Obligatory Wonder Woman’s New Costume Post
The old gal got a costume change in the pages of this week’s Wonder Woman #600 and it’s caused quite the stir. I’m closing the NYC store this evening, and reaction has been mixed… but vocal. VERY vocal… and the update, as designed by Jim Lee (so that’s why she looks like a member of [...]
The Comic Archive: A Time Capsule for Comic Book Makers.
Our buddy Michael Furth, who was just featured as an inker in the pages of How to Break Into Comics the Marvel Way, is developing a new site to preserve and document the comics making process called The Comic Archive. The techniques and technologies behind making comics are at best ill-documented and at worst never [...]
He Won’t Be Back
We’ve had Hot Toys’ new Terminator T-800 Movie Masterpiece figure for a few days now and I’ve gotta warn ya: they’re flying out! Ya hear me? They ain’t gonna be here for long. Here he is, though not in ALL his splendor. While the pics illustrate how gorgeous a toy sculpt this is, the actual [...]
Marvel’s Inaugural Flick Under Disney Banner: Dr. Strange?!
As reported by Deadline, Marvel Studios has commissioned Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, writing team behind 2011′s CONAN, to write a Dr. Strange film. Marvel Studios has hired Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write Dr. Strange, marking forward progress on a long-gestating superhero property which will likely be among the first Marvel [...]
LOOKEE! 6/20/10
I’ve been sick as a dog with a summer cold (no fun, not pretty) all weekend, but feeling a little better. Let me show ya some items from the interwebs I’ve been occupying my time with… This morning’s Sunday Interview over at The Comics Reporter features a conversation with American Born Chinese author Gene Luen [...]
Coming to Forbidden Planet NYC: Llexi Leon, Eternal Descent Signing!
Forbidden Planet NYC is pleased to announce we will be hosting a special signing with Llexi Leon, renowned guitarist and mastermind behind Eternal Descent from IDW publishing on Monday, August 23rd at 6:30pm! Be sure to also enter the Eternal Descent guitar contest! What contest? Well, one grand prize winner will receive one ESP Guitar [...]
Evan Dorkin “Interview” from TCAF 2010
For your amusement and enlightenment check out this interview with Evan Dorkin (one of my favorite cartoonists of all time), the creator of Milk and Cheese and writer of the Eisner-nominated Beasts of Burden. “Interview” is in quotes because Evan basically takes over. Parts of this had me laughing my ass off. Alone in the [...]
X-Futurama-Men
From Deviant Art member gottabecarl : A friend of mine suggested one day that it would be cool to see the characters of Futurama as X-Men and so I drew him Fry as Cyclops. For some reason I couldn’t just stop there…and what came of it was a pretty extensive illustration with some of the [...]
New Videos at FP Transmissions
A handful of new videos have been recently added to FP Transmissions, Forbidden Planet NYC’s video page, covering a broad range of our wares. They’re worth a gander when you get the opportunity. SEE Lindsay Johnson discussing Manga in cat ears once again! MARVEL at the unabashed geekery of Josh Weisbrod and Ruben Miranda as [...]
Jim Woodring Weathercraft Tour, Signing at Forbidden Planet 6/17/10!
Well, another one of our all-time faves is set to sign at the shop in the next few weeks: Mr. Jim Woodring will be signing at Forbidden Planet NYC on Thursday, June 17th in support of his sexy new book from Fantagraphics, Weathercraft! Beginning this Saturday in Seattle, author Jim Woodring embarks on a rare [...]
New Serenity Tales Today!
Dark Horse Comics releases a new Serenity/Firefly comic today, and if you’re as much of a fan of the series as I am that’s plenty reason to be excited. Featuring three stories of Wash (the ship’s pilot who met his unfortunate demise in the 2005 Serenity movie and portrayed by actor Alan Tudyk) the new [...]
2nd Scott Pilgrim Trailer!
“Tomorrow, a new movie starring Liza Minnelli and Mickey Rourke will open. Will it be as successful? Only time will tell.”