{"id":8760,"date":"2023-05-03T06:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/?p=8760"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T13:20:58","slug":"final-free-comic-book-day-updates-for-cnjcomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/2023\/05\/final-free-comic-book-day-updates-for-cnjcomics\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Free Comic Book Day Updates for CNJComics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey everyone! Here are our final updates for Free Comic Book Day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event starts at 10 am on Saturday, May 6th, and lasts until 7 pm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a look at the books you get to choose from. You&#8217;re allowed to pick twelve this year!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/All-Books.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, be mindful of the age ratings on the books. We keep them separated on the tables as well, with the five red titles being at the end of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ratings.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have also procured one thousand (!) graphic novels to give away one per person. You get to pick that out before you enter the free comic book area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a closer look at some of the graphic novels that will be available:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graphic-novels-one-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/graphic-novels-two-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be mindful of the age ratings on the back of the graphic novels as well, and please ask a staff member if you have a question about any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we always say, &#8216;Come early for the best selection!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, you don&#8217;t have to wait in line if you just want to go into the free comic book room to shop around with our vendors; you can walk right in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a complete list of this year&#8217;s vendors:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lisa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"859\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lisa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lisa.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lisa-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lisa-768x797.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHOD, Jeff Ritchie, Rick Sans, Sergio Andujar II, Brian Gleine, Sleepy Robot, Tangled Earth Arts, Perris Mackey, Katie Avila, Reegeeked.Nerdy Girl Cosplay, Ashley Ribblett, Quill Kolat, Ryan Kacsandy, Kawaii Killjoy, Heather Curtis, Randy Crider, Sean Burns, Kristen Burns, Phil Fried, Cory Holiday, Angels Oster, and David Franklin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the back of the Free Comic Room is a small photo op area and kids&#8217; play table. This year, the main kids&#8217; play area is in the foyer attached to the comic shop. There will be a few photo ops in there as well. A bathroom in the back of the free comic book room is open to all. (the comic shop bathroom is not open to the public.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All weekend in the shop (Fri-Sun), you can enjoy 50% off back issues! We&#8217;ve also put out seven new long boxes of Batman dollar stock and five new long boxes of Walt Disney dollar stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any pictures you take, please tag them with #cnjcomics so we can see them after the event. If you have a good time, please leave us a positive review somewhere on the world wide web! Laura Wimbels will be walking around taking photos early in the day, so costumes are encouraged!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve gotten some good publicity for the event this year. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/on-air\/new-day-cleveland\/free-comic-book-day\" target=\"_blank\">John even appeared on New Day Cleveland, which you can check out here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-stories-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/on-air\/new-day-cleveland\/free-comic-book-day\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s another good article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-1024x834.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-768x626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-1536x1251.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront-368x300.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storefront.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/entertainment\/2023\/05\/free-comic-book-day-2023-list-of-participating-stores-in-greater-cleveland-where-you-can-get-free-comics-this-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s a list of all the stores participating in Free Comic Book Day this year:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We highly recommend not just visiting us but going to as many shops as possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also support mini-events at libraries around the city, including Westlake, Rock River, The Brooklyn Cuyahoga County Branch, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocenterforthebook.org\/2023\/02\/10\/free-comic-book-day-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large handful of Cleveland Public Libraries you can read about here:<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you all in advance for supporting Free Comic Book Day this year! It&#8217;s a great day to introduce friends and family to your hobby! Please find a staff member with a lanyard if you have any issues, and enjoy the day!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lithograph2023-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone! Here are our final updates for Free Comic Book Day! The event starts at 10 am on Saturday, May 6th, and lasts until 7 pm! Here&#8217;s a look at the books you get to choose from. You&#8217;re allowed to pick twelve this year! Also, be mindful of the age ratings on the books. We keep them separated on the tables as well, with the five red titles being at the end of the line. We have also procured one thousand (!) graphic novels to give away one per person. You get to pick that out before you enter the free comic book area. Here&#8217;s a closer look at some of the graphic novels that will be available: Be mindful of the age ratings on the back of the graphic novels as well, and please ask a staff member if you have a question about any of them. As we always say, &#8216;Come early for the best selection!&#8221; Remember, you don&#8217;t have to wait in line if you just want to go into the free comic book room to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,154,6,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-event","category-events","category-feature","category-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8760","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=8760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}