Hello Comic Shop Friends! I’m back! Thanks to John for taking over the newsletter, and thanks to Ben, Kevin, John Shearer, Raf, John, and Zoe for covering while I was out. I’ve got a huge stack of comics to catch up on (All those Absolute titles!) and work to keep up with (Libraries need their comics too!), so this will be a quick update this week! First, two events coming up this week! We’ll be setting up at the West Side Market again on Sunday, September 14th, from 10am to 2pm, handing out free Superman comics to the masses in conjunction with the Cleveland Public Library and other local literacy groups! John and Ben will be there, so go grab some free books from them! Then, Thursday the 18th is Late Nite Comics! 8pm to midnight! Dollar books! 50% off back issues! And mark your calendars for Batman Day on Saturday, the 20th, and Local Comic Shop Day on Saturday, the 27th! More details coming soon. MARVEL COMICS Frank Castle is back. He has no memories, doesn’t even remember his...

Hi everyone! John here again with the featured new releases coming out on Wednesday, September 3rd 2025. First, here’s a heads up that we’ll be making our yearly appearance at the West Side Market on Sunday September 14th from 10am to 2pm, handing out free Superman Comics in conjunction with the Cleveland Public Library. It’s great to be a part of anything at one of my favorite places in the city. Also, mark your calendar for this month’s Late Nite Comics on Thursday, September 18th from 8pm to midnight. (It’s my birthday but I’ve got to work the fire job that day. :/ Whomp whomp.) On to the new releases! NEW RELEASES FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD By far the biggest book this week is the new Batman #1 by Matt Fraction. By the dream team of Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez. Fraction’s written some of my favorite books, amazing runs on Immortal Iron Fist and Hawkeye, as well as some incredible indie stuff. I’ve flipped through the book and the art is just stellar. This is the main Batman title for...

It’s John D again, here with the featured new releases coming out Wednesday, August 27th! First up, we’d like to thank everyone who came out for Late Nite Comics and Drawing Club. It was a huge success, and we were able to raise $1,104 for Genghis Con to help local comic creators have a venue for their projects. Mark your calendar for the con on Sunday, November 30th, from 11am to 5pm! Info on that here: GENGHIS CON CLEVELAND On to this week’s new releases! NEW RELEASES Thor relaunches with a new #1, still by Al Ewing but you’re got a soft reboot with Thor walking around with a hammer and no memory of being a god, or anything about the gods for that matter. It’s the last week for the J Scott Campbell variants, and there are some great ones in there. Covers this week include Avengers #29, Bring on the Bad Guys: Dormammu #1, Death of the Silver Surfer #3, Imperial War: Planet She Hulk #1, Incredible Hulk #28, Thor #1 (yeah, the one we just talked about),...

Hey everyone, you’re getting me, John D, again this week! First things first, come join us for this month’s Late Nite Comics this Thursday, as CNJComics gives back by donating all dollar stock sales that night to Genghis Con! GENGHIS CON CLEVELAND It’s our usual late-night routine with 50% off all back issues from 8pm to midnight on Thursday, August 21st. We’ll also put out boxes of dollar stock that will be 50 cents each for a hundred or more. As stated, all that money will be going to Genghis Con, Cleveland’s premier independent comicon, to help with their operational costs and whatnot. The con helps local creators to have a way to show their work off to the community. A Funko collection was recently donated to the shop, and all sales from that collection will also be going to Genghis Con as well. These Pops are priced to sell, typically between $3 and $10 dollars. Genghis Con will also be hosting a Drawing Club in the foyer next to the shop that night at about the same time, 7pm...

Hey everyone, John D here, and I’ll be writing the weekly emails for a few weeks while Andrea is convalescing after surgery. (Everything went fine, no worries.) I’m excited to get the chance to do this again after so many years, so let’s get going… Save the date for this month’s Late Nite Comics on August 21st! We’ve decided to continue the format of last August’s Late Nite with another “CNJComics Gives Back” theme. All dollar stock sales that night, 8pm to midnight, will be donated to GenghisCon to help with expenses for their indie creator convention in November. It’s an important cause to us because it helps local creators to have a platform to showcase their work. We love our local comic art scene, and we’re happy to help when we can. All back issues will also be half off that night, and that includes the wall books. Dollar stock will be the standard 50 cents each for a hundred or more. Hit that hundred bookmark! Remember it all goes to support local art in Cleveland. We will also...