UK – FCBD: Tekken #1 Signing

Cavan Scott signs TEKKEN #1 at the Forbidden Planet Bristol Megastore on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, Saturday 6th May from 1 – 2pm!*

This sensational new comic series will tap into the rich history of Tekken and will feature memorable characters from the celebrated video game canon including Heihachi Mishima, Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix.

UK Number One Bestseller, Cavan Scott favours King as his go-to TEKKEN fighter. As well as collaborating with Andie Tong on Titan’s new TEKKEN mini-series, Cavan is the writer of the ongoing DOCTOR WHO: THE NINTH DOCTOR comic book, co-wrote the 2016 DOCTOR WHO comic event, SUPREMACY OF THE CYBERMEN, and also has written STAR WARS, VIKINGS, STAR TREK, JUDGE DREDD, PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, WARHAMMER 40,000 and more.

* Please note that the Tekken comics are not free – only FCBD Branded titles are free.

Forbidden Planet Bristol Megastore
Units 4&5 Clifton Heights, Bristol, BS8 1EJ

UK – FCBD: Torchwood #2.1 Signing

Neil Edwards signs TORCHWOOD 2.1* at Forbidden Planet Liverpool on Saturday 6th May from 1:00 – 2:00 PM to celebrate Free Comic Book Day!

Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and the rest of the crew of the Ice Maiden investigate a case the likes of which even they haven’t seen before! Does the ship’s unconventional crew have what it takes?

Neil Edwards has worked on numerous titles for Marvel and DC, including Fantastic Four, Dark Avengers and DC Rebirth, including Green Lantern and Justice League. He’s the artist on Titan Comics’ Assassin’s Creed and Torchwood series as well as providing the artwork for Titan Comics’ much-celebrated Doctor Who: The Four Doctors.

* Please note that the Torchwood comics are not free – only FCBD Branded titles are free.

Forbidden Planet
92 Bold Street Liverpool L1 4HY
0151 707 1491

UK – Doctor Who Ghost Stories Signing

Join GEORGE MANN signing DOCTOR WHO GHOST STORIES #1 (DUK Exclusive Variant) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 13th April from 6:00 – 7:00 PM!

An all-new adventure with the Ghost, Lucy Fletcher, and the Doctor.

Follow the Ghost, from the stunning 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio,’ into a brand-new, galaxy-spanning adventure. What part of the Ghost’s secret origin returns to threaten the universe? And a superhero needs a super-villain – so meet the Ghost’s dark shadow…!

George Mann is the author of the Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy.

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

CA – Penny Dreadful: The Awakening #1 Signing

Chris King, co-executive producer of the TV series, appears at Meltdown Comics and Collectibles on Wednesday, April 5, 2017  THURSDAY APRIL 13th at 6:00 PM to sign the first issue of ​PENNY ​DREADFUL​: THE AWAKENING​ #1 – a brand-new ongoing series,​ ​set six months after the shocking events of the Penny Dreadful season three TV finale.

With interior art from Jesús Hervás (Sons of Anarchy), this new comic sees Ethan Chandler unable to move on. As he searches desperately for meaning in a world without Vanessa, ancient words echo across the centuries, and he is called on once again to take up arms against the creatures crawling out of the night!

Chris King will be signing copies on the night and copies of Titan Comics’ Penny Dreadful prequel graphic novel will also be available.

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Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.851.7223

UK – Anno Dracula #1 Event

Kim Newman, Paul McCaffrey, and more appear at the Phoenix Artist Club on Thursday 23 March 2017 at 6:00 PM.

It’s 1888, and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her consort the Wallachian Price infamously known as Count Dracula.

To celebrate the launch of Kim Newman’s ANNO DRACULA #1, Titan Comics invites you to a very special event at The Phoenix Artists’ Club. Join Kim, artist Paul McCaffrey, editor David Leach, and host Chris Thompson for a live Q&A and an illustrated, interactive discussion about Anno Dracula himself, and how the comics were created.

Tickets cost £7.50, available from TICKET SOURCE. Guests will receive an exclusive, very limited edition, signed pure art ‘Union Jack’ variant of Anno Dracula #1, created just for the event. Take time to have a drink at the bar, speak to Kim about his work, and browse a full range of Anno Dracula books and comics, available for purchase on the night!

Kim Newman is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and James Herbert Awards.

Phoenix Artist Club
1 Phoenix Street, WC2H 8BU London, United Kingdom
+44 20 7836 1077

UK – Sherlock: A Study In Pink Signing

Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue sign copies of Sherlock: A Study In Pink at Forbidden Planet’s London Megastore on Tuesday 28th February at 6:00pm.

Holmes and Watson tackle brain-teasing crimes in modern-day London in this stunning Manga, presented in its original right-to-left reading order, and in the full chapters as originally serialized! Meet Holmes and Watson for the first time… all over again!

Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer, best known for his work as showrunner, writer and producer of the television series Doctor Who and Sherlock.

Sue Vertue is a television producer. Her credits include Mr. Bean, The Vicar of Dibley, Coupling, Gimme Gimme Gimme as well as Sherlock.

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

UK – Hook Jaw #1 Signing

Writer Si Spurrier, artist Conor Boyle, and colourist Giulia Brusco will be joined by cover artists Steve White, Marc Laming, and Brian Williamson for a signing at Orbital Comics on Thursday 15 December starting at 6:00 PM to celebrate the launch of Titan Comics’ reimagining of ’70s ACTION classic, Hook Jaw #1!

Orbital Comics
8 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JA, United Kingdom
020 7240 0591

UK – Warhammer 40,000 #1 Signing

George Mann will be signing the Local Comic Shop Day Variant of issue one of Warhammer 40,000: Will Of Iron at our London Megastore on 19th November at 1:00pm.

Warhammer 40,000 #1 is based on the ever-popular tabletop miniatures war game from Games Workshop. Games Workshop legend George Mann and artists Tazio Bettin & Enrica Eren Angolini take the series to new heights with the first adventure, ​Will of Iron​​.​

After a thousand years of warp storms, the Calaphrax Cluster has re-opened to the universe, and Baltus and his fellow Dark Angel Space Marines join a strike force sent to explore and secure the region, in search of forgotten artefacts and ancient technology! But the forces of Chaos are never far away… and a shameful Dark Angels secret from the Horus Heresy soon leads to a new front in the war!

This new, phenomenal variant for​ Warhammer 40,000: Will of Iron​ #1 from Titan Comics comes with a special cover exclusively designed for the annual Local Comic Shop​ Day by Pasquale Qualano & Marco Lesko and is only available in participating stores.

George Mann is author of the bestselling Doctor Who: Engines of War and Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mystery series, as well as numerous other novels, short stories and original audiobooks.

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

UK – The Mummy #1 Signing

Writer PETER MILLIGAN and cover artist JOHN McCREA will be signing THE MUMMY #1 at the Forbidden Planet Birmingham Megastore on Saturday 12th November from 1:00 – 2:00 PM.

For 2000 years the Sect of Anubis have prolonged their life spans through human sacrifice and the enslavement of an Egyptian High Priestess cursed to walk the afterlife for all eternity. On one night every thirty years the Sect must offer up a human vessel to house the spirit of Nebetah so that they can kill her and drink her blood, thus granting them immortality. But this year they have chosen the wrong vessel and she’s not going willingly…

Peter Milligan is an award-winning London-based writer of comic books and graphic novels, published in many languages throughout the world. His work includes ground-breaking titles such as the psychedelic Shade The Changing Man and SKIN, about a skinhead suffering from the effects of Thalidomide, up to Greek Street, an homage to Greek myth seen through the prism of violent modern-day London. His work also includes the more mainstream, from Batman to the successful and critically acclaimed re-imagining of the X-Men myth: X-STATIX, described by Kevin Smith as “the most well-observed scholarly analysis of media-manipulation filtered through a pop-culture lens ever committed to the page”. He has also had two films produced: Pilgrim starring Ray Liotta and An Angel For May, starring Tom Wilkinson.

John McCrea is a respected illustrator and comic book artist who has illustrated iconic characters such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, Spider Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Star Wars, Judge Dredd and the Simpsons. He works as an illustrator in book, record and magazine publishing, and undertakes design and storyboarding work for multimedia and the entertainment industry including being a Lucasfilm accredited artist. He also teaches in schools and colleges, and works with charitable organisations and local authorities producing comics spotlighting issues such as children’s rights, drug abuse, homelessness, safe sex and proper foot care.

Forbidden Planet Birmingham Megastore
74 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AD

MN – Doctor Who: The Third Doctor #1 Signing

Artist Christopher Jones will be signing the brand new Titan Comics’ Doctor Who: The Third Doctor #1 at Hot Comics on Wednesday September 14th from 3-8pm!

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Hot Comics and Collectibles New Hope
3524 Winnetka Ave N. New Hope, MN 55427

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