With the exception of Gundam Unicorn, new Gundam merchandise in the US has been kind of rare these days, to say the least. Ever since Bandai Entertainment kicked the bucket, all DVD sales have pretty […]
The other day I was about to eat a ham sandwich when I suddenly realized I wasn’t hungry. No sooner had I put the thing down that it started to talk, telling me how it […]
Hey lucky readers, I am back from the great state of Seattle in time to phone it in from my apartment. And what a phoning it in this will be. Last week’s column was brutal […]
I am in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con as I write this. ECCC is the beginning of the 9 months the comics industry affectionately refers to as “Con Season.” 9 month seasons. Not so […]
What happened was true… One of the most bizarre and brutal films in NYCC history…This is the movie that is just as real, just as close, just as terrifying as being there…Even if one of […]
Time for some incredible comics! I thought last week had some good books, but it is like the amazing titles from last week were bombarded by Gamma Radiation and then given an atomic wedgie! These […]
And now, Matt D and Tyler chit-chatting about our upcoming MISFITS/OSAKA POPSTAR signing and other assorted stuff from the office. For an hour. On a Friday night.
The debut issue of Superior Spider-Man makes it clear that Peter Parker Spider-Man is still swinging around in the mind of his body’s usurper, Dr. Otto Octavious. While we have no idea what crazy comics […]
Jeezum Crow! What an amazing event to start the year off kids! Forbidden Planet and Misfits Records are proud to present an in-store event of the utmost radical proportions. We plan to fill Forbidden Planet […]
In-store Early Bird Special today, Friday the 18th… 10% off ALL graphic novels, books and manga from 9am-4pm!!! If it’s got an ISBN it’s on sale. Come on by! Use it to pick up the […]
Thanks to all who purchased and redeemed Google Offers to our shop in 2012. Our customers are some of the most loyal and savvy in the world, and we greatly appreciate it. Thus, when Google […]
If you’ve never seen this amazingly campy sci-fi horror schlockfest you’re missing out. No hyperbole. If you have experienced its majesty (“It’s Craazzyy!”) you most likely get all or part of The Dickies theme song stuck […]
PART 2! The exciting sequel and conclusion to my best of 2012 comics nobody told you about. PART 1 Here NOBROW 7 Nobrow 7 is bonkers good. Work from Jillian Tamaki, Luke Pearson, and one […]
Part 1: I love Chris Ware. Bit redundant to say so this holiday season with everyone and their sister buying Building Stories, but with so much comic awesomeness that happened in 2012; between Charles Burn’s […]
Last week I wrote solely about Cyclops because my mechanical eyes weren’t working and I couldn’t see a reason not too…or anything else, actually. THIS week in B.M. Bendis’s All New X-Men #4, classic Kirby Cyclops […]
Started this up a few weeks ago, but forgot to mention it on the blog… We’re on Instagram! Our username is forbiddenplanetnyc if you’d like to follow us. Gosh, it’d be swell if you followed […]
Come one, come all! At Forbidden Planet NYC on November 21st, illustrator and escape artist Sean Von Gorman will lock himself inside a man-sized steel cage until we sell every copy of his new release […]
On Friday, November 23rd–yes, that would be Black Friday–Forbidden Planet NYC is holding an IN-STORE SALE! For that day only, take 25% off all graphic novels and manga in stock, plus 10% off everything else! […]
In addition to our Ron Wimberly and Noku November events, Forbidden Planet will be hosting another day of shenanigans with Secret Adventures of Houdini artist Sean Von Gorman… this one even BIGGER than the one we […]
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