Anime
A Unicorn-Y Build Log part 1
By Loran Today I’m going to do something a bit different and go for a build log. Recently my reviews have featured a lot of poorly-assembled and poorly-painted kits from my youth. That’s mostly because […]
Month: November 2010
Manga
New Manga: When Zombies Lead To Planetary Genitals
By Mat K. This is a good one, so I hope the title got your attention. What in the Universe am I talking about? Well let’s start with this is a pretty small week, which […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics: Vampires and Battle Chasers oh my!
Slow does not describe the comic week ahead of us. Let’s get right down to the good stuff, shall we? Vamparella Master Series, (W) Mark Millar and Grant Morrison, Dynamite Press One of the best […]
DC Comics
Superman Don’t Need No Seat Belt
I’ve just spent a day processing, reading, and generally fondling this week’s new release comic books, GNs, and art books. Though there’s a ton of great stuff hitting our shelves here’s my highest recommendation for […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Series Review: Marvel Universe
By Christopher Troy YET ANOTHER SHAMELESS PLUG! First and foremost, thanks to everyone who swung by the Mecha panel at MangaNEXT last weekend! The panel went over well, and for all of those who missed […]
Toys
Transformers Generations Drift
By Loran In the entire history of Transformers, there is probably no character more self-serving than Drift. A badass ex-Decepticon who killed a bunch of Autobots then eventually joined them? Uses swords for weapons? Transformers […]
Anime
Review: HGGS Justice Gundam
By Loran Once again we come to another design from the Cosmic Era, and again, it’s one I’m rather mixed on. I know I seem to say that with a lot of suits from SEED […]
Toys
Stock Alert: Hot Toys T-1000 Back In and Going Fast
The latest Terminator 2 Judgement Day figure from Hot Toys, a 1/6 scale representation of the unstoppable T-1000 as portrayed by Robert Patrick, is back in stock on the FPNYC webstore and is already running […]
IDW
Kill Shakespeare Signing at Forbidden Planet NYC 11.8.10
I’m very pleased to announce that this coming Monday, November 8th, at 6:30pm Forbidden Planet will be hosting a signing with the creators of Kill Shakespeare, a swell new comic series published by IDW. Messrs […]
Manga
New Manga: Great Work Continues
By Mat K. What work? Well, Katsura Hoshino’s D Gray Man Volume 19 comes in this week, and I still love this series. Every volume ends on a cliffhanger, and reveals something new and interesting. […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Venture Brothers Season 4.1 Review
Season 4.1 of the Venture Brothers is available on finer shelves across America, and no shelves are finer then the fine and venerable shelves here at the Forbidden Planet. Ask any sales associate for assistance […]
Comic News
Dark Horse Brings Back Classic Manga, All Rejoice
by Shannon Hochman Many of us who grew up in the 90’s have a grudging attitude towards the new generation of anime fans that are exploring the niche in a world that makes it far […]
Toys
Transformers Generations: Thrust Review
By Loran Ah, the Seekers… the classic backbone of the Decepticon army. What’s more fun than an army of nigh-identical jet guys to fill out the backgrounds of scenes and never get seen again? Sure, […]