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In Store Convention Kick-Off on 3-5-2016

In Store Convention Kick-Off on 3-5-2016

Hot on the heels of Wizard World comes the In Store Convention Kick-Off this Saturday, March 5th from noon until 8pm. Get a first look at upcoming projects from the biggest publishers in the industry, hear from your favorite creative teams, and ask questions to special guests – all without the crowds and confusion of a regular convention. Here’s all the information on the day! Select shops around the country have signed up (and paid) to be able to broadcast this event live within their shops. See what some of your favorite creators and comic companies have planned for the year. We’ll be showing the segments on twin television sets all day Saturday. Here’s the full schedule for the day: What a great way to visit the shop on a Saturday. Plan your visit around the segment featuring your favorite writer, artist, or comic book company. This is a second year event, and our first year participating. There’s also some limited items that will be available on the day, check them out here. ADDED ENJOYMENT To make things more fun,...

Winston World 2016 is here at Feb 26th-28th

Winston World 2016 is here at Feb 26th-28th

The weekend you’ve been saving all your money for is finally here! WINSTON WORLD 2016 ON FEB 26TH-28TH WINSTON WORLD Welcome to Winston World 2016! To celebrate the historic occasion of a national comic book convention coming to Cleveland, we’ve decided to have a weekend sale in case you can’t find what you’re looking for at the con. This year we will also be setting up a booth at the show as well, selling off two pallets of Marvel Graphic Novels that we bought for just $5 each. (we wanted to make the whole thing as easy as possible for us in case we wound up accidentally inebriated.) Meanwhile, back at the shop, Winston will be holding down the fort during his events Sophomore year. Our shop cat Winston is a celebrity on par with Chris Hemsworth, and charges only about half as much for a photo. Don’t believe us?! Check this out. Apparently Winston is ‘trending’ on the internet. Still don’t believe us? Winston disappeared for 24 hours this past July, and essentially broke Facebook with the new of...

Deadpool, Valentine’s Day and Winston World

Deadpool, Valentine’s Day and Winston World

It’s a big weekend for everyone, with the premiere of Deadpool in theaters, Valentine’s Day, and the news that Winston World has been co-opted by Wizard World. Here’s what’s going on this weekend at CNJComics! DEADPOOL and VISUAL STIMULI Deadpool is here! And the reviews are very positive! (We can check one movie off the extensive list for the year) Here’s the Superbowl Spot While’s we’re at it, let’s catch you up on everything: Civil War X-Men Age of Apocalypse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Ant-Man verse the Hulk over a can of Coke Bruce Wayne for Turkish Airlines Lex Luthor for Turkish Airlines And the Final Batman Superman Trailer But let’s get back to Deadpool! To coincide with the release of the of the movie, Deadpool #7 is a $9.99 over-sized special by a who’s who of writers and artists. Free with the purchase of any Deadpool product will be the COMPLETE six part Deadpool Build a Figure. (This time you get the whole thing at once. There’s creeps online selling this for $12.99 already) Also free this week...

October is National Bullying Prevention Month at CNJComics

October is National Bullying Prevention Month at CNJComics

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Marvel Comics has inspired us by releasing some really cool Anti Bullying Variants. As these book were limited, we were worried about the accessibility of these really cool pieces of artwork. So, working with the Scribble Nerds, we have created seven different stickers, one from each member, to help capture the spirit of Marvel’s endeavors locally. A FULL set of these 3 x 3 stickers will be FREE with the purchase of ANY graphic novel through out the month October. (Yup, that includes anything out of the discount bins too)

Banned Books Week…

Banned Books Week…

We’re going to bypass our usual weekly email and do something special this week. It’s Banned Books week, and this year the powers that be have decided to focus on banned graphic novels. ​