Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con New York May 21-22
Smash those piggy banks kids cause coming up this weekend is the Wizard World Big Apple Comic Com! BIG APPLE COMIC CON ‘SPRING EDITION’ MAY 21-22, 2011 SAT-SUN GET BIG APPLE COMIC CON ‘SPRING EDITION’ TICKETS NOW! GET BIG APPLE COMIC CON ‘SPRING EDITION’ VIP TICKETS NOW! LOCATION Penn Plaza Pavilion 401 Seventh Ave. @ [...]
T-Shirts with Matt D and Jean Marie
This past Tuesday we didn’t get our UPS shipment till 2 o’clock. Here’s what we did with the extra time. In celebration of spring we wanted to spotlight some new shirts, and who better to help than Forbidden Planet’s own fashion expert, the recently made-over Jean Marie. Also, Uncle Sam recently decided not to tax [...]
Monster-Mania Con 17
This weekend I will be away at the Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill New Jersey! I try to attend as many horror conventions a year as possible, and Monster-Mania is always at least one of them. So while I’m rubbing elbows with Ace Frehley, Fred Williamson and the cast of The Walking Dead I may [...]
Recommended: Casanova TP Volume 1, Luxuria
Reason numero uno to be cheerful if you’re a comics fan on this January Wednesday? The re-release of Casanova in graphic novel format. Meet Casanova Quinn: prodigal son of a law-and-order family hell-bent on keeping the world safe and sound, now blackmailed into betraying his father and the international law enforcement organization he controls. LUXURIA [...]
Flex Mentallo to Return in Hardcover
It’s official! DC Vertigo is finally set to to reprint FLEX MENTALLO, one of the greatest comic miniseries ever, in deluxe hardcover format later this year. Long held back due to legal wrangling with Charles Atlas Ltd. DC has boldly announced Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s masterpiece will finally get the ISBN treatment after nearly [...]
FP Staffer Ruben Miranda Interviewed
Two video interviews with our colleague Ruben (sans Josh Weisbrod, with whom he regularly appears on the store’s YouTube channel.) We’ve got some very enthusiastic staff.
Anniversary
November 24th 2010 marks the 22nd anniversary of the first time I set foot in FP. That is all.
Superman Don’t Need No Seat Belt
I’ve just spent a day processing, reading, and generally fondling this week’s new release comic books, GNs, and art books. Though there’s a ton of great stuff hitting our shelves here’s my highest recommendation for the 10th of November, 2010. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Deluxe HC- Oh, happy day. One of my most coveted comics [...]
Bad News Ayers
>Sigh< The saddest day of the year is upon me, friends. Baseball has ended its regular season, and alas, speaking of geeky pursuits, all ten of my fantasy baseball teams’ seasons have come to an end. Though I am now basking in 1st place grandeur in four of those ten, and have achieved my goal [...]
Isaiah Mustafa: The Hero Your Hero Could Smell Like
When last we rang up Mr. Isaiah Mustafa for his comics fix he intimated to us his intense desire to play Marvel badass Luke Cage in a forthcoming production. Looks like he got his wish. When Luke Cage… takes a stroll through Avengers Tower, you never know who he’s going to run into in the [...]
New TRON Legacy Teaser Poster: Quorra
Olivia Wilde’s character, Quorra… traversing the Grid in heels. In other TRON Legacy news I picked up a neat-o Identity Disc slash frisbee at the shop yesterday. Looks great, flies like poop… but who cares about functionality when you’ve got something so badass (and relatively cheap!) in your eager paws. END OF LINE.
Talking Comics with Josh Weisbrod
If you’re a subscriber to FPNYC’s YouTube channel you’re familiar with a weekly segment that’s been running starring our colleagues Ruben Miranda and Josh Wesibrod discussing new release comics and graphic novels. If you’re not familiar I recommend you check them out… The guys know their stuff, and share their genuine enthusiasm with the viewer [...]
TRON Legacy Check-In, July 8th
It’s been a bit since The Daily Planet presented any news bytes on its most anticipated movie of 2010, so let’s check in and see what’s shaking! Empire Magazine’s new issue features, among other geeky pursuits, a TRON piece and two covers featuring Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedland) on a Light Cycle… The cover story has [...]
New Videos at FP Transmissions
A handful of new videos have been recently added to FP Transmissions, Forbidden Planet NYC’s video page, covering a broad range of our wares. They’re worth a gander when you get the opportunity. SEE Lindsay Johnson discussing Manga in cat ears once again! MARVEL at the unabashed geekery of Josh Weisbrod and Ruben Miranda as [...]
Playing With Toys: Huckleberry Hound Meets the Creature from the Black Lagoon, War Machine Meets the Wolfman, Wally Gator Meets Frankenstein and Dracula, But Nobody Meets Abbott or Costello
Despite what you may glean from the following video, Forbidden Planet is the pinnacle of professional geek retail that other purveyors of such items can only aspire to. And no one gets kicked in the nards around here… more than once a week.
