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 […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
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.
Cinequest 2014: Cargo
Yes, I can watch zombie films. And every now and then, I’m really glad I do. This is beautiful — a little story of hope […]
Sweethearts of the Galaxy Episode 1 – “Wish Granted”
My friend Dexter Adriano directs this webseries about cosplayers who turn superhero after one suffers a head injury and believes she’s an alien being named […]
Doctor Who: ‘The Day of the Doctor’
Doctor Who anniversary specials have a narrow line to walk. The line is operatic on one side, marking out some grand story about Time Lord […]
‘The Fifth Beatle’: Bigger Than Colonel Tom Parker
A graphic novel sheds light on a well-known and yet dimly lit figure in pop culture, without whom we would not know The Beatles.
Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Long ago in the Nine Realms, the Dark Elves sought to destroy reality as we know it, barely suppressed in time by the Asgardians. And […]
Disney and Marvel Seek the Weird
Disney Imagineers and Marvel Comics team to seek out the weird corners of the parks and bring us cool comics!
The Earth-2 Batman ’66 Trivia Challenge!
Last night, Earth-2 Comics in Sherman Oaks hosted a party in honor of Batman ’66 writer Jeff Parker. As part of the festivities, they held […]
