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What Up CHU? Mel V. back in the building with another round of Variants of the Week for 2/13/2019. Let’s See, Let’s See… pretty decent week should be a be a gem or two in here somewhere.
Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks for February 13, 2019”
Each 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 2/13/19:
Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 2/13/19”
Batman, Superman and the entire roster of DC’s iconic characters have a new place to hang up their capes and cowls. McFarlane Toys, an award-winning toy company, announced today they have entered into a three-year global licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC, to release DC Multiverse collector figures in both mass and specialty retail spaces. Beginning early 2020, McFarlane Toys will bring dozens of the iconic DC comic books, video games and feature films’ near-endless stable of characters to life with 6” – 12” ultra-posable action figures, corresponding accessories and vehicles branded DC Multiverse. Continue reading “McFarlane Toys to do DC Action Figures”
Honestly, spec moves so fast it is hard to keep up with everything that is going on. Throw in work and a family and there is a lot of things that can be missed or not just gotten to. Here is the wrap up of comic spec related stories. Continue reading “Tuesday Morning Briefing: News and Rumors for 2/12/19”
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 2/11/19: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for February 11, 2019”
DC has been killing it on their cover price variants with art by top named artists. Normally reserved for ratio variants, these artists are putting out some of the best art for covers. Red Hood Outlaw #33 Lucio Parrillo Cover is one of these. Continue reading “Attack of the Killer B’s Red Hood Outlaw #33 Lucio Parrillo Cover”
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #41 is out in stores Wednesday. It features a new villain. Check it out below. Continue reading “Spoilers: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #41, A Riddler of Her Own”
Justice League Dark #8 is in stores Wednesday, if you have read the solicitation, then you already know there is a new mystic team in the DCU. If you don’t, the solicitation follows, as does your first look at them. Continue reading “Spoilers: Justice League Dark #8 First Look at the Lords of Order”
Each week, Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net, puts out a video spotlighting the hot new comic book releases for the week. Here is this week’s for delivery 2/13/19:
Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for February 13, 2019”
A new trailer showing some new footage appeared during the Grammys Sunday night. Check it out below. Continue reading “New Captain Marvel Trailer Airs During Grammys”
Final Order Cut-Off is the last day that shops can guarantee their orders for comics. After Final Order Cut-Off, or FOC, these books will only be available to retailers on Advance Reorder. And that is not guaranteed. So here are the highlights for Monday, 2/11/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 2/11/19”
Artist Elias Chatzoudis is providing cover art for Sabrina the Teenaged Witch. The exclusive cover is available from out friends at NY Collector Cave. Continue reading “Elias Chatzoudis Covers Sabrina The Teenaged Witch”
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up family. It is time for another Hidden Gems. I want to say thank you all for the support. Some awesome things are about to happen. I will mention them in future hidden gems. Now let’s make some money selling comics.
Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 94”
It appears that Motor Girl has been optioned by Hulu for a TV show on the streaming network. Continue reading “Motor Girl Coming to Hulu”
Covrprice.com launched recently and has quickly 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:
Continue reading “CovrPrice.com Top Ten Selling Comics for Week of 2/7/19”
Batman #64 is in stores tomorrow. It is the first part of ‘The Price’ story line going on between Batman, Flash, and Heroes in Crisis. It features the return of a character that Tom King helped introduce. She I back and has some machinations. Check the spoilers out below. The images are redacted but the accompanying text is not so proceed only if you are ok with the book being spoiled. Click on the spoiler warnings below to see the original image. Continue reading “Spoilers: Batman #64 Look Who is Back and What is She Up to Now”
Immortal Hulk #13 is in stores tomorrow. We get a little more “One Below All.’ It also ties up the Hulk in Hell story-line. The book ends with redefining the relationship between Hulk and Bruce Banner. Check the spoilers out below. The images are redacted but the accompanying text is not so proceed only if you are ok with the book being spoiled. Click on the spoiler warnings below to see the original image. Continue reading “Spoilers: Immortal Hulk #13, forging a new bond with Banner”
Champions #2 is in stores tomorrow. The team is made up of teenage heroes, Miles Morales, Kamala Khan, Amadeus Cho, and Viv Vision. One of the four die in this issue. Check the spoilers out below. The images are redacted but the accompanying text is not so proceed only if you are ok with the book being spoiled. Click on the spoiler warnings below to see the original image. Continue reading “Spoilers: Marvel Kills Major Teen Character in Champions #2”
Avengers #14 is in stores Wednesday. It features a new group of characters led by an impressive looking new leader. Ghost Rider has a run in with the vampire legion and has a pretty significant reaction. Continue reading “Spoilers: Avengers #14 (Part 2) Ghost Rider Goes Through Changes”
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 224th edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
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.
What Up CHU Mel V back in the building with another round of Variants of the week for 2/6/2019. It looks like it could be a pocket friendly week as im not seeing anything that really stands out, but as well all know in this hobby, those are the weeks where we end up spending the most. Lets see if we can find some diamonds in the rough
Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks for February 6, 2019”
Each 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 February 6, 2019: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 2/6/19”
Green Lantern #4 is out Wednesday. It promises a big cliffhanger ending, you can read the solicitation below:
In a bar on Rann, two shrouded strangers recount two blood-chilling narratives-one in which a Blackstar heavyweight demands access to a secret vault on planet Weirwimm, threatening its gruesome annihilation with Sun-Eaters; and the other about maverick Hal Jordan and his small cadre of GLs struggling to destroy those same Sun-Eaters. And the cliffhanger-as any TGL fan will tell you about this book-may stun you enough to buy two copies!
Continue reading “Spoilers: Green Lantern #4 The Cliffhanger Ending?”
Avengers #14 is in stores Wednesday. It features a new group of characters led by an impressive looking new leader. I am wondering if these characters are the vampiric version of the Avengers (not the Avengers as vampires but a group of Avenging vampires). Check it out below and see what I mean. Continue reading “Spoilers: Avengers #14 What Would Vampire Avengers Look like?”