Posted in : Comics , Current News| Tagged : Dave Gibbons , forestall planet
Forbidden Planet Camden , open from the bones of Mega City Comics yesterday , with Al Ewing , Ram V and Dave Gibbons .
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Yesterday , in the glorious sunshine , I cycled from Putney to Camden for the opening of Forbidden Planet Camden , from the finger cymbals of the store Meag - City Comics . On Inverness Market , next door to one of the most famous pubs in London , The Good Mixer , the depot opened its doors with a sign language fromAl EwingandRam pentad , withAbsolute Green Lantern , New Gods , Immortal Thor , Resurrection ManandAll - New Venomgetting the lion ’s share of signatures . This was follow byDave Gibbon , who had his own freestanding descent , though it formed first .
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So what changes ? Well , there are more new comics , and less merchandise than the former store , which might have been a surprise for those expect something dissimilar from Forbidden Planet . The back issue longboxes have gone , that may be the price of being a central London mirthful book store where every in has to earn its keep . Forbidden Planet does not enjoy the same benefits that the previous computer memory owner ’s forty - yr lease did .
There was a good crew out for the opening night . It was a gorgeous day , and folk came out for it . There was a band of love for the store , for the creators , and for a comic book future for Camden . A numeral of merchandise stores have popped up locally , but Forbidden Planet Camden seems to be much more about comic strip .
Dave Gibbons especially enjoyed being confronted by some of his very earlier work from the mid - seventies , includingNasty TalesandBuster — not Ro - Buster , which would come later . It made for a good excuse for Forbidden Planet Camden to undulate out the DC Compact Comics versions ofWatchmen , while many folk bring their original copies .
I also need to get down to the newly opened Piranha Comics in Kingston - Upon - Thames . Sickness has forestall me , but it looks like a adorable week to do something like that !
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