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CAROL’S SEMI-RETIREMENT PARTY

CAROL’S SEMI-RETIREMENT PARTY

WE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO HAVE AN ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT STYLE BLUTH FAMILY PARTY AS CAROL SEMI RETIRES TO A MON-WED SCHEDULE! IT’S ALSO OUR THE SHOP’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY SO THE STORE CAN LEGALLY DRINK! COME WATCH THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD WHILE ENJOYING FREE FOOD AND BEER! WHO WILL TAKE OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS? FIND OUT! For more information stop by the shop and chat it out with John!!  

The Cleveland Campaign to Help Mike Meyer, Superman collector

The Cleveland Campaign to Help Mike Meyer, Superman collector

Hey Everyone, John Dudas here, Co-Owner of Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop. Right now I’m also representing POP!: The Comic Culture Club and respectfully the greater Cleveland area in the effort to help Mike Meyer.   Who is Mike Meyer? Mike Meyer is a 48 year old mentally disabled individual who was recently robbed of his near life long Superman Collection. Mike’s father died when he was 20 years old and his mother died 3 years later. Mike’s been on Social Security ever since but still works a job at McDonalds to support himself, which I personally respect. Many groups are forming through out America to slowly correct an injustice, most notably on Facebook as ‘Superfriends Collection to benefit Mike in St Louis’ and ‘Save Superman – Help Mike Meyer” The attempt is to round up Superman memerobilia and present it to Mike. This is where Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop comes in. We are acting as a drop off location for anyone who would like to drop of any Superman comics, memoribilia, greeting cards with messages, or...

Carol and John’s and Information on DC’s New 52!

Carol and John’s and Information on DC’s New 52!

A FEW WORDS FROM JOHN D: Well, nest week begins a whole new era for DC Comics as they restart there entire Universe with 52 new #1 titles.  This is the beginning of a brand new era for not only DC, but for the Comics Industry as well as this movement is the beginning of the digitalization age of comics. All DC titles will be available for download on the same day they are released in comic book shops.  What does this have to do with us? Hopefully nothing.  Digital download sales count for less than 5% of all comic book sales but as we are a store with 20 years in and looking at 20 years more we have to say that now more than ever is the time to support your local comic shop! (That is am us) Just do an internet search on what happened to Atomic Comics in Arizona this week.  While we may not be the best, we feel we always have an eye on the future, and that will keep us around for years to come.  As Carol has said...