Informed Comic Book Speculation and Pop Culture News
Thanks to Rob92807 over at The CHU Forum for this spec article.
Earlier this week both ScreenRant and CBR reported on rumors that the character Adrianna Tomaz could have a fairly large role in the upcoming Black Adam movie.
Continue reading “Rumor! Adrianna Tomaz (Isis) to appear in the Black Adam movie!”
Announcing the Thunderous CHU Giveaway winners.. Winners? What, I thought there was only one prize for one winner. Keep reading to find out who or what else I threw in to a second winner.
Continue reading “WINNER Announcement for the Thunderous CHU Giveaway”
This news might of already showed up in your news feed but since there’s no new comics hitting shelves, any comic and MCU related news grabs my attention. I thought this one was worthy in talking about.
Mycomicshop.com closed down at the beginning of April due to state restrictions and a lack of new product coming out. Just got word that they are reopening in time for new product hitting shelves at the end of April.
Continue reading “Mycomicshop.com Reopening”
It is not single issues, but the direct market is starting up again, without Diamond, as Boom has announced Trade paper backs and graphic novels will be released to retailers through Simon and Schuster. This news follows DC Comics announcing earlier that they would go through two different distributors. Continue reading “Boom Studios to Begin Distributing Graphic Novels Through Simon and Schuster”
And 2020 just keeps getting worse for the comic book and entertainment industry as San Diego Comic Con is officially canceled. Continue reading “SDCC 2020 Officially Canceled Due to Corona Virus Outbreak”
Looks like DC has come up with a solution to get comic books out to shops. Check out the full retailer press release below:
Continue reading “DC Comics Announce Two New Distributors During Diamond Closing”
Diamond just released a statement that they are potentially targeting late May for comics to resume shipping to stores. See the full letter from Diamond below: Continue reading “Diamond Talks Restarting Weekly Shipments”
Anyone else watching the sketches Jim Lee has been listing for charity? I have since there’s no new comics hitting the shelves for now. This update brings a pretty awesome sketch I can see pushing the limits on money raised.
Continue reading “Jim Lee Sketches for Binc Charity – Updates”
Rodney Barnes vampire horror series Killadelphia has been officially optioned by Levantine Film. The comic is being turned in to a television series.
Continue reading “Killadelphia Optioned by Levantine Films for TV”
AWA Studios launched the week before the Corona Virus lockdown. Tough time to launch a new comic line, however, they keep helping kill boredom, as well as make donations to local comic shops. They have been releasing their issue 1 comics online for free. Up today, Old Haunts #1, check it out below: Continue reading “AWA Studios Releases ‘OLD HAUNT #1’ for Free On-Line”
Does the COVID-19 quarantine and stay at home orders got you all blue? Do you miss new comic book Wednesdays cause all the shops are shutdown as well?
Well, how about a little CHU giveaway to cheer you up?
Every week, hundreds of new comics hit the stands, each with potential. Some lived up to that potential. And then new comics stopped a couple of weeks ago. Wednesday used to be like your birthday in the middle of each week. Now, not so much. But that doesn’t mean we cannot not spotlight comics that are new to you. Here is this week’s picks. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for 4/15/20”
Wednesday, (used to be) the best day of the week, new comic book day.
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 282nd edition of the open forum!
It’s day 14 of my own lock down reading challenge, to read books that have been on the ever growing read list.
Continue reading “House/Powers of X – Lockdown Reading List for Tuesday April 14th, 2020”
Anyone else watching the sketches Jim Lee has been listing for charity? I have since there’s no new comics hitting the shelves for now.
I just want to also start off, Anthony gave me my own CHU login to write and publish articles back in October of 2017, this is now my 1,000 article under my own login. It also marks the 315 day straight that I have posted an article here on CHU. I know, I’m patting myself on the back a little but you know, someone has to do it..
Continue reading “Jim Lee Sketches for Binc Charity – Updates”
Boom Studios announced that they have signed a first-look deal with Netflix. The deal includes both live action and animated shows. You can see the full press release below. Continue reading “Boom Studios Signs First Look Deal With Netflix”
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 List for 4/12/20”
It’s day 13 (I know, skipped a few nights) of my own lock down reading challenge, to read books that have been on the ever growing read list.
Continue reading “Blood and Thunder – Lockdown Reading List for Sunday April 12th, 2020”
I missed out on doing the Black Friday event this year because of the big move. Everything was in storage for months. I have been amassing so many new books this past year, many duplicated and triplicates, many signed comics, and many variants and store exclusives. It is time to let some go so I am doing a CHU Quarantine Sale. Continue reading “CHU Quarantine Sale”
I’ve been watching the sketches that Jim Lee has been putting out for charity and it’s just fun to see where these end up at.
Here’s the latest which has a Batman that is already over 14k in bids.
Continue reading “Jim Lee Sketches for Binc Charity – Updates”
Luis E. Torres, writer/creator of the Whispers In Necropolis series and the popular Lili the Demoness series is proudly announcing the success of his almost ending new project: Ace & Starlet #1. Continue reading “Kickstarter Spotlight: Ace and Starlet #1”
Diamond has pushed March Previews orders every further back, now until April 24th. Read the letter to retailers below:
Continue reading “Diamond Extends March Previews Pre-orders to April 24th”
Alright, let’s see if I can’t give a top ten list for comics without any automated system pulling and extracting the data for me. Just the good ‘ol fashion way of browsing eBay completed sales (because I looked at the eBay API and that’s just something I have zero desire to learn at the moment).
I’m not sure if this is going to be a weekly thing, it’s very time consuming but I found some spare time on this rainy Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Top Ten List – Because You (BlindAdam) Demanded It”
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 (particularly in our current scenario).
This is the Stay at Home Quarantine Omnibus Edition.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Trade and Hardcover Picks of the Week – Omnibus Quarantine Edition”