Justice League R.I.P.
Of course you don’t believe it. Of course I don’t believe it. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the “Death of Superman” event, […]
Comics
The Fox Returns To Archie Comics!
The Fox is back, and Dean Haspiel is in control. Despite being pretty strong characters, the Mighty Crusaders from Archie Comics and/or Red Circle have […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast: Kolchak: The Night Stalker At 50!
Season 2, Episode 1 Kolchak: The Night Stalker just turned 50 and has a huge new anthology comic on the way, part of which is […]
Why Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Matter
If you watched The Book of Boba Fett chapter two this week, you saw a wookie more imposing than Chewbacca. That would be Black Krrsantan, a disgraced […]
Great Comics Of 2021
Year-end “Best of” lists serve one purpose for me: call out something that I didn’t hear about, or meant to read/watch and forgot. To say the comics on this list are “the best,” maybe they are. Really, they’re ones I read that stuck with me. There may be others this year that you enjoyed that I missed, and I want to hear about them. I won’t objectively call them “the best;” subjectively, they’re just great.
The Punisher Redefined
He’s a problematic character. Not really a hero, and never really was. But fans love the seeming cut and dried approach to punishing criminals, so […]
Godzilla Vs. Power Rangers: Its Time Has Come
The crossover audience for this crossover will be huge. But not as huge as Godzilla. This no-brainer combination comes from IDW, BOOM! Studios, with special […]
Dan Slott Swings From Spider-Man To The Doctor!
One of the best comics writers working for Marvel will take a trip in the TARDIS. Dan Slott (various Spider-Man titles, Fantastic Four) has been announced to be […]
L.A. ComicCon 2021: Monster Matador
Monsters have risen all over the world. You don’t need to know why. Just know that heroes have risen to fight. If it seems silly […]
Captain Carter Comes To Comics
Did the multiverse concept save storytelling for the Big Two in comics? It sure looks like it. Half of DC’s current line-up seems to be […]
L.A. ComicCon 2021: Pat McCormick’s Charley & Humphrey
“GLUE! I NEED GLUE!” Say that to someone who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and they suddenly remember a frantic bulldog puppet […]
L.A. ComicCon 2021: The Christmas Bandits
Everybody loves raccoons until they start showing up on your lawn. But Santa Claus is such a good-hearted fellow that even when set upon by […]
The Phantom Of The Opera Is Here… Inside Your Comics Shop…
The longest running musical in Broadway history hit comics shops in the UK today, and just like the original production, will land in the US […]
Comics Legend George Perez Reveals Heartbreaking News
After retiring from producing comics three years ago due to failing vision, George Pérez broke our hearts again today. He has Stage 3 pancreatic cancer, […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 593: No Time to Pie
Sal Pizarro joins us to talk about No Time To Die, and where the franchise might be going next.
Podcast Episode #593: No Time To Pie
Sal Pizarro joins Derek and Ric to talk about the recent wrap-up to Daniel Craig’s time as James Bond, and where the franchise might be […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 592: CarrCast 2021
Earth-2 Comic’s Carr D’Angelo joins Ric and Derek to talk comics, retailing, and The Defenders!
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 […]
Podcast Episode #592: The Return Of The CarrCast!
We journey to Earth-2 — Earth-2 Comics, that is. Now that the multiverse has been restored and we can all freely visit, store owner Carr […]
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 […]
