We ran a “buy this book” post on Friday about Burn the Orphanage #1 because the book looks to be Wednesday’s big release. Now it looks that Image comics has another sell out on its hands. Continue reading “Burn the Orphanage #1 sold out at distributor level”
Tag: comic book speculation
Think Tank #1 2nd print, print run. Way lower than you would think
Matt Hawkins, writer of Think Tank responded to a question on the Cgc boards about the print run of Think Tank number 1 2nd print and it’s low, very low. Continue reading “Think Tank #1 2nd print, print run. Way lower than you would think”
Burn the Orphanage #1 buy this book
This book is going to be awesome. Hyper kinetic story by Sina Grace and Daniel Freedman. Killer Art by Sina Grace. It comes out next Wednesday and will be my pick of the week. I just got in a small batch of store variants with cover art by Brandon Graham which look killer. US readers interested leave me a comment or hit me up on Facebook.com/comicsheatingup $14.99 shipped for blog readers. Limit 2 per buyer.
The regular and Rob Guillory variants are up and cheap on Amazon. I do not think many people see this one coming!
Burn the Orphanage Born to Lose #1 Regular
Day Men getting Hollywood deal?
Bleeding Cool is reporting that rumors are swirling that Day Men is getting a glance from Hollywood for a possible deal. Day Men sold out quickly and is moving on to a second print.
Chew being developed as animated series
Hollywood reporter has reported that Chew, once being developed as a Showtime TV show is being developed into an Animated TV show. John Laymen is saying that an animated show does not mean that a live action TV show is out of the works. Prices have dipped back issues lately so any news on a tv show would help the prices out. for a guy like me who is still sitting on a full run even after prices for #1hit $400 Continue reading “Chew being developed as animated series”
Six Gun Gorilla SDCC Variant in the dollar bin
Being on the road has its advantages. I love checking out comic shops in other areas. Continue reading “Six Gun Gorilla SDCC Variant in the dollar bin”
Lazarus #2 from Greg Rucka sells out
Well it is happening again, Image comics are selling out as soon as they are coming out. Continue reading “Lazarus #2 from Greg Rucka sells out”
Quantum and Woody #1 sells out from Valiant
Valiant’s relaunch continues to roll on. Their most recent release, Quantum and Woody has sold out at the distributor level.
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Comic Picks of the week for delivery 7/31/13
Summer has been kicking my rear with great books. With my work schedule, working on the site, buying comics for selling, and general summer travels, I am behind on my reading pile. This week is no exception. There are some really good books, with good speculation on them coming out this week.
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 7/28/13
The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder list shows what comic shops are upping their orders on before the books ship. These could be new #1’s, books that have got some heat behind them, 2nd prints of already sold out books, or stuff that buyers are coming in asking for. This week is a treasure trove of sold out books going back for 2nd prints. This means the first prints are long gone from the distributor and could be seeing an increase in price.
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Good picking
Some days are better than other. Some weekends are better than others. This was a good weekend to be away and make some good pickups out of state Continue reading “Good picking”
Cult Fiction Comics Comic shop review
One of the greatest things about traveling, for me at least, is to check out comic shops in the areas I go to. I plan on doing more reviews on shops, but have only done one so far and I gave it a horrible review. Today I hit several shops on my way to Philadelphia up 95 N and one really stood out above the rest. Continue reading “Cult Fiction Comics Comic shop review”
Day Men #1 sells out
Boom Studios is happy to announce that Day Men #1 has sold out of its first printing. Continue reading “Day Men #1 sells out”
Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 7/24/13
Wow, last week was a huge week in speculation, not only in news coming out of SDCC either. The hottest release by far was New Paradigm Studios ‘Watson and Holmes’. This one completely flew under the radar and blew up big. Sets of all three covers hit $100 within days. This week has some good books to look out for as well, and as always, if something is getting hot we will let you know about it. Here is this weeks picks.
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Superman Batman movie for 2015
The news out of SDCC has been coming hard and fast, hard to keep up with all the comic book related tv shows and movies announced. Continue reading “Superman Batman movie for 2015”
Avengers Age of Ultron announced at SDCC
So it was announced earlier at the Marvel Panel that the Next Avengers movies will be titled Avengers Age if Ultron.
Clone picked up by Universal for tv show
Skybound just tweeted that Clone has been picked up by Universal for a Tv show. Looks like this book will be off to the races. Continue reading “Clone picked up by Universal for tv show”
Think Tank Movie Confirmed at Sdcc
We kind of saw this one coming, in fact we reported on it back on June 20th, but it has been confirmed that Think Tank is heading to the big screen. Prices are sure to jump on this already hot book. Continue reading “Think Tank Movie Confirmed at Sdcc”
Ghosted #1 sells out at distributor level and going to 2nd print
Another new sell out from Image and Skybound (Robert Kirkman’s imprint.) ‘Ghosted #1’ sold out through Diamond comics distributors. Continue reading “Ghosted #1 sells out at distributor level and going to 2nd print”
Larry’s Comics Market Report 7/16/13
Larry Doherty at Larry’s comics puts out a weekly market report. It is always a good read to see what is getting hot, and what he thinks will get hot. We tend to agree on a lot of things (Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth made the list this week.) So without further ado this weeks market report:
Comic Picks of the week for Delivery 7/17/13
This looks to be another good summer week with some good speculation books. Speaking of which, did you see the news on ‘Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth’ and ‘Clone.’? These two stories kept me busy last night and up late with excitement. Things have been kind of slow on the secondary market, but the books we are picking up now are going to turn in to money down the road. We just have to get through convention season. So without further ado, this weeks comic book speculation picks:
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Clone getting tv /movie deal?
Well, with just a short time before SDCC, things are picking up on the speculation front. Over on the Cgc message boards, a place where comic creators frequent to check out the reaction to their work. Something mysterious popped up. Continue reading “Clone getting tv /movie deal?”
Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth 2nd print print run
Ken Kristensen posted on a message board a few minutes ago the print run on the 2nd print number 1 is about 5,000 copies. This makes the 2nd print #1 the smallest printed book in the series and really worth picking up (see what Rachel Rising #1 3rd print did.)
Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth Tv Show?
Magic 8-ball says, “looking good.” News will be released Moday that ‘Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth’ may be coming to tv. Looks like a deal is in the works and the creative team will be releasing the scoop soon. ‘Todd’ is an Image Comics series that had good initial buzz and saw a price jump shortly after the first issue sold out. Then the second issue sold out. We will have full news once we get the update on Monday about the when’s and where’s.
Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #1
available on Amazon but copies have been snatched up fast.
Every #1 issue of 2013 sales and stats
Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com and www.investcomics.com does great articles looking at the numbers of books sold, and sold out. Here is his list of every first issue printed thus far in 2013. Continue reading “Every #1 issue of 2013 sales and stats”