Marvel’s Star Wars #1
Over 1,000,000 copies is nothing to sneeze at. Something about the media blitz of Star Wars returning/relaunching at Marvel clearly got to the average consumer, […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Review: ‘Big Hero 6’
Remember when every movie based on a comic book was in its own stand-alone universe? When the world it built was one both familiar and […]
Warner Bros Announces
Five Years Of Fantastic Films
At a Time-Warner investors’ meeting today, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara unveiled a five year slate of films aimed directly at the hearts of fandom. […]
Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Remember being eight years old and the movie you just saw was the best movie you’d ever seen? Guardians of the Galaxy is like that, […]
Comic-Con 2014: The Pro/Fan Trivia Match
A reminder for those who listen to the podcast, and an announcement for those who just read the articles (and I’m grateful). Once again, Fanboy […]
WonderCon 2014: Vivek J. Tiwary: Following The Sun
It’s no secret to anyone who’s talked to me in the past few months that my favorite graphic novel of 2013 was The Fifth Beatle, written […]
Wondercon 2014: Bill Finger’s Family Responds To DC About Batman’s 75th Anniversary
At WonderCon two weeks ago, DC Comics hosted a really great tribute to Batman’s 75th Anniversary, featuring a panel of creators and celebrities who, of […]
Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
If the trailers made The Amazing Spider-Man 2 look ridiculous to you, chances are watching the whole thing will not change that opinion. Let’s face […]
WonderCon 2014: Mike Kunkel Still Astonishing With Herobear
Fifteen years ago, a charming children’s comic hit the stands, done by animator Mike Kunkel. Making a big splash and self-published by Kunkel’s Astonish Factory, […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Want to know the truth about a culture? You look to its myths and legends. For us, those myths, writ large, come in the form […]
Cinequest 2014: An Interview with Neil Gaiman
UPDATE 1/13/2025: Though I’m leaving the original text, it is clear that a writer I considered influential and a model hid an extremely dark side. […]
Review: “All Hail The King”
Something about Trevor Slattery keeps him from understanding the moral implications of his acts. Or even the consequences of his actions. Or anything about the […]
Cinequest 2014: Neil Gaiman To Receive Maverick Spirit Award
Live from San Jose, California, Halfdan Hussey and his Cinequest crew revealed their programming for this year’s Cinequest. We’ll have more on it a little […]
Review: ‘The LEGO Movie’
Every day, Emmet (Chris Pratt) wakes up, does his exercises, goes through his morning ablutions and generally faces the day. Figuring that as long as […]
Cinequest 2014: Blood Punch
For years, Cinequest has been a great mix of high art cinema and great midnight movies. It’s never limited itself to one genre. And so […]
The Mega-City Mega-Expert: A Conversation With Douglas Wolk
A couple of weeks ago Nate Costa and I were fortunate enough to be in town on the same night to attend an event at […]
Caught Up In ‘The Resistance’
Last week, I posted a review of a unique improv show — The Resistance, a group of actors who come together on Sunday nights at the […]
Review: ‘Hacktivist’ #1
Choking on dust, a small band of political activists — let us not call them rebels — flee from secret police in Tunisia. They have […]
Cinequest 2014: ‘Eternity: the Movie’ – the Trailer
We’ll be featuring trailers and pieces on as many of the Cinequest highlights that we think will specifically interest Fanboy Planet readers, though the whole […]
Can You Face ‘The Resistance’?
An action movie improvised right in front of you by an ensemble of talented actors who also know how to throw their weight around the stage.
