by Chris May 20 2013
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 [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Cartoons, Christopher Troy, DC Comics, Marvel, PlayArts, Playing with Toys, Toys and Action Figures
Tags: Adventure Time, Alpha-Flight, Bane, batman, Deadpool, Minimates
by Chris Aug 16 2012
Back from Maine suckers, you miss me? No? That’s….fair. The vacation was fun, but now I’m back, pimping out toys to the masses (and peeing myself in terror at those giant crab photos, what the hell is wrong with Australia???). And man, do I have some dope toys to pimp out. In the early 2000s, [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Christopher Troy, DC Comics, Daily Planet, Marvel, Playing with Toys
Tags: Bane, batman, Black Widow, captain america, Hakeye, Iron Man, Joker, LEGO, Lex Luthor, Loki, Poison Ivy, Robin, Superman, The Avengers, The Hulk, thor, Wonder Woman
by Chris Oct 22 2011
by Chris Troy ::: Coughs for several minutes before vomiting up several organs of varying importance::: Once again, New York Comic Con has come and gone, this time giving me a case of the death, along with a ton of freebies, like posters, shirts and comics that I would never buy. The con was awesome [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Christopher Troy, Comic News, DC Comics, Marvel, Reviews, Toys and Action Figures
Tags: Akuma, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arnim Zola, Avengers, Bane, Barry Allen, batman, Big Time Spider-Man, Bishoujo, Black Widow, blackest night, Bucky, Build-a-Figure, Cammy, captain america, Catwoman, Christie, Chun Li, Daken, DC Direct, DC Universe Classics, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fantomex, Final Fantasy, Green Arrow, Halo Play Arts Kai, Harley Quinn, Hawkeye, Hawkman, Heroes of the Marvel Universe, Hulk, Iron Man, Killer Croc, Kobra, Kotobukiya, Liara T'Soni, Loki, Madam Hydra, Madam Masaque, Magog, Marvel Legends, Marvel Movie, Marvel Universe, Mass Effect, Mattel, Metroid, Nekron, New York Comic Con, Nick Fury, NYCC, Recap, Red Arrow, Robin, Ryu, S.T.R.I.P.E., Samus Aran, Sandman, Serrah, seth green, Sinstero, Square Enix, Stargirl, Street Fighter, Tekken, The Atom, the Joker, The Reverse Flash Professor Zoom, thor, Thunderball, Venom-Joker, White Lantern Flash, Wrap-up, Yellow Lantern
by Chris Jul 19 2011
By Chris Troy Another Chris-written article, which means you should expect this to be super-hero toy heavy. In my defense, 90% of the articles Loran have written as of late have been Transformers based and FPNYC IS a comic shop, so my topic is warranted, given our average customers interest. And I do talk about [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Christopher Troy, DC Comics, Reviews, Toys and Action Figures
Tags: Aqualad, Arkham Asylum, Bane, batman, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Brightest Day, Bronies, DC Direct, Firestorm, Friendship is Magic, geoff johns, Hawkman, Icicle Jr., Justice League Unlimited, Kid Flash, Martian Manhunter, Mera, Mr. Zsasz, My Little Ponies, My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic, nerdobe, Poison Ivy, Red Arrow, Speedy, Transformers, Young Justice