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Raf’s Smoking Hot Comics for 4.20.2022

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Raf’s Smoking Hot Comics for 4.20.2022

Good morning and Happy New Comics Day at Carol and John’s! It’s a week full of issues from staff favorite series, along with a brand-new Captain America series for John Dudas too. Let’s just jump right in. Marvel Comics Finally, back with his own title, but now with two new series to boot! Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson both share the Captain America moniker, and in this brand-new #0 issue this week, we’ll see how they work together (and differ) in this exciting team-up issue. Armin Zola launches an attack on New York City, but two Captain Americas are better than one and will work together to bring him down. This issue #0 will launch two new Captain America series, with Sentinel of Liberty starring your friendly neighborhood Steve Rogers and Symbol of Truth with Sam Wilson on an action-packed adventure with Deadpool (more on with him later this week too). The first arc of Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley’s epic Hulk series comes to an end in this week’s issue #6. Starship Hulk has been pushed to the limits...

Raf’s Fresh New Comics for 4.13.2022

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Raf’s Fresh New Comics for 4.13.2022

April Showers, Carol and John’s Shoppers! This week has a lot going on; Guardians Home Opener, Cavs Play-In Tournament, and Easter Sunday all coming up. “But wait, there’s more!” We’ve also got A LOT of great comics in the shop too this week that you’re not gonna want to miss out on. Let’s jump in!  DC Comics Since DC Rebirth launched in 2016 (on my 21st birthday no less), all the story threads and multiversity happenings in the DC Universe have led to this moment; it’s Flashpoint Beyond #0. Okay, so maybe technically starting in 2011’s original Flashpoint miniseries event, original writer Geoff Johns teams with artists Eduardo Risso and Xermanico for the big DC event of the spring. New villain The Clockwork Killer haunts Thomas Wayne Batman as he’s returned to his original home after the Flashpoint event reset the continuity years ago on a world he thought long gone. Johns has some help this time from co-writers Jeremy Adams (The Flash) and Tim Sheridan (Teen Titans Academy) to bring us the next installment in this fan-favorite alternate Batman’s...

Jim Shooter at Free Comic Book Day and VIP Raffle Info

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Jim Shooter at Free Comic Book Day and VIP Raffle Info

Hey everyone! It’s that time of year again! We’ll have an email out soon with all the Free Comic Book Day details but for now let’s talk about our guest of honor this year, Jim Shooter! Jim’s had an incredibly prolific career, writing for DC comics at age 14, then becoming Marvel’s Editor in Chief from 1978 to 1987. Jim’s written some of my favorite Avengers comics, as well as the original Secret Wars! Check out more on this amazing man! This was the inspiration for this year’s FCBD poster, the cover of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8. This year we’ll be giving this 11×17 cardstock poster out for free with any purchase starting now! If you know somewhere that would be willing to hang one up, please take a second one and let us know where’s it’s going to go! (We appreciate the help to spread the word about Free Comic Book Day.) Thanks to Jameson Campbell for the artwork. Luckily, the Secret Wars graphic novel just came back into print, and we have lots of copies waiting...