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Halloween ComicFest at CNJComics 10-26-2019

October 13, 2019 in Announcement, Event, Feature | Permalink

It’s only two more weeks until out 8th Annual Halloween ComicFest!

Halloween ComicFest is like a little Free Comic Book Day, with FREE comic created just for the day by all the major publishers!

The event runs from 10 am to 7 pm, and we have a photographer on hand to take pictures between 10 am and 3 pm. 

We also have candy! (We’re a big believer in healthy snacks but not so much on Halloween)

There are 28 books to choose from and we allow people in costume to take one of each if they like!

(People not in costume are also welcome to stop by and pick out five comics.)

Of these 28 books, 15 are rated ALL-AGES, 12 are rated TEEN, and only one is rated MATURE. (Which we keep up and away from the rest)

Full-size comic books include:

DCeased #1: A DC Universe Zombie story!

Miles Morales Spider-Man #0: The first appearance of Miles Morales as Spider-Man!

Star Wars Boba Fett #1: A stand-alone story and a great tie-in to Disney+’s The Mandalorian series premiering on November 12th! 

Sonic The Hedgehog #1: A special edition reprint of the first issue on the series!

Other full-size books include:

  • ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU JR. AND DASTARDLY DIRK
  • ASPEN MASCOTS PORTALS OF DOOM
  • BAKEMONOGATARI SAMPLER
  • BATTLECATS HALLOWEEN COMICFEST SPECIAL
  • DOODLEVILLE ASTER & ACCIDENTAL MAGIC SAMPLER
  • GHOST RIDER KING OF HELL #1
  • HOUSE OF FEAR ATTACK OF KILLER SNOWMEN
  • IRON MAN ROAD TO IRON MAN 2020 #1
  • IYANU CHILD OF WONDER CHAPTER ONE
  • JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1
  • LADY MECHANIKA LA DAMA DE LA MUERTE
  • SECRET SPIRAL SWAMP KID BLACK CANARY IGNITE
  • TALES OF BERSERIA & OTHER GAME MANGA
  • VIZ DRIFTING CLASSROOM UMEZZ SMASHED ITO
  • DARK RED #1 (Mature)

We also have ‘mini’ sized comics and quite a few of them are really cool:

Pokemon: A Pokemon book for the fans!

DC Superhero Girls: A book featuring the new Power-Puff Girl inspired style!

Other ashcan books include:

  • ARCHIES MADHOUSE MAGIC
  • BLASTOSAURUS
  • JUST BEYOND HORROR (by R. L. Stine!)
  • LOUD HOUSE VERY LOUD
  • SPOOKHOUSE
  • UNDERDOG HIJINKS
  • USAGI YOJIMBO (!)

To view complete descriptions of all the books, check out the main event website at www.halloweencomicfest.com

We have LOTS of comics to give away, but just as with Free Comic Book Day, COME EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION!

Another HUGE part of the day is our FREE photography services from 10 am to 3 pm in the foyer next to the shop.  Laura Wimbels from the FacesOfCLE project will be around to perfectly capture your costume in front of our backdrop. Get a cool photo of your cosplay costume, your kid’s super cute costume, or group photos with family and friends! (We post these on Facebook after the event, so you’ll have them in time for your social media posts for Halloween!)

We will also have our Pop Fun Box outside for photo ops, as well as our T-Rex Skeleton. (Really, the whole store becomes a skeleton petting zoo thanks to Mrs. Dudas.

A lot of the fun comes from people in the shop taking pictures with each other as they see the common ground in their costumes. It’s a fun day all around for us. I have about as many costumes changes as Brittney Spears.

Here are some photo albums from previous years:

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

If you take any cool pictures at the event be sure to tag them #CNJCOMICS and #HCF2019 ! (We love to look at these tags post-event for stuff that we missed!)

Come on in and see why we won a national award for Best Halloween ComicsFest Event from Diamond Distributors! 

Lastly, even if you’re not into Halloween, we will be offering 50% OFF ALL BACK ISSUES ALL DAY!

You can also come in and see what kind of costume Ben got that stupid cat to wear this year as well.

See you all on the 26th!

We’ll be setting up a skeleton petting zoo outside the shop so you can touch and take your own pictures!

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Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Weekend at CNJComics

November 9, 2018 in Announcement, Event, Feature | Permalink

Mark your calendar for our longest running event, out (anti) Black Friday sale from 7 pm to midnight on Friday, November 23rd!

ANTI-BLACK FRIDAY SALE

Why is it an ANTI-Black Friday sale? Because we let our employees stay home with their families on Thanksgiving and we don’t have our event till 7 pm on Friday Night, so all our friends working that day can come in when they get off of a grueling day at work.

It’s also a really fun social hang out, and a tradition for a lot of customers. It’s more about enjoying the hobby than a mad consumer war.

It’s our biggest sale of the year too, one of only two times that we are able to bring all the comics out of our storage locker and sell that at only $1.00 each. (50 cents each if you buy 100 or more!)

This year we’ve built up and incredible inventory, so we will have books in the foyer and the back room. Lot’s of books have never been seen before, and there’s about 75,000 total. They are in pretty good order too, so be sure to bring your lists!

Also that night:

  • 20% off all Graphic Novels and Hardcovers
  • 50% off all Back Issues
  • 20% off the New Comic Wall
  • 20% off all Statues, Action Figures and Pop Fun’s. (Due to the demise of ToysRUs, we’ve made efforts to have a really great inventory for the holidays this year.)
  • 10% off EVERYTHING else in the shop. (Which includes comic book supplies, which we never have on sale.)

And most importantly…

THE RAFFLES! It’s the cornerstone of keeping you shopping longer than you like and what makes the night really fun.

We’ll be raffling off 50 graphic novels at a rate of five every half hour starting at 7:30 pm. You get a raffle ticket for every ten dollars you spend and the tickets stay in all night long. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN! Tickets are non-transferable and you can win up to three times.

Expect lots of additional surprise items to keep things interesting. ($200 X-Men Adamantium Hardcover anyone?) We end the night at midnight with a $100 gift certificate raffle. Lots of people do their shopping, get their tickets, then head over to Red Lantern or Working Class Brewery next door between raffles.

We’ll also provide snacks and pop during the night to keep you going.

This is a really fun way to celebrate Black Friday even if you hate it. Just to tame that primal shopping urge on the day. We’ve been doing this for over 20 years, and it’s one of my favorite nights of the year. Great conversations, great deals, great people.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

The next day is Small Business Saturday and a much more mellow way to dig through the $1.00 bins. The back room is closed, but we keep the foyer open and shove as many of the books in there as possible. Our hope is that you shop somewhere local on Saturday, even if it’s not with us. I make an effort to visit one of my favorite shops on that day, Paisley Monkey, to do a little shopping and let them know they are appreciated.

Shop Local and FEED THE CAT!

If you decide to shop with us that day let people know! use #smallbizsat #shopsmall and #cnjcomics to remind people of the importance of the day and that you participated in it proudly!

We will have a smaller sale going all weekend including:

  • 50% off all back issues
  • 10% of all Statues, Action Figures and Pop Fun’s.
  • 10% off all Graphic Novels and Hardcovers

We will also have a visit from Jason Fitch and Rick Lozano that day, and they’ll be handing out and autographing free copies of their new American Knight comic! Jae and Rick are staples of our Free Comic Book Day event and have created a comic together this year!

Thanks again for shopping with us this holiday season! A quick shout out for our Holiday Party / Art Show / Fund Raiser on December 22nd! If you are a local artist who would like to turn your talents into food just stop in the shop and pick up a free blank comic book cover to turn into a piece of artwork for the show! This years’ theme is X-Men and the Holidays! Excelsior!

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