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Welcome to Comic Shop News®

For 40 years, Comic Shop News® has been curating the best products available at your local comic book shop every Wednesday.

As the last of the print comic book fanzines, Comic Shop News® covers a wide range of products, exclusive articles, and more M.O.D.O.K. references than any other newspaper on the planet.

You grew up with Comic Shop News®, and it’s just as great as you remember. We’re still in print, still weekly, and still available every Wednesday at the finest comic book shops.

Comic Shop News®. Helping you build your best collection since 1987.

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“The fact that you’ve been publishing a print only newspaper about comics, uninterrupted, since 1987 is bonkers. Never stop.”

— Hazel Honeysuckle, Singer/Model/Actress/Nerd

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The CSN Archive is a fully searchable database of every issue of Comic Shop News® since its launch in 1987, all available to read or download, completely DRM-free. It’s the only place in the world where you can explore a complete, week-by-week history of the comic book industry, straight from the pages of Comic Shop News®. Every publisher that rose or fell, every character that left a mark, the first mention of Spawn, the first print appearance of Deadpool, Geoff Johns’ first professional writing credit, it’s all here.

This one-of-a-kind treasure trove is a dream come true for comic fans, and we’re offering a special Founding Member opportunity.

As a Founding Member of the CSN Archive, you’ll receive exclusive membership collectibles, special discounts at the CSN Store, and full access to every past and future digital issue of Comic Shop News®. Most importantly, you’ll help preserve comic book history for future generations.

The modern internet is flooded with AI-generated junk and clickbait clutter. Just like Comic Shop News® remains proudly old skool and in print, the CSN Archive is being built as a private, ad-free haven for fans, a true research tool that spans the entire comic book industry from 1987 to today.

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