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Derek McCaw

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Born

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Website

http://www.fanboyplanet.com

Twitter

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Genre

Biography, Horror, Comics

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July 2018

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I have worked as a teacher, a writer, an actor, and for 28 years, an improviser with ComedySportz. A life-long reader of comics, I started the website Fanboy Planet in 2000 after first writing for DailyRadar.com. In 2008, we started doing the Fanboy Planet Podcast, available on the site and your favorite podcatcher.

Comics:
Tony Loco, Illusive Arts, co-writer
The Greatest American Hero, Arcana Comics, co-writer
Sparks, Catastrophic Comics, editor - adapted into film starring Chase Williamson, Clancy Brown, and William Katt
"Eyes of the Prairie," short story, Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave, Monsterverse Comics, writer

Books:
I Was Flesh Gordon

Screenplays:
Disguised As Dan
Midnight Seminar
Shore Patrol

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Average rating: 3.78 · 45 ratings · 5 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Greatest American Hero by Sean Patrick O'Reilly, William Katt, Christopher Folino 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was Flesh Gordon: Fighting the Sex Ray and Other Adventures of an Accidental Porn Pioneer by Jason Williams, Derek McCaw (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sparks Graphic Novel: Superhero Comic, Graphic Novel by Christopher Folino, Derek McCaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tyler Endicott (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tony Loco No. 1 Released December 15, 2006 by Derek McCaw (Goodreads Author), Mark Teague 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Black Rose

Black Rose by Arlo Z. Graves

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I picked this up on a whim and ended up devouring it. It fits as "Weird Western," and an interesting twist on the AI debate. Whether intended or not, I couldn't help think that.

Set in an alternate early 20th century, Black Rose depicts an America at war with machines becoming sentient through living silver, with gunslingers and bounty hunters Read more of this blog post »

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The Complete Collection of Doctor Syn. Seven Novels. Illustrated: Doctor Syn on the High Seas, Doctor Syn Returns, Further Adventures of Doctor Syn, Shadow of Doctor Syn and others

by Russell Thorndike

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Wasted

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Neurotopia: Geppetto's Chains

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I was there at Comic-Con in 2008. While I didn't experience it quite the same way as Liquin Sonos, David Reddish brought me right back to it. As soon as he mentioned the unfamiliar sight of a group of teen girls at the Con, I knew it was the first ye ...more
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I was there at Comic-Con in 2008. While I didn't experience it quite the same way as Liquin Sonos, David Reddish brought me right back to it. As soon as he mentioned the unfamiliar sight of a group of teen girls at the Con, I knew it was the first ye ...more
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Like any anthology, it's a little hit and miss. But when stories hit here, they're great. This has one of the best vampire stories I think I've ever read. Editor and author M. Keaton offers a really intriguing vision of lycanthropy. And though I've r ...more
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After most of U.S. civilization has left Earth, a remaining group of indigenous people from various tribes decide to go back in time and keep America from happening and ruining the Earth. Their method? A time-traveling cave. Shades of John Carter! I'm ...more
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After most of U.S. civilization has left Earth, a remaining group of indigenous people from various tribes decide to go back in time and keep America from happening and ruining the Earth. Their method? A time-traveling cave. Shades of John Carter! I'm ...more
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