Author: Anthony

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 8/29/18: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 8/29/18”

Venom First Host #1 is out tomorrow. It features the first host of Venom, the Kree named TEL-KAR. But Venom First Host #2 may have a more interesting first appearance. Continue reading “One to Watch: Venom First Host #2”

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 for 8/28/18: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for August 28, 2018”

The Walking Dead has cast another Whisperer, this time the hulking Beta. Continue reading “Beta Cast for The Walking Dead TV”

Anthony from Comicsheatingup talks about the hot new releases of the week. Here is this week’s for delivery 8/29/18:
Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for August 29th 2018”

For a long time, an announcement of a casting on The Walking Dead TV show would cause books that would otherwise be cover price to jump up to $20+ books. Thats the way it used to be, however, as of late, there is little to no movement on Walking Dead comics.

Continue reading “Walking Dead TV show Casts Lydia, But Will Anyone Care?”

Thanks to James Haick of Solar Flare, The Mall, and Long Live Pro Wrestling for this giveaway sponsored by Scout Comics.   Continue reading “Winner: The Mall and Long Live Pro Wrestling Prize Packs”

Fan Expo Boston was  August 10th and runs through August 12th. Our friends are Fan Expo Store sponsored a give away of a set of their exclusives for the 2018 convention. Continue reading “Winner: Fan Expo Boston Prize Pack”

We had mentioned a little while back that Rebel Wilson has optioned the Image comic release to star in and produce the project. Our friends at Big Time Collectibles released a 500 copy exclusive for the title. We are giving away four copies tonight. Continue reading “Free Comic Book Friday: Crowded #1 BTC Exclusive”

I had mentioned this a few weeks ago in the New Comic Spec Review that I had heard some insider buzz behind the potential for A Walk Through Hell being optioned. Seems like it is getting closer to reality as Key Collector Comics has put out a Hot Comic Alert that an option announcement is forthcoming. Continue reading “A Walk Through Hell #1 : Key Collector Comics Hot Comic Alert”

Venom #5 is out in stores tomorrow. Donny Cates has been ramping up the heat on the series. Lot’s of surprises have been unveiled in the series and this issue is no different. Venom shows off some new powers. Not only that, but we get some back story on the mystery character first introduced in issue #1. The spoiled images are redacted. The accompanying text is not. Click on the spoiler warnings to see the spoiled images.  Continue reading “Spoilers: Venom #5, New Powers and Surprises”

Justice League Dark #2 is in stores tomorrow. There are some cool cameo appearances as well as a big first appearance of a new villain. The images below are spoiler protected, click on the spoiler warning to see the images. The accompanying text is not spoiler protected. Read on only if you do not mind spoilers. Continue reading “Spoilers: Justice League Dark #2, Things Go Upside-Down”

West Coast Avengers #1 is out in stores tomorrow. It is a fun read, as expected, and keeps the theme of not taking itself too seriously like previous incarnations. It does, in the same theme of not taking things too seriously, introduce some new characters. Check them to below. The images are redacted, the accompanying text is not. Read on only if you do not mind spoilers. Continue reading “Spoilers: West Coast Avengers #1, Silly Fun and New Characters”

What Up CHU? Mel V. here with your weekly Variant picks for August 22nd 2018… What the Heck? Summer is over already.. It’s almost time for NYCC.. I cant believe the year is almost over already. There is still some time left for some more Variants Of The year nominations. Do we have one this week? Lets find out…
Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variants of the Week for August 22, 2018”

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 August 22nd, 2018. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 8/22/18”

Obliv18n #1 is out tomorrow from Scout Comics. It is the new series by Ken Kristensen. Ken is the writer of the cult hit, Todd The Ugliest Kid. Ken also works in TV. This is what really interests me on this book. Scout is a company actively pursuing options for their properties. Some of them have been announced, a few coming soon, one this weekend possibly. Anyway, Ken is a television writer known for Punisher on Netflix, as well as, Happy! on SyFy. His new book hits stores tomorrow. Continue reading “Obliv18n #1 Secret Variant available on Scout Store”

Each week, Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net, releases a video spotlighting the week’s hot new comics. Here is this weeks for books being delivered 8/22/18: Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for August 22, 2018”

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 for 8/20/18: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for August 20, 2018”

Greetings my Comics Heating Up family. Well it is time to make some money with comics. But before we do, I wanted to say thank you, thank you for the love, support, advice, and for reading this each and every week. If you’re at Terrificon please look me up. I will be walking around or by the Batmobels. If anyone has costume making designing skills please email me at comicpimpvip@gmail.com I need a costume made for NYCC. Going to cosplay as something special. The animated Marvel Rising is #awesomesauce. I loved it. Daredevil #606, Amazing Spiderman #3, Suicide Squad #45 , and Injustice #70, are my reads of the week. So, now it is time to make money with comics with a new Hidden Gems forma..  Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 85”

Image Comics is pleased to reveal the first cover in a line of “Impact variants” for Warren Ellis and Jason Howard’s CEMETERY BEACH. Each cover will be by Howard, but drawn in the style of an artist who made an impact on his work and influenced his creative career. CEMETERY BEACH #1 Cover C will kick off the line by paying tribute to the iconic Todd McFarlane. Continue reading “Jason Howard honors artistic influences in CEMETERY BEACH Impact variants”

Extermination #1 is out today. It is the latest event story in the X-Men mythos. It features the time traveling Mutants being hunted by a hooded mystery killer. Spoilers follow so only read on if you do not mind spoilers. The images are redacted but the accompanying text is not. Click the spoiler warnings to see the spoiled images. Continue reading “Spoilers: Extermination #1 Deaths and Reveals”

Infinity Wars #2 is in store today. We mentioned earlier there is a Secret Unmasked Variant doing pretty well on eBay currently. The issue picks up after the death of Thanos. (Spoilers ahead so if you plan to read the issue and don’t want to see spoilers, do not proceed.) Click the spoiler warnings for the redacted pictures.  Continue reading “Spoilers: Infinity Wars #2 Who Lives, Who Dies, and Who gets merged in muddy art?”

What Up Chu? Mel V. here with your weekly dose of variant goodness. Remember, comics are fun, if you are not having fun buying, reading, and selling comics, why are you doing it? We have enough drama in our lives it is nice to have an escape. Anyway, here is what I got my eye on this week. Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks for August 15, 2018”