Haven't been in here in a while since my comic-collecting obsession took a nose-dive a few years ago, so I can't really comment on how current their stock is, but in my experience with Deadhead, there's nowhere better (or 'else'..!)  in Edinburgh for comic book back issues. The range is rather expansive and covers all publishers from the big hitters, Marvel, DC and Image, to the lesser known Dark Horse and IDW, all the way to the most independent and old skool like Avatar Press (can't believe I pulled that one out the bag...!).\n\nTheir range of new comics doesn't quite hit the heights of Forbidden Planet, but they have all the heavy hitters of the comic world, again usually coupled with a few obscure indie titles FP probably hasn't even heard of.\n\nOne thing they do have over FP is that they are situated directly across the road from Transreal Fiction (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/transreal-fiction-edinburgh). My complaint with FP is that, despite their size, they had nary an art or fantasy book on their shelves. Although not associated with Transreal in any way, the location means that within a matter of feet, any geek could satiate a few hungers at once by frequenting Deadhead.