OCCUPY COMICS EVENT
May 22nd marks the public release of the first issue of a wild and fascinating comic collaboration. Occupy Comics #1 will be on shelves and we at Forbidden Planet recommend everyone get it. This is not only a comic that features the likes of Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, David Lloyd, Charlie Adlard, Marc Andreyko, Kevin [...]
GREAT PACIFIC at FP
Wednesday May 1st at Forbidden Planet, JOE HARRIS; writer of GREAT PACIFIC, will be in store signing copies of the first volume in this new Image comics epic. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL (is it ever…), we’re also offering 40% off the trade all day on May 1st. AND! And…and everyone who buys the trade that [...]
A Gentle Reminder…
Free comic book day is just three weeks away. Don’t miss the chance to get a big bag of comics for absolutely nothing.Put it in your date books, mark it on your calender, save it to your phone and be here bright and early at FP on May 4th for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY.
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 15: Princess Leia Races Home Aboard Her Starship.
Ok, big week here at TRY SOMETHING NEW. It seems a ton of you have been reading my column and taking my advice. Obama released the sales charts for comics last week and it turns out REPTILE MUSEUM by Cody Pickrodt was the best selling comic in the country, selling a whopping 1,288,000 copies in [...]
COOL AS HELL!
On Saturday March 16th at 6pm Forbidden Planet is throwing a DVD launch party for James Balsamo’s new horror movie COOL AS HELL. Director James Balsamo (Hack Job, I Spill You Guts)and the Acid Bath Production Crew will be in store for signings, as well as the other stars of the film Carmine Capobianco (I [...]
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 [...]
Forbidden Planet NYC Holiday Gift Card Promotion 2012
TONS of you guys and gals took us up on last year’s promotion, and we’re pleased to offer it again this Holiday Season! Beginning Wednesday 11/21/12 purchase $100 of gift cards from Forbidden Planet NYC through December 31st and receive a $20 bonus gift card… ON US! And now I’ll simply quote myself from last [...]
Secret Adventures of Houdini Release Spectacular – Nov 21!
Come one, come all! At Forbidden Planet NYC on November 21st, illustrator and escape artist Sean Von Gorman will lock himself inside a man-sized steel cage until we sell every copy of his new release from Alterna Comics, The Secret Adventures of Houdini: Book One! Yes, that would be the very same Sean Von Gorman who handcuffed [...]
Ronald Wimberly signing TOMORROW!
Tomorrow (that is, Wednesday the 14th) from 6:30-8 PM, artist/illustrator Ronald Wimberly (Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Black Dynamite, Something Wicked This Way Comes) will be signing copies of his work at Forbidden Planet NYC in celebration of his new graphic novel, Prince of Cats, a retro-futurist hip-hop retelling of Romeo and Juliet from [...]
Secret Adventures of Houdini Alterna Comics Edition EVENT
In addition to our Ron Wimberly and Noku November events, Forbidden Planet will be hosting another day of shenanigans with Secret Adventures of Houdini artist Sean Von Gorman… this one even BIGGER than the one we threw in March 2012. Don’t remember that one? Well here’s some video of it to refresh your memory and/or acclimate [...]
Noku Apparellax Brand Event – Nov 24th
Noku Apparellax Brand Event: featuring the debut of Noku Tondra, author HCJ and artist Gammera13 of the upcoming Noku: Ground Zero comic book series, color artist ODDBALL of YouTube cartoon Noku’s Galaxy Adventures, Noku’s Random Riddles contest, free giveaways, and other Noku-centric exclusives. Coming to Forbidden Planet NYC on Nov. 24th from 5-9 PM. Click [...]
Noku Apparellax Brand Event – Nov 24th
Noku, the curious headphone-outfitted galactic traveler, is making a pit stop at Forbidden Planet NYC on Nov. 24th from 5-9PM for the Noku Apparellax Brand Event. Choose from an array of shirts, posters, buttons, and more, all emblazoned with Noku’s distinctive likeness. You’ll have opportunities to win prizes during Noku’s Random Riddles, a chance to [...]
Upcoming Ronald Wimberly Signing at FPNYC!
Artist/illustrator Ronald Wimberly (Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Black Dynamite, Something Wicked This Way Comes) will be signing copies of his work at Forbidden Planet NYC from 6:30-8 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 14th in celebration of his new graphic novel, Prince of Cats, a retro-futurist hip-hop retelling of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of [...]