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Part of October’s launch for Marvel is Totally Awesome Hulk (*shudder*). We had been provided an image previously that led people to think it was Amadeus Cho. That image is here.
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But then at lunch I got this one from Marvel: Continue reading “Three Tottaly Awesome Hulks?”
This one will be hard to find. Stores had to order 5 copies of the board game to get 1 copy.
Continue reading “Variant Envy: Chew #1 Retailer Exclusive Board Game Edition”
thanks to Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for the list of books sold out in advance of today’s new comic drop. Continue reading “COMICS SOLD OUT THIS WEEK IN ADVANCE”
Free Comic Wednesdays have become a hit for the site. Who would have thought that giving away free comic variants would be so popular? Anyway, here is the winner for the Young Terrorists #1 Black Cat Comics Variant. (This is the same shop that got burglarized today….) Continue reading “Winner! Young Terrorists #1 Black Cat Comics Variant”
We have another good one for grabs this week. This one is sponsored by our own Agent Poyo. Another Black Mask Variant cover, this one is Young Terrorists #1 Templesmith Variant Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday: Young Terrorists #1 Templesmith Variant”
What’s Up Chu? Mel V. again. You get twice the variants this week. Here is one I forgot to add trying to get the article in tonight. Trust me when someone mentions The King (no not Elvis) you want to take a look.
Continue reading “Mel’s Variant Pick of the Week Jack Kirby Edition”
Ok folks here is an odd one. Grindhouse: Drive In and Bleed Out #8. Not a book that I would normally spotlight. I enjoyed the campy (Alex de Campi at that) series. This was the last issue. There are a couple of reasons to look at grabbing a copy.
Continue reading “One To Watch: Grindhouse: Drive In and Bleed Out #8 (possibly NSFW)”
What’s up CHU? Mel V. here back in the saddle for another week of great comics. Love them or hate them, variant covers are a part of the comic buying process. Some variants go up, some go down, but as long as you are buying art you like you cannot go wrong. Here is what I am feeling this week. Continue reading “Mel’s Variant Picks of the week”
Each week Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com releases a video spotlighting the hot new releases for the week. Here is this weeks for delivery 9/2/15: Continue reading “Hoknes Comics Hot New Comics For Release 9/2/15”
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. Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
It’s actually going to be a smaller week for me, guess all these artists and writers were busy sending their kiddos off to school but there are a few issues coming out one must check and spec on…
Continue reading “Agent Poyo’s Picks Of The Week for Sept 2nd”
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 9/2/15: Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for delivery 9/2/15”
I hate hearing this. Black Cat Comics who has sponsored a few of our Free Comic Wednesday giveaways was Burglarized.
Continue reading “Black Cat Comics Burglarized “
We are always looking ahead at new series. Mel V. covers the small press books for us, but here are some other series (both large and small press books) on our radar: Continue reading “Look Ahead to Late October / November New Series”
Love God Hates Astronauts? Hate God Hates Astronauts, either way, this comic is for you, or at least Ryan Browne says so. Blast Furnace is a 280 page graphic novel by GHA artist and writer Ryan Browne, but with rules:
Blast Furnace is an improvisational comic written and drawn an hour per page with zero planning and no idea where the story is going to go. Behold, a full color collection spanning all 280 pages of stream o’ consciousness lunacy!
Continue reading “Kickstarter Comic: Blast Furnace Recreational Thief”
Being a single mother is hard. Now imagine being a single mother raising a child with God-like super powers. This is what Raising Dion is about.
Continue reading “Raising Dion, interesting concept, interesting comic”
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 8/31/15: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 8/31/15”
Everything you love eventually comes to an end. Scream and Nightmare on Elm Street creator, Wes Craven, has passed away at age 76. Nightmare on Elm Street was my first foray into horror (of course followed by Friday the 13th) and turned me into a young horror fan.
Continue reading “Nightmare on Elm Street Creator Wes Craven Dead at 76”
What’s Up CHU? Mel V here with the latest edition of Big Gems from The Small Press. I want to really thank the readers for making this segment a success here at Comicsheatingup.net. Follow me on “The Twitter “(lol The Twitter, my nephew hates when I say that) @Melthecomicguy. Also want to give a big shout out to my Goddaughter Olivia and my Nephews Chase and Jayden. Ok here are some of the books to be on the lookout for in the month of November. The cutoff date to order via Diamond is 9/22, so be sure to order from your LCS. Very Interesting books so let’s get started. Continue reading “Big Gems from The Small Press”
Thanks for putting up with the delay on this one. I have had a lot going on this week that has pulled me away from the site. For that I do apologize.
Thanks again to the wonderfully talented Michael Moreci for sponsoring this contest. Here is the winner for the Roche Limit Clandestiny #1 Thirs Eye Variant: Continue reading “Winner! Roche Limit Clandestiny #1 Third Eye Variant”
Last weeks Buy, Sell, Keep went over really well so we wanted to throw another one out there. This one is the biggies of books from the past 20 or so years and features the most popular characters as a result. So chime in below with which book you would buy, which book you would sell, and which book you would keep (if you were lucky enough to grab these at a reasonable price. Continue reading “Buy, Sell, Keep”
Ok Ladies and Gents. Here is one I have known about for a while and was strictly forbidden to talk about. But now it is available for pre-order. Gi Joe #218 NYCC Variant with art by Artgerm. Continue reading “Variant Envy: Gi Joe 218 NYCC Variant. Artgerm Cover”
Tyson B. from www.toyboxone.com sharing new and hot toy news. Also, be sure to check out the sale at GameSpot for some awesome deals on toys, shirts, and collectables.
Thanks to Comicsheatingup.net‘s own Louie M. and Toyboxone.com’s Tyson B. for the Marvel Collector’s Corp unboxing information.
Secret Wars August Box
Despite several past disappointments from Loot Crate and others, I remain a sucker for nerdy mystery boxes. Guess it’s the fun of getting that unknown box in the mail plus it’s fun to divvy up the goods with your kids. Marvel’s marketing focused on being “100% exclusive” and “no fluff”. I went all in with the Founder’s subscription of 6 boxes over 1 year which includes an exclusive bonus anniversary figure that Funko promises to be epic. Continue reading “Marvel Collectors Corp August Unboxing”
The cool thing about doing the site and meeting creators is they tell you things in advance of them happening. The down side is sometimes the things they tell you are off the record and you cannot print. This was the case. Matthew Rosenberg mentioned back on the 8/8/14 signing that We Can never Go Home would be back in 2016 and it would be an ongoing.
Now it is official as he changed his Twitter account with the following picture.
Continue reading “We Can Never Go Home to return in 2016”