Forbidden Planet

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  Forbidden Planet

  179 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2H 8JR uk
  
  greedoe

  6th March 2008

  Cool shop!

  Current

  The comic area in the basement is unrivalled and it's always a pleasure to spend a lunch time checking out the new releases and specials. The main floor has all the action figures and tv/movie tie in stuff including life-like busts etc.
  
  I tend to buy my graphic novels online now due to savings etc, but to find out what's come out I look no further than "the Planet"

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  Forbidden Planet

  179 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2H 8JR uk
  
  sizemore

  11th February 2008

  A Mega-City Store

  Current

  Growing up as I did on 2000AD in the bleak North of England London seemed as distant as Judge Dredd's Mega City One, but Forbidden Planet was at least reachable according to the small ads in the comic each week. Interestingly they also seemed to host signings with the people whose work I was reading. As a kid Forbidden Planet represented a place where comics were taken seriously.
  
  Now I live in London it's easy to forget what a mecca Forbidden Planet still is for sci fi geeks. I'm a big fan of a lot of London's smaller independent comic shops too, but FP is still a place you can take your girlfriend without her being looked at like an oddity. And with shelves groaning under the weight of not just comics, but also books, DVDs and toys there's a very healthy mix of people in there. Hardcore nerds mixing with brand new Torchwood fans has got to be a good thing.
  
  They also run a series of events that allow you to meet not just writers, but a lot of the folk you grew up watching on TV :) Where else are you gonna run into Christoper Lee, Peter Davison and Simon Pegg?

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