Morphin, Punching and Transforming. Welcome to Wednesday Comics. Each week, we will highlight our Comic of the Week, along with other notable releases, classic favourites, and industry news. Please note the links to Forbidden Planet are not affiliate links, and we receive no revenue from them. They are provided as an alternative if you don’t have access to a local comic shop. You can also pick up most of these books digitally from a number of online sources.
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Now on with the comics…
The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition #1
IMAGE COMICS · SKYBOUND
By Ralph Macchio, Don Perlin, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, Nel Yomtov and Janice Chiang
Buy from Forbidden Planet – The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition #1 (Link)
CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOVIE THAT DEFINED A GENERATION! Experience this new printing of the limited series adapting one of the most iconic animated films of all time—THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE! When Optimus Prime and Megatron wage their final battle on Earth…from the ashes rises a whole new beginning for the Autobots and Decepticons that is truly more than meets the eye! Re-presented on deluxe newsprint, this is the comic book celebration that no TRANSFORMERS fan can miss!
Celebrating four decades of an animated landmark, The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition blasts back into print with thunderous nostalgia and cinematic scope. Ralph Macchio (not that one) and Don Perlin’s classic adaptation captures the defining clash between Optimus Prime and Megatron, as war on Earth reaches a devastating turning point. From this epic battle comes loss, legacy, and the rise of a new generation of Autobots and Decepticons. This deluxe reissue rekindles a story that remains truly more than meets the eye.
The Twilight Zone #7
IDW PUBLISHING · IDW DARK
By Tony Fleecs and Andy Price
Buy from Forbidden Planet – The Twilight Zone #7 (Link)
The Twilight Zone anthology continues with a new standalone issue! Comic book greats bring us fresh stories in chilling black and white, just like the original television show.
This issue: A lonely taxidermist struggles to find solace in his grotesque work. Despite his solitary days, he’s lived a full life. His mother loves him, he runs a successful business, and he’s the local hero who saved his remote village from a recent wildfire. However, his heart still wishes for a companion who won’t be disgusted with his taxidermy obsession. No sooner does he wish it… than the Twilight Zone delivers the girl of his dreams.
Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Feral, Uncanny Valley) and Andy Price (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) guide us to this rustic outpost of the dimension beyond. Don’t stray from the path, dear readers. Anything could lurk in the shadows of the Twilight Zone.
Fleecs and Price deliver a haunting standalone tale steeped in eerie longing and dark irony. Set in a remote village, a lonely taxidermist lives a seemingly fulfilled life—respected, successful, even heroic—yet deeply craves companionship beyond his disturbing craft. When he dares to wish for someone who could accept him, the Twilight Zone answers in its own unsettling way. Rendered in beautifully stark black and white, this chilling story echoes the tone of the classic series, blending melancholy with menace as desire twists into something far more disturbing than the man ever imagined.
Event Horizon: Inferno #2
IDW PUBLISHING · IDW DARK
By Christian Ward and Robert Carey
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Event Horizon: Inferno #2 (Link)
Two centuries ago, after vanishing for seven years, the starship Event Horizon reappeared near Neptune. Possessed by a demonic entity, the ship murdered most of its rescue crew before it was blown in two. One half fell into a portal to Hell and the other stayed in our solar system.
Today, a billionaire, Daniel Durante, leads a crew of private space marines to the wreckage of the Event Horizon to investigate the ship. Durante is dead set on bringing his brother back from the afterlife and the means to do it lies aboard the Event Horizon! But his crew may have something to say about that…
Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Batman: City of Madness) and Rob Carey (Aliens: Resistance, Outsiders) continue the most anticipated sci-fi horror comic of the year!
The nightmare deepens as Ward and Carey plunge us further into cosmic horror. Two centuries after the cursed ship’s return, billionaire Daniel Durante drives his private marines toward the drifting wreckage near Neptune, determined to resurrect his lost brother at any cost. Yet the Event Horizon is no mere relic—it is a gateway to something infernal, its demonic presence still alive and hungry. As tensions rise among the crew, fear and doubt threaten mutiny. With hellish forces lurking beyond reality and within their own ranks, the mission spirals toward a fate far darker than death itself.
Junk Punch #1
MAD CAVE STUDIOS
By Paul Tobin, Carlos Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi and Taylor Esposito
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Junk Punch #1 (Link)
In a near-future world, peculiar new compulsions have arisen to afflict individuals in bizarre ways, such as a need to paint all pigeons pink or the unfortunate craving to tell the truth on dating apps. One such individual is Clara Castanelle, aka Junk Punch, who “suffers” an addiction to punching people square in their junk! From Eisner-winning author Paul Tobin and Probably Even More Talented Artist Carlos Olivares comes the story of one woman’s quest to solve a bizarre series of thefts, such as kisses stolen from willing and waiting lips! JUNK PUNCH! It’s entertainment with IMPACT!
In Junk Punch (gotta love that title), Tobin and Olivares unleash a riotous, offbeat tale set in a near-future gripped by bizarre compulsions. Across this strange city, people are driven to act on absurd urges—while Clara Castanelle, aka Junk Punch, battles her own: an uncontrollable need to deliver devastating low blows. But beneath the chaotic humour lies a mystery, as Clara sets out to investigate a series of surreal thefts, from stolen kisses to other impossible crimes. This madcap debut blends satire, action, and heart into wildly unpredictable entertainment.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1
BOOM! STUDIOS
By Marguerite Bennett, Andrew Griffith, Joshua Jensen and Ed Dukeshire
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 (Link)
A new uniform for a new era! The future is now with this visionary relaunch of the globally acclaimed Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series.
It’s been ten years since the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers turned in their morphers and went their separate ways. But now they’ve been called back to the legendary Command Center to face a new, terrifying form of a familiar foe: Rita Rabiosa.
They may not be teenagers with attitudes anymore, but are they still the same heroes they once were?
New York Times-bestselling comic book writer Marguerite Bennett (Bombshells, Batwoman) jumps into the Command Center, joined by industry veteran artist Andrew Lee Griffith (Transformers, G.I. Joe), to usher in a new era of Power Rangers, making it perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike!
A decade after hanging up their morphers, the original heroes return in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1, a bold new chapter from Bennett and Griffith. Called back to the Command Center, Jason, Kimberly, Zack, Trini, and Billy must unite against Rita Rabiosa—a terrifying reinvention of their greatest foe. No longer teenage recruits, they face both an external threat and the weight of who they’ve become. This relaunch blends nostalgia with evolution, asking whether the Rangers can still rise to protect a world that has moved on without them.
Your Local Comics Shops
Britain has some of the best comics shops in the world. This updated lists features just a few of the shops you can pop in to for your geek fix. Check out you own local shops and if they don’t appear on this list let me know and we can add them.
WORLDS APART BIRMINGHAM (part of FPI)
Birmingham’s premier comic book store and Pokestop.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 09:30 – 17:00
Wednesday, Friday: 09:30 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham B5 4EN Tel: 0121 643 0143
Website: Forbidden Planet International and Twitter: @WorldsApart_Bir
FORBIDDEN PLANET (BIRMINGHAM)
Graphic novel/comic store with merchandise & T-shirts, plus character figures & toys.
Monday to Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
74 Bull St, Birmingham B4 6AD Tel: 0121 236 3026
Website: Forbidden Planet and Twitter: @ForbiddenPlanet
GOSH! COMICS (LONDON)
A mean little comics shop in the heart of London.
Open Daily: 10:30 – 19.00
1 Berwick St, London W1F 0DR Tel: 0207 437 0187
Website: Gosh! Comics and Twitter: @GoshComics
OK COMICS (LEEDS)
Twenty Year Old, Eisner Award Nominated Comic Book Shop in the beating heart of Leeds City Centre, UK.
Open Monday to Saturday: 11.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 15.00
19 Thornton’s Arcade, Briggate, Leeds LS1 6LQ Tel: 0113 246 9366
Website: OK Comics and Twitter: @OKComics
PAGE 45 (NOTTINGHAM)
UK Comic Shop created & curated since 1994 by Stephen Holland, Comics Laureate 2021-23.
Open Monday to Saturday: 09.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 16.00
Closed on Bank Holiday Mondays, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
9 Market St, Nottingham NG1 6HY Tel: (0115) 9508045
Website: Page 45 and Twitter: @PageFortyFive
TRAVELLING MAN (VARIOUS)
Travelling Man Is The UK’s Friendliest Comic & Games Shop Since 1991. Shop Online Now! Explore The Rich Genres & Worlds That Games, Comics & Independent Press Have To Offer. Since 1991.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 -17.00
LEEDS
32 Central Road, Leeds LS1 6DE Tel: 0113 245 0822
YORK
74 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF Tel: 01904628787
NEWCASTLE
43 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5JE Tel: 0191 261 4993
MANCHESTER
4 Dale Street, Manchester M1 1JW Tel: 0161 237 1877
Website: Travelling Man and Twitter: @TravellingManUK
MEGA CITY COMICS (LONDON)
Mega City Comics, was established in 1981, initially as a mail-order business, supplying comics, graphic novels, and collecting supplies. After 6 years of mail-order and trading through the comic marts, we opened our shop in Camden Town in 1987.
Open Monday to Friday: 11.00 -18.00
Saturday: 10.30 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 18.00
18 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ Tel: 020 7485 9320
Website: Mega City Comics and Twitter: @MegaCityComics
MEGA CITY COMICS LIVES
Mega City Comics was aquired by Forbidden Planet in February 2025 and will now continue to be one of the best comic shops in the UK.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (VARIOUS)
A trio of comic shops in Bedford, Northampton and Peterborough.
BEDFORD
20 Allhallows, Bedford MK40 1LJ Tel: 01234 270777
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 17.30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
NORTHAMPTON
29 Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE Tel: 01604 602311
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:00 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:00 – 19.00
Thursday to Friday: 10:00 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
PETERBOROUGH
25 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1SQ Tel: 01733 892827
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:30 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:30 – 18:00
Thursday to Friday : 10:30 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: CLOSED
Website: Close Encounters and Twitter: @CEncountersUK
THAT COMIC SHOP (PRESTON)
Retailers of new Comics weekly, Magic the Gathering Card Games, Board Games, Toys, T-Shirts plus loads more.
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00
Friday: 10:00 – 21:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday: CLOSED
116 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE Tel: 01772 204287
Website: That Comic Shop and Twitter: @ThatComicShop
PARADOX COMICS (DORSET)
Comic book shop in Dorset, dealing in graphic novels, statues, action figures, card games, limited edition comics and more
Monday: Closed
Open Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 – 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
19 High Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AB Tel: 01202 661346
Website: Paradox Comics and Twitter: @ParadoxComicsUK
WAKEFIELD COMICS 616 (WAKEFIELD)
Comic Book Shop in the centre of Wakefield. Stocking the latest comics direct from the US.
Open Monday: 9:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 9:00 – 16:30
Wednesday to Saturday: 9:00 – 17:00
Sunday: CLOSED
3 The Springs, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1PU Tel: 01924 375234
Website: Wakefield Comics 616 and Twitter: @wakeycomics616
COMIC BOOK GUYS (BELFAST)
Comic Book Guys – Northern Ireland’s newest independent comic book store also stocking movie memorabilia, toys & other collectibles… excelsior!
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 17.00
Sunday: CLOSED
130 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BG Tel: 02890 080169
Website: Comic Book Guys and Twitter: @comicbookguysni
RAYGUN COMICS (RICHMOND)
A welcoming and friendly comic book shop. Comics, toys, books, games and merchandise for all ages.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
26 Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RW Tel: 0208 948 8476
Website: Raygun Comics and Twitter: @Raygun_comics
DAVE’S COMCIS (BRIGHTON)
Dave’s Comics, The Graphic Novel Shop.
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11.00 – 17:00
5 Sydney St, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4EN Tel: 01273 691012
Website: Dave’s Comics and Twitter: @DavesComics
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