Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Goes Metatextual
In a weird way, this looks like it will serve as a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? At least, it’s in the same universe, […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
L.A. Comic Con 2021: Chris Kawagiwa On Creating The Sunless Circus
Before meeting artist Chris Kawagiwa at L.A. Comic Con, I knew his work. He’d done some fortune teller cards for a Haunted Mansion event at […]
Poet Slams Seeing The Batman
Long-time listener second-time contributor Chris Buckley let me know that he was unenthusiastic about seeing The Batman. But Buckley, whose book of poetry Bluing is currently available […]
Movie Review: Marry Me
When adapting the Keenspot graphic novel Marry Me to film, director Kat Coiro could have gone two ways with casting. Use an up and comer and […]
Doctor Strange In The Super Bowl Of Madness
Here you go: Benedict Cumberbatch plays at least two roles in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, though both are Stephen Strange. This teaser has […]
All The Reasons For Turning Red
Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red might have echoes of Teen Wolf to it — the 80s version, not the MTV version — but here’s my bet: there’s a lot more resonance […]
Women Rule The World In New Short Film Fempire
Released today on Gunpowder and Sky’s science fiction YouTube channel Dust, “Fempire” is not a simple “what if the roles were reversed?” exercise, though it’s […]
The World Needs Heroes; The DCEU Obliges
Hot on the heels of our latest podcast episode, Warner Bros. decides to make my head explode by giving us first looks at some of […]
Blood Syndicate Rises Again At DC/Milestone
Announced to return at the 2020 DC Fandome, Milestone Media has had some delays. Last week we saw some of the original comics getting reprinted […]
Comics Review: Marry Me
Have you seen the new J-Lo romcom Marry Me? Nothing in the marketing lets you know that it’s based on a graphic novel. Originally published by […]
The Shaolin Cowboy Returns To Dark Horse
After doing design work for The Matrix, creator Geoff Darrow teamed with the Wachowskis to launch Burlyman Entertainment. Darrow’s contribution was the charming and slightly […]
Movie Review: Those Who Walk Away
The evil that men do lives after them. So the Bard once said, and what people didn’t understand is that it’s way too easy to […]
First Trailer For Firestarter
At its heart, Firestarter is almost a superhero story. Of course, there’s a fine line between hero and monster. Maybe that’s one reason Stephen King’s novels […]
Lightyear Trailer Goes To… Oh, You Know
Pixar could be showing us scenes out of order, and certainly out of context. Though there are clearly light moments, Lightyear may be more of a […]
Are You Ready For Young Kolchak?
With just over 2 days left on the Kickstarter for Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary anthology graphic novel, editor James Aquilone has released a cool […]
Skybound Says F This Place
Recently on a Facebook group I belong to, we had a slight debate over the title of a horror novel by Brian Asman called [amazon […]
Comics Review: Primos #1
At first glance, Primos has all the rhythms of a classic Marvel book from the late 70s or early 80s. A teen-aged skate rat from Boyle […]
David Pepose Taking Over Savage Avengers!
In his own quote on Instagram: “Conan of Cimmeria, you have been found guilty of crimes against the timestream… prepare to be erased!” Deathlok hunts […]
Remember American McGee’s Alice?
Before Tim Burton Burton-ized Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and left it deep in Depp, the gaming world planted its flag in the rabbit hole. Designer American […]
Booboo Stewart And Robert Rippberger Will Not Walk Away
Can you walk away from someone else’s horror and pain? That’s the central question behind Robert Rippberger’s new film Those Who Walk Away, debuting February 11. […]
