Unkiedev’s Amazing Stuff: NYCC Edition!
NEW YORK COMIC CON EDITION! The New York Comic Con is NEXT WEEKEND, Thursday October 11th through the 14th, and once again it is completely sold out. I’m not going, and possibly you aren’t either. *Sigh* So now what do we do? Here is a quick list of THE TOP TEN COMIC-RELATED THINGS TO DO WHEN [...]
From the Forbidden Planet NYC Stockroom- Tuesday 9/25/12
Got 28 minutes of your life to spend on Matt and I talking new arrivals, Happy #1, Space Punisher, crappy old Image Comics, movies, Star Trek the Next generation, comic cons, Mark Hamill and Corvette Summer? Like hearing me say “um?” Have I got a video for you! Sorry if it’s a little dark this [...]
New York Comic-Con Tickets Available at Forbidden Planet NYC
Did you know tickets for NYCC are on sale at Forbidden Planet NYC right now?! These are only available in-store. FPNYC is not offering mail order on them at this time. Ticket prices are as follows: 3 Day Weekend: $65 Friday: $35 Saturday: $50 Sunday: $35 October’s right around the corner, and our tickets sell [...]
NYCC Wrap-up/Recap!
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 [...]
Life is Like a Hurricane
With the New York Comic Con behind us, what do we have to fill the thermos of our fickle attention spans? How about some choice graphic novels from this weeks new comics! DUCK TALES: RIGHTFUL OWNERS, Warren Spector (W), BOOM! Studios. Comics is too big a field to make statements like “Comics fans fall into [...]
STORE-WIDE SALE OCTOBER 14 – 16!
Take a break from the Con this weekend for some great deals at Forbidden Planet NYC! *Existing discounts or specials; e.g. Magic the Gathering Booster Packs, Student Discounts, Manga Deals; do not apply.
The Con is On
The New York Comic Con is this weekend, and I shall not be attending. I feel I have let myself down; and should you find yourself in the same boat, you should feel the same way. After all, this is not San Diego, Monteal, or Tokyo. My excuse is that I live in a cave [...]
Countdown to New York Comic Con part 1
By Chris Troy HOWDY FPNYC FAITHFUL! We are only a few short days away from New York Comic Con, and as of the time of writing, FPNYC is SOLD OUT of all passes for the biggest comic & pop culture convention on the Northeastern Coast (Fairly certain east coast as well, but there’s a small [...]
Otakon 2011 Wrap Up
By Loran Otakon has run its course once again, and I’d say it was pretty good to us this year. I got to see lots of people, work autograph sessions for Bandai Entertainment’s booth, and get my feet all cut up by boots that were two sizes too small for me. Whoops. All in all [...]
Prediction: The Scary Future of Comics
Ah, the New York Comic Con. Did you have fun? I didn’t. I was trapped in a cage beneath the surface of the waves by burbling, sociopathic Mermen. YES, still. NOT going to a con means the following week is a scavenger hunt for information. We prowl the usual web forums, pages and announcement blogs [...]
How To Get The Most Out of New York Comic Con
Tickets are not yet sold out for the New York Comic Con, but as sure as there’s a lame cross-title summer even in the works for both DC and Marvel this year, those tickets are GOING to sell out. Your mission is to buy them before you do. CON YOU DIG IT. Maybe you haven’t [...]
NYCC Teams with Brooklyn Book Festival.
Set phasers to Sunday, Sept. 13. This is going to be a fantastic festival. The Beat has a press release announcing the partnership. The renowned Brooklyn Book Festival and New York Comic Con (NYCC) announce that the premiere pop culture convention and its stars will have a powerful presence at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival, [...]