by Jeff Ayers Feb 27 2013
NEW from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, two masters of the comics medium who, when releasing new work, the very ground should tremble and humanity cower in awe…. It’s the Nemo Heart of Ice original harcover graphic novel!!! In the grim cold of February surfaces a thrilling new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book – Nemo: [...]
by Matthew Rosenberg Feb 26 2013
The reviews are in! I was told this week that my column is mostly me “talking about yourself for 2 pages and then recommending a book.” While technically that is more of a synopsis than a review, the point still stands. I talk a lot about myself in this thing. There is a good reason [...]
Filed In: Bongo, Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comics, Daily Planet, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Top Shelf Comics, Valiant
Tags: Alan Moore, Bart Simpson, Bleeding Cool, bloodshot, Bomb Queen, Brian K. Vaughan, brian michael bendis, Brian Wood, captain america, Death Of Bart, Exiles, First Printing, Five Weapons, Grant Morrison, Greg Pak, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hamlet, harbinger, Jimmie Robinson, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Marge, Mark Millar, Matthew Rosenberg, Mike Carey, Nemo, Paul Little, Robert Kirkman, Springfield, St. Marks, Steve Moore, Try Something New, twitter, Tyler, Ultimate X-Men, Unearthing, x-o manowar, X-Treme X-Men
by Tyler Boss Dec 22 2012
Part 1: I love Chris Ware. Bit redundant to say so this holiday season with everyone and their sister buying Building Stories, but with so much comic awesomeness that happened in 2012; between Charles Burn’s second installment to his X’ed Out trilogy, The Hive, and Brian K. Vaughn’s Saga…SAGA… It’s too easy for amazing comics [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Archie Comics, Art Books, Avatar, Awards, Bongo, Boom! Studios, C.R.A.Z.Y., Comic Gifts, Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comic Strips, Comics, Contest, Contributors, Conventions, DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dark Horse, Dating, Drawing, Drawn & Quarterly, Events, Exhibits, Fantasy, Geek Couture, Giveaway, Good Causes, Good Night, Good People, Graphic Novels, Grrrrrrrrrr, Holiday!, Horror, IDW, Illustrated Books, Image, Image Comics, Indie Comics, Interviews, Lawsuits, Looking Back, Magazines, Marvel, Mechanics of Storytelling, Memorabilia, Mini Comics, Movies and TV, Nobrow, Oni, Science Fiction, Signings, Silly Fanboys, Special Coupon, Spoliers, Sports, Star Wars, Stuff We Like, Theater, Thursday Walk of Shame, Top Shelf Comics, Topps, Tyler Boss, Valiant, Vertigo, Wildstorm, fantagraphics
Tags: batman, Contributors, Forbidden Planet, Forbidden Planet NYC, FPNYC, review
by Matthew Amuso Jun 29 2012
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 [...]
Filed In: Comics, Matthew Amuso, Reviews, Top Shelf Comics
Tags: 2009, Alan Moore, Black Dossier, Charlie's Angels, Doctor Who, James Bond, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, LOEG, Prospero
by Morgan Pielli
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 [...]
Filed In: Boom! Studios, Comics, DC Comics, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, Marvel, Morgan Pielli, Reviews, Top Shelf Comics
Tags: Amazing Fantasy #15 Spider-Man, Angel & Faith #11, Barry Sonnenfeld's Dinosaurs Vs Aliens HC, Before Watchmen Nite Owl #1 (of 4), Brentalfloss, Dan Roth, Fatima the Blood Spinners #1 (of 4), Forbidden Planet, Goon TP VOL 11 The Deformed of Body and Devious of Mind, Hit-Girl #1 (of 5), Hypernaturals #1, Indestructible Universe, Marvel Masterworks Uncanny X-Men TP VOL 05, Morgan Pielli, Mystery Men TP, Spandex HC, Spider-Men #2 (of 5), Star Trek TNG Doctor Who Assimilation #2, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III: Century #3 2009, Winsor McCay: Early Works V, Wolverine TP Weapon X
by Morgan Pielli Jun 20 2012
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 [...]
Filed In: Comics, DC Comics, Dan Roth, IDW, Image, Marvel, Morgan Pielli, Top Shelf Comics
Tags: Angel and Faith TP VOL 01 Live Through This, Astonishing X-Men #51, Avengers Vs X-Men #6 (of 12), Before Watchmen Comedian #1 (of 6), Blox Mars Attacks Vinyl Figure, Brentalfloss, Dan Roth, Flash Gordon On the Planet Mongo, Forbidden Planet, Frankenstein Agent of Shade TP VOL 01 War Monsters, Grim Leaper #2 (of 4), Indestructible Universe, Joe Sacco, Journalism, Lost Dogs, Mars Attacks #1, Mars Attacks Classics TP VOL 01, Morgan Pielli, Saga #4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series #5 Splinter
by Morgan Pielli Apr 30 2012
Forbidden Planet NYC will be giving away bags containing one of each Free Comic Book Day comic that we receive, as well as a coupon for purchases both in-store and online! These are on a first come, first served basis, so ARRIVE EARLY! All-Ages bags will also be provided so that comics fans young and [...]
Filed In: Archie Comics, Avatar, Bongo, Boom! Studios, DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, Indie Comics, Marvel, Morgan Pielli, Top Shelf Comics, Vertigo
Tags: 2000 AD JUDGE DREDD SPEC, 2012 Silver Books, ANIMAL PLANET WORLD MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS, ANTARCTICS ZOMBIE KID, ANTI, ARCANA PRESENTS INTRINSIC #1, ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS, AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON POINT ONE, BAD MEDICINE #1, BARNABY, BONGO FREE-FOR-ALL, BUFFY THE GUILD, BURT WARD BOY WONDER, CENSORED HOWARD CRUSE (NET) (MR), Coupon, DC COMICS THE NEW 52 SPECIAL Ed, DC NATION SUPERMAN FAMILY FLIP BOOK, DINOSAURS VERSUS ALIENS, FCBD, FINDING GOSSAMYR STUFF OF LEGEND, Free, Free Comic Book Day, free stuff, gift bags, goodie bags, GRAPHIC ELVIS PREVIEW, IMAGE 20, INFERNAL DEVICES CLOCKWORK ANGEL, JURASSIC STRIKEFORCE 5, LADY DEATH THE BEGINNING (NET) (MR), mega man, MOOMIN COLOR SPECIAL, MOUSE GUARD LABYRINTH & MORE, MY FAVORITE MARTIAN SPECIAL EDITION, OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE, PEANUTS ADVENTURE TIME FLIPBOOK, ROCKHEAD & ZINC ALLOY 2-FOR-NONE, SMURFS & DISNEY FAIRIES FEAT TINKER BELL, Sonic the Hedgehog, SPIDER-MAN SEASON ONE, SPONGEBOB FREESTYLE, STAR WARS SERENITY, THE HYPERNATURALS, TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB, TRANSFORMERS #80.5, VALIANT PREVIEW, VOLTRON FORCE SHELTER FROM THE STORM, WALT DISNEYS DONALD DUCK FAMILY COMICS, WITCHBLADE UNBALANCED PIECES, WORLDS OF ASPEN, YO GABBA GABBA FREE COMIC BOOK TIME
by Morgan Pielli Apr 18 2012
Well, you’ve all heard the news. Shia LaBeouf made two mini-comics. I can’t remember the last time a mini-comic has made quite a stir. Well, Dan takes a look at Mr. LaBeouf’s first foray into the land of mini-comics, as well all of the latest mainstream comics to come into the store. Plus the latest [...]
Filed In: Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Image, Marvel, Nobrow, Top Shelf Comics
Tags: 3 Story: The Secret Files of the Giant Man, Avengers versus X-Men #2, Batman #8, Blood Video #1, BrentalFloss.com, Cleveland, Cyclical, Dan Roth, Dark Horse Presents #11, Dinosaurs Attack, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Horrorboobs.com, Indestructible Universe Quarterly #8, IndestructibleUniverse.com, Let's Fucking Party, made on a mac, Manhattan Projects #2, Matt D, Morgan Pielli, Nightwing #8, Ragemoor #2, Reset #1 (of 4), Resident Alien #0, Rock 'N' Roll Comics, shia labeouf, Signing, Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, SPACE, The Story of Rock 'N' Roll Comics, zine
by Morgan Pielli Oct 13 2011
Take a break from the Con this weekend for some great deals at Forbidden Planet NYC! *Existing discounts or specials; e.g. Magic the Gathering Booster Packs, Student Discounts, Manga Deals; do not apply.
Filed In: Anime, Art Books, Boom! Studios, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Drawn & Quarterly, Events, Geek Couture, Horror, IDW, Image Comics, Indie Comics, Magazines, Manga, Marvel, Memorabilia, Mini Comics, Objects of Desire, Sale!, Science Fiction, Top Shelf Comics, Toys and Action Figures, VHS, Vertigo, Wildstorm, movies
Tags: 15% off, 20% off, Discount, discounts, in-store sale, New York Comic Con, NYCC, SALE!, store-wide sale
by Jeff Ayers Apr 09 2010
This year’s Eisner Award nominations have been announced. Presented at a gala event during San Diego Comic-Con in July, the Awards are named after Will Eisner and are voted on by comics creators, editors, publishers, and retailers. For more information on the Awards and their history please visit Comic-Con’s Eisner Awards FAQs. (Note: links to [...]
Filed In: Awards, Boom! Studios, Conventions, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Drawn & Quarterly, IDW, Image Comics, Indie Comics, Jeff Ayers, Manga, Marvel, Top Shelf Comics, Vertigo, fantagraphics
Tags: Eisner Awards, San Diego Comic Con
by David Press Sep 14 2009
Celebrating the premiere of the Bruce Willis film, Surrogates publisher Top Shelf is having a THREE DOLLAR graphic novel web sale starting today through the Surrogates premiere September 25. There is more though! Via Press Release, Top Shelf PR guru Chris Staros says you can download a Surrogates app for the iPhone which includes the [...]
by David Press Jul 09 2009
Released today, Andy Runton’s award winning kid’s comic “Owly” will star in its own animated short film at the San Diego Comic Con. From the release: Directed by Moto Sakakibara and storyboarded by creator Andy Runton. Prominently featured will be Runton’s innovative “Pictomation,” a storytelling device in which the characters’ thoughts and feelings are animated [...]
