As part of Spider-Man Week NYC Rhys Ifans (AKA The Lizard in the forthcoming “The Amazing Spider-Man” flick) will be visiting the shop and signing free posters and memorabilia for fans this coming Monday night […]
Homina homina homina… I just got my grubby mitts on this: Prometheus The Art of the Film– Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set […]
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 […]
Forbidden Planet and Screen Gems invite you to the Exclusive World Premiere of the 3D trailer for the highly-anticipated fifth installment of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Retribution, with an in-person Q&A with star Milla Jovovich and […]
“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.” My favorite Ray Bradbury quote. The giant […]
In the 20th Century… Today, Monday June 4th 2012, marks the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, my 2nd all-time favorite flick. How do I feel? Young. I feel young.
It’s June and Before Watchmen, the controversial DC Comics event, kicks off this coming Wednesday with the debut of Minutemen #1. To mark the occasion Forbidden Planet NYC is offering three editions of the classic, […]
Just a quick reminder that Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting a pretty special event this Wednesday night, folks. Artist J.K. Woodward will be in-store signing copies of Star Trek Doctor Who Assimilation #1 from 5:30 […]
Tournament-ready, 75 card (60 each, with 15 card sideboards) Event Decks from Magic the Gathering’s red-hot new set Avacyn Restored are in stock NOW!!! There’s a full deck list for each after the jump:
To do/experience in NYC this Wednesday, May 23rd… Size constraints on the Daily Planet and/or your screen probably morph the above image into something Selma or Patty Bouvier might use to screw with you at […]
Celebrate the historic first meeting of the Doctor and your pals on the Enterprise D with a special Forbidden Planet NYC signing! Series and cover artist J.K. Woodward will be here signing copies Star Trek […]
Don’t know if you remember our last Walking Dead event contest, but if you were there you’ll know it was a slammin’ time. Well, there’s another super-rad gig going down at San Diego Comic-Con this […]
HUMONGOUS weekend coming up for the good and geeky. A little movie called The Avengers hits American screens tomorrow, Free Comic Book Day is Saturday the 5th, and all weekend long gamers will be feverishly […]
The Weekly Planet is a newsletter I started writing for the FPNYC shop some years ago. It’s changed and mutated in a number of ways since its inception, but I no longer contribute to it […]
Now through Sunday April 29th ten bucks’ll get you a Google Offer voucher for $20 to spend in-store at Forbidden Planet NYC! Hoo-ray. Click here for details.
I’m proud to say one of my favorite cartoonists, Mr. Guy Delisle, came by the shop this morning to deface copies of his new graphic novel, Jerusalem Chronicles From the Holy City. The book released […]
A 36 page booklet by Charles Burns of process sketches drawn for his book Black Hole. …Sketches of beautiful teenagers and pus-ridden mutations. Fascinating for artists interested in process. From the artist: “What is this? […]
Going to this weekend’s Chicago Con, C2E2? Dig comics? Dig music? Then you’ll want to hit up the Comics and Pop Music Panel, moderated by our buddy Patrick Reed, this Friday night. Aside from being […]
Wednesday, April 18th, come by Forbidden Planet NYC and catch writer Frank Barbiere and artist Luke Radl in-store, defacing copies of Dark Horse Presents #11 with their signatures and sketches from 1pm – 2:30pm. DHP […]
With season 2 of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic making its premiere on HBO this Sunday night, now’s as good a time as any to go over the plethora of Game of Thrones product available […]
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