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Welcome once again to my spec and my drek. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.
Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for October 9th, 2019”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of October 9th, 2019.
Some weeks it’s mostly likes, other weeks it’s dislikes.
So what’s grinding my gears this week for NYCC 2019?
Continue reading “Things I Like and Don’t Like – NYCC 2019 Edition”
That’s right, we love giving away books. A kind sponsor is giving up their Diamond Retailer Exclusive from the Appreciation Breakfast at NYCC 2019.
NYCC has been a blast so far and for anyone who wants to meet up…..
It’s NYCC 2019 and I’m in the giving away mood, cause all you people I know love getting a chance at winning a free book.
Continue reading “NYCC 2019 Marvel Ghost Rider #1 Glow-in-the-Dark Giveaway”
News coming out of Diamond Appreciation Breakfast at NYCC 2019
Continue reading “Star from Captain Marvel gets Own Mini-Series”
Scout Comics will be offering six NYCC exclusives this year, four of which are first issues of some current and upcoming Scout titles: HEADLESS, MIDNIGHT SKY, WHITE ASH, and WRETCHES.
These exclusives will be title-free covers on gorgeous 100lb heavy card stock.
Continue reading “Scout Comics 2019 New York Comic Con Exclusives”
Image released their exclusives for NYCC 2019 in which the highlight books are Undiscovered Country #1 and Spawn #300 which has a Gold and Silver Foil variant.
Posting these before they hit the store shelves as a sampler. Because you all love seeing things before they’re actually readily available right?
Continue reading “The Low Low Woods #1 – DC Black Label Hillhouse Sneak Preview”
Welcome once again to my spec and my drek. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.
Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for October 2nd, 2019”
This sampler preview should be hitting shelves this week I think but here’s what’s inside for the Dollhouse 6 page preview, just like the Basketful of Heads we previewed already.
Continue reading “Dollhouse Family – DC Black Label’s Hillhouse Preview”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of October 2nd, 2019.
Some weeks it’s mostly likes, other weeks it’s dislikes.
So what’s grinding my gears this week?
Continue reading “Things I Like and Don’t Like for the Week of October 2nd, 2019”
We shouldn’t just collect or flip books, we should also read them. A good story can make your purchase well worth the money spent if you ask me. After all, we buy books to read for entertainment right? Even if you can’t flip them, reading is just as rewarding.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Trade and Hardcover Picks of the Week”
This weeks final order cutoff highlight pick goes to one of the best teams ever for Marvel, at least in my opinion. The team that made someone like me who didn’t give Thor a second look an actual fan of Thor.
This is a new series I’ve been looking forward to. A teaser preview was sent out, it’s only 5 pages for the preview but it looks like it’s going to be a great limited series.
Continue reading “Basketful of Heads – Black Label Joe Hill’s Hillhouse Preview”
Thanks to TheOneAboveDonny on our awesome forums (where sometimes the latest is posted before we can post on the main site) for posting this news.
Continue reading “Sony Taps Morbius Writers for Madame Web Movie”
We highlight books in Previews at the beginning of each month, now it’s time to recommend a select few before final order cutoff after we obtained advanced preview copies we could read, which gives us a good idea not only if the book has the potential to heat up (if the demand is there) but if it’s just in general a great read, with great art.
Continue reading “Recommended Reads and Pickups – FOC Edition”
Is this the new norm now from publishers? Sure seems like additional printings are happening before the releases occur. Regardless, here’s the press release of the new Nomen Omen hitting shelves next week.
Continue reading “Nomen Omen Gets Second Printing Before Initial Release”
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 09/18/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for September 25th, 2019”
Welcome once again to my spec and my drek. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.
Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for September 25th, 2019”
It must of been my blurred out sneak peek preview right?
Continue reading “SFSX #1 Gets Second Printing Before 1st Print Released”
So here’s a book to watch as it’s already starting to creep up in price on the secondary market.
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of September 25th, 2019.
Some weeks it’s mostly likes, other weeks it’s dislikes.
So what’s grinding my gears this week?
Continue reading “Things I Like and Don’t Like for the Week of September 25th, 2019”
White Trees #2 hits store shelves this coming Wednesday, September 25th. Here is your advanced sneak peek preview.
Continue reading “White Trees #2 – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
SFSX #1 hits store shelves this Wednesday and it’s definitely got Sex in it, pretty much starts off with a bang! See what I did there?