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Welcome once again to another installment of the One Week Later Report. It’s been since December of last year we deemed such a report worthy enough for mentioning books from the previous week. Usually books that heated up or were good picksup for flipping, even going as far to report if books feel flat and you can now find at cheaper prices.
This week we’ll cover the books released on 01/22/2020.
Continue reading “One Week Later Report for January 29th, 2020”
Spider-Verse #4 is in stores tomorrow. The Loe Stranger takes center stage this issue. Miles gets called a new name, gotta see if it sticks.
Hawkeye Freefall #2 is in stores tomorrow. Last issue was saw an all new Ronin. This issue we get the identity. Check it out below.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Hawkeye Freefall #2, Identity Revealed”
Ravencroft #1 is in stores tomorrow. The facility is the “Arkham Asylum” for the Marvel U. A gothic place to put the worst super villains. It also has a very supernatural history. We know from the mini-series that Wilson Fisk is reopening the facility. the staff we have met includes Misty Knight, John Jameson, and Norman Osborne. The first issue gives us a look at the rest of the staff.
Continue reading “Quick Spoilers: Ravencroft #1, The Good Guys and Bad Guys on Staff”
Picking variants has been fun. Seems like this might turn into a weekly thing for me now since Lucas has dropped off the face of earth it seems.
Continue reading “Variant Picks of the Week for January 29th, 2020”
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 273rd edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
Books hit the shelves Wednesday mornings, but sales go on before that. Here is what our picks are doing on eBay going into Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Pre-Game Report for 1/29/20”
Thor #2 continues the adventures of Thor the Herald of Galactus. We get to see Galactus take a brutal beating. We also see a very familiar world/universe of heroes destroyed. Check it out below.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Thor #2 Death of a Familiar Universe and Galactus Takes a Beating”
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 1/29/20. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week For Delivery 1/29/20”
Strange Academy is not out until March 4th, but Marvel is running previews of the book in tomorrow’s comics. Check it out below to get a feel for the book.
Continue reading “Spoilers: Strange Academy Preview”
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up family. As I am writing this I am getting ready for a major event in Las Vegas. I have some comics to talk about and a few comic related items. Anyway, lets make some money with some comics cause you can’t teach that. Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gems Vol. 108”
Welcome once again to my spec and my drek. 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.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for January 29th, 2020”
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, 1/27/20’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 1/27/2020”
Sex Criminals went on a very long hiatus. This book had a lot going for it until the delays came along.
As promised, the Runners-Up list, think of these as the second part of the Top 20. Now then, on to #11-20. Continue reading “Covrprice.com Runners-Up for 1/26/20”
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”
Welcome back to Advance Reviews. Here are this weeks reads on F.O.C. 1/27/20
Another FOC Monday is upon us comic book collectors. FOC is the last chance to put in your orders with your comic shops and more than likely get at a discount for pre-ordering.
Greetings friends to a special edition of Speculation Corner. Today we are celebrating and preparing for the Chinese New Year. This holiday is traditionally a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors. It is also a time to bring family together for feasting. What this really means is that our parents make us clean and then we take them out to eat.
Continue reading “Speculation Corner: Happy Chinese New Year!”
New comic company AWA Studios is launching this March. their initial solicitations for March have already gone out. Here is their slate of books for April 2020: Continue reading “AWA Studios – April 2020 Solicitations”
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 1/24/20”
There are reports that America Chavez is slated to make her MCU debut in Doctor Strange 2, Multiverse of Madness.
Continue reading “America Chavez Reported To Debut In Doctor Strange 2”
This week, I asked someone to give me a random year to choose from. So this week we travel back to January 1973.