Cartoons
Man of Snark
As many of you know, there’s a new trailer out for new Zack Snyder joint “Man of Steel”, the new Superman movie due out Summer 2013. I was on the fence about the movie initially […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Comic News
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 1: A New Hope
I have been asked a few times in the past if I wanted to write something for the Weekly Planet or the Forbidden Planet blog. I always politely or at least semi-politely declined. But now […]
Marvel Comics
EYE’M WITH STUPID
I’m on hold with tech support. Recently I upgraded my TV to an HD and my DVD to a Blu Ray. After I upgraded my cable to HDTV, I realized that the problem this entire […]
Marvel Comics
Post-Turkey Day Weekend Recap
For the 5 of you who follow the adventure of Chris Troy and Fantasy Football, I wisely started the Patriots defense over the weekend. That was 25 points I needed. A shame it was up […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics Shipping Delay 11/28/12
Rrrrrrgh. It looks like once again UPS delays will be mucking up our comics release schedule, folks. Barring a miracle tomorrow’s (11/28/12) new comics, graphic novels and toys will not be on our shelves until […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Of Avengers and Multiple Warheads and Magic Whistles
Unkiedev’s Amazing Stuff By Unkiedev You need Secret Avengers #34 this week. I don’t read this book, I don’t usually think about this book, but it features Captain Britain, an alternate universe Avengers team of all-monster Avengers […]
Anime
New Toys…is what we got
Yeah, I know, making a reference to Sublime’s “What I Got” is dating myself, but I don’t care. It’s a great song, which is why it’s in Saints Row the 3rd. TWO GREAT TASTES, ETC. […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Secret Adventures of Houdini Release Spectacular – Nov 21!
Come one, come all! At Forbidden Planet NYC on November 21st, illustrator and escape artist Sean Von Gorman will lock himself inside a man-sized steel cage until we sell every copy of his new release […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Ronald Wimberly signing TOMORROW!
Tomorrow (that is, Wednesday the 14th) from 6:30-8 PM, artist/illustrator Ronald Wimberly (Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Black Dynamite, Something Wicked This Way Comes) will be signing copies of his work at Forbidden Planet […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Spawn of Unkiedev
So last Thursday my wife gave birth to our first child. #Overrated. I had always thought that my son would have a great love of comics like his old man. So far Unkiedev Jr. likes […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Secret Adventures of Houdini Alterna Comics Edition EVENT
In addition to our Ron Wimberly and Noku November events, Forbidden Planet will be hosting another day of shenanigans with Secret Adventures of Houdini artist Sean Von Gorman… this one even BIGGER than the one we […]
Cartoons
Noku Apparellax Brand Event – Nov 24th
Noku Apparellax Brand Event: featuring the debut of Noku Tondra, author HCJ and artist Gammera13 of the upcoming Noku: Ground Zero comic book series, color artist ODDBALL of YouTube cartoon Noku’s Galaxy Adventures, Noku’s Random […]
Comic Reviews
Talking Comics with the Jersey Devil
Power STILL hasn’t been restored in my cave deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, but this is probably due to the fact that it never had any. I knew this was going to be […]
Comic News
Last Week’s Comics Have Arrived
The shipment we would have put out for sale on October 31st, were we able to open, has finally arrived and is being processed as I type this on Monday morning at 11:30am. Good news […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Dark Horse
Chris’ list o’ books that you should stay inside and read. And not leave the house.
So Hurricane Sandy is a thing that’s happened. Trains are out for at least 3-4 days, busses will be back by Wednesday, and comics will probably be in shops by Thursday. The last one is […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Upcoming Ronald Wimberly Signing at FPNYC!
Artist/illustrator Ronald Wimberly (Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Black Dynamite, Something Wicked This Way Comes) will be signing copies of his work at Forbidden Planet NYC from 6:30-8 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 14th in celebration […]
Comic Book Movies
ADVENTURE!
There’s just too much comics news to keep up with. I’m still trying to unravel threads from the NYCC, and the next thing I learn is I missed out on news from the SDCC! Did […]
Conventions
NYCC 2012 Recap/Denial of how much $$ was spent over the course of 4 days
NYCC was a thing that has happened! To about 116,000 people if the numbers are correct. That is a lot of people! Like 9,000 short of SDCC a lot! But very few of them write for […]
Comic News
Comic Books!
New York Comic Con, like a vestigial tail, is now behind us. Maybe you were one of the lucky ones on the Con floor and know firsthand of the amazing announcements, projects and previews which […]