#london comic shops

[ufonaut]

do you have any reccomendations for places to buy comics in london ?

DO I!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'VE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO IT!!! here's a bunch of my faves in no particular order:

forbidden planet - the london megastore is said to be the biggest comic book shop in the uk (it's pretty damn big!) and my go-to place for weeklies. they don't have back issues unless you're looking for something that's a couple months old at the very best but they do have tons of merch/toys of all kinds, crazy sales, trades like you wouldn't believe and general books. practically my home away from home, i'm at forbidden planet pretty much every wednesday to pick up new releases. also: very frequent free signings with some of the biggest names you can think of!

gosh! comics - home of the indie comics & weeklies, gosh! is a couple streets away from fp in soho and probably one of my favourite places to waste an hour or two in. the good folks at gosh! still believe in zines and they've got plenty of them, as well as comic mags of the british & american variety, comic theory & history, pretty decent sales on trades, and a huge supply of back issues downstairs. their back issues are what i consider pricey (£3-10 range) but they're remarkably well organised and well stocked. this is the place to be if you wanna move away from the big two or towards the history/study side of things, and they've got very frequent signings too!

the notting hill comic exchange - just around the corner from the notting hill gate tube station, this is probably my favourite place in the world for back issues. you can find any indv issue youve ever dreamed of for 50p - £1 at the exchange and they've got boxes & boxes of 'em, especially now that the shop has extended into the notting hill book exchange next door and there's a couple beautiful beautiful cheap boxes in there too. they've also got comic collections (indv issues of an arc in one bag), comic-related books, adult comics, magazines and trades at less reasonable prices (for my standards, anyway) but it's heaven for back issues!

a place in space - a little ways away from the croydon shopping centre, a place in space has alphabetized boxes of individually priced back issues and weeklies as well as trades and action figures. while they don't have any designated cheap boxes, the prices tend to be fantastic (£1-5) and they've been remarkably well-stocked every time i've been there, especially if you're looking for modern age anything (nineties especially). i'm not a very frequent visitor solely because i can almost always be found around leicester square/central london but man, if i don't just love this shop!

krypton comics & books - a five min walk from the blackhorse road tube station on the victoria line, krypton comics started as a small stall in camden market back in the eighties and has since become a wonderful little shop with amazing prices. while they don't seem to employ any sort of method of organizing... anything, they've got about ten boxes filled to the brim with 50p comics and you better believe i've spent many an afternoon digging through those & walking away with some incredible stuff! they're only open three days per week so better check the website before visiting but trust me, it's as worth it as it gets!

mega city comics - over in camden and literally across the street from the tube, mega city has back issues & weeklies as well as tons of non-western comics. they're a little pricey for my taste and often tend towards silver age rarities but there's discount boxes as well and it's definitely worth a look if you're in the area!

a moment of silence for orbital comics and 30th century comics, which were once the loves of my life and have gone online post-lockdown, and a honorary mention to piranha comics in bromley. i would also recommend checking out the london comic mart, which is held once every two months at the royal national hotel in russell square and has quite literally 100+ booths with 25p/50p/75p back issues of all eras (the literal highlight of my entire life, obviously)! local charity shops such as most oxfam locations also carry comics for incredible prices, and i've definitely gotten a good chunk of my collection from the one down the street from my place.

so, that's pretty much it! i hope i've helped a lil, enjoy!!!!!!

[prettyinaccurate]

my little introductory comic for my chemist boy and his companion physician! Graham F. Hurst and Arthur Cailbhin my beloveds

[ralucafarcas]

And with that, MCM London is over! I'm finally back home! What an absolutely insane weekend!😭 Some people even mentioned knowing me from Tumblr which makes me so happy that I started posting here again!

The bestsellers of this weekend were the items below, with the Shadow Akira tshirt taking the crown with over 100 of them being sold!

We also sold an incredible 900 acrylic pins accross our Sonic, Stardew Valley and My Little Pony collections!

Now, time to get some rest! I am exhausted!

[dailydungeondelves]

I'll be at MCM London this weekend! I'm really excited - come check out my new mimic posters and wall calendars!

I'll be in Artist Alley, table G-03.

[that-bookworm-guy]

I've been making friendship bracelets for MCM London October 2024, I'll be there on the Saturday dressed as Seymour with my Audrey Two puppet from Littls Shop of Horrors. So come say hi for a bracelet!! These are very limited, ive made 30 of them

I'm going to have a very blunt boundary which is I ask that no one touches the puppet without asking. Its the first and only puppet I've made, I have no experience with making them. It's not as strong as it looks (it's also not as heavy as it looks). I probably won't let you hold it and I won't be letting anyone stick their hand inside for some reason simple reasons

1. It was made for my hand, as in the hold cut in the back of my head fits my fingers exactly. Even family can't get their hands in it. I can't risk this joint being damaged in anyway as to repair it I would need to take the puppet apart

2. I sweat a LOT. like a lot. I have anxiety, I will be sweating due to that, I will be sweating due to it being hot inside. The glove will be damp, the back of the head where your actual hand will sit, will probably be pretty wet. The end inside the head is the toe of a sock in polystyrene, basically keeping the heat in. You can be my guest but it will be gross. Even I don't like sticking my hand in there again when I've sweated a lot. Also makes movement with the puppet harder

I'm open for people taking photos and videos with permission. I'm also open to doing funny videos where the plants tries to eat you. BUT I will need to move the puppet around you to limit the puppet getting broken and you getting hurt. The teeth are pretty hard but they will break, they also have wooden cocktail sticks inside them. If someone rams something into its mouth, the teeth will snap. The moment they go, I'll probably have to just carry it and not be able to use it because it can hurt people.

I know I'm being overly wary, but I have had people break cosplays of mine at cons before. My outfit ripped one year because someone grabbed me. I sat in the loos sewing it up to make it through the day. I had another part of my cosplay broken because someone pulled on part of it quite hard. I also had someone say my prop looked good then smashed it against the wall because it looked stronger than it was and they broke it and they didn't expect it to crumble. The puppet will get damaged, I'm not stupid enough to think it won't, either during the day or on transport, but I'd love for it to make it through most of the day so I can have fun with it. I'm incredibly proud of my puppet, its not perfect, but it's mine and the first one I ever made.

[downthetubes]

End of an Era: London's Mega City Comics announces closure

Sad news has reached downthetubes that the popular Mega City Comics comic shop on London is to close at the end of January 2025, unless a buyer can be found

[scottycomics]

My shop is finally open!!!

Come get some Books/Stickers/Prints!!!

[farfromstrange]

These are the purchases I made during my London visit:

the lady at Waterstones (when I bought the books) just looked at me, the comics, Dante’s Inferno AND the Nelson & Murdock sweater I wore and went: “Daredevil, huh?”

Me: “Um, yeah.”

Her: “Good choice, love.”

And when I bought the Funko’s, the guy at the checkout smirked at me and said: “Valkyrie and America? You have fabulous taste.”

I blushed so hard both times and didn’t know what to say, so I just giggled, paid and then left.

[ednav]

Whickber Street.

Neil Gaiman has said that the street in Soho that inspired the location of AZ Fell & Co. is Berwick Street, where you can find both a food market and the best comic book shop in London (that is, Gosh!), which incidentally is on the corner with some of the last remains of the old Soho— a tiny alley full of old-fashioned sex shops, including one selling, let’s say… intimate books.

So, Whickber Street. Not subtle.

(If you come for a pilgrimage, please support Gosh!, and remember that the falafel stall is nothing short of divine. No, neither of them is paying me.)

[shironezuninja]

Baka jokes. As bad as Nezu-Chan’s.

[ricklondoncartoons]

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[seaside-werewolf]

MANAGED TO FIND A COPY OF 'VERMIS' BY PLASTIBOO THRU A UK SELLER!! : )

[ralucafarcas]

All my stock is now on its way to London!

We don't drive so we opted for a delivery company. Thank GOD can you imagine us trying to take even half of this... any other way?😭

Tomorrow is setup day!! SO NERVOUS!

Also thoughts and prayers for my beloved pink suitcase. You can make it honey🙏🙏

[asidian]

A little heartbroken by the news, not going to lie.

But I'm going to keep creating for this fandom, because the characters have made a place in my heart, and I suspect they'll stay there for a good long while. This show and the fandom have been such a joy to partake in during a really rough time in my life, and I appreciate that more than I can say. I appreciate all of you who make the fandom what it is, too.

I guess in the end, Season 2 gets to be whatever we make it. So you know what? Let's all share our Season 2s. Nobody's going to stop us or tell us we're wrong.

So here we go. The Season 2 in my heart, in no particular order:

Desire shows up and puts Charles Rowland through the absolute wringer. He is losing his entire mind, he wants Edwin so bad. This boy has 17 different crises and finally a realization that he has been head over heels for some decades and he is just an idiot, actually

Payneland confession and a first kiss

They get Niko back from the Neitherlands. She's some flavor of undead, and she is having a grand old time, actually

Jenny sets up a butcher shop in London and goes on a date that doesn't try to kill her. With the Night Nurse

Crystal has a corruption arc with David buried in her soul-tree soil and at first they don't realize what's going on, but in the end the boys find a way to go into her heart-space and help her resolve the problem

The boys dance on-screen with some of those skeleton choreography dances

Mick mysteriously also has a shop in London. It straddles time-space and also realms. The characters are all ????? but no one ever figures out wtf is going on with that

Tragic Mick saves the day like a big damn hero with a bazooka like in the comics

The Cat King is around, generally being his trickster self, causing problems for funsies. He dies again and comes back as a fluffy white cat with glam white fur clothes

Charles gets kidnapped somewhere and Edwin has to go and save him. It's very dramatic and parallels S1 Ep7

Monty makes a showing in crow form. He has so many cute bird mannerisms. He gets fluffy in the London cold

The boys return to St. Hilarion's. They find their respective remains and come to terms with their deaths. They decide that, however tragic their deaths were, it led them to the only place they'd want to be: together

Crystal and Niko lay the boys to rest side by side, under the same headstone

[that-bookworm-guy]

London MCM October Saturday Cosplay!!

Taking my Seymour Krelborn and Audrey Two cosplay to the ExCel Centre this October!!

[artytaeh]

THEODORE NOTT HAS A LOT OF MONEY. and even though that's a relief that indulges his own impulsive spendings to pamper himself, it still doesn't feel like he properly makes use of it.

the large bookshelf on his bedroom, at the nott mansion, might suggest otherwise.

( what? theodore enjoys special editions; no, it's not silly to want a first edition of one of his older favorites, or a hard cover version with a better illustration, really. much less having paid more for a book on his native language, given that he's in london, a bit too far away from the city he was born, millan. )

but then, ah— there it is! the reason why his family's ridiculous wealth makes sense, now!

because what theodore nott lacks in a few matters, such as communication or spending a lot of time with you, when he needs his time alone, he'll compensate like this.

one might perceive this as a heartless, uncaring way to press bandaids over emotional wounds; believe me, it couldn't be farther than this.

theodore just likes to see you smile, and given that his black card is a means to such an end, well, why not?

things are just things; but things do bring happiness, so yes, you can buy happy feelings!

theodore would love to know if you collect something— mugs? he's bringing a new one for you, now paying extra special attention to crockery themed stores. snowglobes? there's this one he found, with a charm to it! if there's a comic series you like, theodore would discreetly surprise you every week with a new volume.

only for you to go and break his heart, standing in front of his door with his gifts in arms, extending them for theodore to take it back.

cluelessly, and looking a bit like a kicked puppy, theodore frowns. are you angry at him? isn't this the type of thing you like? should you reassure him that your only issue is the excessive money spent on you, theodore feels like a weight left his shoulders.

huff; so, he does know how to please his girlfriend and what she likes!

... but why are you rejecting him? 'hey, bella, don't offend me— this isn't going to empty nott's vault any time soon.'

should his puppy eyes work, well then, you're doomed.

because theodore will use this same excuse over and over again, when he brings another thing that reminds him of you. what? you mentioned that you like coats like these! it's a color you like to wear, and you'll need warm clothes like that in a matter of weeks!

do you not like his gifts? theodore will give you a look that, if you didn't know better about his cynical shenanigans, you'd believe that his heart was being shattered to pieces.

that's the reason why dates at hogsmeade are so dangerous. i'm being serious— you might as well keep your eyes on the road, stare at the snow beneath your feet, because if you spend more than four seconds staring at something inside a shop...

there isn't time to process anything else; theodore's mind works fast. you saw it, you seem to like it, he's buying it. in a blink of an eye, theodore already has his card between his index and middle finger, nonchalantly making his way inside.

'can't a man spoil his girl? goddamn it, dolcezza.'

clothes are almost worse. if he sees something that you're staring at, and likes it, theodore is putting so much (discreet. not so discreet,) effort into convincing you to let him buy it for you.

'you'd look good in it. see, it's a color you like, it would look really good, given your skin tone.' and then, he takes a different approach: 'trying it on doesn't hurt, right?'

a cruel plan, you see, because then you fall in love with this dress, as much as theodore fell in love with the idea of you wearing such pretty clothes.

his arms embrace your waist, like a snake slowly trapping its victim; the fabric feels right under his skin, the dress looking as if it was sketched for you, fitting better than a glove.

theodore rests his chin on your shoulder, holding back a smirk as he sees you mourning the idea of leaving the dress here— it's just so pretty! and theodore's compliments don't help!

🗯️ : but teddy, it's really cold these days. i wouldn't be able to wear it, anyways.

t : and that's why we learned simple warming charms during third year.

🗯️ : sure, but— i don't have where to use it, so it's not worth it if it's just going to look pretty in my dresser.

t : no worries, bambina. i'll think about a perfect date for you to wear this, looking so pretty for me. bellissima, la mia bella ragazza.

NO USE IN ARGUING WITH HIM; theodore nott always wins these rounds. the battle is won, and the war is benefitting his side.

even if you do not let him spoil you with such impulsive thoughts and freedom, theodore would never, for the life of him, let you pay for a single coffee or meal while you're with him.

lunches at hogsmeade are a favorite of his. obviously, he's paying. this slytherin doesn't joke about the topic; will give you the biggest side eye if you take out your wallet.

who do you think he is? his mother raised a man that knows how to treat a girl right, and a good boyfriend! no way in hell is any soul at hogsmeade, scotland, europe— hell, galaxy!— considering that he's not taking care of his amata ragazza properly.

ALL IN ALL, THEODORE FINDS IT SWEET how much you worry over it, and insist that he could spend this same money on things that he likes.

but that's what you fail to understand— what theodore likes, more than a new book with a promising synopsis, or an exquisite astrolobe— is seeing you smile for something that he got you.

﹙★﹚ won't give you gifts to earn his forgiveness earlier, though. he wants his presents to feel like he genuinely thought you'd like it, not as a bargain or bribery.

anyways, i love this man. 🌷