This totally boss and utterly gorgeous pumpkin from our old pals at Maniac Pumpkin Carvers currently resides in our front window display! It’s lit from inside and’ll look similar to this when the sun’s down: […]
All heat, no jokes, once again y’all! Wolverine and the X-men #37 Jason Aaron/ Giuseppe Camuncoli/ Andrew Currie Marvel, $3.99, 20 pages Chapter 9 of the Battle of Atom crossover is such a pain to […]
I love you, Wednesday, but you’re killing me today. We’ve processed another HUGE shipment in the FP vault this week and I’m astounded by how much great stuff we’ve just received… a sizable chunk of […]
We’re pleased as punch to announce that on Wednesday, November 20th, Vivek J. Tiwary will be signing copies of his new graphic novel- the highly anticipated The Fifth Beatle – right here at Forbidden Planet NYC! […]
A Dance with Dragons finally releases in both mass market and trade paperback formats tomorrow, October 29th, and Forbidden Planet NYC will be selling them at a whopping 40% OFF cover price in-store and online […]
Confession time: Even in the midst of the big Power Rangers boon back in the mid-90s, I did not own a single figure that could be described as “Mighty” or “Morphin”. Mostly because I was […]
Neil Gaiman’s signature creation returns this week in The Sandman Overture #1, and FP is gearing up for its giagantoid release with a sale on ALL Sandman backlist. If you’ve never experienced The Sandman before […]
Forbidden Planet WILL be participating in this year’s Halloween ComicFest! On Saturday October 26th starting at 9am we will be giving away FREE comics to boys and girls (and “whatevers…” no need to worry, Gonzo) of […]
It’s New Comic Book Day(!) and the store is open from 8am to MIDNIGHT. Here’s some of today’s new single issues. Our picks of the week include Pretty Deadly #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma […]
This is where my usually hilarious intro paragraph goes, but I don’t got the time for that today. Hawk-talk time is now! Hawkeye #13 Matt Fraction/ David Aja Marvel Comics, $2.99, 20 pages David […]
Friday November 1st 7PM Forbidden Planet NYC 832 Broadway Manhattan, NY 10003 Meet Director Chester Turner and celebrate the release of both his 80’s classics, Black Devil Doll From Hell and Tales From The Quadead […]
Critics’ AND reader’s pick! I’ll have to ask them to fix the address and pic, but we’re extremely honored. Here’s a link to the article. Forbidden Planet is insane—the noise, the size, the sheer staggering display of […]
I survived New York Comic Con 2013 and all I got was….a butt ton of stuff actually. Roughly $180 worth or stuff. No regrets, YOLO and such, because if I review it, I can write […]
FACT: I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING UP ON THIS PART OF THE BLOG, A DOZEN APOLOGIES! NYCC prep has been crazier than usual. IT HAS BEGUN! Revealed back at San […]
This idea of color as something other than coding is nothing new, and since the days of Frank Santoro’s “Sirk” and even earlier with Françoise Mouly’s and Spiegleman’s RAW Magazine, cartoonists have been figuring […]
Steven-Charles Jaffe, the writer of Motel Hell and producer of a slew of terrific movies (Near Dark! Time After Time!), stopped by the shop for some graphic novels. He’s out and about, promoting Gahan Wilson: […]
Holy moly. This time next week I’ll be back in my beloved second city, New York City. For NYCC! I’m going to hug everyone at Forbidden Planet so hard they won’t know what hit them. […]
Maybe you’re going to the New York Comic Con this weekend, maybe you aren’t. IF you AREN’T, then I am sorry. I’m not either. Forbidden Planet is available to soften the blow with the very […]
MANY many many thanks to everyone who made last night’s Adventure Time Encyclopaedia celebration at Forbidden Planet so special. So sorry we had to cap the line and turn some folks away, but I’d like […]
To do 10/10/13 (and where your friendly neighborhood FPNYC manager will be headed after our Adventure Time gig tomorrow night): Dynamite Entertainment and The Beat’s NYCC Welcome Party and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Member […]
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