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It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of January 30th, 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 Dislike for the Week of January 30th, 2019”
Detective Comics #1000 is coming out in a few months. It is the second of DC Comics to hit the legendary 1,000 issue mark. My local comics shop, Third Eye Comics is doing an exclusive cover featuring art by Kaare Andrews and has a deal for CHU readers to boot. Continue reading “Kaare Andrews Covers Detective #1000 (CHU Pre-Order Discount)”
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, 1/21/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 1/28/19”
Here is another cheap spec to look for if you are going out this weekend. It is related to the upcoming Captain Marvel Movie. Continue reading “Weekend Spec: Another Cheap One to Look For”
If you are going out picking this weekend, here are a couple of cheap books to look for in shops. These are all media related, one based on concrete facts and one based on spec and rumor. Let’s jump in. Continue reading “Weekend Spec: Books to Hunt This Weekend”
A new trailer for The Boys hit the internet and looks pretty good. I am personally excited for the Amazon streaming show. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.
Continue reading “The Boys Trailer Drops Online”
Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob are rebooting. Saban has picked up the North American rights to Kevin Smith’s Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, it was shared that Fan-Owned Legion M has joined Hideout Pictures and Skitbags Entertainment as equity financing partners. Continue reading “Jay and Silent Bob Discuss Reboot”
In case you missed it, Netflix dropped the trailer for Umbrella Academy dropped online. Continue reading “Umbrella Academy Trailer”
Polar is now streaming on Netflix starting today, January 25th, 2019. But before you watch the movie, perhaps you should read the graphic novel that inspired the movie.
Covrprice.com launched recently and has quickly 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:
Continue reading “CovrPrice.com Top Ten Selling Comics for Week of 1/24/19”
We travel back 39 years ago, all the way back to January of 1980 where we meet two new X-Men characters. One is a new X-Men hero while the other, who’s now a hero started off as a villain to the X-Men.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday for January 24th, 2019”
This use to seem more like a common thing across most if not all Image books. Seems this trend is slowing down and only really happening on the books that are actually you know, good.
Continue reading “DIE from Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Goes Back for a Third Print”
Welcome once again to the monthly review where we check the status of all the weekly picks and books we covered from the previous month. This time it’s for December 2018 Part I.
Sandra Bullock, star of The recently buzz worthy Netflix movie Bird Box, isn’t done with Netflix yet. She will be producing Reborn, the Mark Millar mini series for the streaming Network according to Deadline.com Continue reading “Reborn Coming to Netflix, Sandra Bullock Producing”
Created by Bob Frantz (Co-Founder of Loophole Comics) and Kevin Cuffe (The Elvis Adventures, IF Anthology); artwork by Walter Ostlie (Shiver Bureau, Haxor) and Shawn Greenleaf (Escape From Jesus Island)
METALSHARK BRO! takes place off the coast of Bali where sharks swim along, casually looking for their next meal. Beelzbra, the horrific nephew of Satan himself, interrupts this tranquil patch of mother nature by turning one of the deadly fish into an anthropomorphic shark with a penchant for brutal murder. Wanting nothing more than to be turned back into the happy, swimming creature he was, METALSHARK BRO must collect nine cursed souls for the wretched little demon before he will turn METALSHARK BRO back. Continue reading “Scout Comics Announces New Title ‘Metal Shark Bro’ Four Page Preview”
Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is in stores tomorrow. It is another great Donny Cates book beginning to end. Besides the more serious main story, there are some decent laughs from Cosmic Ghost Rider.
More importantly it deals with the aftermath of Thanos dying. And what is to come…. Continue reading “Spoilers: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Thanos’ Surprise”
Superior Spider-Man #2 is in stores tomorrow. It features a battle with Terrax, a fight that will push Otto to his limits. Continue reading “Spoilers: Superior Spider-Man #2, Superior’s New Power”
Immortal Hulk #12 is in stores tomorrow. It features a new look at Bruce Banner’s childhood, and a new perspective on his abusive father. It gives a reasoning for why he was the way he was. Continue reading “Spoilers: Immortal Hulk #3 Is This the One Below All?”
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2 is in stores tomorrow. We get a new hero (seems that way.) Check out the new character below: Continue reading “Spoilers: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, A New Hero?”
Another Wednesday is upon us and it’s looking rather small compared to the past few weeks.
Marvel is throwing out a few one-shot books, DC has literally nothing interesting so hopefully there’s some surprises Anthony can share with spoilers. It’s even a smaller indie week.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for January 23rd, 2019”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of January 23rd, 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 January 23rd, 2019”
Sorry about these delayed releases, been playing catch-up on news while being out of town.
Criminal from Brubaker and Phillips goes back for another printing.
Continue reading “Criminal From Brubaker and Phillips Goes Back for Another Printing”
Welcome again to another Throwback Thursday where we explore the past. Could be from a few years back or a few decades.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday for January 17th, 2019”
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report, the first one for this year. This week we’ll cover the books released on 1/9/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for January 16th, 2019”
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 221st edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”