Saturday May 4th is Free Comic Book Day
It’s almost time when the time is here, The time that’s only once a year. We can hardly wait, ’cause it’s so near. -Traditional Woodland Critter Tune This Saturday, May 4th, is Free Comic Book Day, and here’s the deal on what Forbidden Planet NYC has planned for this year’s festivities. First off, if you’re [...]
June 13th 2012 Picks of the Week
If you follow our Twitter feed or like us on Facebook you may know by now that our colleague Javier Rodriguez can’t stop gushing about this week’s issue of Batman (found here). Like, will not stop. Me, I’m all over Brian Wood’s new project, The Massive. Here’s the premise: In a post-war, post-crash, post-disaster, post-everything [...]
The Weekly Pulse – Highway to Hell on Earth
This week your host blasts through the latest and greatest comics to enter our doors, taking a moment to chide Batman #6‘s Scott Snyder and praise BPRD: Hell On Earth The Long Death #1, and Road Rage #1. pra
The Weekly Pulse – We Are All Scott Snyder
Jams, comma, tasty, is the order of the day here at Forbidden Planet. But not all jams are created equal. Some jams, like that which is Action Comics #6, are a mystery. I’m going to stop saying jams now. Are you reading this? Have any of the New 52s begun to feel stale? Or are [...]
Hyped for next Wednesday
Looks like I’ll be searching through the couch cushions for change again next week. Here’s my projected pull list, I say projected cause I always end up buying more than I plan. 7 Billion Needles Vol 3 – Manga! Yeah I read that stuff too. This one reminds me a lot of Parasyte but with [...]
Releasing Next Week & Recommended: American Vampire HC
From writers Scott Snyder and Stephen King, AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire – a more vicious species – and traces the creatures’ bloodline through decades of American history. This first hardcover volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Snyder and one written by [...]
American Vampire, Scott Snyder @ FPNYC
American Vampires co-writer Scott Snyder (w/ Stephen King) was kind enough to stop by Forbidden Planet NYC this past Wednesday to sign our copies of the premier issue. He also was kind enough to sit in front of the now-ever-present Lens of FPTransmissions for a little chat.