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Local Comic Shop Day 11-19-2016

Local Comic Shop Day 11-19-2016

Local Comic Shop Day is this Saturday, November 19th, 2016. Modeled after Record Store Day, LCSD features exclusives items that are available only in brick and mortar independently owned comic book shops! LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY These items are extremely limited, and are available at 10 am on Saturday on a first come first serve basis! Out of the 28 items available check them all out here we’re happy to report that we’re getting 25 different items. Here’s a list of what we’re getting including quantities and prices: LCSD 2016 DOLLFACE PRINT (1) $5.00 LCSD 2016 DOLLFACE #1 (5) $3.99 LCSD 2016 ROUGH RIDERS NATION #1 (15) $3.99 A really cool handbook with new content showcasing the Rough Riders from different decades. LCSD 2016 ARCHIE MEETS RAMONES ONE SHOT (2) $9.99 LCSD 2016 BLACK HOOD SEASON 2 #1 (MR) (5) $3.99 LCSD 2016 GODKILLER SECRET ITEM (2) $24.99 It’s a sweet vinyl lp soundtrack to the graphic novel. LCSD 2016 GODKILLER DELUXE HC (3) $39.99 LCSD 2016 THE FOREVERS SECRET ITEM (5) $4.99 It’s an ashcan of extra material. LCSD 2016...

CNJComics at Akron Comicon and Halloween ComicFest Wrap Up

CNJComics at Akron Comicon and Halloween ComicFest Wrap Up

Just a quick note to thank everyone that came out to Halloween ComicFest this year. We gave out a record amount of books and has record attendance. Here’s the photo gallery of everyone who came through in costume: (I got to have a great day busting ghosts with my little buddy.) ComicFest Gallery 2016! AKRON COMICON We also wanted to let you know that we’ll be at Akron Comicon this Weekend, our favorite comic show in the area. Ben, Jason and John D will be there on Saturday, and Jason and John Shearer will be there on Sunday. We’re basically going down there to have fun and liquidate product, so be sure to look for us and say hi. I’ll also be one of the judges for the costume contest on Saturday at 4:30! (We donate participation prizes to all the kids who enter.) It’s always a fun time to check everyone out! www.akroncomicon.com Here’s a video about some of the vendors including an interview with Ben at the end! DOCTOR STRANGE Doctor Strange comes out in theaters this week,...

Halloween ComicFest 2016

Halloween ComicFest 2016

It’s time for the 5th annual Halloween Comicfest at CNJComics, featuring FREE comics FREE candy And FREE photography services!

Spider-Man, Superman and the Lost Boys

Spider-Man, Superman and the Lost Boys

Spider-Man starts a new storyline, Marvel NOW continues, some cool new Indies from Image, a solid Superman hardcover and the Lost Boys, all this week at CNJComics. Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, October 12 2016! Spider-Man’s sporting a new storyline this week that begins in Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #1 by Dan Slott and Jim Cheung. Featuring the return of classic Spidey villains the Lizard, Rhino, Electro and Doc Ock, as well as what looks to be the return of Gwen Stacey. The Jackal has the key to eternal life, and he’s regenerating the people closest to these villains to gain their allegiance. Dan Slott wrote the popular Spider-Verse, while Cheung has done some solid work in Young Avengers.

Marvel, Mash-Up’s and Indie’s

Marvel, Mash-Up’s and Indie’s

We’re looking at the most exciting week of the second half of 2016. The return of Marvel NOW, some incredible mash-ups’ and a few new independents too. FEATURED RELEASES Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, October 5th, 2016. Historically Marvel have dominated the month of October since 2012 with the releases of it’s Marvel NOW titles. This year they’re going head to head with DC’s successful Rebirth titles, so the pressure is on them to deliver. Marvel’s next wave of new #1’s start this week! The lead book is Champions, with the millennial heroes from the Avengers branching off into their own team after the fall out of Civil War II. Avengers writer Mark Waid will be writing this book as well, with art by Humberto Ramos. It just gets better with Bendis returning to Jessica Jones in her first ongoing since the release of the Netflix series. Original artist Michael Gaydos will be returning as well. Want more? How about a return to Luke Cage’s 70’s roots with a story by Genndy Tartakovsky the award-winning creator...

Featured New Releases for 9-28-2016

Featured New Releases for 9-28-2016

First off, we’d like to thank everyone who attended our after-party for the Wonder Woman Symposium! Attendance exceeded our expectations and we had a great time. Where else could you drink for free at a Wonder Woman bar while hanging out with William Moulton Marston‘s grand daughter? (who’s presence was a highlight of the event.) Much gratitude to our local and visiting artists as well.  HALLOWEEN COMIC FEST Save the date for out next big event, Halloween Comic Fest on Saturday, October 29th. Free comics, photo ops, candy and more. (We actually won the Diamond Best Practices Award for this event in 2015) Click Here for more info. FEATURED NEW RELEASES On to the featured new releases for September 28th, 2016: To keep with the Wonder Woman theme (It is her 75th anniversary all year after all) there are some well timed items ironically coming out this week. First off is an all new original Wonder Woman hardcover by multiple Eisner award winner and Kent State local Jill Thompson. Wonder Woman The True Amazon is a fresh take on Princess Diana’s...