Comic Book Movies
Get a Clu!
Been a helluva day but I’m dogged and relentless (LET ME AT ‘EM!). END OF LINE.
Articles by Jeff Ayers
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BP: Making It Right, FP: Introducing Taylor White
Chances are if you’ve received a mail order from FP in the last few weeks it’s been packed and processed by our colleague Taylor White. You may also have had congress with him via email […]
Science Fiction
Forbidden Planet NYC on Sci Fi Science
Mark your calendars, my fellow science nerderinos. I’ve just learned the dates FP and some of our customers and staff are set to appear on The Science Channel’s new season of Sci Fi Science. What […]
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NYT: The Pekar Legacy
A terrific piece on Harvey Pekar, focusing mostly on the author’s legacy and his future in print, graced the cover of today’s Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times… Known for the irascible, […]
Cartoons
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Four Years of The Weekly Planet
The Weekly Planet, FPNYC’s newsletter for in-store customers, celebrated its four year anniversary last week. Since that first sweltering summer night we hand-copied and stapled a coupla hundred 8×11 sheets of copy paper on which […]
Movies and TV
The Empire Strikes Back (1950)
I saw this version of The Empire Strikes back way back in 1950. They played it on a big screen with a news reel and two ‘toons for a nickel. They served real butter back […]
Comic Book Movies
Vulcan Haircut in My Mind! Vulcan Haircut in My Mind!
Seeing this this morning on Blastr immediately provoked memories of Pavement: On another note, I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve spent well over twenty years attempting to grow Trek sideburns to disastrous effect. Which […]
Comic Book Movies
TRON Update 8.29.10
…In which we catch up with one of our favorite subjects. Actor Peter Jurasik, who played a compound interest program named Crom in the original film, showed up in an article in the Star News […]
Events
International Read Comics in Public Day, NYC Meetup Saturday August 28th
If you’re not already hip to this coming Saturday’s International Read Comics in Public Day here’s an informative poster (click to enlarge) followed by a few words from the event’s sponsors at The Daily Cross […]
Science Fiction
Yaphet Kotto as Picard, Wesley Snipes as Geordi LaForge? The Star Trek TNG That Might Have Been
Letters of Note has discovered and posted this intriguing internal Paramount communiqué from 1987. The casting memo, summarizing potential actors in the running for various roles in the studio’s then-forthcoming relaunch of the Star Trek franchise, […]
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Guess Today was a Good Day. Also, Meowth & Pikachu Ice Cream
This is what I’m reduced to to keep the Daily Planet daily these days… Links to and pics of Pokemon-shaped ice cream scoops, incorporated with references to moderately-forgotten and totally off-topic but nonthe less pertinent […]
Stuff We Like
Talking Comics with Josh Weisbrod
If you’re a subscriber to FPNYC’s YouTube channel you’re familiar with a weekly segment that’s been running starring our colleagues Ruben Miranda and Josh Wesibrod discussing new release comics and graphic novels. If you’re not […]
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Batman Robs Taco Bell
Some out there may remember the bandit who held up a couple of Colorado 7-11s with a Bat’leth a year and a half ago. You may also be familiar with the man who, a few […]
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Archie in the NYT, Flight from the Jersey Shore
“Well, I’m back.” -Sam Gamgee I just spent a day on the Jersey shore with some family, and my return trip to Astoria, Queens is a four hour saga that will live in infamy in […]
Toys
Venture Brothers Toys In Stock
Holy Crud!!! These are fantastic… Dean Venture The Monarch As you can see, they’re retro fashioned in the classic Mego style. Even the blister cards are beautiful, making the decision whether to take them out […]
Image Comics
Officer Downe
I thought I’d check out what all the hubbub was about regarding this title as it got past me upon its release a few weeks ago. Glad I finally caught up to it. I divide […]
Books
Signing: Nathan Fox, Artist of DMZ #56 and More, August 12th
Next Thursday, August 12th, FP will be host to a fantastic, splendiferous appearance by Nathan Fox, who will be signing and sketching in-store! He’ll also be bringing some original art and other goodies as well. […]
Signings
Reading With Pictures Signing
Forbidden Planet is pleased to be hosting a special signing with ten creators featured in the forthcoming comics anthology Reading With Pictures next Friday, August 12th, starting at 6:45pm. Our guests that night will be […]
Horror
Better Read Than Dead
Hello, kiddies! Consdider this a friendly reminder from your slayborhood comic book guy that Walking Dead TP Volume 12 hits Forbidden Planet’s shelves today. They call this blood-curdling tale of terror “Life Among Them.”