Informed Comic Book Speculation and Pop Culture News
Last week we left off at the end of the Amazing Spider-Man issue #66, the Madness of Mysterio where Mysterio has shrunk Spider-Man to just 6 inches in size so he can squash him in revenge.
So if your new and confused, you’ll have to read last weeks MARVELous Monday to catch up for this weeks.
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, 3/18/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 3/18/19”
It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of March 20th, 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 March 20th, 2019”
If you missed out on some of the more recent books that sold out quickly online and or were missed at the local shops, here’s another chance at some of the books that sold out but are now available once again.
Lazarus written by Greg Rucka and from Image Comics was optioned with a media deal. This week Lazarus Risen which is the next story arc and volume is hitting our local store shelves.
Continue reading “Lazarus Risen #1 – Extended Sneak Peek Preview”
Immortal Hulk #16 Shattered Variant which is a mosaic homage to The Incredible Hulk King-Size Special #1 by Jim Steranko is live and for sale. Continue reading “Shattered Comics Immortal Hulk #16 Homage to King Size Hulk Special #1 is Live”
I really do miss Shawn B’s One Year Later reports. So let’s try and bring these back in a sense. At least it’ll be fun to see what we were talking about a year ago at this time and what those books are doing now, one year later.
Welcome to the first Flashback Friday.
In the near future, a populist dictatorship — known simply as THE REGIME — has made music illegal, preaching a perverted version of law and order called ‘PEACE IS QUIET.’ Standing up to this onerous silence is ESSA, a teenager sick of living in the bland and colorless world the Regime has created. She’s 16, fed-up, and her only weapon is one killer rock song. Needless to say, it’s going to get noisy. Continue reading “SCOUT ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES ‘VOLUME’ FOR 2019 DEBUT”
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 3/14/19”
This Thursday we go back to the early days of the X-Men. It’s hard to imagine these next two characters were introduced so early on, since we’ve now been accustomed to seeing them alongside the Avengers lately.
There is a new trailer online for the upcoming Avengers Endgame movie. Check it out below: Continue reading “New Avengers Endgame Trailer”
I have had many good sales on signed books from Midtown. Coming signed with the Midtown certificate helps, just look at what Venom #11 signed by Donny Cates is going for. There are a bunch available this week, several really worth the pick up. Let’s check out their offerings:
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 3/6/2019.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for March 13th, 2019”
Winter Soldier #4 is in stores tomorrow. It features the back story of RJ’s father’s back story. Pretty good issue too. Check it out below:
Continue reading “Spoilers: Winter Soldier # 4 Who Dies?”
Amazing Spiderman #17 is out tomorrow. The book kicks off the “Hunted” story-line. It features a face off between Spider-Man and a de-aged Kraven. It also features Peter doing the unthinkable, possibly…. Continue reading “Spoilers: Amazing Spiderman #17, Peter Did What Now?”
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 229th 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.
What Up CHU Mel V back in the building with another round of Variants of the week for 3/13/2019
Variants Variants Variants ….Oh How do I love thee ..even tho the people hate you ..I will always love you lol …Im going to share with you guys some of this weeks variants that I’m feeling
Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks for March 13, 2019”
Another Wednesday is upon us. We spec and I drek, then we spend our hard earned cash on the comics we want to flip, collect and read.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for March 13th, 2019”
Each 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 3/13/19.
Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/13/19”
Image Comics is pleased to announce an all-new, original graphic Simon Says OGN covernovel, Simon Says by Andre R. Frattino and Jesse Lee which will paint a post-World War II Europe in a scarlet shade of revenge this September.
Continue reading “A Post-World War II Crime Noir SIMON SAYS Hits Shelves This September”
I brought this up way back in October of 2018 you can find here. Today we got some kickstarter updates from Legion M on this project.
Legion M Launches “Girl With No Name” Kickstarter Campaign to Pre-sale Comic Book and Bring Fans into the Development of the Franchise’s Feature Film.
Continue reading “Girl With No Name Kickstarter – Updates from Legion M”
Diamond Comic Disteibutors has just released the cover art for the upcoming Immortal Hulk#16 1:25 Bennett Variant. With Immortal Hulk being such a hot series, a ratio variant on the book could be white hot (or green hot as the case may be.)
Check out the image below: Continue reading “Immortal Hulk #16 1:25 Bennett Ratio Variant Art Released”
For those attending Emerald City Comic Con, here is the full details of Image Comics schedule, creator-owned panels, con exclusive variants, and signings with your favorite comics talent.
Batman Damned is all the rage right now do to its more mature content. But I have been saying all along there are more books out there than it that have had mature content. I am going to talk about Fantastic Four #275. This issue focuses on She-Hulk and her troubles getting a good tan on top of the Baxter Building. Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gem Spotlight Vol. 1 Fantastic Four #275”