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The best comic of last week? MARS ATTACKS POPEYE. I don’t mean to give out spoilers, but the Martians lost. I do hope they fare better this week against KISS. Maybe with KISS gone IDW will start publishing a Jethro Tull comic book! ONE of the best comics of last week was Hellboy In Hell #2. Elegant, [...]
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 1: A New Hope
I have been asked a few times in the past if I wanted to write something for the Weekly Planet or the Forbidden Planet blog. I always politely or at least semi-politely declined. But now here I am with my first installment of TRY SOMETHING NEW! What changed? Hard to say. I didn’t have anything [...]
EYE’M WITH STUPID
I’m on hold with tech support. Recently I upgraded my TV to an HD and my DVD to a Blu Ray. After I upgraded my cable to HDTV, I realized that the problem this entire time was ME. I’m still watching TV with the same eyes. I’d like to tell you had my eyes removed [...]
Of Avengers and Multiple Warheads and Magic Whistles
Unkiedev’s Amazing Stuff By Unkiedev You need Secret Avengers #34 this week. I don’t read this book, I don’t usually think about this book, but it features Captain Britain, an alternate universe Avengers team of all-monster Avengers and a whole lot of robot punching…hopefully by the monsters. SECRET AVENGERS If you do not own Captain Britain by [...]
Star Trek Next Gen Season 2 NYC Screening Contest
Fellow NYC Trekkies! Wanna see the newly restored “Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2” on the big screen? Enter now to win a pair of tickets to the NYC celebration of the iconic series in a special one night event featuring never before seen footage, new cast interviews, and more! ENGAGE this link and [...]
10/28 Forbidden Planet Storm Warning!
Hey Dudes and Dudettes! Turns out there is a storm of epic proportions coming our way and they are closing the subways down because of it. Unfortunately this means we are closing early today, 6PM to be exact. So make sure to head down here now and stock up on stuff to read, movies to [...]
The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Poster
So this has been released: I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seriously though, I’ve watched the current trailer about fifteen times now and I can’t tell if I’m jazzed for these films (3?!) or if I’m eager to watch a beautiful, elegant disaster onscreen. Either way Jackson and co. are gonna separate some [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Manhattan by Paul Pope
Suh-weeeeeeeet Paul Pope variant cover to this week’s Before Watchmen Dr. Manhattan #1.
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 [...]
Happy 30th Anniversary to Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan
In the 20th Century… Today, Monday June 4th 2012, marks the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, my 2nd all-time favorite flick. How do I feel? Young. I feel young.
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 [...]
Demon Warp Midnight Friday 3/16 Spectacle Theater
This Friday night come out for another Horror Boob’s hosted Midnight Movie at the Spectacle Theater! Friday – March 16th, MidnightHorror Boobs presents: Demonwarp Directed by Emmett Alston 1988, 91 mins. Continuing with Spectacles history of bigfoot related midnight programs, the Horror Boobs crew returns with the worlds only (?) sci-fi, time travel, sasquatchploitation film! [...]