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Comics Spotlight: Between Christmas and New Year's by Derek McCaw (12-28-06)
Yes, I've been spending time with the kids and playing videogames...but I still read comics...

Suspended Animation: The Trouble With Girls by Michael Vance (12-18-06)
A new trade of an old spy favorite....

The Fanboy Planet 2006 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: Books by Derek McCaw (12-14-06)
Check inside for some gift ideas a bit off the beaten path...

Comics Spotlight: Ghost Rider #6 by Derek McCaw (12-13-06)
Also: Bullet Points #2, Fear Agent #9, Wolverine #49, X-23 #1 and more...

Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (12-05-06)
Schachat wants Batman to feel The Spirit, but wants to rekill Onslaught...

Comics Spotlight: Whisper #1 by Derek McCaw (11-29-06)
Also: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14, The Immortal Iron Fist #1, and more...

Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown EXTRA by Jason Schachat (11-28-06)
Born of Civil War, Punisher: War Journal #1 rocks!

Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (11-27-06)
Schachat takes a drink of Dragon's Blood, enjoys 52 and joins a choir in Runaways...

Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (11-20-06)
Astonishing X-Men #18! Civil War #5! Ultimate Fantastic Four #36 and, um, White Tiger #1!

Suspended Animation: Archie & Friends #101 by Michael Vance (11-17-06)
We pick up a new columnist, fresh from the Oklahoma Cartoonists Museum...

Comics Spotlight: Doctor Strange: The Oath #2 by Derek McCaw (11-09-06)
Also: Annihilation #4, Bullet Points #1, Wolverine Origins #8 and more...

Comics Spotlight: The Incredible Hulk #100 by Derek McCaw (11-01-06)
Also: Avengers Next #1, Criminal #2, Irredeemable Ant-Man #2, Red Prophet #3 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (10-31-06)
Jack of Fables might escape Golden Boughs, but can he evade Nextwave?

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (10-20-06)
Amazing Spider-Girl gets another #1, and so does Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter...

Cowboys & Aliens: The Prologue by Andrew Foley and Dennis Calero (09-30-06)
The five-page prologue to Platinum Studios' upcoming graphic novel on DrunkDuck.com...

Fanboy Planet Podcast #12 by The Fanboy Planet Staff (09-28-06)
Lon Hates Civil War, Stephen Wacker Leaves DC, Tony Loco (of course) and more...

Tony Loco in October Previews Today! by Derek McCaw (09-27-06)
People! Now's your chance to order a copy -- OCT063538

Comics Spotlight: The American Way #8 by Derek McCaw (09-27-06)
Also: Albion #6, Invincible #35, Jack of Fables #3, Model Operandi #1 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Checkmate #6 by Derek McCaw (09-20-06)
Also: Birds of Prey #98, Hatter M #3, Krypto the Super-Dog #1 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (09-19-06)
Facing Annihilation, Schachat tries both the Sword of Atlantis and Green Lantern's ring...

He's Cute, He's Mute, and He Just Might Be Crazy by Derek McCaw (09-14-06)
Illusive Arts Entertainment officially announces Tony Loco #1 in October Previews!

Comics Spotlight: Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1 by Derek McCaw (09-14-06)
Also: Casanova #4, Fables #53, Martian Manhunter #2 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (09-11-06)
Schachat slips on the helm of Nabu but takes off Spider-Man's mask...

Comics Spotlight: Jonah Hex #11 by Derek McCaw (09-07-06)
Also: American Splendor #1, Jack Staff #11, Mystery In Space #1 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (09-05-06)
Cable and Deadpool make sense out of the Civil War...and ship on time!

Comics Spotlight: The Trials of Shazam #1 by Derek McCaw (08-30-06)
Also: The American Way #7, JLA Classified #26, Teen Titans Go #34 and more...

Comics: Justice League of America #1 by Derek McCaw (08-29-06)
Brad Meltzer returns...is this the League we've wanted?

Comics Spotlight: Fell #6 by Derek McCaw (08-23-06)
Batman and the Mad Monk #1, Claw the Unconquered #3, Wonder Woman #2 and more...

Marvel Gives You A Checklist For Civil War... by Derek McCaw (08-21-06)
It's updated, revised and ...still we can't be sure...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (08-21-06)
Schachat sharpens Claws for The Boys...will that make him a Deadman?

The King of Meta-Comics: Batman #655 by A. David Lewis (08-17-06)
An in-depth examination of Grant Morrison's return to Batman...

Comics Spotlight: Deadman #1 by Derek McCaw (08-16-06)
Also: Casanova #3, Catwoman #58, Shadowhawk #14 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Martian Manhunter #1 by Derek McCaw (08-09-06)
Also: Brother Bedlam, Fables #52, The Savage Brothers #1 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (08-08-06)
Schachat falls deep into DC's Brave New World...

2006 Comic-Con Video: Robert Kirkman Takes On McFarlane by ZabberBOX.com (08-03-06)
The most infamous moment of Comic-Con 2006...caught on video!

The Virgin Solicits For October by Derek McCaw (08-02-06)
Okay. We are talking about a line of cool comic books here...

Comics Spotlight Podcast: The Creeper #1 by Carr D'Angelo and Derek McCaw (08-02-06)
Live from Los Angeles and Earth-2 Comics, it's Fanboy Planet!

2006 Comic-Con: From Another Angle, Part 2 by Jeffrey Berman (07-31-06)
More celebrities, more costumes and toys we want to buy...

Comic-Con Comics Spotlight: Shark-Man #1 by Derek McCaw (07-27-06)
Also: The Bakers, Death Comes To Dillinger, Devi #1 and Students of the Unusual...

2006 Comic-Con: The Women of Comic-Con 2 by Jonathan Presby (07-27-06)
A reader sends in his shots and we thought you needed to see them, too...

2006 Comic-Con Day Three Photo Gallery 2 by Michael Goodson (07-26-06)
We had a Cup o' Joe and saw DC One Year Later...

2006 Comic-Con: The Women of Comic-Con by Berman and Goodson (07-25-06)
It's a little early in our gallery process, but you've been good...

2006 Comic-Con Day Three Photo Gallery by Derek McCaw (07-25-06)
Share a little of our mando paper romance...

2006 Comic-Con: The Lost Toys... by Derek McCaw (07-25-06)
You'd swear they were breathing inside the display cases...

2006 Comic-Con: From Another Angle by Jeffrey Berman (07-24-06)
I will just stare at Kristen Bell for hours...

Fanboy Planet Podcast #5 (07-24-06)
Back at the Fanboy Planet Studios in Sunny Los Angeles...

2006 Comic-Con Vidcast: Fanboy Planet and Moron Life Present Part 3... (07-24-06)
Could someone please slip Mr. Tarantino a sedative?

Fanboy Planet Podcast #4 (07-22-06)
One Saturday night. Two faces of Grant Morrison. Three days of Comic-Con.

2006 Comic-Con Day Two Photo Gallery 2 by Derek McCaw (07-22-06)
Celebrities wandering the floor, and of course, inexplicable plushy characters...

2006 Comic-Con: Fanboy Planet and Moron Life Present Part 2... (07-22-06)
Five words: SNAKES ON A #@*!$%IN' PLANE!!!!!!!

2006 Comic-Con: Fanboy Planet and Moron Life Present... (07-21-06)
Lon Lopez and Derek McCaw present our first vidcast from Comic-Con 2006...

2006 Comic-Con Day Two Photo Gallery 1 by Mark Teague (07-21-06)
The first female stormtrooper...yeah, you want to see this...

2006 Comic-Con: Inside Hasbro's Marvel Vault by Derek McCaw (07-21-06)
Action figures, alcohol and loud music -- the perfect place to meet Stan Lee!

2006 Comic-Con Day One Photo Gallery 1 by Mark Teague (07-21-06)
What do you get a Vulcan for an anniversary present?

2006 Comic-Con: The Coming of Tony Loco... by Derek McCaw (07-21-06)
Stop by Booth #2203...Fanboy Planet is launching a comic book!

2006 Comic-Con Preview Night Photo Gallery by Michael Goodson (07-20-06)
Goodson shares the things that caught his attention...

Comics Spotlight: Elephantmen #1 by Derek McCaw (07-19-06)
Also: Casanova #2, Hellblazer #222, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #1 and more...

Comics: Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown by Jason Schachat (07-18-06)
From Fables to Ultimate Spider-Man, Schachat loves a good Cinderella story...

Comics Spotlight: Sensational Spider-Man #28 by Derek McCaw (07-11-06)
Doctor Octopus was once THIS close to being Spider-Man's uncle...

Comics Spotlight, page 2 by Derek McCaw (07-11-06)
A Man Called Kev #1, Ghost Rider #1, The Next #1, Wolverine Origins #4 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Uncanny X-Men #475 by Derek McCaw (07-05-06)
Also: Batman Secrets #5, Beyond! #1, The Incredible Hulk #96, Talent #2 and more...

The Occasional Comics Breakdown: 07/03/06 by Jason Schachat (07-03-06)
DC's Brave New World isn't what it seems, while the New Avengers wait for the Civil War...

Comics Spotlight: Sergio Aragones' Solo by Derek McCaw (06-28-06)
Also: Daredevil #86, PvP #27, Savage Dragon #127, X-Men #187 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Casanova #1 by Derek McCaw (06-21-06)
Also: Claw the Unconquered #1, Ex Machina #22, Justice #6 and much more...

Eight Stupid Reasons Why Civil War Is Stupid by A. David Lewis (06-20-06)
Deep inside every erudite comics scholar is a total moron...

The Occasional Comics Breakdown: 6/19/06 by Jason Schachat (06-19-06)
Why isn't Super Skrull more super, civil discussion of Civil War and Lex, Lex, Lex...

Eight Reasons Why Civil War Is Dumb by A. David Lewis (06-19-06)
I knew Daredevil. I worked with Daredevil. You, sir, are no Daredevil...

Last Comics Artist Standing! by Derek McCaw (06-19-06)
Platinum Studios, Top Cow Comics and NBC affiliate launch Comic Book Challenge...

Comics Spotlight: The Two-Gun Kid #1 by Derek McCaw (06-14-06)
Also: Civil War #2, Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer #3, Ms. Marvel #4 and more...

The Occasional Comics Breakdown: 6/13/06 by Jason Schachat (06-13-06)
Attacking the Front Line, praising the 52 and wondering at Wonder Woman...

Comics Spotlight: Tag #1 by Derek McCaw (06-07-06)
Also: Batman: Secrets #4, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9, Invincible #32 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Hero Squared #1 by Derek McCaw (06-01-06)
Also: Incredible Hulk #95, Lucifer #74, The Spectre #1 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Loaded Bible by Derek McCaw (05-24-06)
A post-apocalyptic tale of vampires, the Second Coming and, well, see for yourself...

Comics Spotlight 5/24/06 page 2 by Derek McCaw (05-24-06)
The American Way #4, JSA Classified #12, The Last Christmas #1 and more...

Comics Spotlight: Fell #5 by Derek McCaw (05-17-06)
The best television cop drama you will only find in a comic book...

Comics Spotlight 5/17/06 page 2 by Derek McCaw (05-17-06)
52 #2, Batman Year 100 #4, Man-Bat #2, Talent #1...

Comics Spotlight: Truth, Justin, and the American Way #2 by Derek McCaw (05-10-06)
Look at what happened to me...I can't believe it myself...

Comics Spotlight, page 2 by Derek McCaw (05-10-06)
Cable & Deadpool #28, Cthulhu Tales #1, Firestorm #25 and She-Hulk #7...

Reviewed: Orson Scott Card's Red Prophet #1 and 2 by Laura Hunter (05-09-06)
The Dabel Brothers make an adaptation that would do Alvin right proud...

Comics Spotlight: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #8 by Derek McCaw (05-04-06)
Who's that old gentleman haunting Aunt May? Could it be a vampire pirate?

Comics Spotlight: Catwoman #54 by Derek McCaw (04-26-06)
Oh, sure, Catwoman could have hired a trainer for some post-partum fitness...

Comics Spotlight: Justice #5 by Derek McCaw (04-19-06)
Why some of us got hooked on superheroes in the first place...

Comics Spotlight: The Best of the Rest of the Week... by Derek McCaw (04-19-06)
Big Max #1, Daredevil #84, Invincible Iron Man #7 and much much more...

Chain of Events by A. David Lewis (04-12-06)
Do we have too many comics crossovers happening at once?

Comics Spotlight: The New Avengers: Illuminati #1 by Derek McCaw (03-29-06)
It all seems so reasonable...plus: Blue Beetle #1, Captain America 65th and much more...

Wizard World Los Angeles 2006: Women of Wizard World by Jeffrey Berman (03-23-06)
You know them, you love them...

Spotlight: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #16 by Derek McCaw (03-22-06)
Also: The American Way #2, Catwoman #53, The Incredible Hulk #93 and She-Hulk #6...

Wizard World Los Angeles 2006: Celebrities To Us by Jeffrey Berman (03-21-06)
Fan favorites and at least one "just what exactly IS that?"

Wizard World Los Angeles 2006: Photos From the Floor by Jeffrey Berman (03-20-06)
The first of a few galleries from the events of last weekend...

Comics Spotlight: Legends of the Dark Knight #201 by Derek McCaw (03-14-06)
Also: Annihilation Prologue, Birds of Prey #92, Planetary Brigade #2, Red Sonja/Claw #1...

Comics Spotlight: Firestorm the Nuclear Man #23 by Derek McCaw (03-08-06)
Also: American Virgin #1, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #10 and The Pulse Finale...

Graphic Depictions : I Luv Halloween v.1 by Rob Sparling (03-01-06)
Sparling returns with a little something he likes to call utter crap...

Comics Spotlight: Batman: Secrets #1 by Derek McCaw (03-01-06)
Also: Ex Machina #18, Justice League Unlimited #19 and Ms. Marvel #1...

Comics Spotlight: The American Way #1 by Derek McCaw (02-23-06)
Yes, yes, I'm late, but with: Amazing Spider-Man #529, Batman #450, and The Warlord #1...

One-Way Ticket: The Demise of WizardWorld Boston by A. David Lewis (02-22-06)
Doesn't New England deserve a convention of its own?

Comics Review: 7 Days To Fame #2 by Derek McCaw (02-20-06)
It's all fun and game until somebody dies horribly on camera...then it's ratings gold...

The Independent Garcia: Trolling WonderCon for Indies by Chris Garcia (02-16-06)
Because there is providence in the small press...

Comics Spotlight: She-Hulk #5 by Derek McCaw (02-15-06)
Also: Apocalypse vs. Dracula #1, Daredevil #82, True Story Swear To God #16...

Wonder-Con 2006: Saturday From Mario's Camera (Gallery 7) by Mario Anima (02-13-06)
Creators, corsets and Corsairs...

Wonder-Con 2006: Saturday From Mario's Camera (Gallery 6) by Mario Anima (02-13-06)
More pictures, more fun and Grant Morrison, too...

Wonder-Con 2006: Saturday -- Inside! by Derek McCaw (02-12-06)
Brandon Routh makes his convention debut, Paul Walker runs scared and more costumes!

Wonder-Con 2006: Saturday In The Crowd by Derek McCaw (02-12-06)
The costumes come out in full force, and we do mean full Force...

Wonder-Con 2006: Building a Universe: The DC Panel by Mario Anima (02-12-06)
What secrets were revealed about One Year Later and 52?

Wonder-Con 2006: Mario's Perspective (Gallery 3) by Mario Anima (02-12-06)
A little more of the restrained madness, including Maidens of the Moon...

Wonder-Con 2006: Friday On The Floor page 2 by Derek McCaw (02-11-06)
From the Haunted Mansion to an unknown model, we caught it all...

Wonder-Con 2006: Friday On The Floor by Derek McCaw (02-11-06)
A gallery of people and places to be found in the Moscone Center West building...

Crisis In Hypertime Zero Strikes Again! by Derek McCaw (02-08-06)
Straightening out DC continuity just before it goes higgledy-piggledy again...

The Truth About Hawkeye by A. David Lewis (02-09-06)
Uncovering a conspiracy in the halls of Marvel that's not for our younger readers...

Doc Frankenstein: The Best Book You May Not Be Reading by Ryan S. Adams (02-08-06)
The Wachowskis update an old story with pulp, satire and ultraviolence...

Comics Spotlight: Web of Romance #1 by Derek McCaw (02-08-06)
Also: 100 Bullets #69, The Incredible Hulk #92 and Superman #226...

Comics Spotlight: Thunderbolt Jaxon #1 by Derek McCaw (02-01-06)
Also: The Exterminators #2, Marvel Romance Redux, My Mutant Heart #1 and X-Factor #3...

Crisis In Hypertime Zero by Derek McCaw (01-30-06)
Because somebody demanded it, a guide through the twisty pathways of DC crossovers...

Comics Spotlight: Plastic Man #20 by Derek McCaw (01-25-06)
Also: Batman #649, Catwoman #51 and Daredevil #81...

DC Comics Previews For April... by Derek McCaw (01-24-06)
Preview art from Man-Bat #1, Bite Club: Vampire Crimes Unit #1, Ion #1 and Skye Runner #1...

"Paul Levitz and the Mystery of Decompressed Storytelling" by Troy Benson (01-23-06)
Introducing a new column: Troy Benson, Grumpy Old Comics Reader...

Comics Spotlight: X-Statix Presents Dead Girl #1 by Derek McCaw (01-18-06)
Also: Ex Machina #17, Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy #1 and Spider-Woman: Origin #2...

What Did Happen To Captain Carrot? by Derek McCaw (01-17-06)
How the Zoo Crew plays a vital role in Infinite Crisis...

Comics Spotlight: Ares #1 by Derek McCaw (01-11-06)
Also: Elfquest: The Discovery #1, Son of M #2, X-Men: The 198 #1...

They Shoot Small Presses, Don't They? by A. David Lewis (01-06-06)
In which a comics scholar casts a jaundiced eye on the industry outside of spandex...

Comics Spotlight: Jonah Hex #3 by Derek McCaw (01-05-06)
Also: Doc Samson #1, The Exterminators #1, Marvel Zombies #2, Sable and Fortune #1...

Jason Schachat's Occasional Breakdown: The Best of 2005 by Jason Schachat (01-04-06)
We'll give you a hint: It wasn't that Teen Titans with art by Rob Liefeld...

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