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Uber Exclusives Announced for Forbidden Planet & Midtown

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jim Kuhoric

Kieron Gillen‘s Uber #0 met with excitement and sell outs at its debut in comic shops one week ago.  Within hours of its release, the hard to find covers and variants were commanding a premium price online and the general …

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When Will You Start Lining Up To Get Your Complete Brian Bolland Judge Dredd Signed?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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Garth Ennis And Jacen Burrows Come To Forbidden Planet London, And More

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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The New New York Forbidden Planet On Broadway

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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Pics Of Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill, Pat Mills And Simon Bisley Signing In London Right Now – Are The Eighties Back Again?

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rich Johnston

There’s the man himself wearing a fetching black vest and exposing his manly arms to the elements.   The queue was immense, and both Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill have another hour of allotted signing time… there will not be …

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Forbidden Planet Launches Doctor Who/Star Trek Variant Cover Giving Everyone The Sniffles

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I blame Chris Bachalo. He started it around the time of Death, The High Cost Of Living, giving cute characters a smudge on their nose. Possibly to suggest some kind of indentation, a raising of the nose, even freckling. You …

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David Tennant Is The Professor!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

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 appropriation of Samuel Jackson for the Ultimates and hoping that the …

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Forbidden Planet In Manchester Attacked By Rioters (UPDATE)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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New Rian Hughes T-Shirts Hit Monday

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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Forbidden Planet vs London Underground

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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