About Forbidden Planet
Who Are We
Forbidden Planet is the world's largest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and cult entertainment retailer. We specialise in selling action figures, books, comics, DVDs, graphic novels and toys and we offer all the best merchandise from the cult cream of movies and television.
We have exciting stores in many major UK cities, including our famous London Megastore on Shaftesbury Avenue and our Bristol Megastore, the largest of its kind in the West Country. To find a store near you, please use our Store Locator.
On our website is a choice selection of what we have to offer. If you'd like to order anything else, please contact our Mail Order Service.
Merchandise From The Hottest Movies And TV Shows
We specialise in merchandise from the cult cream of movies and television, including Batman, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Charmed, Doctor Who, Lost, Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Simpsons, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman, Wallace & Gromit and many more.
Whether you're looking for toys, figures or replica weapons, we have them all on offer for you.
All The Latest Comics And Graphic Novels
We're the largest UK stockist of all the latest comics and graphic novels. We have all your favourite super-heroes and their wickedly villainous enemies. It's a whole world of Batman, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Hellblazer, Hellboy, Kabuki, Lucifer, Spider-Man, Superman, Watchmen, X-Men and others!
If you love Akira, Battle Royale, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto and Rurouni Kenshin, we also we carry an unbeatable range of manga from Japan and the USA, bringing together both graphic novels and DVD.
The Widest Range of Sci-Fi, Cult, Fantasy and US Books
We offer huge ranges of books on science fiction and science fact, as well as cult and pulp titles that you won’t find anywhere else.
You'll discover the complete range of your favourite authors all the way from Asimov to Zelazny in both science fiction and fantasy. Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Peter F Hamilton, George R R Martin and hundreds more - you can lose yourself in the choice.
Our range of specialist books covers every cult genre from hard science fact to space and alternative cultures to fantasy, horror and cult entertainment. You’ll find the best in photographic and art books as well as documentary and behind-the-scenes information about the latest movies and TV shows.
We are famous for our signing appearances by authors, comic book creators and the stars of your favourite cult movies and TV shows. Subscribe to our newsletter and keep checking out our website for a chance to meet your favourites!
All Your Favourite DVDs
We're stocked to the skies with every kind of cult entertainment for your viewing and enjoyment, including million-dollar blockbusters, ‘B’ movies, ‘schlock’ horror, cult and hard-to-find rarities. It’s a range you'll never have enough of!
You can enjoy all the latest DVD releases from your favourite TV shows: Alias, Charmed, C.S.I, Doctor Who, Family Guy, Lost, The Simpsons and more - plus our unbeatable range of anime.
Every Gamers' Dream
Discover our core guidebooks, companion texts and fiction from the worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, H P Lovecraft and White Wolf – plus merchandise from popular video games such as Final Fantasy or Resident Evil.
Tempted?
Tempted? With stores up and down the UK, there's never been a better time to visit Forbidden Planet and see for yourself why we're the biggest and the best!
Remember: All our products are still available through our mail order service
To Contact Our Mail Order Office
You can contact us Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm. You can also leave a message on our answerphone or in our email inbox and we will get back to you at the earliest opportunity. Please remember to quote your order number, if we have given you one, on all correspondence.
By telephone: 020 7803 1900
By email: info@forbiddenplanet.com
By fax: 020 7803 1901
By post: Forbidden Planet Online, 144 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0UP
Subscribe By Mail
Use our highly successful Mail Order subscription service to ensure that you never miss one of your favourite titles. You just make one call to us and your subscription will be delivered though your door every week or month.
It is not just for comics - you can order any regularly appearing magazines or DVD releases. It couldn't be more convenient.
Please click here for subscription information.
The FP Newsletter
To keep on the cutting edge of what’s cool on our website, or to find out what exciting events are going on in our stores, join the FP Newsletter for up-to-the-minute news. You can sign up from the HomePage for products, signings and special offers – if it's hot, it's in!
Postage
To ensure that your order arrives safely, we make a small charge for postage:
| UK Orders | Cost |
|---|---|
| Up to £4.99 | £1.00 |
| £5.00 - £9.99 | £2.00 |
| £10.00 - £14.99 | £3.00 |
| £15.00 - £19.99 | £4.00 |
| Over £20.00 | £5.50 |
| Over £250.00 | £10.00 |
International Orders
Please contact us for confirmation of postage costs.
Payment For Mail Order
- Payments must be only in sterling, either by cheque (payable to Forbidden Planet Limited), postal order or IMO.
- Telephone orders can be made with any of the following credit cards: Mastercard, Visa, American Express and JCB
- Prices listed below are exclusive to mail order.
- Please state Department code clearly when making your order.
- All orders dispatched within 28 days.
To keep on the cutting edge of what's cool on our website, or to find out what exciting events are going on in our stores, join the FP Newsletter for up-to-the-minute news. You can sign up from the HomePage for products, signings and special offers – if it's hot, it's in!
