Originally appeared in the Weekly Planet dated 2/26/19 DC Comics didn’t have the strongest showing at Toy Fair this year, though there was some fairly big news about the license going into Toy Fair. Mattel […]
The big news for the week is that we should finally be getting in the brand new series of Mattel’s DC Multiverse action figures by the weekend. To refresh your memory and also give you […]
Hawkman has long been one of my favorite characters in DC’s pantheon of heroes. I was exposed to him thru his appearances in the Super Friends cartoon as well as in the classic 80’s toyline, Super Powers, Hawkman […]
[Editor’s Note: DC Nation #0 will be available for FREE to our in-store customers beginning Wednesday 5/2] Free Comic Book Day is one of the best dates on the calendar to check off! I mean, […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, the greatest sci-fi noir in the history of comics returns to print this week. The greatest work in the careers of one of the best teams in the industry is once again […]
This week comes the latest and, maybe, the greatest Batman story arc of the last several years! Batman: Rules Of Engagement represents the high point of the Caped Crusader’s Rebirth era tales. Am I hyping […]
Action Comics #1000 storms the shelves this week! Finally, after all the hype this week marks the milestone celebration of the first superhero comic. Well, the first one to make it to a thousand issues. […]
The Immortal Men made their debut in the finale of DC’s recent sales smash hit event, Dark Nights: Metal. There we learned of a team consisting of the oldest characters in the DC Universe. A […]
The end is no longer near, the end is indeed here! Dark Nights: Metal #6 bulldozes its way onto shelves this week. The conclusion to an epic, confusing, muddy, fun, frustrating, and cataclysmic storyline from […]
DC Comics takes another small step for their Earth One series this week. Since 2010 there have been only eight releases for this imprint that allows creators to reestablish the continuity of famous DC heroes […]
New characters in an existing world are no easy feat. Very few characters stick around for more than a couple of years. Once the spotlight’s off and their original creators move on to other projects […]
This week we have a team of two members from DC Comics’ company defining Trinity. In Brave And The Bold: Batman & Wonder Woman #1 the World’s Greatest Detective will be challenged with a mystery […]
There are some stories that are rather subtle. They drama’s in the layers of mundane everyday life and its activities. The heroes are ordinary people and the villains sometimes the conditions of the lives they […]
One of the best words to describe Batman: White Knight is confident. There are less proper words to describe it but this isn’t a T+ rated article. We’re all ages accessible in Klein’s Korner of […]
I called Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 the best comic of 2018 thus far! And I still stand by that statement. And damn it if I’m not excited for the next exciting scene […]
The DC Universe and Young Animal line are set to embark on a crossover like you’ve NEVER experienced before. The worlds colliding in this cannot be contained by the bounds of conventional storytelling. Yes, it’s […]
Doomsday Clock is ticking along. What it’s next strike will be is anybody’s guess. Last issue’s ending proved to be a comeback of sorts for an iconic character. Maybe you cringed. Maybe you chuckled. No […]
Awareness is everything in the business of comics. And unfortunately, awareness can be tough to come by if you don’t have a symbol on your chest, a signal in the sky, or a movie at […]
After a brief interlude, Tom King and Joëlle Jones pick back up with their insanely fun “Superfriends” storyline in the best Batman book going today. Batman #39 is promising that Wonder Woman, DC’s mightiest cross-promotional […]
If you told me a year ago that a miniseries featuring an old Jack Kirby creation forgotten by almost every casual reader would be a contender for one of the year’s best titles, I might […]
© 2021 Forbidden Planet NYC | Layout/Design/Editing: Jeff Ayers