Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Peter Jackson’s King Kong has everything the 1933 original had and more… a lot more. Overstuffed, sure, but also sometimes quite fun.
Articles by Derek McCaw
Into the Fifth Dimension with Keith Champagne
The JSA inker takes a crucial seat the team table — writing the next three-issue arc on the hunt for Jakeem Thunder!
SDCC 2005: These Men, These Behemoths
In 2005, a hand-drawn 2D side scroller for a major console seemed crazy, but John Baez and Behemoth Studios went all in…
The Life And Times Of Judd Winick
Last summer at Comic-Con, the DC booth showed video footage of writer/artist Judd Winick talking about his latest project. No surprise there, as Winick had […]
Constantine with an EEN
Say this much for Constantine. In occasional moments, it’s obvious that everybody involved really tried. Once in a while the treatment even rises above a […]
The Jekyll Journals: The Final Cut Approaches
A year ago, Creative Light Entertainment flew Fanboy Planet down to Los Angeles for an on-set visit to their production of Jekyll. We spent time […]
Suiting Up In Armor X With Keith Champagne
A couple of months ago, we ran a preview of an interesting project coming from Image Comics. Long-time inker Keith Champagne had turned to writing, […]
‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events’
If you, gentle readers, want to read a review about an uplifting holiday movie sure to please audiences everywhere, this is not that review. You […]
Return To Abadazad: A Conversation With J.M. DeMatteis
The end of CrossGen left people hanging on both sides of the equation. Fans were left wondering how storylines would resolve, and creators, some doing […]
Men Who Find Themselves Drawn Together
Dave Jeser and Matthew Silverstein talk about their twisted animated comedy, Drawn Together.
Mike Allred Turns To The Golden Plates
Originally published in Meridian Magazine, October 29, 2004 The past few years have been very good for comic book creator Michael Allred. With a sense […]
“I’m A Big Believer That You Stick With Your Guys” – Brian Michael Bendis, Part 4
In Part 1, Bendis discussed Daredevil. Part 2, Avengers. Part 3, a smattering of his other work coming from Marvel. Here, though, is the answer […]
“Monkey #@&*@! What the — ” Brian Michael Bendis, Part 3
In Part 1, Bendis discussed Daredevil. Part 2, Avengers. So what’s left? Believe me, Pilgrim, a lot lot more. We picked up by finishing up […]
J. Michael Straczynski and the Gwen Stacy Controversy
This was the summer in which Marvel Comics and writer J. Michael Straczynski (also creator and architect of Babylon 5) promised to really stir things […]
“I Am Hawkeye, And You’ve Killed Me” – More With Brian Michael Bendis
Yes, Part 2, and there’s still MORE, people! As John Coffey might say, “Bendis is killin’ me with his love…” In part 1, Bendis discussed […]
Brian Michael Bendis Talks Daredevil’s ‘Golden Age’
I had a long introduction prepared about how long Brian Michael Bendis and I have been doing e-mail dances, phone tag, and convention appearance promises […]
Review: Shaun Of The Dead
Many is the day we shuffle around, barely aware of our surroundings. Often we run on autopilot, with much of our activity divorced from its […]
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow has everything a fanboy should need… yet it left me just a little cold.
Review: Catwoman
You are a cat! A cat! Give me a meow! Oh, yes, bay-bee, zat is zee whay! Give me a little more, how you say, […]
Writing Hard-Boiled (Egg) Fiction: Cartoonist Frank Cammuso Speaks
Two years ago, while walking through the independent comics alley at Comic-Con, my attention was caught by a guy selling Little Golden Books. On closer […]
