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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 [...]

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 [...]

Matt and Jeff Live from the Forbidden Planet NYC Basement

Some goofs on our first take. The store’s wi-fi cut out for about five minutes, thus making us late for the 4pm Hangout On Air.  We missed a chance to have a prominent celebrity customer join us because of the delay in setting back up, and I still have a lot to learn about the [...]

Forbidden Planet is on Google+

We are indeed on Google+. Come share wonderful, geeky stuff with us! I’ll be Hanging out On Air at 4pm today… fingers crossed.  Still working out the logistics, but the plan is to chat from the new shop’s basement as we process this week’s shipment, discuss some of tomorrow’s new releases, make a really neat-o [...]

Footage from the Archie Meets KISS Signing!

Two weeks ago we had an in-store signing to celebrate the release of the collected Archie Meets Kiss, with guests writer Alex Segura and artist Dan Parent! Check out the video from it below!

The Weekly Pulse – In Store Events

There’s a lot going on this week! Not only do we have a stack of books to cover, but we have not one, but TWO upcoming signings!! Wednesday, April 11th at 7pm meet the creators of “Archie Meets K.I.S.S.”: Alex Segura & Dan Parent Then April 23rd at 6pm, it’s a DVD signing for “The [...]

The Weekly Pulse – Omnibluster

Get $25 off of one of the books mentioned in this review! Which one? Well, you’ll have to watch and find out! Dan soldiers through a massive stack of comics for you guys, and somewhere in this stack is a pretty great deal for our loyal Weekly Pulse viewers!

The Weekly Pulse – Dandy Issues

Check out what’s new and good in the world of comics in this week’s edition of The Weekly Pulse! Angel and Faith have some daddy issues, Aquaman visits a land without aqua, Justice League courts a green Lantern, Superman discovers the joys of murder, and Bart Simspon also has a comic.

The Weekly Pulse – January 18th 2012

New Batman, Supergirl, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, plus info on tomorrow’s big In-Store Signing and a ton more!

The Weekly Pulse – January 12th, 2012

Man-o-man, is this week ever a big one! Tons of new comics, plus some toys and some graphic novels thrown in!

The Weekly Pulse – January 5th, 2012

DC Number Fives are all the rage this week, but let’s not forget the amazing Mud Man, the fantastic Feral, the always great Goon, and the favorite of the bunch: Fatale. Plus, there’s a new Marvel Point 1 to tide you over!

The Weekly Pulse – December 29th, 2011

Take a whole hand-full of DC numbers 4, add some Marvel, a bit of IDW, a pinch of Dark Horse, and finish off with just a great big helping of Coffee. Let steep for three minutes and stir!

The Weekly Pulse – December 21st, 2011

Vampires! Fairy Tales! Embattened men! All this and more as Dan Roth guides the trusty ship of Weekly Comics Releases through the stormy seas of the Christmas rush.

The Weekly Pulse – December 14th, 2011

We’re back, baby! Another week’s recap of the latest in comics and toys with your host Dan Roth and Morgan on camera!