Comic News
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 1: A New Hope
I have been asked a few times in the past if I wanted to write something for the Weekly Planet or the Forbidden Planet blog. I always politely or at least semi-politely declined. But now […]
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Comics and Graphic Novels
Jessica Jones is Back. New Team. New Enemies. New Case.
Your favorite whiskey downing, super strong, hard-nosed, no nonsense, leather-jacketed private eye is back! After a phenomenal debut, some time away, and a brief return, Marvel’s best private detective’s life on the comics page has […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
God Country – Graphic Spotlight
God Country was a must-read series from Image Comics. Now, rather quickly (and smartly of the publisher) an easy-to-read trade paperback comes to the shelves. If you missed out on getting to the know Emmett […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Gods Come To Texas in GOD COUNTRY #2
Finally, the next chapter of this Gods among us epic is here! In case you missed it (if you did, go get a copy of God Country #1 immediately), one of the best new series […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: All New Hawkeye #3
All New Hawkeye #3 Jeff Lemire, Ramon Perez, Ian Herring Marvel $3.99 I believe it’s safe to say that I can stop worrying about the future of Clint Barton and Kate Bishop. Both figuratively and […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Chris’ Comics: New Avengers #2
New Avengers #2 Al Ewing, Gerardo Sandoval, Dono Sancez Almara Marvel $3.99 New Avengers #2 is a bit of difficult comic for me to discuss. On the one hand, it’s an incredibly well done comic; […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New and Recommended – New Comic Book Day September 16th 2015
Here’s a a simple listing of personally recommended or otherwise notable new stuff available at Forbidden Planet NYC in-store and online for the week of 9/16/15. Batman Arkham Knight Action Figure – DC Collectibles After a long delay […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Highlighted New Releases for NCBD September 9th 2015
I’m gonna try to get back to regular posting on this blog. Here’s my first shot at it- a simple listing of personally recommended or otherwise notable new stuff available at Forbidden Planet NYC in-store and online for […]
DC Comics
Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Purple is the new Black
MISSING: Intro. Last scene: When I didn’t have a lot of words about comics to vomit upon my computer. Hawkeye/Deadpool #2 Gerry Duggan/Matteo Lolli/Jacopo Camangi Marvel $3.99 With the Fraction/Aja’s Hawkeye series continuously hit with delays, […]
Image Comics
Troy’s Toys, But With Comics- The Sexy Start of the New Year
So the Image Expo 2014 has come and gone and man, screw them. I have a limited budget for comics stuff because living in New York isn’t cheap, and they go and announce like 3 […]
Cartoons
New toys, outdated references.
REAL TALK (note how real that is with the use of capitalization, caps-lock AND italics): Forbidden Planet NYC tends to get a lot of stuff in on a weekly basis. Some of this stuff isn’t […]
Comic Book Movies
Live from New York, a chance to give us your money!
S’up FPNYC Faithful? This week I though I try something different and take some pictures of stuff I thought was neat IN-STORE, capturing our merchandise LIVE in it’s natural environment! And that doesn’t excite you, […]
Anime
New Toys…is what we got
Yeah, I know, making a reference to Sublime’s “What I Got” is dating myself, but I don’t care. It’s a great song, which is why it’s in Saints Row the 3rd. TWO GREAT TASTES, ETC. […]
Comic Book Movies
Poultrygeist and Chripy at the Anthology Film Archives
Anthology Film Archives will be screening Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead and John Goras’ Award winning Chirpy on Friday, January 14th, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment, Creator of The Toxic […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics of the New Year!
By Devin T. Quin Welcome to 2011, where a whole new calendar YEAR of fun comic book activities awaits us! We should definitely start planning out our itinerary now so that we don’t miss out […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics Worth the Money
Somebody killed all the good, fun, bright and new ideas in comic books. Is there anyone to save us? Holy Crap! A New Hellboy book?! Richard Corben, 70’s Heavy Metal Magazine favorite and erstwhile Hellboy […]
Manga
New Manga: When Zombies Lead To Planetary Genitals
By Mat K. This is a good one, so I hope the title got your attention. What in the Universe am I talking about? Well let’s start with this is a pretty small week, which […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
New Comics and GNs You Don’t Want To Miss
Cripes Dangit! I’ve been swept out to sea by a freakin’ flash flood and have NO comic books to read this week. While you’re reading DC’s Action Comics #893 this week, featuring a drag-down, messed […]
Manga
New Manga: Watch Out Fumi Yoshinaga, Natsume Ono Is On The Prowl
By Mat K. There are a decent amount of books coming out this week, and one title in particular made something fairly clear to me. Natsume Ono is the new Fumi Yoshinaga. “How is that?” […]
Anime
News from the Front
by Christopher Troy Greetings readers! Welcome to “News from the Front”, our newest feature on the FPNYC Gundam Blog, with a title I clearly swiped from a Bad Religion song! With this new “monthly”/whenever I’m […]