Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven
At various times in his life, Andre Roussimoff was larger than life. Better known to the world as Andre the Giant, he was a wrestler, he […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Marvel Killing Off Their Firstborn
It’s hard to consider this a spoiler, when it was right in the solicitation for Squadron Supreme #1. These Secret Wars survivors are determined to protect the main […]
Comics Review: ‘Huck’
This is my hope for Huck: that it will turn out to be the superhero story that Frank Capra never got to tell. Co-creators Mark Millar […]
Johnny Knoxville To Be ‘Hawaiian Dick’ For NBC
Variety reports that NBC has commissioned a script for B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin’s graphic novel series Hawaiian Dick, published by Image Comics. Johnny Knoxville […]
Maisie Williams Returns To ‘Doctor Who’ This Week
After warning us to “sleep no more,” Doctor Who follows up by admonishing us to “Face the Raven.” While I appreciate the literary allusions, they need […]
The Squadron Supreme Is Here To Save The World
I absolutely loved this creative team on Fantastic Four. I see no reason to think differently about them on Squadron Supreme – especially as for […]
Marvel Brings Manwha to the US with ‘Avengers K’
Thanks to Mish’al Samman, I have seen Marvel US comics translated into Japanese, but I don’t know how embraced they’ve been. This seems like an […]
The Darkseid War: How The New 52 Made Gods of Heroes and Got Them (Almost) All Wrong
In Justice League #45, Darkseid, the evil ruler of Apokolips and dark god in the DC Universe, was killed by the Anti-Monitor. In a last bid to […]
Star Wars Season of the Force Begins November 16
It’s almost here… an overlay in Tomorrowland that means it doesn’t matter what winter holiday you normally celebrate. It’s LIFE DAY! Wait a minute… that’s […]
Starbrand and Nightmask Go To College!
Can Greg Weisman do what Jim Shooter, John Byrne, and Warren Ellis couldn’t? The creator of Disney’s Gargoyles is tackling the revival of two characters […]
The Next ‘Arrow/Flash’ Crossover Includes Hawks
Just a couple of days ago, Lon Lopez checked in to see if I’d caught up on Arrow yet. Apparently, Season Four is even better than […]
Titan Comics Announces The Fourth Doctor Mini-series
One man. Thirteen incarnations. It’s a shared universe with endless possibilities – and no doubt Marvel understands this with Spider-Verse. (Come to think of it, […]
After The Looking Glass Wars: ‘Crossfire’ Is Coming!
We have long been fans and supporters of Frank Beddor. Turning Alice in Wonderland on its ear into a science fiction epic, The Looking Glass Wars is […]
Marvel Has Us Seeing Red
This looks like it could be an interesting redefinition of magic in the Marvel Universe — with a character going through a redefinition herself. If […]
Silicon Valley Comic Con Ups Its Power…
The shape of Silicon Valley Comic Con is coalescing quite nicely. For simplicity, you have to call it a Comic-Con, especially as in the middle […]
Activision Blizzard Studios Developing Film and TV Projects
Is this a game changer? More like an inevitability, as Mattel and Hasbro have long had production companies for their IPs. Considering how popular Skylanders […]
Marvel Says ‘Star Wars’? First One’s Free…
As much as I feel a tiny bit Force-glutted right now — and if 11-year-old me saw that I typed those words, he would be […]
New International ‘Star Wars’ Trailer Drops
I’m not ready to watch it yet. From all the chatter online, I’m betting there’s a lot here I’m not quite sure I want to […]
What a Bond Theme Song Should Be…
I’m not the first to criticize Sam Smith’s theme song for SPECTRE, known more properly as “Writing’s on the Wall.” A thin tune that sounds heartbroken — […]
