Mark Hamill. King Kong. Country Western Singing.
Just when you thought you knew everything Mark Hamill could do, he shows another facet. For Darren Criss’ Quibi series Royalties, Hamill guests as country western […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Candyman Shadows Shameful History
“Candyman, at the intersection of white violence and black pain, is about unwilling martyrs,” writes director Nia DaCosta.
Ultraman Rises Again From Marvel!
Starting over to tell the tale of Shin Hayata, the first Ultraman, Marvel Comics announced that The Rise of Ultraman #1 will hit comic shops with […]
Welcome To The DC Fandome
We’ll meet again… don’t know where, don’t know when. In the meantime, conventions and expos have pivoted to become virtual experiences for all of us […]
Defining Fanboy Planet… But Not Definitely
When Michael Goodson and I started Fanboy Planet back in 2001, I’m not sure the term blog had really taken hold. We weren’t really sure […]
Trailer For Doom Patrol Season 2
The world’s weirdest (and most wonderful) superteam returns on June 25, with HBO Max streaming 3 episodes of Season 2. As WarnerMedia seems to want […]
Pamela and Ivy: The Poison Ivy Origin Story
Most of comics’ most popular superheroes and supervillains have become so well known, it’s time to just play around with their basic elements to tell […]
Bill And Ted Face The Music AND Tease Us…
Their music changed the world. At least, that’s how it was supposed to go. Like a lot of us, time passed and things kept happening […]
Doctor Who LOCKDOWN: The Best Of Days
While the world has been on lockdown, many creatives involved with Doctor Who present and past have come together to generate new stories in a new way. […]
Matinee Heroes Podcast: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Are we Godzilla’s pets? We never quite got around to that question when Craig Price and Alan Cerny asked me to join them on the […]
Doom Patrol Spans Two Universes On June 25
They saved the world from Mr. Nobody and an evil cockroach. Along the way, they even (sort of) fixed themselves emotionally, or at least made […]
The Next Door Horror Sketch Competition: Quarantine Dinner With The Family
To keep creative juices flowing during Shelter in Place, the guys from The Next Door Horror sponsored a sketch competition. Asking creators to use isolation […]
The Isolation Stack: 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank
With a title like 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, you think you know exactly what you’re going to get. And you’d be right, but also […]
Diving Into Apokolips War
Superman has had enough of Darkseid’s attempts to take over the Earth. With the backing of Batman and Wonder Woman, he convinces the Justice Leagues […]
Matinee Heroes Presents CastOFF! Mad Max: Fury Road
If you could recast a favorite movie with any actor from any time in film history, who would you choose? That’s the premise behind a […]
ALT Free Comic Day: Storm Kids
Read that banner again. “John Carpenter Presents.” THAT John Carpenter. That should catch your attention enough to read “The Grimms Town Terror Tales: And So […]
Drew Campbell On Star Wars Rumors
The past two weeks have seen a lot of rumors about Star Wars casting and other creatives. They’re exciting, but most of them have not […]
The Next Door Horror Sketch Competition: Airborne
To keep creative juices flowing during Shelter in Place, the guys from The Next Door Horror sponsored a sketch competition. Asking creators to use isolation […]
Taking It Easy With Torchwood: Tropical Beach Sounds And Other Relaxing Seascapes #4
Sir Michael Palin shoves the Torchwood crew aside in a creative audio drama…
The Isolation Stack: Star Wars Myths & Fables
We may not visit the Black Spire at Galaxy’s Edge for a while, but we can read about it in an intriguing way — through […]
