Review: ‘Colossal’
On a peaceful summer night in Seoul, a little girl searches for her doll. Just as she finds it, a giant monster appears in the […]
Action Figure Action Movie: ‘C.O.B.A.L.T.’
On this week’s podcast, we brought back Lon Lopez, who had been a long-time member of the podcast crew before leaving to focus on his […]
Still Looking For Series 1 Star Wars Geeki Tikis?
Last week, site sponsor ThinkGeek announced Series 2 of their Star Wars Geeki Tikis in honor of Star Wars Celebration. Unlike a lot of Star […]
DC Comics Unveils ‘Dark Matter’
Sure, DC Comics has had a successful “Rebirth.” According to sales figures, the entire comics industry has seen a 9% growth every year since 2011. […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 469: Prelude to Silicon Valley Comic Con
Live show at 7 Stars, joined by Lon Lopez, and looking at last week’s news and next week’s Silicon Valley Comic Con!
‘We Sleep’ – A Disturbing Short About A Disturbing Cult Film
Even with a long fight scene between Keith David and Roddy Piper, John Carpenter’s They Live has barely a moment that doesn’t feel fresh, relevant, and […]
Freeform’s ‘Cloak and Dagger’ Trailer
Aimed squarely at “millennials,” rebranded as “Becomers” by Freeform, but really, kind of doing the CW thing, here’s your first look at Cloak and Dagger, the […]
Cheap Game Review: Ticket
Ticket is the most insane game I have ever played. The game is, like most cheap games, seemingly simple in scope. You play a […]
IDW Presents ‘Star Wars The Classic Newspaper Comics’
In 1979, one of the coolest things to me about Star Wars was that it got a newspaper strip. Somehow, to the young Derek McCaw who […]
The Green Hornet ’66 and The Spirit Make A Dynamite Combo
For me, both these characters are the kind that I reluctantly admit work best as period pieces. As much as I go against the tide […]
Doctor Who: ‘The Pilot’
In a dusty hallway of an English university is a room, and inside the room is a professor. The professor is a man who’s had […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 468: Return to Planet Nate!
Star Wars news, looking forward to the Hugo comic awards, surprises in TV and Movies, and much more!
Star Wars-Themed Lands:
“Lightsabers Are Real”
At Star Wars Celebration this weekend in Orlando, Disney Parks and Attractions revealed a little more about the in-progress Star Wars-themed lands developing in both Anaheim […]
Doctor Who: ‘City Of Death’
Originally posted 11/22/13, this review celebrates Drew Simchik’s favorite Doctor Who episode — likely Peter Capaldi’s favorite, too. Drew’s countdown: #5, #4, #3, and #2. […]
‘The Last Jedi’ Official Teaser
Here it is, fresh from Star Wars Celebration. While Drew Campbell reports that he saw a commenter say “this looks like The Empire Strikes Back […]
The Star Wars Celebration Tribute To Carrie Fisher
Because you needed to tear up today, didn’t you? At Star Wars Celebration, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill reminisced with George Lucas, but of course […]
Doctor Who: ‘Kinda’
Originally posted 11/22/13, this is Drew Simchik’s second favorite Doctor Who story in his list of five. Which one was number one? Check back tomorrow […]
Marvel’s ‘Star Wars’ Crossover Event:
“The Screaming Citadel”
For Marvel, Star Wars goes against all their prevailing wisdom. They can announce something is a mini-series, and it still sells like hotcakes. They can do […]
Star Wars: The Tikis Awaken
Full disclosure: you BET we’re promoting a site we have an affiliation with. Every now and then there’s a product just too cool. In this […]
The GrittyTastic World Of Hanna-Barbera, Year Two
Yesterday I took a look at the first wave of the DC Comics reimagining of Hanna-Barbera’s properties, and coincidentally, it was also the day that […]
