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Derek McCaw

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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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	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
	The Greatest American Hero by Sean Patrick O'Reilly, William Katt, Christopher Folino 3.50 avg rating — 10 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
	Greatest American Hero Vol. 1 by Sean Patrick O'Reilly, William Katt, Derek McCaw (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 9 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
	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

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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.

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Neurotopia: Geppetto's Chains

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