First ‘Death Note’ Teaser From Netflix
When I read a manga or watch an anime (admittedly rarely), it’s because someone has recommended it to me so effusively that I couldn’t ignore […]
“Lost” Bernie Wrightson Stories Return In Papercutz’ ‘Tales From The Crypt’ #2
I have no doubt these stories had already been scheduled when the news hit Saturday that comics artist Bernie Wrightson had passed away. But as […]
Classic ‘Who’ Favorites: 1977-1989
Editor’s note: Drew Simchik originally contributed this on 11/19/13, to get people revved up for Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary. The time has come to rev […]
First Poster For ‘The Dark Tower’
With an epic like Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, it’s daunting for fans to dream of a film adaptation. Sony had put this on again, off […]
Classic ‘Who’ Favorites: 1963-1977
Editor’s Note: Recently, Drew Simchik made a list of “must watch” episodes of Doctor Who because a friend asked. A few years ago he did something […]
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: “The Visit”
How many times a day does this scene play out across the world? A dutiful adult son visits his aging mother in the rec room […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 466: The Sounding
An interview from Cinequest and the rest of the comics, movies and TV news…
‘Rocket & Groot’ Steal Their Own Webseries
Inspired by Skottie Young’s art, this webseries spins out of Disney XD’s animated Guardians of the Galaxy series. Featuring that show’s actors Trevor Devall as Rocket […]
BOOM! Studios Gets ‘Clueless’
Of the many classic movies that would get continued in comic book form, I would never have called this one. But in today’s comics world, […]
Valiant’s ‘Secret Weapons’ Take The Next Step
In all our talk about cinematic universes, it’s easy to pit Marvel against DC and forget that there are still a couple waiting in the […]
The Rise Of A Dark Lord
You can’t keep a good villain down. When Marvel got the Star Wars license back, an ongoing featuring the main characters was a given. The big […]
Wearing A Bit Thin: Thoughts on the Doctor’s Regenerations
It’s been official since January that Peter Capaldi is leaving Doctor Who, and that his last episode will air at Christmas of this year. More […]
The Next Generation Fights Marvel’s ‘Secret Empire’
In a nutshell, this is what’s right and wrong with Marvel (and DC). There’s probably not a thing in this tie-in that couldn’t be covered […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Quality Problems’
It’s a feel good family comedy about breast cancer and Alzheimer’s. Yeah, that might have just caused you to a do a double-take, but it’s […]
Cinequest 2017:
‘An American Dream:
The Education of William Bowman’
When Canadian director Ken Finkleman started working on An American Dream, it was clearly satire. By the time it opened at Cinequest 2017, his film had […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 465: Back to Gallifrey!
Derek reports on his trip to this year’s Gallfrey One convention, interviews with Jason Haigh-Ellery of Big Finish, Chris Thompson of Titan Comics, Christopher Jones, artist of the Third Doctor Doctor Who comic, and this week’s bag of comics!
Marvel and Myth Collide In ‘Royals’ #1
The Royal Family of Attilan is rising in the public consciousness, thanks to a stream of casting announcements for the upcoming Inhumans TV series. Of course […]
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: ‘Remembrance’
Indulge this quick hit with full disclosure — a former student of mine, already a talented filmmaker when I knew her, has created a short […]
Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Many have tried to make the Great American Kaiju Movie. Most have failed, though it couldn’t be 100% failure because, well, GIANT MONSTERS. Until Kong: Skull […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Prodigy’
If I told you that I saw a great movie featuring a young girl with powers she cannot control, that the government wants to destroy, […]
