TV
Val’s Toy Chest- A Siren Drops In on The Flash
It has been over a month since I last watched the CW show that shall not be named. I still watch the other CW series since they weren’t the ones to deal the killing blow […]
Movies and TV
Comic Book Movies
Enter to Win a FREE Synchronicity BluRay
Magnetic Releasing and Forbidden Planet NYC are offering you a chance to win a FREE BluRay copy of this acclaimed film via our Twitter feed! Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis and Michael Ironside star in the […]
Obituaries
Val’s Toy Chest Extra- R.I.P. Arrow 2012-2016
THIS PIECE DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEW OF FPNYC JUST YOURS TRULY A few years ago, I found myself at Target on Thanksgiving night and saw season 1 of the CW series Arrow on […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- The Cat and The Canary
DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID POTENTIAL ARROW/FLASH/LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SPOILERS. Hey guys- at the beginning of this season on Arrow, a mysterious death that is supposed to stick was teased on the […]
Movies and TV
Game of Thrones Blu-Ray Giveaway Contest From Forbidden Planet NYC
Be sure you’re following Forbidden Planet NYC on Twitter. Lots of great stuff over there. Take this sweet Game of Thrones giveaway contest for instance… #GoT Season 5 available 3/15 on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD. RT this for your […]
Marvel Action Figures
Val’s Toy Chest- MARVELous Toys Assemble
This week’s column continues the Toy Fair excitement and this time around, we will look at the various Marvel action figures heading our way this year. Hasbro, Mezco and Diamond Select lead the pack for […]
Comic Book Movies
Upsidedown Cross DVD Release Party This FRIDAY 2/26
Exploited, Abused, Addicted and Sick… Nadine Survived the Streets, but Can She Survive an Exorcism? Find out this Friday February 26th from 7 to 9 at the Upsidedown Cross DVD release party at Forbidden Planet NYC! […]
DVD
UPSIDEDOWN CROSS DVD RELEASE PARTY
Exploited, Abused, Addicted and Sick… Nadine Survived the Streets, but Can She Survive an Exorcism? Find out at the Upsidedown Cross DVD release party on Friday February 26th from 7 to 9 at Forbidden Planet […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- DC Media Action Figures
It’s a brand new week here at the Planet and I definitely have some cool toys to discuss in this column. The majority of our toy news has to do with DC Comics and their […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Heroes and Villains to Gather
As we get further and further away from the beginning of the year the toy releases are starting to trickle in slowly. I’ve got some intel on what Hot Toys we should be getting within […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Top 5 Action Figures of the Year
It has been quite an eventful year in the worlds of fantasy, sci-fi, comics and horror. We’ve lost a few stars of the genre this year including the beloved Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), sassy librarian […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Christmas with the Super-Heroes
It has been a busy weekend at the Planet- so much so, that I actually didn’t get to see the complete list of what’s coming in this week. I know we will be getting the […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- DC Collectibles Christmas
There’s just one shopping weekend left til Christmas and this one is full of DC Collectibles goodness. There have also been a few new things out within the last couple of days that I will […]
Movies and TV
Archie’s Betty DVD Signing with Filmmaker Gerald Peary at Forbidden Planet NYC
Filmmaker Gerald Peary will be here at FPNYC on Saturday October 3rd at 3pm with DVD copies of his new documentary “Archie’s Betty,” a terrifically swell Americana piece on the real-life inspirations for the Riverdale […]
Comic Book Movies
Val’s Toy Chest- Wes Craven 1939-2015
The year was 1984: Me and my parents had just moved back to New York City after spending a year or so living in Florida. I was five years old with an impressionable young mind […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- Yvonne Craig 1937-2015
This wasn’t a column I thought I would have to write for years to come, but this is the sad reality, much as I would have preferred it not to be. I wrote this piece […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- Marvelous Hot Toys
It’s another new release Wednesday here at the Planet and there’s some cool stuff coming in this week and beyond. Let’s talk about the toys coming out this week first and then I’ll talk a […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Arrow Top 5 of Season 3
This week in toys: The Dark Knight Rises again with the Mafex Batman Action figure from Medicom hitting our store shelves. This version is a Previews Exclusive and will complement the recently released Joker from […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- I Love Katie Cassidy/Laurel Lance
This week in toys and general Val interests: Everyone’s favorite green giant (no not the one on the veggie cans) makes a reappearance in Diamond Select Toys’ Marvel Select line this week as we see […]
Events
April 30th Troma Signing with Lloyd Kaufman, Ethan Hurt & Lisa Gaye!
Forbidden Planet is stoked to announce a Troma signing on Thursday April 30th at 7PM! The Troma Team and Ship to Shore Phone Co. are celebrating the release of the Class of Nuke ‘Em High […]