Video Games
Spock II Supports Arcades
Zachary Quinto lent his fame to Stride Gum last week in an effort to promote their Save The Arcades program. Very much a good geek cause, yet still very much a publicity grab for… um… […]
Articles by Jeff Ayers
Events
Archie Loves Veronica
Actually, let me clarify here: I’ve always rooted for Riverdale to be invaded by giant robots hell-bent on death and destruction, the human survivors huddled in bunkers crying their eyes out, Jughead starved to the point of eating his own flesh, and Mr. Weatherbee a post-apocalyptic badass with a cybernetic arm… But barring that I’ve always rooted for Veronica to end up with Archie (I like brunettes, what can I say?).
My only quam? Papa Lodge offers Archie a job, VP of Lodge Oil Holdings. Dopus accepts, despite having no qualifications and no idea what the gig entails, and you know that’s gonna spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E in Riverdale City.
Jughead should totally make his move on Betty now, btw.
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Books
Go Look: Amanda Palmer Signing @ FPI Edinburgh
Joe Gordon, he of the fantastic Forbidden Planet International Blog, has photos and video up this morning from the Edinburgh store’s signing with Amanda Palmer. You might remember Amanda from such books as, Who Killed […]
Comic Book Movies
Inglourious Basterd Eli Roth Signing @ Forbidden Planet NYC Store
Better get a bib, horror fans! You’re gonna need it. Eli’ll be signing Inglorious Basterds posters, and the store’ll have copies of the film’s screenplay book available. UPDATE: Pictures from this signing may be seen […]
Events
Next Saturday: CBLDF Presents Conversational Comics
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has been sponsoring a series of events at Brooklyn’s Union Pool this summer, specifically a series of talks with a variety of notable cartoonists moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos. A […]
Marvel Comics
PP at Marvel.com re: Strange Tales
Marvel’s got an interview with Paul Pope (conducted by Sean T. Collins) in anticipation of the forthcoming Strange Adventures #1 up here. Marvel.com: Did you read super hero comics when you were a kid? Paul […]
Events
Second Skin Showing in NYC August 7th-9th
Second Skin is a terrific documentary on MMORPGs is showing in New York this weekend at The Tank (354 W. 45th St.). I highly recommend checking this film out if you’re not off to the […]
Other Topics
Dinner and a Movie. Geek Style.
Our buddy Matt D, a manager of FP NYC, is co-hosting themed movie nights at a local pizza joint on Monday nights in August. Sadly, I’ll be missing this evening’s Bill & Ted’s/Keanu fest, but […]
Events
Oh, BTW… Basil Wolverton Exhibition @ The Gladstone Gallery NYC
In case you missed the write-up it got in the in the Times last weekend (“The van Gogh of the Gross-Out“) or were otherwise unaware, there’s a pretty swell exhibit of Basil Wolverton’s art running […]
Science Fiction
Bidi Bidi Bidi… That’s the Frikkin Bomb, Buck!
Been playing with this in the wee hours of the evening after closing the FP NYC store… Go Hero’s Buck Rogers 12″ Action Figure … That’s right. Playing with it. Grown man, playing with a […]
Books
Happy Anniversary, Moon Landing!
“Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.” — Buzz Aldrin And to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the original […]
Objects of Desire
Jaime Hernandez Silkscreen Print by Jordan Crane
Rockin’ new print Jordan’s put together of Jaime’s cover to L&R #24. It’s ginormous, measuring 26″ x 40″, limited to 87 pcs., and available from Jordan’s site. Man alive, is this thing not beautiful?
Books
Ward Sutton Review of Died Young, Stayed Pretty
This week’s Village Voice has a review by cartoonist Ward Sutton of the highly touted new documentary “Died Young, Stayed Pretty.” The film premiers Friday the 17th in New York at the IFC Center and […]
Obituaries
Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009
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 […]
Geek Couture
Boss Hog Tee by Paul Pope
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. […]
fantagraphics
Everbody is Stupid Except for Peter Bagge
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 […]
Other Topics
To Your Planet, Welcome
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) […]
Movies and TV
Get Your PhD in Horribleness Today!
by Jeff Ayers There’s a special place in hell reserved for friends and relatives who, every time you have any kind of congress with them, will not shut up about how much you need to […]
Other Topics
Birthday Wish
If I had one birthday wish this year it would be that all the children to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace. If I had two wishes this birthday […]
Awards
Comic Book Guy
“This will not do!” It always amazes me peoples’ varied perceptions of our cumulative geekiness as comic and SF fans. And were you in my position you, too, would struggle with the connotations people in […]