The above image is a QR code. What the hell is that? Well: A QR Code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code […]
By Mat K. The long drought is over. And hopefully the beginning of February will prove as fruitful in manga releases as the end of January, but we have quite a few bits of awesome […]
By Mat K. Okay, after last week’s shrunken manga release list, we were really hoping for many awesome titles. Unfortunately the exact reverse is true. This week is even smaller. There are three, count them, […]
We’re now in the second day of what we expect to become a long tradition… The Forbidden Planet Daily Deal. Now we’re offering a select group of items on sale in-store and online every single […]
Aside from his duties at the shop, FPNYC assistant manager Alec Lewellyn is a talented cartoonist, hard at work on the second issue of his self-published wresting comic, Big Title. The new installment is coming […]
By Mat K. I’m opening this week with sorry for missing everyone last week. There was a lot of post New Year’s counting and inventory that needed to be done, so I passed the torch […]
The GeeksOUT mission: Comic conventions draw giant crowds for a number of reasons: For some, it’s a chance to dress up as their heroes and read, game and gawk at passers-by; for others, cons are […]
by Shannon Hochman Two high school kids who drew a manga walk into the offices of Jump magazine, certain they’ve created the next biggest thing. The editor quietly reads over the pages they slaved so […]
By Mat K. So, there’s not actually any kind of special TokyoPop event going on, so much as its just a major release week for them, and kudos to them for that. After last week’s […]
If you’re on our mailing list (and if you’re not you should get on that; there’s a sign-up box on nearly every page of our website) you received an email from us over Christmas weekend […]
By Mat K. There are quite a few sensual books coming out, from the final volume of Sundome, to the sexy vampires of Dance In The Vampire Bund, to a fair amount of yaoi, which […]
It’s a Saturday in December and we’re in full gear Holiday Season drive here at FPNYC. From my favorite Christmas movie- Die Hard. Man, do I wish one of our suppliers and/or colleagues made a […]
by Shannon Hochman Imagine for a second that your entire family was murdered and you were presented with a chance to seek revenge. Would you do it no matter what the cost? Would you pay […]
By Mat K. Welcome otaku boys and girls, and I’m dry on article titles for now. Moving forward, this week isn’t very tremendous in terms of quantity of new books coming out, despite it being […]
We’re closed for the holiday today, but will be opening at 9am Friday morning. If you’re stopping by the store tomorrow you’ll want to print out this coupon and bring it with you. See ya […]
November 24th 2010 marks the 22nd anniversary of the first time I set foot in FP. That is all.
The first trailer for Duncan Jones’ sophomore directorial effort, Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan, and Jeffrey Wright, is now available on the web. Though it has enough star power to likely […]
By Mat K. I know the title this week is a little dramatic, but there is practically nothing coming out this week. I know there was that one week a little while ago that absolutely […]
By Mat K. This is a good one, so I hope the title got your attention. What in the Universe am I talking about? Well let’s start with this is a pretty small week, which […]
By Mat K. What work? Well, Katsura Hoshino’s D Gray Man Volume 19 comes in this week, and I still love this series. Every volume ends on a cliffhanger, and reveals something new and interesting. […]
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