Ash and the Army of Darkness #1, out today, sold out. From the creative team of horror comic legend and 30 Days of Night creator Steve Niles and art by Dennis Calero, comes the new Army of Darkness series from Dynamite. Continue reading “Ash and the Army of Darkness #1 sold out, and print run”
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Superior Spider-man #20 J. Scott Campbell variant heating up
Out today, Superior Spider-man, one of our picks of the week, features a J. Scott Campbell 1 in 50 variant that is hot. Well in more ways than one. Continue reading “Superior Spider-man #20 J. Scott Campbell variant heating up”
Imagine Agents #1 from Boom sold out, ridiculously low print run
Imagine Agents #1 from Boom Studio and the creative team of Brian Jones and Bachan has sold out through Diamond Comics distributor. When a book sells out at the distributor level, it does not mean you will not be able to find it on your local comic shops shelf, it means once their first print copies are gone, they cannot get any more.
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Diamond Comics advanced reorder list for 10/25/13
a little late getting last week’s Diamond list out. But here is what retailers are going back and reordering before final order cut off.
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Death Sentence #1 Sold out, print run
Death Sentence was a ‘pick of the week’ a few weeks back. Titan Comics announced the book has sold out of it’s print run. Continue reading “Death Sentence #1 Sold out, print run”
Star Wars Lucas Draft #1 Sold out, print run
This one took a while but Dark Horse has announced that The Star Wars Lucas Draft #1 has sold out. Continue reading “Star Wars Lucas Draft #1 Sold out, print run”
Back Issue Speculation: Avengers #28
This book has a couple of things going for it. First, it is the first appearance of Goliath, Hank Pim’s return as Giant-Man. But there is more to it than that. Continue reading “Back Issue Speculation: Avengers #28”
Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios signing
The comic signing for Pretty Deadly #1 at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis was a success. Continue reading “Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios signing”
Sold Out Comics for 10/23/13
Thanks to Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for the
Image Comics seems to have a new strategy of printing very accurate numbers so that their entire line sells out !!
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Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 10/23/13
Another Wednesday, another week of shelves filled with comic goodness and speculation gold. Here are our picks of the week for 10/23/13 in no particular order.
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A look ahead to Wednesday: October 23, 2013
Wednesdays are always so full of promise. Each Wednesday is like Christmas morning, full of promise and anticipation. This Wednesday is no different. There are plenty of good books to look out for that could heat up in the near future. Continue reading “A look ahead to Wednesday: October 23, 2013”
Bleeding Cool article: The Evil Of Speculation Unleashed At NYCC
There is a good article over at bleeding cool this evening about trying to sell hot comics at NYCC. Jeremy Konrad writes about taking a stack of comics with him to NYCC to sell to help pay for his trip. Continue reading “Bleeding Cool article: The Evil Of Speculation Unleashed At NYCC”
A look ahead to November and December. Smaller Publishers
We are running a series of look ahead this week to new series that may be worth checking out coming up in the next few months. A speculator always need to know what is on the horizon. Here are books coming out from Boom, Dynamite, Dark Horse, and other small publishers (not small press). Continue reading “A look ahead to November and December. Smaller Publishers”
A look ahead to November and December. Image Comics
Being a speculator, you have to stay ahead of the game and know what is coming out next week, and the immediate few future weeks. But it does not hurt to know what is coming out in the next couple of months. Here is a look at new books coming out in November and December and may be worth keeping on the radar.
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 10/18/13
The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List can give key insight into what is hot or going to be hot. It’s the list of what is most reordered by retailers before final order cut off and before the books ship. These books could be #2 issues coming off a hot selling #1, and event book, what customers are jazzed about coming into the store, or what retailers are hearing and selling based on what is going on in store or on blogs and message boards.
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Ghosted #4 sells out
Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint from Image, continues to sell out comics. Their latest series, Ghosted, has sold out it’s fourth consecutive issue. Continue reading “Ghosted #4 sells out”
Letter 44 #1 from ONI Press sold out plus print run
As expected, we have been saying this book was going to be good, ONI Press new release by (comicsheatingup.net favorite) Charles Soule Letter 44 has sold out. Continue reading “Letter 44 #1 from ONI Press sold out plus print run”
Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 10/16/13
Man, nothing gets me more pumped than Wednesday. Each week is like Christmas. Each week hundreds of new. Oops hits the shelves and we go through the listings to tell you what we think is going to be big. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 10/16/13”
New series in 2014 that will stir interest in Back Issues
From Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com
Some big comic book news events announced for 2014.
Interest in back issues will likely grow for related titles. Continue reading “New series in 2014 that will stir interest in Back Issues”
Miracleman returns in 2014
I have been off for the Columbus day holiday this past weekend and spent some time with the family. Didn’t get to do much of my weekend writing so I am trying to catch up. I was not in New York this weekend but kept up on the news coming out of NYCC. The news I was most excited to hear is that Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman’s seminal work, Miracle Man would be returning to print and Neil Gaiman would finally be finishing his story line. Continue reading “Miracleman returns in 2014”
Walking Dead #53 blowing up
The last couple of Auctions for The Walking Dead #53 have been blowing up on eBay over the weekend. Why?
Afterlife with Archie #1 Sold out
Looks like Archie Comics have a bonafide hit on their hands with Afterlife with Archie.
Back Issue Speculation Avengers 158
Marvels Agent’s of Shield is causing books to heat up a little. Check your local comic shop for this one and flip quick.
Wolverine’s son? Back issue speculation
Got a good tip from Larry from Larry’s Comics about a book I have mentioned a couple of times, Uncanny X-Men #13 which features a blue skinned, red haired, clawed Wolverine looking guy. Larry has long been the king of speculation, he used to write the speculation bible, ‘Larry’s Comics Market Report’ every week for quite a while. Speculation suggests this is Wolverine and Mystique’s son. Continue reading “Wolverine’s son? Back issue speculation”
Kirkman’s new horror series announced
Robert Kirkman announced his new horror series today. Continue reading “Kirkman’s new horror series announced”