Posting these before they hit the store shelves as a sampler. Because you all love seeing things before they’re actually readily available right?
Continue reading “The Low Low Woods #1 – DC Black Label Hillhouse Sneak Preview”
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Posting these before they hit the store shelves as a sampler. Because you all love seeing things before they’re actually readily available right?
Continue reading “The Low Low Woods #1 – DC Black Label Hillhouse Sneak Preview”
This one could be hard to get, so get in touch with your local comic shop early. DC Comics is releasing a Joker Year of the Villain #1 Retailer Exclusive Variant that is going to be hard to get because of some hoops retailers had to go through to get them. Check out the details below. Continue reading “DC to Release Joker Year of the Villain Gift Variant for Select Retailers”
Greetings my Comics Heating Up family. It is NYCC week. Looking forward to the meet up. It is going to be a blast. This will be short and sweet, lots to get done before NYCC. If you haven’t watched South Park Mexican joker, it is the best episode in years. The Hickman books & Absolute Carnage rock. Lets welcome Spiderman back to the MCU, like I said “don’t mess with Mr. Mouse. Now lets make some money with some comics. Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 101, The Pre-NYCC Edition”
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 October 2nd, 2019”
This sampler preview should be hitting shelves this week I think but here’s what’s inside for the Dollhouse 6 page preview, just like the Basketful of Heads we previewed already.
Continue reading “Dollhouse Family – DC Black Label’s Hillhouse Preview”
Bleeding Cool has announced, in a less than direct way, that Charles Soule an Ryan Browne’s Curse Words has been optioned for a TV show. They just cannot give the details at this time. Continue reading “Image Comics Curse Words Optioned for TV”
Things From Another World is having a Variant Sale that has some great books for as cheap as a dollar. There are many great titles and hot artists represented in the offerings. Check out some of what they have below. Continue reading “TFAW $1 Variant Sale”
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, 9/30/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 9/30/19”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of October 2nd, 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 October 2nd, 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 9/27/19”
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”
Here is a fun one to chase if you can find it. Nomen Omen #1 which is in stores October 2nd, was to have a blank cover variant. Diamond put out notification that it is being recalled and requesting dealers to destroy their copies.
Continue reading “Nomen Omen #1 Blank Cover Recalled, Diamond Orders Stores to Destroy”
This weeks final order cutoff highlight pick goes to one of the best teams ever for Marvel, at least in my opinion. The team that made someone like me who didn’t give Thor a second look an actual fan of Thor.
This is a new series I’ve been looking forward to. A teaser preview was sent out, it’s only 5 pages for the preview but it looks like it’s going to be a great limited series.
Continue reading “Basketful of Heads – Black Label Joe Hill’s Hillhouse Preview”
Thanks to TheOneAboveDonny on our awesome forums (where sometimes the latest is posted before we can post on the main site) for posting this news.
Continue reading “Sony Taps Morbius Writers for Madame Web Movie”
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 9/26/19”
We highlight books in Previews at the beginning of each month, now it’s time to recommend a select few before final order cutoff after we obtained advanced preview copies we could read, which gives us a good idea not only if the book has the potential to heat up (if the demand is there) but if it’s just in general a great read, with great art.
Continue reading “Recommended Reads and Pickups – FOC Edition”
Check those back issue bins for this recently cover price or less book, New Avengers #40. Copies are starting to move and move for slightly above cover price. Continue reading “Be On The Lookout: New Avengers #40”
Something is Killing the Children #2 is sold out at Diamond before release and will be going back for a second printing. Continue reading “Something is Killing the Children #2 Sells Out Before Release, 2nd Print Coming”
AWA (Artists,Writers, and Artisans) will be launching their line of comics, as well as a different way of doing things, at New York Comic Con 2019. They will be hosting signings where you can get a free copy of Upshot Now #0. Continue reading “AWA to Launch Upshot Now at NYCC with Impressive Group of Creators”
Is this the new norm now from publishers? Sure seems like additional printings are happening before the releases occur. Regardless, here’s the press release of the new Nomen Omen hitting shelves next week.
Continue reading “Nomen Omen Gets Second Printing Before Initial Release”

Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 09/18/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for September 25th, 2019”

Batman Superman #2 is in stores tomorrow.

Powers of X #5 is in stores tomorrow. It is a slower issue compared to other recent ones. However, there is something big boiling under the surface, something that could blow up later. Continue reading “Powers of X #5 History of Cerebro”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #98 is in stores tomorrow. It is a slower issue compared to other recent ones. However, there is something big boiling under the surface, something that will blow up later.
Continue reading “Spoilers: TMNT #98 Building to Something Big”