Exploring The Work Of Darwyn Cooke
The comics industry has been rocked this weekend — and really, that’s not hyperbole — by the unexpected death of creator Darwyn Cooke. Friday morning […]
Comics
DVD Review:
‘Justice League: The New Frontier’
originally posted on Fanboy Planet 2/25/2008 Almost instantly upon release, [amazon text=Darwyn Cooke’s mini-series The New Frontier&asin=1401248888] became a classic of the superhero genre. So when […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 437:
To the End of Infinity
Leeroy Jenkins Day, the end of Disney Infinity, Comic-Con HQ, Kamandi Challenge, Justice League movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, and so much more…
‘Marvel Tsum-Tsum’ #1 Is Coming – And It’s IN CONTINUITY!
In continuity? I guess if Bamfs (little magical versions of Nightcrawler) can become part of accepted continuity and not just out of a bedtime story […]
Comics Creator and Animator Darwyn Cooke Has Passed
UPDATE: Though we have yet to find a primary source on this, many comics professionals have tweeted this evening that Darwyn Cooke has passed away. […]
Bringing The Con Man To Illusive Comics
Alan Tudyk may be one of the nicest guys in movies and television. He’s moving in on that title for comics with the release of Spectrum, […]
‘Civil War II’ Lets Slip The Gods Of War…
Hercules takes arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing… doesn’t end them. He only increases sales. It’s always a fine line when gods […]
Marvel Introduces Key Civil War II Character Digital First
Sure, Ulysses will appear in print eventually. But Marvel has been playing with the possibilities of digital comics with their Infinite Comics line. You can […]
‘Locke & Key’ Being Developed For Television… Again
It looks like this time, IDW is just doing it for themselves. Today the entertainment company (not just comics) announced they’re developing a “straight to […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 436: Three-Eyed Ravens
Is this the end of Comic-Con? Changes at Thrillbent, the Deadpool experiment, ROM, an unexpected Doc Savage Update, Universal Monsters, Captain America: Civil War, Game of Thrones, The Flash, Supergirl, and so much more…
‘Con Man’ Coming To Comic-Con HQ
Back at Silicon Valley Comic-Con, we had the chance to interview PJ Haarsma, who collaborated with Alan Tudyk on the upcoming comic Spectrum, and whose [amazon […]
Celebrating The Return Of ROM
As you may be aware, Saturday May 7 is Free Comic Book Day. One of the titles we’re looking forward to most is IDW’s preview […]
‘Deadpool’ #13 Features First Ever Self-contained Four-Part Crossover!
Let’s put it up front: for $9.99, Marvel is giving you a book the size and equivalent of four comics. Break that down — that’s […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 435: Silly Symphonies
The fanboys review the fannish news of the week, including Hugo Award Nominations, the Spectrum comic, Silly Symphonies, and so much more!
A New Video For The Monkees – Using Their Old Dell Comics
Yes, The Monkees are back: Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork have reunited for a new album, and Rivers Cuomo has written them a […]
The Return Of ‘Captain America: Steve Rogers’ In May!
To the surprise of no fan, right after Captain America: Civil War opens in theaters — allegedly the best of the Marvel films so far — Steve […]
Comic-Con 2016 Shake-up: Fox Will Not Participate In Hall H
Citing concerns of online piracy, 20th Century Fox will not have a panel at Comic-Con in San Diego this summer. The news comes from The […]
Disney Kingdoms’ ‘The Haunted Mansion’ #2 Scares Up A Second Printing
I’m using that announcement to talk about the book itself. Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Jorge Coelho, The Haunted Mansion had a road ahead […]
Preview Pages From ‘Irwin Allen’s Lost In Space: The Lost Episodes’ #2!
I stumbled on the first issue of this by accident at my local comics shop. American Gothic Press is relatively new, a comics off-shoot of […]
The 2016 Hugo Award Finalists
For the past few years, we’ve talked about the Hugo Awards on the podcast, but admittedly not covered them on the site. It’s an oversight […]
