What up CHUllectors!?! Shawn B. the One Year Later Investigator, back with another One Year Later round up, where we take a look at some of the comics that Anthony, Mel, and Poyo specced on one year ago. Their specs turn out to be quick flips, slow burns, straight up misses, straight up winners and on and on. Sometimes they spec with their hearts out of their passion for comics. Sometimes they spec based on data. And sometimes they spec based off the word on the street. Either way, all their specs appeal to a few or many collectors whether it is due to them having similar taste in writing or art, or just an opportunity for a collector to flip a book and make money to “support their habit”. So, this is our weekly chance to look back at how some of our buys from a year ago are doing today. Continue reading “One Year Later: Spec Review for 6/21/17”
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One Year Later: Spec Review for 6/14/17
What up CHU Heads!?! Shawn B. back with another One Year Later round up, where we take a look at some of the comics that Anthony, Mel, and Poyo specced on one year ago. Their specs turn out to be quick flips, slow burns, straight up misses, straight up winners and on and on. Sometimes they spec with their hearts out of their passion for comics. Sometimes they spec based on data. And sometimes they spec based off the word on the street. Either way, all their specs appeal to a few or many collectors whether it is due to them having similar taste in writing or art, or just an opportunity for a collector to flip a book and make money to “support their habit”. So, this is our weekly chance to look back at how some of our buys from a year ago are doing today. Continue reading “One Year Later: Spec Review for 6/14/17”
Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Cosplay Gallery
Cosplayers went all out as usual. They are always good but this year was on another level. I always try to catch as many of the endless Harley variants as I can. One of my favs is Amber Brite (www.amberbrite.com), a fantastic cosplayer and prop maker. I regularly see her at conventions. She is super nice, wears an amazing new outfit every day, and should probably be on a Hollywood set with her prop and prosthetic making skills. Met the very charming Ashm0nster (twitch.tv/ashm0nster) who knocked it out of the park with her Junko E cosplay, and I discovered her awesome Twitch channel. Kudos to Cos A Commotion for an incredible GOTG set at their booth, plus taking donations and giving proceeds to Pets for Vets.
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Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Wrap Up
Phoenix Comic Fest (formerly Phoenix Comicon) took place over the Memorial Day weekend. 2017 was a rough year for the event: staffing issues, near shooting incident, and taking on SDCC over the use of ‘comic con’ name. That’s all in the past now and they have revamped the con for 2018 in many ways. Now wristbands are mailed in advance, far more security checkpoints/entrances, and a slew of minor improvements throughout the convention center. Continue reading “Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Wrap Up”
Ace Comic Con 2018 Cosplay Gallery
Cosplayers are usually the most charming part of attending a comic con. Wasn’t sure what to expect at a new show, new location, new time of year. As always, cosplayers were out in force, especially on Saturday when there was a cosplay contest on the big celebrity stage to showcase their efforts. I always love seeing Lady Death cosplay, and shout out to Alina Masquerade (@alinamasquerade) for an incredible Jessica Rabbit cosplay and being one of the cosplay judges. Additional shout out to Keely Madison (@itskeelymadison) for her killer Joker cosplay. Check out the pics! Continue reading “Ace Comic Con 2018 Cosplay Gallery”
Ace Comic Con 2018 Wrap Up
Louie M. covers West Coast conventions for www.comicsheatingup.net
What up CHU!! Ace Comic Con took place in Glendale, AZ on January 13-15. It’s important to set the bar right when judging ACC, this is their first year of existence and their second show ever. Given that, the guest list is bonkers for a new con: Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Jon Bernthal, Hayley Atwell, Hulk Hogan, and many more from the cast of Captain America and Spider-man. Continue reading “Ace Comic Con 2018 Wrap Up”
Phoenix Fan Fest 2017 Cosplay Gallery
It may have been a smaller show, but the cosplayers brought their best to Fan Fest. Kudos to the cosplayer who already created a Batman Who Laughs…
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Phoenix Fan Fest 2017 Wrap up
Phoenix Fan Fest took place on Nov 11-12th in downtown Phoenix. This is a small show put on by the organizers of Phoenix Comicon. Continue reading “Phoenix Fan Fest 2017 Wrap up”
Game On Expo 2017 Cosplay Gallery
Louie M. covers conventions for www.comicsheatingup.net
Game On Expo was not short on high quality cosplay. Unlike comic-cons, the costumes were mostly geared toward video games. Fun to see something a little different from the norm, check out the awesome cosplay! Continue reading “Game On Expo 2017 Cosplay Gallery”
Game On Expo 2017 Wrap Up
Louie M. cover conventions for comicsheatingup.net.
Hi CHU Family! Growing up, when I didn’t have a comic book in my hand, I had a video game controller. Today the convention scene has grown to accommodate large conventions for all types of fandoms and subcultures, and gaming is a perfect fit. Game On Expo took place in Phoenix, AZ on August 11-13th with three full days of programming. Continue reading “Game On Expo 2017 Wrap Up”
SDCC 2017 Cosplay Gallery
Louie M. covers cons on the West Coast for www.comicsheatingup.net
The creativity and dedication of cosplayers is one of the highlights of the convention scene, and SDCC has some of the best. Check out these awesome cosplayers and let us know who your favorites are in the comments! Continue reading “SDCC 2017 Cosplay Gallery”
Louie M's SDCC 2017 Wrap up
Yo CHU! Last week was SDCC, the Pop Culture Superbowl! Nearly every comics publisher under one roof. An epic list of artistic talent. Not to mention a slew of celebs and major movie studios. Until I figure out how to clone myself, here is merely one person’s perspective of the 200K in Downtown San Diego last week:
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November Print Run Figures
I love when the numbers come in. Here are the print runs for some of the spec books we have been talking about. Continue reading “November Print Run Figures”
Next Spider-man movie potential story line?
Sony Pictures was hacked, big time. Lot’s of stuff coming out of the hacked emails. But important to the spec community is what has been leaked about the Spider-man franchise. Continue reading “Next Spider-man movie potential story line?”
Star Wars #1 Third Eye Variant
Our friends at Third Eye Comics sent over their cover to Star Wars #1 (before it gets on at Bleeding Cool). Continue reading “Star Wars #1 Third Eye Variant”
Top 100 Hottest Comic Titles during LATE NOVEMBER 2014
Bi-weekly column and list compiled by comics historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
This chart is styled like the old classic Wizard Magazine Top 10 Hottest Comic charts that were published every month in the 1990′s.
This list is updated every 2 weeks. This list is compiled from my non-stop research of the current market. I believe these were the most demand and growing in value books this month. This list focuses on all regular edition covers. (Variants are not listed otherwise they would likely dominate the entire list due to instant high prices and calculated small print runs). If you think I have missed any hot MODERN titles/issues please let me know. Here are my picks of what I believe are the hottest comics at this very moment from all sold out releases of MODERN comics online based on back issue sales ABOVE cover price.
Note these are all the “hot” recent sold comics that your comic shops will not have still on the shelf for cover price. However many speculators will hunt their local comic shops looking for that “hot” book that is still on the shelf – sometimes you find them!
This market report is based on very current constant online sales. Number of sales online above cover and the amount above cover price are the criteria I use for ranking books highest on the list.
(If you spot an error or a forgotten book/price please let me know) Continue reading “Top 100 Hottest Comic Titles during LATE NOVEMBER 2014”
Comic Xposure making several Star Wars variants available
Our friends at Comic Xposure has teamed up with several other retailers to bring some exclusive variants all in one place.
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Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list for 12/15/14
The Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List is a great speculator tool. It shows what books retailers are going back to get more of, in advance of their release. They are actually putting their money up betting these books get big. These are the books people are talking about in shops, message boards, and websites. Here is the Diamond Comics Advance reorder List for 12/15/14 Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list for 12/15/14”
Top 10 comics for November 2014 based on sales
Crazy that the price point for a single floppy keeps pushing up. Every book in the top 10 this month was at $3.99 or higher. Here are the top 10 selling comics for November 2014 Continue reading “Top 10 comics for November 2014 based on sales”
TFAW Top 20 Hottest Comics for 12/13/14
Top 20 Hottest Comics
What makes these the hottest comics? Besides being best sellers, these are also typically the ones our customers are talking about. Check them out to see what all the buzz is about!
I usually run the list once a week just to show what is selling well on-line. Granted, this is just one retailer, but you can bet that other stores are experiencing the same thing. Continue reading “TFAW Top 20 Hottest Comics for 12/13/14”
Agent Poyo's Walking Dead contest winner
Thanks to everyone who played along. I loved reading them all. I have had the “where would I bug out to” conversation at work a million times. Glad to share my nerdiness with everyone else. But, let’s move on to the reason we are here, to give away some comics. As said before this contest was for a Walking Dead 100 2nd print and the Agent Poyo Sketch cover. Continue reading “Agent Poyo's Walking Dead contest winner”
Image Comics/Shadowline welcomes new artist on RAT QUEENS
Sunstone
artist Stjepan Sejic to team up with series writer Kurtis Wiebe Image Comics/Shadowline’s New York Times bestselling high fantasy series RAT QUEENS written by Kurtis J. Wiebe will welcome a new artist: Stjepan Sejic of the #1 Amazon bestseller Sunstone
for issues 9-11. Continue reading “Image Comics/Shadowline welcomes new artist on RAT QUEENS”
Secret War #2 / Marvel Agents of SHIELD follow up: Print Runs
This is the follow up to the Bleeding Cool Spec on Secret War #2 / Marvel Agents of SHIELD post we put up yesterday. The question came up about print runs. Here they are: Continue reading “Secret War #2 / Marvel Agents of SHIELD follow up: Print Runs”
More Krypton Spec
This is the kind of speculation I like. Early. Pre-mature speculation. Get in early and cheap so if it hits you are poised to capitalize. It was announced the other day that Sy Fy would be doing a tv show Krypton featuring Superman’s grandfather. But which one. Here is some low down on the books that could be of interest. Thanks to Topher S. and Unlikely for the tips. Continue reading “More Krypton Spec”
Kingsman: The Secret Service trailer runs on SoA finale
An extended trailer for Mark Millar’s Kingsman:The Secret Service, based on the comic Secret Service aired on the series finale of Sons of Anarchy. Continue reading “Kingsman: The Secret Service trailer runs on SoA finale”