TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 11: The Death Star!
Hello loyal readers. How was your week? Not that anyone asked but I had a good one. Well it was good until Forbidden Planet’s Tech Wizard/6th member of Modest Mouse, Tyler, threatened me. It turns out that some of the links I use on the blog weren’t up to his liking. I think he didn’t [...]
Shoot First, Apologize Later
NOBODY is omniscient, and we all make mistakes. Think I’m joking? WHO YA’ GOT? “God?” Is God a perfect, omniscient being that never makes mistakes? Really? You think God would’ve created life on Earth if IT was omniscient enough to foresee “Bronies,” or the Star Wars prequels? IT doesn’t make mistakes? Have you ever SEEN [...]
Lookee for January 30th 2012
Let’s take a look around the internet, shall we? Today’s TeeFury design. Men’s sizes only printed on hideous cream-colored shirts. Neil Gaiman announced on Twitter feed today that he and Todd McFarlane have settled their long, bitter legal spat. Cory Doctorow gives Witch Doctor the thumbs up. Jean-Claude Denis (Grand Prix) and Jim Woodring (special [...]
Brain Candy
By some twerp (Named Dev) Imagine you were clonked on the head and you had absolute amnesia…maybe that’s too far fetched. Imagine instead that a magical woman in fishnet stockings wiped your mind to cover the fact that she tried to rehabilitate a super-criminal rapist but accidentally erased all your memories. THERE, now that’s something [...]
There’s a Starman Waiting in the Sky
by Michael Bramley Waiting for an omnibus is strange. Sometimes you can wait for ages and then two come out at once. In this case, I’m referring to the most recent hardcover volumes of Saga of the Swamp Thing and Starman. Like everyone else, I’ve been hearing the hype about Swamp Thing for around two [...]
Spawn #200
By Unkiedev This week the biggest star in the planetarium of comic books is Spawn #200. I think there are more variant covers to this book than there are original partners in Image. So what is Spawn #200 and why should you care? KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE The myth that kids read comic books is just [...]
Giving The Gift of Comics
This year for Christmas, as with all years, I gave my Dad Comic Books. My family, maybe like yours, doesn’t understand me at times. Some of them try, many of them don’t. I admit I’m a big weird geek who likes strange things, though from their perspective I’m still playing with toys and watching cartoons [...]
LOOKEE! for the 14th of October, 2010
Unca Grant as one angry, frilly-shirted badass vs. My Chemical Romance Redemption: The sequel to one of the most ambitious SF cinema flops of all time is expected to become one of the biggest films of all time. What’s happening to my special purpose? Action Flick Chick as The Baroness NYCC Vanity: Jeff Ayers on [...]
The Neverending Question: Gaiman and Doctor Who.
No, the neverending question seemingly is not how many girls has James Bond impregnated, but will Neil Gaiman write an episode of Doctor Who? The question has been asked hundreds and hundreds of times but recently on io9.com’s Morning Spoilers edition they picked up on someone on some Doctor Who message board saying Gaiman would [...]
“Who Killed Amanda Palmer?”
The incredibly creative couple of Neil Gaiman and Dresden Dolls Lead Singer Amanda Palmer have combined to bring us a work of Palmer’s photography in “Who Killed Amanda Palmer.” The book doesn’t even come out until September but we here at the Union Square store of Forbidden Planet have the book which features photography by [...]
Neil Gaiman on Marvelman.
With all the hubbub over Marvelman becoming a property of Marvel, which is kind of funny considering Marvel complained all those years ago causing the name to be changed to “Miracleman”, there seems to be a prevailing question over Internet people regarding the original issues. That question is whether the old Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, [...]
The Daily Planet Presents: Thursday Walk of Shame #2 with Jeff Ayers and Dave Press.
Good evening one and all, and welcome to our second installment of the Thursday Walk of Shame. I am Dave Press, this week we discuss my ridiculous obsession with Deadpool, “Coraline”, “Immortal Weapons #1″ and “Dethklok vs The Goon.” So without further ado, let’s do this thing: *** DAVE: I have this obsession lately, and [...]
Happy Fourth of July!
Just wanted to take a second and post hoping that each and everyone of you readers out there are having a lovely Fourth. Here in New York City, the climate is a perfect 70 degrees and it seems like virtually half the town has taken off to other places so its not so crowded. Thank [...]
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 [...]