Review: ‘The Avengers’
After years of build-up, Marvel Entertainment has finally delivered The Avengers unto us. In the capable hands of writer/director Joss Whedon, it balances the snark […]
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Comic-Con 2011: James Gunn Is Still ‘Super’
In a year when the movies feel flooded with superheroes, one came out of the gate early, violently and yet somewhat quietly. That would be […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
Review: ‘Thor’
It was always about fathers and sons. Actually, that’s what Jack Kirby wrote in his Fourth World saga for DC, but as that was an […]
Review: ‘Super’
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is forged. On the mean streets of your city, violence and injustice can make a man see […]
Review: ‘The Green Hornet’
How do you update a superhero who actually predates comic books? That’s obviously hard enough, but just for laughs and awkward explanations about intellectual property, […]
Conor McCreery And Anthony Del Col Want You To Help Them ‘Kill Shakespeare’
Just before WonderCon this year, I got an email from Conor McCreery, asking if I’d be interested in talking to him and his creative partners […]
The Heroic Movie Age: After ‘Iron Man 2’, What’s Next?
After watching The Incredible Hulk, I resigned myself to all the Marvel movies being one long epic story, with each “episode” focusing on different characters. […]
Review: ‘Iron Man 2’
Steve Jobs wishes he were Tony Stark. Sure, the iPad announcement was cool, but if Jobs had actually dropped down from the sky on repulsor […]
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour
Just outside a little blue marble in space, we begin the reign of a new Doctor the way we saw the old one out. (No, […]
Doctor Who: The End Of Time
Gone are the killer robot Santa Clauses, only to be replaced by something even more bizarre. “The End of Time: Part One” tries to avoid […]
Frank Beddor: Through A Looking Glass Darkly
Let’s not use the term Renaissance Man lightly, but it fits for Frank Beddor. As a youth, his athleticism led him to be a two-time […]
Don Coscarelli, Master of Horror: Giving A Hand To ‘John Dies At The End’
Don Coscarelli won’t remember this, but we met once years ago at a Comic-Con. Of course, Coscarelli meets many people at conventions, and I can […]
This Interview Dies At The End
The Fanboy Planet Magic Mailbox delivers many intriguing things, one of which last month was an advanced copy of a novel called John Dies at […]
Kevin Conroy: His Voice IS The Night
The voice of Batman for a generation (or two) sits down to talk about the role in Batman: Arkham Asylum…
The Man With The Fanboy Dreamjob
If you’re still surprised that Warner Brothers made Watchmen, if you can’t believe that some of the best animated projects featuring DC characters are happening […]
No Voices Shall Escape Her Sight
Andrea Romano knows how to pick ‘em. For Green Lantern: First Flight, Romano – arguably the best known casting/dialogue director on the animation scene for […]
Review: ‘Star Trek’
The first time I ever saw Star Trek was in a re-run on Channel 2 at 6 p.m. My parents had recently taken me to […]
Doctor Who: Planet Of The Dead
When it was announced that there wouldn’t be a new season of Doctor Who and that David Tennant and the man who masterminded the return […]
Review: ‘Watchmen’
The times, they are a-changin’, and so must elements of Watchmen when bringing it to film. Fundamentally and occasionally slavishly, Director Zack Snyder leaves the […]
