U.D.’s Review-Dees, Episode 2
Unkiedev reviews the lovely Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery graphic novel from DC.
It’s Like Some Wonderful Dream
A few books that were, cosmically speaking, never supposed to see print will be released in the next couple of weeks, giving everybody a chance to get lucky with some amazing reads. While we’re at it, NOW would be a good time to buy a lottery ticket, apply for a job you aren’t, strictly, qualified [...]
Comics Gud. Gud Comics, Take Comics Home.
You are in luck, my friend, as there are so many AMAZING comic books out this week that you could probably buy one at random and still get somethin’ snazzy! Still, my job as a Forbidden Planet columnist is to provide you with some professional perspective to guide the dart of your paycheck towards that [...]
An Evening with Frank Quitely
Coming this Tuesday, April 5th… comic artist superstar Frank Quitely (We3, Batman and Robin) in conversation with Jose Villarrubia (Conan, Batman Year 100) a few blocks away from Forbidden Planet! Forbidden Planet’s hawking advance tickets in-store. They’re also available from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who have prints and signed postcards to commemorate the [...]
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 [...]
It’s Wednesday! You know what that means.
New comics. This week we have Steve Rogers coming back from the dead, in “Captain America Reborn”. Though it shouldn’t matter whether he comes back from the dead, it is sure to be a beautifully crafted story drawn by Bryan Hitch (“The Ultimates”) and Harvey nominated writer Ed Brubaker. Marvel Comics released a prelude [...]
Back to School
by Jeff Ayers “Bring us a pitcher of beer every seven minutes until somebody passes out. And then bring one every ten minutes.” This past Saturday I was struck by a sudden, sharp, and sobering realization, with lasting ramifications for the next nine months or so. Y’see, my lady and I had brunch at Petite [...]