Thursday 19 March 2009

'The Hitman' signing at Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet are pleased to announce a signing by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. He will be signing Hitman: My Life In The Cartoon World of Wrestling at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday 16th April 6 – 7pm.

In Hitman, one of pro-wrestling's biggest stars tells it like it was, with a human and very touching amount of detail. He relates the story of how a family-friendly, locally oriented sport run by curmudgeonly promoters was steamrollered by Hulk Hogan - fuelled WWF marketing machine. Hart also vividly depicts the threadbare but thrilling family business he grew up in, road trips in crowded vans, meagre pay, clownish ring antics and solid sense of brotherhood. This is a glance under the ropes of pro-wrestling, from one of its biggest stars.

Bret Hart is recognised as one of the best wrestlers in the world. Multiple record-holder and winner of manifold titles, he is known for never having injured another wrestler. He has a worldwide fan base and his own column in the Calgary Sun; he was also up for the lead in Batman Triumphant, before production was cancelled.

Forbidden Planet is the largest store of its kind in the world. Some of the biggest names in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and Cult Entertainment have come to our London Megastore for signing events, including: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Terry Gilliam, Simon Pegg, William Gibson, Mark Millar, Guillermo Del Toro, Brian Froud and Stephen King.

For more news about our signings please go to: http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/Signings.html

Friday 13 March 2009

Forbidden Planet to 'rock out' at EasterCon

Forbidden Planet are delighted to announce that, with the help of our friends at Sony and at Harmonix Music, we’ll be presenting David Devereux’s ROCK BAND: BATTLE OF THE BANDS at EasterCon on the Sunday evening.

This is a fantastic chance to play ROCK BAND 2 – before its EU release!

We have a huge range of fantastic prizes, plus loads of freebies and give-aways to be snapped up. And every participant will get an FP flash-code, redeemable for 10% OFF against ANY purchase from www.forbiddenplanet.com - but they’ll have to be quick as the code’s only hot for a couple of days!

Thanks to Harmonix Music, we’ll be supplying the full four-player Rock Band set-up for PS3 (vocals, guitar, bas guitar, drums) plus classic AC/DC track pack – all our rockers will need to bring is themselves, their mates and their beer. And they can rock out solo – we’re welcoming all!

PLUS: thanks to our friends at Sony, we’ll have a full audio/visual rebroadcast set-up in the Rowan Room – screens that everyone can see. With Rock Band 2’s fantastic animation and top sound effects – whatever their band, they’re sure to look good.

Wednesday 11 March 2009

Torchwood: Rift War signing at Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce the launch signing by D’Israeli, Ian Edgington, Simon Furman, Paul Grist and Brian Williamson. They will be signing TORCHWOOD: RIFT WAR at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 25th April 1 - 2pm.

When Torchwood-3 comes under fire in an all-out attack by extra-dimensional shock troopers, the team are torn in all directions. And with a deadly rift bleeding through into their own reality, time itself could be destroyed if the Torchwood team isn't able to stop it. Rift War is an unmissable epic!

Written by Paul Grist (Jack Staff), Ian Edginton (2000AD, Scarlet Traces), Simon Furman (Transformers, Terminator), Brian Williamson (Wallace & Gromit, Dr. Who) and illustrated by Paul Grist (Jack Staff), D’Israeli (Scarlet Traces), Brian Williamson (Wallace & Gromit, Dr. Who)

Forbidden Planet is the largest store of its kind in the world. Some of the biggest names in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and Cult Entertainment have come to our London Megastore for signing events, including: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Simon Pegg, William Gibson, Mark Millar, Guillermo Del Toro, Brian Froud and Stephen King.

For more news about our signings please go to: http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/Signings.html

Sunday 8 March 2009

Download Ventolin Catharsis on iTunes

My Bournemouth University video minor Ventolin Catharsis (iTunes) is now available online and for playback on portable devices such as iPod, iPod nano, iPod touch, iPhone and Sony PSP!

I co-wrote Ventolin Catharsis with friend and author Nick Smith in 1995! Nick has subsequently found acclaim with his award-winning novels Milk Treading, The Kitty Killer Cult and Undead on Arrival.

Subscribe to my podcast in iTunes and download it directly onto your iPhone and iPod touch (requires software update 2.2 or later)!

Thursday 5 March 2009

Mike Carey and Kate Griffin signing at Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Mike Carey and Kate Griffin. They will be signing Thicker Than Water: A Felix Castor Novel and A Madness of Angels at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday 26th March 6 – 7pm.

Mike Carey is an extremely popular and well-respected author who has written on several top comics titles such as Lucifer as well as the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Thicker Than Water returns us to the life of Felix Castor, where memories thought left in Liverpool resurface in London. Childhood memories, family traumas, sins old and new come back to torment the city’s favourite freelance Exorcist. Things go from bad to worse until the only question left is – just how much will Fix have to pay..?

Kate Griffin is the name under which Carnegie Medal-nominated author, Catherine Webb, writes fantasy novels for adults. A Madness of Angels is a book about the power of London, Urban Magic, ebbing and flowing with the rhythms of the city, making runes from the alignments of ancient streets and humming with the rhythms of trains and buses. This is the London of Matthew Swift, where rival sorcerers do battle for the soul of the city.

Forbidden Planet is the largest store of its kind in the world. Some of the biggest names in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and Cult Entertainment have come to our London Megastore for signing events, including: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Terry Gilliam, Simon Pegg, William Gibson, Mark Millar, Guillermo Del Toro, Brian Froud and Stephen King.

For more news about our signings please go to: http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/Signings.html