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Moon Knight Annual #1 is in stores today. It is part of the series of one shots under the Acts of Evil event. It also features a look at Moon Knights of the past, including the first Moon Knight. Check it out below.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Moon Knight Annual #1, Knights of Old”
King Thor #1 is in stores today. We get the return of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic together on a Thor book. We also get to see some of what Jason Aaron has been leading up to in other books as well. With that being said, we get some returning characters worth noting.
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.
The 254th edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
Books hit the shelves Wednesday mornings, but sales go on before that. Here is what our picks are doing on eBay going into Wednesday morning.
This week I chose 13 books, and every single one of them with low degrees of liquidity. Only one really showed high Open Interest, presale. 4 are known home-run hitting cover artist. 4 are character storyline driven 3 are indies; one has Showbiz Buzz surrounding it, one of them is a new comer with show biz potential, and the other is the 4th printing. the Craziest one? Well I just like the cover. Estimated Print Runs are best guesses using historical data, they are not meant to be used for not to be used for targeting, and are meant to demonstrate hypothetical demand elasticity. Continue reading “Variants of the Week for 09/11/2019”
Every week, hundreds of new comics hit the shelves, 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 9/11/19: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 9/11/19”
Venom #18 As we previously mentioned, there is a new combination of a sybiote and a character from the book. Check it out below.
Absolute Carnage Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance #1 is in stores tomorrow. We get three Ghost Riders in this issue (more if you count the crazy last page), as well as a death of a Rider, and a new form for Carnage. Check it out below:
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, 9/9/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 9/9/19”
Scout Comics is sponsoring another big giveaway. In honor of their new series, Midnight Sky, and Issue 5 of the Mall coming out, they are giving away 3 mega sets that include regular editions, store exclusives, and retailer incentive variants. Check out the details below. Continue reading “Scout Comics Mega Give-Away”
Welcome once again to my spec and my drek. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.
Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for September 11th, 2019”
My friend Matthew Page is starting up his own comic which will launch at NYCC 2019. It is a historical fiction book based on true events. We will be doing a giveaway on this book as well. The book is called Fleeing Darkness and will be put out by Star Cross Comics. Check out the info below:
Continue reading “NYCC Spotlight and Giveaway: Fleeing Darkness #1”
He just wanted out, but when his old team kills his wife in front of him, an assassin and his son set out on a path of vengeance. Continue reading “ASSASSIN & SON coming from Scout Comics and former WWE Superstars Shad Gaspard and Marc Copani!”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of September 11th, 2019.
Some weeks it’s mostly likes, other weeks it’s dislikes.
So what’s grinding my gears this week?
Continue reading “Things I Like and Don’t Like for the Week of September 11th, 2019”
As promised, the Runners-Up list, think of these as the second part of the Top 20. Now then, on to #11-20. Continue reading “Covrprice.com Runners-Up for 9/8/19”
Here’s another more advanced sneak preview of the next story arc from Warren Ellis’s and Jason Howard’s Trees series, titled Trees Three Fates, hitting shelves this Wednesday September 11th, 2019.
Our feinds over at Trinity Comics have a NYCC Exclusive Vengence if Vampirella #1 coming out for NYCC 2019. Cover art for this one is provided by Dan Quintana. Check it out below. Continue reading “Dan Quintana Covers Vengeance of Vampirella for NYCC”
Coffin Bound saw some success with issue #1, even getting a second printing.
Continue reading “Coffin Bound #2 – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
I want to try something new and start posting about new books that are on my hitlist right before FOC. These can be reader books, books that might heat up or just books I want to check out.
We shouldn’t just collect or flip books, we should also read them. A good story can make your purchase well worth the money spent if you ask me. After all, we buy books to read for entertainment right? Even if you can’t flip them, reading is just as rewarding.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Trade and Hardcover Picks of the Week”
We have drawn the winners and they have been posted on the forum as well. Now is the time to claim the prizes. Thanks to James Haick from Scout Comics for sponsoring. Continue reading “Winners: Scout Comics Giveaway”
Not everyone can make it out to New York in October for NYCC, however, the exclusives are often worth the trip. The Previews Exclusive Variants have been announced and are available for pre-order now. Check out what is on tap for this year. Continue reading “Marvel New York Comic Con Previews Exclusives Available for Pre-Order”
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 Top 10 List for 9/5/19”
DC is doing some pretty nifty looking acetate covers, well, some are pretty cool, some are not as cool.
Dubbed as the “Year of the Villain: Hostile Takeover” Acetate covers.
Continue reading “DC’s “Year of the Villain: Hostile Takeover” Acetate Covers”