Comic-Con 2017: The Tick Takeover
Spoon! Last year, Amazon got a lot of superhero fans excited by announcing a pilot for a revival of The Tick. Created by Ben Edlund, […]
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Forces Of Destiny Episode 6: The Imposter Inside
Ahsoka and Padme Amidala together in one episode. Still aimed at children, but this is the best episode of Forces of Destiny yet, because no character […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #478: Doofus ex Machina
We break down the summer’s movies, look forward into San Diego Comic-Con, anticipate The Inhumans, contemplate Young Han Solo, and more!
Forces of Destiny Episode 5: Beasts Of Echo Base
Today’s episode turns the focus back on Leia, and does a better job of keeping her active in the center of the story. Poor Chewbacca […]
Forces Of Destiny Episode 4: The Padawan Path
Today focuses on Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), a character well-developed through Star Wars: The Clone Wars and followed up on in Rebels. As with Rey and Leia, […]
Forces Of Destiny Episode 3: Ewok Escape
We got two episodes that built up Rey’s character a little bit, but mostly served as quick little kids’ stories about what happened to her […]
‘Forces Of Destiny’ Episode 2: “BB-8 Bandits”
With an art style similar to those Disney is using for Star Wars-themed Little Golden Books, it’s clear that the web series Forces of Destiny is aimed right […]
Disney Launches ‘Forces of Destiny’
Here’s a little scene you didn’t see in The Force Awakens, but it was set up. At the time, it seemed like just one of those little […]
Doctor Who: “The Doctor Falls”
There’s so much happening here, and so little. We could talk about the eerie use of proto-Cyberman corpses as scarecrows. We could talk about how […]
Doctor Who: “World Enough and Time”
Let’s cut to the chase: this is the best episode of Doctor Who since at least “Dark Water,” whose plot it resembles in numerous ways […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 477: Han Soloing
“Creative differences” on the Young Han Solo film, another man writing Wonder Woman, how park rides affect comic sales, this week’s comics, and more in this week’s podcast!
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 476: Batman and the Musical
Remembering Adam West and an interview with Nicholas Brandt, writer of Comic-Con the Musical! All this and all the fanboy news of the week you need!
Doctor Who: “The Eaters of Light”
Given the harmonious relationship between classic Who and new Who — a distinction with less and less meaning every year — it seems unbelievable that […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 475B: Later That Same Night…
Following up our interview show, we polish off the evening with a little news of the week, how to read the Eisner nominees, and the week’s tv, comics, and movie news!
Doctor Who: ‘Empress Of Mars’
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Sontarans. Invented by Robert Holmes, one of the most revered classic series writers, they were intelligent, articulate […]
Adam West’s Batman Screen Test
Yes, Adam West was more than Batman. But there’s also no doubt he was Batman. Take a look here at the final screen test with West […]
Rest In Peace, Adam West
Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman. Adam West got to be both.
Doctor Who: ‘The Lie Of The Land’
At this point it really does feel as though the Monks have always been here, so I’m looking forward to something new next week, even […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 474: Geeking with James S.A. Corey
Live from BayCon 2017 we sit down with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck to discuss their alter-ego James S.A. Corey, The Expanse, Wild Cards, Comics, boats vs. skyscrapers, and more!
Doctor Who: ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’
The question on my mind about the Peter Harness episode of Series 10 was: would this be more like “Kill the Moon” or “The Zygon […]
