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About Derek McCaw
In addition to running Fanboy Planet, Derek has contributed stories to Arcana Comics (The Greatest American Hero) and Monsterverse Comics (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave). He has performed with ComedySportz, City Lights Theater Company and Silicon Valley Shakespeare, though relocated to Hollywood to... work in an office? If you ever played Eric's Ultimate Solitaire on the Macintosh, it was Derek's voice as The Weasel that urged you to play longer. You can buy his book "I Was Flesh Gordon" on the Amazon link at the right. Email him at [email protected].
Sara Karloff's Legendary Legacy

Sara Karloff’s Legendary Legacy

September 22, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Sara Karloff holds the legacy of her father’s life and work — now helping give life to a faithful adaptation of Frankenstein!

When Marriage and Monsters Meet

When Marriage and Monsters Meet

September 10, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Can a young couple make a go of their arranged marriage while fighting supernatural evil? Love has been built on less…

Spinning DuckTales with Brandon Montclare

Spinning New DuckTales with Brandon Montclare

September 7, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Brandon Montclare landed a writing assignment that has a generation waiting — Dynamite Comics’ new DuckTales book!

Matinee Heroes gets Beetlejuicy

Matinee Heroes Get Beetlejuicy

September 7, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Matinee Heroes hosts Craig Price and Alan Cerny kindly invoked Fanboy Planet to talk about Tim Burton’s 1988 masterpiece…

Second peek at Wolf Man

Second Peek at Wolf Man

September 6, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Blumhouse and writer/director Leigh Whannell join forces to update a classic Universal Monster… and it looks better on screen.

Comics cutaway from the Whoniverse

Comics Cutaway from the Whoniverse

September 6, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Cutaway Comics publisher Gareth Kavanagh shares the secrets of telling stories of people and places once visited by a certain Timelord…

The Falcon and the Snow Serpent

The Falcon and the Snow Serpent

September 5, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Filmmaker Lon Lopez could have used the cover of snow to cut corners on this short. Instead, it’s his most complex short yet!

Ready for Def Leppard's Hysteria

Are Comic Shops Ready for Def Leppard’s Hysteria?

September 3, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen collaborates on a new graphic novel extending the band’s legacy — and they’re boosting comic shops, too!

Battle of the Black Stone trailer

Battle of the Black Stone Trailer!

September 3, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

I already told you the book was good — but seeing Jonas Scharf’s art in motion comics form? Nigh unto perfection…

Ouija Beetlejuice: Is This Wise?

Ouija Beetlejuice: Is This Wise?

August 30, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

What’s the first rule? DON’T say his name 3 times! What’s the first rule of Ouija Beetlejuice? SAY HIS NAME 3 TIMES!

Adam Rose knows his giants

Adam Rose Knows His Giants

August 29, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

It’s not easy being huge, but if Huge Detective has the impact I think it will, writer Adam Rose is going to put that to the test…

Solving murders with String

Solving Murders with “String”

August 29, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

It’s a fine line between love and death. Yoon-Sook Namgung can literally see that line… and it may mean her own death!

Join the Battle of the Black Stone

Join The Battle of the Black Stone

August 29, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

You may not have realized that Robert E. Howard’s creations were all connected, but Jim Zub knew. Now he gets to prove it!

Huge Detective, Huge Mystery

Huge Detective, Huge Mystery

August 28, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Huge Detective presents us with a many-layered mystery you’d think it was an onion… wait, that’s ogres, not giants…

Flash Gordon vs. The Multiverse

Flash Gordon Vs. The Multiverse

August 27, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Mad Cave Studios takes Flash Gordon into untold stories and parallel universes to prove he and his allies are always heroes!

The Pedestrian isn't Pedestrian

The Pedestrian Isn’t Pedestrian

August 27, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Sure, he obeys all traffic laws, but The Pedestrian isn’t some kind of campy hero. There’s something deeper going on here…

Becoming Betty Boop at the Comic-Con Museum

Becoming Betty Boop at the Comic-Con Museum

August 26, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

With “Becoming Betty Boop,” the Comic-Con Museum pays homage to a cartoon character who made more impact than you think…

Marvel uncovers the Battle of Jakku

Marvel Uncovers The Battle of Jakku

August 21, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

How did the galaxy move from exuberant triumph to the rise of the First Order? Marvel shares the perspective of Luke Skywalker…

Staging comics history with Mark Pracht

Staging Comics History with Mark Pracht

August 21, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

Mark Pracht knew he had to bring important moments in comic book history to life onstage, resulting in the riveting “Four-Color Trilogy”

Get in on Action Comics

Before Going All-In With DC, Get In On Action Comics

August 20, 2024 Derek McCaw 0

With a story set in a vague “the past,” the creative team on Action Comics reminds us all why Superman is quite simply the best.

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