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Mega - City Comics of Camden , London , has been saved after being bought by Forbidden Planet and renamed Forbidden Planet Camden
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Last twelvemonth , Bleeding Cool reported the news that the longstanding London mirthful book store of 44 years , Mega City Comics in Camden would be closing afterthe ownerMartin Kravetzretired . Wethen heard it would be continuing under raw ownership . And now we know how . Mega City Comics at 18 Inverness Street in Camden Town has been bought , lock , stock and two smoking foresighted boxes by Forbidden Planet . It will now be known as Forbidden Planet Camden , but will hold the Mega City logo on the signage .
Martin Kravetz commented , " I am delighted to be placing the futurity of the memory in such dependable and equal to hand . link up the populace ’s big comedian retail merchant with one of this country ’s oldest indie comic - al-Qur’an stores , still trade from its original location , is a proud achievement . "
Mega City ’s sale staff , VikandJack , will be staying on with the store and link up the Forbidden Planet squad . Renamed Mega City Comics at Forbidden Planet , they will in short shut their doors for some behind - the - scenes renovation work but stand for to re - open up the store in a few week with a major Forbidden Planet reopening effect . In the interim , online client are encourage to switch to ForbiddenPlanet.com , while Vik and Jack will continue to take care of all their existing customers with a Mega City Comics shop economise history .
A Forbidden Planet rep told me , " We ’re very lofty to be securing the future of this vital Camden institution – and continuing Mega City Comics ' singular human relationship with its valued longsighted - term customers in this unique London borough , one of the cool neighbourhoods in the public . Camden Town is the focal point of the UK euphony manufacture , the place of origin of Britpop and the epicentre of Japanese anime civilization in London . Where else can you corrupt award - winning comics & manga and immediately celebrate with a round of drinks at The Good Mixer ? "
Forbidden Planet ’s owners , Vivian CheungandNick Landaustate , " In this time of unprecedented volatility in the direct comics market , we are both genuinely pleased to have some positive industry news to apportion . We ’re very excited to bring Mega City Comics , our pet watershed of supremely nerveless Camden Town , into the Forbidden Planet family line , and it is our slap-up purity to be continuing and abide by Martin ’s personalised and highly impressive legacy . "
Forbidden Planet ’s chief operating officer , Andrew Sumner , added : " I ’ve been a monumental fan of Mega City Comics ever since I was publish magazines out of Camden ’s Greater London House in the 1990s . I was a even three - time - a - calendar week client of Martin ’s and purchased hundreds of the decade ’s neat comic books from him . I also spent many happy hours shoot the breeze with Martin ’s endearing dada . The minute I heard Mega City might be close , I knew we had to keep this exceptional storehouse alive ! "
One of the UK ’s oldest comic record stores , Mega City Comics , was establish byMartin Kravetzin 1981 when he was still at university , initially as a mail - order stage business , before opening a physical store in Camden in 1987 , where it has stood as a cultural watershed since . It has hosted event withAlan Moore , Jamie Hewlett , Pat Mills , Simon Bisley , Brain Bolland , Gilbert Shelton , Craig ThompsonandMatt Wagner , and taughtAndrew Lincolnjust who this Rick Grimes character he was auditioning for . In 2010 , they were awarded the King Of Camden honour for excellence in local retailing . After 43 years , the London comical shop class Mega - City Comics based in Camden , was to close up as Martin Kravetz has now retired but says that he could n’t feel a newfangled buyer . attend like that state of affairs has exchange rather rapidly .
This also make Forbidden Planet the largest chain in London with three stock , in Covent Garden , Croydon and now Camden . Forbidden Planet is the existence ’s largest and best - known skill fabrication , fantasy and cult entertainment retailer and the heavy UK stockist of the latest comics , graphical novels , anime plaything and manga . It was primitively opened in London in 1978.Mike Lake , Nick Landau , andMike Luckmanfounded Forbidden Planet alongside Titan Distributors ( later to be sell off as Diamond UK ) . Landau , Luckman , and Lake is also a fictional organisation appearing in Marvel Comics , named for the original three beginner . They afterward copulate withJames HamiltonandKenny Penman , owners of the Science Fiction Bookshop in Edinburgh , to open up stores across the UK . In 1992 , the original chain split into two house , Forbidden Planet and Forbidden Planet Scotland . Nick Landau retained control of the London and English Forbidden Planet locations , and Lake helped form Forbidden Planet Scotland , later renamed Forbidden Planet International , with stores in England , Wales , Northern Ireland , and Ireland . Luckman , meanwhile , guide over ownership of the New York City location . It is the London / England Forbidden Planet that has corrupt Mega City .
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