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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].

‘Generation X’ Gets A ResurrXion

October 20, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Another beginning… and this again borrows heavily from the past. It’s not just Generation X, notable but forgotten as having actually beaten X-Men to live-action by being […]

Review: Syfy’s ‘Channel Zero’

October 20, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Is it zero on your cable box, your satellite dish, or is it just the channel that runs in your head — an endless loop […]

The First Trailer For ‘Logan’

October 20, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

The old adage is “go out with a bang.” As Hugh Jackman teams with writer/director James Mangold to say farewell to the character that made […]

John Cleese Recaps ‘The Walking Dead’

October 19, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I’m not sure if we actually live in a world where brilliant elder statesman of comedy John Cleese is actually a fan of The Walking Dead. […]

Jean Grey Also Getting ‘ResurrXion’

October 19, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Still all Marvel will tell us is it’s “a beginning.” Looking at the various pieces of Jean Grey’s history on this teaser image — it […]

Because The Galaxy Isn’t Going To Save Itself. Obviously.

October 19, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

This is why sometimes it’s really just worth the wait. James Gunn and Marvel Studios could have released what they showed at Comic-Con, but they […]

Marvel Teases A ‘Weapon X’ ResurrXion

October 18, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Two or so years ago, we had [amazon text=The Death of Wolverine&asin=0785191631], followed by several characters rushing to fill the void: X-23 (Logan’s younger female […]

First Look At Amber Heard In
‘Justice League’

October 13, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Another one on the list of “characters I never thought I’d see in a live-action movie” — Aquaman’s paramour (they will one day be married […]

Doctor Aphra Gets A Solo Series

October 13, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

If you haven’t been reading Marvel’s Star Wars comics, you’ve been missing out. Like many of the novels, the comics can simply go places that the […]

The October ‘Rogue One’ Trailer

October 13, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Disney CEO Bob Iger may have had to lower shareholders’ expectations for the financial success of Rogue One, but the trailers only keep raising ours […]

Join A Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

October 12, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Okay. At this point, it’s just for a virtual place in line to select your date and time, but for right now, that’s all I […]

“The Power Of The Daleks” Coming To Cinemas November 14!

October 12, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

A few weeks ago, we ran the news that the BBC had animated a previously “lost” arc of Doctor Who, and it was a pretty […]

At Last, A Thing Like Unto Iron

October 8, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

What else is there to say? We’ve been waiting for Finn Jones to show us the Iron Fist, and here we have it. And considering […]

Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe Teaser Trailer

October 8, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

On the podcast, we’ve talked about Sony moving forward with a series of films based on Valiant Comics, starting with [amazon text=Harbinger&asin=0979640954], then Bloodshot[amazon text=Bloodshot&asin=B000FOMAKE] and after […]

‘Doctor Who’ Encountering A Superhero At Christmas

October 8, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

On Christmas Day, Doctor Who fans get an extra special present when their hero’s world collides with the comic book one. In “The Return of Doctor […]

Cinequest 2016: ‘Dependent’s Day’

October 7, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Originally published 3/12/2016, UPDATED 10/8/2016: Michael David Lynch let me know today that in addition to opening tonight for a week’s run at the North Hollywood Laemmle Theater, […]

William Shatner IS Two-Face

October 6, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I love everything about this. I love that Adam West and Burt Ward get to return to their iconic roles. I love that Julie Newman […]

DC Brings Its ‘Legends’ To Mobile

October 6, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

How many DC Legends will fit on your phone? Today at New York Comic Con, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment announced a free-to-play RPG strategy game […]

‘Luke Cage’ Soundtrack On Yellow Vinyl

October 6, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

At the risk of sounding like every other nerd journalist — SWEET CHRISTMAS! If ever there were an album worth picking up on yellow vinyl, […]

Dark Horse Adapting Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’

October 5, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

How many different versions of American Gods can I consume? All of them. There’s the original printing, then the author’s preferred text, then the [amazon text=tenth […]

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