Boom! Studios
Pic Parade
Let’s explore some corners of Geekdom from the last few days through pictures, shall we? HBO Picks up A Game of Thrones (pilot + 9 episodes) Mr. Spidderman at the Wailing Wall during Purim. Nick […]
Events
DC Comics
Davide Gianfelice Signing 3/19/10 6:30pm
Davide Gianfelice, the Italian artist whose fantastic work fills the pages of DC Vertigo’s Greek Street each month and splashed onto the American comics scene with his work on Northlanders, will be signing at FPNYC […]
Comic Book Movies
Have a Tromatic Experience
New this week to Forbidden Planet’s YouTube page is Matt D (manager, T-Shirt buyer, horror expert, all-around swell dude), discussing TROMA films in all their magnificent lowbrow splendor, and our event with Lloyd Kaufman on […]
Events
J.H. Williams III Signing @ FPNYC
To quote a former employee and FP buddy, with regards to Mr. Williams signing at Forbidden Planet NYC, “Mother of God.” Indeed. We’re honored to have him. Hope you can make it, but if not […]
Holiday!
Happy Valentine’s Day? Get Lost.
Is your sweetie a LOST fan? Consider passing them a LOST-themed Valentine from artist Lee Bretschneider. Also, if you dig these, you may also dig one of the artist’s other clever prints. They may be […]
Comic Book Movies
Coming to Forbidden Planet NYC: Lloyd Kaufman!!!
Holy cats! Two weeks from tonight! Midnight release!
Events
This Week in NYC: Spidey Editors @ MoCCA 2/11
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art here in NYC is running an exhibition of the original art for the entire issue of Amazing Spider-Man #50, as pencilled by John Romita Jr. with inks by […]
Events
MANNION!
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Anime
Upcoming Events @ Forbidden Planet NYC
Happy New Year! Sorry we’ve not been around much over the Holiday Season, but I promise a return to daily posting starting now. That being said, Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting an event this coming […]
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 […]
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.
Events
Ronald Chevalier Event Update
Unfortunately the schedule for Ronald Chevalier is not going to permit him to make his previously mentioned appearance at Forbidden Planet. We do however have advanced screening passes for those interested while supplies last . […]
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 […]
Events
MarvelFest NYC 2009
Marvel is teaming up with Forbidden Planet NYC next Wednesday, October 28th, to bring fans an astonishing event in Union Square. The shebang kicks off with a chance to meet and get autographs from Neal […]
Conventions
Schilling for This Coming Weekend’s Big Apple Comic-Con
Exhibiting at Big Apple Comic-Con 10/17-10/19 2009 Big Apple Comic-Con looms like a big geeky monster towering above me this week, as FP prepares to exhibit at the newly-acquired-by-Wizard show. Myself and the FPNYC staff […]
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
Various Nightmares
For those of you who’ve not experienced NIGHTMARE’s annual haunted houses the last few years here in NYC you’re really missing out. Those in the know will tell ya- the productions are top notch, the […]
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
Spectrum Exhibit at The Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street between Park and Lex in NYC, opens its 2009 Spectrum exhibit this Tuesday night, September 1st. “Spectrum” is on display at the Museum of American Illustration at […]
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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