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Raf’s Countdown to Midnight 12.29.21

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Raf’s Countdown to Midnight 12.29.21

10, 9, 8, 7…. Hey there, Carol and John’s Comic Shoppers. Raf here checking in before the end of 2021. It’s been a wild year, hasn’t it? We’ve all gone and grown up a little bit again. And so has the shop! We’ve hired a few new faces full-time and a fun, new, rotating cast of folks for the Weekend Warriors too. Events at the shop have been big, including our massive Free Comic Book Day with Chris Claremont we had during the summer. How crazy was that line, amiright?. And ultimately, we got to read a lot of great comics. Which, you know, is pretty cool. I’m sure many of you are experiencing a bit of a chaotic race to the finish line, but we’ve got one last round of new comics for the year. Some new #1’s, a couple of new storylines to check out, and maybe a new indie book to spice up your life. Let’s dive in. 6, 5, 4…. DC Comics Down in the muck, down in the swamp. New from DC’s Black Label is...

Thank You from Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop!

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Thank You from Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop!

Hello Cleveland! We’d like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for a very successful Holiday Art Show! Thanks to your support we were able to assist the Greater Cleveland Food Bank in creating 17,704 meals for those in need! We had a very fun live stream drawing all the winners which turned into a CNJComics variety show you can still watch here on Facebook! It’s a great way to meet the entire staff! Thanks to all the artists who donated their time and skills, thanks to the customers for showing up and buying tickets, and my thanks to the staff for bringing it all together. Congrats to all of our winners too! We are open regular hours till year-end with a few minor exemptions. We are closed on Christmas Day, and we will also be closed on New Year’s Day. Yes, we will be open till 8 pm on Christmas Eve for all your last-minute shopping needs. Ben has a tradition of staying till close so stop by and say hi as he sips his hot toddy. We do...

Raf’s Featured Stocking Stuffers 12.22.21

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Raf’s Featured Stocking Stuffers 12.22.21

Good evening, Carol and John’s Comic Shoppers. First, I want to thank everyone who tuned in on Facebook Live, drew and contributed a cover, bought tickets and donated to the Cleveland Food Bank, and just came in and shopped with us last week during our Holiday Art Show. It’s an event we’re all proud to be a part of and is a pleasure for us to bring to you. But while the art show is over, don’t forget our Holiday Sale is still going on (!) through Christmas Eve this year with 50% off back issues and 10% off everything else in the shop. Including this week’s new releases! Let’s see what Comic Retail Santa brought everyone this year. DC Comics A fan-favorite Batman artist, now soon-to-be fan-favorite Batman writer? It worked for Sean Murphy, could it work for Jock? This week’s Batman: One Dark Knight #1, written and drawn by superstar artist Jock, puts the Dark Knight through the ultimate endurance test. There’s a dangerous new villain called E.M.P. that’s being transferred across Gotham City from Arkham to Blackgate,...

Holiday Art Show at CNJComics Dec 15th-19th

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Holiday Art Show at CNJComics Dec 15th-19th

It’s only a little over a week away! Our Holiday Art Show to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank begins on Wednesday, December 15th! We’ve been rounding up submissions but there’s still time to do a cover and support the cause. The due date is Sunday, December 12th, so that we have a few days to scan the covers and get the show together. You can pick up a free blank cover at the shop, just ask at the counter. This year’s theme is “What If…?” which has a lot of possible directions it can be taken in. Here are a few of this year’s submissions: Stop by the shop between December 15th and the 19th and check out the covers in the foyer next to the shop. Covers are won through a basket raffle system where one dollar gets you one ticket towards the cover of your choice! Just buy the tickets at the counter, write your name and contact number on them and drop them in the numbered bag that matches the cover you want. It’s that simple!...

Raf’s Featured New Releases 12.15.21

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Raf’s Featured New Releases 12.15.21

Howdy, everyone! It’s our Charity Art Show this week at Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop! We had an awesome turnout this year with 100 covers and we’re excited for you all to see them. The art show starts this Wednesday and will run through Sunday the 19th. You’ll be able to walk through the foyer and see them all on display, and also get the chance to purchase raffle tickets and place them in your favorites this year. Don’t forget to tune into our Facebook Livestream Sunday at 6:00 p.m. where we’ll highlight every cover on display and draw winners. ALL of your ticket purchases will go to the Cleveland Food Bank and this is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays with us this year. We miss seeing everyone during our usual in-person holiday party, but we’ll get there soon enough, so in the meantime enjoy the show. We will post the full gallery online on Saturday also, so if you won’t be able to make it into the shop this week, you’ll be able to call in...

Raf’s Featured New Releases 12.8.21

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Raf’s Featured New Releases 12.8.21

Good Day and Happy New Comic Book Day readers. December is flying by already, the gift-giving season is almost upon us, and I am still woefully unprepared to give gifts this year. And I still have to do my cover art for the charity art show due this Sunday also! And read new comics!? Whew, it’s a tough life working at the comic shop managing all this goodness 😊. Let’s check out what’s new this week. Marvel Comics Would you believe me if I told you this was the first series dedicated to teaming up the original Avengers, Captain America and Iron Man? Well, believe it. In this new five-issue miniseries Steve and Tony are both after a Hydra double agent that they both have connections to, but all is not as it seems (why would it ever be with Hydra?) as there is somebody, or something else pulling the strings. My two favorite Avengers get their own co-starring book this week, right on. John S. has been raving about Daredevil and the rest of us at the shop are...