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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2013 7:07:29 GMT
Hmmm. Have you checked the link? Because Orbital *was* in Old Compton St, prior to Charring Cross Road, which is before the current location: there's even a photo. The Current location is the only one which is on the south side of Shaftsbury avenue. If you've not been for a few years both Gosh & Orbital have newish locations See www.orbitalcomics.com/www.goshlondon.com/for details. Google will supply maps |
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Post by Jim on May 30, 2013 12:44:04 GMT
There was a shop not far off Shaftesbury ave, just round the corner from Centrepoint on a street corner near St Giles about a decade ago. They had collectables upstairs and back issues in the basement as I recall. I don't remember their name but have a vague memory that their stock went to Orbital when they closed down? I may be confusing them with another place in that regard. I also have a feeling that there was a place about two doors away which had comics.
Orbital itself has had a few different locations, I believe they started out on Charing X road not far from Centrepoint in a basement before moving to Old Compton St. Maybe Jaymz can help.
There was also a place near Neal's Yard practically over the road from the current FP, but that's going back a long way, at least 13-14 years.
-Jim
EDIT: just saw Phil's link, it seems to cover most things I remember (and I got the original location of Orbital backwards) apart from the place near St Giles
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2013 13:23:37 GMT
There was a shop not far off Shaftesbury ave, just round the corner from Centrepoint on a street corner near St Giles about a decade ago. They had collectables upstairs and back issues in the basement as I recall. I don't remember their name but have a vague memory that their stock went to Orbital when they closed down? The place you're thinking of is Bee Hive I think ..... Bear with .... Knew there was a photo somewhere: www.ifis.org.uk/social/gallery/shop/phil05.shtmlYou might also want to look at www.ifis.org.uk/social/gallery/?search=&tags=shop&startyear=&endyear= which will give you a few more photos of London shops c1997 The stock going to orbital story was repeated on Bleeding Cool a few years back: www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/28/ten-years-of-orbital-comics-steve-cook/I may be confusing them with another place in that regard. I also have a feeling that there was a place about two doors away which had comics. IIRC this was a very short lived place in Denmark Street c2000 that was on the opposite side of the road from where FP1 used to be and directly opposite the passage way to where Paradise Alley was. I can't remember the name of it - was it Fantastic Store? There was also a place near Neal's Yard practically over the road from the current FP, but that's going back a long way, at least 13-14 years. That's the original Comics Showcase site before they went to Charring Cross Road virtually next door to Murder One. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2013 13:39:49 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2013 13:59:14 GMT
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Post by Jim on May 30, 2013 15:50:04 GMT
Thanks for all the links, definitely Denmark street and another basement shop to boot but can't remember the name at all. Beehive sounds familiar for the other one.
Didn't realise the Covent Garden one was Comics Showcase, only went in that branch once while visiting London as a teenager. Hated the Charing X Road one, found the staff really unpleasant to deal with. Always a last resort.
-Jim
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Post by primenova on May 30, 2013 20:45:49 GMT
I only found the shop once - sure it was after going in Orbital down stairs store.
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Post by Jaymz on Jun 6, 2013 0:54:36 GMT
Beehive was on Denmark St in the basement of where the original FP store was, they then moved to the corner of Denmark St with back issues in the basement before shutting down. They were closed before Orbital opened.
At one point Orbital had 3 stores, with the comic shop on Charing Cross Rd, manga shop on Upper St Martins Lane and designer toy shop in Soho on the street behind where original Orbital was on Old Compton St.
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Post by Jim on Jun 9, 2013 20:56:44 GMT
I had forgotten about the Upper St Martin's Lane branch; bought a few Henkei and Encore releases there back in the day. Still slightly regret passing on Sky Lynx when he was on discount there.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 16, 2016 10:28:20 GMT
I see Orbital are up for an award:
Well done guys!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 17, 2016 22:33:19 GMT
Indeed!
Well done.
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Post by Jaymz on Jun 18, 2016 10:08:25 GMT
thanks!
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Post by primenova on Jul 7, 2016 12:02:38 GMT
Just think it'll be good to have a thread on here where we review UK comic shop. We can do online if anyone wants but I'll just review comic shops that I go in.
I'll keep them into 3 sections.
One's I always buy something from (Good shops), Ones I've been in but not bought anything yet (just looked in), Ones I used to buy stuff but not the last time (ok shops). This is mainly review on Transformers stuff they have in stock too.
Good shops
London
Birmingham - FPI cheap TF tpb £1 each
Leeds
Wakefield - wakefield 616 picked up rare Nick Roche cover for 50p
OK shops
London
Birmingham
Sheffield - FP & space centre
York - TM seemed to have changed over to a magic the gathering shop & have a few comics compared to over a year ago when I walked out with lots of 50p comics. I hate magic the gathering, this nob used to block people from looking at comcis & say I buy all my stuff from sheffield & I'll stop you looking at comics to buy by sitting in the chair in middle & spread my legs out. Then the comic shop closed because all customers went elsewhere
Leeds
Just looked in
Doncaster - market & this shop down a side path near the market
Dewsbury - cosmic toys
Nottingham - FP & page 45
Grimsby
Scunthorpe
Halifax
Not been in
London - quite a few that i've not been in
Bristol - been to Bristol but didn't find the comic shops
Hull - not been back in hull comic shop after that one that closed down & kept my £13 I paid for mail order comics, might be run by the same guy.
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Post by browny87 on Jul 7, 2016 13:05:21 GMT
you been to Destination venus in Harrogate prime? generally very good although most back issues are now on their website not in the shop anymore since they downgraded!
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Post by primenova on Jul 7, 2016 17:52:03 GMT
I've got stuff from them at a comic mart & got the bag - but not been to Harrogate at all, been passed it. - oh no thats Huddersfield
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 7, 2016 19:57:52 GMT
Already a thread of that nature Pete!
Posts relocated.
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Post by primenova on Jul 8, 2016 6:05:37 GMT
I thought this one had been lost around the time the boards changed.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 23, 2016 7:36:56 GMT
I see Orbital are up for an award: Well done guys! THEY WON! |
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Post by Jaymz on Jul 23, 2016 11:30:08 GMT
Hooray!
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 23, 2016 15:50:24 GMT
Congratulations and well deserved.
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Post by Jaymz on Jul 23, 2016 18:32:42 GMT
Thanks Andy!
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Post by browny87 on Jul 23, 2016 20:29:40 GMT
gz thats an awesome achievement!
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Post by Jaymz on Jul 23, 2016 22:51:44 GMT
Thanks! First UK shop to win it too!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2016 14:05:08 GMT
Hooray!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 24, 2016 16:27:31 GMT
Well done to you all James!
Andy
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Post by legios on Jul 24, 2016 19:42:07 GMT
Well done Jaymz and everyone else at Orbital! Well deserved.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2016 20:55:08 GMT
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Post by Jaymz on Jul 24, 2016 23:18:12 GMT
Thanks all!
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Post by browny87 on Sept 30, 2016 10:29:37 GMT
I will finally get to visit Orbital Comics this October! we are in London over half term and I've convinced the missus it needs to be on our sightseeing list lol!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 30, 2016 10:37:45 GMT
Good man, it's a fantastic shop.
Andy
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