This one is a fun one. About a month or so back, we were talking about a “creeper” in the comments of a Wednesday Forum. So this Throwback Thursday goes back to 1968, to talk about First Appearance of the Creeper in Showcase #73.
February 2019 in Review – Part II
With these monthly reviews, we find out how right or wrong we were, what we missed and what you can likely still find at cover price whether it’s at the local comic shop or at online retailers. Here’s Part II cover Febraury 2019.
Upcoming Comic, ‘The Dark Age’ by Don Handfield Optioned For TV Show
Don Handfield’s comics have been doing well lately, The Mall was optioned, The Rift was optioned, now his up coming book, The Dark Age has been picked up for a TV deal as well.
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One Week Later Report for March 27th, 2019
Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 3/20/2019.
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Bitter Root Picked Up by Legendary Films as Movie
Deadline.com is reporting that Bitter Root, the comic by Sanford Greene, David Walker, and Chuck Brown, from Image Comics, has been picked up for a movie deal. Continue reading “Bitter Root Picked Up by Legendary Films as Movie”
ASCENDER is Upon Us this April – The Followup Story Continues from Descender
This is a series I’m anticipating. I have an advance review copy too that I’m hoping to read but I need to finish the last few issues of Descender before I dive into the next series for this continuing story.
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Spoilers Heroes In Crisis #7, The Return of….
Heroes in Crisis #7 is in stores tomorrow. It features the return of a recently deceased DC character returning in an interesting and kind of grotesque way. Continue reading “Spoilers Heroes In Crisis #7, The Return of….”
Spoilers Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-man #18 is in stores tomorrow. Last we saw Spiderman he had a vision of a bloodied Mary Jane lying on the floor at what seemed like, the fault of Spider-man himself. This issue sees Spider-man still fighting the animal themed villains, but checks in on MJ too. Continue reading “Spoilers Amazing Spider-Man”
Spoilers: Avengers No Road Home #7 Conan vs…..
Avengers No Road Home #7 is in stores tomorrow. It continues the story of time/space displaced Avengers and Conan. Conan has a run in with an Avenger that doesn’t go especially well. Check it out below: Continue reading “Spoilers: Avengers No Road Home #7 Conan vs…..”
Spoilers: Detective #1000
Detective #1000 is out in stores tonight at midnight. it is one of those grandeous issues filled with tons of guest artists and writers doing stories unrelated to the ongoing story line. There is a great one with the Son of the Joker I really enjoyed. Anyway, the last page is the big spoiler. So without further ado, the surprise at the end of the book: Continue reading “Spoilers: Detective #1000”
Pre-Game Report for March 27, 2019
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.
Wednesday Open Forum
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.
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Mel V.’s Variants of the Week for March 27, 2019
What Up CHU? Mel V back in the building with another round of Variants of the Week for 3/27/2019. Here is what I am feeling this week. Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variants of the Week for March 27, 2019”
Poyo’s Spec and Drek for March 27th, 2019
It’s the last week of March and although the first two weeks were a bit slower than most, last week and this week look promising.
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Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/27/19
Each week, hundreds of new comics hit the shelves, 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 3/27/19: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/27/19”
THE RIDE Celebrates 15th Anniversary with New Five-Part Story This June
Image Comics is pleased to announce that The Ride will celebrate The Ride #1 cover its 15th anniversary with an all-new, five-part story from the award-winning team of Plastic—Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard. This action-packed miniseries will launch from Image Comics in June and will feature special backup content from Adam Hughes
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HBO Acquires Stranger Comics Niobe as a Part of Asunda Deal
News leaked out last week after an internal memo got out, but now it is officially announced HBO has made a deal with Stranger Comics to bring the company’s characters to TV. Continue reading “HBO Acquires Stranger Comics Niobe as a Part of Asunda Deal”
Kickstarter Spotlight: Unikorn, Orignal Graphic Novel Set in ‘The Source’ Universe
We have always been fans of supporting small press comics. You don’t get much smaller than ones that are crowd-funded. Kickstarter has become a great place to launch and finance comic books. Up today is the graphic novel Unikorn by Don Handfield (creator of The Rift, The Source, The Mall), Joshua Malkan (Screen Writer Cabin Fever 2), and Rafael Loureiro (Artist The Mall). Continue reading “Kickstarter Spotlight: Unikorn, Orignal Graphic Novel Set in ‘The Source’ Universe”
Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for 3/25/19
The Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List is a great speculator tool. It shows what books retailers are going back to get more of, in advance of their release. They are actually putting their money up betting these books get big. These are the books people are talking about in shops, message boards, and websites. Here is the Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 3/25/19: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Top 25 Advance Reorder Comics for 3/25/19”
Norah From Source Point Press Optioned for A Movie
Norah, the comic book from Kasey Pierce and Sean Seal and published by Source Point Press has been optioned for a movie. The announcement was made several days ago at C2E2 and announced on Bleeding Cool. Continue reading “Norah From Source Point Press Optioned for A Movie”
It’s Back In Stock Alert
Miss out on some comics? Did they sell out too quickly online or you couldn’t find them at your local shops? Well, here’s your back in stock alert.
MARVELous Monday
Welcome again to MARVELous Monday, the day I share a random Silver and or Bronze age Marvel book I read to try and spice up our boring Mondays.
Sorry for the late post, I didn’t get a chance to sit down to pick a book at random and read until this early evening.
Spoilers: Superman, Did DC Really Just Do That?
Action Comics #1009 is in stores tomorrow. It has my WTF moment of the week. The solicitation for the issue follows:
As clandestine organizations-both good and evil-continue to fall, the official countdown to one of the biggest stories in DC history begins here! Clark Kent and Lois Lane go undercover to find out who is behind the destruction of the Kobra cult, the DEO and some of the greatest organizations in the DC Universe. As the threat of Leviathan looms over everything, the Man of Steel must trust Amanda Waller with his biggest secret: his identity as Clark Kent! All bets are off and all rules will be broken as Leviathan has come to change the DC Universe forever.
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THUMBS – A New Tech Thriller from Writer Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman
I wasn’t a huge fan of Coyotes or Saints but The Few was a great read. Here’s the new press release for this new Image Series.
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Immortal Hulk #16 Goes Back for Second Printing. So does the 1:25 Variant
We posted up the twisted variant for Immortal Hulk #16 a while back and reaponse was pretty good to the cover. It was learned today that that Immortal Hulk #16 is going back for a second printing. But so is the 1:25 Variant Continue reading “Immortal Hulk #16 Goes Back for Second Printing. So does the 1:25 Variant”