We’re Moving Our Blog!

Morgan Pielli | January 31, 2012

Starting today, we at Forbidden Planet are combining our two blogs into one! What does that mean? It means from here on out, you’ll be able to get all of your comics news from one source: THE DAILY PLANET (http://www.fpusadailyplanet.com) This blog will stay on line for a while as be make the transition complete. [...]

More Cha-bot

Morgan Pielli | January 25, 2012

By Devin T. Quin Forget about elections, snow, wild tigers ripping at your face, bills, those same tigers ripping at your legs, problems with your girlfriend, problems with your boyfriend, problems with your tiger, global warming, house fires, the mumps, the whooping cough, rubella, zombie bites, swarms of bees, bees and tigers mating to breed [...]

The first new releases of 2012

Chris | January 25, 2012

By Chris Troy Well okay, the title’s kind of a lie. Most of the new stuffs we’ll be looking at came in towards the end of 2011, but you know, I was busy playing catch up with the best of list and attending MAGfest (which again, was awesome). However most of the awesome new arrivals [...]

Deadman on Camus

Morgan Pielli | January 18, 2012

By Unkiedev High fives for DC! High fives for everybody! I’m high right now, and I have the emotional maturity of a five year old! What am I high on?! THIS WEEK’S COMICS! …and rabies meds. We’re into the fifth issues of many NEW 52 titles…some of which are being cancelled, while new titles are [...]

Cover Bland

Morgan Pielli | January 11, 2012

By Unkiedev This past weekend I picked up a back issue for a strange little 70’s monster comic called Creatures on the Loose #13 from Marvel. WHY? Because it featured a shaggy white monstrosity in a gold skirt walking out of a rainbow colored television while scaring the beejeezus out of some square. This monster [...]

The best of 2011: Super Late Edition part 2

Chris | January 11, 2012

by Chris Troy And we’re back! By now you’re probably all expecting me to start creaming my pants over the 2011 Marvel Universe offerings, and this WILL happen, but let me address my other picks for the year first. NECA had a rad year, releasing some really solid figures based on a variety of video [...]

Welcome to the Year of the Penguin

Morgan Pielli | January 4, 2012

By Unkiedev WHAT a party! We had such a crazy good time at our Forbidden Planet 2012 New Years party that we rocked for NOT 1, NOT 2 but 356 consecutive days straight. That’s right…when we sobered up from out New Years Eve party we realized it was 2013. So naturally we had to invent [...]

New Year’s Read Solutions

Morgan Pielli | December 28, 2011

By Unkiedev Welcome to the Weekly Planet, Forbidden Planet’s in-shop (and online) newsletter! The Planet is always jam-packed with fun recommendations and product highlights, and this week WOULD be no exception t’were it not New Years Week. New Years isn’t a time for regrets, and that’s why New Years resolutions should be made in the [...]

New Arrivals: Rather be playing Zelda edition.

Chris | December 28, 2011

by Chris Troy THE BEAST IS DEAD! CHRISTMAS IS OVER, AND NOW YOU HAVE CASH AND/OR  GIFT CARDS TO USE ON CRAP THAT YOU REALLY DON’T NEED, BUT YOU WILL ANYWAY, DESPITE YOUR WIFE YELLING AT YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF TOYS & STATUES CURRENTLY IN THE LIVING ROOM…whoops, projecting in my articles again. Anywho, [...]

New arrivals: Last minute shopping

Chris | December 22, 2011

by Chris Troy If I had a clever intro, this is where it would go. Please take note of this To the left of these words is a picture of a figure of New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees, one of the players featured in the 28th wave of the NFL McFarlane’s Sports Picks. I [...]