All Of The Marvels Is A Marvel
Reading every comic book Marvel has released is a Sisyphean task. By the time you’ve finished 27,000+, they’ve added another 1,000. Coincidentally, Sisyphus is one […]
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Douglas Wolk Read (And Sang) All Of The Marvels
We know when we have bested, and the proof is in print. When author and comics expert Douglas Wolk’s son asked where to start reading […]
DC FanDome Returns October 16
Just over a year ago, the powers that be above DC realized they could create an online convention celebrating their assets. And in many ways, […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #589: World Connections with Win Scott Eckert
Time to talk with author and pulp fiction expert Win Scott Eckert, author of Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar was released, and the forthcoming The Monster on Hold!
FX Plans To Adapt Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred
A challenging, thought-provoking science fiction novel involving the antebellum period of the American South, Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred may finally be getting a television adaptation. (Always, […]
Uncovering Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists Of Comic Books
Most worked in “shops” where their main employers had no idea who they were. A couple passed as white. No matter: in the early days […]
Tarzan: Battle For Pellucidar
The myth of the jungle lord of “deepest, darkest Africa” doesn’t quite have a place in 2020, and even he knows it. Win Scott Eckert, […]
Ready For The DC Fandome?
One day. 24 hours. Saturday, August 22. It looks like they won’t be leaving the videos up anywhere for people to catch later. The good […]
Super Australians, Pulp Fiction, And Christopher Sequeira
We hear a lot about the UK comics industry, but very little about Australia. It’s thriving, and about to explode into the US, thanks to […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #580: Comic-Con@Home After Party
The Fanboys discuss what went right and wrong with Comic-Con@Home! Spoiler: It was mostly right. Also, the Eisner awards, and what’s happening in TV and movies!
Listen To Fear In A Handful Of Dust: The Sandman Audible Adaptation
Faithfully adapt a comic book to an audio drama? Just to add weight to it, adapt one of the most beloved series of comics’ modern […]
ComicCon@Home: The Souvenir Book!
Hey, don’t you worry — there are still plenty of exclusive items that will be hard to get starting on Wednesday. However, Comic-Con International will not […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #577: A Toy Store Near You
Brian Volk-Weiss, creator of the television show A Toy Store Near You, tells us a timely tale of toy stores in the age of Covid-19.
The Isolation Stack: Star Wars Myths & Fables
We may not visit the Black Spire at Galaxy’s Edge for a while, but we can read about it in an intriguing way — through […]
Good Omens For Shelter In Place
THIS was unexpected. The angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant) both find themselves in lockdown, but their friendship endures. To celebrate […]
Review: Carson Of Venus The Edge Of All Worlds
It’s been a long time since I’ve read any books in the pulp tradition, and the vigorous energy of Edgar Rice Burroughs was just what […]
Video: Carson Of Venus Returns! (With The Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe In Tow)
ERB, Inc. Director of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey joins Derek and Ric for a video interview!
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #574: Good News!
Interview with Paul A. Kaufman, writer/director/producer of Butter, the state of comics delivery, film releases, and then more good news than you’re expecting!
Support Your Local Comics Shop
Let’s be frank. Your local comics shop, wherever it may be, is in trouble right now. In the best of times, most of them operate […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #573: #USEYOURPOWERSFORGOOD
We put together a list of recommendations for “reading while cocooning!” Most are downloadable or available digitally from your local library! Want to know more? Just listen!