Science Fiction
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Awards
SDCC: Eisner Award Winners 2010
The Eisner Awards were presented Friday evening in concurrence with Comic-Con International at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Onstage guests included the cast of the imminent Scott Pilgrim film, Thomas Jane, Ben Garant (Reno 911), […]
Comic Book Movies
SDCC 2010: New TRON Legacy Trailer
New TRON Legacy footage premiered at Comic-Con this morning!!! Pretty rad, huh? More footage was reportedly shown at the panel, but this represents what’s officially been released to the web. It’s enough, though, as there’s […]
Conventions
In the Rear With the Gear
To answer a question many of you have asked already, I will not be attending San Diego Comic-Con this year, my immediate duties for Forbidden Planet keeping me in New York City. The interwebs with […]
Comic Book Movies
Inception, The Comic
Leonardo Dicaprio in Inception, now playing in a prequel comic near you! I get it all the time. “Do you have the comic that ______ was based on?” My usual response is, “No, I’m sorry. […]
Awards
Harvey Award Nominations 2009
Nominations for The Harvey Awards for books released in 2009 have been announced, and are presented below. Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, […]
Obituaries
Harvey Pekar
FPNYC’s sincerest heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and family or Mr. Pekar, who passed away July 12th at the age of 70.
Awards
Congratulations to Dean Haspiel
The Daily Planet would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Dean Haspiel, cartoonist extraordinaire and overall swell fella, on his Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Main Title Design for his work […]
Comic Book Movies
TRON Legacy Check-In, July 8th
It’s been a bit since The Daily Planet presented any news bytes on its most anticipated movie of 2010, so let’s check in and see what’s shaking! Empire Magazine’s new issue features, among other geeky […]
Dating
The Great Harlan Rare Book Purge Numero Tres
If you’re unfamiliar with the man’s quite massive and exceptional body work, Harlan Ellison is one of the great writers of the last hundred years and you simply must drop everything you’re doing and seek […]
Events
Pops on the Radio
If E.T’s out there ARE listening I hope their listening to WKCR’s (Columbia University) annual Louis Armstrong 4th of July birthday broadcast. If you can get down with 39.5 hours of Satchmo (1/4th of which […]
DC Comics
Obligatory Wonder Woman’s New Costume Post
The old gal got a costume change in the pages of this week’s Wonder Woman #600 and it’s caused quite the stir. I’m closing the NYC store this evening, and reaction has been mixed… but […]
Other Topics
The Comic Archive: A Time Capsule for Comic Book Makers.
Our buddy Michael Furth, who was just featured as an inker in the pages of How to Break Into Comics the Marvel Way, is developing a new site to preserve and document the comics making […]
Toys
He Won’t Be Back
We’ve had Hot Toys’ new Terminator T-800 Movie Masterpiece figure for a few days now and I’ve gotta warn ya: they’re flying out! Ya hear me? They ain’t gonna be here for long. Here he […]
Comic Book Movies
Marvel’s Inaugural Flick Under Disney Banner: Dr. Strange?!
As reported by Deadline, Marvel Studios has commissioned Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, writing team behind 2011’s CONAN, to write a Dr. Strange film. Marvel Studios has hired Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer […]
Interviews
LOOKEE! 6/20/10
I’ve been sick as a dog with a summer cold (no fun, not pretty) all weekend, but feeling a little better. Let me show ya some items from the interwebs I’ve been occupying my time […]
IDW
Coming to Forbidden Planet NYC: Llexi Leon, Eternal Descent Signing!
Forbidden Planet NYC is pleased to announce we will be hosting a special signing with Llexi Leon, renowned guitarist and mastermind behind Eternal Descent from IDW publishing on Monday, August 23rd at 6:30pm! Be sure […]
Stuff We Like
Evan Dorkin “Interview” from TCAF 2010
For your amusement and enlightenment check out this interview with Evan Dorkin (one of my favorite cartoonists of all time), the creator of Milk and Cheese and writer of the Eisner-nominated Beasts of Burden. “Interview” […]
Stuff We Like
X-Futurama-Men
From Deviant Art member gottabecarl : A friend of mine suggested one day that it would be cool to see the characters of Futurama as X-Men and so I drew him Fry as Cyclops. For […]
Manga
New Videos at FP Transmissions
A handful of new videos have been recently added to FP Transmissions, Forbidden Planet NYC’s video page, covering a broad range of our wares. They’re worth a gander when you get the opportunity. SEE Lindsay […]