Guide to comic/sci-fi shops in London

It's not an exhaustive list, nor can I personally verify if all these shops are still going, but I hope this helps.

CENTRAL LONDON

Avalon Comics

143 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5QJ
Mon-Thurs 10-5.45; Fri 10-6.30; Sat 9.30-5.30; Sun 11-3.30 (imp, back, gn, tpbk, STO, ind, prl, CCG, merch)
020 7924 3609

Book & Comic Exchange

14 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill Gate, London W11
Mon-Sun 10-8. Nothing legal refused! (back, ind, u/g)
020 7229 8420

Comic Showcase

63 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0NE
Sun-Wed 10-7; Thurs-Fri 10-8; Sat 9.30-8 (imp, back, s-p, ind, u/g, merch, cartoon books, original art)
020 7434 4349

Comicana

237 Shaftesbury Avenue, London , WC2H 8EH
020 7836 5630

Forbidden Planet Megastore

179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JR
Mon-Sat 9.30-7; Sun 12-6 (imp, back, gn, STO, s-p, ind, RPG, CCG, merch, sci-fi/fantasy, books, video/DVD, games, mags, toys)
020 7420 3666

Gosh!

39 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PH (opposite British Museum)
Mon-Sun 10-6 (Thurs-Fri to 7) (imp, back, STO, ind, u/g, merch, foreign, largest range of newspaper strip compilations in UK)
020 7636 1011

Mega-City Comics

18 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ
Mon-Sun 10-6 (Thurs-Fri to 7) (imp, back, STO, s-p, ind, u/g, film/TV, fantasy/horror, body art, subculture)
020 7485 9320

Mighty World of Comicana

237 Shaftsbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EH
Mon-Wed 10.30-6.30; Thurs-Sat 10-7; Sun 10-4 (imp, back, STO, ind, merch, film/TV/film/fantasy)
020 7836 5630

Orbital

148 Charing Cross Road, London , WC2H 0LB
020 7240 7672

OUTER LONDON

A Place in Space

101 Church Street, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1RN
Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30 (imp, back, STO, ind, RPG, CCG, prl, merch, sci-fi, original art)
020 8686 2400

Atomic Comics

1112 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex RM6 4AH
Mon-Tues 10.30-5.30; Wed 1-5.30; Thurs-Fri 10.30-6; 10-6; Sat 10-6 (imp, back, gn, tpbk, STO, ind, u/g, prl, RPG, CCG, merch, film/TV, art books, Games Workshop, toys, kits)
020 8597 8547

Calamity Comics

160 Station Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 2HR
Mon-Wed 10-6 (Thurs-Fri to 7); Sat 9.30-6 (imp, back, STO, s-p, ind, u/g, RPG, merch, fantasy film/TV/ books, videos)
020 8427 3831

Epic Heroes

21/23 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7JE
Mon-Sat 10-6 (imp, back, gn, tpbk, STO, RPG, CCG, merch, toys, posters, Transformers)

Forbidden Planet

175 North End, Croydon CR0 1TP
Mon-Fri 10-6 (Thurs to 7); Sat 9.30-6 (back, gn, tpbk, STO, ind, u/g, CCG, merch)
020 8688 7190

Krypton Komics

252 High Road, Tottenham, London N15 4AJ (next to Tesco)
Mon-Fri 10.30-6; Sat 10-6; Nearest Tube: Seven Sisters Road (imp, back, STO, s-p, ind)
020 8801 5378 (fax: 020 8376 3174)

They Walk Among Us

26 Red Lion Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1RW
Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30 (Thurs to 6); Sun 11-4 (imp, back, STO, ind, u/g, merch, fantasy/sci-fi/horror subculture)
tel/fax: 020 8948 8476

30th Century Comics

18 Lower Richmond Road, London SW15 1JP
Mon-Wed 10.30-6; Thurs-Fri 10.30-7; Sat 10.30-6; Sun 11-5 (imp, back, STO, ind, u/g, merch, Gold/Silver/Bronze Age specialists, British comics/annuals, books)
020 8788 2052

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Please add below to this list and I'll update the first post, and if there are any you know above that are not trading anymore, please post that information below too. Thanks.

 

Orbital has a shop on Charing Cross Road now so I don't know if the Old Compton St address is still valid. Actual address is 148 Charing Cross Road. Phone number is 0207 240 7672.

 

Thanks Laj
Updated the first post, and I have found another one called "Comicana" where the correct Orbital was listed.

 

let me tell you a little story about comics showcase on charing cross road.
despite having been in its location for many,many years now,establishing a wide base of business operations and an excellent reputation for customer service...this establishment is being forced to close because the leaseholder on the building it occuppies wants to sell the entire structure and allow development of a supercasino in its place.
so in a few years time,it'll be gone.
progress?
i wonder if the thousands of day-trippers to the capitol will think so...

 

Muhaha, closing down sale!
And its right near Orbital anyway. I love Orbital, I spend soooooooo much money in there, dam 50p comics, you end up buying too many cos 'they're cheap' and then not having lunch.

 

Murder One was also in that complex that Comic Showcase is in. They were forced to move up Charing Cross to smaller quarters and as a result they stopped selling sci-fi books. Now they are just mystery and romance. They used to be a main stop for me when I would go to London. I'd also go in Comic Showcase and the cinema store that was near it.

 

i'd never noticed orbital comics before,even though i'm a longtime comic book bore.
we stumbled past there the other week drunk up to the eyeballs... my wife wanted to go to g.a.y... i noticed the spidey on the wall...
'ooh,a comic shop...'

 

Orbital's not bad, though of course you can't beat FP for sheer choice.

 

but the staff are a bunch of pretentious wannabes.

 

Orbital is pretty good but I hate that steep staircase they have. Every time I enter I feel like I am going to pitch over on it. Going back up isn't so bad.

 

30th Century Comics
18 Lower Richmond Road, London SW15 1JP
Mon-Wed 10.30-6; Thurs-Fri 10.30-7; Sat 10.30-6; Sun 11-5 (imp, back, STO, ind, u/g, merch, Gold/Silver/Bronze Age specialists, British comics/annuals, books)
020 8788 2052



It's OK, but not that great.

They do sell some TPBs at lower prices than bookshops, but they don't sell SW comics and if you're the only customer in there, just look and don't buy anything, you feel kinda bad.

Really small range of stuff as well.

 

I love GOSH! comics - they have a great story, a little small, but they always had what I wanted.