Author: johnwoods

We’re looking at a week with some great artwork, new titles, and stuff we’re really excited about! (including the start of DC’s new accessible variant program starting with this week’s Bombshell variants!) Let’s take a look at our featured new releases for the week of Wednesday, June 4th, 2014! We’re going to start with an indie release that’s gotten quite a bit of buzz around the shop! Big Trouble in Little China #1 from BOOM Studios! It’s one of those things you either get or you don’t. One of my top 20 movies of all time. The ultimate anti hero written by Eric Powell (the Goon). I couldn’t have picked a better writer for this book. Boom has been nailing it lately with titles like Plainjanes, The Woods and Evil Empire. “What the hell is Gracie Law Doing Here?”

We’ve got some really fun images and product to share and showcase this week! Here’s some featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, May 28th! First up is a blast from the past, Thanos Annual #1! Not only do you have Thanos going up against Mephisto in this self contained story, it’s also written and drawn by the original team from Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos Quest, Jim Starlin and Rom Lim! We’ll have Lim and Starlin variants for this book on sale for cover price when the shop opens up at noon. It’s a Guardians of The Galaxy kind of week, as the energy from the new trailer gets us even more excited for 8-1-2014! We just wanted a reason to link to the new trailer this week: http://youtu.be/2LIQ2-PZBC8 ! (so excited. That raccoon is a winner) But other than that you’ve got Guardians of The Galaxy #15 by Brian Bendis and Nick Bradshaw, Marvels Guardians of The Galaxy Prelude #2 (of 2) by Abnett and Lanning, and the new GOTG Graphic Novel The Trial Of Jean Grey! DC’s got...

It’s time for our second annual Comic Book Heritage Night at Great Lakes Brewery! Over the past year Cleveland’s comic book art scene has gotten quite a bit of support from the folks at Great Lakes. From hosting a monthly drink and draw, to helping out with the beer at our events, and even volunteering on Free Comic Book Day. Comic Book Heritage Night is our yearly event  where we step on out of the shop and head down to the brewery to support them in their en devour. It’s a really cool chance to interact with local artists, learn a little bit about Cleveland’s rich comic book history, and drink some beer (of course) Each year we hope to grow the scope of the event, by adding different elements here and there. Here’s what’s on the plate this year! Friday, May 30th from 6pm to 10pm in Great Lakes Brewing Company Tasting Room. (2701 Carroll Avenue Cleveland, OH 44113) It’s a really cool spot that’s like a speakeasy above the brewery. Not open to the public and a really...

For the first time in a while DC is going to take the spotlight in our featured new releases for the week of Wednesday, May 21st, 2014. It’s finally here! Forever Evil comes to a close with Forever Evil #7! Geoff John’s and David Finch have written what is arguably the best DC story since the reboot of the New 52 almost three years ago. This book has been delayed, subsequently delaying other books, but the flood gates are now open and it’s all coming to a close. To celebrate we’ll be offering a great free giveaway with the purchase of this book!

Each year we do a recap email about Free Comic Book Day, easily our biggest event of the year. There’s quite a few reasons why: To provide links to photo albums and videos, because it’s awesome to find a cool photograph of yourself in there. To provide links to all the business and artists who helped us but the event together. Get a sketch from an artist and want to check out more of their work or set up a commissioned piece? Or want to know who made those cool litho’s or beer labels for us? We work with the same local people in Cleveland because they have proved themselves time and time again. To show you things you may not have seen or known was there so that next year you’re better prepared to take it all in. To make you jealous if you couldn’t come out so that you’ll plan early to be there next year, Saturday May 2nd, 2015!