LOEG Century 2009
We’re halfway through 2012, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 2009 is finally here to close out Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s examination of the past hundred years. And a doozy of a century it was, my friends. From horse-and-buggy to the convertible to an abandoned and starving space program. From rifles to nukes to [...]
The Weekly Pulse – Danosaurs vs. Raviens
NEW camera! NEW format! NEW co-host! Everything’s new- and also late. Sorry. All this NEW took some time to figure out. Plus, this is one honking slab of episode: clocking in at a beefy 20 minutes! Our intrepid dou wade into the merky waters of Barry Sonnenfeld’s Dinosaurs Vs Aliens, take a hit off of [...]
Master Grade Qubeley Review
By Loran I don’t know why but I’ve had the urge to build Gundam Master Grades lately. Last week I got this bizarre urge to paint up the F91 I’ve had built for 5 years, and the other day, I decided hey, I should slap together the Qubeley my friend gave me years ago. This [...]
Deadbeat At Dawn 6/30 8PM @ Brooklyn Fireproof
Come be a part of cinematic history as we raise funds for Jim VanBebber’s new film Gator Green. Horror Boobs and Chainsaw Kiss present a VHS screening of Deadbeat at Dawn. Get there early for Jim VanBebber’s short films My Sweet Satan and The Last Days of John Martin, and a Horror Boobs trailer reel. [...]
10 Things I Learned About Heroescon
Around this time last year, I got a (possibly drunk) tweet from a friend, a North Carolina local, yelling at me for not being at Heroescon. I sited that I couldn’t attend due to cost/other commitments, but if the show was interesting enough, I’d make an attempt to go. Word of mouth, promises of the [...]
Bizzarro Unkiedev’s Umazing Futts
The Future of comic books has arrived: SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #2, Franco (W) Art BAltazar (W/A), DC This is everything good with comics. Bizarro is going to punch Superman. Bizarro is a’gonna’ try and punch Supergirl, though I suspect she shall prove too fast and wily for our choky antagonist. All of this shall be [...]
Storewide Sale Wednesday July 4th
That’s right. We’re discounting EVERYTHING in our store on Wednesday, July 4th. We don’t do this often (maybe once a year… maybe), so come on by and take advantage! Plus, this year the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday… New Comics Day! A ton of great new comics and graphic novels are scheduled [...]
On the Road with Harlan Ellison from Deep Shag Records Available at Forbidden Planet NYC
The full line of Unca Harlan CDs, all six volumes, from Deep Shag Records is now in stock and I couldn’t be happier! Volume six is brand new and the only installment I had not owned… until now. This series is a friggin gem, and MUST be one of the prime reasons homo sapiens developed [...]
The Weekly Pulse – Mars Attracts!
AK AK, AK AK AK. – DO NOT RUN. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS. WE HAVE COMICS FOR YOU. COME CLOSER. CLOSER TO OUR DEATH-ER.. COMICS RAY AND GET YOUR COMICS. IGNORE THE SCREAMING OF YOUR COMPANIONS. THEY ARE SCREAMING WITH HAPPINESS BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT COMICS. COMICS LIKE SAGA 4. IT IS NOT COVERED [...]
Everything We Miss
“Everything We Miss,” a short vignette by Luke Pearson is finally available from some fine folks from across the pond, Nobrow Press, for our grubby American hands to paw over. Nobrow, an independent comics publisher based out of England that has been producing some of the finest comics this young reader has read in his 20 [...]
RIP Life in Hell
Matt Groening has officially ended his iconic syndicated comic strip Life in Hell. It’ll be missed. His last strip ran 6/15/12. I discovered Life in Hell when I was a kid in the mid-80s as my mom would bring The Village Voice home each week, scouring the apartment listings and help wanted ads looking for [...]
Revenge of the Import Section
Greetings FPNYC faithful! It’s been nearly 2 months since yours truly hit up any sort of convention, so I’m going to put that to an end this weekend as I head down to Heroescon in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s my first time there, and there are a number of really cool creators in town for [...]
Rhys Ifans Signing at Forbidden Planet NYC Monday June 25th
As part of Spider-Man Week NYC Rhys Ifans (AKA The Lizard in the forthcoming “The Amazing Spider-Man” flick) will be visiting the shop and signing free posters and memorabilia for fans this coming Monday night from 8pm-9pm! PLEASE NOTE: This is a ticketed event. Your ticket also grants you access to a special advanced screening [...]
Lepre-Seer
I have had MANY spectacular adventures writing about comics. I have been kidnapped by merpeople, (though they prefer the term H-2 Hombres) I have been transformed into a mummy, I have even been shrunken down to the size of a pretzel rod and eaten by a drunk. In all that time I can honestly say [...]
G.I. Joe Retaliation Storm Shadow Review
I gotta say, I’m really excited to see G.I. Joe Retaliation at the end of the month. All the trailers have been good, and everything we’ve seen and heard about it looks great. It looks to be a really fun ride. …oh right. It got pushed back to March of next year because Paramount wanted [...]