
Forbidden Planet is as illuminating on Shaftsbury Avenue as the theatre shows in London. While tourists may be enticed by the sparkly lights of Les Miserables, the pull of the store will drag all geeks far and wide to spend their hard working cash gloriously. This haven, filled with more merchandise than you can dream of and comic books shelves high, is a place of true beauty. It’s where fan can meet fan or be introduced to an entirely new series of any medium. Forbidden Planet gives the nerdy population what it wants, which is exactly what it did last Thursday when popular animator and cartoonist Philippa Rice dropped by.