Fabulous Frank Quitely artwork adorns the new Forbidden Planet store in Glasgow. His Fanglesga Four is just amazing!
One side of my family is Glasgow all the way back to the caves, which is maybe one reason I really love making the trip there. I worked in The Barras market as a teenager selling dodgy videogames, and it was great to see it thriving in the Year of Our Stan 2026.
I once wrote a series for Vertigo, the ‘grown-up’ / goth arm of DC Comics, and set it in Glasgow. I spent almost a full year raiding libraries and galleries all across the city for stories and ideas. I also got to feature my favourite bits and landmarks – I sent artist Meghan Hetrick a million rain-splashed reference photos, and she even made the trip over to see it for herself. (We had a mini signing tour, the pinnacle of which was probably the old Glasgow FP!)
It’s a great city – and as much as I love Edinburgh, if you’re visiting Scotland and you skip Glasgow, you’re missing out on something really, really special.
There’s also TARDISes all over the place. It’s brilliant!