DC Comics
The Weekly Pulse – We Are All Scott Snyder
Jams, comma, tasty, is the order of the day here at Forbidden Planet. But not all jams are created equal. Some jams, like that which is Action Comics #6, are a mystery. I’m going to […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Dark Horse
The Clone Chores
This has been the easiest column to write of my long career…because I didn’t write it! OR DID I?! No, I did not, but my CLONE did! That’s right, in order to better multitask I […]
Marvel Comics
The one where Chris won’t shut up about Marvel Universe figures
LOOK, LOOK EVERYONE, WE GOTS OURSELVES A NEW BLOG (kinda)! IT’S ALL SHINEY AND NEW, AND WORDPRESS HAS GIVEN ME A TON OF NEW OPTIONS TO PLAY WITH THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO […]
Bongo
The Weekly Pulse – Dandy Issues
Check out what’s new and good in the world of comics in this week’s edition of The Weekly Pulse! Angel and Faith have some daddy issues, Aquaman visits a land without aqua, Justice League courts […]
Indie Comics
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: Woman King and The Trials of Sir Christopher
For a some time now I’ve been considering expanding the scope of this column. What is a mini comic? They come in all shapes and sizes and are drawn by people as all levels of […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
More Cha-bot
Forget about elections, snow, wild tigers ripping at your face, bills, those same tigers ripping at your legs, problems with your girlfriend, problems with your boyfriend, problems with your tiger, global warming, house fires, the […]
Anime
The first new releases of 2012
By Chris Troy Well okay, the title’s kind of a lie. Most of the new stuffs we’ll be looking at came in towards the end of 2011, but you know, I was busy playing catch […]
From the Coffee Table of Jeff Ayers
New and Notable- Daredevil by Mark Waid HC Volume 1
As I mentioned on our Twitter feed this past weekend, Wednesday the 25th is the official release day for the first collected HC of, hands down, my favorite mainstream superhero book since All Star Superman. […]
Comic Book Movies
Danny Bonaduce vs VHS
Come out to the Spectacle Theater on Saturday at Midnight and hang with Lunchmeat’s Josh Schafer! LUNCHMEAT is extremely proud to present one of the most amazing and obscure shot-on-video flicks ever to be laid […]
Dark Horse
Deadman on Camus
High fives for DC! High fives for everybody! I’m high right now, and I have the emotional maturity of a five year old! What am I high on?! THIS WEEK’S COMICS! …and rabies meds. We’re […]
DC Comics
The Weekly Pulse – January 18th 2012
New Batman, Supergirl, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, plus info on tomorrow’s big In-Store Signing and a ton more!
Dark Horse
The Weekly Pulse – January 12th, 2012
Man-o-man, is this week ever a big one! Tons of new comics, plus some toys and some graphic novels thrown in!
Comics and Graphic Novels
Cover Bland
This past weekend I picked up a back issue for a strange little 70’s monster comic called Creatures on the Loose #13 from Marvel. WHY? Because it featured a shaggy white monstrosity in a gold […]
Indie Comics
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: Fuff #8 & Spider Monkey #1
Welcome to another edition of mini-comics reviews! Today’s selections were chosen without any sort of over-riding theme in mind, so let’s just jump right in and take a look at what we’ve got this week: […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The best of 2011: Super Late Edition part 2
by Chris Troy And we’re back! By now you’re probably all expecting me to start creaming my pants over the 2011 Marvel Universe offerings, and this WILL happen, but let me address my other picks […]
Dark Horse
The Weekly Pulse – January 5th, 2012
DC Number Fives are all the rage this week, but let’s not forget the amazing Mud Man, the fantastic Feral, the always great Goon, and the favorite of the bunch: Fatale. Plus, there’s a new […]
DC Comics
Welcome to the Year of the Penguin
WHAT a party! We had such a crazy good time at our Forbidden Planet 2012 New Years party that we rocked for NOT 1, NOT 2 but 356 consecutive days straight. That’s right…when we sobered […]
Indie Comics
Morgan Pielli’s Pile of Minis: La Petite Mort and Oak & Linden #1
Welcome to the newest, bestest year of them all! The universe has decided to save the best for last, so as we count down the Mayan calendar, let’s take a look at some of the […]
Dark Horse
The Weekly Pulse – December 29th, 2011
Take a whole hand-full of DC numbers 4, add some Marvel, a bit of IDW, a pinch of Dark Horse, and finish off with just a great big helping of Coffee. Let steep for three […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Year’s Read Solutions
Welcome to the Weekly Planet, Forbidden Planet’s in-shop (and online) newsletter! The Planet is always jam-packed with fun recommendations and product highlights, and this week WOULD be no exception t’were it not New Years Week. […]