Kolchak Stalks Pop Culture Immortality
When rumpled reporter Carl Kolchak first hit television screens, no one thought he’d last 50 years. Though his movie-of-the-week debut, The Night Stalker, was soon […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Shaun McLaughlin Kickstarts The Last Night Of The TwiKnight
Self-described producer/ director/ writer/ butcher/ baker/ candlestick maker Shaun McLaughlin has been formative to your fandom. Working as a producer for Warner TV animation from Superman: […]
Halloween 2021: Chilling Thrilling Sounds Of The ScareHouse
Maybe it was hard for you to get into the Halloween spirit. Maybe you could barely even make it to Spirit. If you need a […]
Finally, Marvel Throws A New Iron Fist
It took Matt Fraction and Daniel Aja to establish that Iron Fist was a character with a legacy — and that Daniel Rand was far […]
‘Antlers’ Mostly Makes Its Points
The damage we do, the scars we leave, were once said to be invisible. More likely now, they’re so constant and present that they just […]
Milligan And The Allreds Return To X-Cellence
For those who grew up reading about the X-Men as outcasts, it came as a shock to see a team of mutants actively seek fame. […]
DC Fandome 2021: The Flash Runs Into… Fun?
Because Barry Allen got caught up in a wave of “all DC heroes must have a tragic backstory,” his mother Nora Allen was murdered, and […]
DC Fandome 2021: The Batman Strikes March 4
Vengeance has arrived. At least, that’s what we’ll be saying on March 4, when Matt Reeves’ take on Batman, The Batman, hits theaters. Starring Robert Pattinson […]
DC Fandome 2021: Truth, Justice, And A Better Tomorrow
The never-ending battle continues; now it’s just been better defined. For years, comics writers, artists, and filmmakers have wrestled with Superman fighting for Truth, Justice, […]
DC Fandome 2021: First Look At Black Adam
Was it the role Dwayne Johnson was born to play? At the very least, it’s the superhero role he was born to play — if […]
Dark Shadows And Beyond: No Dark Shadows Here
He idolized Olivier. He could have become the next Karloff. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, he was almost bigger than the Beatles.
Creeped Out By TKO Studios’ Graveneye
We’ve known that those who walk in Hill House walk alone. But you’ll never walk alone when the house is alive and hungry. Hungry to […]
Rich Correll, Icon Of Darkness
Aliens. Dinosaurs. Misunderstood monsters. And, oh, those dinosaurs. Icons of Darkness in Hollywood has them all — and some superheroes, too. Rich Correll has spent […]
Let The Dead Stay Dead, Not Animated
Warner Bros. reanimates Night of the Living Dead, but… why?
Comics Review: Unborn #1
Since Frank Gogol has made an impact writing Power Rangers, it should be no surprise that there’s a slight taste of the concept in Unborn. But these […]
Foundation Remixed, Redone, Reborn
The seas are rising. Society has turned to religious conservatism, while turning its back on math and science. Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) escapes only because […]
Superman And Lois And Norm Macdonald
In the style of the old Superman radio show, or what the kids today would call “a scripted podcast,” the late Norm Macdonald poked fun at the […]
Tony Stark’s Race Against Death
At the beginning of April 2021, a billboard popped up on Sunset Boulevard. “Bring Back Tony Stark!” Some fans just didn’t want to accept that […]
Guillermo del Toro Walks Down Nightmare Alley
He swears it has nothing to do with the supernatural, that Nightmare Alley is more of a straightforward reality-based story, but come on — it’s Guillermo […]
Norm Macdonald Tells The Origin Of The Fantastic Four
With the shocking passing of comedian Norm Macdonald, we’re going to see a deserved legend grow. A comedian’s comedian, his work still holds up — […]
