Comic News
OCCUPY COMICS EVENT
May 22nd marks the public release of the first issue of a wild and fascinating comic collaboration. Occupy Comics #1 will be on shelves and we at Forbidden Planet recommend everyone get it. This is […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Cartoons
New toys, outdated references.
REAL TALK (note how real that is with the use of capitalization, caps-lock AND italics): Forbidden Planet NYC tends to get a lot of stuff in on a weekly basis. Some of this stuff isn’t […]
DC Comics
This week in new toy releases!
Going to start this article off with a quick round of the comparison game. The subject? Doing it right in terms of female statues. As you all can see there’s 2 images of statues on […]
Boom! Studios
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 23: We’re Doomed!
Tyler wants me to turn in my new column so he can go home. I have to write it first but he doesn’t know that yet. I don’t really know what to write about though […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Robert Crumb Having a Book Moment at Last Gasp
Our friends at Last Gasp have a nifty YouTube channel these days, and last week posted an interesting interview Jon Longhi conducted with Robert Crumb. Good stuff. So’s the rest in this series, with more […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Hawkeye Volume 1 Review: A Guy, a girl and a pizza dog
Hawkeye : My Life as a Weapon Written by: Matt Fraction Art by: David Aja, Javier Pulido, Alan Davis Collects Hawkeye (2012) 1-5, Young Avengers Presents 6 Published by: Marvel Comics, retail price $16.99 A […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Regular Show Signing!
This Wednesday the 15th at Forbidden Planet, Allison Strejlau will be in store at 6:30 signing copies of Regular Show #1! Allison is the regular monthly artist on this new comic series based off the […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 22: This Is Madness!
Sometimes weird stuff happens in your life. Like, for example, you decide you want to write comics for a living and then someone hires you to do that. That is a really weird and wonderful […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
One Reason Among Many to Buy Twelve Reasons to Die
Forbidden Planet NYC columnist/wage slave Matthew Rosenberg has a comic he wrote releasing Wednesday the 8th- Twelve Reasons to Die #1. Be sure to bug him to autograph your copy for you when ya see […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Injustice for most
Happy Cinco De Mayo FPNYC Faithful! I’m am currently sitting inside typing this up on a gorgeous day, so do me a solid and swing by the shop and by something during your tequila-fueled rampages! […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Saturday May 4th is Free Comic Book Day
It’s almost time when the time is here, The time that’s only once a year. We can hardly wait, ’cause it’s so near. -Traditional Woodland Critter Tune This Saturday, May 4th, is Free Comic Book […]
Events
GREAT PACIFIC at FP
Wednesday May 1st at Forbidden Planet, JOE HARRIS; writer of GREAT PACIFIC, will be in store signing copies of the first volume in this new Image comics epic. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL (is it ever…), […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Not To Miss!
This Sunday, April 21st at Public Assembly in Williasmburg its the 2nd annual BROOKLYN ZINE FEST! Come out and support bright self publishing folks who all look like they could use a shower!
DC Comics
Creature of Habit
Hey FPNYC Faithful, let’s see what kind of neat stuff we got in this wee- ::: Checks out shelves :: ::: Bangs head against wall repeatedly ::: Don’t get me wrong y’all. I like talking […]
Comic News
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 18: And Restore Freedom to the Galaxy…
WHERE HAS OUR DEAR SWEET TYLER GONE? HE LOOKS SO TROUBLED. I really don’t want to do this this week. This column is going to take some weird turns. Some days I don’t like writing […]
Avatar
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 17: That Can Save Her People…
Funny story. My column ran long last week and Unkie Dev’s space got cut. Since then I have been wracked with guilt and completely unable to function in my daily life. I am overwrought with […]
Comic News
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 16: Custodian of the Stolen Plans
So last week was my worst column yet. How do I quantify that? Well I thought it was dumb, everyone else who read it also thought it was dumb, and not many people read it. […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Stand tall for the Beast of America. Or Againist. Your choice.
Welcome back to FPNYC’s offical Bioshock blog (Blogshock? Bioblog?)!! “REAL” Bioshock fans will get the reference in the title, which only make sense if you own a TV. And continue to not comment on the […]
Dynamite
Hidden Gems
New Comic Day, 4/3/13… Today’s batch is chock full’a hidden gems. What’s YOUR pick of the week?
Marvel Comics
Rather be playing Bioshock Infinite, but I guess I can talk about Iron Man for a bit.
In my defense, it’s an incredible game. Also expect a full review of the “Art of Bioshock Infinite” artbook (published by Dark Horse comics!) in a week or two when I can look at it […]