Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #575: Virtual Cons!
We return to the virtual podcast space to give you an update on ways to connect to fandom, including Virtual Fan Expo, Virtual Disney World, and Alt Free Comic Day.
Spider-Man
Avengers Campus Sets Opening Date
Get ready to swing with Spidey! Disney Parks Blog announced that Avengers Campus – the (almost) entirely new land dedicated to discovering, recruiting, and training […]
The Morbius Trailer Is Here
If you’re going to tell a story about a character from Spider-Man books that has a clean break from Spider-Man, Michael Morbius is a smart way […]
The Night Belongs To The Monkey
Though he probably still legally sits in the Spider-Verse portfolio, the mysterious Night Monkey belongs in the Marvel Universe. Tom Holland would get to exist […]
D23 2019: The Secrets Of Avengers Campuses
Three years ago, Disney’s California Adventure held the “Summer of Heroes,” with a tag line telling everyone to “Hero up!” It was a bit of […]
D23 2019: Marvel Dates Black Panther II, Kit Harrington Joins MCU
As if Skywalkers rising wasn’t enough, Disney followed the Star Wars part of its panel this morning with Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige making even more […]
D23 2019: Sneak Into Avengers Campus
For months, Disney’s California Adventure has had temporary walls blocking our view where once A Bug’s Land stood. Some panels proclaimed it as a Stark […]
Comic-Con 2019: LEGO Building Excitement
Every year a must-stop on the Comic-Con exhibit hall floor is the LEGO booth. Filled with life-sized statues of pop culture figures, revealing upcoming sets, […]
Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Spectacular Speculation
Without spoiling anything, Spider-Man: Far From Home covers Peter Parker on a school field trip to Europe. All his classmates are there. He still spins a […]
Will Reptilian Rage Add To Consumer Rage?
“Just in time for Spider-Man: Far From Home,” promises Marvel in their press release. Does that mean that Dr. Curt Connors, aka The Lizard, is […]
What If Disney+ Does Marvel’s What If?
You love the Fantastic Five, don’t you? Or the time that Loki found Thor’s hammer first? If the report from Slashfilm.com is true (they claim […]
Absolutely Leap Into The Spider-Verse
Anybody could be Spider-Man. Maybe Phil Lord’s screenplay overplays the line, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse proves the point — joyfully. In the process, Sony Pictures […]
Venom Doesn’t Quite Draw Into The Spider-Verse
While Tom Holland has safely swung into the hearts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony always had larger plans for a Spider-Verse on their own […]
What’s The Top-Selling Superhero? Did You Say Dog Man?
Right now he’s overshadowing Batman, Spider-Man, and anything that Animal Man has been in. You haven’t seen a movie about him, nor seen him on […]
The Second Venom Trailer
“The world has enough superheroes.” That’s what Sony marketing uses as the tagline for this movie, to be released a month and a half before […]
Comic-Con 2018: IDW Publishing Marvel Kids’ Comics
This one’s going to have the convention floor buzzing, because it does and doesn’t make sense. Currently the comic book company with the highest brand […]
In Search Of Steve Ditko With Jonathan Ross
I buried this in my encomium to Ditko’s passing last night, but realized this morning that I should highlight it — if you want to […]
What You Owe Steve Ditko
Maybe you owe Steve Ditko nothing, because he wouldn’t have accepted your money, unless it was a fair trade for his work. But pop culture […]
Comic-Con 2018: Make Yours Marvel
Putting the “comics” in Comic-Con, Marvel has announced their panels for Comic-Con International in San Diego, and if you needed visceral proof that Disney’s Marvel […]
Make Mine Spider-Geddon
If it all has to end, let it be with a deluge of young men and women with spider-based powers. At least, that’s what I’m […]