Come out this Friday June 15th at 7PM to the second screening in the VHS Series at the Museum of Arts and Design. Josh Schafer publisher/editor of Lunchmeat VHS Magazine will present a VHS screening […]
Back in 2009, it seemed like all the toy companies were moving down to 3.75”/4” figures for the sake of cutting costs. Naturally, this made me ecstatic. Now I could have my G.I. Joes and […]
With the Avengers movie finally out, I figured it was time for me to get some of the figures. Thing is, none of them really impressed me. They all seemed too gimmick-laden, and most of […]
Believe it or not all my rambling about VHS has paid off! The Museum of Art and Design, Jake Yuzna, Rebecca Cleman and I (Matthew Desiderio) have put together the mother of all VHS tributes with […]
By Loran Like any good robot, Mazinger Z’s got his fair share of weapons. Some of them help define his design, while others are so damn obscure, Super Robot Wars doesn’t care about them most […]
Ah Mazinger Z… why did it take me so long to finally get a good figure of you? Oh yeah, there’s way too many to choose from! You have the original Soul of Chogokin, which […]
Just a quick reminder that Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting a pretty special event this Wednesday night, folks. Artist J.K. Woodward will be in-store signing copies of Star Trek Doctor Who Assimilation #1 from 5:30 […]
Before I started working on this kit, my friend and I were discussing some of the mobile suits from Zeta Gundam just aren’t cool. Sure, everyone likes the major mecha, but what about some of […]
VHS is alive all over! Come out and support Severed’s first VHS Convention, an all day event as part of Severed’s 3rd Annual Short Film Night! Tons of like minded film fiends will be in […]
Forbidden Planet gets Tromatized Thursday May 24th at 7:30 PM. Toxic Tapeheads Rejoice! This killer collector’s edition VHS of the Toxic Avenger is limited to only 300 copies, comes on a nuclear green tape and […]
By Loran As I mentioned a few articles ago, my favorite part of Gundam Unicorn Episode 4 was getting to see all those old mobile suit designs again, with a few new ones thrown in. […]
Mold! The new splatstick sci-fi horror flick is now available on VHS exclusively at Forbidden Planet. Each limited edition VHS collectors pack comes in an oversized clamshell case with a green tape, a vinly 7 […]
Don’t know if you remember our last Walking Dead event contest, but if you were there you’ll know it was a slammin’ time. Well, there’s another super-rad gig going down at San Diego Comic-Con this […]
Any long-time FPNYC blog reader knows by now that I kind of favor Marvel when it comes to the big 2 Comic Publishers. I try not to be biased, as both publishers have their share […]
by Chris Troy It’s been awhile hasn’t it FPNYC faithful! I would have written sooner, but I had a trinity of things keeping me away from blogging as of late, as my ass was in […]
Just one more day till The Story of Rock N Roll Comics signing! The DVD’s are here and so are a handful of original Rock N Roll Comics! There will be giveaways all throughout the […]
It’s not too late for all you boys and ghouls to plan a wicked weekend at Chiller Theater Expo! Meet Zacherley, Alice Cooper, Butch Patrick, Linda Blair, and tons of other awesome guests! Friday April […]
Check out the teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary Adjust Your Tracking The Untold Story of the VHS Collector. The good kids over at VHShitfest were nice enough to involve me, and you will see […]
By Loran As I said before, I’m obsessed with MSVs. I love all those silly little variations that don’t serve much of a purpose in the long run (It’s a Guncannon! With… different cannons!) and […]
By Loran Okay, time for an unpopular opinion: I don’t like Evangelion. I mean, okay, it has plenty of aspects that I like. I like the look of the EVAs themselves, I like the world, […]
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