The Semi-annual big ol’ look at Marvel toys
HUMBLE BRAG: PAX East is in a few days, which means next week I’ll have a fun little write up about the show next week. Insert your jealousy/rage/apathy/excitement here. Happy St. Paddy’s day FPNYC Faithful! I thought about doing a special themed article tied into the holiday, but doing an all-green or all-Irish toy list [...]
MG Black Tri Stars Zaku II Build Log Part 1
Ah yes, the Master Grade Zaku version 2.0… I remember how excited everyone was for this kit five years ago. Back then I couldn’t accept the idea of a new design for the Zaku because I became so attached to the 08th MS Team’s Zaku. At the time, though, I didn’t really care to get [...]
Master Grade Wing Gundam EW Build Log FINAL
Hey guys, remember when I was doing a build log of the Master Grade Wing Gundam? Yeah… sorry about that. Basically, I got busy with the end of the school year. That’s the short answer. The long answer is, my god, I hate painting anything remotely tube-shaped. It’s just so tedious and there’s almost no [...]
MG Hyaku Shiki Build Log-PREGAME!
You know what makes this hobby absolutely toxic? When you get some kind of brilliant idea that you need to act on right away, otherwise you’re going to forget about it. Of course, I still have a backlog, but I don’t care! Chances are, if you give up on that idea it’ll get swept under [...]
The Book You Forgot to Buy Last Week
Elektra Assassin is one of the all-time great graphic novels and just came back into print in TP form last Wednesday August 15th. I did not make sure to raise a clamor about this fact personally, busy as I was with other stuphs and absent from the floor. Now is my chance to right that. [...]
New Arrivals: Tiger and Batman
::: Insert an 1,000 word capslock word-vomit article about San Diego Comic Con News and the arrival of his Figma Samus Aran figure here:: Honestly, if I could get away with that folks, I would. Doing my best to ignore new developments over at SDCC, let us take a look-peak at what’s new on the [...]
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 [...]
On the Road with Harlan Ellison from Deep Shag Records Available at Forbidden Planet NYC
The full line of Unca Harlan CDs, all six volumes, from Deep Shag Records is now in stock and I couldn’t be happier! Volume six is brand new and the only installment I had not owned… until now. This series is a friggin gem, and MUST be one of the prime reasons homo sapiens developed [...]
HGUC Nemo Review
Like I’ve said many times before, Gundam Unicorn really opened the doors for a lot of mobile suits to get kits. But this one here is one that’s always been a bit of frustration in HGUC form for me: the Nemo. It has the bizarre distinction of being the only suit from Zeta to get [...]
Avengers Hawkeye Review
Back in 2009, it seemed like all the toy companies were moving down to 3.75”/4” figures for the sake of cutting costs. Naturally, this made me ecstatic. Now I could have my G.I. Joes and Starfleet crew members fight battle droids and Terminators! Of course, the offerings Playmates put out weren’t the best, but hey, [...]
Avengers Black Widow review
With the Avengers movie finally out, I figured it was time for me to get some of the figures. Thing is, none of them really impressed me. They all seemed too gimmick-laden, and most of them didn’t look as good as the ones from the individual movie lines. Heck, they didn’t even give us a Hulk in the proper [...]
Super Robot Chogokin Mazinger Weapon Set
By Loran Like any good robot, Mazinger Z’s got his fair share of weapons. Some of them help define his design, while others are so damn obscure, Super Robot Wars doesn’t care about them most of the time. Still, they all have their place in the manga’s history and mythos, and are worth getting regardless. [...]
Super Robot Chogokin Shin Mazinger Z Review
Ah Mazinger Z… why did it take me so long to finally get a good figure of you? Oh yeah, there’s way too many to choose from! You have the original Soul of Chogokin, which is cheap, but isn’t scaled properly with the rest of his friends and isn’t very good. You have the Renewal [...]
Severed’s First Ever VHS Convention Saturday 5/19
VHS is alive all over! Come out and support Severed’s first VHS Convention, an all day event as part of Severed’s 3rd Annual Short Film Night! Tons of like minded film fiends will be in attendance soaking up the analog insanity. As well as a bunch of cool vendors like Wild Eye Releasing, Lunchmeat Magazine [...]
Thursday May 24th Toxic Avenger VHS Release Party!
Forbidden Planet gets Tromatized Thursday May 24th at 7:30 PM. Toxic Tapeheads Rejoice! This killer collector’s edition VHS of the Toxic Avenger is limited to only 300 copies, comes on a nuclear green tape and comes in a classic oversized Big Box with a hard Clamshell case inside. Forbidden Planet is proud to play host [...]