Journey To Japan’s Past With Chronin
“In 1864, Japan was on the cusp of revolution.” So begins Alison Wilgus’ Chronin, getting readers up to speed on the necessary historical background. The basics […]
Comics
Titan Comics’ Blade Runner Gets A Title And An Artist
Still in my top 5 movies of all time, Blade Runner is one of those franchises that I didn’t think I wanted to be a franchise. […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 536: Discovering Discovery!
Star Trek, Batman, Doctor Who… it is the 60’s in the 21st century as a listener’s letter guides us through most of this weeks’ podcast!
Ms. Tree Returns To Hard Case Crime
Trenchcoat. Check. Handy with a .45. Check. Subverting tropes of hard-boiled crime fiction. Check. That’s maybe too recursive a description of one of the best […]
Sneak Preview Of Spencer & Locke 2!
A suspended cop and his imaginary friend, a trenchcoated panther, have finally put the pieces of their fractured psyches together — sort of. Now they […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 534: Spencer and Locke and Derek and Ric
We have a conversation with Spencer and Locke creators David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. and then dive into comics, movie, and TV news!
Galaxy’s Edge Becomes Star Wars Canon
Does this mean we all can become characters in Star Wars? Possibly, if you’re planning a trip to Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim world […]
Naomi Brightens The DC Universe
Stuff like that. Never. Happens. Here. That’s what Naomi and her friends say, after Superman and Mongul crash in and out of Port Oswego. The […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 533: You Can’t Have Too Many Omnibuses
We sit down for a conversation with Rust Creek director Jen McGowan, and celebrate comics master George Perez! All this and the week’s comic, movie and TV news!
Banner! Banner! Burning Bright
In the past year, a comic book has sparked conversations between my 14-year-old son and myself about the poetry of William Blake, Paradise Lost, and […]
Marvel Celebrates Heroes Of The Empire
With the multimedia resurgence of Star Wars, I’ve been waiting for this kind of crossover between Marvel and Del Rey Books. Not merely an adaptation of […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 532: Too Much To Watch!
There simply isn’t enough time to see and do it all. BUT WE TRY.
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 531: Conversation with Joshua Dysart
Interview with Joshua Dysart, talking Goodnight Paradise and the Life and Death of Toyo Harada
Netflix Comes From The Cold With Polar
We’ll say it again — graphic novels have a lot more to offer studios than just superheroes. And if you think Netflix is quaking at […]
Dark Horse Goes Dark Disney
Maybe that headline sounds hyperbolic, but based on the talent behind the two upcoming live-action versions of Disney animated classics, these stories will be darker […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 530: So Long 2018!
Wrapping up the year with special guest Tze Chun from TKO Studios! Plus news and looking ahead to 2019!
Goliath Girls Smash (Cake)!
When your skills as a kaiju-wrangler are all that keeps the world going, you need to be acknowledged in a big way. That’s not exactly […]
Marvel Fights The War Of The Realms
I don’t mind huge stories that involve pretty much every character from a given publisher. Back when this sort of thing got started with Crisis on […]
The New Hellboy Trailer Is Here
When Lionsgate announced this film, it was titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, and came with a promise that director Neil Marshall would deliver a […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 529: Crisis on Infinite Office Party
When is the Crisis on Infinite Earths? The answer is “Right On Time” and we’ll explain in this episode, and more!