Review: HGUC Hizack
By Loran As my last review pretty much stated, I love cannonfodder. But you know what I can’t stand? When a series doesn’t give nearly enough-I’m looking at you, Zeta Gundam. Really, there are so many different suits in the show and only three of the major cannonfodders got HGUC kits. Yeah, you could count [...]
Collecting Comic Figures Part 2: Marvel
By Christopher Troy SHAMELESS PLUG: I’ll be speaking at MangaNEXT this weekend in East Brunswick, NJ at the “Mecha: A love letter” panel from 12:30-1:30 pm on Saturday. Swing by and mention this blog to receive a free high five! Unlike their “Distinguished Competition”, it seems Marvel figures have always been on the toy shelves. [...]
Hold it, son. Wouldn’t you rather have an exciting action figure?
KidRobot Simpsons Blind Boxes Series 2 by Alec Lewellyn HOLY MACARONI! That’s what you’ll bee yelling when you feast your eyes on these HAWT Simpsons blind boxes. This series brings it HARDCORE and OLD SKOOL with figures like Milhouse, Moe, Lenny, Carl, Herman, Patty, Selma, Otto, Doctor Nick, Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie AND MORE!!!!!!! [...]
New Manga and Now You Can Cosplay
By Mat K. Hello boys and girls. Yes, this week is finally Halloween. If you have kept track over the last few years, it’s one of may favorite holidays. And fortunately for the anime crowds, its the one day a year you probably wont be laughed at for cosplaying in the middle of the street. [...]
New Comics From Dark Horse
Today’s column marks an incredible anniversary for me. No, it’s not the 100th column or even the 200th. I haven’t been keeping the best records of these things, so I couldn’t really tell you how many of them I’ve written. No, this is the column where we celebrate the fifth column written since I figured [...]
LOOKEE! for 10/26/10
Saturn and Titan, dolled up for Halloween Brian Wood talks Northlanders: The Plague Widow at the DC/Vertigo blog. Marvel is looking for interns. Superman: Earth One profiled in The New York Post. Eddie Campbell video from Italy in 2009, via the Forbidden Planet International blog. Toy customizer extraordinaire John Mallamas interviewed at MTV Geek. The [...]
Review: Tribes The Dog Years
by Ryan King The first thing you notice about TRIBES: The Dog Years (IDW), a new 200-page sci-fi graphic novel produced by SoulCraft Media, is that there really isn’t anything else out there like it. The 11” by 8” widescreen pages boast eye-candy spreads with exquisite art by Inaki Miranda and lush evocative colors by [...]
Collecting Comic Figures part 1-DC Comics
By Christopher Troy Greetings FPNYC faithful. It’s a new week, so it’s time for my weekly review, and this week’s feature focuses on a topic near and dear to my heart: Action Figures and collectibles based on the 2 biggest super hero publishers in the US- Marvel and DC. Assuming you read the title, you [...]
Iron Man Villain Spotlight
By Loran Alright, big confession time: I was never into comic books as a kid. Still reading? Well, okay. They just never appealed to me too much and I could never figure out why. Even superheroes in general left me kind of cold. I was pretty ashamed of it for quite awhile, but then a [...]
Review: HGGS GOUF Ignited
By Loran ignited The Zaku, Gouf, and Dom are probably three of the Zeon’s most memorable mobile suits of the One Year War. They’ve seen tons of variants over the years, with the Zaku having enough to fight a war with variants of itself. Because of their immense popularity, many times the Zaku will outsell [...]
New Manga is Busy Busy Busy
By Mat K. Why is it so busy? Good question, but not really the point. The delicious fact is that after last week’s short release list, this week is chock full of books for you to pick up. So lets start off with the premier titles, at least the interesting looking ones. Oh, one quick [...]
New Comics from a New Venue
The good news is I’m no longer being held prisoner by Mermen. The bad news is I’m now being held prisoner by Magma Monsters. See, I started tunneling out of my barnacled cell using a spoon from the Titanic they gave me for my “Disgusting human digestion” as they called it, only to discover what [...]
Back to the Lame Future
Marty and Doc Brown go back(!)… to the future. In this case the pretty crappy future of Hill Valley 2010 where flying cars do not roam the skies and 80s nostalgia cafes are thankfully NOT on every corner. “I hate the future! This place isn’t as fun as I thought it’d be!”
Clown
FP customer and fellow Mets fan William Peden stars in this creepy as all heck trailer for a film that doesn’t exist, but would nonetheless scare the bejeezus out of filmgoers worldwide.
Halloween Costume Ideas 2010: Sonic Screwdrivers
If you’re planning a Doctor Who costume for this year’s festivities a Sonic Screwdriver is essential. Forbidden Planet’s got you covered if you’re looking for one with authentic lights and sounds. If you’re looking for one that will help you BS your way out of nearly any jam, however, you’re outta luck. We’re currently selling [...]