Category: Comic Books

If there’s one thing that can be said about the best comics of 2018, it’s that there was an awful lot of competition. The playing field was an undoubtedly even one, and making a selection was further complicated by the range of genres that produced strong and compelling content. We had everything from heterosexual grannies rediscovering a lost love affair to horror stories peopled by superheroes and self-published wrestling epics.

Comparing and contrasting so many different and diverse graphic greats was a definite
challenge – but one we were all too happy to embrace. So, without further ado, here’s a
rundown of some of the best and most ground-breaking comics of the year that was. Continue reading “2018’s Most Interesting Indy Comics”

Hit indie Comic Book Series about an Outcast Demon Doing Heaven’s Dirty Work In Development for Film, TV & Digital
Continue reading “ASSEMBLE MEDIA TO DEVELOP JOSH BLAYLOCK AND MATT MERHOFF’S MERCY SPARX”

Spawning out of the ‘Elseworlds’ crossover CW’s Batwoman was a hit with fans. CW has officially started moving towards a series by ordering a pint episode for the series. Continue reading “CW Orders Batwoman TV Pilot”

Happy New Year everybody!

Thanks for a wonderful 2018. I want to send special “thank you’s” to Agent Poyo for his Poyo’s Specs and Drecks, Mel V. for his Mel’s Variant Picks, Blind Adam for his Hidden Gems, Shawn B. for his One Year Later posts, Louie M. and Cruzzer for their con coverage, and everyone else who contributes, sends tips, reads, comments, and otherwise visits the site. Also big thank you’s to everyone who contributed books for our free comic Wednesdays. We did a ton of great giveaways in 2018 and look forward to doing more in 2019.

We have been doing a summary of the year at the beginning of the new year. There is a lot to get into.  Now it is time to talk about the year in general. Here is what our year looked like:
Continue reading “Comicsheatingup.net Year In Review 2018”

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 1/3/18”

Netflix and Marvel recently cut a bunch of shows. One show that is coming back to Netflix is Punisher’s for a second season. Check out the release date trailer below. Continue reading “Punisher Season 2 Trailer and Release Date”

Spiderman Into the Spiderverse is an incredible movie. I finally got to see it on New Year’s Eve with my son Joe. The mashing of multiple versions of Spider-Men (and Women) was a blast and set the collecting world on fire. Miles Morales, Spider-Man Noir, Peter Porker, Spider-Man 2099 (the after credit scene is a blast, will put it at the bottom if you haven’t seen it), and Spider Gwen all got boosts to their first appearances as a result. But, was there a time that Spider-men from all over the multi-verse got together before?  Continue reading “Origin Stories: Spiderman Into the Spiderverse”

Greetings my heating up family. I would like to wish you all a happy, amazing, and prosperous 2019. I wish you all the best. My reads of the week are Batman #247, DC Superstars Giant #12, Immortal Hulk #10, and Aquaman #43. I read a lot this week. Now let’s make the money with comics shall we?
Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 92”

Source: Aquaman via Facebook.

2018 has truly been the year of the superhero movie. Of course, you could make a reasonable case for many of the preceding years also staking a claim to that accolade, but 2018 has ratcheted up superhero cinematic fare to the next level. With February’s Black Panther predicted to make waves at the Oscars and April’s Avengers: Infinity War needing no explanation, the momentum of superhero movies is showing no signs of subsiding. Continue reading “Superheroes Continue to be Key Players in Both Cinemas and Slots”

In order to have the complete pantheon of comic book characters, a cruel yet charismatic villain is essential. We want someone who we love to hate, but who’s complex enough to still evince some small amount of sympathy. They have to be boorish but believable, horrible but with a humorous wit that has us not wanting to see the back of them. And they have to be placed in context. They need cronies and sets that make them jump off the page as a fully formed person, and one place that every good bad guy loves to hang out is the casino. From the Joker to Two-Face, the Penguin to Chance, here are four villains who really enjoy a flutter.

Continue reading “Four Comic Book Villains Who Love to Gamble”

Walking Dead #187 is in stores tomorrow. It is another build up issue, more story/character driven than action. However, something is coming to a head.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Walking Dead #187 Something is Brewing”

Detective Comics #995 is in stores tomorrow. It features a death, a beloved Batman supporting character getting stabbed, and Batman getting creepy. Check it out. Continue reading “Spoilers: Detective Comics #995 Batman Gets Dark”

Action Comics #1006 is in stores tomorrow. It reveals the identity of the leader of the Invisible Mafia that is secretly controlling the city of Metropolis. Now, I am not a Superman reader, so let me know if this is a first appearance or just an identity reveal, but whichever, she has big things in store for Superman and possibly Clark Kent. Plus, the final two page spread really knocked me off my feet.  Continue reading “Spoilers: Action Comics #1006 The Return of one of Superman’s Earliest Artifacts”

Infinity Wars Infinity #1 is in stores tomorrow. It features my “WTF” moment of the year so far. Just check it out below.  Continue reading “Quick Spoilers: Infinity Wars Infinity #1”

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 219th edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”

What up CHU? Mel V. here with your variants of the week for 1.2.19. First new comic book Wednesday of the week. Hope you all had a safe and happy New Year. I am gonna keep this short and just jump to the comics. Continue reading “Mel V’s Variants of the Week for January 2, 2019”

Each week, hundreds of new comics hit the stands, each with potential. Some live up to that potential. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 1/2/19: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Deliver January 2nd 2019”

Here we are, 2019, with a whole year of new comics in store for us. Here is a peek at what is on our radars coming up in the next few months. Continue reading “A Look Ahead to 2019 Small Press Releases for February 2019”

What a great year 2018 was. It started out with several really solid months of sales, a little cold spot in the middle but still plenty of comics worth flipping, and ended with a bang. I enjoyed this year a great deal. Continue reading “Happy New Year”

Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net talks about the hot new comic book releases of the week. Here is this week’s for delivery 1/2/19, the first comic book delivery for the new year. Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for January 2, 2019”

The Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List is a great speculator tool. It shows what books retailers are going back to get more of, in advance of their release. They are actually putting their money up betting these books get big. These are the books people are talking about in shops, message boards, and websites. Here is the Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 12/31/18: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for December 31, 2018”

It’s been a tough month with two holidays knocking traffic down as there have been very few stories. FOC has been off these past two weeks as has the Pocks of the week just based on limited shipping last week. But all the same, CHU hit a goal that I was very much looking forward to. Continue reading “Comicsheatingup.net hits 10 Million Views”