Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- A Flurry of Funko, plus Lynda Carter!
I haven’t had a chance to even look at the boxes yet, but I know we got a major shipment of Funko product in this week. As to what is contained within? I know we […]
Month: November 2017
Comics and Graphic Novels
Come On, Get Happy!
‘Tis the season for a crazy drunken ex-cop turned hit-man to track down a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit. And a tiny blue horse called Happy. It’s just another twisted hilarious tale from […]
Events
Cyber Monday Deals Are Live on Our Webstore!
Cyber Monday’s in full-swing, with savings across all departments on Forbidden Planet NYC’s online store, www.fpnyc.com! We’ve discounted just about everything about 10% lower than normal site pricing and we’re offering DEEP discounts on a […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Batman Creature Of The Night Begins!
The story is familiar to many, if not all, of us: A young boy and his parents walk down a dark alley. A gunman emerges from the darkness up ahead. Shots momentarily light up the […]
Events
Black Friday Sale 2017 at Forbidden Planet NYC
Here’s the breakdown for this year’s big in-store Black Friday Sale at Forbidden Planet NYC: Justin, who put together the art above, basically copied what I wrote on the blog last year into this ad, […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Doomsday Comes for DC Icons
Doomsday will be coming courtesy of DC Comics in a couple of ways this week. First off will be the release of Doomsday Clock, which will incorporate the Watchmen into DC continuity. The second is […]
Other Topics
Moon Girl Becomes A Member Of The Fantastic Three?
Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur has been one of Marvel Comics’ brightest spots throughout it’s two year run. There’s an argument to be made that the adventures of Lunella Lafayette and her tyrannosaurus rex bestie has […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 Imperial Machine – Graphic Spotlight
Darth Vader is the baddest man in a galaxy far, far, away. His adventures have made billions at the box office. And his comics have been must-reads for the last couple of years. Ever since […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Doomsday Clock Strikes For DC Comics!
To paraphrase “The Great One”: FINALLY, the Watchmen arrive in the DC Universe! We’ve been building to this moment in the history of comics for over a year. Ever since DC Universe: Rebirth #1 this has […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Doomsday Clock #1 11:57pm Release Party at Forbidden Planet NYC
Join us Tuesday 11/21 at 11:57pm for a special midnight-ish release of DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock #1! All variant covers of this special, momentous comic book will be available for purchase, along with ALL of […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Justice League!
After years of planning and several false starts, DC’s Justice League film finally reaches theatres this Friday. Of course as with any blockbuster superhero film, there are the merchandise tie-ins. We have the Mattel figures, […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Punisher Becomes A War Machine
Frank Castle is having a helluva November in 2017. This week, he’s going to take front and center on small screens in every household with a Netflix account. That’s right, The Punisher’s solo television series […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Catwoman Vs Talia Al Gul In Batman #35!
Since the start of “Dream of Me” in Batman #33, Tom King and artist Joelle Jones have kicked the Caped Crusader into another gear. Batman has always been a dark character-driven saga. And now they’re […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Ninjak Stealthily Slices Onto Your Shelves This Week!
Ninjak is a badass character! A master spy with the cool tech and ingenuity of Batman mixed with the cavalier spyfare of James Bond, and he looks like a cooler Iron Fist. Plus, not as […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Moon Knight #188 Review
Marvel Legacy has hit New York’s most mentally unstable hero, and the character couldn’t be better for it. Moon Knight #188 is a true return to form for the titular character, leaning into his unique […]
Events
FPNYC Presents a Hurricane Maria Relief Signing
Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting a comic-book signing night to benefit the Hurricane Maria relief efforts! We’ll be welcoming creators Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (La Borinqueña, Freaks) and Gabby Rivera (America, Juliet Takes a Breath) for this […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Bandai Marvel/DC Figures/New POP
Bandai and Tamashii Nations have been creating great figures of Western properties like DC and Marvel for the past few years now with their SH FiguArts brand, this time around, there are two new pieces […]
Gaming
Celebrate N7 Day with Our Online Mass Effect Sale
It’s November 7th, N7 Day 2017, and to celebrate our love of Mass Effect with our fellow fans we’re offering a bunch of toys, books, patches and more at deep discounts on our online store! […]
Other Topics
Batman: The Dark Prince Charming Part One – Graphic Spotlight
Okay, I’m cheating. I admit this because I cannot lie to you, dear readers. The first part of Batman: The Dark Prince Charming came out last week. But I decided to write about Black Vol.1 instead […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Oz Effect Ends In Epic Fashion!
This is it! “The Oz Effect” comes to an end this week in Action Comics #991. One last gorgeous lenticular cover to snatch up. One last chance to see how this will bleed into Doomsday […]