Hi there Comic Shop Friends! I’m back! And just in time for a title we’ve all been waiting for: Absolute Green Arrow! More on that below, but first some event news! Come out tonight, Wednesday May 20th at the Grog Shop for the Midnight Rental Secret Screening! Laura and Ben will be joined by John for the first time ever! They’re going to watch a surprise movie and comment along the way in the spirit of Mystery Science Theater! Doors at 7pm, movie at 8pm! This month’s Late Nite Comics is this Thursday, May 21st from 8pm to 11pm! With our snazzy new sign! Back Issues will be 50% off and all dollar stock will be 50 cents each with no qualifier! Get one for 50 cents! Get 20 for $10! We will also be doing raffles every half hour starting at 8:30pm for Marvel Omnibuses! This will be done in the style of our old Black Friday sales, where you get a ticket for every ten dollars you spend and you must be present to win! If you haven’t...

Hey everyone! You’re getting John D this week, as Andrea is off on stay-cation! First up, we’ve finally gotten our photos and event video together for Free Comic Book Day this year. Thanks again to everyone for showing up and keeping the event viable. Here’s a link to Sonny Boy’s Video. Be sure to like and subscribe to Sam and Maddy’s videos, they’re pretty great! It was nice to see the event through someone else’s eyes this year too. “Welcome to the X-Men Kitty Pryde, hope you survive the experience.” Also on Instagram @sonnyboycomics! Our photo set was by Laura Wimbels, and it’s another great way to look at the event. She knocked it out of the park this year and it really feels like a walk through the event. Here’s a link to the Facebook photo gallery, where we host the images! You can follow Laura over on Instagram at @wimbels @midnightrentalvideo Or you can just see her yourself and say hi at the next Midnight Rental at the Grog Shop on May 20th! This will be the first...

Hi Comic Shop Friends! Thank you all for a successful Free Comic Book Day! This was the shop’s 25th FCBD, and every year gets smoother and better. This was our best one yet! I think we’re a pretty well-oiled (and well-caffeinated!) team and that makes the day flow. Thank you to each and every one of you who showed up and supported the shop, the local artists and vendors, David Michelinie and Purring Pals, and made the day awesome! Not pictured are Alex who was handling Michelinie, and Laura, who was taking the photos, but that’s thirteen people hosting an event of thousands! Through your donations, the VIP event and the signatures on the day, we were able to help David Michelinie raise $7,410 for Purring Pals Cat Rescue in his home state of Delaware. Awesome job, Cleveland! Winston approves! Thanks to the Rust Belt Monster Collective for the sweet new mural! I personally love the addition of the Spider-Man ice cream. We also have to thank Sam and Maddy from Sonny Boy Comics for filming both the Michelinie Q&A,...

Okay, everyone, here are some final updates on FCBD 2026 at Carol and John’s Comic Book Shop! This is a stream of consciousness email, so never mind the typos, we’re in the eleventh hour here! All the books are in! We keep saying “Come early for the best selection,” but what that means is that the earliest people will have the best chance at getting the exact books they want. People ask, “What time do people start lining up?” The answer is we have no idea, it’s different every year based on a lot of factors, and we’d hate to steer someone in the wrong direction. At this point, it looks like no rain but a little cold around 45 degrees, so dress appropriately if you plan to wait in line. On that note, you do not have to wait in the Free Comic Book Line to engage in the event. You can check out the shop, the local vendor space, heck, you can even get in the other line for David Micheline, who will be in the back of...

Hey True Believer, it’s that time of year again! Welcome to the opening salvo of information for our 25th annual Free Comic Book Day! (It’s also called Comics Giveaway Day now if you’re standing on your head, but we’re too invested in the brand to call it anything but FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!) We’ve been told we have one of the most comprehensive events in the country, and we’re out to make sure that statement sticks around after this year’s event. Free Comic Book is celebrated by over 2,000 independently owned comic book shops in America and abroad. It’s always observed on the first Saturday in May, this year on May 2nd, from 10 am to 6 pm. The reason for the season is the free comics, and there are over 45 different titles to choose from. These aren’t just junk books that we’ve got lying around, either; each book was created just for the day! In our shop, you’re allowed to pick twelve books per person! You can go to www.freecomicbookday.com to check out half of the books, and...

Happy Free Comic Book Day! If you’re reading this on Wednesday, we’re only three days away from FCBD 2026! This Saturday, May 2nd! FCBD kicks off at 10am! It’s our 25th year of Free Comic Book Day! We have over forty titles to give out, and you can choose twelve from that. They’ll be sorted by All Ages, Teen, and Adult on the tables, so you can pick what’s appropriate. Check out the available titles here: https://www.freecomicbookday.com/comics and here: https://prhcomics.com/2025/12/16/comicsgiveawayday2026/ We’ll have the FCBD posters to give away while supplies last, so you have something to get signed by Dave Michelinie! The first 200 people in line will receive a free copy of the Venom Lethal Protector: Heart of the Hunted graphic novel written by our guest of honor David Michelinie! Michelinie will be signing one item for free from 10am to 6pm! If you’d like more than one signature, they are $10 each and that gets donated to David’s local cat charity, Purring Pals! Make sure to check out all the local artists and creators in the FCBD room...