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Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day.
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 330th edition of the open forum!
Every week hundreds of new books hit the stands, each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are the picks of the week for delivery 4/14/21 Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 4/14/21”
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment will launch a five-issue, limited comic book series, SKYBOUND X. This exciting comic event will feature iconic characters such as THE WALKING DEAD’S Rick Grimes, TELLTALE’S THE WALKING DEAD’s Clementine, and more Skybound favorites. Heavy hitter creators including Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Tillie Walden, Donny Cates, Joshua Williamson, Chip Zdarsky, James Harren, and Daniel Warren Johnson will contribute stories from the best Skybound series past, present, and future.
Continue reading “IMAGE/SKYBOUND LAUNCHES SKYBOUND X—A WEEKLY EVENT SERIES WITH NEW STORIES FEATURING RICK GRIMES AND THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF CLEMENTINE”
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up family. Sorry for no hidden gems in a few weeks, I have been busy with my new podcast, I am also writing a more adult content article for another comic site, and just been also dealing with the death of a friend, his name was Gus. He was a dealer for many years in the NYC/NJ area. He was an amazing person. He passed away from Covid-19 related illness. I will miss you my friend, thank you for everything over the years. Please get your shots, wash your hands, and wear those masks, lets send this damn illness back to where it came from. I have also been dealing with major cabin fever but I fight on. So thank you for reading this each and every time. Now lets make some money with some comics cause you can’t teach that
Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 139”
AWA Studios upcoming series Marjorie Finnegan Temporal Criminal #1 by Garth Ennis is in stores May 5th, 2021. Check out an 8 Page preview below. Continue reading “MARJORIE FINNEGAN Preview”
DC sent out an announcement today that Joker #2 will feature a new Bane, his daughter Vengeance. In addition, stores will get a 1:50 Ratio cover featuring her on the cover. You can check out the press release below. Continue reading “(Daughter of Bane) DC Product Updates and FOC Reminder 4-11-2021”
The Silver Coin #1 by Eisner Award winning creative team Michael Walsh (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) and Chip Zdarsky (Stillwater) has sold out instantly upon release at the distributor level and is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with demand. This second printing will feature new cover artwork by Walsh.
Continue reading “THE SILVER COIN AN INSTANT HIT, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT”
Fan enthusiasm for Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s hot new series Nocterra has spread like wildfire with the second issue sparking an instant sell-out, at the distributor, upon its release yesterday. A rush reprint of Nocterra #2 is being fast tracked by Image Comics in order to keep up with the series’ frenetic reorder momentum. Continue reading “NOCTERRA IS AN INSTANT SELL-OUT AT DISTRIBUTOR”
As promised, the Covrprice.com runners-up list. The second half of the Top 20. Continue reading “CovrPrice.Com Runners-Up for 4/9/21”
Since Covrprice.com came on the scene, they have become a go to spot for watching eBaytrends on comics. They scour thousands of eBay
sales to cultivate data to spotlight the hottest selling comics. Here is this week’s Top Ten Comics: (Please note, potential spoilers do follow, and, these results are for auction that closed last week. )
Continue reading “Covrprice.com Top Ten for Week of 4/9/21”
If you thought the hype on BRZRKR #1 2nd print was high, the 3rd Print just said “hold my beer” as Boom has announced the book will be limited to 10,000 copies and allocations WILL occur. You can read the announcement coming straigh from Diamond to retailers Continue reading “BRZRK #1 3rd Print to be Allocated, 10,000 Copy Print Run”
A superb example of Action Comics #1 that was certified by Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) has just sold for a record $3.25 million in a private sale. Graded CGC 8.5, it is one of the few surviving examples of the comic book that is beloved for introducing Superman to the world. The sale was announced on April 6 by ComicConnect, which brokered the sale. Continue reading “CGC-certified Action Comics #1 Sells for a Record $3.25 Million”
The trailer the for upcoming Netflix show based on the Mark Millar comic series, Jupiter’s Legacy, has been released online. Let us know what you think in the comments. Continue reading “Jupiter’s Legacy Netflix Trailer Released”
Star Wars High Republic #4 is in stores in just a few short hours. The past couple of issues we have seen Sskeer looking like he will go to the Dark Side. He had been taken over by the Drengir. That is where this issue picks up. Check out the spoilers below.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Star Wars High Republic #4, Does a Jedi Go to the Dark Side?”
Venom #34 is in stores tomorrow. This is the companion issue to King In Black #5. This issue gives the back ground detail on how Eddie gets above ground. Check out the spoilers below.
Batman #107 is in stores tomorrow. James Tynion has been creating a ton of new characters in the Batman series and we get about five this issue. Some new, some recreations, but like the current DC plan, throw them all at a wall and see what sticks.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Batman #107, New Characters Galore”
King in Black #5 is finally here. After a brief push back of the release date, the end of Donny Cate’s Knull epic has finally arrived. Check it out below (there are a lot to unwrap so sorry for the size of the spoilers).
Continue reading “Spoilers: King in Black #5, A New King Is Crowned”
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day.
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 329th edition of the open forum!
Every week hundreds of new books hit the stands, each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are the picks of the week for delivery 4/7/21 Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 4/7/21”
Final Order Cut-Off is the last day that shops can guarantee their orders for comics. After Final Order Cut-Off, or FOC, these books will only be available to retailers on Advance Reorder, and that is not guaranteed. So here are the highlights for Monday, 4/5/21’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 4/5/21”
BAD IDEA was deadly serious on April Fool’s Day — HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE in CALIGULA’S SAFE is a real thing. Also, we really do hate April Fool’s Day. And as of today we will be joining our righteous brothers and sisters at Google and T-Mobile in their war against this most despicable of days. The carnage must stop. Below you’ll find more details and a first look at this vital story. Check it out quick before the corporate interests that run Big Fool begin their suppression campaign. Continue reading “Bad Idea’s HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE in CALIGULA’S SAFE To Be For Sale for 24 Hours”
Source Point Press announced today that Cult of Dracula #1, the underground hit horror series created by rising star Rich Davis and featuring art by Marvel Comics alum Henry Martinez (Blaze, Spirits of Vengeance), has sold out at the distributor level! Cult of Dracula #1 features primary covers by Gyula Nemeth (Criminal Macabre) Shannon Maer (Vampirella). Variant covers by artists such as Carla Cohen, Sanford Greene, Jay Ferguson and more are available in limited quantities through select retail partners. Continue reading “Cult of Dracula Sells Out at Distributor Level”
A new trailer for the upcoming Loki Disney+ show has dropped online and looks awesome. Let us know what you think in the comments. Continue reading “Loki Trailer Drops Online”
The highly anticipated new series Geiger—by Doomsday Clock creative team Geoff Johns and Gary Frank—will ship to comic book stores sold out. Early demand for the series has depleted the entirety of the debut issue’s print run, tripping the alarm for preemptive second printings of Geiger #1 ahead of its April 7 on sale date.
Continue reading “GEIGER SELLS OUT AT DISTRIBUTOR AHEAD OF RELEASE, IMAGE TO RUSH SECOND PRINTING”
Image Comics is pleased to announce that the eagerly anticipated new teen horror series Shadecraft by Joe Henderson (showrunner of Netflix’s Lucifer) and Lee Garbett (Captain Marvel) has sold out instantly at the distributor level. This dark and addictive new series—from the creative team behind the Eisner nominated series Skyward—is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with growing demand. The second printing cover will feature exciting new artwork by Jock and Garbett in a first-ever creative collaboration. Continue reading “SHADECRAFT IS INSTANT SELL-OUT, RUSH-ORDERED REPRINT FORTHCOMING”