It’s Wednesday July 24th, 2013. We’re celebrating our one year anniversary in the new space(!!!!), we’ve got Ulises Farinas signing his new comic GAMMA tonight at 6:30pm, and HUNGER #1 is our other pick of […]
San Diego Comic Con is going down, and I am not there, but in hot-ass Brooklyn instead. Part of me is jealous of the dozen or so people I know who are in attendance, but […]
This year’s winners were announced last night. Here’s the full list: Best Short Story: “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics) Best […]
Before we get into the reviews, I just wanna give a thank you shout-out to Loran/Solphie, who’s time at FPNYC has come to an end. I wish her all the luck out in California, and […]
Whelp! I was going to talk about all the new “Pacific Rim” swag we currently have in at FPNYC, but it seems that Jeff beat me to the punch. In his defense, I probably shouldn’t […]
…But we’ve had some great merchandise for it for some time now! Here’s the rundown on what’s available: The magnificent art book, Pacific Rim Man Machines & Monsters: The prequel graphic novel from Marvel, Tales […]
On Wednesday the 24th of July at Forbidden Planet, artist/writer Ulises Farinas (Catalyst Comix, Transformers: Heart of Darkness, House of Mystery) and Erick Fretias will be in store signing copies of their new book GAMMA […]
Happy belated 4th of July FPNYC Faithful, it is disgusting outside, let’s blow up the sun. Saying I’m a mark for Matt Fraction stuff is like saying that…that’s it’s too hot outside to make comparisons. […]
In 2002 I self published a comic with some friends entitled “Robots R Cool, Zombies R Jerks” about the inevitable robot/zombie war we all know is coming and the frogs who are caught in the […]
In stock now and HIGHLY recommended… Copra Compendium 2! Because you demanded it: Copra is back. The second Compendium collects everything Copra issues 4-6 had to offer, plus a brand spanking new cover. In these […]
The BEST comics weeks are the ones that you walk into the shop and realize that you can’t possibly afford to buy all the books you want. Or you could, but you shouldn’t. It usually […]
…That I wrote for a New York newspaper that didn’t run it. Think I missed a deadline. As we say on Earth, “c’est la vie.” This week I’d spend my dough on: 1. Sex #4, Image Comics. The […]
Toy-talk next time I swear, but for now I want to talk comics and y’all got to suffer through that first. I’ve bought a few books that warrant discussion, at FPNYC and now I’m going […]
Before I get into what I thought about said movie, let me just point out that Forbidden Planet NYC currently has a ton of great Superman books currently in-stock. Superman Unchained launched this week (SYNERGY!) […]
::: Vacuums after a lengthy absence ::: Yo apparently this blog begins and end with me if the lack of updates indicate anything. So Heroescon obviously has passed once again, and according to this article’s […]
GO TEAM VENTURE! The Venture Brothers is back on the air after 3 long years! Austensibly a parody of Johnny Quest, the Venture Brothers has grown into a touching story about people with extraordinary abilities […]
Summer is back, and if it’s not personal this time, I’d be shocked. I’m spare you the exact details of sweat I’ve produced so far this weekend, but just know that it’s been A LOT. […]
Not only is it May and it’s 45 degrees outside and raining in New York (shivers of excitement in anticipation of cozy/anxious Twin Peaks watching later), the weather has met in complete conjunction with how […]
There’s a lot of good comics this week. I know you want to buy the same old ones you always buy because they feel safe and comfortable. I get that. I’m not gonna tell you […]
Some of the top selling comics of late have been Cartoons. Regular Show, Adventure Time, My Little Pony and Bravest Warriors, the Adventure-Time-esque space adventure are all doing a great deal of business in surprising […]
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