Forbidden Planet NYC is Your SAGA Headquarters
SAGA, by Brian K. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Ex Machina) and Fiona Staples (North 40) is one of the hottest comics of 2012 and on October 10th the first six-issue story arc is being collected in one trade paperback for a paltry $9.99! That’s six comics for ten dollarinos (in the parlance of Navin [...]
Matt and Alec’s Bogus Video from September 18th and Me from my Desk Last Friday
Forgot to post these new Google+ Hangout videos from last week. Here’s Matt and Alec talking Sons of Anarchy, WWE, NYCC, re-creating telephone calls Alec receives from customers, Just Us League MAD toys and a whole lot more… And here’s me from my desk… “Haven’t even had time since the move to put pictures of [...]
Star Trek: TNG 25th Birthday SALE on September 28th!
Tomorrow, Star Trek: The Next Generation turns 25. (Personally, my favorite episode was the one in which Data had nightmares about eating a cake shaped like Counselor Troi.) In honor of this venerable series beginning its quarterlife crisis, Forbidden Planet is having a one-day sale on ALL Star Trek-related items on September 28th. That’s a 20% [...]
The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Poster
So this has been released: I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seriously though, I’ve watched the current trailer about fifteen times now and I can’t tell if I’m jazzed for these films (3?!) or if I’m eager to watch a beautiful, elegant disaster onscreen. Either way Jackson and co. are gonna separate some [...]
From the Forbidden Planet NYC Stockroom- Tuesday 9/25/12
Got 28 minutes of your life to spend on Matt and I talking new arrivals, Happy #1, Space Punisher, crappy old Image Comics, movies, Star Trek the Next generation, comic cons, Mark Hamill and Corvette Summer? Like hearing me say “um?” Have I got a video for you! Sorry if it’s a little dark this [...]
Characters
Every character has a cycle of ups and downs, from times when they are ultra-hot and popular to times when they are forgotten, underused and unloved. Take for example this week’s reprint of DC’s Lobo: Portrait of a Bastich. THIS is a fun, nasty little book from back in the day when Lobo was the main [...]
Of Spider-Men and Tiny Fantasies
Good news everyone, it only took me 2 weeks to get back to y’all about the latest line of Marvel Universe figures! While that may seem like a long time, I assure you that…um…alright, I probably should have had a excuse prepared for this, huh? Would a photo of several empty beer bottles and a [...]
Upcoming Master Grade releases for the 4th quarter
This time last year, if you told I was writing an article solely on upcoming Master Grades, I would’ve thought you were crazy… Bandai’s Master Grade line has been interesting this year, to say the least. We started the year off finishing off Katoki’s Gundam Wing line after almost two years, and then Bandai went [...]
Invisible Maniac Midnight Tonight
Tonight at Spectacle Theater… INVISIBLE MANIAC! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21st MIDNIGHT SPECTACLE THEATER 123 S. 3rd St. BROOKLYN THE INVISIBLE MANIAC (a/k/a: THE INVISIBLE SEX MANIAC, DAS SERUM DES GRAUENS, EL MANIACO INVISIBLE) dir. Adam Rifin, 1990, 86 mins. In English Due to a long running program last time, we had to reschedule this gem. But we’re [...]
Dame Darcy Book Party Slash Signing
Forbidden Planet NYC is proud to announce a special event with Dame Darcy- illustrator, writer, fine artist, musician, filmmaker, and author of the new Handbook for Hot Witches. Join us on Thursday October 11th at 7pm to celebrate the new book, and be sure to check out our front window beginning the second week of [...]
MG Hyaku Shiki Build Log-PREGAME!
You know what makes this hobby absolutely toxic? When you get some kind of brilliant idea that you need to act on right away, otherwise you’re going to forget about it. Of course, I still have a backlog, but I don’t care! Chances are, if you give up on that idea it’ll get swept under [...]
THIS FRIDAY: Ollie Mongo signing with Arlene Klasky and Craig Singer
Those who prefer their walking dead limber enough to skateboard should appreciate Ollie Mongo, the blue-skinned teenage denizen of a post-apocalyptic Jersey Shore that has been overrun by zombies (literally). Star of his own online comic, Ollie is a more personable breed of zombie, a vegetarian skater who spends his free time helping to keep [...]
Reprints for the Masses
Sometimes, the best way to look forward is by looking backwards through a rear-view mirror, or in other words, “Let’s talk about reprints!” THE HISTORY OF COMICS There would not be comic books without reprints. Heck, the very first comic books EVER were reprinted comic strips stitched together and sold on a magazine stand. Marvel [...]
MG Gundam Mark II Build Log-FINAL
Okay, with my first fully-painted 2.0 all finished, I guess it’s time to jump in. I don’t think there’s anything about the Mark II in Titans colors I can say here that I didn’t say before. All I can really say now is that with the entire kit built and painted, I now know how [...]
Upcoming HGUC Releases for the 4th Quarter
This has been quite the exciting year for new High Grade Universal Century releases! This is, of course, mostly due to Gundam Unicorn and its massive fanwank in episode 4, finally gaining us model kits of the GM II, GM III, the Nemo, and, for some reason, the Juaggu; and giving us some fantastic new [...]