dark Horse Comics has confirmed a new partnership with Mattel to bring Barbie back to comic shelves, marking the character’s first ongoing presence in the medium in three decades. The publisher made the reveal during San Diego Comic-Con, alongside key art depicting Barbie against a saturated pink backdrop, illustrated by artist Natalie Nardoza. Details remain sparse for now — Dark Horse’s announcement, shared via social media, teased that more specifics would follow at a late

Godzilla collectors have a new mission at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con: track down eight free commemorative pins tied to Bandai Namco’s Godziburst figure line, all up for grabs at Booth #3345 throughout the weekend. The pins split into three rarity tiers — Normal, Rare, and Epic — and getting them means working the floor, not just the booth. Fans can join the “Escape from Godzilla” photo op while it lasts, compete in daily “Godzilla Games” (trivia, Name a Kaiju, and a roar

LEGO is marking 60 years of Star Trek: The Original Series with a brick build of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge, a 1,701-piece diorama build recreating the ship’s bridge and transporter room, backed by a killer lineup of 8 minifigures. The Enterprise crew roster covers the icons (and their associated iconic hair): Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Sulu, McCoy, Chekov, Chapel, and Scotty — rounded out with a new phaser piece and a handful of tribbles for good measure. The build itsel

Nickelodeon is doubling down on its San Diego Comic-Con presence this year, pairing its usual show-floor booth with a free, a.k.a. no badge is required, activation for the general public, taking place near the convention center at The New Children’s Museum.

Hasbro has struck a licensing deal with Butts on Things, the art brand that’s built a following by putting its irreverent, humor-driven characters on everyday objects.

It’s true, LEGO Mulder and Scully are (finally, officially) out there!