BATH SALT ZOMBIES in FP!
On Saturday March 9th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “BATH SALT ZOMBIES ” the incredibly wild new independent horror film, will be throwing a release party at FORBIDDEN PLANET! The film is brought to you by Aggronautix , featuring Local NYC punk band World War IX. Members of the band will be on hand [...]
Somewhere Around The Number Ten Best Comics That Nobody Told You About
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 [...]
Star Trek Next Gen Season 2 NYC Screening Contest
Fellow NYC Trekkies! Wanna see the newly restored “Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2” on the big screen? Enter now to win a pair of tickets to the NYC celebration of the iconic series in a special one night event featuring never before seen footage, new cast interviews, and more! ENGAGE this link and [...]
Upcoming Noku Event!
Noku, the curious headphone-outfitted galactic traveler, is making a pit stop at Forbidden Planet NYC on Nov. 24th for the Noku Apparellax Brand Event. Choose from an array of shirts, posters, buttons, and more, all emblazoned with Noku’s distinctive likeness. We’ll be featuring contests, giveaways, and other Noku-centric exclusives: check back at the Daily Planet [...]
Win tickets to The Nerdist Podcast Live!
Win tickets to see The Nerdist Podcast Live–starring Chris Hardwick, Johnah Ray, and Matt Mira–courtesy of Best Buy Theater and Forbidden Planet NYC! Grand prize winner gets a meet-and-greet with the Nerdists and a Forbidden Planet Graphic Novel gift bag! Click here to enter the contest on Facebook. Like the page and fill out the [...]
E.T. 30th Anniversary Photobooth & Giveaway
On Saturday, October 6th, from 1-4 PM, stop by The Daily Blam’s special photobooth at Forbidden Planet NYC to recreate the most iconic scene from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and enter for a chance to win a BMX mountain bike (equipped with E.T. himself in a milk crate), one of ten 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-rays (courtesy [...]
FPNYC IDW Convention Sketchbook Twitter Giveaway
New York Comic-Con is coming up, and so are dozens of regional shows throughout the country. And what’s the biggest thing going at conventions these days… other than cosplay? Meeting and greeting our favorite creators! For many of you, it’s also a chance to commission sketches by some of the most talented artists in the [...]
Win a Chance to See PARANORMAN!
To celebrate the release of the new 3D stop-animated film PARANORMAN, from the company behind the Academy Award-nominated animated feature Coraline, were giving away 10 prize packs of movie memorabilia including: a pair of run of engagement passes to see the movie at a NYC theatre, a copy of the novel and a pair of [...]
New York Asian Film Festival 2012 Ticket Giveaway!
New York Asian Film Festival, Japan Society, Subway Cinema News, and Forbidden Planet NYC want to give YOU a chance to see one of three awesome films! Send an email (with the name of the movie you would like to see in the subject line!!) to NYAFF2012@fpnyc.com by June 24th! Ace Attorney (Japan, 2012) – [...]
This Wednesday- Trek Who Signing with JK Woodward
Just a quick reminder that Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting a pretty special event this Wednesday night, folks. Artist J.K. Woodward will be in-store signing copies of Star Trek Doctor Who Assimilation #1 from 5:30 to 7pm! ALSO, as an added bonus and/or incentive for you to come by and get your copy of this [...]
Hyundai Undead 2012 Sweepstakes
Don’t know if you remember our last Walking Dead event contest, but if you were there you’ll know it was a slammin’ time. Well, there’s another super-rad gig going down at San Diego Comic-Con this year, and YOU could win a chance to be part of it… Hyundai Undead 2012 SweepstakesGamesRadar wants to bring you [...]
“THE STORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL COMICS” Ticket/DVD Giveaway!
Email RockNRollComics@fpnyc.com for a chance to win 2 tickets to the 4/23 screening of “The Story of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics” as well as a copy of the film on DVD! The Story of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics charts the short and controversial life of publisher Todd Loren, whose scandalous series of unauthorized comic book [...]
Win Tickets to “LOCKOUT”
Email LockOut@fpnyc.com to enter our raffle to win a chance to see Luc Besson’s new sci fi film “LOCKOUT!” Prize pack includes a pair of run of engagement passes (passes begin on Monday 4/23), a t-shirt, & more! Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, LOCKOUT follows a falsely convicted [...]
Ticket Giveaway!!
Forbidden Planet is excited to partner with Variance Films and Well Go USA to offer 3 pairs of tickets to see “Let The Bullets Fly!” Just email letthebulletsfly@fpnyc.com by February 28th for your chance to win!! 1920′s China is a lawless land. Corrupt government officials buy and sell their positions, while marauding gangs of bandits [...]
The Good, The Bad, and the Far too Pretty
Back after a week off during which I dressed up as a pirate, drew silly comics, and tackled a fire in my cave. Some careless animal tried to toast pine cones in my toaster while I was gone and, predictably, they got jammed in the slot. It was probably that jerk, the bullfinch. GOOD PICKS [...]