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Genghis Con Pop Up at CNJ Comics – Saturday 11th

Genghis Con Pop Up at CNJ Comics – Saturday 11th

Hey everyone! You haven’t heard from us in awhile but we’ve got a great event coming up this Saturday September 11th at the shop! Genghis Con is a really great independent comic convention that was put on hiatus due to the pandemic, having to cancel both of their yearly events in 2020 and 2021. To get back to where they need to be they’ve been hosting pop up events at different shops in the area and it’s our turn to host one! We’ll have eight visiting creators setting up tables in the shop and selling their stuff, as well as three of the leaders from the con itself. For the first time in our history we’ll break down the new comic table for a day to make extra room, as well as using the foyer and some tables outside. (Don’t worry, we’ll have all the new comic table stuff in one place off to the side for easy browsing.) Genghis Con is really important to alot of local creators, and to help with the fund raising we had local artist...

Last Minute Free Comic Book Day Updates For CNJComics

Last Minute Free Comic Book Day Updates For CNJComics

Hi! Here is your final Free Comic Book Day Email with things to clarify and add! First up, to clarify. Chris Claremont will be signing from 10am to 7pm in the foyer next to the shop, so you will be lining up in a seperate place to see him. He will be taking a lunch break when he needs to and we will cut his line at 6pm, meaning we will add no more people to it at 6pm. Act accordingly! We had a lot of people ask about having Tom Orzechowski out for Free Comic Book Day. He’s a living legend and likely the most prolific letterer in the history of comics. (And he’s a Wednesday regular now.) Tom lettered Claremont’s X-Men run, and he also has the Guinness World Record for ‘Most issues as a letterer for the same comic book series.’ for Spawn. Tom says he’ll be joining Claremont in the foyer next to the shop around 2pm Saturday if you’d like to meet him too! In the back of the actual Free Comic Book Room: From...

Free Comic Book Day Updates for CNJComics on 8-14-2021

Free Comic Book Day Updates for CNJComics on 8-14-2021

Hey! Here’s a handful of updates for this years Free Comic Book Day!  If you haven’t read last week’s email yet with all the original info here’s a link to it! Be sure to check all of that out first! So, the Chris Claremont art show has come together really well, thanks to Kristen and Sean for that. Artists that will have work in the show include: Ammie Doan – Angela Oster – Artemis Burns – Ashley Ribblett – Beckett Kashuba – Ben Hale – Brian Gleine – CHOD – Quill Kolat – Dave Wendt – David Franklin – Eric Kaplan – Heather Curtiss – J.J. Lendl – Jake Kelly – Janie Walland – Julia Whittaker – Katie Avila – Katie Kunze – Kristen Burns – Lashanta Knowles – Lauren Chaikin – Lisastarchild Pinkston – Michelle Littlejohn – Miguel Hernandez – Natalie Kurtz – Phil Fried- -Rick Sans – Robert Walland – Ryan Kacsandy – Sean Burns – Sergio Andujar II – Shawny Walthaw – Steve King – Taylor Reyes – Tim Switalski – maybe more! (picture from previous art...