Odysseys, Cars and Skate. 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…
Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Godzilla’s The Odyssey #1
IDW PUBLISHING
By Frank Tieri, Ilias Kyriazis and Tom Scioli
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Godzilla’s The Odyssey #1 (Link)
Godzilla’s tour of the literary canon continues as it smashes its way across The Odyssey in this oversize standalone one-shot!
Homer’s The Odyssey is widely considered to be the greatest epic of all time. So, how could you possibly make it more epic? Fill it with kaiju, that’s how. Odysseus’ journey home was already challenging enough, but what if instead of storms, sirens, and cyclopes, the gods sent monsters even more powerful than the titans? And what if Zeus sent the most powerful one of all to assist the king on his odyssey? It’s like Homer said: “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is stronger than Godzilla.”
Written by Frank Tieri, illustrated by Ilias Kyriazis, and featuring part two of Tom Scioli’s Godzilla vs. Robin Hood.
Move over Chris Nolan, Homer’s epic journey just got a massive, radioactive upgrade! In Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Godzilla’s The Odyssey, writer Frank Tieri and artist Ilias Kyriazis reimagine the ultimate voyage home. Instead of facing standard sirens and cyclopes, the gods unleash devastating Kaiju to thwart Odysseus at every turn. But when Zeus sends the King of the Monsters himself to aid the wandering hero, the ancient world is in for earth-shattering chaos. This oversized IDW one-shot also features the second serialized installment of Tom Scioli’s Godzilla vs. Robin Hood backup story. Prepare for a mythic, Kaiju-smashing adventure of Olympian proportions.
M.A.S.K. #1
IMAGE COMICS · SKYBOUND
By Dan Watters, Simon Parr, Pierluigi Casolino and Rus Wooton
Buy from Forbidden Planet – M.A.S.K. #1 (Link)
NEW SERIES THE NEXT PHASE OF THE ENERGON UNIVERSE STARTS HERE!
The world is becoming a terrifying place. Matt Trakker needs your help saving it. Enter M.A.S.K. — a network of specialists recruited to respond to the next global emergency. At a moment’s notice, Trakker and his agents can deploy bleeding-edge technology that converts their vehicles — and their drivers — into the ultimate weapon. But Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M. are one step ahead in a secret arms race, scouring the globe for deadly weapons from this planet and beyond, ready to sell out the entire human race. Only M.A.S.K. can stop them… but will Trakker’s own secrets jeopardize their entire mission?
Powerhouse creators DAN WATTERS and PYE PARR launch the most anticipated new series of the year, where anyone — and everyone — in the Energon Universe must join the fight for humanity’s survival.
The 1980s cult-classic phenomenon shifts into high gear as M.A.S.K. officially joins Skybound’s blockbuster Energon Universe. As global chaos escalates, Matt Trakker recruits an elite rapid-response network of civilian specialists. Armed with advanced masks and high-tech transforming vehicles, they represent humanity’s last line of defense. Their target? Miles Mayhem and the terrorist syndicate V.E.N.O.M., who are hunting deadly alien weaponry across the globe. But a secret arms race isn’t the only threat—Trakker’s own hidden past could sabotage everything. Prepare for an explosive, nostalgia-fueled sci-fi thrill ride.
M1: Monster Racing League #1
IMAGE COMICS
By Robert Windom, Lily Windom, Jae Lee and June Chung
Buy from Forbidden Planet – M1: Monster Racing League #1 (Link)
An all-new ONGOING series launch from legendary JAE LEE (THIS ENDS TONIGHT, SEVEN SONS)!
When 17-year-old Dev moves to Japan, she stumbles into an underground world of illegal street racing, where speed is power and mutation wins championships. This high-octane sci-fi drama, set in a near-future Tokyo, is Fast and Furious by way of K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Start your engines for a high-octane sci-fi thriller. In M1: Monster Racing League, 17-year-old Dev moves to Japan only to find her passion for speed takes a terrifyingly literal turn. She is thrust into a dangerous underground circuit of illegal street racing in a near-future Tokyo. Here, standard horsepower won’t cut it—speed is power, and horrific bodily mutations win championships. Marrying the high-stakes energy of Fast & Furious with the cyberpunk edge of Akira, this neon-drenched coming-of-age drama features jaw-dropping art as legendary creator Jae Lee returns to interior pages for his first ongoing series since the 1990s.
Skate Ali #1
DARK HORSE COMICS
By Sam Humphries, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Natacha Bustos and Josh Reed
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Skate Ali #1 (Link)
Welcome to near-future Los Angeles—a neon-scorched city where skateboarding has been ruthlessly outlawed. But nothing stops Skate Ali.
By day, she’s just another student dodging detention. By night, she’s a rebel on wheels, an enigmatic loner defying the law on the Los Angeles streets.
But when Ali slams headfirst into the infamous world of underground skateboarding, she comes face to face with a crew of outcast skaters called the LA Skull Clan, and their masked leader, Skull Queen 9. Fueled by a magical force called the Rush, the clan pulls off explosive moves and defiant acts of resistance.Faced with the opportunity to level up her game, but afraid of actually being perceived by others, Ali must decide: will she play it safe, or kickflip straight into a revolution?
Drop into a neon-scorched, near-future Los Angeles where skateboarding has been ruthlessly outlawed. By day, Ali is just an ordinary student dodging high school detention. By night, she’s an enigmatic rebel defying the authorities on wheels.When she crashes into the dangerous world of underground skating, Ali encounters the LA Skull Clan and their masked leader, Skull Queen 9. Powered by a magical force called “the Rush,” this outcast crew pulls off explosive resistance. Hitmakers Kelly Sue DeConnick, Sam Humphries, and Natacha Bustos deliver a high-octane sci-fi skatepunk saga: will Ali play it safe, or kickflip into a revolution?
Gehenna in Tokyo #1
IMAGE COMICS
By Patrick Kindlon, Marco Ferrari, Atsuji Yamamoto and Matteo Vattani
Buy from Forbidden Planet – Gehenna in Tokyo #1 (Link)
A standalone adventure set in the same world as hit series GEHENNA: NAKED AGGRESSION! Gehenna travels to Japan to end the Yakuza contract on her life. But she finds they do business a little differently in the Land of the Rising Sun. Featuring gorgeous interior art from infamous mangaka ATSUJI YAMAMOTO (Metal Max, X-Men)!
Welcome to the ultimate urban nightmare! In Gehenna in Tokyo #1, the boundary between the mortal realm and the depths of hell completely disintegrates, plunging Japan’s neon-soaked metropolis into demonic chaos. When a cynical Yakuza enforcer accidentally breaches a gateway to the underworld, he triggers a localized apocalypse. Now, rival syndicates, rogue exorcists, and ancient Japanese fiends clash in a brutal, blood-splattered turf war for control of the burning streets. Patrick Kindlon, Marco Ferrari, Atsuji Yamamoto, and Matteo Vattani deliver a gritty, high-octane supernatural noir that will drag you kicking and screaming straight into the absolute depths of the abyss.
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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