Author: johnwoods

Every January when things slow down a bit we try to put on one cool event to help make the winter in Cleveland more tolerable.  This time we’ve paired up with Working Class Brewery, located right next to the shop, for a night of FREE comics, good company and craft beer! On Friday January 25th from 5 pm to 9 pm, the entire CNJ’s crew will be guest bartenders at Working Class Brewery! Yes everyone, Ben, Josh, Jason, both John’s, Kevin and even Jim. (Not pictured because he’s aloof.) Starting at 5:30 we’ll be handing out three free Marvel True Believers comics, great reprints of classic Marvel material.  Every half hour after that we’ll give away three different books, so if you last the whole stretch that’s 24 books.  So books at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00. What’s more, all of these comics have been hand-picked by the staff, and we’ll also have that staff member give a quick story about the significance of the book, both to them and in general.  We were going to...

We’d like to thank everyone for a really fun Holiday Party and for all the support for the food drive.  With your help, we’ll be assisting the Cleveland Food Bank in creating 12,084 meals this year! We’ve also been informed by the Fitch Family, who take logistical responsibility for the actual food, that the food count was an amazing 1,879! To put that into perspective, our previous high was 1,207. Thank you to the artists for all their hard work! We would like to congratulate Kelsey Cretcher as the artist who collected the most tickets for her artwork. Her ‘mod’ style Fantastic Four cover really hit the mark with a lot of people, and I have donated an extra hundred dollars to the food drive fund in her name. Congrats Kelsey! We look forward to seeing more of your work around the shop. I’m actually going to give a little shout out to my seven-year-old daughter Zoe, who showed up to the art show with a picture of Stan Lee that she drew. She looked at a picture of a...

Sure we’ve got our Holiday Party / Art Show / Fundraiser coming up on December 22nd, but let’s talk about our Christmas Sale first! From Thursday, December 20th till Monday, December 24th, we will have: 50% off all back issues 20% off all graphic novels 20% off all action figures, statues and pop funs. 10% off everything else in the shop We recently got in a great bronze age collection, and to answer everyone’s questions, YES, it will also be  50% off starting when we open at noon on Thursday. I’ve even been diligently drinking and grading the collection at home, so there will be lots to go through. Here are a few of the keys that were up two days ago. We will be open our normal hours during these days for all the last minute shopping, so when Amazon says, ‘too late’, we’re happy to say “come on in.” Thursday 12-8 Friday 12-8 Saturday 10-7 Sunday 12-5 Monday 12-8 (Ben will be staying late night on Christmas Eve for all your last minute needs, stop by and say...

Here’s all the info on this years annual Holiday Party / Art Show / Sale / Fundraiser to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank! On Saturday, December 22nd from 10 am to 7 pm we’ll be hosting an art show featuring local artists who created custom covers to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank. These covers can be won in a basket raffle system where one food item or one dollar gets you a ticket. You get to pick which cover your ticket goes to so you can win a cover you really like. This year’s party and art show theme is ‘Stan Lee” so expect a lot of really amazing heartfelt pieces. Here are a few of the covers: Art by Len Peralta Art by Kenny Peris We will shut down the store at 7 pm only to reopen at 8 pm for our annual Holiday Customer Appreciation Party! The party lasts till around 11 pm and features snacks, beverages and the required holiday cheer. Winners of the basket raffle are drawn promptly at 10:30 pm. Winners need not be present...

Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop is looking for artists who would like to contribute a cover to our 6th Annual Holiday Art Show to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank. It’s easy! Are you a local artist who would like to turn his talents into food for those in need during the holiday season? Stop by the shop and pick up a free blank cover (or two). Some are completely blank and some have a logo to help you get started. After the loss of the patriarch of our industry, we have decided to make this year’s theme ‘Stan Lee’. You can take this into whatever direction you would like, be it a picture of Stan, or a piece inspired by one of his creations. Art by Jeff Ritchie Create a custom cover, sticking to the front only for display purposes. (we do not have frames that accommodate an open book. If you’d like to do that and frame it yourself we’d be happy to hang it!) Turn the book in by Thursday December 20th at 8 pm at the...

Just some quick last minute updates for this weekend! First up, Happy Thanksgiving! We’ll be closed on Thursday only to open up at noon on Friday ready to go! We have a sale all weekend but the best time to hit the shop is on Friday from 7pm till midnight where you’ll find: 20% off all Graphic Novels and Hardcovers 50% off all Back Issues 20% off the New Comic Wall 20% off all Statues, Action Figures and Pop Fun’s. (Due to the demise of ToysRUs, we’ve made efforts to have a really great inventory for the holidays this year. Look! We just bought a Pop Fun Collection!) 10% off EVERYTHING else in the shop. (Which includes comic book supplies, which we never have on sale.) It’s also one of only two times that we are able to bring all the comics out of our storage locker and sell that at only $1.00 each. (50 cents each if you buy 100 or more!) This year we’ve built up and incredible inventory, so we will have books in the foyer and...