The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 9/19/18. In a market stuffed to the gills with superhero comics and heartbreaking comic epics, the importance and impact of newspaper strips is so often left out […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 6/20/18. You can find the issue in question in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 3. Over the last few months, the conversation surrounding the friendly neighborhood […]
We’re pleased as punch to announce that superstar writer DAN SLOTT (Superior Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man) will be signing here at Forbidden Planet NYC the day his much anticipated new comic SILVER SURFER #1 debuts, Wednesday March 26th […]
So the Image Expo 2014 has come and gone and man, screw them. I have a limited budget for comics stuff because living in New York isn’t cheap, and they go and announce like 3 […]
Before I get into “This Week in Matt Fraction Comics” (stalkingmattfraction.tumblr.com), let’s take a quick look into two of DC’s digital-first offerings – Batman ’66 and Injustice: God Amongst Us. Both these books are INSANE, […]
::: Vacuums after a lengthy absence ::: Yo apparently this blog begins and end with me if the lack of updates indicate anything. So Heroescon obviously has passed once again, and according to this article’s […]
There’s a lot of good comics this week. I know you want to buy the same old ones you always buy because they feel safe and comfortable. I get that. I’m not gonna tell you […]
May 22nd marks the public release of the first issue of a wild and fascinating comic collaboration. Occupy Comics #1 will be on shelves and we at Forbidden Planet recommend everyone get it. This is […]
I feel like I have been doing this column long enough now that you all must be dying for a behind the scenes peek at how the magic happens. It all starts around 1:30 AM […]
I know it’s not exactly new, but it’s sort of new to me. I was wondering how many other people picked up the recent omnibus edition of X-Statix… I’m about halfway through this behemoth and […]
This has been the easiest column to write of my long career…because I didn’t write it! OR DID I?! No, I did not, but my CLONE did! That’s right, in order to better multitask I […]
Make sure to get here on Wednesday and pick up a copy of the Madman All-New Giant-Size Super Ginchy Special! You don’t know how happy I am that there is a new issue of Mike […]
I hope everyone is excited as I am about I Zombie volume 1 Dead To The World hitting shelves this Wednesday. Ok, it’s about a zombie, so I obviously don’t have to sell you on […]
Exhibiting at Big Apple Comic-Con 10/17-10/19 2009 Big Apple Comic-Con looms like a big geeky monster towering above me this week, as FP prepares to exhibit at the newly-acquired-by-Wizard show. Myself and the FPNYC staff […]
Wait..what? It appears in the hubbub that was Comic Con, comic creators Steven T. Seagle and Mike Allred declined to announce their new project coming from the Man of Action Studios and Image Comics. We […]
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