Chris | July 31, 2010
If you follow the child-pool depth continuity of this blog, Loran’s off at Otakon this weekend. I like video games, drinking and not dealing with a city where “The Wire” took place, so I’m home this weekend, posting an additional article. But we’re not talking Gunpla today, or even Gundam. Instead, we’re going to focus on the overlooked import toy section of Forbidden Planet NYC! I’m hoping to turn this into a new feature on the blog, as man, I love me some Revoltechs.
Category: Action Figures and Toys, Anime, Christopher Troy |
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Tags: Evangelion, Gundam, Gunpla, makinami mari, Revoltech
Chris | July 30, 2010
After what seems like forever here at the FPNYC blog, we actually have a new Gunpla to discuss! We’ll be looking at the 1/144th scale AMS-110 Gear Doga Neo Zeon Mass Productive Mobile Suit, which aside from a long-ass name, is actually a pretty nifty kit. I’ll also be trying a new review format, so let me here what you think of it in the comment section.
Category: Action Figures and Toys, Christopher Troy, Comics, Gundam |
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Tags: Char, geara dog, Gunpla, neo zeon
Chris | July 29, 2010
Well guys, Otakon is drawing near. And by near I mean way too close. It’s funny, up until today it didn’t feel so close, and I wasn’t particularly excited up until today. I’ve gone for several years, but for once there was no actual buildup. Now of course, I go to cons all the time but I never talk about them here. Well, this time is an exception, because as I mentioned before, they’re holding the preliminaries for BAKUC, along with their own model contest.
Category: Action Figures and Toys, Anime, Gundam, Loran |
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Tags: Gundam, Gunpla
lindsay | July 29, 2010
Superheroes are thinly veiled caricatures of our own hopes and insecurities. Finding the right balance between subtly recognizing these deep psychological urges and making the character cool is the entire trick to creating interesting and compelling characters. Think of it like making your first mixed drink: You want enough booze in there to knock your socks off, but put too much in and it will taste like liquorices flavored Scope.
Category: Comic Reviews, DC Comics, Devin T Quin, Marvel |
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Tags: Eric Powell, Flacon, Harvey Birdman. Buzzard, Robin
lindsay | July 29, 2010
So, the title for this weeks article is fairly self-explanatory. This week we say farewell to a title as it’s final issue is here, and then we welcome a new title by a couple of your favorite creators. Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation ends in a blast this week with Volume 18. If you all remember from the last volume everything hit the fan and every able body went to the Magic Law School in Europe that had been overrun by ghosts, and one of those ghosts was sucking the energy out of all the major Magic Law users, oh, and Muhyo could not keep his eyes open and kept falling into a deep sleep.In this final issue Muhyo has finally woken from his long slumber, but will his prodigious display of power be enough to stop Vector? Moreover, will Muhyo and Roji be able to keep it together when it seems like everything and everyone is threatening to drag the duo apart?
Category: Manga, Mat. K, Shonen Jump Comics, Welcome To Shibuya-cho |
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Tags: Bakuman, D Gray Man, Death Note, Manga, Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigations, new release, Otomen, pokemon, Rosario + Vampire, Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba, Yubisaki Milk Tea
lindsay | July 28, 2010
The Week AFTER San Diego Comic Con is notoriously absent of whiz-bang-pow. The publishers limp out a few regular titles and hold their collective heads as the faint cobwebs of hangovers and sun-stroke fade into the routine of a regular work week.
Category: Comic News, DC Comics, Devin T Quin, Graphic Novels, Marvel |
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Tags: Action Comics, Batman, Comic Con, Lex Luthor, Sgt. Rock, The Muppet Show, Unfabulous Five, X-Men
Chris | July 25, 2010
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 between kits feature, we’ll be exploring the latest news in the Gundam world, Gunpla related or not! News from San [...]
Category: Anime, Christopher Troy, Gundam |
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Tags: Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Zeta, Turn A Gundam
Chris | July 24, 2010
By Loran The History of Gunpla comes to a conclusion in the modern era, when Bandai placed most of their money in the HGUC and MG lines, with lines just for the two Alternate Universe series occupying most other slots. First Grade: 1999 A 20th Anniversary special line, of sorts, consisting of 3 1/144 scale [...]
Category: Gundam, Loran, Manga |
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Tags: Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam SEED, Gunpla
lindsay | July 22, 2010
So, today’s title is pretty self explanatory, oh yeah, manga is first on the block, followed by Magic: The Gathering, which I know isn’t exactly anime related like you guys are used to reading in my columns, but hey, this is the Manga and Gaming department up here on the second floor of Forbidden Planet NYC, I have a little bit of a duty to go on about whatever I deem necessary. Besides, to be perfectly frank, there are only a hand full of manga titles coming in this week, and I doubt I could fill this entire article with the stuff that is arriving.
Category: Card Games, Manga, Mat. K, Shonen Jump Comics, Welcome To Shibuya-cho |
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Tags: akira, magic the gathering, Manga
lindsay | July 22, 2010
Brian Michael Bendis was an unloved worthless nothing before he self published a few crime comic books. Now? He’s Marvel’s top writer, recognized by dozens of people the world over and he probably got to meet Stan Lee once or twice.
Category: Comics, Devin T Quin |
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Tags: Comics, How To, publish comic books, self publish
