Holiday!
FP Travel Guide- Thanksgiving ’09 Edition
We here at the Planet know what a grind traveling on Thanksgiving holiday weekend can be. My dad moved to Jersey in the 90s and I can personally attest to the many varied horrors of […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Comics and Graphic Novels
Batman Character Toys
In Grant Morrison’s creepy comic book classic “Arkham Asylum” doctors attempt to rehabilitate Batman’s former friend turned foe, Two-Face, by replacing his iconic scarred coin with a tarot deck. The theory was to show Tommy Lee Jones there are always more choices than the black and white world of making moral decisions by flipping a coin. […]
Card Games
Spider-Man Games
It would be the acme of foolishness to bake Spider-Man a rhubarb pie, as way of reciprocation, should he save you from one of the Green Goblin’s pumpkin bombs. Don’t get me wrong. Pies are nice, but as we all know: ACTION is the Spider-Man’s TRUE reward.
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Comics and Graphic Novels
The Politics of Comics: Comolitics
The comic book world is like America’s political system. For the most part we have a two party system, with DC/Marvel standing in for the bigger political parties. Luckily for us, strong third parties such as Image and Dark Horse carry more industry clout than the libertarians, Green Party or Bull-Moosers EVER did. […]
Comic News
Comic Book News
The press corp. of the comic book world are a team of hard drinking, hard living SOBs. A gathering of these stalwart gossipmongers can look like an assemblage of WWII veterans, only uglier. Take Myra Hassleback, for example, the woman who broke the news about the Disney/Marvel merger at the cost of three of her own fingers, or consider the case of the late, great Internet reporter who smuggled the unedited Frank Cho Hulk 100 cover out of Marvel. Known only as d34dp001420, his real name and final resting place are still unknown to this day. […]
Events
NYC TO DO 10/29
Where all the hep cats’ll be tonight: We really dig this book, and its contributors are good peoples. Get’cher butt to Brooklyn.
Comics and Graphic Novels
Action Packed Graphic Novel Releases
Umbrella Academy vol 02: Dallas TP- A fractured team gets thrust into new adventure involving a plot to kill JFK. An FP bestseller, The Umbrella Academy Dallas maintains the vibrant cool of volume one with Dallas well. Written by Gerard Way (lead singer of My Chemical Romance and a former guest of FP and an overall swell fella) with glorious art by Gabriel Ba (Casanova), who never disappoints. […]
Cartoons
Links for 10/22/09
According to The Hollywood Reporter Executive Producer and showrunner Marc Guggenheim has left ABC’s FlashForward, a new borderline sciffy series I’ve been digging immensely. David Goyer, who along with Brannon Braga is co-creator of the […]
Comic Reviews
Best Comic Buys and Reviews
Forbidden Planet would like to congratulate Devin T. “Unkiedev” Quin for his nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in the “Worst Crossword Puzzle” category. All of us here at the Forbidden Planet Weekly Planet wish Mr. Quin “The Best of Luck!” […]
Marvel Comics
Neal Adams @ Graphic NYC
Graphic NYC has a terrific piece by Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner on comics luminary Neal Adams. Among other things Mr. Adams discusses next week’s debut of the Astonishing X-Men motion comic in Union Square […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Comics and Books for the Coffee Table
Plaque, Legos, Dozers… These things build up. So too does the rather heaping mound of comics, books, and assorted curiosities on the coffee table back at Casa de Ayers. I get sent and/or buy a whole lot of stuff in my capacity as buyer for FP (not to mention my lot in this life- Jeff Ayers, geek) and most weeks simply cannot keep up with the volume. Don’t get me wrong, there are worse problems to have, but there are many quality works that need to be rescued from this oblivion periodically. Let’s see what’s currently mixed in the pile. […]
Cartoons
The DP’s Obligatory Marge Simpson in Playboy Post
Well, the cover to Playboy’s first (as in there very well may be more?) issue to feature a cartoon character has been released… …And all I can think in response is a shudder, a la […]
Events
Meet Cartoonist Hans Rickheit at FP NYC Thursday, 10/1/09 6pm
Forbidden Planet NYC (840 Broadway @13th St.) will be hosting cartoonist Hans Rickheit this coming Thursday evening. Hans is the incredible talent behind Fantagraphics’ new graphic novel The Squirrel Machine. AN ANACHRONISTIC PARABLE FOR THE […]
Books
Books of Interest Releasing 9/30/09
Umbrella Academy vol 02: Dallas TP– A fractured team gets thrust into new adventure involving a plot to kill JFK. An FP bestseller, The Umbrella Academy maintains the vibrant cool of volume one with Dallas […]
Dark Horse
Eisner-Winners Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson @ Animal Planet
The Daily Treat, a blog for Animal Planet, one of the Discovery Channel’s other networks (sheesh, that was a handful) has a keen interview up with Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese, Dork) and Jill Thompson […]
Marvel Comics
Jack Kirby’s Estate prepares to sue Disney/Marvel.
Comics Rumormonger-In-Chief, Rich Johnston reports that holders of Jack Kirby’s Estate are preparing to sue Disney in reaction to the Mouse House’s acquisition of Marvel. The legal action Kirby’s Estate has taken is serving notice […]
DC Comics
DC Announces Animated Film “Crisis on Two Earths”.
What, just TWO?! We want the full headache of INFINITE EARTHS. Come on, don’t short change us now. Through a press release, DC Entertainment announced the new project written by longtime Justice League scribe Dwayne […]
Marvel Comics
The Levitz Paradigm featuring DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH.
Previously, I wrote about The Levitz Paradigm and how its contributed to the way comics are done today. So, to give you an example of how that works we’re going to examine a book, and […]
Top Shelf Comics
Celebrating SURROGATES movie, Top Shelf has $3 Sale.
Celebrating the premiere of the Bruce Willis film, Surrogates publisher Top Shelf is having a THREE DOLLAR graphic novel web sale starting today through the Surrogates premiere September 25. There is more though! Via Press […]
DC Comics
Cameron Stewart joins BATMAN & ROBIN.
Those of us who have been lamenting Frank Quitely’s departure and Philip Tan as his replacement on the Grant Morrison series, Batman & Robin can breath easy. Morrison’s brilliant counterpart on the Seaguy series, Cameron […]