Author: johnwoods

We’re going to start our first email of 2017 with a road map to the pop culture events that will highlight the year. There’s some pretty good pacing to it all, and I hope we can get you as excited as we are. (Is the superhero genre oversaturated yet? Not by a longshot. I’m with Spielberg that it’s like the Western. We’ve got a long way to go, and some of the best stuff will be near the end.) We’re going to start the year with one that looks hard to top on 2-10-2017, The Lego Batman Movie. Here’s is a compilation of the the trailers that have been out so far. (Keep watching, they just get better and better as it goes along.) There’s something very Cleveland about using the song “We Built This City”. Now I’m free, now I’m movin’, come on Batman let’s get grovin’! Batman has an excellent monthly title right now written by Tom King, as well as a never ending supply of excellent graphic novel material. Must read Batman graphic novels include: Year One,...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop! THE SALE The Thing says, “Ya only got a few more days to shop for your Aunt Petunia ya procrastinatin’ goldbricks!” On that note, CNJComics will be having a last minute sale from Friday December 23rd to Monday December 26th. (the days where the internet is not there to help you, but we are.) We will be open all day on Friday and Saturday (till 7pm on Christmas eve, come and visit Ben in the evening as he wallows in his martyrdom. He’s been empowered by management to enjoy himself.) We’ll be closed Christmas Day and will reopen on on Monday where the sale will continue for one more day. (for your post holiday shopping.) 20% off action figures, statues and Pop Fun’s. 50% off back issues. 10% off graphic novels 20% off pub glasses and anything else in the glass cases We also just got in six full boxes of 50% off Marvel Graphic Novel, with an incredible selection of titles. We do carry gift certificates, which...

We’ve had a great year at the shop, and it’s time to show out appreciation to our customers and community with our yearly Holiday Party, Sale and Charity Art Show! Every year we host a party that has gotten bigger and bigger, even more so now that we put together an art show for the Cleveland Food Bank. Showcasing local artists creating custom covers to comic books, this show is done in conjunction with Pop the Comic Culture Club and Cleveland’s local Drink and Draw. The party runs from 8pm to 11pm on Saturday December 17th, but the art show and sale will be running all day. THE ART SHOW: All day on the 17th we’ll display custom comic book covers created by local Cleveland artists. This year’s theme is ‘2016, Worst Year Ever?’ 2016 may go on record as the worst year ever. Between the celebrity deaths, environmental disasters and political drama, we’re ready to raise a glass high in the air, have a toast and be done with it. Not sure what we’re talking about? If you don’t...

This year our Christmas Party will be held on Saturday December 17th. Over the past 3 years we’ve tied this event to an art show showcasing Cleveland’s finest established and up and coming artists to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank. HOLIDAY ART SHOW This is your chance to be a part of a fund raising effort connecting our customer base to the local art scene under the friendly banner of the comic book. Stop by the shop anytime and we’ll let you pick out a couple blank comic book covers to use for your submission. These covers are card stock and hold many different mediums well. They start off looking like this… …and turn out like this… by Craig Worrell by Amalia DeGirolamo  We have many different logo’s to choose from, and some that are completely blank if you’d like to start from scratch. This year’s theme is “A Reflection on 2016, the Worst Year Ever?” There’s been quite a bit of talk about how 2016 has been the worst year ever. This is your chance to vent your angst...