Author: Anthony

What up CHU!?! Shawn B., the One Year Later Investigator, back with another One Year Later round up, where we take a look at some of the comics that Anthony, Mel and Poyo specced on one year ago. Their specs turn out to be quick flips, slow burns, straight up misses, straight up winners and on and on. Sometimes they spec with their hearts out of their passion for comics. Sometimes they spec based on data. And sometimes they spec based off the word on the street. Either way, all their specs appeal to a few or many collectors whether it is due to them having similar taste in writing or art, or just an opportunity for a collector to flip a book and make money to “support their habit”. So, this is our weekly chance to look back at how some of our buys from a year ago are doing today. Continue reading “One Year Later: Spec Review for 9/14/16”

Arthur Adams is getting into the Web Store exclusive game with three covers for Marvel Legacy #1. Much in the same way J Scott Campbell has done in the past, Adams will release three separate covers exclusively to his site. These go on sale today at 12 Noon Eastern, 9 AM West. Check them out below: Continue reading “Arthur Adams' Store Exclusive Marvel Legacy #1”

It is nice to walk into your local comic shop on Wednesday and pick up your new books. It is even nicer when by the end of the week some of the books are selling for multiple times cover price. Realm #1 is one of those books. Continue reading “Wednesday Winner: Realm #1”

Writer Bryan Hill (ROMULUS, POSTAL) and Rhoald Marcellius (Marvel: Contest of Champions) unite for BONEHEAD, a gritty new techno-thriller from Image/Top Cow this December.
In a near future, a sprawling megalopolis sees the rise of “Boneheads,” parkour gangs who use neuro-linked helmets to augment their abilities and live for the thrill of physical risk. As a gang war threatens to tear the city apart, a mysterious Bonehead rises—a man with no past who might be the key to saving the city’s future. Continue reading “Dive into a megalithic supercity in BONEHEAD this December”

BOOM! Studios is excited to announce it will exhibit at Baltimore Comic-Con (BCC), to be held during the weekend of September 22-24, 2017 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading “BOOM! Studios Returns to Baltimore Comic-Con with Exclusive Merchandise, Guests, and More”

Sweet! The cover image for Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica has been released. You can check it out below: Continue reading “Adam Hughes Harley and Ivy Meets Betty and Veronica Cover Released”

Here is a cool one. Ken M. had this mentioned in the comments but I had already been contacted by Shattered Comics to do a piece on this.
Matthew Dimasi is a mosaic artist. He lays out homage covers and hand breaks tiles to make replicas of the covers in mosaic form. Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane, and others own his mosaics. Matthew is also a big comic fan. He took one of his mosaics and has turned it into an exclusive cover. Check it out below: Continue reading “Variant Envy: Spider-Man 129 Homage Mosaic Cover”

It is nice to walk into your local comic shop on Wednesday and pick up your new comics. It is even nicer when some of those books are going for multiple times cover price by the end of the day, Sink #1 is one of them. Continue reading “Wednesday Winner: Sink #1”

If you are going to Salt Lake Comic Con, September 21-23, make sure to stop by the Comic Market Street booth, as they are releasing a bunch of convention exclusives. The exclusives include Natali Sanders covers, prints, and an exclusive Harley Quinn T-Shirts. Continue reading “Comic Market Street Salt Lake Comic Con Exclusives”

The classic series, Strangers in Paradise, by Terry Moore is heading to the big screen. Continue reading “Terry Moore's Classic Series Strangers In Paradise Being Made Into Movie”

Comicsheatingup.net got roped into the Lee JeeHyung claim about Mattina possibly sourcing his art for the . Conversation went on about the Venom #150 Fan Expo Exclusive..
Our own Alana noticed this one, and mentioned it in the comment section. So for comparison, the  Astonishing X-men #1 Venomized Magneto Variant and and the digital sculpture by Daniel Bel. Continue reading “Did Mattina Base the Venomized Magneto Cover Off Another Artists Work?”

Diamond Distributors updated the system today with the sweet cover for Supergirl #14 Artgerm Variant. It is a lot different than issues 12 and 13, and takes a totally different course than the other his previous two previous covers, but still awesome, check it out below: Continue reading “Attack of the Killer B's: Supergirl #14 Artgerm Variant”

Just a few short weeks remain until Baltimore Comic-Con 2017 and the most renowned publisher in comics today is gearing up to bring their A-game to Maryland’s biggest celebration of comics and pop culture!
Continue reading “Valiant Charges Into Baltimore Comic-Con 2017 With Exclusives, Panels, Signings, And More!”

Here is a weird story that I have been drawn into. I received an email out of the blue from a Borja Barbeito Arias about a “Legal Issue” involving Francesco Mattina copying the work of Lee JeeHyung. The email is below. It had a Facebook link for a post JeeHyung did showing off the following images. Continue reading “Lee JeeHyung accuses Francesco Mattina of copying his work”

Megacon Tampa Bay is at the end of the month (Sept 29-Oct 1) and the exclusives just went live on the Fan Expo Store.  They have given us the exclusive on their exclusives. Continue reading “Megacon Tampa Bay Exclusive Reveal”

Previously, Diamond’s data base system had the Teen Titans #12 A cover wrong. On purpose, to avoid spoilers. The had the B cover showing as the A cover and the B cover was in the system as an old cover of Aqualad fighting Mantis surrounded by sharks. The new cover has been released, as have the spoilers (we did that earlier) and the cover image follows: Continue reading “Diamond Updates Teen Titans #12 Cover “

These spoilers for Teen Titans #12 don’t give the story away, but they sure do show off the first full appearances here, and some transformations. Good book over all and one to grab, Teen Titans #12 is out tomorrow. Continue reading “Spoilers: Teen Titans # 12 First Appearance of Major Metal Character”

Thee has been a lot of speculation about the identity of Mr. Oz in the DCU. The baddie has been using the Phantom Zone to imprison DCU characters. Action Comics #987, out tomorrow, finally reveals who Mr. Oz is. Click on for spoilers, the soiled images are concealed by spoiler warnings. Click the spoiled images to see them. Continue reading “Spoilers: Action Comics #987 The Identity of Mr. Oz”

Dark Nights Metal #2, out in stores tomorrow, literally has it all for DC Fans. Check out the spoilers below. The spoiled images are concealed. The accompanying text is not. Click the spoiler image to see the full images.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Dark Night Metal #2 – Something for everyone”

What Up CHU? Mel V. here with your weekly variant picks for the week of Sept 13th. I haven’t been this excited for variants in a while. I have even added some regular covers that were too good to pass up. Also I want to tell you guys about SINK #1, I spoke about it last year in my NYCC review. It’s finally coming to stores tomorrow. This book is flat out amazing if you’re into horror comics, don’t miss this one by John Lees, and my buddy Alex Cormack (shout out to Adam as well). Let’s get right into it this week’s books Continue reading “Mel V.'s Variant Picks for 9/13/17”

DC is killing it with their cover price B variant program. Nailing down top notch artists to do cover price variants has changed the variant game a bit. Here is one you will not want to miss.  Continue reading “Attack of the Killer B's: Harley And Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1 Adam Hughes Variant”

I hope all our readers down in Florida are safe and dry, we Texans know how you’re feeling right now.
Besides all the wacky weather, it’s comic book Wednesday. The best day of the week. I’m just going to get on with the picks.
Continue reading “Poyo's Picks of the Week for Sept 13, 2017”

Each week hundreds of new comics hit the stands, each which potential. Some live up to that potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here is this week picks of the week for deliver 9/13/17: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 9/13/17”

Scout Comics has been a favorite publisher around here for a while. They have put out some great books like Mindbender and Solar Flare (tons more including Hench Girl and others.) They have an upcoming Primer series called Scout Comics Presents. The book will spotlight new Scout series. They also did a one page spotlight on CHU! Continue reading “Comics Heating Up Spotlighted in Upcoming Scout Presents #1”