New York, NY (PRWEB) January 24, 2010
The Forbidden Planet New York City shop opened its doors in April of 1981 and for nearly thirty years it has established itself as one of the world’s preeminent purveyors of science fiction, comic, and pop culture material. Comic books, toys, manga, anime, games, and all manner of comic collectibles and memorabilia can all be found in this East Village staple. Forbidden Planet has sold millions of items to a broad spectrum of satisfied customers and has every intention to continue to do so for a long time to come.
Now the business is set to embark on a brand new adventure, having just started forbiddenplanetusa.com, a webstore offering all the fantastic wares FP’s known for: all the hard to find toys, thousands of books and graphic novels, Pokemon and Magic the Gathering cards, and one of the most extensive and meticulously curated selections of independent mini-comics on the web.
Furthermore, Forbidden Planet USA will retain the New York store’s unique atmosphere by utilizing our staff’s extensive product and industry knowledge to provide exceptional customer service, encouraging community and debate in the form of customer reviews for items offered, and by providing news and analysis on its daily blog, The Daily Planet.
Other site features include a “Shop by Favorites” section where customers may browse everything the site offers for specific characters or properties. Using this feature you can see, for instance, all Batman products offered in one section. All the comics, mixed with all the t-shirts, posters, toys, and associated. Looking for the new Naruto manga? Select Naruto in “Favorites” and you may just see a Leaf keychain or Kekkaishi phone charm you may also want on the same screen.
Also, a “Shop by Brands” bar, where customers my browse by manufacturers of note. Hot Toys is one of the most popular toymakers on this Earth right now, and Forbidden Planet USA is proud to feature an extensive collection of their line, whose licenses include: Terminator, Predator, Batman, The Godfather, Iron Man, and a slew of other high-profile properties. All available through forbiddenplanetusa.com
Forbiddenplanetusa.com is also offering free shipping on orders over $ 75 at retail on almost all items other than comic toys and statues.
Of course, all of these items are being offered at special web-only discounts, in addition to our already competitive prices.
In the coming months we’ll also be offering many special promotions, signed books and toys by some of the world’s most famous cartoonists, contests, and giveaways.
To kick things off, 40 selected customers received a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #583′s first printing variant comic book, featuring Spidey’s first historic meeting with Barack Obama to coincide with the one year anniversary of the President’s election. All people had to do was shop on forbiddenplanetusa.com between October 1st and November 3rd 2009. Recipients were selected and notified on November 4th, 2009.
We appreciate our customers and feel it is important to reward their patronage with these specials. Keep your eyes peeled on our homepage for many more to come!
Please join us in celebrating the advent of this exciting new business, started by one of the world’s foremost names in pop culture.
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