Card Games
Keyforge: Game of the Week
In my time here at FP, I have never seen a game that has built this kind of hype so quickly. For a week, there were constant phone calls and questions brought to the games […]
Month: November 2018
Comics and Graphic Novels
All-New All-Different X-Factor X-PLAINED
Once again the utter complications of the lives (and publishing history) of Marvel’s merry mutants bring us back here. Another gem has emerged from the vault and come back into print. And it is my […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Dead Man Logan is Wolverine’s Last Ride
THE STORY SO FAR In a far-flung future where the heroes are dead, only Logan lives on. When the supervillains finally realized that if they put their heads together they could finally do away with […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Astonishing X-Haiku #17 #XMenMonday
To save his X-Men Havok had to take the fall. Dazzler is the GOAT.
Gaming
D&D Limited Edition Gift Set: Game of the Week
Every few weeks, I open up a shipment here at FP and something takes my breath away. This week, it was this stunning Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set. We even have the gorgeous […]
Events
Forbidden Planet NYC’s 2018 Black Friday SALE!
Make Forbidden Planet NYC your Black Friday destination and take advantage of our biggest store-wide sale of the year. This year we’re offering 35% off all comics, books, graphic novels and manga, and 20% OFF […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Justice League Dark is DC’s Best Team
You can have your Flashes, your men both Super and Bat. Keep your Lanterns. I don’t want ’em. Give me Wonder Woman and a gaggle of weirdos fighting the forces that seek to do magic […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Immortal Hulk is Marvel’s Macabre Masterclass
The Hulk is more malleable than he’s given credit for. Not always the blindly angry malcontent, Banner’s Other Guy has taken a number of forms. He’s been a weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D., a Vegas casino kneebreaker, […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Thanksgiving Time
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is upon us already- which means the holiday season is imminently upon us and I have some shopping to do. There is a Black Friday sale this year […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Uncanny X-Haiku #1
Madrox gave a speech Then attacked the A-listers He doomed us all, huh?
Comics and Graphic Novels
Rat Queens is the Best Comedy Team in Comics
Picture for me your four favorite comedians. Whoever they may be, put them in a room. And imagine they’re playing an action/fantasy RPG like Dungeons & Dragons. Wouldn’t you want to be there for the […]
Card Games
Yu-Gi-Oh Advent Calendar: Game of the Week
We all have that special Duel Master in our life. The one we hold close as they compete in the ancient game of pharaohs and turn the tide against the forces of evil. And certainly, […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Uncanny X-Men Returns. ‘Nuff Said.
Good things come to he who waits. In this case, “he” was waiting for a series of bad decisions in the X-line to right themselves. After fighting Avengers and Inhumans and their younger selves, the […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Wonder Woman: A New Era Begins
Her movie broke records. She’s the best part of every team up she’s in. She lead the Justice League Dark out of Hell and back. And now the WONDER WOMAN solo book gains new spirit […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Alien Film That Never Was Lives Again In Comics
Alien is a masterpiece. A horror movie for the ages, with a unique premise, location, and villain. Aliens is just as great, choosing to turn the proceedings into a slambang action movie but losing none […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Ninja Turtles Return!
After about a year’s hiatus, Playmates Toys has brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back with their new toyline based on the brand new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. The characters […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Rest In Peace Stan Lee
December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018 Stan Lee (born Stanley Lieber) has sadly passed away today at the age of 95. Best known for co-creating some of the biggest characters in all of media, […]
New Item Gallery
New Item Gallery Wednesday November 7th 2018
The first issue of Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern comic tops my shopping list for this New Comic Book Day, followed by the first issue of a new Battlestar Galactica Classic series. But soooo much more […]
Boom! Studios
Wet Hot American Graphic Novel
Open up a can of mixed vegetables, fondle your sweaters, and prepare to cancel your baseball game against the anonymously evil campers from Camp Tiger Claw because the plan for your ragtag team of underdogs […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Outer Darkness is Sci-Fi You Can Chew On
Brace for impact! Secure the doors and ready your pull lists! There is another stunning #1 coming your way from Image Comics. Bless my soul, that company is on a roll with a line-up of […]