Category: Feature

Just a reminder that this Saturday we’ll be hosting an “Independent Comics Day” in the shop! Why? because March is a pretty dull month except for the big green drunk thing.  All day on March 24th we’ll have: 20% off all Small Press Graphic Novels and Hardcovers 50% off all Small Press Back Issues We’ve also put together 20 boxes of independent back issues that will be only 50 cents each. These books are in order by letter, i.e. all the A’s are together, all the B’s are together etc.  Lots of these books have never been looked through before, so dig away! We’ve also got some free stuff to give away to help you explore the world of comics outside the big two. Stuff like suggested reading guides for Image and IDW, some free preview issues, and we’ve even got a box of old Free Comics Book Day books that everyone can pull some free books out of.  We love superhero comics here more than anyone, but we also like a well spun independent comic as well.  To get ready for Easter shopping,...

Just a quick email this week reaffirming stuff we’ve already told you about, along with a few new developments.  FEATURED TITLES Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, March 14th, 2018.  First up, we’re here to talk about Donny Cates work at Marvel. (again.) Donny has two great runs going on right now at Marvel, with Doctor Strange and Damnation, as well as a breakout run on Thanos.  This week we’ve got a new issue of Doctor Strange that ties directly into Damnation. Damnation is only a four issue mini-series, with two issues out already. It’s got some minor tie-ins but you’re really good to enjoy the story by just reading Doctor Strange and the mini. Talk to any staff member in the shop and they’ll sell you on the purchase. We all love it.  For the record, if you want to read Cates run from the beginning, start with issue #381. Marvel is in a nonstop reprinting mode on these books, so grab them when you see them.  Cates other hot book is Thanos, and the third printing...

We are happy to announce that we have comics legend and all around renaissance man Jim Steranko coming out for Free Comic Book Day 2018 at Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop!  With his core of comic book work being at Marvel from 1966-1970, the influences of Steranko’s style can still be felt today. Steranko’s art added graphic design, surrealism, pop art, psychedelia, and optic art while maintaining a cool-jazz hi-fi hipness. Known mostly for his groundbreaking work in Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD and continuing into his iconic storyline in Captain America 110-111 and 113, he later went on to redesign the X-Men logo during his two issues on the title, 50 and 51. He has also contributed numerous pieces of cover art that have been reimagined often over the past five decades.  So, why Jim Steranko? It’s been a bucket list item for me to have him in the shop for years. I’m obsessed with late 60’s and early 70’s Marvel. To an extent, I am a Marvel Zombie.  In addition to his comic work, many other elements of...

Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, March 7th, 2018!  FEATURED RELEASES First up is the much anticipated Oblivion Song #1, the new comic from Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman! “A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. The government made every attempt to recover them, but after many years, they gave up. Nathan Cole…won’t. He makes daily trips, risking his life to try and rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion. But maybe…Nathan is looking for something else? Why can’t he resist the siren call of the Oblivion Song?” Kirkman made a pretty classy move by sending out advanced copies of issues #1-4 to all retailers so they could order with confidence.  Since new material from Kirkman is pretty rare we’ve decided to put a copy of issue #1 into every file that gets Walking Dead. Please let us know if you enjoy it and would like it added to your file! You will not automatically get issue #2. Next up is another great indie from Image, Gideon Falls #1 by...

Just a quick Reminder that Winston World is coming to the shop from March 2nd-4th.  Discounts include: 50% off all back issues 10% off everything else in the shop. (Yes, EVERYTHING.) We’ll also have the above image available as a sticker as always.  We also have a code to get you 20% off your Wizard World tickets (that other thing that’s going on)  FOX 8 LIVE Fox 8 Lindsay Buckingham stopped by for a Hidden Gems in the CLE segment. You can find the main article and information here on the Fox 8 site, but for the Meat of the video and some awesome background info from our very own John Dudas be sure to check out the video below or view it Here on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Fox8NewsCleveland/videos/10160279893400294/ Okay, safe driving, safe reading, and That’s it!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, February 14th, 2018. As we wait for the final issue of Dark Nights Metal in March, we’ve got this awesome one shot to tide us over.  Dark Knights Rising The Wild Hunt adds Grant Morrison to the list of Metal creators. This book was added to the slate when he said he’d like to do a story. Co-written by Scott Snyder. So, once the initial hype subsided, Marvel Legacy left us with a solid handful of really great titles, three of which come out this week.  Doctor Strange #385 by Donny Cates is a must read, with a down on his luck Strange working as a veterinarian and coping with the reality of the new Sorcerer Supreme, Loki. Strange works behind the scenes to keep Loki from screwing up, and as always we’re not quite sure of Loki’s intentions for his mantle. Shop favorite, as any employee to talk you into buying the first three parts, which we have in reprint.  Captain America #698 by Waid and Samnee...