Derek has covered comics, movies, and TV for over 20 years, through his site Fanboy Planet and many others. An actor, writer, and teacher, Derek co-wrote The Greatest American Hero comic book revival, and edited and wrote for Mark Hamill's comic fanzine Once Upon a Dime. His first book, I Was Flesh Gordon, is available from McFarland Press (and at BayCon - just ask). He also occasionally performs as bad horror film host Mister Macabre, originally created for the webseries The Next Door Horror.
Sessions in which Derek McCaw participates
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- David Brin Interview San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Adapting Video Games for Film San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What are the failures and successes? Why are video games so difficult to adapt well? What games would you most like to see in film, and how do you ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Of Their Time San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Studios and writers have been working to find new ways to inject life into 19th and 20th century franchises that depended on a cultural ignorance w...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- FanBoy Planet San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Not So Super Comics San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes