DISCLAIMER: I will go on the record saying that I believe Chip Zdarsky is NICE MAN, but this comic was bought with my own money. Jughead #1 Chip Zdarsky, Erica Henderson Archie Comics, $3.99 Jughead […]
The year was 1984: Me and my parents had just moved back to New York City after spending a year or so living in Florida. I was five years old with an impressionable young mind […]
I’m gonna try to get back to regular posting on this blog. Here’s my first shot at it- a simple listing of personally recommended or otherwise notable new stuff available at Forbidden Planet NYC in-store and online for […]
Welcome Back #1 Christopher Sebela, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Carlos Zamudio Boom $3.99 Sorry for the delay gang, someone had a birthday this week (it was me, I berfed), and a busted modem (also me), so […]
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of the legendary hip-hop group Run DMC will be appearing at Forbidden Planet NYC on Wednesday September 2nd from 5-7 for the debut of the all new single issue DMC #1.5! This new comic will […]
Ms Marvel #17 G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona & Ian Herring Marvel $2.99 On the left we have cover artist Kris Anka , who cover may qualify as the best thing. But while this gives us […]
So yeah, doing 3 shows in 3 consecutive weekends has caught up to me. Flamecon was a wonderful one day show that I’m glad I funded/attended, and Heroescon was rad as always. But it’s taken […]
New York City is the birthplace of the comic book, and I’m pleased as punch to announce that Forbidden Planet’s sponsoring a series of walking tours in which you can experience the medium’s rich history firsthand. The folks […]
Spider-Gwen #4 Jason Latour/Robbi Rodriquez/Rico Renzi Marvel $3.99 Spider-Gwen #4 aka, the issue where writer Jason Latour gets a lot of mileage from a bunch of dead people. In a relatively quiet installment of Spider-Gwen, […]
This week in toys and general Val interests: Everyone’s favorite green giant (no not the one on the veggie cans) makes a reappearance in Diamond Select Toys’ Marvel Select line this week as we see […]
Forbidden Planet is stoked to announce a Troma signing on Thursday April 30th at 7PM! The Troma Team and Ship to Shore Phone Co. are celebrating the release of the Class of Nuke ‘Em High […]
The one and only Frank Henenlotter has been added to Forbidden Planet’s Fangoria Cover to Cover event this Thursday April 2nd at 6PM! Come down and meet a ton amazing genre personalities or pre-order signed […]
SEXCASTLE Kyle Starks Image $15.99 Reviewed by Chris Troy “Nurse, this baby was born mean!” Comics Alliance contributor/upcoming X-men ’92 writer Chris Sims first brought Kyle Starks‘ brilliant SEXCASTLE to my attention via a an article/Kickstartr […]
DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! No for real, don’t, I’ve only been gone for about a week, also I may have used this joke before. Sorry for the sudden disappearance, but I had a move […]
Hey, so it looks like I’m going to Toy Fair 2015 tomorrow, thanks to a little help from my wife’s company! Meaning I’ll have FRESH photos to post on here in a few days that […]
Acclaimed hip hop photographer Chi Modu posted this glorious, nostalgia-inducing shot of Method Man shopping at The Planet (821 Broadway iteration) in 1994 to his Instagram account yesterday. Anyone wanna take a bet that Johnny […]
This SATURDAY JAN 17th at 6PM make sure to check out the NYC premiere of QUEEN OF BLOOD as part of The Philip K Dick Film Festival! Queen of Blood, directed by Fangoria Editor-in-Chief […]
This is me saving the best for last. While both Marvel and DC had solid years creatively (and sales wise I imagine, but I don’t have those numbers at my hands), the number of quality […]
Today I’m going to take a look at what Marvel made me happy with over the past year. The company did an excellent job of maintaining a diverse catalog of super hero books (Although they […]
It’s the end of 2014, which means it’s time for everyone to drop “Best Of” lists. Truth be told, there’s been a ton of acclaimed comics I didn’t read this year, so me complying one […]
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