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Welcome to my own weekly spec which includes my weekly drek picks. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.
Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.
Loggerhead Bloody Bayou #1 hits store shelves in a few weeks and it’s quite the fun and entertaining read.
Continue reading “Loggerhead Bloody Bayou #1 – Advance Sneak Peek Preview”
Welcome back to another Cheap Slabs post. I laid off for a week as nothing really had popped up, but there are a ton of cool, and strange new slabs on eBay, cheap. Also, see below for an eBay coupon code making them cheaper. Continue reading “Cheap Slabs on eBay Under $20 Edition”
Welcome back to another Cheap Slabs post. I laid off for a week as nothing really had popped up, but there are a ton of cool, and strange new slabs on eBay, cheap. Also, see below for an eBay coupon code making them cheaper. Continue reading “Cheap Slabs on eBay $5 Off Edition”
Adventureman #1 is a new Image title from the creators Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson that hits store shelves this Wednesday.
Continue reading “Adventureman #1 – Sneak Peek 16 Page Preview”
Some people are going nuts over Venom #25 and the new character Virus. We all know Donny Cates is the master of pulling old characters in and making them hot. So let’s take a look back at Virus. Continue reading “Alana’s Weekend Spec Part II: Virus Mania”
Aloha CHUniverse and welcome back to Weekend Specs! This week we have some record breaking Harley news, a major first meeting in Marvel, a big time character’s 1st cover for dirt cheap, and lastly is Man of Steel 2 back on track? Not much going on this week but doesn’t mean there’s not money to be made, Let’s jump in! Continue reading “Alana’s Weekend Spec – Harley Breaks The Bank”
FOC is the last chance to put in your orders with your comic shops and likely get at a discount for pre-ordering.
We shouldn’t just collect or flip books, we should also read them. A good story can make your purchase well worth the money spent if you ask me. After all, we buy books to read for entertainment right? Even if you can’t flip them, reading is just as rewarding.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Trade and Hardcover Picks of the Week”
DC announced back on May 22nd that they would stop doing print copies of DC Previews (well there was a sign right there) and move to an online catalog called DC Connect. Retailers were not too thrilled with this decision as they said I would be harder to sell copies of the comics without being able to give customers copies of the previews catalog for customer’s to order books of interest. Well, there are certainly a few books featured in DC Connect of interest that people should take note of. Several featuring Punchline on the cover Continue reading “DC Connect: Punchline Takes Center Stage (and Covers) on Upcoming DC Titles”
Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight new books coming out of June Previews for the smaller publishers that include Dark Horse, IDW, Image and others.
Continue reading “June Previews 2020 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books”
Here you all go, in all it’s glory. Diamonds response to DC’s news from earlier today.
Continue reading “Diamond (Geppi Family Enterprises) Responds to DC News of Termination”
Looks like DC is canning Diamond as their distributor and continuing solely with the two new ones they set up as of June 15. Continue reading “DC Dumps Diamond: DC Comics is Separating from Diamond”
A year ago, we spec’d on new books hitting the shelves. Now it’s time to see what books from a year ago are doing now on the secondary and direct market.
As promised, the Covrprice.com runners-up list. Think of this as the second half of the top 20. Continue reading “Covrprice.com Runners-Up for 6/4/20”
Since Covrprice.com came on the scene, they have 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: (Please note, potential spoilers do follow, and, these results are for auction that closed last week. )
Continue reading “CovrPrice Top 10 for Week Ending June 4, 2020”
Seems like a few websites are reporting that Bane could be coming back to the Batman movies with the possibility of him getting a solo movie.
This new book coming out from Scout looks like it could potentially be a fun book. They even have a theme song, total 80s style but more modern. It’s total cheesy but fun at the same time.
Continue reading to see the full press release.
Continue reading “GALACTIC RODENTS OF MAYHEM (GROM) Is Landing In Comic Stores This Fall!”
Welcome once again to another installment of the One Week Later Report. Usually these are books that heated up or were good pick up for flipping, even going as far to report if books fell flat and you can now find at cheaper prices.
This week we’ll cover the books released on 05/27/2020, which is the first time we’ve had a week worthy of covering since March 25th due to the stoppage of new books being delivered.
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day.
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 289th edition (and the 7th quarantine edition) of the open forum!
Every 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 6/3/20 Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 6/3/20”
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, 6/1/20’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 6/1/2020”
I thought this was kind of cool. Not a Funko POP since it’s made of vinyl but a 5 1/2″ Statue of the Late Great Stan Lee from Iron Studios. Perfect for the bookshelf or your desk, work or home.
Continue reading “For The Stan Lee Fans – 5 1/2″ Sitting Figure”
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up family. Hope you are all well and safe. Thanks for reading this each and every week. Now lets make money with comics cause you can’t teach that Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 120”
