Forbidden Planet Recommends - Thursday 17th!

Check out this week's store recommendations which can all be found in any Forbidden Planet store or linked below.

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

First recommendation comes from Gemma in our Coventry store's book department discussing Callie Hart's first installment in the Fae and Alchemy series, Quicksilver.

One of my favourite reads of 2024 was Quicksilver. Quicksilver is the story of Saeris Fane, a 24 year old woman who is trying to keep her and her younger brother afloat by pickpocketing her way around Zilvaren. A run in with the queen's guards leads to Saeris meeting death himself… Except it's not Death, it's Kingfisher, our broody MMC. He’s a 7ft tall Fae warrior who is completely put out by Saeris’ mere existence, or is he?

This book is a Romantasy epic, with great world building, lots of twists and a slowwww burn romance. If you love enemies to lovers, a grumpy shadow daddy and great banter then this is the series for you! Callie Hart's Fae and Alchemy series continues this November with Brimstone.

Judge Dredd: A Better World

Next comes Judge Dredd: A Better World from Rich in our Newcastle comic department!

A controversial plan to lower the crime rate in Mega-City One by diverting Justice Dept funds into services that would benefit average citizens appears to be working – but inevitably attracts the interest of powerful figures with vested interests in keeping the status quo, whatever the cost… 

Dredd may be nudging 50 but he still has the capacity to constantly surprise and delight even long term readers like myself. This is classic Dredd: subversive, exciting, satirical, unpredictable – and another milestone in the five decades spent world building Mega-City One. Zarjaz indeed!

Summer Of Superman: Special: One-Shot #1

Next comic comes from our Bristol team 

In this all new one-shot, we’re celebrating the past, present, and future of Superman!

With James Gunn’s new Superman film only a few months away, there’s no better time and place to start your adventures with the Man of Steel! In this stunning book learn about Clark Kent’s past as Superboy, and look to the future with exclusive previews of Superman: Unlimited #1, Supergirl #1 and Krypto: the Last Dog of Krypton coming soon!

Head on down to your local Forbidden Planet store on April 18th for free Superman Comics! Click here for full details

Manga Recommendations

Our Bristol Manga team have a bunch of great titles for you to check out, Oscar takes us through the top picks!

Gachiakuta- The highly anticipated debut serialised manga from Kei Urana, previously the assistant to the author of Fire Force and Soul Eater.

In a floating city where the rich live separate lives from the poor, Rudo, finds himself falsely accused of murder. His wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment - exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash.

Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

Kagurabachi - The series begun serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in September of 2023 and has since become a smash hit, including multiple record-breaking premiers on various manga outlets. It marks the very first series of Takeru Hokazono.

As the son of the legendary swordsmith whose weapons ended the war, Chihiro trains under his father to follow in his footsteps. One day, tragedy strikes as sorcerers raid their home, stealing powerful weapons and leaving nothing behind. Left all alone, burning with hatred and wielding his father's final blade, Chihiro sets out on a path of revenge. Using clues left behind by the yakuza, he must track down the sorcerers behind everything and recover what they stole!

Gokurakugai - The new wave of shonen manga is here!! This hit new series released in the shonen manga magazine Jump Square in July 2022 and has recently had it's chapters adapted into volumes. Sano's art style has captivated readers all around the world.

Alma, a teenager known for his insatiable appetite and candid nature, pairs up with Tao, a reserved yet trigger-happy adult woman. Together, they operate the "troubleshooter agency. Behind the scenes, Alma, who possesses both human and maga lineage, teams up with Tao, a skilled hunter armed with weapons forged from Alma's unique blood. Their mission is to combat magas, former humans transformed into demons, challenging the morality of the pair.

Fans of Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and Tokyo Ghoul will love this!

Ask and You Will Receive - Unassuming office worker by day, seductive playboy by night-Shinobu Urakawa is living his best double life until the stuck-up prince of sales Hikaru Omoteya invades Shinobu's after-hours sanctuary.

Shinobu decides to put Hikaru in his place and gives him that attention he so craves and ends up spending the night with him - in the hope that this stuck-up prince will back off.

Thinking he has the last of the prince....he comes back...again and again.

Will Shinobu's cover get blown?

Will their meets never cease and will the heart start to yearn for something sweeter.....

Recommended by Val resident Bl expert

That concludes our recommendations for the week! Let us know in the comments if you would recommend these titles or if we missed any for this week.