What’s Up CHU. Thanks for reading. Boy last week was a roller coaster ride with the variants Black Widow, Punisher, and Moon Knight. They were all beauties..that Black Widow was definitively a tough one to attain . This week will be a little bit more gentle on the wallet lets get into it … Continue reading “Mel V's Variant Picks of the Week for 5/11/16”
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Agent Poyo’s Picks of the Week for May 11th, 2016
Another week, another FCBD has passed.. did everyone get the free books they wanted? Did anyone score the FCBD Funko Civil War Dorbz? There might of been a new Chinese Superman appearance or maybe there wasn’t this past week in Batman Superman #32
. I still think the long term spec hit will be Walking Dead #154
… even Midtown sold out within a day, might be a rare issue that gets a second printing. Wither way, what a crazy week and upon us is likely another crazy week with lots of new books hitting the shelves, so let’s get on with it shall we?
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Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 5/11/16
Each week hundreds of new comics hit the shelves each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 5/11/16
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Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 10
Blind Adam is a comic book dealer in New York and New Jersey, and yes, he is blind (90%). He has been contributing a fun list of hidden gems each week. Continue reading “Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 10”
Diamond Comics Advance reorder List for 5/9/16
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 5/9/16:
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Black Eyed Kids Joe Pruitt Signing Results
I always like to come on here after a signing and give the results of the signings. This went really well. Joe Pruett was awesome to talk to and I got signed copies for everyone who requested them. As you see below, they came our incredible. I picked a signature placement that would not interfere with the art. Most were signed in bronze (comes off looking a little gold in the pictures) until my bronze sharpie died.
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First "Chinese Superman" to be in Superman #1
So we all saw the hype and price increase of Batman Superman #32 since Wednesday. But a retailer sent me over an interesting piece saying that the character that appears in the issue is not the New Chinese Superman and is something else entirely.
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Alana's Weekend Spec Civil War and Dr. Strange edition
Hey fellow CHU’ers back with a few more specs for your back issue bin searching this weekend. With Civil War’s U.S. release yesterday figured it’s a good time to go over not just key books for Civil War but also a few for upcoming Black Panther and Dr. Strange flicks. As most Civil War key books have been spec’d for months and prices are high a couple have slipped through and are still worth a buy. I’ll try and do this as spoiler free as possible, so let’s jump in. Continue reading “Alana's Weekend Spec Civil War and Dr. Strange edition”
John Tyler Christopher Bespin Han Solo's Available
While John Tyler Christopher’s Bespin Han Solo variants sold out quickly on JTC’s site. There is a site that has the books available, as well as offering graded and signed graded copies. If you missed out on the first go around and not looking to pay eBay prices (selling for $40 or more) than you might want to check this out. Continue reading “John Tyler Christopher Bespin Han Solo's Available”
One to Watch: Action Comics #52 and Superman #52
For Action Comics #52, TFAW is sold out, Mycomicshop has not listed theirs yet, and Midtown has these limited to one per customer currently. Superman #52 is still available for pre-order. Regardless, Action Comics #52
and Superman #52 should be on your watch list. Do not get left behind on these.
The following contains spec and possible spoilers, proceed only if you want to know.
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Wednesday Winner: Batman Superman #32
It is nice to walk into a store on Wednesday and buy your comics. It is even nicer when you can flip some of those books by Wednesday night for multiple times what you paid. Batman Superman #32 is one of them. Continue reading “Wednesday Winner: Batman Superman #32”
Variant Envy: Tommy #1 ComicXposure Variant
Tommy is from Creature Entertainmemt who puts out some pretty cool books this one is about a little boy who may have an imaginary friend who may be a cereal killer (serial I know but just see the covers). Continue reading “Variant Envy: Tommy #1 ComicXposure Variant”
Big Gems from Small Press Early May Edition
What’s up CHU, Mel V Here with another edition of Big Gems from the Small Press. School is starting to end and that means more readers and buyers of comics and hopefully that will boost comic sales. These books are slated to be released in the month of August and the deadline to order is 5/24/16.
Tony did a good job in April, but I wanted to step in and throw some out there too.
Don’t forget you can pre order from good friend of the site Ray at his newly revamped and very professional looking site http://www.rjcomicsandtoys.com/ check him out.
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Free Comic Book Day Battle Plan: Funko Dorbz
I am going to tell you something completely against your instincts. Forget the free comics on FCBD. Skip over the 50 cent bins for a few minutes. Ignore the snacks or anything else your local comic shop is offering, and go for the Dorbz! Continue reading “Free Comic Book Day Battle Plan: Funko Dorbz”
Hoknes Comics New Comic Showcase for 5/4/16
Each week Terry Hoknes from www.hoknescomics.com and www.hoknesusa.com released a video showcasing the weeks hot new series. Here is this weeks.
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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 Variant Picks of the Week for 5/4/16
What’s up Chu? Mel V back once again with Mel’s Variants of the week. Last week was very interesting with the Killbox variant doing extremely well as well as Miss Oums UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #7
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Agent Poyo's Picks of the Week for May 4th, 2016
It’s a good week. May 4th is on new comic book day. This Saturday is FCBD 2016. I’m gonna get Becky Cloonan signature on Punisher #1 on Wednesday at Austin Books. And best of all, it’s new comic book day with a whole bunch of new comics coming out.
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Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 5/4/16
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. Here are our picks of the week fro delivery 5/4/16. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 5/4/16”
Walking Dead #154 Spoiler
Walking Dead #154 is out tomorrow, and as we always recommend, is worth the pick up of a copy or two as a potentially explosive new character is introduced.
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 5/2/16
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 5/2/16:
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Houdini Variants, the Bastard Sons of Under Ordered Books
It hasn’t been long since I made the switch from collecting major moderns to hunting the variants and in that time I learned to appreciate the value of under ordered ratio variants. I decided to do some
research and some “market analysis” (I’m by no means an expert, I’m just looking at the numbers.) Some Variants require some pretty funky ordering, for example order 90% of one book to receive an x amount of another variant. Some variants may just require you to order 25 copies to get one variant
(1:25) or order 100 to get one (1:100) and etc. Point being, that there are some really great variants that are super hard and rare to find even on eBay because most stores didn’t meet the requirements to receive these elusive variants that are otherwise known. No many of them show up on the secondary markets, they have vanished like a magician. Let’s take a small look at some recent “Houdini variants.” Continue reading “Houdini Variants, the Bastard Sons of Under Ordered Books”
Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 9
Blind Adam is a comic book dealer in New York and New Jersey, and yes, he is blind (90%). He has been contributing a fun list of hidden gems each week. Continue reading “Blind Adam's Hidden Gems Vol. 9”
Wednesday Winner: Kill Box #1
It is nice to walk into a store on Wednesday and pick up new comics. It is nicer when you can flip some of those books for multiples of the cover price. American Gothic Press’ Kill Box #1 is one of them.
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Batman The Killing Joke Official Trailer
Holy crap, this is going to be good. Looks like a very literal translation of the comic. The Batman Killing Joke trailer is online. Continue reading “Batman The Killing Joke Official Trailer”