What Does “Rebirth” Mean For DC Comics?
I want to live long enough to read the tell-all book that must be written about DC Comics in the 21st Century. We just don’t […]
Comics
Valiant Previews ‘Faith #1’
Long a character in Valiant’s excellent Harbinger series, Faith gets to be the center of attention in her own solo mini-series starting next week. It’s already garnered […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 424: He’s a Complicated Man
The Fanboys chat with Shaft and Power Man and Iron Fist writer David Walker, then discuss the Gold Key Alliance, David Avallone’s The Shadow/Twilight Zone, Faith #1, Star Wars movie move, Deadpool, The Dawn of the Justice League, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Legends of Tomorrow, and more.
Marvel Announces Ongoing ‘Poe Dameron’
And now, we’re entering that tricky point in Star Wars mania — the slate was largely wiped clean, and slowly, slowly, new canon was to […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 423: Farewell Sovereign!
The Fanboys praise the life and inspiring times of David Bowie, then discuss Secret Wars, Doctor Strange, Young Han Solo, Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, NBC’s Powerless, The Magicians, Legends of Tomorrow, Teachers, and so much more. Also a special flashback appearance from Venture Bros. creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer!
Another Former Supergirl Cast in ‘Supergirl’
One thing extremely noticeable about Greg Berlanti and company producing Supergirl on CBS: unlike many comic book based shows that have come before, this one wears the […]
ABC Moving Forward with ‘Marvel’s Most Wanted’
Picked this up in a tweet from writer Jim Colucci last night, and saw it confirmed in Variety: ABC has revived the idea of spinning […]
Marvel Begins “The War Machines”
In the trailer for Captain America: Civil War, we’ve seen a shot of Robert Downey, Jr.’s Iron Man cradling Don Cheadle’s lifeless War Machine. I, for […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 422: Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars! Spoilers!
The Christmas Bonanza: All the spoilers we can dish for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Recorded LIVE at Silicon Valley’s preeminent Star Wars Bar, 7 Stars Bar and Grill. Featuring guest stars Sal Pizarro and Drew Campbell.
Colleen Doran Adapting Neil Gaiman’s “Troll Bridge”
That’s the thing about Neil Gaiman. A great artist attracts other great artists, and the result is (hopefully) great comics. Why shouldn’t it be? Gaiman’s […]
Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion Launch ‘Spectrum’ for Free Comic Book Day
We talked about this on the podcast last night, but not a lot of information was available — we’d just picked it up on the […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 421: May the Allspark Be With You!
More Hollywood attempts at dredging up more properties from our childhood. Good? Bad? Listen in and decide for yourself. Plus… everything else that happened this week.
Get Ready for the Hasbro Cinematic Universe
In a move that should surprise no one, Hasbro has announced that they will create a cohesive cinematic universe based on several of their toy […]
DC’s ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Comic Will Not Be Based On ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ on The CW
DC announced today a $7.99 anthology coming on March 9, 2016 called Legends of Tomorrow. If there weren’t a hugely hyped television series coming from the […]
Use The Force With Marvel Unlimited
Flat out – this is a great deal. Aside from Marvel’s recent books, this catalog also includes titles from the Dark Horse runs, which are […]
The Return of Rom the Space Knight
Comics fans (and toy fans) have hoped for this to happen for years. And at last, IDW is able to deliver the return of Rom. […]
Nothing Like a Hot Cup o’… Krampus?
Maybe it’s because I haven’t had my coffee yet this morning, but this announcement from Zenescope sounded delicious. It also makes me wonder why other […]
Red Suits. Big White Eyes. Overdue Marvel Team-Up.
Whether this was Rob Liefeld’s intention or not oh so long ago, there are a lot of similarities between Deadpool and Spider-Man. To those who […]
The Haunted Mansion Comes To Marvel
I’ve enjoyed all the Disney Kingdoms books so far, though as a Disney nut I would love more supplemental material about the ride development. But […]
‘Rocket Raccoon and Groot’ Invade in January!
The pre-Secret Wars series Groot was fun. So was Skottie Young’s Rocket Raccoon, though not quite as “cute” as his artwork would imply. Combine these two best […]
