Lately, on the Twitter ‘verse (which is kind of a universe unto itself), people have been posting to help out John Ostrander, legendary comics writer, who has been suffering from glaucoma for over twenty years. […]
As reported by Locus magazine, science fiction publishing lost one of it’s more ardent and vociferous supporters this past Sunday. Locus publisher, editor, and co-founder Charles N. Brown, 72, died peacefully in his sleep July […]
My new object of desire after checking in on Paul’s flickr page for the first time in weeks… I’m a humongous fan of all parties involved, so every collaboration between them sends my heart aflutter. […]
The eBays are selling off your memories. Last week it was the Bat-Cycle, this week its ECTO-1. The auction has six hours and some change left, and the bidding is already up to 40k. Original […]
Fantagraphics has just published a new collection of comics from “Hate” creator Peter Bagge: Everybody is Stupid Except for Me. Originally appearing in the pages of Reason- a 40ish year old Libertarian magazine with a […]
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is writing a new “Lobo” series with Sam Kieth. This is today’s “get me this book, right now” moment. Brian Bendis is getting on the Amazing Spider-Man crew with number […]
Over the weekend, Graeme McMillan over at io9.com had an interesting story that got me thinking about the differences between American science fiction and British science fiction television. I can’t agree with any argument that […]
Well, this settles this. Variety has announced that Ryan Reynolds will be playing Hal Jordan. Reynolds is a pretty good actor, I can say that having watched quite a number of his movies he’s a […]
Apparently, Superman hits girls, according to the New York Post. Last night, two friends decided to dress up as the World’s Finest for laughs and were approached by New York’s Finest asking if they had […]
Sometimes, I just can’t help myself when stuff like this comes down the pipe just before the weekend. Its like Hollywood intentionally plans on torturing us to deliberate and scream at each other over the […]
We’re big memorabilia people here at The Daily Planet, even bigger at the store. All I can say is that if I ever get the chance, I am so buying that full size Thor helmet. […]
Released today, Andy Runton’s award winning kid’s comic “Owly” will star in its own animated short film at the San Diego Comic Con. From the release: Directed by Moto Sakakibara and storyboarded by creator Andy […]
A big thanks to Jeff Ayers for that message and the compliment yesterday, and also to Heidi MacDonald for the link. Earlier today, Heidi informed us of the Comics Interweb on a recent ruling in […]
I here am new, but you are known as being Ayers of Forbidden Planet. So my name is Jeff Ayers and, by way of introduction, I ‘ve worked for Forbidden Planet for the last fourteen(ish) […]
I’m really, really trying to not go into a “Shining” reference here, so please thank me for that. Since our new online store has gone live (hint, hint its at the right or click here), […]
Last night, I tried to make sense out of “Warehouse 13” but didn’t get very far. I watched in fits and starts and in between passes of a football that seemingly circles the globe. As […]
Earlier today, what was formerly known as the Sci Fi channel became SyFy. In the much bally-hooed move in changing the name from a nickname to a typo, the channel is certainly doing its level […]
Friday night, the creators of hit TV show “Lost” said during a talk at the Curzon Cinema that there is going to be no chance of a spinoff comic after the series ends next season. […]
Hot topic. During a team-up with horror writer Clive Barker last week at Los Angeles’s Meltdown comic book store, Grant Morrison said that he was currently writing the book where Wonder Woman would return to […]
Just wanted to take a second and post hoping that each and everyone of you readers out there are having a lovely Fourth. Here in New York City, the climate is a perfect 70 degrees […]
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