Blind Box
Val’s Toy Chest- POP Goes the Alien!
It’s been a fairly decent week as far as new toys go- lots of stuff has come in and there’s a couple of cool items making their way into the store on Wednesday. Let’s start […]
Funko POP
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- A Voyage to the Star Trek Convention…
If you’ve been reading my column since its inception, you’ve probably guessed that I am a fan of a LOT of different properties. One of those is Star Trek. I don’t generally mention Star Trek […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Clowns To The Left of Me..
It’s a new week at the Planet and soon to be a new month and there are some neat new items in stock/back in stock this week. We received our second batch of X-Men figures […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- POPs Everywhere…
As I was working in the Forbidden Planet Forbidden Zone(aka the basement) today, I realized we have a TON of POP vinyls down here. They are still extremely popular and Funko certainly has one of […]
Comic Book Movies
Val’s Toy Chest- Elm Street Denizens
I couldn’t make it out to Monster Mania in New Jersey this past weekend, so I ended up missing the mini- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Reunion. The fourth Elm Street […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Laurel Lance Leaves Her Mark
She’s finally here! After months of delays, the brand new DC Collectibles Laurel Lance/Black Canary action figure from Arrow will be arriving in store. Regular readers of this column know how long I’ve been waiting […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- Heroes and Villains Day 2/New Arrivals
There’s toy news this week as well as the second part of my Heroes and Villains experience- let’s dive right in! The second day at Heroes and Villains was as awesome as the first, this […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- Heroes and Villains Day One
Way back in January, I was excited to go to the inaugural NY/NJ Heroes and Villains Fan Fest held at the Meadowlands Convention Center. I had purchased my ticket to the show on Black Friday […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- Saga/DC Collectibles/Funko POP and More
Saga fans have a lot to look forward to and a lot to be upset about all in one fell swoop this week. First off- the long-awaited Lying Cat plush doll is finally in stock. […]
Blind Box
Val’s Toy Chest- Funko Goes Retro and NECA Gets Catty
Funko kicks off this week’s column as we’ve gotten several new items from them that are still fresh in my mind. I also have some really cool toy news to share from one of my […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Crisis on Infinite Toylines
This week’s issue of the Weekly Planet is dedicated to the huge crossover events that have defined DC and Marvel comics for the past three decades. In that vein, this week’s column is dedicated to […]
Funko POP
Val’s Toy Chest- She Is The One Named
Hey readers, we’ve got some cool stuff in this week including a couple of new Hot Toys, some eagerly anticipated Funko POP figures and I’ve got some cool toy news to share as well. Our […]
Funko POP
Val’s Toy Chest- Civil War 2016
Marvel’s got a massive movie coming out this May which is essentially as close to an Avengers film without actually being one. I am of course talking about Captain America 3: Civil War. Marvel is […]
Doctor Who
Val’s Toy Chest- POP Explosion
Hey readers, as promised, I wrap-up Toy Fair with some brief news snippets along with other things going on this week. The big news though is that we just got a massive Funko order in […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- To Manufacture A Predator
Hello Readers! It is another new week at the Planet and though there isn’t a lot scheduled to come in this week- there’s still product that we’ve either gotten or are getting in within the […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- NYCC 2015
It is a new month at Forbidden Planet and we’ve got exciting signings going on in-store this week while NYCC takes place at the Javits Center. It is a relatively light toy week though there […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- Let’s Get Animated
Greetings readers! There’s DC goodness this week, TV POPs galore, an animated all-girl band and three DC TV Heroes from different eras to discuss. The next two animated Batman figures from DC Collectibles will be […]
DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Light Week
There’s plenty of new product to discuss this week including more from Funko, a new series of Marvel Legends and more. As I write this I have just finished receiving some new POP figures from […]
DC Comics
Val’s Toy Chest- DC TV
Hey readers- I’m back with your regularly scheduled toy column where I discuss what’s currently in-store as well as what we’ve got coming in soon with a healthy dose of toy flashbacks and Comic, TV […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Val’s Toy Chest- Super Powers Flashback
Hey readers, I still haven’t completely gotten over Yvonne Craig’s death, but I am coping. Since last week’s column, they’ve announced more new Batman ’66 merchandise featuring Batgirl including Funko’s Vinyl Idolz figures which will […]