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About Derek McCaw
In addition to running Fanboy Planet, Derek has contributed stories to Arcana Comics (The Greatest American Hero) and Monsterverse Comics (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave). He has performed with ComedySportz, City Lights Theater Company and Silicon Valley Shakespeare, though relocated to Hollywood to... work in an office? If you ever played Eric's Ultimate Solitaire on the Macintosh, it was Derek's voice as The Weasel that urged you to play longer. You can buy his book "I Was Flesh Gordon" on the Amazon link at the right. Email him at [email protected].

Comic-Con 2018: Turbines To Speed…

July 18, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

For years, the only Batman ’66 merchandise we could get was either expensive collectibles originally made in 1966, or a DVD of the theatrical film starring […]

Comic-Con 2018: The Gaslamp Gets In The Spirit(s)

July 17, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Enjoy this Fanboy Planet guide to restaurants offering Comic-Con-inspired menu items…

Comic-Con 2018: Dark Horse Breaks The Internet

July 17, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Sure, it should be “wrecks the internet,” but “breaks” scans better. And Dark Horse is about to prove that they can actually preserve Disney’s comics […]

Comic-Con 2018:
Marvel Teases A Blind Spot

July 17, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

It’s purple.

Comic-Con 2018: IDW Publishing Marvel Kids’ Comics

July 17, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

This one’s going to have the convention floor buzzing, because it does and doesn’t make sense. Currently the comic book company with the highest brand […]

Comic-Con 2018: The Name’s Pak. Greg Pak.

July 16, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Dynamite has taken the absolutely right approach with the James Bond license, and it’s not a license to kill. It’s a license to let some […]

Comic-Con 2018: The Aquaman Teaser Poster

July 16, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Getting ready for Hall H and the release of the first trailer, here’s the poster for Aquaman. Jason Momoa rules this poster as easily as he’ll […]

Comic-Con 2018: The Lone Ranger Rides Again

July 16, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

I have a soft spot for The Lone Ranger. Clearly, so does Nick Barrucci at Dynamite Entertainment, because he keeps bringing that masked man back. […]

Comic-Con 2018: Dynamite Says KISS It

July 16, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

A demon, a masked man, and the coolest spy in literary history have one thing in common: they’ve all been featured in comics from Dynamite […]

Comic-Con 2018: Spencer And Locke Return!

July 13, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

One of the best comics of 2017 was Spencer & Locke, a book from Action Lab Comics by David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. I’m not […]

Titan Publishing Goes After Replicants…

July 13, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

First we got the sequel to a science fiction classic that nobody would have expected. Whether you liked it or not, there were some really […]

Comic-Con 2018: Get Ready For Ghost Spider!

July 13, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Gwen Stacy will finally get the corporate rebranding she needs… or will she?

Fantastic Four Returns With A Previously Unpublished Cover By Mike Wieringo

July 9, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

I’m going to agree with Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort — Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s run on Fantastic Four was one of the best in the […]

It Ain’t Over Till The Wasp Lady Stings

July 7, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

After watching Ant-Man and the Wasp, one thing that stuck was the end title music. For my money, the best superhero movies have memorable themes that […]

In Search Of Steve Ditko With Jonathan Ross

July 7, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

I buried this in my encomium to Ditko’s passing last night, but realized this morning that I should highlight it — if you want to […]

What You Owe Steve Ditko

July 6, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Maybe you owe Steve Ditko nothing, because he wouldn’t have accepted your money, unless it was a fair trade for his work. But pop culture […]

Comic-Con 2018: Hallmark Exclusives You Want

July 5, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

It’s less than two weeks away — that Christmas in July, and not just Comic-Con! For the past few years, Hallmark has been literally pop […]

Comic-Con 2018: Make Yours Marvel

July 3, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Putting the “comics” in Comic-Con, Marvel has announced their panels for Comic-Con International in San Diego, and if you needed visceral proof that Disney’s Marvel […]

Comic-Con 2018: Firefly Goes BOOM!

July 2, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Greg Pak writing Joss Whedon’s Firefly. That’s all I needed to know. Oh, there’s more. It’s for BOOM! Studios, which was partially owned by 21st Century […]

I Wasn’t Flesh Gordon

June 30, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

You may not know it, but Flesh Gordon is secretly crucial to film history…

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