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 […]
Comics
The Department Of Truth Optioned For… Something
News comes from The Hollywood Reporter that James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds’ The Department of Truth (published by Image Comics) has been picked up by […]
Keith Champagne Talks His Writing Silver Streak
The life of a freelance writer can move slowly, then accelerate at a moment’s notice. Keith Champagne’s comics writing is about to enter a hot […]
Fantastic Four Remake Their History
Though Marvel doesn’t call these things “What If –?” exactly, it’s an interesting idea to turn creative teams loose on specific characters with a What […]
Actor Shawn Patrick Boyd Creates A New Role: Graphic Novelist
Actor/writer/producer Shawn Patrick Boyd guested on the podcast last year with writer/director Charlie Griak to talk about their film Nina of the Woods, available now for […]
All The World Fears A Clown: Black Mask’s Pirouette
“The clowns do what they want, when they want.” Deep down, you probably suspected that. A grizzled malevolent clown calling himself The Duke hisses that […]
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: Marvel’s Bad Boys?
They’re bickering buddies in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan return as superheroes The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in the Marvel […]
WandaVision Focuses On January 15
Likely tying directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision will stream in just over a month. The first of the Marvel […]
Ponder The Question “What If…?” On Disney+
Marvel Studios makes its first official foray into animation with What If…? featuring Jeffrey Wright as The Watcher. Exploring alternate universes where things might have gone very […]
Supernatural Crimes In Manila: Trese Volume 1
A young woman lies dead on Balete Drive. It looks like a hit and run, just another sad and all too common tragedy. But it’s […]
What About Naomi?
Black Lightning and Supergirl may be on their way out on The CW, but Bendis, Walker, and Campbell’s Naomi may be in!
Batman In Bronze In Burbank
The AMC Walkway of Downtown Burbank is (thankfully) a far cry from Crime Alley. But it has a new protector anyway. In partnership with DC, […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #584: Going Back To Earth-2
Chuck Serface of Journey Planet joins Derek and Ric to geek out about the CW’s Stargirl. We look back at Season 1 and then start making predictions for Season 2.
Crossover To The Department Of Truth
It is the day after a political pundit has been banned from YouTube and Twitter for calling for public beheadings. A believer in QAnon has […]
Jim Gaffigan Joins The JSA For Stargirl Season 2
Though best known for his stand-up, comedian Jim Gaffigan has been fighting for justice over the past few weeks, albeit on Twitter. Today, it looks […]
No Comics Universe Continuity? No Problem
Does the DC Universe means as much to you as the DC Omniverse? In 5 months, it may not matter. Rumor has it today that […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #583: Return to Fandome!
We’re so happy to bring Nate back for a third week in a row! Just in time to discuss the second DC Fandome, comic news, and our comics picks for the past couple of weeks.
Cain And Abel And Sebastian And Vincent
On a Vincent Price kick this month — ’tis the season, after all — and I stumbled across a UA film “adaptation” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told […]
Fanboy Planet Team-up With Rylend Grant
Writer Rylend Grant comes on to talk about his new book The Peacekeepers, launching on Kickstarter today! The conversation also winds into dealing with Hollywood, and how […]
The Empty Man Coming To (Not) Empty Theaters
You may have heard of Slenderman, and what happened when just three tweenagers believed in that urban myth. But what if a creepypasta creature inspired […]