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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].

Doctor Who: ‘Smile’

April 24, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

On a planet far out in space, a human colony has been established on which to be unhappy is punishable by death. The basis of […]

Marvel Releases “Guardians Inferno”

April 21, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

David Hasselhoff provides the vocal tracks for what we can only assume is one of the most strangely appropriate theme songs a Marvel movie has […]

Review: ‘Colossal’

April 20, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

On a peaceful summer night in Seoul, a little girl searches for her doll. Just as she finds it, a giant monster appears in the […]

Still Looking For Series 1 Star Wars Geeki Tikis?

April 20, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Last week, site sponsor ThinkGeek announced Series 2 of their Star Wars Geeki Tikis in honor of Star Wars Celebration. Unlike a lot of Star […]

DC Comics Unveils ‘Dark Matter’

April 20, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Sure, DC Comics has had a successful “Rebirth.” According to sales figures, the entire comics industry has seen a 9% growth every year since 2011. […]

‘We Sleep’ – A Disturbing Short About A Disturbing Cult Film

April 19, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Even with a long fight scene between Keith David and Roddy Piper, John Carpenter’s They Live has barely a moment that doesn’t feel fresh, relevant, and […]

Freeform’s ‘Cloak and Dagger’ Trailer

April 19, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Aimed squarely at “millennials,” rebranded as “Becomers” by Freeform, but really, kind of doing the CW thing, here’s your first look at Cloak and Dagger, the […]

IDW Presents ‘Star Wars The Classic Newspaper Comics’

April 19, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

In 1979, one of the coolest things to me about Star Wars was that it got a newspaper strip. Somehow, to the young Derek McCaw who […]

The Green Hornet ’66 and The Spirit Make A Dynamite Combo

April 19, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

For me, both these characters are the kind that I reluctantly admit work best as period pieces. As much as I go against the tide […]

Star Wars-Themed Lands:
“Lightsabers Are Real”

April 16, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

At Star Wars Celebration this weekend in Orlando, Disney Parks and Attractions revealed a little more about the in-progress Star Wars-themed lands developing in both Anaheim […]

‘The Last Jedi’ Official Teaser

April 14, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Here it is, fresh from Star Wars Celebration. While Drew Campbell reports that he saw a commenter say “this looks like The Empire Strikes Back […]

The Star Wars Celebration Tribute To Carrie Fisher

April 13, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Because you needed to tear up today, didn’t you? At Star Wars Celebration, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill reminisced with George Lucas, but of course […]

Doctor Who: ‘Kinda’

April 13, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Originally posted 11/22/13, this is Drew Simchik’s second favorite Doctor Who story in his list of five. Which one was number one? Check back tomorrow […]

Marvel’s ‘Star Wars’ Crossover Event:
“The Screaming Citadel”

April 13, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

For Marvel, Star Wars goes against all their prevailing wisdom. They can announce something is a mini-series, and it still sells like hotcakes. They can do […]

Star Wars: The Tikis Awaken

April 13, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Full disclosure: you BET we’re promoting a site we have an affiliation with. Every now and then there’s a product just too cool. In this […]

The GrittyTastic World Of Hanna-Barbera, Year Two

April 12, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Yesterday I took a look at the first wave of the DC Comics reimagining of Hanna-Barbera’s properties, and coincidentally, it was also the day that […]

New ‘Justice League’ Poster

April 12, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

It occurs to me that no new poster will change my enthusiasm level for the upcoming Justice League movie, but if this were for soccer or […]

Josh Brolin Cast As Cable For ‘Deadpool 2’

April 12, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Well, this ought to smooth things out between all the various factions of Marvel productions… The ongoing search for the right actor to play Nathan […]

The Gritty World Of Hanna-Barbera, Year One Revisited

April 11, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

As Phase Two of the DC Comics Hanna-Barbera experiment gets underway, a look at what worked and maybe what didn’t.

Disney Going West(World)?

April 10, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

According to CNN, Disney has filed a patent application for robots — including “soft, humanoid robots.” While no great surprise that the company would push […]

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