UK – NOS4A2 Signing

Author JOE HILL signs NOS4A2 (Gollancz) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 1st June 1 – 2pm.

Summer. Massachusetts. An old Silver Wraith with a frightening history. A story about one serial killer and his lingering, unfinished business. Anyone could be next. We’re going to Christmasland…

NOS4A2 is an old-fashioned horror novel in the best sense. Claustrophobic, gripping and terrifying, this is a story that will have you on the edge of the seat while you read, and leaving the lights on while you sleep. With the horrific tale of Charles Manx and his Silver Wraith, Joe Hill has established himself as the premiere horror and supernatural thriller writer of his generation.

Joe Hill is a recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship and the winner of the A.E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize, William Crawford, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards. His short fiction has appeared in literary, mystery and horror collections and magazines in Britain and America.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179  Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR

UK – Love & Rockets Signing

Jaime Hernandez appears at Gosh! Comics for a signing on Wednesday the 29th of May from 5:00 till 7:00pm! He will also appear the next day at the Comica Festival for a lecture from 6:30 – 8:00pm! These are the only two appearances he has scheduled for London! Don’t miss out!

Gosh Comics 
1 Berwick Street, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom

UK – World War Z Signing

MAX BROOKS signs the movie tie-in edition of WORLD WAR Z on Thursday 23 May 2013 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

World War Z. It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the cases started to multiply and what had looked like the stirrings of a criminal underclass, even the beginnings of a revolution, soon revealed itself to be much, much worse. Faced with a future of mindless, man-eating horror, humanity was forced to accept the logic of world government and face events that tested our sanity and our sense of reality. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and key players in the 10-year fight-back against the horde, WORLD WAR Z brings the very finest traditions of American journalism to bear on what is surely the most incredible story in the history of civilisation.

The son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, Max is a bestselling author for his debut book The Zombie Survival Guide, providing the public at large with day-to-day tips to stay ahead of the undead. He is also a former writer for Saturday Night Live and was part of the team for the highly respected Michael Palin travel series for the BBC. He has received hundreds of awards and honorary degrees from around the world, and last year he received the joint Papal and UN citation, Pro Humanitate.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179  Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR

UK – Uber Signing

Kieron Gillen signs at Forbidden Planet on Saturday 11th May from 1:00 – 2:00 pm!

Press Release:

Forbidden Planet are delighted to bring you a signing for our LIMITED EDITION VARIANTS OF UBER #0 and UBER #1 by writer Kieron Gillen! Join Kieron at the London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 11th May 1 – 2pm!

Uber #0. 1945. Germany is in ruins. The war in the west can only be days away from ending. Threats of “wunderwaffen” to be unleashed by the dying Reich have become laughable. There are no miracle weapons here. It’s over. It has to be over. It’s not. There’s been stories which have mixed enhanced humans and World War 2 before. There’s never been one like this. See super beings in a whole new light as Gillen presents an epic new series that not only rewrites history, it redefines the genre. From the jaws of defeat, the Nazi war machine is resurrected by walking battleship superhuman soldiers who turn the tide of World War II.

In Uber #1, Super soldiers now turn the machinations of the Twentieth Century’s greatest madman into reality. The Ubers are here and the world will tremble at their feet. But a deeply entrenched spy could be the difference in seeing the world remade in the Nazi vision and the Allies finding a way to stem the tide. In this new, ongoing comics series, Superstar writer Kieron Gillen (Invincible Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men) delivers a brutal alternate timeline tale of super humans first appearing during WW2.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179  Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR

UK – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Sean Phillips and Andy Diggle sign at Forbidden Planet’s Edinburgh store on Southbridge (just moments from the historic Royal Mile) from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Saturday 4 May 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!

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Forbidden Planet Edinburgh
40/41 South Bridge, EH1 1LL Edinburgh

UK – Tom Gauld Signing

Cartoonist Tom Gauld signs at Gosh Comics on Wednesday the 24th of April, from 7:30 to 9:00pm!

Press Release:

Tom Gauld is a favourite round these parts. It’s not just because of his stellar cartooning skills (see Hunter & Painter and The Gigantic Robot) but also because he’s a thoroughly nice dude. We threw him a launch party last year for Goliath and we’re doing it all over again for his new Drawn & Quarterly book You’re All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack whose existence now means that people outside of UK Guardian readers can see the stuff that we get on a weekly basis because we are oh so spoiled. Eight years worth of strips are collected in this handsome hardcover and it’s about bloody time someone put them in a book. Here’s a preview.

Come and get a copy signed and doodled in by Tom himself while standing around in a comic shop trying not get get beer on the merchandise. It’s all happening on Wednesday the 24th of April, from 7.30 to 9pm at which point we’ll kick you out and you can move on to The Endurance up the road like you did last time. Just don’t leave your signed book tucked behind the cistern like some cartoon Meryl Streep. What larks, pip.

Gosh Comics 
1 Berwick Street, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom

UK – Marshall Law Signing

Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill sign at Gosh Comics on Saturday the 20th of April from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm!

Press Release:

It’s been a long time coming, this one. Since it began in 1987 Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill’s superhero satire Marshal Law has been through a string of publishers before finally finding a home at DC Comics. And for the last few years the Marshal Law omnibus has been promised, denied, and now that it’s finally coming out there are still some sad voices on the internet who don’t believe it. It’s happening, dudes. Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition – collecting the original series plus Fear and Loathing, Takes Manhattan, Kingdom of the Blind, The Hateful Dead, Super Babylon and Secret Tribunal – is coming! And as soon as it gets here we are having a signing with Mills and O’Neill to celebrate.

Gosh Comics 
1 Berwick Street, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom

UK – Halo Jones Signing

Ian Gibson signs at Gosh Comics on Saturday the 27th of April from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm!

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Press Release:

Alan Moore and Ian Gibson’s classic 2000 AD saga Halo Jones is coming out in a brand new edition complete with a swanky new cover! We thought we’d welcome her back to our shelves by hosting a signing with the man who drew Halo and her universe for the very first time back in 1984. British comics legend Gibson will be at our hallowed table signing for two whole hours on Saturday the 27th of April from 2pm until 4pm so now’s your chance to get your new Halo scribbled in, or even your battered old ones (although you’ll be missing out on the new introduction by Fairest writer, Lauren Beukes).

Halo was one of the first feminist heroines of comics, a 50th-century everywoman whose story was not the testosterone-fueled story that 2000 AD readers were used to but something else altogether. Says Beukes: “She’s remarkable for being just a girl caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Halo is working class, she doesn’t have any superpowers, in her own words, she was ‘just there’… It’s a story about choices and compromises, about defying expectations, about poverty, society, celebrity, identity, the toll of war, and also love, ambition, ambivalence and the places restless curiosity will take you.” Our pals at Forbidden Planet International have put the whole first chapter online. Head to their excellent blog and have a read.

Gibson is not only known for Halo Jones but Robo-Hunter, Judge Dredd, Ace Trucking Co. and more (and we’re not putting any restrictions on this signing so feel free to bring along your favourites). The new edition of Halo Jones is £13.99 and we’ll have plenty of copies available on the day. However! If reserving a copy will help you sleep at night, send us an email to info@goshlondon.com. We can also sort you out with a signed copy if you can’t make it on the day or happen to live on the other side of the world.

Gosh Comics 
1 Berwick Street, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom

UK – Bloodfire Quest Signing

TERRY BROOKS signs his latest novel BLOODFIRE QUEST (Orbit) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 3rd April from from 6 – 7pm.

The quest for the long-lost Elfstones has drawn the leader of the Druid order and her followers into the hellish dimension known as the Forbidding, where the most dangerous creatures banished from the Four Lands are imprisoned.

Now the hunt for the powerful talismans that can save their world has become a series of great challenges: a desperate search for kidnapped comrades, a relentless battle against unspeakabl predators, and a grim race to escape the Forbidding alive. But though freedom is closer than they know, it may come at a terrifying price.

Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Dark Legacy of Shannara adventures Wards of Faerie and Bloodfire Quest; the Legends of Shannara novels Bearers of the Black Staff and The Measure of the Magic; the Genesis of Shannara trilogy: Armageddon’s Children, The Elves of Cintra, and The Gypsy Morph; and The Sword of Shannara. The author was a practising attorney for many years but now writes full- time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179  Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR

UK – Wolverine Variant Cover Signing

Writer PAUL CORNELL signs the Forbidden Planet Variant of WOLVERINE #1 at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 13^th  March from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

The best there is at what he does gets an all-new on-going series! When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision to save a little boy that will follow him forever – literally!

The Forbidden Planet variant edition features Wolverine plus fan-favourite Deadpool, illustrated by Salvador Larroca.

Paul Cornell is a writer of SF/F in prose, television and comics. He’s written Doctor Who for the BBC, Superman and Batman for DC, and is the creator of Saucer Country for Vertigo. He’s now writing Wolverine for Marvel Comics, and his first urban fantasy novel, London Falling, is out from Tor.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179  Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR

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