DC Comics
Chris’ Comics: Grayson #11
Grayson #11 Tom King, Tim Seeley, Mikel Janin and Jeromy Cox DC $3.99 While never being a bad read, the last few issues of Grayson were not exactly up to par with the level of […]
Month: August 2015
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Spider-Woman #10 & X-men ’92 #3
Spider-Woman #10 Dennis Hopeless/ Natasha Bustos/Vero Gandini Marvel $3.99 Going into this issue knowing regular series artist Javier Rodriguez would not be drawing it, I was expecting myself to enjoying this issue of Spider-Woman a […]
Boom! Studios
Chris Comics: Welcome Back #1
Welcome Back #1 Christopher Sebela, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Carlos Zamudio Boom $3.99 Sorry for the delay gang, someone had a birthday this week (it was me, I berfed), and a busted modem (also me), so […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- Yvonne Craig 1937-2015
This wasn’t a column I thought I would have to write for years to come, but this is the sad reality, much as I would have preferred it not to be. I wrote this piece […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- Marvelous Hot Toys
It’s another new release Wednesday here at the Planet and there’s some cool stuff coming in this week and beyond. Let’s talk about the toys coming out this week first and then I’ll talk a […]
Comic News
DMC at FPNYC September 2nd!
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of the legendary hip-hop group Run DMC will be appearing at Forbidden Planet NYC on Wednesday September 2nd from 5-7 for the debut of the all new single issue DMC #1.5! This new comic will […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Gotham Academy and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Gotham Academy #9 Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, Serge Lapointe, Msassyk DC $2.99 For the most part, Gotham Academy has been a delightful romp with some teen angst and a bunch of neat little […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl #1
Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl #1 Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Clayton Cowles Image $3.99 Phonograms has a special place in my heart. I bought both previous collected volumes of the series directly from creators […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Howard the Duck #5
Howard the Duck #5 Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Joe and Paolo Rivera, Rico Renzi Marvel $3.99 Oh Howard A Duck, you are a gift. Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones and Rico Renzi’s first arc/volume (NEW HAT […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Terror Assaulter release party with Ben Marra!
Join us at Forbidden Planet NYC on September 16th from 6PM to 8PM in celebration of Fantagraphics’ Terror Assaulter! Artist, writer, all around cool dude Benjamin Marra will be on hand signing copies of his newest slice […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- House in the Woods
Greetings toy fans and column readers! I’m writing this from a house in the woods in upstate New York as I take a well-needed break from the hustle and bustle of the city. I still […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris Comics: Ms Marvel #17
Ms Marvel #17 G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona & Ian Herring Marvel $2.99 On the left we have cover artist Kris Anka , who cover may qualify as the best thing. But while this gives us […]
Giveaways
Giveaway – Rave of Thrones at Irving Plaza
DJ Hodor (AKA Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn) and the Rave of Thrones crew are throwing down at Irving Plaza this coming Thursday night (August 13th) and Forbidden Planet is giving away complimentary tickets to […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: The Wicked and the Divine #13
The Wicked + The Divine #13 Kieron Gillen, Tula Lotay, Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson Image $3.50 Here Kieron Gillen returns to bad bad devil 666 man status. Wick Div #13, drawn by the wonderful […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Fabulous Fighting Females
Hello readers, it’s a new month here at Forbidden Planet and we’ve got some cool new toys coming in this week. Almost all the new toys releasing this week are characters from motion pictures past […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Batgirl Annual 3
Batgirl Annual 3 Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Bengal, David Lafuente, Ming Doyle, Mingjue Helen Chen DC $4.99 Originally, I wanted to talk about Batgirl Annual 3 in the same review as Batgirl 42, BUTTTTT when […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: Batgirl #42 & Sex Criminals #11
Sex Criminals #11 Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky Image, $3.99 (or $4.69 for the XXX variant, which you should not open in public or your place of work.) After a number of crazy delays, […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: X-men ’92 #2
BROTIP Forbidden Planet Faithful: Don’t get bedbugs. It is the worst thing. Also why yes, my apartment building does have them, however did you figure that out? X-Men ’92 #2 Scott Koblish, Chris […]