New toys, outdated references.
REAL TALK (note how real that is with the use of capitalization, caps-lock AND italics): Forbidden Planet NYC tends to get a lot of stuff in on a weekly basis. Some of this stuff isn’t even Batman-related. And some of it sells out before I take notice. Or I don’t notice it at all, as [...]
Injustice for most
Happy Cinco De Mayo FPNYC Faithful! I’m am currently sitting inside typing this up on a gorgeous day, so do me a solid and swing by the shop and by something during your tequila-fueled rampages! Let my guilt decided how your dollars are spent dammit!So obviously I am back from c2e2, which was a fun [...]
This week in new toy arrivals!
WARNING, WARNING, MONTHLY SHAMELESS PLUG APPROACHING! So SHAMELESS PLUG (I did warn y’all), this time next week I’ll be in Chicago for C2E2, which is exciting for me at the very least.C2E2 isn’t as toy-news friendly as NYCC or SDCC, so the recap will probably ended up being chock full of cosplay, comics, and celebrities. [...]
Stand tall for the Beast of America. Or Againist. Your choice.
Welcome back to FPNYC’s offical Bioshock blog (Blogshock? Bioblog?)!! “REAL” Bioshock fans will get the reference in the title, which only make sense if you own a TV. And continue to not comment on the blog. Good times. I mentioned the existence of a “Bioshock Infinite” art book last week, and now that I’ve beaten [...]
The Best at (Lumpy) Space.
It’s March, which means it’s no longer February. This is the basic concept of months and calendars people, what’s so hard to understand about it? It also being March means there are 2 video games I”m excited for dropping this month (“Bioshock Infinite” and “Tomb Raider”) as well as the final Mass Effect 3 DLC, [...]
Toy Fair 2013: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Toy Fair has happen and me start this article by thanking whatever Hasbro employee is reading this site on the regular, or stalking me elsewhere, internet or in real life. The fruits of your research are something I’m willing to throw some serious cash at this year, and since my wife is out of town [...]
NECA Big Red Predator Review
While I have more or less sworn off Western toys in varying forms, I have made the decision to still purchase a select few. These will only be special examples; like, one-off figures I just find cool–None of that obsessive collecting anymore. One such exception is Big Red from NECA’s Predator line. Now, if all [...]
A return to form
What’s this? An article where I can get by without talking about Square Enix releases?!? Why yes, yes it is! Of course that means returning to the old hotness, talking about comic book related merch, so please deal with this return accordingly. Long time FPNYC readers know I’ve poked plenty of fun of DC in [...]
Chris’ list o’ things to throw money at in 2013
I suppose a 2013 preview list should not be written 14 days into year, but I did a lot of traveling over the holidays, and acquired several video games of worth. If anything, SEGA should be held responsible for pushing “Anarchy Reigns” back to this week. Anywho, 2012 was a shockingly awesome year for collectibles, [...]
Master Grade Nu Gundam version Ka preview
Ohhh yes. It’s finally here. When I was at Otakon this past summer, I was pretty close to buying the old Nu Gundam Master Grade. I haven’t done a kit that appeared in Char’s Counterattack proper since the old 1/100 scale kit back in 2001, and I scrapped that a looong time ago. The only [...]
HGUC_ECOAS Jegan Review
I always love it when Gundam adds new concepts that don’t exactly add much to the story itself, but make the whole universe seem richer in a way. While characters like the MSV Ace Pilots don’t have much of an impact on the overall story to the One Year War, they add a nice little [...]
Because I’m always right- Best of 2012, toys edition
Not to be outdone by fellow FPNYC blogger Unkie Dev, my wife and I also got an addition to our family this week. Only ours has come in the form of a cat. “Pixel” is currently hiding under a bookshelf after a an hour long train ride from Manhattan to Brooklyn, because that kind of [...]
Man of Snark
As many of you know, there’s a new trailer out for new Zack Snyder joint “Man of Steel”, the new Superman movie due out Summer 2013. I was on the fence about the movie initially because I am not a fan of Zack Snyder in general, and there was a lot of buzz of it [...]
Hey look, more Play Arts!
Holy crap it is really December?! Ugh, this means I need to buy multiple gifts for people. And by gifts I mean video games and gift cards. My friends are actually kind of easy to shop for truth be told, but that’s money I could be spending on myself, especially if we’re going to end [...]
Gunpla Expo part 2-Master Grades
You know, this time last year, I probably wouldn’t even be making this a separate article. Master Grades just weren’t my thing back then, but now, they’re pretty much my primary. I certainly haven’t given up on High Grades, but I guess I now just feel confident enough to tackle the big boys. Not like [...]