Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com has been praising Enormous as the best comic of 2014 and the comic has been a huge success story all summer long with constant sell-outs. Hoknes spoke with writer/creator Tim Daniel in August 2014. Continue reading “Enormous Interview with Tim Daniel”
Tag: comic book speculation
A look ahead to October and November: New small press series
A speculator always has to look ahead at what is coming out. Here are a selection of new series coming out in October and November. Continue reading “A look ahead to October and November: New small press series”
TFAW.com Top 20 selling comics for 8/21/14
What makes these our hottest comics? Besides being best sellers, these are also typically the ones people are talking about. Check them out to see what all the buzz is about! Continue reading “TFAW.com Top 20 selling comics for 8/21/14”
Wednesday 8/20/14 in review
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Every week we all scramble to get the next big thing. Weeks like this are the ones we dream of as speculators. Two heavy hitters out the gates! Continue reading “Wednesday 8/20/14 in review”
BEST SELLING COMICS in a world without DC and Marvel July 2014
BEST SELLING COMICS in a world without DC and Marvel July 2014 – report by Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com
Marvel & DC have always dominated the market and basically you could say “own” the comic industry. So lets analyze the best selling comics WITHOUT any Marvel/DC titles included. This will give us a better perception of how well the other publishers sell and what titles and characters actually compete with Marvel/DC sales numbers. After reading this chart you may have a new appreciation for the smaller publishers who bring a wider and unique variety of titles to our comic shops each week.
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Black Science #7 SDCC Variant back in stock for cover price
If you missed this the last time I posted it, Black Science #7 had a SDCC variant limited to 3000 copies. Continue reading “Black Science #7 SDCC Variant back in stock for cover price”
Aliens Isolation: One to watch
Thanks to Mark R. for this one.
With the trend of video game comic books heating up lately,it amazes me that much hasn’t been said about Dark Horse Comics’ Alien: Isolation. Continue reading “Aliens Isolation: One to watch”
Comics Picks of the Week for delivery 8/20/14
Each week, hundreds of new comics are released, each with potential. Some live up to the potential. We pick the ones we think have he best chance for heating up. Here are our picks of he week for delivery 8/20/14:
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Larry's Comics Pick of the Week Part 2
This just in from Larry at www.larryscomics.net
Larry's Comics Pick of the week for delivery 8/20/14
Each week, Larry, from www.larryscomics.net drops by to give his pick of the week. Here is this weeks for delivery 8/20/14:
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 8/19/14
The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List is a great speculator tool. It shows what comics retailers are snatching up more copies of before the final order cut off. These comics are usually new series, a second issue of a popular new series, reprints of sold out recent comics, or just comics getting a lot of buzz. For whatever reason, these are the comics that good retailers want more of. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 8/19/14”
THE HOT COMIC CALENDAR
By comic book historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
As a comic book historian I love keeping track of stats.
So I thought it would be interesting to keep a solid log of every single comic that goes up in value.
This calendar is a log of every comic that suddenly becomes hotter and jumps in value with an actual date.
This list should be continually updated and I hope others will add any comics that I may have missed.
Over a period of time we can look for trends and make interesting comparisons
Here is the 2014 Hot Comic Calendar Continue reading “THE HOT COMIC CALENDAR”
Hoknes Comics hot new comics for deivery 8/20/14
Each week, Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com releases a video spotlighting the hot new comics of the week. Here is this weeks, for delivery 8/20/14 Continue reading “Hoknes Comics hot new comics for deivery 8/20/14”
Illegal Kickstarter live.
I do love kickstarters, and while I am no scifi guy, I thought this one was interesting.
Today marks the first full week of the Kickstarter campaign for writer Jeremy Whitley and artist Heather Nunnelly’s new project “Illegal”. The first evening of the campaign after its five p.m. launch saw a burst of enthusiastic funding for the new comic book series, which raised $1,000 overnight. Continue reading “Illegal Kickstarter live.”
Rat Queens #6: A comic heating up
Here is a hunt and find item. Rat Queens has been uber popular, especially after the TV show announcement. Early issues are going for decent money.
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Dark Horse's Breath of Bones, a Tale of the Golem optioned
Here is one that I missed when it was first announced, but Steve Niles’ Breath of Bones A Tale of the Golem has been optioned for a movie. Continue reading “Dark Horse's Breath of Bones, a Tale of the Golem optioned”
Comics picks of the week for deliver 6/13/14
Each week, hundreds of new comics come out, each with potential. Some live up to that potential. We pick the ones we think have the best chance of heating up. Continue reading “Comics picks of the week for deliver 6/13/14”
Hoknes Comics Hot New comics for release 8/13/14
Each week Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com releases a video spotlighting the weeks hot new releases. Here is this weeks for delivery 8/13/14: Continue reading “Hoknes Comics Hot New comics for release 8/13/14”
Rumor of another comic coming to tv.
There is an IDW book out there that might be worth picking up on the sly. Now it is not official and is unconfirmed at this time, but have heard that this was said. Continue reading “Rumor of another comic coming to tv.”
Larry's Comics pick of the week for delivery 8/13/14
As always, Thanks to Larry Doherty at www.larryscomics.net for dropping by and dropping his spec tips. Continue reading “Larry's Comics pick of the week for delivery 8/13/14”
CHU Thank you’s
I want to take a quick second to thank everyone who visits the site. Last month, the site hit another record for visitors and the site continues to grow. We were well over 100,000 hits for the month, and I am in awe that the little site I started a little over a year ago has grown so big, over 800,00 hits in the past year.
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July Comic Numbers in
July’s comic print runs are in and there are some really great surprises on there.
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SOLD OUT New #1 Comics for August 13 2014
Article by comic book historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
Terry has possibly the best track record on Earth for picking the next hot comic books that go up in value.
This article is immensely useful in determining what retailers have under ordered and what is going to sell out fast.
This column is here to help promote every new comic book series debuting this week.
Pictured are the 3 new series that are selling out the fastest at Diamond !
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 8/11/14
The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder list is a valuable tool to speculators. It shows what books are heating up before the orders are even in. These are the books retailers are going back to get more copies of so they are not short on their shelves. Here are the books on the DCAR List for 8/11/14 Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 8/11/14”
Ant-man movie spec from Bleeding Cool
Here is one from Bleeding Cool showing some spec on the upcoming Ant Man movie. Continue reading “Ant-man movie spec from Bleeding Cool”