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Up for grabs tonight is a copy of Amazing Spider-man #1 Jamal Campbell New Mutants Homage Cover from our friends at Stadium Comics. Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday: Amazing Spiderman #1 Stadium Comics New Mutants Homage”
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 193rd edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
What up CHU? Mel V. here with your Variant Picks of the week. Last week was an awesome week for comics. Money making week. One of the reasons I love this country so much is selling comics. Think about it. A lot of people make good money selling comic books on eBay. Helps pay the bills and all. All the sales I made last week have me feeling a little patriotic just in time for the 4th Of July. So have a happy and safe one. Don’t be blowing any fingers off with fireworks. Well let’s get into the gettin into… Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks for July 4th 2018”
Each week, hundreds of new comics hit the shelves, each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 7/4/18: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 7/4/18”
Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net talks about the hot new comics of the week. Here is this week’s for delivery July 4th, 2018. Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for July 4th 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 7/2/18: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for July 2, 2018”
The recently released book, Skyward from Image Comics has been picked up by Sony Pictures for a movie deal.
Continue reading “Sony Pictures Options Skyward from Image Comics.”
Stores commission exclusive covers for books all the time. It is awesome when they commission the exclusives and offer them at a low price. That is where the inexpensive variant alerts come in, spotlighting cool books at low prices. Farmhand #1 is a new Image series by Chew artist, Rob Guillory. I have had a chance to read issue 1, being a fan of Chew, and loved it. Continue reading “Inexpensive Variant Alert: Farmhand #1 Jesse James Variant”
Animosity got the comic company Aftershock noticed. Flash forward, film companh Legendary Entertainment has taken. otice as they have optioned Animosity
for a film.
Continue reading “Legendary Entertainment Options Aftershock Comics Animosity”
Jared Leto, most recently known for his portrayal of the Joker in Suicide Squad, has been cast as Morbius the Living Vampire in a Spiderman Spin off movie. Continue reading “Jared Leto Cast as Morbius the Living Vampire in Spiderman Spinoff”
Crush has been the talk of the spec community for a little while now. We got a small taste, first cameo, in Teen Titans Special #1. Her first full appearance will be in Teen Titans #20 featuring a regular and Karmome Shirahama Variant. There is also a ratio variant for this, something DC has not been doing for a while. There is a 1:25 Crush Design Variant
. Continue reading “Teen Titans #20 1:25 Variant”
Our friends at Key Collector Comics has been right on the nose when it comes their upcoming announcements. We mentioned Body Bags, and while people got upset about it, the news was correct and Body Bags was announced. Now we have another one, this time for Jeff Lemire’s awesome horror comic, Gideon Falls. Continue reading “Key Collector Comics Alert: Gideon Falls to be Optioned.”
Black Panther #2 is out today. This one caught me off guard. It could be a sleeper with all the other spec going on this week on various books and first appearances. Seems Eric Killmonger is the ruler of the space based nation of Wakanda. And it seems he has more than just the powers of Black Panther to help keep him in charge. Continue reading “Spoiler: Does Eric Killmonger have a *SPOILER* in Black Panther #2?”
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #32 is out tomorrow. It is already selling for multiple times cover price. Why? A new character, Princess Fisk. Wilson Fisk has another child and she is coming to the local elementary school where Moon Girl goes. Combination of low print run and spec interest drives prices up. So who is Princess Fisk anyway?
Continue reading “Spoilers: Moon Girl #32, Meet Princess Fisk”
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 192nd edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
What Up CHU? MEL V. here with my Variant Picks for June 27th. It’s a pretty big week with a ton of nice titles to choose from some with spec potential, so lets get right into it. Continue reading “Mel V's Variant Picks for June 27th, 2018”
That has been the question on the minds of speculators for a little while now, “Will Crush appear in Teen Titans Special #1?” Also, will it be a cameo or first appearance? We have those answers for you. Continue reading “Spoilers: Teen Titans Special #1 “Will She or Won’t She””
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 6/27/18: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 6/27/18”
Last month we ran spoilers on Venom #2. The issue featured a giant winged symbiote that begged the question, was that god, well god of the symbiotes. This week we get Venom #3, with the definitive answer. Continue reading “Spoilers: Venom #3 “Is That You God” Part 2”
What Up CHU? MEL V. here. As many of know I was a huge fan of Creature Entertainment and their projects. I am proud to announce they are back with a new project, Tommy Volume. 2 Guess what’s in my POCKET and It has some pretty cool giveaways Continue reading “Tommy Vol. 2 Kickstater and Giveaway”
Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net talks about the hot new comics of the week. Here is this week’s for delivery 6/27/18: Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for June 27th, 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 6/25/18: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for 6/25/18”
Get ready for a slew of store variants for Walking Dead #1 with just different logo’s. Image comics is offering up just that, a Walking Dead #1 15th Anniversary Logo Swap variant, where each store can have their name on the shattered window Rick is standing in front of. Continue reading “Image Offering Walking Dead #1 15th Anniversary Store Variants”
Like signed Variant comics? Like them on the cheaper side? Here is one for you. Lee Bermejo did an exclusive for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #84 for More Great Art. It is limited to 1,000 copies. Continue reading “Inexpensive Signed Variant Alert: Lee Bermejo TMNT #84”
What’s up, CHU!