Comic-Con 2017: San Diego Gets A Comic-Con Museum
The Comic-Con experience has a cycle. Every year there’s a build up (tickets go on sale next week), either jubilance or anger depending on whether […]
Comics
Jean Grey and Black Bolt Both Fly Solo
Poor Marvel — they’ve gotten a lot of the wrong kind of attention this past week, bemoaning low sales and (partially) blaming it on diversity […]
Review: ‘Doc Savage: The Ring Of Fire’
It’s 1938. The world is on the brink of war. Months earlier, one of America’s brightest heroes, Amelia Earhart, disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. That […]
Damage Control In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Back in early 2015, Marvel fans got excited when ABC announced that they planned to develop a comedy set in the Marvel Universe: Damage Control. Based […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 467: Wild Man and Prodigy
Cinequest 2017 interviews with the cast and crew of Wild Man, then the directors of Prodigy, and the comics, movies and TV news of the week!
New ‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ Poster
I know there’s a certain cheesiness to it, but I’m also excited to see a new franchise launch from material I hadn’t been familiar with […]
How Bernie Wrightson Changed Comics In The ’80s
A look at a master artist’s attempts to stretch the medium — touching on horror, social justice, and superheroes while always being true to his own vision.
First ‘Death Note’ Teaser From Netflix
When I read a manga or watch an anime (admittedly rarely), it’s because someone has recommended it to me so effusively that I couldn’t ignore […]
“Lost” Bernie Wrightson Stories Return In Papercutz’ ‘Tales From The Crypt’ #2
I have no doubt these stories had already been scheduled when the news hit Saturday that comics artist Bernie Wrightson had passed away. But as […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 466: The Sounding
An interview from Cinequest and the rest of the comics, movies and TV news…
BOOM! Studios Gets ‘Clueless’
Of the many classic movies that would get continued in comic book form, I would never have called this one. But in today’s comics world, […]
Valiant’s ‘Secret Weapons’ Take The Next Step
In all our talk about cinematic universes, it’s easy to pit Marvel against DC and forget that there are still a couple waiting in the […]
The Rise Of A Dark Lord
You can’t keep a good villain down. When Marvel got the Star Wars license back, an ongoing featuring the main characters was a given. The big […]
The Next Generation Fights Marvel’s ‘Secret Empire’
In a nutshell, this is what’s right and wrong with Marvel (and DC). There’s probably not a thing in this tie-in that couldn’t be covered […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 465: Back to Gallifrey!
Derek reports on his trip to this year’s Gallfrey One convention, interviews with Jason Haigh-Ellery of Big Finish, Chris Thompson of Titan Comics, Christopher Jones, artist of the Third Doctor Doctor Who comic, and this week’s bag of comics!
Marvel and Myth Collide In ‘Royals’ #1
The Royal Family of Attilan is rising in the public consciousness, thanks to a stream of casting announcements for the upcoming Inhumans TV series. Of course […]
Rob Liefeld Returns To Deadpool With ‘Bad Blood’
Say what you will about Rob Liefeld, the creator has made an almost indelible mark on comics and the larger culture. If not for him, […]
First Look At This Year’s ‘Iron Fist’ #1!
After a terrific revival of Power Man and Iron Fist, you can’t blame the powers that be at Marvel for realizing that, oh, yes, they […]
Cyborg: A Hero For Autism
Guest writer Steve Mix discovers a connection between Cyborg’s character and neurodivergence — both are heroes without question.
Gallifrey One 2017:
The Titan Comics Panel
Though Titans Comics has published Doctor Who comics for a few years, this year’s Gallifrey One marks the first time they’ve set up shop at the […]
