Category: Events

Hi Comic Shop Friends! How was everyone’s first week of Halloween? Give me all your horror movie recommendations! I’ve been spending all my free time knocking movies off my watchlist. But now we have all these events happening, so we’ll see how many I can get to this month! First up, this Thursday the 12th, we will be at the Cleveland Magazine Best of Cleveland party to celebrate Winson being the Editor’s Pick for one of the Best Shop Cats in Cleveland! John, Ben, and Kyle will have a table and photo booth set up, and a few of us are stopping by later. You can get tickets here: https://clevelandmagazine.com/magazine-events/best-of-cleveland/home This Friday the 13th is the Mark Waid signing, from 5pm to 8pm, and the trivia showdown from 8pm to 10pm! Yes, customers get in an hour earlier than advertised! You can get three items signed for free thanks to the Cleveland Public Library. You’re welcome to get back in line, but we will be cutting the line at 8pm because of the following trivia event. We’ll have snacks and...

Welcome to October’s spooky Comic Shop Friends! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And we have tons of great things happening in the shop this month. First, on Friday the 13th, cancel your plans with Jason Vorhees, because Mark Waid will be here for a free signing from 5pm to 8pm. You can get three items signed, and then stick around for a trivia showdown between Waid, a Cleveland team, and a Carol & John’s team! Ben is hosting, and we’ll have refreshments, so it will be a great time! Second, on Thursday the 19th, it’s Late Nite Comics! 8pm to midnight! Tons of dollar books! 50% off back issues! You know the drill! Third, Friday the 20th is the Sina Grace signing from 6pm to 8pm. We have some trades on our rec wall, and look further down in the email for more about Grace’s new graphic novel out this week! Fourth, Friday the 27th is the Sarah Kuhn signing from 6pm to 8pm. We are stocked on her Shadow of the Batgirl and Girl Taking Over:...

Hey Comic Shop Friends! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Phillip Kennedy Johnson signing! It was a great time, and we do have some signed posters left for $30 each. We’re “a top shelf store with awesome staff”! But you all knew that already. Also pictured with the staff are Valentino from the Cleveland Public Library, Dawn, who runs Comics at the Corner, a Cleveland literacy group bringing comics to the people to promote reading (Follow @comicsatthecorner on Instagram), and Dennis Dooley, who wrote the Superman at Fifty books in the 1980s. I’m puny! And thanks to the Cleveland Public Library for hosting all these events! Check out Superman’s Cleveland for what’s coming up in October. Support your local library! The CPL, Cleveland Reads (Ask John Shearer for more info on that! He’s an ambassador!), Comics at the Corner, and John Dudas were part of an event last Sunday at the West Side Market, where thousands of free books were given out! Here’s John’s set up at the West Side Market. And our friend and comic writer Chad...

Hello there, Comic Shop Friends! First, some reminders about upcoming shop stuff, then on to this week’s new books! None of which matter as much as Wonder Woman #1! So first, this Thursday, the 21st, is Late Nite Comics from 8 pm to midnight! John Dudas and John Shearer have been going through the recent collections and have pulled out a bunch of new dollar stock for this month’s Late Nite! Back issues will be 50% off! Will the wall books be 50% off? John hasn’t said yet… Stop in and find out! Then, on Saturday the 23rd, from 4 pm to 6 pm, Phillip Kennedy Johnson will be in the shop for a signing! He also has a new book out this week, Green Lantern: War Journal, and we have Incredible Hulk, Alien, and Action Comics issues and trades from him as well. Get five items signed for free! John will be at the West Side Market on Sunday, the 24th, handing out free Superman books as part of the CPL’s Superman’s Cleveland event! And the rundown for October:...

Hi Comic Shop Friends! Here’s the scoop on what’s happening in the shop! Late Nite Comics is next Thursday, the 21st, from 8 pm to midnight. We’ve been going through some collections, so we’ve added to our dollar stock, and a bunch of new back issues are out. Come in and check out what’s new! Then, next Saturday, the 23rd, from 4 pm to 6 pm, Phillip Kennedy Johnson will be here signing. (Incredible Hulk #4 is out this week. Holy crap, this book is gooooood.) You can get three items signed for free! Thanks to the Cleveland Public Library! Here’s another plug for the CPL’s Superman’s Cleveland event: visit Superman’s Cleveland for more information and more events! And lastly, in September, on Sunday the 24th from 11 am to 2 pm, we’ll be at the West Side Market handing out free Superman comics! And here’s the October events again: We are pulling back issues by these creators to make it easy for you to find something to have signed! We’re stocking up on trades as well! MARVEL COMICS All-ages...

Hello Comic Shop Friends! I hope you enjoyed a long weekend and are ready for new comics! First, we have two new extensive collections, so you’ll notice long boxes of half-off graphic novels and a long box of comic book/superhero-related novels on the table! John has been working on pricing new vital issues, so you’ll see those on the wall, and we have fresh boxes of back problems, too! We’ll be processing more of these collections in the coming weeks, and there will be new back issues out frequently, so keep an eye out! It’s two weeks until Phillip Kennedy Johnson is here on the 23rd! It is a free signing; everyone can get three items signed from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day. And just announced, the following day, Sunday, September 24th, we will be at the West Side Market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. handing out free Superman comics! Our next Late Nite Comics is on Thursday, the 21st, from 8 p.m. to midnight! Another reminder to check out www.supermanscleveland.com for all the events coming up...