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Reminder – Charlie Adlard in FP Glasgow this month

Joe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:03:22 +0000

A reminder for all Glasgow peeps, Charlie Adlard, the man who brings the brilliant Walking Dead comic to visual life, will be signing in our store in the city’s Buchanan Street (right by the Underground) on Thursday February 23rd from 5 to 6pm, so zombie fans, stop munching those brains and stagger your undead way down for a chance to meet him.

Sean Phillips in Glasgow tomorrow!

Joe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:45:23 +0000

Don’t forget, folks, the excellent Sean Phillips will be in the Glasgow Forbidden Planet tomorrow evening from 5 to 7pm signing copies of his new Fatale comic – a great chance to come on down and meet one of our top artists.

Charlie Adlard in FP Glasgow

Joe — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:04:54 +0000

Glasgow peeps! The excellent Charlie Adlard will brave the zombie hordes that so often plague Buchanan Street to head into our store there for a signing session on Thursday 23rd of February from 5 to 6pm, a great chance to get your Walking Dead comics signed by the man who gives them their distinctive visual identity.

Sean Phillips in FP Glasgow this month

Joe — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:03:30 +0000

A reminder for your diaries – top comics artist Sean Phillips will be paying a visit to the Glasgow Forbidden Planet International on the city’s Buchanan Street (handily close to the Underground and Queen Street Station) on Wednesday 25th January (Burns Night, as it happens, bring your own haggis) from 5 to 7pm, signing copies of his very tasty and stylish-looking new creator-owned collaboration with Ed Brubaker, Fatale, which launches this month.

FP Dublin’s Christmas charity drive

Joe — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:02:32 +0000

Our colleagues in our Dublin store (Facebook link) are running a special Christmas charity drive with a number of artists generously giving their time and talents to create their own designs for the hugely popular Munny figures, with the designs being raffled off to raise money for The Children’s Medical & Research Foundation, Dublin Simon Community and the Tempe Street Children’s University Hospital. It’s a lovely though, especially at this time of year when we’re supposed to try and think more of others, so Irish peeps, please give them some support and spread the word.

PJ Holden signing in FP Belfast Saturday

Joe — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:05:25 +0000

Noted Emerald Isle artist PJ Holden – Fearless, 2000 AD and the new Strip! magazine among many others – will be in our Belfast store (52-54 Ann Street) on Saturday December 3rd from 1 to 3pm, so Belfast comics peeps, get yourself down to meet a top local artist with a growing international rep. (via Down The Tubes)

Win a trip to the official Star Trek Convention!

Joe — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:41 +0000

Forbidden Planet International have teamed up with top UK sci-fi mag SFX and fine publisher Aurum Press – we’re celebrating the launch of the impressive Star Trek Vault book and to mark this one lucky reader could win the chance for a fab trip to Philadelphia for the official Star Trek Convention next year! Now there’s a prize that’ll stick some dilithium in your warp reaction chamber! Enter by filling in the form and handing it in to your local FPI branch or enter online here.

Sean Phillips in FP Glasgow!

Joe — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:04:27 +0000

Top comics artist Sean Phillips will be paying to the Glasgow Forbidden Planet International on Wednesday 25th January (Burns Night, as it happens, bring your own haggis) from 5 to 7pm, signing copies of his very tasty looking new creator-owned collaboration with Ed Brubaker, Fatale, the firt issue of which comes out from Image in January, so take advantage of this opportunity to meet one of our top creators just as his new series hits the racks.

Reminder – Paul Cornell in Edinburgh FP today

Joe — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:15:18 +0000

Edinburgh peeps, don’t forget you have a rare chance to meet the very fine Paul Cornell this afternoon as he visits the Edinburgh Forbidden Planet from 5 to 6pm – great chance to meet one of our best scribes and also get your new DC 52 signed at the same time! See you there!

Reminder – Paul Cornell in Glasgow FP this evening

Joe — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:15:14 +0000

Glasgow peeps, don’t forget, not only can you pick up the latest new issues from New Comics Day today, including the next batch of the DC 52 issues, you can also meet scribe Paul Cornell and get them signed! Paul is at our Glasgow store on Buchanan Street from 6 to 8pm this very day, and then he will be in Edinburgh tomorrow from 5 to 6pm.