NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 2/3/10

MAGIC THE GATHERING WORLDWAKE RELEASE PARTY THIS WEEK!

Ah, what a week! Special thanks to both Jacob Chabot and Chris "G" Giarrusso for coming down to the store and hanging out with us all day! They signed lots of books and did a ton of awesome sketches and we can't thank them enough. And, of course, thanks to all of you who came down in support, this is but the first in a long line of great things planned for this year.

As I write this, February is just around the corner and we've got a slew of cool things going on this month which I will gladly inform you of right now. First off is our Magic the Gathering Worldwake Release Party/Tournament followed by Socko's first movie night at the Cargo Cafe, the first ever CBJ Olympics event, the unbelievable signing with Ben McCool and Ben Templesmith in celebration of Choker, and the Alterna Comics Anniversary Showcase. More information on all this stuff can be found below so keep reading!

MAGIC THE GATHERING WORLDWAKE RELEASE PARTY

Worldwake hits this week! To celebrate we'll be having a release party on Friday, February 5th starting at 5:00pm. This will be a sealed deck tournament where the entry fee is $30, this gets you 6 packs. Registration starts at 4:00pm. There will be plenty of promos and cool prizes to go along to the winners so make sure you come by. Also, for the entire night all cards and card supplies will be 10% off! We'll have plenty of boxes and for sale as well as "buy a box" promotions. If you know you will be coming please RSVP so that we can get a proper head count, you can do this by e-mailing or calling us (comicbookjones@gmail.com / 718-448-1234). Please arrive on time! Friday! Friday! Friday!

COMIC BOOK JONES PRESENTS
MOVIES NIGHT @ THE CARGO CAFE

Starting on Monday, February 8th, Socko Jones will be hosting Monday Night Movies down at the Cargo Cafe! This will take place place the second Monday of every month. The first movie you ask? Creep Show! The event starts @ 10PM. The Cargo Cafe is a great place for food and drinks (located at 120 Bay Street) and if you've got your secret society membership card the first drink is on the house! Don't miss it!

FIRST EVER CBJ COMIC OLYMPICS COMPETITION

In honor of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver we will be holding a similar competition on Saturday, February 20th - the first ever CBJ Comic Olympics! What the hell am I talking about? What kind of crazy idea is this now? Let me tell you. On that day we'll be hosting a variety of different comic themed competitions and events such as Long Box Lifting, Issue Sorting, Bag & Board Time Trial and many more! Prizes will be given out to winners and participants! Contestants will hail from places like Krypton, Latveria and other far off worlds! If you're interested please RSVP with us at the store or via e-mail. We'll have more information on this event over the next week so keep it right here for more info to come.

OFFICIAL CHOKER RELEASE PARTY AND SIGNING!


This is going to be one for the ages folks so make sure you don't miss it! Choker is sure to be one of the hottest books of the year and we are extremely proud to announce that we will be hosting both writer Ben McCool and artist Ben Templesmith for a signing and release party on the date of the book's release on Wednesday, February 24th! This is Ben McCool's comic writing debut and, of course, you all know Ben Templesmith who is known for his works on 30 Days of Night, Wormwood, Fell, Welcome to Hoxford and Dead Space just to name a few. They'll be here signing all day and this will be followed by an after party with the serving of drinks and an in-store performance by none other than Captain Ahab & the Sea Crackens! P.S - I've read an advance copy of the first issue and it's amazing! Be sure to check out the preview in Walking Dead #69!

R. BEAST'S OUT OF LOVE WEB COMIC

Everyone's favorite web comic is back! After a long hibernation, R.Beast's Out of Love has returned to offer you more craziness and intrigue from the mind of Joseph Frontirre. I love this web comic and if you haven't checked it out yet you'll be pleased to know that the entire thing is available for your reading pleasure. New pages are added (just about) every week! Just click on the image below for an instant transport!