{"id":6249,"date":"2020-02-04T22:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2020-02-04T23:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T04:50:41","slug":"upcoming-events-at-cnjcomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/2020\/02\/upcoming-events-at-cnjcomics\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Events at CNJComics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This\nweek we&#8217;ve decided to give you a run down on the upcoming events that we&#8217;ll be\ninvolved in over the next few months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book Club!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February starts off with our Doomsday Clock \/ Watchmen TV Series Book Club this Thursday from 8 pm to 9:30 pm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/watchmen-doomsday-clock-feature.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Valentino\nLuca Zullo and our own Rafael Calzada, we&#8217;ll be covering the Watchmen sequels\nboth in print and on tv. (We may even talk about how Alan Moore feels about it\nall.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;d like a really\ngreat recap of the shows after you&#8217;ve watched them, ScreenCrush&#8217;s videos really\nhelped me see alot of stuff I never knew was there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watchmen Episode 1: Every Easter Egg and Comic Reference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2YXbNS-A0c?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, February 14th\nis obviously Valentine&#8217;s Day, and no matter where you are relationship wise,\nyou can always stop in the shop and get a little love from us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valentines-Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valentines-Day.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Valentines-Day-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year we let\ncustomers pull a Valentine from our box with your purchase, and each one gives\nyou discounts, free stuff, you know, LOVE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stop by the shop on\nthe day and see what you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ComicsPro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that I&#8217;ll be\nheaded out to Portland Oregon for the yearly ComicsPro meeting, where we\nestablish relationships with publishers, distributors, creators and other\nretailers that we use all year long to provide you with the best comic book\nshop experience possible. I&#8217;m even on the Board of Directors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CPro.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicspro.org\/content.aspx?page_id=22&amp;club_id=843470&amp;module_id=370851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Here's what the meeting schedule looks like if you're interested. I'll even be taking Ben out there for the first time.  (opens in a new tab)\">Here&#8217;s what the meeting schedule looks like if you&#8217;re interested. I&#8217;ll even be taking Ben out there for the first time. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cons, Big and Small<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once we get back,\nwe&#8217;ll be setting up at Lake Erie Ink&#8217;s Comicon for Kids on the East Side on\nSaturday, February 29th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink-500x262.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lake-Erie-Ink.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In it&#8217;s eighth year,\nthis is a convention to help kids create their own comic books and learn from\nlocal creators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeerieink.org\/kids-comic-con\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Here's some more info on that, it's a great space for ages 8-18! (opens in a new tab)\">Here&#8217;s some more info on that, it&#8217;s a great space for ages 8-18!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll be there mostly\nto hand out free stuff to attendees to show our support, but we&#8217;ll also bring\nsome cheap dollar stock so the kids can get the feel of digging through bins at\na convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it&#8217;s time for\nWizard World Cleveland, which also means it&#8217;s time for Winston World in the\nshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-World.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-World.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-World-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-World-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-World-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wizard World is from\nFriday March 6th till Sunday March 8th. We WILL be going down there this year\nand setting up a booth. Since we&#8217;ll be taking most of the Silver Age down there\nwith us Winston World (our yearly sale to coincide with that other thing.) will\nstart a week early this year and run from Saturday February 29th to Sunday\nMarch 8th. During this time you can get 50% off all back issues as well as 10%\noff everything else in the shop! Be advised that the Silver Age will only be in\nthe shop from 2-29 till end of day on the 5th. This should give you plenty of\ntime to get what you&#8217;re looking for before we take it down for the masses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be clear, we want\nyou to get first crack at it. So\nsays the cat..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Winston-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, Jim and I\nwill be going down to Orlando for the Diamond Retailer Summit. (As well as\nsneaking off to Galaxy&#8217;s Edge for a day. Shhhhhhhhhh&#8230;.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Comic Book Day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it&#8217;s time for\nFree Comic Book Day. Get ready for this one, because we&#8217;ve got Chris Claremont\ncoming out this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"508\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Chris-Claremont.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Chris-Claremont.jpg 961w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Chris-Claremont-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Chris-Claremont-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Chris-Claremont-500x264.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contracts have been signed, plane tickets have been purchased (the first time I&#8217;ve ever bought a first class ticket in my life actually) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisclaremont.com\/work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"we're even listed on Chris's website. (opens in a new tab)\">we&#8217;re even listed on Chris&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a great video\non Chris to get you as excited as we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comics in Focus: Chris Claremonts X Men\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FCtPiQvge9o?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our second book club\nin April will likely be on Claremont&#8217;s X-Men run, with an emphasis on the Dark\nPhoenix Saga. We&#8217;ll host this before his FCBD appearance to get everybody\njazzed up and ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best part of it is\nnot just the visit, but the chance to show him how CNJComics throws a FCBD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To quote the Joker,\n&#8220;Wait&#8217;ll he gets a load of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FCBD-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FCBD-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FCBD-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FCBD.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, we&#8217;re not sure how the Friday Night part of the event will go down, but we do know that all day on Satuday from 10 am to 6 pm he will be available to all, signing autographs and meeting his fans. In the spirit of FCBD, the first autograph is free, then it&#8217;s $10 each after that. We&#8217;re more excited for everyone to get a chance to meet this legend in our industry. To say that we have alot of other exciting things planned for FCBD would be an understatement. \ud83d\ude09 I&#8217;ve been working on this one since last year&#8217;s ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay! That&#8217;s the plan,\nso let&#8217;s see if we can make all that stuff actually happen. Let&#8217;s go 2020! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we&#8217;ve decided to give you a run down on the upcoming events that we&#8217;ll be involved in over the next few months! Book Club! February starts off with our Doomsday Clock \/ Watchmen TV Series Book Club this Thursday from 8 pm to 9:30 pm! Hosted by Valentino Luca Zullo and our own Rafael Calzada, we&#8217;ll be covering the Watchmen sequels both in print and on tv. (We may even talk about how Alan Moore feels about it all.) If you&#8217;d like a really great recap of the shows after you&#8217;ve watched them, ScreenCrush&#8217;s videos really helped me see alot of stuff I never knew was there. Valentine&#8217;s Day Friday, February 14th is obviously Valentine&#8217;s Day, and no matter where you are relationship wise, you can always stop in the shop and get a little love from us. Every year we let customers pull a Valentine from our box with your purchase, and each one gives you discounts, free stuff, you know, LOVE. Stop by the shop on the day and see what you get. ComicsPro After that&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-event","category-feature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}