25/06/2024
There's been a title change from comics series to full graphic novel, but Blood Sheet Cowboy promises to make a splash at Comic-Con this summer. Link to the details in the comments.
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20/06/2024
I'm intrigued by this one, and I've really enjoyed Dave Dwonch's work in general.
100 Page Original Hardcover Graphic Novel from the creators of Jenny Zero, Spores and Mind Palace!
20/06/2024
Apologies because this almost never fails to happen -- busy week at work, finally get a chance to update the site, and the server is down. I swear I would have written something cool today.
14/06/2024
This exhibit sounds mind-blowing for comics fans. Link to more info in the comments.
11/06/2024
Defenders of the Earth return! Link to my commentary in the comments.
07/06/2024
Watched the Jim Henson documentary on Disney+ this week, which called out that Labyrinth was a box office failure but is now highly regarded. Which reminded me I interviewed Labyrinth production designer Brian Froud at Comic-Con several years back. Here it is:
Originally posted 08-14-07 When I was a wee lad – or wee high-school student anyway – one name in fantasy artists stood above all others, [...]
07/06/2024
I had a great time at a preview screening of - link to the review in the comments.
07/06/2024
Patrick Horvath has been nominated for an Eisner. I interviewed him at L.A. Comic Con back in December... somehow I knew great things were coming his way.
Artist and filmmaker Patrick Horvath broke through with his first published comic, and took time at L.A. Comic Con to talk with me about it.
05/06/2024
Image Comics will release Eisner Award-nominated artist Liam Sharp's second StarHenge installment in August -- catch some preview art here! Link in the comments.
05/06/2024
Announcing a new affiliation -- Super7! I've been buying enough ReAction figures that maybe I should mention it or something.
From time to time, Fanboy Planet will be providing links to Super7 products -- toys and shirts and? We're officially affiliated.
04/06/2024
I'm pleased to announce that once again I'll be hosting the team from IPI Comics at SDCC! Details of the panel will be available in July. But I've gotten a brief peek at their upcoming slate and there are some cool comics coming our way.
30/05/2024
All the Darkwing Duck comics you can handle... link in the comments.
23/05/2024
Keanu Reeves goes back to BRZRKR for "The Lost Book of B." Details in the link in the comments.
23/05/2024
I'm excited -- Ultraman crosses over into the Marvel Universe in August. Of course it's not canon; that's what makes it cooler. Link in the comments.
23/05/2024
Hey! One of my favorite places in the SF Bay Area is coming back after COVID derailed them! Help support 7 Stars!
After almost 3 years, 7 Stars is finally STRIKING BACK!!! But after being down so long, we'll need your help and support to come back!
21/05/2024
The Human Fly hits U.S. comics shops this summer. Link to details in the comments.
10/05/2024
A day and night I never thought I'd see has now been seen... it's Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes playing hot... Drew Campbell knows... on the Rivers of America! Link in the comments.
09/05/2024
I may have been one of the first people to officially buy a copy of this YA graphic novel. Link to my review in the comments.
03/05/2024
You've probably made Free Comic Book Day plans, but did they include Pink's Hot Dogs? Link to details in the comments.
02/05/2024
I continue in my quest to build the Batmobile... Phases 3, 4, and 5 now in the magic box waiting to connect somehow. Link to the review in the comments.
30/04/2024
Strap yourself in for a good time with Spaaaaaaaace Ghoooooosssssssttttt.... link to the review in the comments.
29/04/2024
Conversations with M**h revive! This time around we talk Don McGregor, Harlan Ellison, Jim Steranko, and how great Trina Robbins is. Link in the comments.
27/04/2024
Finally getting mainstream (?) publication through Image Comics, it's Kevin Eastman and David Avallone's Drawing Blood! Link the review in the comments.
26/04/2024
Way overdue from my February trip -- here's a look at a Tokyo Disneysea dark ride that exists nowhere else in the world: Sindbad's Storybook Voyage. Link in the comments.
25/04/2024
BOOM! Studios is about to unleash an all-star horror anthology in comics shops -- get ready to say Hello Darkness! Link in the comments.
24/04/2024
Creepy, clever, and cute make this compendium of Adam Ellis stories worth your while... link to the review in the comments.
24/04/2024
I sat down with Jim Krueger to talk about his work on Steve Aoki's HiroQuest, out in bookstores now! Link to the interview in the comments.
23/04/2024
Calling back to Comic-Con 2023... creator Matthew Dickens has a stunt axe to grind with The Fall Guy. Decide for yourself by reading the article. Link in the comments.
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Thursday, May 18 - what's happening in Nerd News?
It's been a while, and the Enchanted Geeky Room is having some construction issues, so Derek just wants to talk for a bit if anyone else wants to join. The Devil Dinosaur plushie just doesn't have that much to say.
WonderCon Morning
Taking stock before returning to this great convention today. It's the Dawn of Derek before the Dawn of DC.
Holiday Horror: Reading from Brian Asman's Return of the Living Elves
Horror writer Brian Asman twisted Return of the Living Dead with a cup of Christmas Cheer to create Return of the Living Elves. Derek reads an excerpt. WARNING: A little profanity and gore await... but you knew this wasn't going to be The Year Without a Santa Claus.
Monday Night -- it's October!
Taking a break from work to say hello -- and do a quick update.
Another Podcast Pause...
Updating why there wasn't a podcast last week -- and why there won't be one next week.
The Road to Baycon!
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Friday night...
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Nerdweek News Sunday, May 8, 2022
Multiverses, Strange New Worlds, New Doctors, New Wonders, and Free Comics -- all wrapped up in less than 2 minutes! Nerdweek News theme: Squadrons Assemble Squadrons Assemble by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US
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The Fanboy Planet Podcast: Cinequest Preview 2022
Cinequest program director Michael Rabehl returns to preview USA Today's Best Film Festival in America! Join the live stream and hear about some of the great films and events happening in April in San Jose, CA!
Fanboy Planet Podcast: Talking About Batman
It's the #1 movie at the box office (did we think it wouldn't be)? Derek and Ric talk about The Batman, and the Batmen who came before him. You prefer yours in LEGO form? Or animated? Or brightly dressed with a Robin by his side? Batman is all those things, and they work.
John Hodgman Lists Mystery-solving Teens!
Preview of my interview with John Hodgman and David Rees — I think we had a moment. Catch up on Dicktown now streaming on Hulu!
The Fanboy Planet Podcast Goes to Cthulhutown
Comics creator Christian Gossett Vila joins Derek and Ric to talk about his contribution to the comics anthology Cthulhu Is Hard to Spell. It IS hard to spell, and yet we can do it in our sleep... forget it, Derek, it's Cthulhutown.
Podcast: The Multiverse of Madness
Catching up on listener mail and talking about that Doctor Strange Super Bowl trailer!
Sunday in the midst of editing
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The Night Before Cast-Off!
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Podcast Episode #593: No Time To Pie
Man About Town Sal Pizarro joins Derek and Ric to talk about No Time To Die -- what it meant to him to close the book on Daniel Craig and where James Bond might go next! Join in the conversation live Thursday night!
Podcast Episode #592: CarrCast 2021!
Earth-2 Co-owner Carr D'Angelo joins Derek and Ric to talk about his new podcast (gasp! Is this a team-up?!?) and give us the expert retailer's viewpoint on where comics are right now. Watch live!
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