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Plenty of folk have managed to get their comic store onto the front of a Doctor Who comic thanks to IDW and Titan's retailer cover variant schemes. But Forbidden Planet in London has managed to get their store onto the inside In a manner of speaking. This weekend, Forbidden Planet London is hosting two signings, one for[...]

I'm champing at the bit to be boots on the ground at comic shops, working closely with the people who have dedicated their lives to keeping the direct market thriving for consumers." Klein worked at Forbidden Planet NYC as a retail associate from 2011 to 2014 and is a producer and lead script developer for Six[...]

Sky Studios is filled with even more X-Men action to make your day out one to remember. Events: Saturday 1st November Ben Willsher signing Dredd Uprise #1 and Diamond UK Exclusive Variant.Forbidden Planet, Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1 – 2pm. Comica Comiket – CANCELLED Monday 3rd November Kieron Gillen Talks Watchmen. Gosh Comics, Berwick Street. 7.30pm-9pm. "A year ago in the pub, a friend asked[...]

And with that, Dynamite wins NYCC. Dynamite Entertainment, has partnered with Ian Fleming Publications, in a deal arranged with Curtis Brown and Forbidden Planet founder Mike Lake, to bring James Bond back to comics. And that's a worldwide publishing deal, and covers the entirety of the James Bond oeuvre Which means classic Bond, new Bond, adaptations of[...]

Wednesday, July 16th Forbidden Planet at 832 Broadway in New York will host writer Frank Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Solar, Blackout, New Avengers Annual) at a signing for the launch of his new comic with Victor Santos from Boom!, Black Market  from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Thursday, July 17th Midtown Comics Downtown will host John Romita, Jr in a signing[...]

Chaired by Toby Litt Wednesday July 9th Forbidden Planet,  6 – 7pm Mike Dowling and Monty Nero will be signing the collected hardcover of Death Sentence from. Friday July 11th The London Film And Comic Con Earls Court 2, 6pm-9pm Gosh Comics The launch party for Hayley Campbell's newest book The Art of Neil Gaiman, here at Gosh! Comics – the book is "about Neil Gaiman and all the stuff he's[...]

And there was much rejoicing. Then yesterday, Forbidden Planet announced arranged exclusive covers And there was much grumbling. Titan Comics and Forbidden Planet, you see, are basically the same thing The belief from certain retailers is that they knew this was coming and were able to arrange an exclusive cover deal, a chance denied other retailers now. Of[...]

These are going to be in high demand, that's for sure. The Breaking Bad TITANS will be available for pre-order starting next week through Diamond and Entertainment Earth in the USA and through Forbidden Planet in the UK, and will reach shops in December 2014. Today, Titan Merchandise are announcing a new line of vinyl collectibles[...]

Not long now. The Jamie McKelvie exclusive cover for the upcoming launch of The Wicked + The Divine shared by Forbidden Planet in the UK and Jetpack Comics in the US… Both Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie will be launching the comic with a signing a Forbodden Planet London on Wednesday 18th June at 6pm. It's interesting to see the[...]

The first time we went to Orbital Comics, the line was round the block… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rnKFZbMiw[/youtube] So, with the girls and their schoolfriends we first popped by Forbidden Planet… … and then Gosh… Before heading back to Orbital, Five Guys… …and home. Mouse Guard, Rocket Raccoon, Courtney Crumrin, Top Shelf, Kaboom, Donald Duck, Spongebob, these are the comics we love the most. What[...]

Let's have a look at what they, and others, have planned for the month of March… Now until March 9th – Alone Forever, An Exhibition By Liz Prince – Orbital Comics Orbital will have an exclusive and limited bookplate edition of Liz Prince's new book on Topshelf, Alone Forever, host an exhibition with art both from the[...]

Banks, curators insist), Pulp Fiction, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Magnificent Seven, Michael Moore's auto industry documentary Roger & Me and The Forbidden Planet, which depicted space travel before it became a reality The oldest film is 1919's A Virtuous Vamp, while the newest is already 10 years old, 2002's obscure, experimental found footage[...]

I'll be there. And I'll also pop by Orbital Comics before for a signing and guided exhibition by Emma Rios, for Pretty Deadly. TOMORROW: Orbital Comics have Frank Barbiere and Lauren Affe from Five Ghosts signs at 4pm, and then afterwards at Gosh Comics… THURSDAY: Jeffrey Brown signs at Gosh Comics, with a talk with Marc Ellerby and Brown will[...]

Next weekend sees the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. But first, on Wednesday, November 20th, Nathan Fox will be signing his full colour graphic novel Dogs Of War, in paperback and hardback, at Forbidden Planet in London from 6pm to 7pm Which takes place just after Ales Kot and Tom Muller signing Zero at Orbital Comics in[...]

The first on the 20th at Forbidden Planet NYC, the shop Tiwary has been buying his comics from since he was a kid. The second stop will be on November 23rd at the Miami Book Fair where he will be doing a panel called Making Music With Comics alongside Peter Bagge and Paul Pope. And they did[...]

Come and enjoy and be inspired! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/73293975[/vimeo] And then also at Foyles from 6.30pm, Gareth Brookes, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Katie Green, John Miers & Woodrow Phoenix talk with Paul Gravett to launch Gravett's new book with Tate Publishing, Comics Art and discuss the emergence and future of comics as 'The 21st Century Medium'. SUNDAY: Signing at Forbidden Planet for[...]

Babbitt was walking through Union Square near Forbidden Planet last Wednesday when he was punched in the face seemingly at random by an assailant who, the police said, declared his intention to "punch the first white man I see." After he was hit, Mr Babbitt fell to the ground, striking his head on the pavement, the[...]

Si Spurrier reminds us that there's a 2000AD-esque signing at Forbidden Planet and London today, 6-7pm Rob Williams, Al Ewing and Si Spurrier, celebrating the release of the big unholy Dredd-world crossover thing, Trifecta. Wordburglar lets us know that on Saturday, the 3rd Annual Nerd Noise Night will be taking place at Fan Expo Toronto, where[...]

Heri Mcochka writes; At the Forbidden Planet Signing this past Tuesday for some reason known only to Neil Gaiman.. He started to Lick his own book…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGr3-QWEkXw[/youtube] At least he found it embarrassing at the end It distracted me from taking these gritty black and white pictures of the event here. [...]

Forbidden Planet in New York City hosted a launch and signing to spotlight the ambitious series' arrival in the city where the Occupy Wallstreet movement inspired it There was plenty of hubbub to greet several contributors who participated in the signing, including Ales Kot (Change/Suicide Squad), Dean Haspiel (The Alcoholic, Cuba: My Revolution), and Ron[...]

   These editions are currently available online from their respective stores: Forbidden Planet: http://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2013/05/11/kieron-gillen-signing-uber-0-forbidden-planet-vari/ Midtown Comics: http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=1267827 http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=1267828     Kieron Gillen's Uber #0 met with excitement and sell outs at its debut in comic shops one week ago[...]

Brian Bolland doesn't do that many signings. So his appearance at Forbidden Planet in London this Saturday for a whole hour is a rare one, signing copies of The Complete Brian Bolland Judge Dredd. Just signing mind, if he was sketching he'd probably be able to do… one. Signing, maybe he'd be able to see forty people in[...]

Here's a list of upcoming Forbidden Planet signings in the UK, including Kevin Eastman, Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows flying in. Tuesday 16th October 6 – 7pm – DANIEL POLANSKY will be signing TOMORROW THE KILLING, the follow-up to LOW TOWN. Wednesday 17th October 1:30 – 2:30pm – KEVIN EASTMAN, creator of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES,[...]

Frazer Brown writes for Bleeding Cool on the new location for Forbidden Planet New York… right round the corner of the old one. Walking in to the new NYC Forbidden Planet flagship store (conveniently approx 3 doors own from the old Forbidden Planet store on Broadway), I was slightly underwhelmed, The shop has a sense of[...]

Yet any glimpse of his work of his solo work in Dodgem Logic should disabuse you of that idea instantly… While round the corner, Simon Bisley and Pat Mills were signing in Forbidden Planet Not exactly sure what gesture Pat is making for the camera there… maybe he's just found out about Morrison and Kingsley's entries[...]

And Amy Pond? Tip top. This is the Forbidden Planet variant cover to Star Trek Next Generation: Doctor Who: Assimilation Squared. Advising writer Tony Lee will be signing copies at the London Shaftesbury Avenue branch on the 30th of May. Intriguingly, because Star Trek Next Generation comes first in the title, it can be legally distributed by IDW in the UK[...]

The odds are your shop has not ordered enough copies. Although its possible Forbidden Planet may just have, ahead of their Ross/Hitch signing in London this weekend.   The Sun newspaper reports that David Tennant is the model for the Simon Cowell-alike character in America's Got Powers, with writer Jonathan Ross comparing the resemblance to Bryan Hitch's[...]

The Manchester branch of the comic store chain Forbidden Planet is currently being attacked by rioting youth in Manchester's city centre Here's a shot of the store earlier this evening… UPDATE: The shutters are finally down… Current tweets include; Chloe Jones: Not forbidden planet that's my favourite shop :'( I hate the pricks even more now! Rosalyn Cooper: For the[...]

Rian Hughes has designed a new series of T-shirts for Forbidden Planet. Hughes best known in comcs for designing the Forbidden Planet logo, drawing Dare and Rogue Trooper, is a world-famous design illustrator and has worked for many of the biggest brands. These  are a first in a new line of Super Premium Fruit of the[...]

Tomorrow, the biggest comic shop in the UK, Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue, London, is having a signing with Jim Mahfood and Scott C, to celebrate their books Carl: The Cat That Makes Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Double Fine Action Comics Volume 1 They intend to spend the hours from 4pm to 7pm signing and[...]