Comics and Graphic Novels
Holy Holiday! It’s a Batman Gift Idea List!
If I had to make a list of the most recognizable figures in the entire world I think that Batman would be in the top 10. Maybe even the top 5. That brooding big eared […]
Movies and TV
Holiday!
Doctor Who X-Mas Gift Idea List!
The season of giving is upon us folks, so strap in for a lesson in gifting! Let me guess… your friend, spouse, super attendant, local librarian, etc… is a big old Doctor Who fan and […]
Events
Adjust Your Tracking screening as part of the PKD Festival!
A little over a year ago I (FP Manager and T-Shirt Guy Matt D) traveled around the entire country to interview people about their love of the VHS medium, earning the title Producer on the […]
Comic Book Movies
Review: Thor the Dark World and Thor: God of Thunder volume 1
THIS WEEK IN CONFESSIONS: I’m not exactly the biggest Thor fan out there. Might as well get that out of the way early. It’s been established a number of times that I’m a Clint Barton […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Black Devil Doll From Hell/Tales From The Quadead Zone DVD Release Party! Meet Director Chester Turner!
Friday November 1st 7PM Forbidden Planet NYC 832 Broadway Manhattan, NY 10003 Meet Director Chester Turner and celebrate the release of both his 80’s classics, Black Devil Doll From Hell and Tales From The Quadead […]
Movies and TV
Steven-Charles Jaffe Visited Us
Steven-Charles Jaffe, the writer of Motel Hell and producer of a slew of terrific movies (Near Dark! Time After Time!), stopped by the shop for some graphic novels. He’s out and about, promoting Gahan Wilson: […]
Books
October 10th – Adventure Time Encyclopaedia Mega-Event at Forbidden Planet NYC
Meet the voices behind ADVENTURE TIME at our signing for the most dangerous book in history!!! Join us Thursday October 10th from 6-8pm for an all ages event featuring guests and giveaways from one of […]
Books
Pacific Rim Hits Theaters Today
…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 […]
Boom! Studios
It is hot out, so buy some toys that have been sitting in the AC.
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. […]
Horror
ADJUST YOUR TRACKING PREMIERE!
Adjust Your Tracking NYC Premiere! Friday May 24 7:30PM @ 92Y Tribeca 200 Hudson St. Tons of Analog Amazement to go around including a VHS trailer pre-show, not to mention Directors Dan Kinem and Levi Peretic of VHShitfest will […]
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 […]
Anime
Yotsuba Model
Working a closing shift at Forbidden Planet, wandering the asiles, when I noticed on our shelves a fantastic new Yotsuba model kit from Kotobukiya I hadn’t seen before… Dressed in her usual outfit for a […]
Anime
Master Grade Tallgeese II Preview
I remember back last fall when the Tallgeese MG was announced. I couldn’t even put into words how excited I was. This is something that was LONG overdue, especially since we already got a Katoki-style […]
Anime
Master Grade Duel Gundam Build Log Finished
Man, I have the worst luck when it comes to picking kits these days, don’t I? I love kits with removable armor and just “full armor” variants in general. The gimmick is just really cool […]
Anime
This week in new toy arrivals!
WARNING, WARNING, MONTHLY SHAMELESS PLUG APPROACHING! So SHAMELESS PLUG (I did warn y’all), this time next week I’ll be in Chicago for C2E2, which is exciting for me at the very least.C2E2 isn’t as toy-news […]
Anime
Upcoming Tamashii Nations Products for Spring 2013
It’s been even longer since I’ve taken a look at stuff from Tamashii Nations, so let’s take a peek at those… From this year’s Kamen Rider Wizard, both Kamen Rider Beast and Kamen Rider Wizard […]
Anime
Upcoming Gunpla for Spring 2013
Since it’s been awhile, let’s take a look at some upcoming Gunpla for the next coming months! Just released in Japan are the HGUC kits of the Banshee Norn and Shin Matsunaga’s High Mobility Type […]
Anime
HGUC Zaku Mariner Review
As I’ve mentioned time and time again, I love Gundam Unicorn, even if it does frustrate me quite a bit. One of my favorite aspects of it as all of the “robot porn” the OVA […]
Anime
Master Grade G-Armor Build Log Part 1
Okay, after having first previewed this kit several months ago, it’s time for finally get my butt in gear with the Real Type G-Armor! When the Gundam ver 2.0 was first announced back in 2008, […]
Anime
HG00 Tieren Space Type Review
Let’s take a little break from the Universal Century, shall we, and we’ll take a look at a series I sometimes forget: Gundam 00. When Gundam 00 first started, it had some of the most […]