Forbidden Planet Reviews 1,091

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.2

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Review summary

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Evaluating 87 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers generally find the service to be efficient, with many praising quick dispatch times and prompt delivery. Reviewers often report that products arrive in good condition and are well-packaged, especially for delicate items like comics and books. Many appreciate the communication regarding release date changes and delivery updates. However, some people were dissatisfied with various aspects of their experience. Issues include receiving incomplete orders, damaged products, or incorrect editions. There are also mentions of significant delays in dispatch and delivery, with some customers reporting a lack of communication regarding these delays. A few people noted problems with the ordering process itself, such as card payment issues or items being out of stock after an order was placed.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Mail order comics have little to no quality control and high postage and already expensive items have had me cut back what I order by about 90% in the last 12 months. Practically everything is warped... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I only received part of my order with one book stuck in "processing" It wasn't clearly communicated in the order emails why I was missing part of my order or an estimated time of delivery for it. Look... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Been to the store regularly, no complaints there. I decided to pre-order for the first time on their website. Listed as dispatch 20th October. Its now the 29th October and still no sign of it, haven'... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a new person to collecting comics, I chose Forbidden Planet and so far no issues. Despatch time was good. All comics came in good condition. Many came in a good protective cover. Seriously amazin... See more


Company details

  1. Book Store
  2. Collectibles Store
  3. Comic Book Store
  4. Game Store
  5. Toy Store

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Forbidden Planet is the world’s largest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and cult entertainment retailer and the largest UK stockist of the latest comics and graphic novels. We specialise in selling action figures, books, comics, graphic novels, toys and games and we offer all the best merchandise from your favourite series.


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3.2

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Expected better from Forbidden Planet

Extremely disappointed. Book has numerous pages with SEVERE creasing.
Clearly a quality control issue that got missed at the printing factory.

Tried to get in touch with a rep to report this, but was not easy to navigate through the returns options.

This book is only fit for the rubbish bin.

Really disappointing, as I expected much better from Forbidden Planet.

September 9, 2025
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We are very sorry to hear of your negative experience using our site

If you contact our customer service team at Info@forbiddenplanet.com with your order number and details we can look into this for you and try resolve this as quickly as possible

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Super speedy delivery and all arrived in perfect condition, only just got into collecting comics and very excited to read and display them, forbidden planet has always been a favourite shop,

August 29, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Review for the Cambridge Store

Review for the Cambridge Store:

Excellent staff and store manager. Could not be more friendly and helpful in every way. Personable and knowledgeable. They are a credit to your company. I will shop here again.

August 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service in every way shape…

Very poor service in every way shape and form. Another generic reply with a few words changed without actually responding in a proper manner.

"We're sorry, our delivery of Archie Is Mr Justice #4 (Cover C Matt Talbot) has been delayed and we don't currently have a new date at the present time."

Every other store in the country have received their stock (I have reached out to several stores and they are also for sale elsewhere) another unfulfilled order!

"We don't charge orders until the items are in stock and ready to be despatched so this won't have been charged yet and if you wished to cancel or update any details, please head to Your Account online and click into the order you wish to adjust. If you checked out as a guest let us know and we can cancel that order for you."

As I explained in my email that you didn't take the time to read. If using site credit orders are charged instantly. You're telling me to cancel through my account which then leaves me out of pocket because you don't refund the delivery costs that I paid. Meaning I lose money and you gain money for not providing the service/items I paid for.

August 20, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Forbidden Planet's subscription service triple charges postage

Forbidden Planet's comic book subscription service is stealing money by double & triple charging postage costs.
The subscription service allows the customer to auto preorder comic books, manga, etc. The way that it does it is by creating an order to be fulfilled later, the orders are intelligent enough to try an combine comic that release within a week of each other. In the event that subscription preorders comics books with more than 2 weeks of release, it adds double postage (this is expected since 2 parcels are being posted).
The theft comes into effect when your subscription creates a new order while one or more are outstanding, this occurs when an order can't be fulfilled due to publishers delaying the release. In this event Forbidden Planet combines all the outstanding orders into a single parcel, but still charges you postage for each order.
Most recently I had 3 orders outstanding and I was charged £31.14, the correct amount should have been £23.66, so I was overcharged £7.48 in postage.
Trying to get your money back, is a nightmare, the website only allows you to send a message & when they respond, they blame you for the system's failure.
Its interesting that their system is intelligent enough to combine order in one parcel, but too dumb to only charge the correct postage

July 24, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super-Quick and Super-Kind customer service

Problem with delivery of my order which was entirely my fault. Forbidden Planet gave me a full refund including postage. Also super-quick response time to my e-mails back and forward trying to get to the bottom of the problem (literally next day in a couple of cases).

July 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wow!

Wow! Mega fast delivery of a beautiful book at a reasonable price. Very pleased all round with Forbidden Planet

July 9, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Forbidden Planet mail order is excellent. I’ve been a customer for many years, used to have comic pull lists in a local store in the late 90’s, early 2000’s but I’ve gone more into digital comics in recent years. However I now go down to London every couple of months and always visit the London Megastore. More recently I’ve started buying some hardcover omnibus editions of favourite series and after a less than impressive experience with Amazon who do not adequately pack books leading to them being received with damage, I’ve switched orders to Forbidden Planet and always find the books to be extremely well packed and received in perfect condition.

July 8, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always top notch experience

I've been ordering a lot with Forbidden planet and I've never had a bad experience.

They always keep me updated by email abut release date changes and when my items are sent fir delivery. Another 10 star experience

June 27, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really poor service

Really poor service. Take your money for items clearly not in stock - don't respond to emails, leaving you to chase for a refund / delivery .

June 4, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service !

I ordered a Dog Man picture for my grandson but it arrived quite badly creased. I contacted Forbidden Planet & received an answer very quickly, I sent some photos of the damage & again very quickly got instructions & a label to send the picture back - within a couple of days I was sent a replacement. Forbidden Planets’ customer service is excellent 👌! The website is very good - great selection & easy to navigate. I’m sure my grandson will be very pleased with his birthday present which has arrived in time!

June 11, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficient from start to finish

Efficient from start to finish - Product was as advertised in tip top condition - sent promptly by tracked mail in a robust box with additional packing to provide stability. An excellent price for a fantastic product.

June 5, 2025
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