Category: Feature

Hi there Comic Shop Friends! We’re back from ComicsPro, full of information and ideas! We’re working on plans for Free Comic Book Day, too, inspired by the event, which you’ll hear more about in the future. We also had some ideas for the Short Box King so that he will be making another appearance soon . . . Here’s the CNJ team with event organizer Marco (in the middle) with a couple of his behind-the-scenes team, taken at the charity auction. The highlights for me were the Cartoonist Kayfabe roundtable, and Kyle and I being teamed with friends of the shop from Books with Pictures in Portland, OR, and Laughing Ogre in Columbus, OH. I came back tired and inspired! And now that we’re caught up on sleep, we’re ready for this week’s new releases! MARVEL COMICS This limited series is set in different eras of Tony Stark’s life, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Iron Man. Writer Murewa Ayodele and artist Botun Akande tell a new story in each issue with Kaiju battles, alien invasions, rescue missions, and more. This...

Hello, Comic Shop Friends! Not much news this week as we’re getting prepared for our trip to Pittsburgh for Comics Pro, but it’s a big week of books, and the table is packed! We, of course, are always putting out new back issues, so look at those when you stop in too! MARVEL COMICS Another Sins of Sinister tie-in starts this week! Immoral X-Men begins with the Quiet Council of Sinisters not interested in following Sinisters’ orders anymore, and now have their own agenda for the world. And the galaxy. They were written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Paco Medina. Betsy Braddock is questless and country-less. Britain doesn’t want a mutant menace carrying the shield of Captain Britain, and she doesn’t even wear the flag. When a Fury ends up on Earth-99476, and Britannica Rex summons the Captain Britain Corps, a new threat shows up to end all Captains Britain! Writer Tini Howard and artist Vasco Georgiev have a fresh take on the character and the Braddock family. Frank Castle makes his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #129, as Spider-Man...

Hi Comic Shop Friends! First, a reminder that Late Nite Comics is this Thursday, the 16th! We’ll stay open until midnight and put out forty boxes of ALL DC books from the 60s to the present for $1 each! These have not been out before, and John says there are some gems, so come by and take a look. And all back issues (except the wall books) will be 50% off! Another reminder, if you missed the letter in your file, is that the 10% off file discount ended on the 13th, and as John goes over the 2022 books, the more he sees that it was a necessary move.  We will still have the 25% off back issues discount every day! Also, at the end of the month, John, Ben, Kyle, and I are heading to Pittsburgh for the ComicsPro retailer summit so we can make connections to keep the shop awesome, and while we’re away: Raf will be returning! He’ll be in for a few days to help out, so come in and catch up with him! MARVEL...

Hi Comic Shop Friends! Happy start of tax season! May the tax fairy bring you a refund, and you get to spend it in the shop! John Dudas has been working through a few new collections (and is picking up another one in Erie, PA), so there are many new Modern keys on the wall. You all cleaned out half of it at the last Late Nite Comics! He’s been restocking and adding new books as he goes. John Shearer and Kevin have been trucking through sorting and checking the collections too, and Kyle and I have been pricing and putting out tons of new back issues! The newest stuff is labeled on the boxes on the statue case, so come in and check them out. MARVEL COMICS Sinister has been battling the X-Men for over a decade, but now it seems that his secret schemes are paying off, and all his darkest dreams are coming true. Writer Kieron Gillen and artist Lucas Werneck start off the Sins of Sinister X-event that continues in Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants,...