Red Bank Rocks

Good news, true believers. If you’re in Red Bank or Asbury Park this weekend there is plenty of free JDP stuff to be had.

The amazing people at Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash are headed to the Asbury Park Comic Con tomorrow and they’re taking a load of JDP samplers with them. Featuring fiction by Craig Wallwork, Chris Lettera, Ally Malinenko, and Mike Sweeney, the second JDP sampler collects a few of our favorite stories in a fun and easy (and really cheap) booklet. Be sure to snag one and force it on your friends and family. Did we mention they’re free?! Thanks as always to the excellent Mike Zapcic and Walt Flanagan at the Stash for giving these away for us.

But wait…

You can also pick up a free copy of Ryan Werner’s Shake Away These Constant Days. Jack’s Music Shoppe in Red Bank has a dozen copies in hand and ready to give to you — for free! Stop in and grab one while supplies last. (Jack’s is on Broad Street almost directly across from the Stash; copies at the front check out counter.)

Free JDP stuff!! Why? Because you deserve it.

That’s it. Let’s eat some Peeps.

The Return of COMIC BOOK MEN!

The Secret Stash in Red Bank, NJ , not far from JDP's underground lair.

Just a quick heads up for something we’re sure you already have circled in red on your calendars: AMC’s Comic Book Men returns for its second season this Sunday night, (along with a little show called The Walking Dead).

For those who somehow don’t know, Comic Book Men is a reality show based in JDP’s favorite, local comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, right here in Red Bank. The Stash rocks — both as a straight up, all around comic book shop and as a repository of all things Kevin Smith and View Askewish. Walt, Mike, and Ming are just as cool in real life as on TV — seriously, when you can stop in on a Saturday afternoon and have an extended conversation about the Seven Million Dollar Man, you know you’re dealing with professionals.

So, be sure to check out Comic Book Men when it returns on Sunday night and — if you’ve got Netflix — catch up on the awesome first season. In addition to everything else cool about the Stash, they’ve given away 300 copies of a Jersey Devil Press sampler, with great stories by Graham Tugwell, Kimberly Lojewski, Hilary Gan, y.t. sumner, and Mike Sweeney.

Thanks to Mike and Walt for that and good luck to everyone at the Stash in their new season!

Kevin Smith in Red Bank Today

Just a quick note if you’re in Central Jersey today…make sure you stop by Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash between 2 pm and 5 pm. Kevin Smith will be there signing his new book and filming a new episode of AMC’s Comic Book Men. Rumor has it the Stash might also have on hand copies of a free sampler with a few of Jersey Devil Press’ best stories by folks like Graham Tugwell, Hilary Gan, Kimberly Lojewski, y.t. sumner, and more. Be sure to pick one up and tell Kevin we said hi!

(And thanks to Walt and Mike at the Stash for being incredibly cool!)