J. Michael Straczynski and the Gwen Stacy Controversy
This was the summer in which Marvel Comics and writer J. Michael Straczynski (also creator and architect of Babylon 5) promised to really stir things […]
Interviews
“I Am Hawkeye, And You’ve Killed Me” – More With Brian Michael Bendis
Yes, Part 2, and there’s still MORE, people! As John Coffey might say, “Bendis is killin’ me with his love…” In part 1, Bendis discussed […]
Brian Michael Bendis Talks Daredevil’s ‘Golden Age’
I had a long introduction prepared about how long Brian Michael Bendis and I have been doing e-mail dances, phone tag, and convention appearance promises […]
An Interview with Kate Kelton
If you’re a filmmaker, Kate Kelton is the type of actress you want to have with you at every turn. Great to work with, funny, […]
Writing Hard-Boiled (Egg) Fiction: Cartoonist Frank Cammuso Speaks
Two years ago, while walking through the independent comics alley at Comic-Con, my attention was caught by a guy selling Little Golden Books. On closer […]
Aire, The Real Queen Of Wands
Anyone perusing the funny pages today will find relatively few comics with any kind of edge to them. Syndicated cartoonists have learned that when they […]
Love Means Having To Wear Spandex: Mark Teague Talks SuperGuy
When we first met Mark Teague last summer, he was working the Creative Light Entertainment booth at ComicCon. Sure, there was a picture of him […]
Behind The Cape Of SuperGuy: Director Bill Lae Talks Spandex
A few years ago, two guys laboring in the trenches of television got together to make themselves a movie. Both had writing backgrounds, but had […]
Jeph Loeb Spills News, Not Blood, About Buffy Animated
Two weeks back, the news started leaking that something was happening with the animated version of Buffy. A couple of years ago, some work had […]
Challenging The Unknown With A Master of the Form
If you don’t know Howard Chaykin, it’s because he’s kept a low profile in comics over the past few years. After spending several years working […]
The Jekyll Journals: In The Editing Bay With Joe Vallero
Welcome back to our continuing exclusive look at putting together a horror film. All the footage has been shot and the post-production elves are slaving […]
From Master Of Illusion To Master Of Elusion
A few years ago, Glen David Gold made a splash in the publishing world with the oft-touted on Fanboy Planet novel [amazon text=Carter Beats the […]
Human Stories With Greg Pak
I met Greg Pak in 2002 when he was at Cinequest with a film called All Amateur Ecstasy. It was brilliant and less than 3 […]
The Jekyll Journals: No Rest For The Weary…
Thanks to Creative Light Entertainment, we were given the chance to go behind the scenes in the making of a horror film. About a week […]
James Gunn Talks Family Films for the Dead
A few years ago, when I was just a stringer for the late Daily Radar, I experienced my first San Diego Comic-Con. That summer a […]
Fifteen Minutes With Cliff Meth About god’s 15 minutes
A few months ago, occasional Fanboy Planet contributor Jason Sacks turned in an interview with legendary writer Harlan Ellison. The occasion? Clifford Meth, a friend […]
The Jekyll Journals: Saturday In The Backyard
After an intense week of filming, you’d think that writer/director Scott Zakarin would be able to enjoy his Saturday, especially since he had to be […]
Matt Keeslar: This Man, This Monster
Casting the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde proved to be one of the hardest tasks before director Scott Zakarin. In early drafts of his […]
The Jekyll Journals: Jonathan Silverman Being Less Than Reputable
I spent two days on the set of Jekyll, all in the secret basement laboratory of Henry Jekyll (Matt Keeslar). On the first day, the […]
The Jekyll Journals: Hyde For Fighting
On any film involving action, your stuntwork is only as good as your coordinator. In past interviews with Scott Zakarin, he has stressed how lucky […]
