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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 Tick’ Returns August 19

August 1, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

When Amazon announced they would be reviving The Tick, there was much rejoicing. The short-lived Fox sitcom, created by Ben Edlund from his comic, produced by Barry […]

The End Of Infinity Revisited

July 31, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

On May 10, Disney announced that their popular toys-to-life video game Disney Infinity would be shutting down. We reported it; we mourned it. We held out […]

Comic-Con 2016: Friday Cosplay

July 28, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I could never do it. I have to run around too much, and I’ll admit my Bag of Holding would likely ruin the effect of […]

Comic-Con 2016 Cosplay: Beauty And The…

July 27, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

If you kept a tally of cosplay at Comic-Con — and maybe somebody did — it sure seemed like the character with the most imitators […]

Comic-Con 2016: Of ‘ROM’ and Revolution…

July 27, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

When IDW announced they had the rights to do a new Rom comic book, I had my doubts. The cool-looking Spaceknight toy of the 1970s looked cool, […]

Comic-Con 2016: To Boldly Drink Where No Beer Has Gone Before…

July 26, 2016 Derek McCaw 1

Even before Comic-Con officially started, the party had begun. At least, the responsible and moderate partaking of a beverage made from triticale — not quadro-triticale, […]

‘Justice League Dark’ Comes To Animation

July 26, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

It’s the next direct-to-video feature from DC Entertainment, set in their main animated universe. You know, the one with Jason O’Mara as Batman, not the […]

Going Beyond With ‘Star Trek’ And Barco Escape

July 26, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Two years ago at Cinequest, one of the screens was adapted to show Barco Escape, a three-screen projection method that reminded me a lot of […]

Comic-Con 2016: Wild Dog Joins ‘Arrow’ To Face…

July 26, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Near the end of Season 4, Arrow introduced Evelyn Sharp, an Arrowverse version of Evelyn Crawford. Crawford had been part of the New 52’s Birds of […]

Comic-Con 2016: Recapping ‘Lucifer’

July 25, 2016 Derek McCaw 3

Despite my hopes last year, Lucifer isn’t really that close to the original Vertigo comics series by Mike Carey. Instead, it borrows the basic characters and […]

Comic-Con 2016: A Quick Interview With Ethan Castillo

July 25, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

We met Ethan three years ago at Big Wow! Comics Fest, and the then-8-year-old artist already wowed us – Ric, Nate, and myself. My son […]

Comic-Con 2016: Marvel Confirms The Villains Of ‘Black Panther’

July 24, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

UPDATE from Comic-Con 2016: Kevin Feige confirmed what Jaimel Hemphill had speculated for us — that Michael B. Jordan will be playing Killmonger, sort of the […]

Comic-Con 2016: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Is Partly ‘Planet Hulk’?

July 24, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

On the Marvel stage yesterday, a set of props appeared, “direct” from the set of Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel Vice President Ryan Penagos instagrammed a photo of those […]

Comic-Con 2016: Marvel Reveals Secrets Of ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

July 24, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

If you had doubts about the future of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Marvel Studios panel put them to rest. Maybe. Because the […]

Comic-Con 2016: Final ‘Suicide Squad’ Trailer

July 24, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Oh, sure, it’s almost here anyway, but as part of the DC Films presentation in Hall H, we got a new Suicide Squad trailer. It gives […]

Comic-Con 2016: Jason Williams Returns

July 24, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

Barely out of college and knocking around television, Jason Williams answered an ad in a newspaper that changed his life. He auditioned for a movie […]

Comic-Con 2016: ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ To Face The Legion Of Doom

July 23, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

I, too, am a fan of Challenge of the Superfriends, and since the last season of Smallville, we’ve been teased with a live-action Legion of Doom. […]

Comic-Con 2016: Kevin Feige Confirms Disney California Adventure Tower of Terror To Become “Mission: BREAKOUT”

July 23, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

At the Marvel panel in Hall H today, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed rumors that had been swirling for months concerning Disney California Adventure: […]

Comic-Con 2016: Brie Larson Confirmed As Captain Marvel

July 23, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

We’d heard the rumor a few weeks ago that Brie Larson was at the top of the list to play Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel in […]

Comic-Con 2016: ‘Doctor Strange’ Trailer

July 23, 2016 Derek McCaw 0

My suspicion? Most of this film will take place in the past of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so that it explains why Hydra already had […]

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