Informed Comic Book Speculation and Pop Culture News
Launching a new comic company is hard enough, but launching in the middle of a pandemic is especially hard. As a result, Bad Idea Comics is delaying the release of their comic line, but also, creating a financial relief fund to help retailers. Check it out below
I am not the site’s Star Wars guy, that is DrunkWookie, however, I am going to take a stab at this one, Disney+’s The Mandalorian is pretty hot. The introduction of “The Child” aka baby Yoda took people by storm, but it was the introduction of the Darksaber at the end of season 1 that really starts the connection between the streaming show and the cartoon Star Wars Clone Wars. Continue reading “The Mandalorian Tied to Clone Wars, Will We See Sabine Wren?”
Hasbro has done something cool to help with lockdown boredom, they released full length GI Joe Episodes on YouTube, for free! Continue reading “Hasbro Releases Full GI Joe Episodes in Order to Battle Boredom”
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up family. I hope everyone is safe, enjoying and entertaining themselves during this time of lockdown. Lets all get though this together. Save some toilet paper for the next guy OK? You don’t need twelve packages of chicken. Don’t go nuts, this is not Mad Max, at least not yet. Batwoman is a great show. I have really enjoyed this weeks Supergirl. I need to catch up on reading comics but I did love Thor #4. Cates is killing it on that series. Now lets make some money with some comics cause you can’t teach that. Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 113”
With local comic shops closing, online is looking like a great way to get your comic fix. But one of the largest online retailers is closing for the time being due to the state shut down in Texas. Mycomicshop.com, aka Lone Star Comics is closing their doors for a few weeks.
Continue reading “Mycomicshop.com Closed due to Coronavrius Pandemic”
In what could be a crushing blow for the comic market, especially small press publishers, Diamond has halted payments to comic book publishers as announced today.
Continue reading “Diamond Not Paying Publishers, Rumor of Cash Flow Crunch”
Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net shares his latest in store and online purchased. The last “new comic book delivery” for a while. Check it out below: Continue reading “Anthony’s Pickups for 3/30/20”
In what is becoming an outpouring of help from independent comic publishers, Scout Comics has joined the fray in sending 50% of online sales directly to local comic shops to help keep them afloat during the Diamond Shutdown. Continue reading “Scout Comics to Send 50% of Online Sales to Your Local Comic Shop”
We all want to read cool new comics and support our local comic shop, except the Diamond Shut Down is preventing new comics from getting to the stores. We can order online for books already published, but that doesn’t help our local comic shop survive. TKO Studios has come up with something cool to get you new series you haven’t read and help your local comic shop during the shut down. Continue reading “TKO Studios Gives 50% of Online Sales to Your Local Comic Shop”
As promised, the Covrprice.com runners-up list. Think of this as the second half of the top 20. Continue reading “Covrprice.com Runners-Up for 3/29/20”
Since Covrprice.com came on the scene, they have become a go to spot for watching eBaytrends on comics. They scour thousands of eBay
sales to cultivate data to spotlight the hottest selling comics. Here is this week’s Top Ten Comics: (Please note, potential spoilers do follow, and, these results are for auction that closed last week. )
Continue reading “Covrprice Top 10 List for 3/29/20”
Anthony is joining Mel V., Nico, and Gary The Comic DeSpective, live chatting. Check it out below. Continue reading “Mel V. Hosting Live Video Podcast”
Anthony and Blind Adam got together for a video podcast to talk about the current state of comics, some cool books, some not so cool books, and other current comic book events. If you have already burned through Tiger King on Netflix, check it out below: Continue reading “Comicsheatingup’s Locked Down Video Podcast”
Anthony from Comics Heating Up has been busy during the lockdown, reorganizing his collection. Here is what he has been up to, plus shares some cool, key, and rare books. Continue reading “Things to do During the Comic Shut Down: Reorganize Your Collection / Plus Key Issues”
One of the hardest things to do in comics is to launch a new line of books. AWA (Artist Writers & Artisans) Studios launched their new line of comics just this past week. Them everything shut down. Diamond Comic Distributors, a ton of stores, and even some comic publishers. That is rough. So here is what AWA is doing to attract fans, they are giving away a digital version of their flagship title, The Resistance #1 Continue reading “AWA Studios Giving Away Resistance #1 For Free Digitally”
Sure Diamond isn’t shipping new books to stores for the next few weeks, but that doesn’t mean you can get new comics to read. Now is your chance to try out some new Small Press books you missed over Continue reading “Things To Do During The Comic Shut Down: Support Small Press Directly”
Want to continue to support the Comic Community while still getting some killer comics? Diamond Distributors and many local shops are shut down but you still want new comics, back a Kickstarter. We already told you about the Kickstarter Campaing for Stake #1, well, theh added a Peach Momoko Variant to the mix. Continue reading “Things To Do During The Comic Shut Down: Back A Kickstarter (Stake Peach Momoko Variant)”
X-Men #9 is in stores tomorrow, or today, or yesterday depending on when your store got them… Anyway, the king egg was introduced last issue. The king egg attracts the brood. The brood are on their way. There can be many queen brood, but only one king, and the X-Men have the egg. We get a new King Brood this issue.
Immortal Hulk #33 is in stores tomorrow, supposed to be, or today, or maybe even yesterday depending on when your shop got them. Anyway, this is a mega sized 750th issue special so this is kind of a heavy spoiler. Check it out below:
Continue reading “Spoilers: Immortal Hulk #33 – Over the Top Oversized Issue”
Sony Pictures has done something interesting. They are sending Bloodshot to home video (VOD) early because of the shut downs caused by the coronavirus. Now they have released the first nine minutes of the movie to watch. Check it out below: Continue reading “Sony Releases First Nine Minutes of Bloodshot”
Books hit the shelves Wednesday mornings, but sales go on before that. Here is what our picks are doing on eBay going into Wednesday morning.
Every week, hundreds of new comics hit the stands, each with potential. Some live up to that potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 3/25/20
Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/25/20”
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day. It is like your birthday in the middle of each week (well, one where you buy your own presents.)
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 280th edition of the open forum!
Diamond has given the ok for comic shops to go ahead and sell their Wednesday releases today! In order to avoid loss of profits, and to capitalize on sales for the week, Diamond states retailers can sell their new books now. Continue reading “Diamond Gives go Ahead to Sell This Week’s Comics in Advance”
Happy Monday everyone. Hoping to start the week off right for everyone and bring some Stephen King comic cheer to you. We are going to start a giveaway for a new comic today, Sleeping Beauties #1 with an exclusive cover by Peach Momoko. Continue reading “Happy Monday Giveaway! Hive Comics/The Nerd Store Peach Momoko Sleeping Beauties #1 Variant”