Informed Comic Book Speculation and Pop Culture News
Marvel was very proud to announce that Infinity #1 sold out at the distributor level. Selling out through Diamond Comics does not mean you will not be able to get this book in your local comic shop, but when there stock is gone, it’s gone.
Continue reading “Marvel’s Infinity #1 sells out at distributor level”
One of the recent books I have been very intrigued by has been Shelter #1. Labeled as a Pre-apocalypse story, it follows survivalists preparing for the worst, and getting something completely unexpected. Continue reading “Sheltered #1 Print run”
With the second issue of the ongoing series Ghosted out today, and the second printing of number one, I figured it might be nice to know the print run. For a Skybound book it was less than I imagined especially since a preview ran in The Walking Dead. Continue reading “Print run of Ghosted #1”
I had a conversation with a large regional retailer that is in with the creative team behind Wild Blue Yonder, the hit and sold out creator owned book from IDW. We often trade speculation info back and forth and I know this retailer to be a stand up guy who is in the know. I am not going to name the retailer or the shop, it’s not Larry, because I appreciated the info. Continue reading “IDW’s Wild Blue Yonder, the movie?”
Originally posted at http://comicbookspeculation.blogspot.ca/ from Dakoit, reprinted with permission. I really appreciated reading over this and have sold quite a few of these books myself over the past year. I though it was a great review of what has been hot (and what was not.)
Market Watch-1 year after: Independent #1’s!
Hi everyone, my apologies for the last several weeks. Been very busy with a huge move and family festivities. Today I wanted to share some of the #1 comics from independent publishers (yes, Image Comics counts as one…still.) I bought within the last 2 years (excluding 2013). There are some caveats to consider with these current values/prices found on Ebay:
1) Some represent averages from a price range found on Ebay
2) Some are published earlier than 2 years ago, but bought within the last 2 years (ie. Morning Glories)
3) I have listed only those comics that I actually own. Continue reading “Market Watch-1 year after: Independent #1’s”
Each week we go over what is being released on Wednesday and give our how’s and why’s on what we think will heat up. This week is not a huge week for new series, but we do have the return of some old favorites. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for delivery 8/14/13”
One way to tell what is going to be hot is by looking at what retailers are going back to reorder before the books ship. This list is called the Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list. It is a good indication of what books are going to be hot, and could heat up on the secondary market. Without a doubt, this weeks advanced reorder list indicates that the hot book to pick up is Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced reorder List 8/9/13”
Terry Hoknes is our numbers guy, he is a comic book and Planet of the Apes historian, he is also owner of www.hoknescomics.com and writes for Invest Comics. Each week he puts out a list of sold out comic books coming out. All material printed with permission of Terry Hoknes. Continue reading “SOLD OUT New #1 Comics for August 14 2013 Release Week”
Larry Doherty from Larry’s Comics puts out one of the greatest newsletters each week that deals with comic sales and speculation. Lately, he has been taking time off because of summer. We will run them every time we get them. Orange titles are clickable. Here is this weeks:
Continue reading “Larry’s Comics Market Report for the week of 8/7/13”
Since I launched this new site back on March 28th we have grown significantly, and that’s thanks to the regular readers, tipsters, and people who have stumbled on to us. I have been very proud of the growth, going from 60 views the first month, to getting 10,000 views in three months, to getting 20,000 hits last month. Continue reading “Comicsheatingup.wordpress.com is now Comicsheatingup.net”
It’s funny some of the books that sell out and the reasons they do. Archie’s Friend Kevin Keller #10 is out today and sold out. The reason it is sold out is….
Continue reading “‘Kevin Keller’ #10 out today, sold out at distributor level”
Each week tons of books are released, each week we pick the ones we see as having a shot of heating up on the secondary market. This week it is not hard to guess which one we are backing.
Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week shipping August 7, 2013”
Thanks to Terry Hoknes for the tip on this one, he is the owner of Hoknescomics.com, we run Terry’s articles here, and he writes for Invest Comics.
Skyward #1 from Action Lab Comics is sold out. It is sold out and is currently going for $20 plus on the secondary market.
Continue reading “Skyward #1 from Action Lab Comics heating up”
We ran a “buy this book” post on Friday about Burn the Orphanage #1 because the book looks to be Wednesday’s big release. Now it looks that Image comics has another sell out on its hands. Continue reading “Burn the Orphanage #1 sold out at distributor level”
Matt Hawkins, writer of Think Tank responded to a question on the Cgc boards about the print run of Think Tank number 1 2nd print and it’s low, very low. Continue reading “Think Tank #1 2nd print, print run. Way lower than you would think”
This book is going to be awesome. Hyper kinetic story by Sina Grace and Daniel Freedman. Killer Art by Sina Grace. It comes out next Wednesday and will be my pick of the week. I just got in a small batch of store variants with cover art by Brandon Graham which look killer. US readers interested leave me a comment or hit me up on Facebook.com/comicsheatingup $14.99 shipped for blog readers. Limit 2 per buyer.
The regular and Rob Guillory variants are up and cheap on Amazon. I do not think many people see this one coming!
Burn the Orphanage Born to Lose #1 Regular
The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder list shows what comic shops are upping their orders on before the books ship. These could be new #1′s, books that have got some heat behind them, 2nd prints of already sold out books, or stuff that buyers are coming in asking for. This week is a treasure trove of sold out books going back for 2nd prints. This means the first prints are long gone from the distributor and could be seeing an increase in price.
Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder list 8/1/13”
Bleeding Cool is reporting that rumors are swirling that Day Men is getting a glance from Hollywood for a possible deal. Day Men sold out quickly and is moving on to a second print.
Hollywood reporter has reported that Chew, once being developed as a Showtime TV show is being developed into an Animated TV show. John Laymen is saying that an animated show does not mean that a live action TV show is out of the works. Prices have dipped back issues lately so any news on a tv show would help the prices out. for a guy like me who is still sitting on a full run even after prices for #1hit $400 Continue reading “Chew being developed as animated series”
Being on the road has its advantages. I love checking out comic shops in other areas. Continue reading “Six Gun Gorilla SDCC Variant in the dollar bin”
Well it is happening again, Image comics are selling out as soon as they are coming out. Continue reading “Lazarus #2 from Greg Rucka sells out”
Valiant’s relaunch continues to roll on. Their most recent release, Quantum and Woody has sold out at the distributor level.
Continue reading “Quantum and Woody #1 sells out from Valiant”
Summer has been kicking my rear with great books. With my work schedule, working on the site, buying comics for selling, and general summer travels, I am behind on my reading pile. This week is no exception. There are some really good books, with good speculation on them coming out this week.
Continue reading “Comic Picks of the week for delivery 7/31/13”
