Doctor Who: Arachnids in the UK
Dear Derek, So we come then, to the questions of Tone and Taste. Choosing to make “Arachnids in the UK” (written by Chris Chibnall, directed […]
Reviews
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 525: Return of Starburns!
A conversation about Oddwell from LA Comic Con, then virtual conventions, films you’re not sure you want, and more!
Doctor Who: Rosa
Dear Derek, It’s complicated, isn’t it? On the one hand, I know why the Doctor Who team would want to make a Celebrity Historical adventure […]
Comics Review: The Empty Man #1
For decades, zombies have been a thinly veiled metaphor for the real-life things that scare us. Death shambles along, and no matter how long we […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 524: Too Many Heroes Plus Two
Are we facing a new crisis of “Too Many Heroes?” Is it about to get worse? Or is it really about to get better?
Doctor Who: The Ghost Monument
It’s a little simpler, more straightforward, more recognizably family adventure TV
Cheap Game Review: Starman
Starman is a very relaxing game. After raging against them for the past few years, I find myself, once again, locked into a walkie-clickie-exploration puzzler. […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 523: Halloween Skeptics!
Happy Skeptical Halloween as we bring on our favorite ghostbuster, Stephen Nelson. We talk comics, tell stories, and more!
Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
A new reviewer (but a long time Whovian) offers two pence on Jodie Whittaker’s debut! (Courtesy of Illusive Comics & Games)
Venom Doesn’t Quite Draw Into The Spider-Verse
While Tom Holland has safely swung into the hearts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony always had larger plans for a Spider-Verse on their own […]
Review: Crowded #1
Charlie is having a very bad day. In a Los Angeles filled with seemingly nothing but side hustle, someone put out a hit on her […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 521: We All Chat in a Yellow Submarine!
Bill Morrison talks Yellow Submarine! Then we go into the news of the week and a special bonus video of Dana Gould!
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 520: The Compleat Amazing Fanboy!
Our wrap-up to Worldcon 76 coverage with Larry White, son of Retro Hugo nominee Anthony Boucher, and a chat with Ira Nayman, editor in chief of the new Amazing Stories magazine.
Review: Planet Of The Apes Visionaries
As Dana Gould points out in his notes afterward, it’s impossible to hide the twist of Planet of the Apes, no matter what version of the […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast #518: Put Down Those Chips!
Continuing Comic-Con 2018 coverage featuring Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, and George Mann! Plus comics, movie, and TV news!
Mission Impossible: Fallout
There’s a moment in Fallout where Tom Cruise jumps from rooftop to rooftop and almost misses the landing. When he gets up, the same exact shot […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast #517: Conversations at Comic-Con 2018
Comic-Con interviews, spotlighting Max Allan Collins (Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer) and Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth (Instant), then Comic-Con news and What’s in the Bag?
Comic-Con 2018: Guns A’Blazin’!
It’s odd to say this about a comic that comes out once a year, but one thing that stands out about Guns A’Blazin’ #6 is its […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast #516: The Return of MEGO!
It’s a Comic-Con preview episode with Marty Abrams, the president of MEGO, relaunching in San Diego this week! Then who was Flesh Gordon, what’s in the bag, and much more!
Did Batman Finally Tie The Bat-Knot?
In DC Comics’ Batman issue #32 Bruce Wayne tells Selina Kyle, Catwoman, that he had a moment in his past when he almost broke his cardinal rule […]