Interviews and Profiles
(we tried not to drool on any of them)

Sitting Down with the Creators of Spaced by Derek McCaw (08-06-08)
Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright face the fanboys...

The Greatest American Hero In Print by Derek McCaw (08-01-08)
William Katt opens up about returning to his iconic role ...at least in comics...

Sean O'Reilly: Striking Platinum With Arcana Studios by Derek McCaw (07-22-08)
"If it looks good and it reads well, then I like it..."

Ana Ortiz: Voicing Gotham's Finest by Gary Miereanu (07-08-08)
Ugly Betty co-star voices Detective Anna Ramirez in Batman: Gotham Knight...

An Interview with Catastrophic Comics' Chris Folino by Tim Watson (07-01-08)
The creator of indie success Sparks confesses his fears and more than one man-crush...

An Interview with Catastrophic Comics' William Katt by Derek McCaw (06-17-08)
"...I like darkness, I like to see the underbelly of people. But it’s got to be funny, too."

Fanboy Planet Video: Henry Thomas, Wrapped In Red Velvet by Derek McCaw (05-29-08)
The former child star proves himself all grown up and dangerous in a dreamy thriller...

An Interview With Gerard Way by Deborah Jill Draisin (05-23-08)
Why being a rock star doesn't hold a candle to being a great comics writer...

JM Ringuet Makes Sparks Fly... by Chris Folino (05-13-08)
Writer interviews artist about the new book from Catastrophic Comics!

Writer Kevin Hopps On Spider-Man: It's Spectacular Fun! by Gary Miereanu (05-07-08)
Behind the scenes of this weekend's Green Goblin episode of Spectacular Spider-Man...

Alan Burnett: From Superfriends To Gotham Knight by Gary Miereanu (05-03-08)
The longtime animation producer spends this summer in Gotham City...

Face It, Tiger, You Just Heard The Jackpot... by Gary Miereanu (04-24-08)
Vanessa Marshall talks about voicing Mary Jane for Spectacular Spider-Man...

Harold and Kumar Visit Fanboy Planet by Derek McCaw and Lon Lopez (04-15-08)
We interview John Cho, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg about the new comedy...

NPH -- Like Lightning! by Gary Miereanu (03-13-08)
Neil Patrick Harris talks about voicing The Flash for The New Frontier...

Stan Berkowitz, Scribe Of The New Frontier by Derek McCaw (02-28-08)
"It really feels like the book come to life..."

Building The New Frontier: Bruce Timm Speaks by Derek McCaw (02-27-08)
The veteran animator talks about bringing Darwyn Cooke's vision to life...

But Oh, Those Gotham Nights... Part 2 of Bruce Timm Speaks by Derek McCaw (02-27-08)
"What if Japanese animators did Batman?"

Phil Morris: King For A Day As King Faraday by Derek McCaw (02-26-08)
Hitting the Danger Trail, Phil Morris stars in Justice League: The New Frontier...

Phil Morris: No Man Escapes The Manhunter by Derek McCaw (02-26-08)
New Frontier star talks about Smallville and The Sarah Connor Chronicles...

No Evil Shall Escape David Boreanaz by Gary Miereanu (02-20-08)
So would Angel fear Green Lantern's light?

Chicks Dig The Car, Jeremy... by Gary Miereanu (02-18-08)
Law & Order star Jeremy Sisto talks about voicing Batman for The New Frontier...

Brooke Shields Loves Green Lantern by Gary Miereanu (02-13-08)
Star of NBC's Lipstick Jungle talks about playing Carol Ferris for The New Frontier...

Kyle MacLachlan Faces The New Frontier by Gary Miereanu (02-11-08)
If you're going to play a superhero, you might as well be the best...

Could We Get The Last Christmas Next Christmas? by Lon Lopez (10-12-07)
A video conversation with Brian Posehn...

IDW Gets Snaked By Meth by Derek McCaw (10-08-07)
Clifford Meth talks about his new comics project with Rufus Dayglo and Dave Cockrum...

Intense In His Own Right: Michael D. Olmos by Derek McCaw (09-26-07)
For Splinter, he faced down his dad and Tom Sizemore...what hope do we have?

Superman Meets His Maker by Derek McCaw (09-18-07)
Bruce Timm sits down to talk about Superman: Doomsday...

Can't See The Forest For The Faerie: Talking With Brian Froud by Derek McCaw (08-14-07)
His collaborations with Jim Henson, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, get new DVDs...

Virgin Comics' Newest Star -- Jenna Jameson by Lon Lopez (08-10-07)
Lon struggles back from Comic-Con to bring us this footage...

Holy Molale! It's The World's Mightiest Fanboy! by Lon Lopez and Derek McCaw (08-01-07)
Derek takes on Brandon Molale on video! Yes, video! And the sit-ups start tomorrow...

With One Magic Word - Brandon Molale Speaks by Derek McCaw (08-01-07)
Could we be talking to the new Captain Marvel?

Comic-Con 2007: This Site Just Got Real, Part 2 by Derek McCaw (08-01-07)
Why Nick Frost won't do Doctor Who and other burning questions...

Comic-Con 2007: This Site Just Got Real, Part 1 by Derek McCaw (07-31-07)
Nick Frost and Edgar Wright face down the Fanboys for an interview...

Bumblebee Speaks! An Interview with Mark Ryan by Derek McCaw (07-03-07)
He's a talking car, a swordsmaster, a comic book writer and unofficially a python...

Blue Water Comics Rises Like The Kraken... by Derek McCaw (06-12-07)
A roundtable interview with the creators behind "Ray Harryhausen Presents" comics...

Quantum Physics Just Strings Us Along... by Derek McCaw (04-23-07)
Columbia University physics professor Brian Greene talks about Déjà Vu...

Real Glory In Blades Of Glory: Peggy Fleming Speaks by Derek McCaw (03-30-07)
What happens when a well-rounded geek meets an Olympic champion?

The Voice In The Iron Mask: Interviewing Marc Worden by Derek McCaw (01-20-07)
He voices Iron Man in the upcoming Marvel DVD...but he's more than that...

Creating The Green Lantern Corpse by Derek McCaw (01-10-07)
Keith Champagne knows where the Oans' keep all their bodies buried...

An Interview With Colorist JM Ringuet by Derek McCaw (12-19-06)
Coloring Boom! Studios new Warhammer 40K titles and more...

The Rock On The Red Carpet! by Lon Lopez and Derek McCaw (09-13-06)
We face him down on the way in to Gridiron Gang and pretty much fold like origami...

The Samuel L. Jackson Interview, Part 4 by Derek McCaw (08-17-06)
"Yes. Even now. I still watch crap."

The Samuel L. Jackson Interview, Part 3 by Derek McCaw (08-17-06)
"(Nick Fury) was me...Now that they want to make a movie, he's a white dude again..."

The Samuel L. Jackson Interview, Part 2 by Derek McCaw (08-16-06)
"I feel sorry for all those people who question my integrity for even doing a film like this..."

Snakes On A Fanboy Planet: Samuel L. Jackson Interview! by Derek McCaw (08-15-06)
Why, oh, why, did we try to be funny with THE MAN?

In The Halls of Dark Horse Indie: Interviewing Chris Tongue by Derek McCaw (08-10-06)
Getting the lowdown on Dark Horse's new independent film label...

Blade's Got Sticky Fingaz: An Interview with Kirk Jones by Derek McCaw (06-28-06)
Call him Sticky. After this, we may just call him Blade...

Kevin Burns, part 4: Sifting Through Superman's Past by Derek McCaw (06-15-06)
Going through the history, and seeing Brandon Routh make new history...

Kevin Burns, part 3: Seeing Superman Returns by Derek McCaw (06-12-06)
Going through the history, and seeing Brandon Routh make new history...

Look! Up In The Sky! It's A True Fanboy! by Derek McCaw (06-08-06)
Interviewing Kevin Burns, the director of the definitive Superman documentary...

Kevin Burns, page 2: Superman and America by Derek McCaw (06-08-06)
What the story of Superman means...

Welcome to the F**t Party: An Interview with Julia Wertz by Mario Anima (05-26-06)
No, we didn't mean "frat" party -- rough but funny language ahead, so exercise caution...

Paul Walker and Wayne Kramer by Mario Anima, Peter Canavese and Rebecca Murray
(02-21-06) A roundtable with the star and writer/director of Running Scared...

Wonder-Con 2006: Bryan Singer and Brandon Routh by Derek McCaw (02-12-06)
They can fight Lex Luthor, but can they fight the press?

From Koalas To Corpses... by Derek McCaw (02-07-06)
The second part of our interview with Peter Dodd, animator...

Moving The Corpse Bride... by Derek McCaw (02-07-06)
An interview with Peter Dodd, animator and Comic-Con exhibit in his own right...

A Heart To Hart With Nattie Neidhart by Chris Garcia (02-06-06)
One of the next generation of Harts sits down with Garcia...

Cliff Meth Prepares a METHo.d. by Derek McCaw (01-06-06)
Interviewing a decent human being with a dark imagination...

Into the Fifth Dimension with Keith Champagne by Derek McCaw (08-30-05)
The JSA inker takes a different place at the table -- writing a crucial three issue arc...

These Men, These Behemoths by Derek McCaw (08-03-05)
An interview with John Baez, co-founder of the company behind Alien Hominid...

An Interview With the My Date With Drew Crew... by Chris Garcia (08-01-05)
How four friends followed their star and got a movie deal...

The Life and Times of Judd Winick: An Interview (part 2) by Derek McCaw (06-19-05)
Making Batman face the ghosts of his past, and When Marvel Met Superman...

The Life and Times of Judd Winick: An Interview (part 1) by Derek McCaw (05-30-05)
This week the cartoonist becomes television producer...and it's all part of the plan...

Spandex Sex in the City: An Interview with the Luna Brothers by Mario Anima (04-21-05)
"The male/female bond is one bittersweet cycle after another—a constant 'battle.'"

The Jekyll Journals: The Final Cut Approacheth by Derek McCaw (02-03-05)
We're almost to Hollywood Premiere time!

Suiting Up With Keith Champagne: An Interview by Derek McCaw (12-21-04)
The JSA inker writes his own new series...get ready for ARMOR X!

Return To Abadazad: An Interview With J.M. DeMatteis by Derek McCaw (11-22-04)
An epic fantasy returns, thanks to Disney, and the writer talks about his hopes...

Mike Allred and The Golden Plates by Derek McCaw (10-29-04)
An interview with the Madman artist that some are now calling a madman himself...

An Interview With Brian Michael Bendis, part 4 by Derek McCaw (10-14-04)
How fatherhood drives him to be better, or at least pretend not to stare at Cameron Diaz.

An Interview With Brian Michael Bendis, part 3 by Derek McCaw (10-14-04)
The one you've been waiting for -- the gratuitous mention of monkey love...

J. Michael Straczynski on the Gwen Stacey Affair by Derek McCaw (10-12-04)
He's got the internet in an uproar...and explains it all to Fanboy Planet!

An Interview With Brian Michael Bendis, part 2 by Derek McCaw (10-04-04)
The man gets mail saying, "I am Hawkeye and you've killed me..." But has he?

An Interview With Brian Michael Bendis, part 1 by Derek McCaw (09-27-04)
Welcome to a discussion of Daredevil's "Golden Age..."

Games: Meet The Mayor of Paragon City by Derek McCaw (08-24-04)
The Lead Game Designer at Cryptic Studios, Jack Emmert, unveils some secrets...

An Interview With Harold and Kumar's Kate Kelton by Chris Garcia (08-04-04)
She's not actually British, but she is still hot...

Comic-Con Unleashed On Reality Unleashed... by Derek McCaw (07-26-04)
What happens when you stop being real and start walking the Exhibit Hall...

Writing Hard-Boiled (Egg) Fiction: Frank Cammuso by Derek McCaw (07-20-04)
The man behind Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective talks turkey...

Working Magic With Warlock: Greg Pak Speaks by Chris Garcia (07-19-04)
The independent filmmaker gets his shot at the Marvel Universe...

Aeire, The Real Queen of Queen of Wands by Marin Carpenter (06-28-04)
Beginning a series of interviews with webcomics creators...

Love Means Having To Wear Spandex by Derek McCaw (06-22-04)
Mark Teague talks about giving up his weekends for art and slipping into SuperGuy's tights...

Behind The Cape of SuperGuy: Director Bill Lae Interviewed by Derek McCaw (06-15-04)
He'll make you believe a man can fall, and proved that vampires just disintegrate...

Jeph Loeb Spills News, Not Blood, About Buffy Animated! by Derek McCaw (06-14-04)
We've got the scoop on the resurrection of everybody's favorite slayer...

An Interview With Howard Chaykin by Derek McCaw (05-26-04)
The writer/artist of Challengers of the Unknown talks about paranoia and, of course, comics...

An Interview With Howard Chaykin, Part Two by Derek McCaw (05-26-04)
How Star Wars paved the way for Ronald Reagan's election and other stories...

The Jekyll Journals: In The Editing Bay With Joe Vallero by Derek McCaw (05-11-04)
Putting the pieces of a horror film together...

From Master of Illusion To Master of Elusion: Glen David Gold by Derek McCaw (05-05-04)
Exposing the secret cabal of serious novelists who moonlight as fanboys...

Human Stories With Greg Pak by Chris Garcia (04-14-04)
From Mouse to Robot Stories to maybe Marvel, filmmaker Pak has a lot to say...

The Jekyll Journals: No Rest For The Weary by Derek McCaw (03-22-04)
You've just finished a grueling three-week shoot, but there's no going to Disneyland...

Family Films For The Dead: An Interview with James Gunn by Derek McCaw (03-19-04)
As a screenwriter, he's going to scare you from cradle to grave...

Fifteen Minutes With Cliff Meth About god's 15 minutes... by Derek McCaw (03-05-04)
Comics journalist and author Meth fights for creators' rights, occasionally even his own...

The Jekyll Journals: Saturday In The Backyard by Derek McCaw (03-04-04)
Instead of taking a day off, Scott Zakarin tries to keep Matt Keeslar from doing nude scenes...

Matt Keeslar: This Man, This Monster by Derek McCaw (03-01-04)
This guy is putting everything he has into Jekyll...

Jonathan Silverman Being Less Than Reputable by Derek McCaw (02-24-04)
Oh, sure, the monster is the villain...keep telling yourself that, Jonathan...

The Jekyll Journals: Hyde For Fighting by Derek McCaw (02-23-04)
A conversation with Banzai Vitale, stunt coordinator for Jekyll...

The Jekyll Journals: Half-way Through Shooting by Derek McCaw (02-13-04)
A continuing conversation with Scott Zakarin about table dances and stuntwork...

A Gentleman's Gentleman Becomes A Cyberpunk by Derek McCaw (02-12-04)
Interviewing Desmond Askew (Go, Roswell) about enabling Jekyll and Hyde...

A Cheapass Interview with James Ernest by Chris Garcia (02-04-04)
Designing fun board games you didn't even know you wanted ...until now.

The Jekyll Journals: She Who Steals Hyde's Heart by Derek McCaw (02-03-04)
Meet Siena Goines, the actress that tempts Jekyll to the dark side...

Capturing The Lightning: An Interview With Mark Hamill by Derek McCaw (01-27-04)
The actor turns director with a love letter to fans...

An Interview With Mark Hamill, Part 2 by Derek McCaw (01-27-04)
One of us! One of us! One of us!

The Jekyll Journals: Walking In The Shadows by Derek McCaw (01-24-04)
Scott Zakarin strives to add a piece to a long, long legacy...

Brad Meltzer: From Washington, D.C. To Writing For DC by Derek McCaw (01-22-04)
An in-depth interview with the acclaimed novelist who's about to blow DC fans away...

James Kochalka: Trans-Media Superstar by Chris Garcia (01-22-04)
Alternative cartoonist portrays himself as an elf -- we're waiting for his take on Garcia...

The Jekyll Journals: One Week Before Shooting by Derek McCaw (01-19-04)
Looking for a place that a monster (or his in-laws) can call home...

One Producer To Bind Them All by Derek McCaw (01-15-04)
An interview with Barrie M. Osborne, who took the blue pill and ended up in Middle-Earth.

Look Out! Here Comes The SpiderBaby... by Chris Garcia (01-14-04)
Garcia interviews Terrance Griep, Jr., Scooby Doo writer and pro wrestling heel...

Bringing New Life To An Old Monster by Derek McCaw (01-02-04)
Meet Mark Teague: animator, production designer, and Superguy, tackling Jekyll...

The Duality of Scott Zakarin: Behind-the-Scenes of Jekyll by Derek McCaw (12-19-03)
Interviewing the writer/director of a new take on a horror classic...

Big Dreams On A Low-Budget: Scott Zakarin, part two by Derek McCaw (12-22-03)
Putting together a dreamcast, but without the Dreamcast...

An EPIC Journey To Marvel: Rob Worley and Young Ancient One by D. McCaw (12-15-03)
Dr. Strange's master as you've never seen him before...and hope we can see more!

An Interview with Kyle Baker, Part Two by Derek McCaw (12-01-03)
"I can get you on CNN, or I can get you in CBG. I'm cool with either one, really."

Working Without Anatomy: An Interview with Kyle Baker by Derek McCaw (11-25-03)
Hyped up about Plastic Man's return to his own title? Let us help...

Secrets of Gravity: An Interview with Joshua Dysart, part two by Derek McCaw (09-23-03)
"...I realized I wanted to make my series relentless, not ...in style, but in content..."

Written With Blood: An Interview with Joshua Dysart by Derek McCaw (09-22-03)
Some might think DC spurious, to make The Demon so fast and furious...

The Men Chronicling Villikon by Derek McCaw (09-04-03)
Bryan J. Kinnaird and Roy Young: independent and working with an adult film star...

A Berserker For His Honor: Harlan Ellison On Clifford Meth by Jason Sacks (08-21-03)
One of America's best living writers takes on AOL with a little help from his friend...

The Other Famous Writer From Cleveland by Derek McCaw (08-15-03)
We do enough for Bendis...how about Harvey Pekar and American Splendor?

Words and Pictures by Joshua Elder (08-11-03)
After comparing Bush to Lex Luthor, Joe Kelly defends JLA #83 in an interview with Elder...

Five Star Comic Book Fan: An Interview with Rob Van Dam by Derek McCaw (08-04-03)
RVD says he has what it takes to be a comic book creator...you be the judge...

Crossing Over With Mystere: Interview With Cheyenne Silver by Derek McCaw (07-29-03)
Please. Spare us the Lone Ranger jokes. We made them all on the drive back.

Speaking With From Parts Unknown by Chris Garcia (07-28-03)
Will incessant sucking up be a successful career move? Garcia will let you know...

Danny Strong: Not The King of the Geeks by Derek McCaw (07-24-03)
Buffy's Jonathan talks about the show, the little trivia he knows, and the future...

Under The Boot Of The Baroness... by Derek McCaw (07-10-03)
Meet Gina Gatto, an action figure come to life...and you thought it would never happen...

...and In The Lap of Liberty Lass! by Derek McCaw (07-11-03)
Part Two of our interview with Gina Gatto, actress, model, and living doll...

An Interview With Chase Masterson by Derek McCaw (07-07-03)
Rev up for Comic-Con with this star of Deep Space Nine and Creature Unknown...

At Long Last Snake by Derek McCaw (12-30-02)
Finally, the transcription is done! Get the inside scoop on the return of Snake Plissken!

Gary Hartle: Directing He-Man's Fate, Part Two by Mishal Samman (12-18-02)
How do you satisfy fandom while keeping true to yourself?

Gary Hartle: Directing He-Man's Fate by Mishal Samman (12-17-02)
He's got all of Eternia in his hands... and the Cartoon Network is grateful...

An Interview With Tom DeSanto by Derek McCaw (12-10-02)
There's rumors of trouble on the X2 set; look back with us to calmer days for its producer...

Parker Smart: Babes, Guns, and Nanenes by Derek McCaw (11-12-02)
Meet CiCi. She's not bad; the nanotechnology just draws her that way...

Inside The Eye of the Hurricane (part two) by Derek McCaw (09-18-02)
Let's talk about Lamenting Pain, while I transcribe as fast as I can...

Inside The Eye of the Hurricane (part one) by Derek McCaw (09-17-02)
Yes, they're about to unleash more Violent Messiahs...and it will be good...

Dean Stefan: The Master of The Masters of the Universe by Mish'al Samman (09-16-02)
The story editor on He-Man's revival reveals just what he has in mind for Eternia...

Brian Posehn: Be A Little More Funny, Please... by Derek McCaw (08-21-02)
Just Shoot Me's biggest nerd reveals the greatest Superman story never told...

A Few Moments With Tom Kenny by Derek McCaw (08-19-02)
Talking about comics, Comic Book: The Movie, Mr. Show, and Sponge Bob Squarepants...

A Few More Moments With Tom Kenny by Derek McCaw (08-19-02)
Part two of our interview with the multi-talented comedian...

An Intimate Conversation With Erin Gray by Derek McCaw (08-14-02)
Okay, so it was actually on Autograph Row, but we'll tell the story differently in a few years...

Talking With The Loose-Skinned Demon by Derek McCaw (08-13-02)
Actor James C. Leary sets the record straight about being Spike's pal on Buffy...

Bryan Singer Speaks by Derek McCaw (08-06-02)
The director of the X-Men films sits down and teases the crud out of us...

Mark Waid Speaks by Derek McCaw (06-18-02)
The fan favorite writer gets to the crux of his past on Ruse, and looks to the future...

Wooing The Turtles by Bob Drinkwater (05-22-02)
Our roving interviewer drills director John Woo on the Heroes in a Half-shell...

Visiting The House Of The Dead by Derek McCaw (05-10-02)
Writer/producer Mark A. Altman talks about loving them zombies...

An Interview With Myatt Murphy by Derek McCaw (03-21-02)
A comics pro who believes in both deadlines and comics for $1.50. He must be insane...

Interview with Jeph Loeb by Derek McCaw (12-03-01, 10:50 AM)
"I think of Tim's work as a carefully threaded bow and arrow and McGuinness' as an atomic bomb."

Interview with Geoff Johns by Derek McCaw (8-17-01, 11:28 PM)

Interview with Phil Jimenez by Derek McCaw (8-7-01, 10:26 PM)

Interview with James Gunn by Derek McCaw

Interview with Shannon Baksa by Derek McCaw (8-3-01, 12:21 PM)

Interview with Elisabeth Filarski by Derek McCaw (7-28-01, 8:35 PM)

Interview with Cary Tagawa by Derek McCaw (7-27-01, 3:35 PM)

Interview with Michonne Bourriague by Derek McCaw (7-22-01, 10:35 PM)