Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: Woman King and The Trials of Sir Christopher
For a some time now I’ve been considering expanding the scope of this column. What is a mini comic? They come in all shapes and sizes and are drawn by people as all levels of skill and success. Many are self published, but just as many are published by small imprints or other indie cartoonists. [...]
The Weekly Pulse – January 18th 2012
New Batman, Supergirl, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, plus info on tomorrow’s big In-Store Signing and a ton more!
The Weekly Pulse – January 12th, 2012
Man-o-man, is this week ever a big one! Tons of new comics, plus some toys and some graphic novels thrown in!
In-Store Signing with Chad Hensley and Shade Rupe!
Thursday, January 19th at 7pm come by Forbidden Planet NYC and meet Chad Hensley of EsoTerra: The Journal of Extreme Culture and Shade Rupe of Dark Stars Rising! * * * About Chad Hensley and EsoTerra… EsoTerra serves up a fringe gallery of malcontents, misanthropes, seekers, sorcerers, ecstatics, jesters, and visionaries, all of them living [...]
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: Fuff #8 & Spider Monkey #1
Welcome to another edition of mini-comics reviews! Today’s selections were chosen without any sort of over-riding theme in mind, so let’s just jump right in and take a look at what we’ve got this week: Fuff #8 by Jeffrey Lewis Two months ago I had the great fortune of being asked to participate in a [...]
The Weekly Pulse – January 5th, 2012
DC Number Fives are all the rage this week, but let’s not forget the amazing Mud Man, the fantastic Feral, the always great Goon, and the favorite of the bunch: Fatale. Plus, there’s a new Marvel Point 1 to tide you over!
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: La Petite Mort and Oak & Linden #1
Welcome to the newest, bestest year of them all! The universe has decided to save the best for last, so as we count down the Mayan calendar, let’s take a look at some of the mini comics we’ll need to stockpile to get us to the end times. La Petite Mort by Russell Ihrig La [...]
The Weekly Pulse – December 29th, 2011
Take a whole hand-full of DC numbers 4, add some Marvel, a bit of IDW, a pinch of Dark Horse, and finish off with just a great big helping of Coffee. Let steep for three minutes and stir!
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis INFANDUM #2 and HEAVEN ALL DAY
2012’s almost here, but I have so many more comics to read! The pile grows ever-larger, blotting out the sight of the coming year. Plus, you know, the end times. I’ll need something to wile away the days as I await the fulfillment of the Mayan prophecy, the collision of Planet X, total economic meltdown, [...]
The Weekly Pulse – December 21st, 2011
Vampires! Fairy Tales! Embattened men! All this and more as Dan Roth guides the trusty ship of Weekly Comics Releases through the stormy seas of the Christmas rush.
The Weekly Pulse – December 14th, 2011
We’re back, baby! Another week’s recap of the latest in comics and toys with your host Dan Roth and Morgan on camera!
The Weekly Pulse – December 7th, 2011
A brand new show! Dan Roth guides us through what’s new at Forbidden Planet each and every week with Morgan Pielli on camera. This week: Predator, Doctor Who, and comics to review!
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: Odessa
This week a new batch of comics were added to the pile of minis, including a particularly handsome-looking book called Odessa: Birth of a New Nation. This is an independently-published trade collecting issues 1-5 of the Odessa series. There is a lot to like about this book, with only one or two minor complaints. Production-wise, [...]
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Needs Your Help!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is looking volunteers to help in their midtown NYC offices, Wednesday December 7th, andThursday, December 8th. If you are available, and can help, we need people to fill shifts from11am – 3pm, and 3pm – 7pm. Forbidden Planet has graciously offered to supply a Gift Bag with a $25 value to every [...]
Saturday 11/26 at Midnight: NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE!
“A secret agent is murdered, and his son–a high school gymnast–teams up with a spy to catch the man who killed him.” A high school gymnast who is nary too young to die, I’d wager! Come by the Spectacle Theater and check out this HorrorBoobs presentation this Saturday at midnight to get your yearly dose [...]
