Judge Dredd St. Pat’s T-Shirt Giveaway on FPNYC Twitter Feed
So, we’re giving away two extra large (XL) copies of this shirt away today on our Twitter feed. Don’t worry. Neither of these freebie tees are the one I’ve worn on and off to bed for the last eight years. Unless you want it to be. Follow us and RT. And good luck, creeps!
Happy Valen’s Day 2013!
Happy Valen’s Day fellow nerderinos! Enjoy it, even if you’re not Minbari. ALSO! On a personal note, some advice when it comes to PDA’s this “holiday” that I try to stick to… “Please, Captain. Not in front of the Klingons.”
Valentine’s Day Shopping Help Part 1 FPNYC 2013 Bestsellers
Valen’s Day is coming up, and for those of you still stuck for a gift for the geek in your life (and for those of you interested in Forbidden Planet sales… stalkers) here’s a quick rundown of what’s hot and popular in the shop so far this year. The following are FPNYC’s best-selling items in [...]
So Long 2012
Happy New Year’s Eve, NYC! Happy New Year other side of the world. We’re open until 6pm today and 10am-10pm tomorrow. Hope to see you.
Forbidden Planet NYC 2012 Christmas and New Years Hours
Two more days ’til Christmas as of this writing… Let’s go over all Holiday Season exceptions to our normal operating hours, shall we? Monday 12/ 24 Christmas Eve: 9am-8pmish* Tuesday 12/25 Christmas: CLOSED Monday 12/31/12 New Year’s Eve: 9-6pmish* Tuesday 1/1/13 New Year’s Day: 10am-10pm Additionally, new comic books WILL be available for purchase on [...]
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 [...]
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 2: A Long Time Ago
So here we are at my second column of TRY SOMETHING NEW! already. Wasn’t too pleased with how the the first one came out, 20/20 hindsight and all, but we press on. New comics wait for no man or woman and so this column where I berate you for not buying enough new comics waits [...]
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 [...]
Storms!
Every week I look forward to being mugged by an invisible assailant right in plain view of others. I have always found this gentleman thief, though thorough, to be fair. Maybe you’ve been robbed blind by this same perp. Its name is Wednesday, a.k.a. “New Comics Day.” I like this perp. Some people do not…and [...]
Storewide Sale Wednesday July 4th
That’s right. We’re discounting EVERYTHING in our store on Wednesday, July 4th. We don’t do this often (maybe once a year… maybe), so come on by and take advantage! Plus, this year the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday… New Comics Day! A ton of great new comics and graphic novels are scheduled [...]
FPNYC Shop Hours Week of December 26th to January 1st
Be advised: Monday, December 26th 10am-10pm Tuesday, December 27th 10am-10pm Wednesday, December 28th 9am-midnight* Thursday, December 29th and Friday, December 30th 10am-midnight Saturday, December 31st 10am-6pmISH Sunday, January 1st 10am-10pm *Please note that New Comic Day IS Wednesday, the 28th, but our shipment will arrive that morning as opposed to the day before… Meaning that new [...]
Krampus and the Super Moon
This is one of the more interesting titles hitting the shelves this week. From Last Gasp, Krampus the Devil of Christmas hardcover by Monte Beauchamp. Now available in Hardcover! In the early Christmas traditions of Europe, the “Krampus” was St. Nicholas’ dark servant – a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose pointed ears and long slithering tongue [...]
Adios 2010, Hola 2011
Happy New Year! 2010′s gone- out with a hectic bang on my end of the screen- and I finally have Time Enough at Last to wish you a most agreeable 2011. Speaking of which, why not relax with a Twilight Zone marathon today? It’s a time-honored New Year’s tradition on local television here in NYC, [...]
Holiday Hours Reminder
Just a heads up regarding changes to our shop’s operating hours in the coming days. 12/24/10 Christmas Eve 9am-9pm 12/25/10 Christmas Day CLOSED 12/31/10 New Year’s Eve 10am-6pm 1/1/11 New Year’s Day OPEN NORMAL HOURS 10am-12 midnight Merry merry, happy happy!