Wednesday Roundup:Three Huge Signing Announcements and Much Much More!

Here are some updates on a few things we have announced over the past week.

First, this week's checklist can be found here. Last week's checklist can be found here. The Gaming Leaderboards through March 8 can be found here. And don't forget about Friday Night Magic at our Manhattan location, 6:00pm to 10:00pm (doors open at 5:00pm). And just announced: The Universal Fighting System comes to Jim Hanley's Universe! Click here for more!
In signing news, we will be having DC superstar writer Geoff Johns (Action Comics, Green Lantern, Flash: Rebirth) signing at our Manhattan Location on Wednesday, April 1st! This is a big deal, and we should have more announcements about this exciting event coming soon!

Update!: Geoff Will be doing a Panel and Q&A before the signing for 50 lucky fans! Click here for all the exciting details!

We have also just announced two new events going down in the JHU Underground:

First, cartoonist (and singer/songwriter) Jeffrey Lewis will be doing a lecture on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's Watchmen, Thursday, March 19th at 6:00 pm! This presentation has been previously given to sold out audiences around the world, and now is your opportunity to take part in this unique event, exclusively at Jim Hanley's Universe!

Update: Check out the report from Jeffrey's lecture here!

(We currently have plenty of copies of Watchmen in stock, by the way.)

In our next scheduled JHU Underground event, historian Craig Yoe will be doing a presentation, Q&A, and signing of his new Joe Shuster book, Secret Identity at the JHU Underground Friday, April 3! Click here for the exciting details! And we currently have copies of Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster in stock right now, so pick up this hot new book on one of the most famous comic creators to have ever lived.


We still have copies of the Amazing Spider-Man issue with Barack Obama on the cover in stock, and don't forget about those sweet DC shoes available exclusively from Jim Hanley's Universe! Jim Hanley's Universe is also your exclusive New York retailer for the two brand new Steve Ditko comics, ...Ditko Continued... and Oh, No! Not Again, Ditko! Click here for more.


Finally, check out these articles from the past few weeks... Wired profiles our own Steven Norman; Steve Vrattos reminisces about one of his first gigs at JHU way back in 1987; we present some classic photos from JHU events held over the years here, here, and here (and while you're at it, check out these photos from our three most recent events here, here, and here); take a look at this short film shot at our Staten Island store; and check out this article on recent comic movie releases with recommendations for purchasing some great books!

Jeff

Updated 3/19.