The Justice League has always been my favorite superhero team of all time. Initially featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, whom would all eventually be referred to as […]
It’s NCBD (New Comic Book Day) and the first issue of Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung’s Justice League is now available! In fact, there’s a whole slew of new #1s available, as well as the […]
[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, […]
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 […]
For, well, almost his entire history Batman has always been a protector in the shadows. Okay, so in the 50’s he was something of Gotham’s first citizen but who the heck remembers those stories? I […]
FINALLY, after two long months where we resume our journey into the nightmare that is Dark Nights: Metal with issue number four! There’s so much to get into and there’s no way to do it […]
The Dark Multiverse has been unleashed upon the heroes of the DC Universe. The Dark Knight has caused an impending catastrophe. Bruce Wayne has vanished. Superman and Wonder Woman are seemingly drained of life. The […]
All-Star Batman kicked off with a madcap road trip. Essentially it was a bit like the great Robert De Niro film Midnight Run, but with Batman escorting Two-Face to collect a bounty. And that bounty […]
Dark Nights: Metal #1 finally kicks off the massive multiverse-spanning event from DC Comics! Sparing no expense from the talent roster, the acclaimed superstar creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are reunited and […]
DC Rebirth‘s primary series about the Dark Knight, scribed by Tom King, has been mostly on a steady incline in quality. We’ve had touches of a lot of great villains throughout the run bringing in heavy favorites with […]
All-Star Batman #1 Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr, Danny Miki, Dean White, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire DC, $4.99 Bruce Wayne is having one of those days. You know the ones, where everything is #$%ed and […]
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 […]
Wytches Volume 1 Scott Snyder/ Jock/ Matt Hollingsworth/ Clem Robins Image $9.99 For those who’ve been reading my material for awhile, you may recall me writing about Wytches last year when the first issue […]
Batman Volume 6: Graveyard Shift Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo/ Marguerite Bennett/Andy Kubert/James Tynion IV/Alex Maleev/Andy Clarke/Dustin Nguyen/ Wes Craig/Matteo Scalera/Gerry Duggan DC Comics, $24.99 With the first 5 volumes of the Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo run on […]
Happy May Forbidden Planet Faithful! Hopefully you had a fine Free Comic Book Day, and found Avengers: Age of Ultron enjoyable as I did. I’m going to do something different this week, as 2 stories […]
It’s the end of 2014, which means it’s time for everyone to drop “Best Of” lists. Truth be told, there’s been a ton of acclaimed comics I didn’t read this year, so me complying one […]
Belated post once again, this time due to NYCC. Con was great, and I saw many a fine folk. Last week was also a really great week for comics too, but I’m only going to […]
Batman Volume 4: Zero Year-Secret City Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo/Danny Miki/FCO Plascencia DC Comics/$24.99 Ah yes, the revamped origin story. :: adjusts monocle, clears throat :: A risky venture, especially when a character like Batman already […]
The Wake Volume 1 Scott Snyder/Sean Murphy/Matt Hollingsworth Vertigo/DC, Collects issue 1-5 Hey look, I’m starting the year off looking at a DC book not called Sandman, this really is a brave new world! In […]
If I had to make a list of the most recognizable figures in the entire world I think that Batman would be in the top 10. Maybe even the top 5. That brooding big eared […]
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