Geoff Johns Springs ‘Doomsday Clock’ On Fans
“Everything I have done in comics has led to #DoomsdayClock.” With that tweet, DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns announced his latest rocking of the DC […]
Comics
Is Your TV Ready For Mega-City One?
It’s been a long hard road to justice for Judge Dredd. After many rumors hoping for a sequel to 2012’s Dredd, 2000 A.D. license owner […]
What Fresh Hellboy Is This?
There is anguish in fandom tonight. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola made a big announcement on Facebook, and fans weren’t happy: Okay, here’s some news– There IS going […]
Review: ‘Batman And Bill’
If you’re a superhero fan, it’s likely you have a keen sense of justice. And it’s long been understood that Bob Kane, credited as the […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 471: Happy Star Wars Day!
May the 4th be with you! Recording live from 7 Stars Bar & Grill, the Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent Star Wars hangout, we celebrate Star Wars Day! Along with impromptu interviews with the nicest group of scum and villainy you’d ever want to join to chug down a frosty Kylo Ren, we cover the week’s fanboy news and reviews.
An Illusive Free Comic Book Day
It’s Sunday, and there’s an extra stack of comics for me to read, because yesterday was one of the most important holidays for a comics […]
Rickety Stitch And The Gelatinous Goo Take The Road To Print
A delightful trailer for the graphic novel that your kids should be reading this summer!
First Look At ‘I Am Groot’ #1
If this doesn’t sell, Marvel really does have a problem. One of Marvel’s most beloved characters (as far as Disney licensing is concerned) thanks to […]
Stallone By ‘Starlight’? How About Another Suggestion…
As we get closer to the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Mark Millar’s comics creations are heating up again in Hollywood. In 2013, 20th Century […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 470: Live from Silicon Valley Comic Con
In a special Silicon Valley Comic Con edition, we’re joined by Luke “Kid” McCaw and Sal Pizarro in front of a live audience to discuss the convention and all the fanboy news of the week!
DC Comics Unveils ‘Dark Matter’
Sure, DC Comics has had a successful “Rebirth.” According to sales figures, the entire comics industry has seen a 9% growth every year since 2011. […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 469: Prelude to Silicon Valley Comic Con
Live show at 7 Stars, joined by Lon Lopez, and looking at last week’s news and next week’s Silicon Valley Comic Con!
IDW Presents ‘Star Wars The Classic Newspaper Comics’
In 1979, one of the coolest things to me about Star Wars was that it got a newspaper strip. Somehow, to the young Derek McCaw who […]
The Green Hornet ’66 and The Spirit Make A Dynamite Combo
For me, both these characters are the kind that I reluctantly admit work best as period pieces. As much as I go against the tide […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 468: Return to Planet Nate!
Star Wars news, looking forward to the Hugo comic awards, surprises in TV and Movies, and much more!
Marvel’s ‘Star Wars’ Crossover Event:
“The Screaming Citadel”
For Marvel, Star Wars goes against all their prevailing wisdom. They can announce something is a mini-series, and it still sells like hotcakes. They can do […]
The GrittyTastic World Of Hanna-Barbera, Year Two
Yesterday I took a look at the first wave of the DC Comics reimagining of Hanna-Barbera’s properties, and coincidentally, it was also the day that […]
The Gritty World Of Hanna-Barbera, Year One Revisited
As Phase Two of the DC Comics Hanna-Barbera experiment gets underway, a look at what worked and maybe what didn’t.
Conor McCreery Talks ‘Past Is Prologue: Juliet’
The latest chapter in the ‘Kill Shakespeare’ saga heads to fair Verona, linking the Juliet of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy to the action heroine of the comic book series.
The 2017 Hugo Awards Finalists
Announced this morning from Helsinki, here are the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards. Attendees of Worldcon 75 in Helsinki will be voting on the […]
