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April Showers, Carol and John’s Shoppers! This week has a lot going on; Guardians Home Opener, Cavs Play-In Tournament, and Easter Sunday all coming up. “But wait, there’s more!” We’ve also got A LOT of great comics in the shop too this week that you’re not gonna want to miss out on. Let’s jump in!  DC Comics Since DC Rebirth launched in 2016 (on my 21st birthday no less), all the story threads and multiversity happenings in the DC Universe have led to this moment; it’s Flashpoint Beyond #0. Okay, so maybe technically starting in 2011’s original Flashpoint miniseries event, original writer Geoff Johns teams with artists Eduardo Risso and Xermanico for the big DC event of the spring. New villain The Clockwork Killer haunts Thomas Wayne Batman as he’s returned to his original home after the Flashpoint event reset the continuity years ago on a world he thought long gone. Johns has some help this time from co-writers Jeremy Adams (The Flash) and Tim Sheridan (Teen Titans Academy) to bring us the next installment in this fan-favorite alternate Batman’s...

Hey everyone! It’s that time of year again! We’ll have an email out soon with all the Free Comic Book Day details but for now let’s talk about our guest of honor this year, Jim Shooter! Jim’s had an incredibly prolific career, writing for DC comics at age 14, then becoming Marvel’s Editor in Chief from 1978 to 1987. Jim’s written some of my favorite Avengers comics, as well as the original Secret Wars! Check out more on this amazing man! This was the inspiration for this year’s FCBD poster, the cover of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8. This year we’ll be giving this 11×17 cardstock poster out for free with any purchase starting now! If you know somewhere that would be willing to hang one up, please take a second one and let us know where’s it’s going to go! (We appreciate the help to spread the word about Free Comic Book Day.) Thanks to Jameson Campbell for the artwork. Luckily, the Secret Wars graphic novel just came back into print, and we have lots of copies waiting...

Happy Wednesday, Carol and John’s Shoppers! We’ve got a big week this week in the shop with plenty of new series, from both Marvel and DC, and a lot from small press publishers too. There’s bound to be something for everyone, so let’s see what’s in store for comic readers for the first week of April. Small Press New this week from Vault, it’s West of Sundown! Co-written by horror maestros Tim Seeley and Aaron Campbell and drawn by the wicked Jim Terry, West of Sundown is the newest entry in Vault’s Nightfall horror line and is a trip to the New Mexico desert filled with blood and monsters. Vampire Constance der Abend and her loyal assistant Dooley are forced to flee New York City, and are now on a mission to restore Constance’s undead flesh at the place of her ancestral birth in the town of Sangre de Moro to the west. But the years have not been kind to Sangre de Moro, and now Constance will have to adapt to the changes that have occurred in this rough...

Hey there, Carol and John’s Shoppers. First, I wanted to say thank you all to those who came out to our Winston World Sale this past weekend. I may have missed it myself, but I heard it was a big success from all the guys back here at the shop. Back issues aren’t the biggest reason I’m into the hobby, but I appreciate the excitement some of you get from filling in gaps in your collections, and I love hearing little stories about how much certain issues mean to you. We love selling the story here at the shop, and this week, we’ve got a lot of new stories starting up, especially from Marvel. So let’s not waste any more time, let’s see what’s new. Marvel Comics Starting things off with a bloody bang, we finally see the return of one of the baddest men in the Marvel Universe as Frank Castle gets a new solo series written by Jason Aaron with Punisher #1 new this week. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Frank, and in our real-world, the...

Hey everyone! John D here hoping you’ve been enjoying Raf’s weekly picks. Here’s an email about some important stuff coming up at the shop! Here we go! First up, Winston World! Winston World is returning to CNJComics on March 4th to the 6th! What is Winston World? It’s really sort of an inside joke where we would piggy back on Wizard World’s social media when they first came to Cleveland, to draw people from the convention to our shop for a sale. Well, Wizard World is gone (to be replaced by Fan Expo at a later date.) but Winston World is still here! All weekend long you’ll get 50% off back issues, as well as 10% off everything else in the shop. (including supplies, which are ever so difficult to keep in stock right now.) Come on in and spend some money! Half off sales will not be as common as they were during the pandemic so be sure to make the most of the oppertunity! We’ll also have some brand new small press dollar bins out that have never...