Poyo’s Spec and Picks for May 23rd/24th, 2023

Welcome to this weeks spec and picks. This is where we pick the winners each week we (or shall I say myself) think will be spec worthy, a great read or just cool looking art on the cover.



Pretty light week…. but here goes!

Marvel Picks

Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5) might be a decent pick up for the potential firsts and such but I’m not holding my breath either.

Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5) (Stegman Venom the Other Variant)
Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5) (Peach Momoko Variant)
Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5) (Lashley Symbiote Variant)
Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5) (25 Copy Inhyuk Lee Variant)

Extreme Venomverse #2 (of 5)

I really dig this regular cover for Hallows Eve #3.

Hallows Eve #3 (25 Copy Sauvage Variant) is still showing in stock at TFAW for you ratio variant chasers.

Hallows Eve #3



I don’t care what anyone thinks, I also really like this 2nd print cover for Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2nd Ptg Kev Walker Variant). It’s different and unique.

Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2nd Ptg Kev Walker Variant)

DC Picks

I like Pak’s writing so I’m giving City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover A – Minkyu Jung & Sunny Gho) a shot.

City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover B – Inhyuk Lee Card Stock Variant)
City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover C – Alexandre Tefenkgi Aapi Heritage Month Card Stock Variant)
City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover D – 1:25 Michael Choi Card Stock Variant)
City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover E – 1:50 Minkyu Jung Card Stock Variant)

And it looks like most if not all the covers, even regulars are sold out at TFAW. You can also search eBay for all the covers.

City Boy #1 (of 6) (Cover A - Minkyu Jung & Sunny Gho)

Indie and Small Publisher Picks

Blue Book #4 (Chris Shehan 10 Copy Variant) is one for the cover. Love it, has a very X-Files type feel to it… Still pretty cheap and plentiful on eBay currently.

Blue Book #4 (Chris Shehan 10 Copy Variant)



It’s a $10 cover price indie book, of course shops weren’t going to go heavy on these and likely leave most of their copies to pre-orders only. TFAW and Midtown sold out and only two listed on eBay currently.

Far South Crooks Pimps & Gauchos #1 Cover A is a book I highlighted a few weeks back in my Indie forum topic I started… Good luck finding this one if you now want to check it out. Could see a price bump but we’ll have to wait and see if anyone says good things about it come Wednesday.

I love the regular cover art though.

Far South Crooks Pimps & Gauchos #1 Cover AStart or join the conversation over on the forums!