Conan The Barbarian Returns In January!
Look at this creative team. They join a legacy of giants, and no doubt in a few years, we’ll look back and consider them giants, […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
The Good Old Days… Of Doom
Back in 2003, Mark Hamill created “Commander Courage,” a beloved but non-existent superhero for his mockumentary Comic Book the Movie. When the production company asked me […]
Review: Planet Of The Apes Visionaries
As Dana Gould points out in his notes afterward, it’s impossible to hide the twist of Planet of the Apes, no matter what version of the […]
Liberty Wears Long Pants
Fears in the 1950s sends a beloved icon from trunks to trousers…
The Naked Censorship Of Liberty Lad
A special blast from the past — a classic article from OnceUponADime.com, covering real history for a fake comic book character!
Rediscovered: Once Upon A Dime
In 2003, Mark Hamill had a dream. We helped support it by creating a sister website, Once Upon A Dime.
Sing Along With Jack Skellington!
The world finally got weird enough to appreciate and celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas with a Sing-along Edition coming in September…
Everybody Wants James Gunn
UPDATE: Unconfirmed reports are circulating that executives at Marvel have urged Disney studio brass to rehire James Gunn as writer/director. This story will keep on going […]
I Was Flesh Gordon Sold Out At Comic-Con
It’s a story that could only happen in Hollywood — and actually did!
What’s The Top-Selling Superhero? Did You Say Dog Man?
Right now he’s overshadowing Batman, Spider-Man, and anything that Animal Man has been in. You haven’t seen a movie about him, nor seen him on […]
The Second Venom Trailer
“The world has enough superheroes.” That’s what Sony marketing uses as the tagline for this movie, to be released a month and a half before […]
Comic-Con 2018: Captain Action Attacks Mars!
Captain Action attacks Mars, and Mars attacks back! At least, that’s the promise from Atomic Toybox. But wait! There’s more!
Comic-Con 2018: The Return Of Mego
When you talk about “the toys that made us,” it’s not just a documentary series on Netflix. Some kids knew about Action Jackson, Mego’s 8-inch […]
A Sneak Peek At The Furious Gospel Of Johnny Tan
After years of animating on nights and weekends with his collaborators Rob Wilson and Wilson Blades, Lon Lopez is almost ready to unveil the next […]
BOOM! Previews The Sons Of El Topo
This right here. I recently have had a lot of conversations about how comics have become so much more than what people think they remember. […]
Gail Simone’s Tribute To Bongo Comics
One of the best writers around, Gail Simone started as one of us, a comics fan turned internet writer. And then Bongo Comics accepted a […]
Comic-Con 2018: Roddenberry Entertainment’s Instant
Last Friday, I got to sit down with Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth to talk about this short film, “Instant.” Rod and Trevor kindly allowed […]
Junior Jr.’s Guns A’Blazin’ Music Video
You know a comic book has struck a chord when a rock band puts together a song AND a music video for it. After running […]
Comic-Con 2018: Guns A’Blazin’!
It’s odd to say this about a comic that comes out once a year, but one thing that stands out about Guns A’Blazin’ #6 is its […]
Comic-Con 2018: The Good Place
Though we’ve not gone too much into it on the podcast, The Good Place may be one of the best sci-fi/fantasy sitcoms ever produced. Need proof? […]
