In case you’re new here, it’s been established that I have much love for the hometown show known as NYCC. Granted PAX East and Heroescon are probably my favorite shows, NYCC is all the HYPE […]
This coming Tuesday: Paul Pope’s Battling Boy FINALLY releases!!! We’ll be selling it for 25% OFF cover in-store day of release only. It’s also available for mail order at that discount as of this posting […]
Occasionally, we here at the Forbidden Planet do make mistakes. Worse, we might not realize our mistake and publish it online or in the pages of the Daily Planet even after (ha) an extremely (HA […]
The funky cool DC Villain month covers continue to march upon the shelves, making all other books jealous. YES, I would like a 3D lenticular Penguin cover! Thank you, Batman 23, that is ever so […]
My cat would like to say a few words, “dkjleraiuhvcjbk.” I think that translates into “You should be at SPX this week”. Man, my cat is so smart. I couldn’t go because, among other things, […]
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All we gots left as of this writing on Friday 8/16th at 8:30pm are Sunday adult and Kids tickets. And those will most likely be gone by the end of the weekend. Sorry, but every […]
Title says it all. It’s 3:40pm EDT on Tuesday the 13th, and we are completely sold out of 3-Day and Saturday tickets to New York Comic-Con. Just a heads up. I’ll post again when we’re […]
We’ve been promising a formal announcement for weeks now, and here it is… Forbidden Planet will begin selling tickets to New York Comic-Con 2013 on Monday, August 12th at 7pm. Friday tickets- $40 Saturday tickets- […]
This year’s winners were announced last night. Here’s the full list: Best Short Story: “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics) Best […]
The top picks for this week on many reviewer’s lists will probably include IDW’s X-Files Season 10 #1, the comic book continuation of the hit paranormal investigator drama which started it all. It will probably also […]
There’s a new addition to our window display through Monday… A nifty, 76″ tall, custom painted Stewie statue!!! Come down and check it out. Take some pictures with and/or of it, too. I’m a terrible […]
Avengers Arena vol 1: Kill or Die Written by Dennis Hopeless Art by Kev Walker & Alessandro Vitti Marvel, collecting issues 1-6, $15.99 It’s pretty much a given that no one stays dead in mainstream […]
Elastic City, a non-profit arts organization that presents participatory walks by artists throughout and outside of New York and they’re having one of these “walks” next Thursday. Roz Chast who works as a cartoonist for […]
The comic book hits of tomorrow are written and drawn by the genius’ of today! I hope each and every one of you out there is creating your own amazing stories to thrill and entertain. […]
All of the Forbidden Planet crew had an excellent time this past weekend on Free Comic Books Day! I’m sorry I couldn’t make it out in person to see everybody, but I unfortunately don’t exist […]
Age of Ultron continues to improve, though it had little room to get worse. Issue six was very good, and shows what this series could be. I have to print a mild retraction: I gave […]
Great balance this week of exciting mainstream stuff, indie stuff and web stuff coming to press for the first time! DC has a few more WTF covers trickling in this week. You know, their gatefold […]
This Sunday, April 21st at Public Assembly in Williasmburg its the 2nd annual BROOKLYN ZINE FEST! Come out and support bright self publishing folks who all look like they could use a shower!
DC has a G’nort load of April Fool’s day covers out this week, which is to say gatefold covers that reveal hidden, unexpected plot points when you unfold them. Take for example Action Comics #19…Someone […]
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