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First appearing here in Superman vol. 2 #4 1987, went from a $1 to $50 today if you can find them.
Continue reading “Alana’s Quick Spec: Idris Elba playing Bloodsport in Suicide Squad #2”
The popular video game Fortnite is no stranger too superheroes. They have done several Avengers crossovers, had exclusive skins and pickaxes for them. Dc joined the game a while back with Batman, and introduced Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Aquaman recently. The X-Men have had exclusive skins, with Cable Domino and Psylocke in the store. Fortnite just dropped an in game screen showing Thor will be joining in season four, but also hinted at more.
As promised, the Covrprice.com runners-up list. Think of this as the second half of the top 20. Continue reading “CovrPrice Runners-Up for 8/21/20”
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 Ending 8/21/20”
FOC is the last chance to put in your orders with your comic shops and likely get at a discount for pre-ordering.
Continue reading “Poyo’s FOC Highlight Books for Last Call 08/24/2020”
Welcome back, everybody, to my read through DC’s premiere Bat Event for 2020, The Joker War! I’m continuing to take a look at each issue, including tie-ins, and assessing the Joker’s damage during this all-out war for Gotham-wide control! I’m adding each review to the master Joker War Reading Order and assessing which issues are essential and what tie-ins you can leave out if you like.
Continue reading “DrunkWooky Comic Review: Nightwing 73 (Jurgens, Benjamin, 2020)”
Thor by Donny Cates and Nic Klein is hot right now and as we saw Black Winter make an exit, I don’t think he’s out of the complete picture.
But at the end of Thor #6, Cates and Klein gave us a glimpse of Thor’s future, his death.. which has a lot of people talking.
Raw sales of Thor #5 3rd Print have been hitting sales of $39.99 in pre-sale. This is a book we featured on the Final Order Cut-off highlights previously. If you hurry, you can still get these at a discount off cover price. Continue reading “Thor #5 3rd Print Heating Up”
Thor #6 is in stores tomorrow. It is an other awesome Donny Cates story. This time the end, at least for now, to the Black Winter Saga. Check out the spoilers below.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Thor #6 Winter’s End”
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day.
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 298th edition of the open forum!
Its been a while since we could do one of these. It feels good to have comics shipping again. Also feels good to have new comics popping again. Here is what you need to know tonight for books in stores tomorrow. Continue reading “Pre-Game Report for 8/19/20”
Every 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 8/19/20: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 8/19/20”
This was a great read. It’s only a 3 issue mini-series but damn worth the pickup along the bonus that the first issue was doing well on the aftermarket.
Continue reading “It Eats What Feeds It #2 – Sneak Peek Preview”
This is a great new series coming out of Scout Comics. Issue #1 was a great read and I’ve been looking forward to this next issue.
It also doesn’t hurt that the first issue was seeing some love on the secondary market. The most recent sold went for $20 with the one prior to that for $35. Was a cover price up until those two and now all the listings, which is just a handful are asking $29 or higher.
Lovecraft meets Sergio Leone in a modern tale of corruption, family legacies, and nightmarish dread. Lucas Lewis drifts into Atlantis County, Oregon wanting nothing more than a hot meal and a soft bed for the night. What he finds instead is a small town in thrall to eldritch creatures lurking in the surrounding wilderness, possibly guided by an even more sinister force. Lucas becomes determined to eradicate all Atlantis’s demons, but these monsters are not what they seem. Unfortunately for the monsters, neither is Lucas.
Continue reading “Atlantis Wasn’t Built for Tourists #1 – Sneak Peek Preview”
Anthony from Comics Heating Up talks about the hot new comics of the week. Here is this weeks for deliver 8/19/20: Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for 8/19/20”
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, 8/19/20’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 8/17/20”
Here is a fun giveaway for a Sunday night thanks to my friend Steven at My Bargain Comics I have a couple of copies of Star Wars Legacy Legends the Epic Collection to give away tonight. See below for details: Continue reading “Giveaway: Star Wars Legacy Legends Epic Collection”
Welcome to this weeks spec and drek, where we pick the winners each week we think will be spec worthy, a great read or just cool looking art on the cover. I also dive into the pesky drek, the book you should probably avoid if you can or perhaps not invest so heavily into.
I normally do these picks for Monday’s but hey, being early never hurts right? It’s a bigger week for sure with a lot of potential reader and spec books.
You all love buying hot books at cover price or with a discount right? Well, here’s one that’s now back in stock for all you people who missed out.
As promised, the Covrprice.com runners-up list. Think of this as the second half of the top 20. Continue reading “CovrPrice Runners-Up for 8/14/20”
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 Ending 8/14/20”
DCeased: Dead Planet #1 Fourth Printing will feature an all-new cover by Peach Momoko, seen below! Continue reading “DCeased Dead Planet #1 Gets Momoko Cover”
FOC is the last chance to put in your orders with your comic shops and likely get at a discount for pre-ordering.
Continue reading “Poyo’s FOC Highlight Books for Last Call 08/17/2020”
The Eisner Award winning Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino (the creative team behind Green Arrow and Old Man Logan), with the talents of Eisner Award winning colorist Dave Stewart, will come to its show-stopping conclusion with an extra-length, shelf-busting issue #27. This final, mind-bending issue will clock in at 80 pages and release from Image Comics this December.
Continue reading “Gideon Falls Finale Will Be Massive 80-Page Comic”