Lighthouse Comics

17/09/2026

Come along to Lighthouse Comics, 59 the Old High Street, this Saturday 19th September 10.30-5.30 for Batman Day!
Anybody who comes into the shop can get a free Batman comic!
Anybody who buys anything can get a free Batman mask!
We'll also have exclusive prints, special editions, grab bags, as well as 10% off anything with Batman in it.

Hope to see you there!

17/09/2026

Hello!

This is a quick reminder that it is Batman Day on Saturday!

Anybody who comes into the shop can get a free comic!

Anybody who buys anything can get a free Batman mask!

Anybody who spends £10 gets a free £5 book token!

We'll have exclusive prints from •IX• on sale!

Batman Day special editions of Daylight, Batman '89 & a deluxe Dark Knight Returns (stock of these is v limited)

A new one shot "Batman of Two Worlds" for £2.50 (stock of this is almost unlimited 😁😀)

Reprints of some classic Batman for £1!

And more grab bags, loads of cheap comics and 10% off anything with Batman in it.

Should be fun!

11/09/2026

What's am I reading this week?

First up is The Karman Blade - a new series written by Darcy Van Poelgeest and with art from Ian Bertram. It's presented as an epic story, or a fairy tale, about a man destined to kill a God. The art is pretty distinctive and there are some great set pieces, but I think I'm going to need to read it a few times to really understand what's going on. 😁 That might just be me though, it's been a long week.

Next is issue #2 of Batman & Robin Year One Dynamic Duos. This is a much more straightforward title, with great art from Chris Samnee. I always feel like this art combines bits of Darwyn Cooke and Juni Ba, but those are pretty much my two favourite artists, so that no bad thing. This is a great Golden Age style comic.

And then there's The Santos Sisters. This is a crossover with that indie darling The Flaming Carrot, and the comic has that whole indie underground vibe going on, including five pages of adverts at the back for stuff like Cerberus. It's good fun, moves quick and doesn't take itself too seriously.

And then finally Of The Earth is getting close to its end. This is a straight up horror comic from Chris Condon and Charlie Adlard. It's set in Texas, and shows what happens if you drill too deep.... If you've read Texas Blood or The Enfield Gang Massacre then you'll be familiar with Condon's way of mixing story with reality. It works really well here.

There is, as always, plenty of other stuff out this week, so pop in and take a look!

Have a great weekend
Jake

10/09/2026

03/09/2026

28/08/2026

We've had a restock of some of asawheatley 's books, and also got stock of his new title - A Walk Within the Queen's Wood.

This is the first issue of a British folk horror series. A Buckinghamshire village has a mysterious festival called the Acceptance. Aaron was involved in the last one and now returns, for reasons unknown. Think Wicker Man, Hot Fuzz or Kill List (but hopefully not as horrific as that!).

We've also got more stock of "Of Ichor & Bone", a gritty, soulslike tale of a Knight and her crippling self-doubt.

You can come and pick up either of these, or any of our other small press stuff any day this week or next. After that we'll be going back to closing on Tuesdays.🙂

Have a great weekend!

Jake

27/08/2026

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso is the Graphic Novels Club's next book, and it is in stock now. 🙂

I haven't read it (yet) but people use words like "unsettling" a lot when they talk about it. The basic plot is that a clearly dodgy man is running an acting class and making his pupils leave their comfort zones. For what end? You'll have to read it to find out! (And then come to the group to tell the rest of us what you think).

Don't forget it is 20% off for all group attendees.

Have a great week!

Jake

19/08/2026

Hello, it's New Comic Book Day!

This week we have a collectors edition of Batman #25 and issue 800 of Thor (which includes bonus stories from Chris Condon and Jesse Lonergan (if you see this Jesse ask your publisher to print more Drome!) 😁

Plus it's the first issue of The Last Driver and more Daredevil, Avengers Armageddon, Punisher Vs Spider-Man, If Destruction Be Our Lot, Battle Beast , Absolute Green Arrow, Absolute Flash and loads more.

Have a great week!

Jake

15/08/2026

A lot of people come into the shop and say "hello, what are you reading at the moment?" and unless they also say "I'm not interested in anybody using time distortions to show the tragedies and triumphs of the human condition" then I say "Assorted Crisis Events".

Somebody I know recently described Assorted Crisis Events as "showing what the medium can be" and he was absolutely 100% correct. These are jaw dropping comics.

If you have come into the shop at some point then you have probably already heard me telling you or somebody else how great the first volume was. Well, the second one is here now and it's more of the same.

There are four stories in this - and the first one, on its own, is worth the price of the book. It tells the story of Sasha & John, husband and wife. However John keeps changing, he keeps getting younger and older and sometimes he doesn't recognise Sasha at all. And Sasha has to look after him, even though it's difficult, because she loves him and they're married and that's just what she has to do. It's a story about love, about getting old and duties and humanity, and what thousands or millions of people do every day.

These comics are Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki (and Tom Muller) with the guardrails off. They're experimental and emotional and funny and wonderful.