UK – Four Doctors Signing

Neil Edwards and Paul Cornell will be at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday January 13th from 6:00 – 7:00 PM to sign the Forbidden Planet Exclusive Edition of The Four Doctors (Doctor Who 2015)!

It’s the greatest Doctor Who comics crossover event of all time, as the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor come face to face!

When an unseen enemy manoeuvres the three Doctors into an impossible meeting, the future of the universe itself is put at stake. It will take all of the Doctor’s innate cunning and adaptability to team up with his past and present selves to uncover the immensely powerful culprit!

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

UK – Simon’s Cat: Off to the Vet Signing

Press Release:

Join SIMON TOFIELD at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in Birmingham as he brings us SIMON’S CAT: OFF TO THE VET AND OTHER CAT-ASTROPHES. And make sure you check out our amazing range of SIMON’S CAT merchandise – all on Saturday 5th December from 1:00 – 2:00 PM!

Simon’s Cat is back and he’s facing every feline’s worst nightmare . . . a trip to the vet

In this brand new book we see Simon’s Cat face any feline’s most dreaded scenario – he’s off to the vet. And he’s not at all happy about it. Simon’s Cat: Off to the Vet is packed with over 240 pages of hilarious new gags featuring our favourite furry friend and his companions – both old and new!

SIMON TOFIELD is an award-winning animator and cartoonist. Simon was given his first cat when he was nine and now has four rescue cats, which are the mischievous inspiration for his work. He has been working as a 2D animator and designer for over fifteen years, and has worked on a diverse range of high-profile productions, including advertising campaigns for Marmite ‘Paddington Bear’ (DDB London) and Microsoft ‘Rugby’ (McCann Erickson London). As an animator, Simon developed his distinctive approach to character-based, observational comedy and developed an unusual technique by drawing on the digital tablet in a freehand way and creating the animation with a flowing, ‘straight-ahead’ approach which distinguishes the Simon’s Cat films from other animations.

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38 The Priory Queensway, B4 7LA Birmingham, United Kingdom
+44 121 236 3026

NYC – Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #1 Signing

Comic creators Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare (Rocket Girl) appear at Forbidden Planet on Friday November 27, 2015 at noon to sign the first issue of their new Marvel series MOON GIRL & DEVIL DINOSAUR!

Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212-473-1576

UK – The Troop #1 Signing

NOEL CLARKE signs THE TROOP #1 (Forbidden Planet Jetpack Variant) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore from 6:00 – 7:00 PM on Thursday 10th December!

Across the planet and unknown to each other, a group of troubled teenagers lead lives of quiet desperation. But hell is about to be unleashed, and they find their lives destroyed when dark forces target them. On the run, they discover they have unbelievable powers and must come together – as The Troop!

Noel Clarke is an actor and producer, best known for Doctor Who, Star Trek Into Darkness, Adulthood and Kidulthood. He’s one of only 25 actors to have appeared in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.

Readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted Noel Best Male Guest Actor in the 2006 Season. He’s also been awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and, in 2009, BAFTA’s Orange Rising Star Award.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

UK – Goblins! Signing

BRIAN FROUD signs GOBLINS! at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 3rd December from 6:00 – 7:00 PM!

The bestselling team of artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have continued their exploration of the goblin realm, with a new and noxious version of the world-famous Goblins. For the uninformed, goblins are those maleficent creatures who cause all manner of havoc in the human realm. Now, thanks largely to Froud’s and Berk’s continuing carelessness, the viscid and largely nonsensical NEW volume has been unleashed on an unsuspecting public.

Among its pages are new letters of apologies and disclaimers complete with new, never-before-seen goblin art; a list of Gargle’s new titles, grants, entitlements, and responsibilities; and, sadly, much more! Also included is an envelope containing a new talisman that is guaranteed to ward off goblins.

Brian Froud is an award-winning illustrator, author, and faery authority. With his wife, Wendy, he has written Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales and Trolls. He is also the author of The World of the Dark Crystal and The Goblins of Labyrinth. He lives in Devon, England.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

UK – 8th Doctor Who Signing

Writer George Mann and Artist Emma Vieceli will be signing the first issue of the comic adventures of The Eighth Doctor at Forbidden Planet London on Saturday 7th November at 1:00pm.

Get ready for an all-new season of comics adventures featuring The Eighth Doctor, as played by Paul McGann in the Doctor Who movie, fan-favorite minisode Night of the Doctor and over fourteen years (and counting!) of astounding Big Finish audio spectaculars! Five amazing, interconnected new stories take the Doctor on a rollercoaster of threat and misadventure, as he investigates the mysteries surrounding his new companion Josie. Victorian magic shows, murderous trees, lost books, crystalline life-forms, barges in space crammed with the undead – and the grand journey all begins in a sleepy Welsh town besieged by living paintings!

George Mann is author of the New York Times-bestselling Doctor Who novel Engines of War, Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy.

Emma Vieceli is the UK based comic book artist behind Breaks, Alex Rider: Scorpia, Vampire Academy, Manga Shakespeare and more! She also provides guest art for titles like Marvel’s Young Avengers, IDW’s Jem & The Holograms and Vertigo’s Dead Boy Detectives. Alongside comics, she worked on the A&E television series, Bates Motel, providing the sketchbook found by Norman Bates.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

UK – Lady Mechanika Signing

JOE BENITEZ will be signing LADY MECHANIKA comics at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Friday November 6th from 6 – 7pm.

The tabloids dubbed her “Lady Mechanika“, the sole survivor of a mad scientist’s horrific experiments that left her with mechanical limbs. Having no memory of her captivity or her former life, Mechanika eventually built a new life for herself as a private detective, using her unique abilities to solve cases the police couldn’t or wouldn’t handle. But she never stopped searching for the answers to her own past.

Set in turn of the century England, a time when magic and superstition clashed with new scientific discoveries and inventions, Lady Mechanika is about a young woman’s search for her own identity as she solves other mysteries involving science and the supernatural.

Joe Benitez is an American comic book artist who has worked on such titles as Titans (DC Comics), Magdalena (Image Comics), and Soulfire (Aspen Comics). He is also the creator of the modern fantasy Wraithborn and the steampunk series Lady Mechanika.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

UK – For My Eyes Only Signing

Director John Glen signs his memoir For My Eyes Only at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore at 1:00pm on Saturday 31st October.

John Glen’s James Bond movies include some of the most acclaimed entries in the entire series. Glen has directed George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton, and in 1986 supervised Pierce Brosnan’s initial screen test. Glen remains best known, however, for the memorable stunts that became a trademark of his films.

In this candid and detailed memoir, Glen takes the reader inside the world of action filmmaking, revealing the secrets behind some of the most popular movies ever made. The book is illustrated with many rare behind the scenes stills and storyboard illustrations.

John Glen’s association with the James Bond films began in 1969, when he worked on the classic On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. He returned to edit and second unit direct The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), before assuming directorial control of the series throughout the 1980s. Glen directed five consecutive Bond movies – For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), a record that has never been matched.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

NYC – Best American Sci-Fi/Fantasy 2015

Joe Hill and John Joseph Adams appear at Forbidden Planet on Monday November 9, 2015 from 7:00 till 9:00 PM to sign BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2015!

**JUST ADDED** Jess Row, Carmen Maria Machado, and Seanan McGuire

Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212-473-1576

UK – NOS4R2 Signing

JOE HILL will be signing NOS4R2 at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Tuesday 20th October from 6 – 7pm.

Charlie Manx burned a man to death in his black 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith, but that’s not the worst of it. Rumour has it that he kidnapped dozens of children, taking them to a place he calls “Christmasland.” The only child ever to escape was a very lucky girl named Victoria McQueen.

Vic has a gift – she can ride her bike through the Shorter Way bridge and she’ll come out the other side wherever she needs to be, even if it’s hundreds of miles away. Vic doesn’t tell anyone about her ability; no one would understand.

When Charlie Manx finally dies after years in prison, his body disappears…after the autopsy. The police and media think someone stole it, but Vic knows the truth: Charlie Manx is on the road again…and he has her Joe Hill is the premier horror and supernatural writer of his generation with a slew of awards for his books and short fiction. His previous two novels won him international acclaim and his hugely successful comic series Locke and Key has been a smash hit. His novel ‘Horns’ has been turned into a movie with ‘Woman in Black’ and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the lead.

Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666

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