Author: johnwoods

Hi there, Comic Shop Friends! Happy first day of Summer! First up, our “Not-At-Comicon” Sale is happening July 20th through the 23rd! That’s Thursday through Sunday, so you’ll have four days to get 50% off all back issues, 10% off everything else, and dig through tons of dollar stock boxes in the foyer! And that Saturday, July 22nd from 12 pm to 6 pm Dave Michelinie will be here for his free signing! You’ll be able to have five items signed for free, and then you can get back in line for more with a donation to his favorite cat charity, PurringPals! If you bought tickets to his VIP event, a reminder that is happening Friday, July 21st from 6 pm to 9 pm. The guys brewed beer just for this event, so look forward to that! As always, more details are on our Facebook page and our website. MARVEL COMICS The Age of Monsters has begun in this new Hulk series from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein. There are some awesome horror images here, with elder...

Hello, Comic Shop Friends! A reminder that this Thursday, the 15th, is Late Nite Comics! We’ll stay open until midnight, and starting at 8 pm the table will be full of $1 books. This time it will be a mix of Marvel, DC, and Small Press! And back issues will be 50% off! Including the wall books! Another reminder, Saturday, July 22nd, David Michelinie will be here for a signing from 12 pm to 6 pm! He will sign five items for free, and then you can get back in line to have more signed, but a donation to his favorite cat charity PurringPals is greatly encouraged. Winston will judge you if you abuse Michelinie’s kindness. We also have a section of Dave Michelinie books, so you can pick up something before the event! Also, that weekend, July 20th through July 23rd, will be our annual “Not-At-ComicCon” sale! More details on that are coming later! It’s back to a pretty regular week for Marvel and DC books, but there are a bunch of Small Press recommendations, so if that’s your...

Hi Comic Shop Friends! First, some shop news, then onto the new books! Coming up on Thursday, June 15th, is our next Late Nite Comics! We’ll stay open until midnight, and starting at 8pm the table will be covered in 40+ long boxes of a mix of Marvel, DC, and Indie books for $1! And ALL back issues will be 50% off! Including the wall books! We moved the Dave Michelinie books to the recommendation wall (along with some Spider-Verse books!) to freshen it up so you can pick something up for his upcoming signing! There are less than ten spots left for the VIP event on Friday July 21st, so grab your tickets now if you haven’t yet! The Saturday, July 22nd signing runs 12 pm to 6 pm, and you can get five items signed for free, and donations are encouraged if you’d like to get back in line to get more items signed after the first five. All proceeds will be donated to Michelinie’s favorite cat charity, PurringPals, in Delaware, which is totally on-brand for us. Also,...

Oh, hello, Comic Shop Friends! It’s the fifth Wednesday this week, so there are not a ton of new books, but our table will still be full because we got a bunch of new action figures in! And we’re filling it with Dave Michelinie books because… Dave Michelinie VIP Event We’re happy to announce that a Bronze Age Legend is coming to Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop this July! Writer David Michelinie will be coming to the shop for our yearly “NOT-AT-COMICON” Sale for a VIP Event and an open signing! David is the creator/co-creator of such characters as Venom, Carnage, Taskmaster, Scott Lang Ant-Man, and a whole lot of classic storylines and issues! Check here for a full Bibliography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Michelinie The VIP event will be on Friday, July 21st, from 6 pm to 9 pm, and will consist of a one-hour live Q and A between John and David, followed by a signing where you can get five items signed. We will be brewing a beer for the event, which will also be free to attendees that are...

Hey Comic Shop Friends! Sorry about no newsletter last week, but I’m back to full health now, which is great because there’s a lot going on! First, thanks for a great Free Comic Book Day! We still have a few titles left from the event that you can pick up. I can’t write anything better than Ben’s thoughts on FCBD, so check out our Facebook page for his post. And there are tons of great pictures taken by shop friend Laura, so check those out too! Second, speaking of Laura, she has another live Midnight Rental Secret Screening on the 17th, so we’re doing a late birthday celebration for me at the Grog Shop Wednesday night! Check out Lenora’s Midnight Rental on YouTube too. She’s on the Found Footage Festival’s channel Third, this Thursday, the 18th, from 8 pm to midnight, is Late Nite Comics! It’ll be Marvel-ous! We’ll have 40 long boxes of new unprocessed Marvel dollar stock on the table, and back issues will be 50% off! (Except for the wall books.) Fourth, like always, there’s a bunch...

Free Comic Book Day is coming on Saturday, May 6th, from 10 am to 7 pm! Yes, this is our 22nd time hosting this event! Everyone attending will get to pick out 12 comic books from the 46 that are being offered! (12 Gold titles, 31 Silver titles, and 3 DC titles.) We’ll be using the same space we normally use in an empty storefront in the plaza 150 feet from our storefront. (17430 Lorain Ave is the address of the FCBD books, and 17462 is the location of our shop.) Books this year range from Super-Hero: to All Ages: To more adult-oriented Independent fun: All books have three age ratings, Green for All-Ages, Blue for Teens (meaning 13+, but typically meaning nothing too objectionable), and Red for Mature (meaning 18+). We keep the books in groups by color, with the red ones at the very end of the line, so parents keep a lookout. We have over 20,000 books to give away, but as always, we recommend coming early for the best selection. You can check out all the...