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Mel V. is out buying comics each week before most of us are out of bed (not counting our friends in the UK.) He picks the variants he thinks are cool. Here is his picks for this week:
Hey Chu, thanks for coming back for another edition of Mel’s Variant Picks of the Week. Variants are a tough game as some go up in price and others go down. As always, buy what you like. Here is what I am feeling this week. Continue reading “Mel’s Variant Picks of the Week for 7/22/15”
Winner announcement time. Here is the results for the Amazing Spider-man #7 Decomixado Variant. Remember, the winner needs to contact me within 48 hours to make shipping arrangements.
Thanks again to DecomiXado for sponsoring the contest!
Continue reading “Winner! Amazing Spider-man #7 Decomixado Variant”
Winner announcement time. Here is the results for the Star Wars #1 6th Printing giveaway. Remember, the winner needs to contact me within 48 hours to make shipping arrangements.
Each week Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com releases a video showcasing the hot new comics of the week. Here is this weeks, for delivery 7/22/15: Continue reading “Hoknes Comics Hot New Comics for 7/22/15”
We have been giving away a ton of free comics in July and the hits keep on coming. This time a Ravenous Prize Pack sponsored by the Publisher Creature Entertainment.
Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday’s: Ravenous Prize Pack”
In honor of the release of Enormous Vol.2 #1 we are giving two great variants away! Enormous Vol. 2 #1 Hoknes Comics Variants. The contest is sponsored by Terry Hoknes at Hoknes Comics.
Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday’s: Enormous Vol 2 #1 Hoknes Comics Variants”
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day. It is like your birthday in the middle of each week. We open things up to hear from you, whatever you want to talk about. Continue reading “Wednesday Open Forum”
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 7/22/15.
Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 7/22/15”
It’s that time again, the best damn day of the week.. New Comic Book “Drain your Wallet” Day!
So let’s get down to the picks. Continue reading “Agent Poyo’s picks of the Week for delivery 7/22/15”
The Walking Dead’s official store has some SDCC exclusives up for sale but they won’t last long. These include the SDCC Fifth Anniversary boxes that I did the unboxing of yesterday. Check them out. Continue reading “SDCC Walking Dead and Outcast Exclusives up on Skybound’s website”
Adult (not that kind) coloring books are all the rage, just ask my wife. They are great stress relieving tools. Marvel is coming out with a line of Coloring books for grown ups and has added Deadpool to the mix. Continue reading “Color your own Deadpool”
One of the exclusive highlights of SDCC this year was the Skybound 5th Anniversary Box Set. I got mine in thanks to Louie M. In the boxes were 10 variants. Some of the boxes had black and white exclusives as well as randomly inserted coupons for CGC graded copies of the original books. Continue reading “What’s in the box? Skybound 5th Anniversary Box Set Unboxing”
ComicXposure has been good to this site. They have sponsored a ton of contests for us, sending us a ton of free books to give away. As a small and up and coming variant company, they have grown with leaps and bounds. But with rapid growth has come some problems. There were complaints of shipping delays and damaged books. Eddie, one of the owners at ComicXposure sent me an email earlier that addressed the problem and is offering a code word sale. Continue reading “ComicXposure 48 Hour Guarantee and code word sale”
June’s numbers are in. It is always interesting to look at the number of copies that have sold. Here are the books we were talking about in June 2015: Continue reading “June Comic Print run”
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 Reorder List for 7/20/15:
Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 7/20/15”
Comicbook.com ran photos from Entertainment Weekly showing set photos of Psylocke, Storm, and Apocalypse. If you haven’t seen them, check them out below. Continue reading “First look at Psylocke, Storm, and Apocalypse”
One book we have been a fan of, and did well on the secondary market, was Joelle Jones’ Lady Killer. Continue reading “Lady Killer to return”
July’s Loot Crate just arrived this morning, and it is a good one! Check out the unboxing video below to see what goodies arrived.
Thanks to my special guest unboxer, Joe, for helping out with this months video.
Continue reading “July 2015 Lootcrate Unboxing (Heroes 2 theme)”
If you have been following the site for a while, you will know that we have been big fans of “A Voice in the Dark” and supporters of the creator, Larime Taylor. While the comic hasn’t been out in a while, there is a reason for it. Larime’s wife, Sylv, has cancer. Continue reading “Larime Taylor update”
I like picking up new comics on Wednesday. I love picking up comics on Wednesday that go for multiple times cover price a day or two after Wednesday. Rivers of London #1 is one of them.
Thanks to DrunkWooky for doing this while I was on the road.
The Action Figure covers still remain popular. The Star Wars Action figure covers especially. Here is one that should blow the roof off things. A black and white Boba Fett Action Figure Variant. Continue reading “Variant Envy: Star Wars #7 Black and White Boba Fett Action Figure Variant”
Tyson B. writes for www.comicsheatingup.net as well as his own site www.toyboxone.com
It was a “meh” year for SDCC in my opinion. We knew there would be new Black Series and Hasbro did pull a little shocker with Spider-Gwen. There will also be a Civil War Marvel Legends line coming soon. Here is a list of last weeks top sellers and a few things that are hot off the truck. Continue reading “Toyboxone Hot Toy Wrapup”
“Variants are great, exclusives are nice, but we all know that what’s inside make a comic last. This column is about the meat between the shiny incentive cover and the final full-page ad on the back for a toy you’re a little to old to admit to owning! What is going on inside that is going to be a big deal? This is where we guess. This is DrunkWooky’s Crystal Ball Spec!
Continue reading “DrunkWooky’s Crystal Ball Spec: Releasing Lando from (Poly)Carbonite!”
Cool, a Batman character (which surprises me) and a Justice Society alum are coming to CW network’s Arrow.
Continue reading “Anarky and Mr. Terrific coming to Arrow”
This one is a doozy. ComicXposure is giving away a Secret Wars Atlantic City Boardwalk Con Variant CGC 9.8 for the social media saavy.
