Regular Show Signing!
This Wednesday the 15th at Forbidden Planet, Allison Strejlau will be in store at 6:30 signing copies of Regular Show #1! Allison is the regular monthly artist on this new comic series based off the immensely popular TV show. And if that wasn’t enough, Allison, lovely person that she is, will even be doing sketches! [...]
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 14: Pursued By The Empire’s Sinister Agents!
Hey lucky readers, I am back from the great state of Seattle in time to phone it in from my apartment. And what a phoning it in this will be. Last week’s column was brutal because I was jetlagged, sleep deprived, and over-comic’d (It’s a real thing. Look it up. Happened to millions of people [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Upcoming Noku Event!
Noku, the curious headphone-outfitted galactic traveler, is making a pit stop at Forbidden Planet NYC on Nov. 24th for the Noku Apparellax Brand Event. Choose from an array of shirts, posters, buttons, and more, all emblazoned with Noku’s distinctive likeness. We’ll be featuring contests, giveaways, and other Noku-centric exclusives: check back at the Daily Planet [...]
Signed Copies of Halloween Eve Available at Forbidden Planet NYC
Writer Brandon Montclare and artist Amy Reeder were kind enough to drop by the shop last night and sign all our copies of their new one-shot comic, Halloween Eve. Pick yours up from FP at no extra charge while supply lasts! Eve has an imagination that’s more than active – it can be downright dangerous! [...]
Footage from the Forbidden Planet Ollie Mongo Signing
Ollie Mongo creators Craig Singer and Arlene Klasky stopped by Forbidden Planet NYC for a FREE comic book signing on September 21st 2012. Here’s some footage from our YouTube channel!
From the Forbidden Planet NYC Stockroom- Tuesday 9/25/12
Got 28 minutes of your life to spend on Matt and I talking new arrivals, Happy #1, Space Punisher, crappy old Image Comics, movies, Star Trek the Next generation, comic cons, Mark Hamill and Corvette Summer? Like hearing me say “um?” Have I got a video for you! Sorry if it’s a little dark this [...]