If you missed out on Smoketown #1 this week, here is your chance to grab a copy directly from a Scout Comics.
SMOKETOWN #1 hit comic book stores this past Wednesday and we’re already hearing reports of sell outs and mass re-orders! Continue reading “Smoketown #1 Available at Scout Comics Website”
Extremity #1 sells out and goes back for second print
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment are thrilled to announce that the first issue of Daniel Warren Johnson’s all-new war epic EXTREMITY is being fast-tracked to a second printing in order to keep up with overwhelming customer demand. Continue reading “Extremity #1 sells out and goes back for second print”
Diamond Comics Announce Top Comics for February 2017
Cullen Bunn and Luke Ross reveal the untold story of Darth Maul’s apprenticeship to Darth Sidious in Marvel Comics’ Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, February’s best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was February’s top publisher with a 37.46% dollar share and a 33.64% unit share. DC Entertainment was the month’s number two publisher with a 30.23% dollar share and a 33.47% unit share. Image Comics placed third in February with a 9.58% dollar share and a 18.13% unit share supported by over three-quarters of a million copies of The Walking Dead #163 shipped at a cover price of twenty-five cents in honor of the publisher’s 25th-anniversary. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 5.83% dollar share and a 3.27% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.57% dollar share and a 1.45% unit share.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten; in addition to Star Wars: Darth Maul, Jason Aaron and Salvador Larroca’s Star Wars #28 ranked #8. DC Entertainment had seven titles among the top ten: Tom King and David Finch’s Batman #16, the first chapter of “I Am Bane,” ranked #2; followed by King and Finch’s Batman #17 at #3; Steve Orlando and Ivan Reis’ Justice League of America #1 ranked #4; Peter J. Tomasi and Jorge Jimenez’s Super Sons #1 ranked #5; Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay’s All-Star Batman #7 ranked #7; Orlando and Reis’ Justice League of America Rebirth #1 ranked #9; and Bryan Hitch and Daniel Henriques’ Justice League #14 ranked #10. Climbing into the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #164 from Image Comics ranked #6. Among the premier publishers, IDW Publishing’s Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 was their top book at #94, and Dark Horse Comics’ Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse #5 was their top book at #110.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 37.46% | 33.64% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 30.23% | 33.47% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 9.58% | 18.13% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 5.83% | 3.27% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 2.57% | 1.45% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 2.08% | 1.84% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 1.52% | 2.06% |
| TITAN COMICS | 1.16% | 0.92% |
| VIZ MEDIA | 1.10% | 0.35% |
| ONI PRESS INC. | 0.86% | 0.60% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 7.62% | 4.27% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 2 | BATMAN #16 | $2.99 | DC |
| 3 | BATMAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 4 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 5 | SUPER SONS #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 6 | WALKING DEAD #164 |
$2.99 | IMA |
| 7 | ALL STAR BATMAN #7 | $4.99 | DC |
| 8 | STAR WARS #28 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 10 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #14 | $2.99 | DC |
Rick Remender's Low Coming to a TV or Movie Screen Near You?
Rick Remender already has one media deal in place for his series Deadly Class, but it looks like according to a recent tweet, that he has another one coming for the book Low. Continue reading “Rick Remender's Low Coming to a TV or Movie Screen Near You?”
Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 43
Greetings to my Comics Heating Up and Awesomesauce families. Wow, it is almost March. The year goes so fast. Thank you all for reading this each and every week. Thank you for listening to my podcast on youtube and for all the friendship, encouragement, advice and support. I am very, very blessed to have you all in my life. Before we make the money with comics, allow me to point out a few things. First, those General Mills cereal boxes look #awesomesauce. I say lets start flipping cereal as the Ivan Reis art looks killer especially the Sunny the Cocoa Puffs bird and Batman boxes. I can see sets of these going for $20 plus in the future. Second, why can’t we have a peanut butter kit kat bar? Resee’s is great but I want them square But I digress, if anyone has copies of Betty and Me #40 I am buying NM copies. And speaking of Archie, the actress that plays Cheryl Blossom on Riverdale is just the bomb. #awesomesauce red bull is the drink of the Infamous Iron man #5 is my read of the week, it may be one of the top five Marvel books at the present. Now, lets make some money on some comics, cause you can’t teach that. Continue reading “Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 43”
New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer features Ego
With the final words “I am your dad, Peter”, we are introduced to Ego in the just released Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer: Continue reading “New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer features Ego”
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.
The 125th edition of the open forum! Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
Free Comic Wednesday: Supersons #1 Frank Quietly Hall Of Comics / More Great Art Variants
Thanks to Hall of Comics for sponsoring this one. Up for grabs tonight is a pair of Supersons #1 Frank Quietly Hall of Comics / More Great Collectibles variant covers.
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Mel V.'s Variant Picks of the Week for 3/1/17
What Up CHU? Mel V. here with Variants of the week. It is kinda slim pickings this week. Don’t forget the venomized variants start this week, get ’em all. Lets see what else going on Continue reading “Mel V.'s Variant Picks of the Week for 3/1/17”
Poyo's Picks of the Week for March 1, 2017
It’s that time again, each week we rush off to our local comic shops (well, most of us as I know a lot don’t have local shops near by so they do their order’in online) to snag our monthly pulls to read, snag the books we think can net us some more money so we can just do it all over again next week. Buy, Read, Read and Comment on CHU, Sell, Repeat.. it’s a rinse, recycle and repeat for most of us I’m sure.
So, let’s do the same thing we did last week.. but with different books. Continue reading “Poyo's Picks of the Week for March 1, 2017”
Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/1/17
Each 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. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/1/17”
Spoilers: The Walking Dead #165 Big Cliffhanger
As always, only read on if you do not mind spoilers. While we mask the spoiled images, the supporting text is not masked. Also, language alert, it is The Walking Dead after all.
The Walking Dead #165 is out tomorrow and has a pretty big cliffhanger of an ending. Continue reading “Spoilers: The Walking Dead #165 Big Cliffhanger”
Black Mask Announces Con Exclusives and Appearances for Emerald City Comic Con
Black Mask Studios have announced their creator appearances and con Exclusives for Emerald City Comic Con. Continue reading “Black Mask Announces Con Exclusives and Appearances for Emerald City Comic Con”
Variant Envy: Iron Fist #1 MGA/Hall of Comics Variant
My friend Mike at More Great Art and Jake from The Hall of Comics sent this over. They have a sweet Ryan Stegman Iron Fist #1 Variant coming out that is an Homage to Marvel Premiere #15 Continue reading “Variant Envy: Iron Fist #1 MGA/Hall of Comics Variant”
One to Watch: Detective Comics #953 Rafael Albuquerque Variant (or that time Batwoman was stabbed in the boob)
I do not think that Rafael Albuquerque is a bad person. He just likes to draw Bat-Women in compromised, injured positions. First it was the recalled Batgirl cover, you remember it, the one with the Joker standing behind her with the gun to the back of her head. It was torn down by “Social Justice Warriors” who didn’t like the cover. This time, for Detective #953 Variant, no Joker, and Batwoman is worse for the wear than Batgirl was. Continue reading “One to Watch: Detective Comics #953 Rafael Albuquerque Variant (or that time Batwoman was stabbed in the boob)”
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Teaser trailer drops
It has become such that the trailers for a movie are as big of an event as the movie itself. As such, a special teaser trailer for the 3rd Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer dropped online. Check it out below: Continue reading “Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Teaser trailer drops”
New Comics Spec Review Video for 3/1/17
Terry Hoknes and I sat down to discuss this weeks many releases. Here are the winners, and some strange ones indeed.
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Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 2/27/17
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 for 2/28/17: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 2/27/17”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Finale Drops Veiled "Racy" Reference
While pulling up with the boys this morning to watch cartoons, we knew we couldn’t miss the season finale for Nickelodeon’s TMNT. What we didn’t expect was a racy, more adult, joke laced in the children’s cartoon. Mind you, the kids didn’t know why I was laughing, rewinding, and then breaking out my cell phone to record it. Continue reading “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Finale Drops Veiled "Racy" Reference”
Winner: Star Wars Darth Maul #1 Darth Sidious John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant
Thanks to our own Drunk Wookie for sponsoring this one.
We are drawing the winner tonight for the Star Wars Darth Maul #1 Darth Sidious John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant.
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Winner: Animosity #3 and #4 Mega Set
Thanks again to M & M comics for sponsoring this one. We will have more great give-aways from them this week. We are drawing three winners tonight for this:
One Winner gets the Animosity #3, Animosity #4, and Animosity #4, Black White and Red.
A second Prize of #4 Color and Black, White, and Red Variant
A Third Prize of #4 Color will also be drawn. So lets get on with it.
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Arizona Eventure Con Wrap Up and Cosplay Gallery
Louie M. covered the Arizona Eventure Con.
The Arizona Comic Convention scene has experienced some drama in early 2017: Phoenix Comicon can no longer use volunteers, Amazing AZ Comic Con canceled, along with startup Outlaw Comic Con’s miscommunications. Enter local comic shop owner Jesse James to bring the community together for AZ Eventure Con the weekend Amazing Con would have been here before they canceled. Continue reading “Arizona Eventure Con Wrap Up and Cosplay Gallery”
John Tyler Christopher Covers Iron Fist for Fried Pie
People mostly know John Tyler Christopher for his highly detailed and pretty accurate action figure variants, but people often forget that he is a great artist with his own style. JTC is getting in on the Iron Fist action with a great looking variant for Fried Pie. Continue reading “John Tyler Christopher Covers Iron Fist for Fried Pie”
J Scott Campbell Amazing Spider-Man #25 Exclusives On Sale at 12 PM Eastern Today
Fans of J. Scott Campbell art and variants will want to be ready at noon today to jump on these Amazing Spiderman #25 covers.
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Curse Words #1 and #2 Go Back for Reprints
The new series from Charles Soule and Ryan Browne, Curse words, have sold through the 2nd printing of Issue #1 and the first print of #2 and going back for reprints. Curse Words #1 Third Print has a cool new photo cover to boot. Continue reading “Curse Words #1 and #2 Go Back for Reprints”