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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].

The Deadpool Wears Venom

September 7, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

It takes the right story to make a character work. For me, it was the first 12 issues or so of Gerry Duggan and Brian […]

‘Deadpool Annual 2016’ Signing Party at Earth-2 Comics!

September 6, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Sure, I loved Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool. But that wasn’t what got me into the character, despite two decades of Marvel trying to get me to […]

Doctor Who: Lost “The Power Of The Daleks” Returns In Animated Form

September 6, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

UPDATE: The BBC released a teaser trailer, too! UPDATE 2: BBC-America will air this in the US on November 12, with digital downloads available the next day. A […]

More From ‘At Home With Monsters’

September 5, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

May I be forgiven for trying to capture so much coolness… but it really can’t beat seeing the “At Home with Monsters” exhibit first-hand.     […]

‘Crimson Peak’ Costumes From ‘At Home With Monsters’

September 5, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Nothing beats seeing the real thing. Something about texture and aura cannot be reproduced in any photograph.

‘At Home With Monsters’ At LACMA

September 5, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

To be a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s work is to know that you are going to get pulled down the rabbit hole — one […]

First Looks At Ghost Rider On
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

September 5, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

At Comic-Con 2016, the Marvel TV panel revealed that Ghost Rider would be coming to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. First, yes, after two cinematic attempts to […]

Marvel Brings Back Cosplay Variants!

August 18, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I really just want Marvel to release a cosplay variant cover book, similar to what they did for the hip-hop variant covers last fall. This […]

Kevin Andrew Murphy
Plays His Cards Right

August 15, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Decades ago, a group of science fiction authors began a campaign in a role-playing game called Superworld. The game master was an author of growing renown, […]

The Fantastic Four Has Always Been ‘DOOMED!’

August 15, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

…well, the comics may not have been, but right from the beginning of Marvel’s first family’s transition to film, things weren’t exactly kosher. As listeners […]

Comic-Con 2016: Fans React To ‘Batman: Arkham VR’

August 15, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Virtual Reality has been making its way into Comic-Con for a few years — but with the upcoming October release of PlayStation VR, this is […]

Review: ‘Pete’s Dragon’

August 13, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

In a summer full of remakes and sequels in which the fate of the universe always seems to be at stake, it’s kind of nice […]

CW Seed Introducing The Ray To The Arrowverse

August 11, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I keep forgetting about CW Seed, the CW’s online platform where you can do things like watch […]

Comic-Con 2016:
Dispatches From Legion M

August 11, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Sitting down with Jeff Annison, our conversation asks the crucial question: are you ready for Virtual Stan Lee?

‘Flash,’ ‘Supergirl’
Tap Their ‘Glee’ Roots

August 11, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

About halfway through the first season of The Flash, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) went out for a night of karaoke in […]

Comic-Con 2016: ‘Fan-O-Rama’ Trailer

August 10, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Until I saw this trailer for Fan-o-Rama, a Futurama fan film, I had no idea that I would want to see Matt Groening’s characters in live action, nor […]

‘Ghost Rider’ Returns In November

August 10, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Not a real surprise here for those who follow how, as Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb puts it, it’s all connected. Last month at Comic-Con, […]

Comic-Con 2016:
Building The Hasbroverse

August 10, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

A conversation about bringing back the Micronauts in a macro way, and how all your favorite action toys fit together!

Comic-Con 2016: Hasbro Exclusives Now On Sale!

August 9, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I know why Hasbro didn’t do this before Comic-Con, but no matter — they have their Comic-Con exclusives on sale RIGHT NOW! Just in case […]

New ‘Luke Cage’ Trailer

August 9, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Longer than the teaser released at Comic-Con, this pretty much has what we need: a quick glimpse of Luke Cage’s origin, strong appearances by Misty Knight and […]

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