Cinemax Tackles ‘The Boys’
UPDATE: By now you know, this didn’t end up on Cinemax at all; instead, it’s on Amazon Prime. And it’s great. Hot on the heels […]
Comics
DC Rebirth: Titans
This is a tact DC has done before, but it makes sense. The title formerly known as Titans Hunt, in which the characters who had originally […]
The Fanboy Planet Amazon Store
Hey — we mentioned it on our latest podcast, and figure it’s worth mentioning here. Now at the bottom of each and every page you […]
DC Rebirth: Teen Titans
The online chatter calls it “Damian worship.” The Son of Batman will be in various Bat-books in addition to Super Sons, and now he’s going to […]
DC Rebirth: Super Sons
Be ready. It’s coming in September. And if DC has any book lined up to connect with 10 year olds (and they SHOULD have one), […]
Peter Parker Faces His Past In “Dead No More”
Dan Slott has a way of twisting the Amazing Spider-Man in directions that cause outcry ahead of time and then deliver on great stories. Upset […]
DC Rebirth: Superman
It looks like an era ends with Superman #51 and #52, as Peter J. Tomasi writes the eight-part “Super League” story spanning April and May, leading into Superman: […]
DC Rebirth: Supergirl
With the admittedly relative success of CBS’ Supergirl, this book is one that DC really needs to make work. Kara Zor-El has been put front and […]
‘Panther’s Rage’: The First Marvel Graphic Novel
Editor’s Note: Comics historian Jason Sacks wrote this article in 2003, cross-posted between Fanboy Planet and Comics Bulletin. Since then, he has authored several noted […]
DC Rebirth: Suicide Squad
With a movie coming out this summer, this book may be reborn, but isn’t it likely it’s just more of the same? That’s not a […]
DC Rebirth: Red Hood & The Outlaws
Since Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti rehabilitated Starfire, and Arsenal has to be part of Titans, Red Hood needs some new playmates. Why not Artemis, the […]
DC Rebirth: Nightwing
One of the best results of the weekly Batman and Robin Eternal has been that Dick Grayson was obviously going to become Nightwing again. Though infamously […]
Sneak Peek At ‘The Killing Joke’
Warner dropped this video last night, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke. Some things have changed (of […]
What If Ingmar Bergman Directed ‘The Flash’?
We originally posted this in July of 2014, and in the wake of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it just got too plausible. So […]
DC Rebirth: New Super-man
We’ve seen new characters pick up the mantle of old ones before. Thor begat Beta Ray Bill and Thunderstrike, Ghost Rider had a spin-off, Vengeance. […]
DC Rebirth: Justice League
Pay careful attention here. Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok need to wrap up the huge “Darkseid War” with Justice League #50, before DC Rebirth #1 hits the stands (they’ll actually […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 431: Huge Hodgepodge Edition!
A little Fanboy news of the week, then a big interview show from Silicon Valley Comic Con!
A Look at ‘Wacky Raceland’ From DC Comics
Two things: they may have taken the Mad Max parallels a bit too far, and we must be working off of different definitions of Wacky. Muttley […]
DC Rebirth: The Hellblazer
Why would DC lose the name “Constantine” from the title? Granted, the NBC series may not have made too huge an impact in non-comics’ readers minds, […]
DC Rebirth: Harley Quinn
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti considered calling their retooling of Harley Quinn “Afterbirth.” What else should we expect from this dynamic comics duo? They’ve consistently brought […]
