COMICSHEATINGUP

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 chance at heating up. Here are the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 8/23/17: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 8/23/17”

Image Comics is pleased to reveal the six of 30 variants planned for the final month of 25th anniversary variants—October covers in homage of iconic THE WALKING DEAD cover designs.
This final month of variants will pay tribute to some of the hottest, most jaw-dropping moments from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s long-running, and industry-changing series that went on to become a pop culture phenomenon.
Continue reading “Image Comics celebrates 25th anniversary with final month of covers in tribute to THE WALKING DEAD”

Mattina has been killing it with his Darth Vader Variants. Issue 8 is no exception. In fact, this one cranks it up hotter than an Ewok funeral pyre. Check out the full cover below, it is too good to put a small teaser photo up: Continue reading “Drunk Wooky's Variant Envy: Darth Vader #8 Mattina Variant”

Aloha CHUniverse, today I would like to share my unboxing and overall experience with PGX grading services. While I own many graded books from all 3 of the big graders this is the first time I’ve sent books my self to be graded. I chose PGX for a few reasons, price, turn around time, and in house pressing. Price is really important to me because CGC would want a lot of money on some of the books I had graded with their crazy % pricing based on Fair Market Value. Turn around time, being my first time sending high dollar collectibles I definitely want them out of hand as little as possible. Finally in house pressing saves $ from having to send to a pressers then to a grading company, also less people messing with the book. I sent books that are all important keys that all deserved grading let’s see how I did! Continue reading “Alana Tries PGX, Unboxing and Review”

Venomized characters have been all the rage,  but Dark Nights Metal #5, but Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, is set to unleash a Jokerized Batman by introducing the “Batman who laughs.” We have the cover reveal inside, along with a page of art, and a tie in issue he will appear in.  Continue reading “Batman The Man Who Laughs Revealed, Plus Details of the Jokerized Batman (and his Robins)”

Our friends over at Comic Market Street has locked in the wonderfully talented Natali Sanders for her first DC exclusive, Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special #1. Continue reading “Natali Sanders Covers Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special”

Aloha CHUniverse and welcome back to Weekend Specs!!! Small write up this week as not much has been happening for TV/Movie related specs. I’ve had this written for a couple weeks now just waiting for something new to add, but nothing new even from Defenders except a small hint at Daredevil season 3 villain possibly. So let’s jump in! Continue reading “Alana's Weekend Specs: There's a spider in my villains.”

Anthony from www.comicsheatingup.net and Terry Hoknes from www.hoknescomics.com host a weekly video discussion where they talk about the hot new comics of the week. Here is this week’s for delivery on 8/23/17: Continue reading “New Comic Spec Review Video for 8/23/27”

So we finally caught up with Richard Rivera to do the drawing for the 9.8 CBCS Signed Stabbity Bunny #1. All you had to do was come up with a name for Stabbity’s little girl’s puppy.
The name had to be good and the breed had to be drawable, because, the winner’s dog name and breed are going into the book in a later issue. Yup, not only does the winner get a sweet slabbed book, but gets to create a character for the book. So, on to the winner! Continue reading “Winner: Stabbity Bunny #1 Self Published CBCS 9.8 Giveaway”

I have really been enjoying the Comic Mystery Boxes from www.comicmysterybox.com. They are 15 comics including a variant and a featured book for $28 shipped. They are a great deal for readers, people who want to try out new series, and collectors. Check out what I got this month:
Continue reading “August 2017 Comic Mystery Box Unboxing”

The Harley Quinn Greg Horn variant covers are going up for sale today at 11 am. We finally got all the info on them. Continue reading “Greg Horn Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Set Up for Pre-sale Today”

Image/Skybound Entertainment unites writers James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Christopher Sebela, and Joshua Williamson with artists Joe Infurnari and Jordan Boyd to create a new global phenomenon in EVOLUTION. The new series is set to launch with an oversized debut issue this November.  Continue reading “EVOLUTION—An unpredictable, thought-provoking new horror series”

While Dark Nights Metal #1 was a success from a story angle, people have been noticing that copies of the books came into stores in less than stellar condition. This was across, what seems like, the entire print run. Aspen Comics had offered up a three cover set, but looks like they didn’t escape the damages.  Continue reading “Aspen Comics Dark Nights Metal Suffers 25-50% Damage, Cuts Print Run”

Our friends over at Hall of Comics are doing something completely different for their next store exclusive. The are doing a cover for the all-ages book, Star Wars Adventures, featuring a totally new cover artist.  Continue reading “Drunk Wooky's Star Wars Report: Star Wars Adventures #1 Hall of Comics Exclusive”

By Shawn B. the One Year Later Investigator
What up CHU!?! Shawn B. back with another One Year Later round up, where we take a look at some of the comics that Anthony, Mel and Poyo specced on one year ago. Their specs turn out to be quick flips, slow burns, straight up misses, straight up winners and on and on. Sometimes they spec with their hearts out of their passion for comics. Sometimes they spec based on data. And sometimes they spec based off the word on the street. Either way, all their specs appeal to a few or many collectors whether it is due to them having similar taste in writing or art, or just an opportunity for a collector to flip a book and make money to “support their habit”. So, this is our weekly chance to look back at how some of our buys from a year ago are doing today. Continue reading “One Year Later: Spec Review for 8/17/16”

If you missed out on the Artgerm Variant for Supergirl #12, you will want to make sure you secure some copies of the Supergirl #13 Artgerm variants. Diamond has updated their system and the cover art is available. Check it out below: Continue reading “Supergirl #13 Artgerm Variant Cover Reveal”

I am loving the trend of cheaper exclusive covers. It is a nice balance compared to many of the higher priced books. Here is a great one, especially since convention season is upon us. Continue reading “Inexpensive Variant Watch: Venomverse #1 Blank Sketch”

Dark Nights Metal has been a huge success for DC. It features the return of a beloved character (we released the spoilers but don’t want to give it away if you haven’t seen it yet.) The Dark Knights Metal Midnight Release Variant sold out at comic shops, for those that got it, and dried up at Midtown yesterday before the release of the book. If you missed it, our friends at Jesse James comics has a the hook up. Continue reading “Miss out on the Dark Nights Metal Midnight Release Variant? We have you covered”

Totally Awesome Hulk #22  is out today and doing very well. Why wouldn’t it, it features the first appearance of Weapon H, a Hulk Wolverine Hybrid. These guys have been great together since Incredible Hulk #181 (yeah, I know, Wolverine met Hulk in #180 too.) But what if the first appearance of  Weapon H is not in Totally Awesome Hulk #22  but an earlier comic?  Continue reading “First Appearance of Weapon H (Wolverine Hulk Hybrid)”

It is nice to walk into your local comic shop and pick up your books on Wednesday. It is even nicer that by the end of the day the books are selling for multiple times cover price. Totally Awesome Hulk #22 is one of those books. Continue reading “Wednesday Winner: Totally Awesome Hulk #22”