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It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of August 14th, 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 August 14th, 2019”
It’s time to dive into the spotlight books for Marvel out of the August 2019 Previews.
Continue reading “August 2019 Previews – Marvel Spotlight Books”
The White Trees hits shelves this Wednesday August 14th. It’s a new book out by Chip Zdarsky, Chris Anka and Matt Wilson.
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”
I’m taking us back to 1972 with a Jack Kirby creation that was created due to a request by DC for a horror type comic and character.
Frison has her fans. She makes some really sweet Wonder Woman Killer B variants. She’s now doing some magical stuff for the new Something is Killing Children as news popped up on BOOM!’s website to reveal her new variant cover.
Continue reading “Something Is Killing Children FOC Frison Variant – Book To Watch”
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 07/31/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for August 7th, 2019”
We have the big two, we have the indies and then there’s the in-between. The publishers who are not necessarily small but still have a small market share from the big publishers.
Continue reading “August Previews for Small Publisher Books”
SDCC is now behind us. We have two months until NYCC which gives us around 8 more Wednesdays. This is usually the busiest time of the year for comics, new and ongoing. So let’s see what’s in store for us to kick off August.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for August 7th, 2019”
The new book out from Image is getting a second printing ahead of it’s initial release.
We had a advanced sneak peek preview a few weeks back for this one.
Continue reading “Coffin Bound #1 Gets 2nd Printing Before Release This Wednesday”
More cover art for Spawn #300 released…. as the FOC is getting closer and closer.
We all can love and hate the big two publishers at the same time but with independent books, creators can express their creative works as they see fit. This makes for great reads and great art without the direction of the corporate overlords.
Continue reading “August Previews 2019 – Indies Spotlight Books”
Previews gives us a glimpse of the upcoming books each month. Let’s dig into the upcoming DC solicitations that are now available in the August Previews.
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”
With the recent news that Marvel has big plans for Galactus and Tyrant hitting the webs, a book some would overlook is Silver Surfer #81 which is Tyrant’s first appearance.
Continue reading “Back Issue Finds – Silver Surfer Vol. 3 Issue 81 and 82 – First Tyrant”
Marvel is changing it up a bit for their Immortal Hulk additional printings and issue #20 is really an awesome looking cover that should not be overlooked.
Continue reading “Book to Watch – Immortal Hulk #20 2nd Printing”
One year ago, we spec’d on new books hitting the shelves. Now it’s time to see how those specs and picks are doing now.
Continue reading “Flashback Friday – One Year Later Report for July 2018”
It’s been a few weeks since the last Throwback Thursday. This round we go back 29 years ago to 1990 and visit a new X-Men debut.
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 07/24/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for July 31st, 2019”
More cover art for Spawn #300 released…. Is that She-Spawn I see on the cover?
Continue reading “Spawn #300 Opena Variant Cover Art Released”
Straight out of the Image Press Release box… New printings for Excellence with new cover art.
Continue reading “Every Issue of Excellence Going Back for Additional Printings”
I wish they’d just go ahead and release them all but here you all go, the covers for McFarlane and Capullo. Click on to see the covers from the press release.
Continue reading “McFarlane & Capullo Covers Revealed for Spawn #300”
It’s the 5th Wednesday of the month. These are usually the lame duck of the new comic book days but this one doesn’t look half bad. There’s a lot of small publisher and indie books hitting shelves this week that are worth checking out.
This is to announce the winner for a copy of Excellence #1.
Continue reading “WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT for the Excellence #1 Giveaway”
Fresh off the Image Press release wagon…