C.R.A.Z.Y.
Forbidden Planet NYC is Open Today
Electricity and running water have kicked in again for much of lower Manhattan and we are open for the first time since last Sunday. Items of note: We will be closing at 10pm every day […]
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C.R.A.Z.Y.
10/28 Forbidden Planet Storm Warning!
Hey Dudes and Dudettes! Turns out there is a storm of epic proportions coming our way and they are closing the subways down because of it. Unfortunately this means we are closing early today, 6PM […]
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Spectacle Shriek Show this Saturday!
What up homies! Prepare to be scared, it’s another… SPECTACLE SHRIEK SHOW Saturday October 27th 123 S.3rd Street (The Goth bodega right off Bedford Ave.) Williamsburg Brooklyn Junk Food Dinner presents: BEYOND DREAM’S DOOR dir. Jay […]
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 […]
Conventions
MORE NYCC!
The New York Comic Con is BACK, ushering in the reminder that New York is the center of the publishing world. The NYCC has the BEST artists’ alley, the best small press books and the […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Unkiedev’s Amazing Stuff: NYCC Edition!
NEW YORK COMIC CON EDITION! The New York Comic Con is NEXT WEEKEND, Thursday October 11th through the 14th, and once again it is completely sold out. I’m not going, and possibly you aren’t either. […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris Troy and the uneventful convention. Also toys!
So Baltimore Comic Con was this weekend, and truth be told, it was pretty uneventful, especially when compared to Heroescon or any of the bigger shows (SDCC, NYCC). To be fair though, BCC was an […]
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Matt and Jeff Live from the Forbidden Planet NYC Basement
Some goofs on our first take. The store’s wi-fi cut out for about five minutes, thus making us late for the 4pm Hangout On Air. We missed a chance to have a prominent celebrity customer […]
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Comicspirocy
Hot on the heals of the past two headline grabbing national events, I’m standing on the floor of the Comic Book National Convention in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The CBNC is just what you think it is, […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Forbidden Planet is on Google+
We are indeed on Google+. Come share wonderful, geeky stuff with us! I’ll be Hanging out On Air at 4pm today… fingers crossed. Still working out the logistics, but the plan is to chat from […]
Conventions
Tiny Marvels
My wife is currently in lovely Seattle, selling at PAX (Prime), and rubbing elbows with a ton of amazing video game developers and playing games that are still months away from being released. Several of […]
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Forbidden Planet NYC Opening Earlier
…At least temporarily. Pulling even wackier hours than we normally do since the beginning of our move in June (6 and 7 a.m. starts have been frequent… you don’t wanna know how long the hours […]
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Forbidden Planet NYC on Google Offers Until September 2nd
As of this morning, we’ve got another 50% OFF deal on Google Offers! Before sci-fi and fantasy conquered the multiplex, they thrived in neighborhood comic stores staffed by passionate pop culture pundits. Relive the good […]
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Even More FPNYC Pics on FPI Blog
The Forbidden Planet International Blog has a post up today with even more pics of the new Forbidden Planet NYC. Modesty (real or not) dictates I refrain from further comment.
Contests
FPNYC IDW Convention Sketchbook Twitter Giveaway
New York Comic-Con is coming up, and so are dozens of regional shows throughout the country. And what’s the biggest thing going at conventions these days… other than cosplay? Meeting and greeting our favorite creators! […]
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The Beginning Is Nigh
There is only one significant comic book being released this week, and the title is Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1. What, why and how is this a fact? Here we go: WHO IS RORSCHACH? Walter Kovacs, […]
Anime
The Return from Otakon 2012
Well everybody, I’m back from Otakon! It was quite an awesome adventure, and definitely one of the best cons I’ve had this year, and perhaps ever. I’d say the only really detracting factor for me […]
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G.I. Joe Retaliation Roadblock Review
For reasons unknown to me, Roadblock was always one of my favorite characters in G.I. Joe. I could never really understand why—heck, he only had, what, one GOOD mold during the entire O-ring era of […]