DC Comics Toys
Val’s Toys Chest – Red Hood, Restocks and More
There’s a few new items coming your way this week, along with a few restocks that might appeal to the superhero fan in you. View this post on Instagram Stop by #FPNYC to […]
Wolverine
Comics and Graphic Novels
Dead Man Logan is Wolverine’s Last Ride
THE STORY SO FAR In a far-flung future where the heroes are dead, only Logan lives on. When the supervillains finally realized that if they put their heads together they could finally do away with […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Wolverine Returns to Life (As A Phoenix)
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 9/19/18. For months, Marvel has been preparing for the return of the undying Canuck, Wolverine. Two stand-alone issues, an Infinity centerpiece, countless cameos, and four whole miniseries […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Marvel Restocks/DC Essentials
Marvel toys have been fast and furious this year with the release of several series of Marvel Legends back-to-back. DC hasn’t been as strong this year with their toy releases, though DC Essentials is starting […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Hunt For Wolverine Is Over
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/29/18. The waiting is done. After years without a James Howlett running around in the 616, everyone’s favorite mutant canuck is back. Though he left several Wolverines […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
The Hunt For Wolverine Begins Here
The return of Wolverine begins here. I mean, even though he’s already back. And came back with an Infinity Stone. Whatever, the point is that this week we start getting the answers to the mother […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Weapon H Rages Into New Series
Wolverine and Hulk made a baby. Okay, not really but kinda. He’s actually a product of the Weapon X program. Except this new weapon, the ultimate hybrid of the two heroes is called Weapon H. […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Toy Fair 2018 Part 1- Marvel Figures
Marvel has had a great week with the release of their most recent film, Black Panther and they look as if they will rule the toy aisle this year as well. First and foremost is Hasbro’s […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Counting Down To Infinity And Beyond
What are the Infinity Stones? Who has them now? And what is going to happen with them? These are the questions this this week’s Infinity Countdown Prime #1 is going to start addressing. Now, there’s […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
X-Men Red #1 Keeps Xavier’s Dream Alive
Another color? We’ve had blue and gold. Now, we get a new team with a new signifying color for the X-Men: Red. When we talk about “seeing red” it generally refers to blind anger. In […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Restocks, Marty and More
The Black Panther Marvel Legends wave hit a brief hiccup but have finally arrived on our shelves this week. There are also a few restocks worth mentioning as well. Here’s what’s out at the Planet […]
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Val’s Toy Chest- 2017 Gift Guide Part 1- Marvel!
December snuck up on us pretty quickly this year it seems, so this week, I will be presenting the first part of my holiday gift guide. The focus this week will be on Marvel toys […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Marvel Throwback/New Hot Toys
1990- I was 11 years old and had already become an avid toy collector. One of the figure series that debuted that year was Toy Biz’s Marvel Super Heroes line. I was already familiar with […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Venoms Collide In Venomverse #1
When one Marvel event ends, another begins. However, this is no mere intra-superhero fist fest that promises to change everything you thought you knew. No, Venomverse is one of the most slap-dashed put together stories […]
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Mondo Marvel Pins Have Arrived!
Mondo’s Marvel character enamel pins have arrived at Forbidden Planet NYC and they’re just as beautifully designed as the pictures we’d been teased with live up to the hype. Mondo Tees artist Tom Whalen has […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Venomverse Ramps Up This Week
It began as a series of variant covers and grew from there. Marvel released twenty-six Venom inspired variant covers in March of this year. Maybe the success of the initiative surprised them. Somebody over in the offices […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
It’s A New Dawn in X-Men Gold #1
Is this a new Golden Age for X-Men comics? There’s going to be a big question developing an answer over the next few months: Are you Team Gold or Team Blue? This week we get […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Creative Conversation: Ibrahim Moustafa
Welcome to a Creative Conversation with creator Ibrahim Moustafa. Here we give you a chance to get inside the mind, learn some in depth background, and discuss the creative process of some of comics’ best […]
Cartoons
An X-MAS Tale!
The portal opened five feet from his left, and Wolverine watched the lanky, muscled frame of his former teammate and friend step out onto the snowy grounds of the Jean Gray School for Gifted Students. […]
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Just Kill Me
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover…somebody should tell that to Clown Fatale #1 from Dark Horse. I don’t WANT to think that this may be the stupidest human creation of all […]