Anime
Review: HGUC Hizack
By Loran As my last review pretty much stated, I love cannonfodder. But you know what I can’t stand? When a series doesn’t give nearly enough-I’m looking at you, Zeta Gundam. Really, there are so […]
Month: October 2010
Comics and Graphic Novels
Collecting Comic Figures Part 2: Marvel
By Christopher Troy SHAMELESS PLUG: I’ll be speaking at MangaNEXT this weekend in East Brunswick, NJ at the “Mecha: A love letter” panel from 12:30-1:30 pm on Saturday. Swing by and mention this blog to […]
Toys
Hold it, son. Wouldn’t you rather have an exciting action figure?
KidRobot Simpsons Blind Boxes Series 2 by Alec Lewellyn HOLY MACARONI! That’s what you’ll bee yelling when you feast your eyes on these HAWT Simpsons blind boxes. This series brings it HARDCORE and OLD […]
Del Rey
New Manga and Now You Can Cosplay
By Mat K. Hello boys and girls. Yes, this week is finally Halloween. If you have kept track over the last few years, it’s one of may favorite holidays. And fortunately for the anime crowds, […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics From Dark Horse
Today’s column marks an incredible anniversary for me. No, it’s not the 100th column or even the 200th. I haven’t been keeping the best records of these things, so I couldn’t really tell you how […]
DC Comics
LOOKEE! for 10/26/10
Saturn and Titan, dolled up for Halloween Brian Wood talks Northlanders: The Plague Widow at the DC/Vertigo blog. Marvel is looking for interns. Superman: Earth One profiled in The New York Post. Eddie Campbell video […]
Comic Reviews
Review: Tribes The Dog Years
by Ryan King The first thing you notice about TRIBES: The Dog Years (IDW), a new 200-page sci-fi graphic novel produced by SoulCraft Media, is that there really isn’t anything else out there like it. […]
DC Comics
Collecting Comic Figures part 1-DC Comics
By Christopher Troy Greetings FPNYC faithful. It’s a new week, so it’s time for my weekly review, and this week’s feature focuses on a topic near and dear to my heart: Action Figures and collectibles […]
Marvel Comics
Iron Man Villain Spotlight
By Loran Alright, big confession time: I was never into comic books as a kid. Still reading? Well, okay. They just never appealed to me too much and I could never figure out why. Even […]
Anime
Review: HGGS GOUF Ignited
By Loran ignited The Zaku, Gouf, and Dom are probably three of the Zeon’s most memorable mobile suits of the One Year War. They’ve seen tons of variants over the years, with the Zaku having […]
Manga
New Manga is Busy Busy Busy
By Mat K. Why is it so busy? Good question, but not really the point. The delicious fact is that after last week’s short release list, this week is chock full of books for you […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics from a New Venue
The good news is I’m no longer being held prisoner by Mermen. The bad news is I’m now being held prisoner by Magma Monsters. See, I started tunneling out of my barnacled cell using a […]
Comic Book Movies
Back to the Lame Future
Marty and Doc Brown go back(!)… to the future. In this case the pretty crappy future of Hill Valley 2010 where flying cars do not roam the skies and 80s nostalgia cafes are thankfully NOT […]
Comic Book Movies
Clown
FP customer and fellow Mets fan William Peden stars in this creepy as all heck trailer for a film that doesn’t exist, but would nonetheless scare the bejeezus out of filmgoers worldwide.
Geek Couture
Halloween Costume Ideas 2010: Sonic Screwdrivers
If you’re planning a Doctor Who costume for this year’s festivities a Sonic Screwdriver is essential. Forbidden Planet’s got you covered if you’re looking for one with authentic lights and sounds. If you’re looking for […]
Geek Couture
Halloween Costume Ideas 2010: Clark Kent
Also known as the easiest costume on the planet. A simple Superman t-shirt under your clothes. Grab a fake pair of glasses, iron or dry clean that wrinkly old suit in the back of your […]
Anime
NYCC/AF Recap & Play Arts Kai Preview/Review
By Christopher Troy LAST NYCC/NYAF POST I SWEAR! BUT EVERYTHING IS RELEVANT TO THE BLOG SO IT’S COOL! One week and $240 later, another NYCC/NYAF has passed. Despite the Saturday crowds, I had a blast […]
Anime
Kitbash Spotlight: Zaku Minelayer and Regelg
By Loran I’m sure you all know by now that I absolutely love kitbashing. To me, there’s hardly anything more fun than trying to fix a hole in my lineup that by taking an old […]
Anime
Weapon Pack Spotlight: Launcher and Sword Strike
By Loran While all the rest of you were out enjoying yourselves with NYCC, I was at a friend’s house staying up until 5AM playing Gundam SEED Destiny: Alliance vs ZAFT II Plus (geez, what […]
Manga
New Manga and Another Review Week
By Mat K. Before we jump into the review, here’s what’s what with this week. There are a good handful of manga coming in this week, but that is all. I know the last couple […]