Category: Comic Books

Thanks to  M&M Comics‘ for sponsoring this Free Comic Wednesday! up for grabs tonight is a set of Justice League vs Suicide Squad #1 Chad Hardin Variant. One winner gets the full set!
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Each week, Terry Hoknes from www.hoknescomics.com, and I have a video chat to discuss the new releases for the week. Here is the latest video, for books hitting shops 1/18/17: Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for 1/18/17”

One thing that I have gotten requests for is more news on good reads in trade form. I have been trying to spotlight new series that we have liked, Glitterbomb is an awesome read.
Collecting the first four issues, plus inside-Hollywood essays from Holly Raychelle Hughes
Fan-favorite writer Jim Zub (WAYWARD, SKULLKICKERS) and red-hot new artist Djibril Morissette-Phan (The Ultimates, All-New Wolverine) will release the first trade paperback collection of their explosive horror series GLITTERBOMB this March from Image Comics.
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What Up CHU? Mel V. here, excited for this weeks Variants. We have got some pretty good ones, so lets get right into it. Continue reading “Mel V's. Variant Picks of the Week for 1/18/17”

Image Comics is pleased to announce that in order to keep up with overwhelming customer demand, the hot new release GOD COUNTRY #1 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw has been rushed back to print. Continue reading “God Country #1 Goes Back for Second Print With New Cover”

It’s that time again, where we head out to the local comic shops and give our money away without hesitation. Super busy this week so I hope I don’t miss anything. Last couple of weeks have been good, especially God Country #1. But let’s talk this weeks picks. Continue reading “Poyo's Picks of the Week for January 18th, 2017”

Each week hundreds of new comics hit the stands, 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 1/18/17: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 1/18/17”

This was mentioned in the comment section of Drunk Wooky’s Star Wars update, and people seemed unaware of it, but Dr. Aphra appears in Star Wars Force Arena video game.  Continue reading “Doctor Aphra Appears in Star Wars Force Arena Game”

The new Injustice 2 trailer dropped showcasing the new “big bad” the game and features a new playable villain character.  Continue reading “Injustice 2 Trailer Shows Villain and New playable character”

Hey, CHU, it’s your favorite furry Kashyyk vine-slinger, DrunkWooky!
I normally try to space my Star Wars doses out to about monthly intervals for you, my dear readers, but many developments are rocking the Star Wars Galaxy right now. Continue reading “DrunkWooky's Star Wars Report for 1/16/2017 and Wild Spec”

Greetings to my Comics Heating Up and Awesomesauce families. Thank you all for all the friendship, encouragement, advice, and support. Thank you for reading this each and every week. I love reading back issues of Agent Venom, Secret Avengers, and old-school Legends of the Dark Knight Now before the Red Bull wears off, lets make some money on some comics, because you can’t teach that. Continue reading “Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 40”

New York Times bestselling writer Brian Buccellato (SONS OF THE DEVIL, The Flash, Injustice), cowriter Jennifer Young, and artist Matías Bergara (Sons of Anarchy) will release the first trade paperback collection of their ongoing Southern Gothic series CANNIBAL this March from Image Comics. Continue reading “SOUTHERN BREWED HORROR CANNIBAL HITS PAPERBACK”

Image Comics is thrilled to reveal the first 11 of 15 homage variants planned for February’s 25th anniversary theme month—“tribute covers” celebrating iconic cover images from throughout the company’s history.  Continue reading “February’s Image Comics Variants Pay Tribute to Iconic Image Covers”

Comics for the sake of comics….
I always support cheap comics, 25 cent comics, 99 cent comics. What ever, I will buy and read them for the value. Alterna comics is doing something completely different and instead of going for glossy, flashy, expensive comics, they are going for cheaper, news print comics. Here are their first four launches.  Continue reading “Alterna Comics Release Cover Images for Their Inexpensive News Print Line of Comics”

 
Diamond Comics has released the top product lists for December 2016. See below for top 10 selling comics and top publishers for the month.
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I am sure this was greatly helped by the addition of the 1:200 and 1:500 variants
Image Comics partner and pop culture phenomenon Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard’s THE WALKING DEAD #163 is the Direct Market’s highest ordered comic in nearly 20 years.
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Up for grabs tonight guys. This one is sponsored by the legend himself, our own Agent Poyo. 
Two copies two winners. God Country #1 A and #1 B signed by writer Donny Cates and series artist Geoff Shaw. They had a signing tonight at Dragons Lair Comics in Austin Texas. 
Two winners each get one copy.  Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday Signed God Country #1 “

It is nice to walk into you local comic shop on Wednesday and pick up your books. It is even nicer that by the end of the night, some of the comics are selling for multiple times cover price.God Country #1 is one of those books. Continue reading “Wednesday Winner: God Country #1”

Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad #4 is out today.
I had these spoilers last night and due to something else coming up didn’t get a chance to post. Since the issue is out, the spoilers are not redacted. There be spoilers ahead so read at your own risk.
Lobo Vs. Batman. Lobo is going after Weller and Batman uses a little Suicide Squad tech on him.  Continue reading “Spoilers: Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad #4 Batman Kills Who Now?”

Here is an interesting exchange that happened on Twitter that has spec movement. Funko revealed  the look of the big bad from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by revealing the blind bag mini Dorbz type figures. James Gunn revealed that the mystery toy is Ayesha (aka Her) Continue reading “Spec Watch: Ayesha Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

What Up CHU? Mel V. back once again with Variants of the Week. I was a  little under the weather, but the Jamaican lady at my job told me about this tonic (thats what she called it) RAW GINGER, HONEY, TURMERIC, CHEYENNE PEPPER (I used powder form), 1 lemon, Apple Cider Vinegar, Water . Boil these, let it sit for a day, take 2 teaspoons. Not only is my cold gone, my joints feel better, I swear my vision is clearer and I’m more focused. I don’t know what kind of superhero juice this was, but it tastes like crap and it works. Not hear to sell you on home remedies, so with that said, lets look at some variants. Continue reading “Mel V's Variant Picks of the Week for 1/11/17”