Each week hundred’s of new books come out. Each has potential, but let’s be honest, not all of them live up to that potential. Each week we pick the books we think have the best shot. Here are our picks for delivery on 2/19/14: Continue reading “Comics Picks of the week for 2/19/14”
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Zero from Image coming to TV?
I love Zero, from Ales Kot and a rotating cast of artists. I even gave away the Paul Pope #1 Phantom Variant here a while back. Well, the tv and movie news continues as Ales tweets tonight. Continue reading “Zero from Image coming to TV?”
Comic books for release date 2/19/14
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 2/16/14
The Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list is a great speculator tool. It shows what comic shops are going back and reordering more of before final order cut off. This list is a result of a first issue selling out, a new series, or chatter, such as talk around the shops, message boards and blogs. Needless to say, these are the books getting attention. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 2/16/14”
A look ahead to next Wednesday 2/19/14
Looks like another good week of releases. Aren’t they all though. There are a couple of books worth the look on tap. Continue reading “A look ahead to next Wednesday 2/19/14”
Devil's Hopyard First appearance
So a lot of attention has been placed on the Devil’s Hopyard as people try to get copies. The book is doing pretty well, and people on the message boards are definitely talking up the speck potential. But if the book does pop, people will want the first appearance of the characters. Continue reading “Devil's Hopyard First appearance”
Insect Bath #1 Price Increasing
Not sure if you saw my picks of the week this week, as there were 2 posts. The first one covered a lot of the normal type books I would cover. The second one covered an odd-ball Fantagraphics book called Insect Bath #1. Continue reading “Insect Bath #1 Price Increasing”
Bunker #1 a sell out success
When you have a book that sells out on the day of release that is a good thing. When you throw in the fact it already has a tv deal, that is a great thing. Bunker #1 is a great book. Continue reading “Bunker #1 a sell out success”
Comics Picks of the Week for 2/12/14 Part 2
Yeah, I had to do a part 2. There are a ton of good books worth spec-ing on this week and I wanted to spotlight one in a separate post. Check it out after the bump. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for 2/12/14 Part 2”
Hoknes Comics Hot New Comics for 2/12/14
Each week Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com releases a new videp spotlighting hot new comics. Here is this weeks.
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Comics Picks of the Week for 2/12/14
Each week hundreds of new books come out, each one holds hope, most of which don’t live up to the potential. Each week we pick the ones we feel have the best shot of succeeding. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for 2/12/14”
Captain America #6 First Winter Soldier: A Comic Heating Up
Thanks to my friends at the Comic Book Speculating and Investing community at Google+ for this tip. Continue reading “Captain America #6 First Winter Soldier: A Comic Heating Up”
Dredd Underbelly Print Run
Looks like the print run is in for Dredd Underbelly and it is pretty small. Continue reading “Dredd Underbelly Print Run”
Comics for release 2/12/14
List of all comics being released on 2/12/14 Continue reading “Comics for release 2/12/14”
The Strain #1 a comic heating up (again)
I had promised myself no more Strain stories for a while. I felt like I was beating a dead horse by constantly talking about it. I love the comic and have been excited for the show. I have sold a lot of copies of #1 since the TV show announcement and have been watching the trends. In fact, I stopped selling copies of it and held on to the rest of them to see how it played out. Continue reading “The Strain #1 a comic heating up (again)”
1st Appearance of Modern Suicide Squad heating up
We mentioned this twice this past week, but Suicide Squad is getting media attention, not only in the Arrow TV series, but a stand alone script that hit the internet. Continue reading “1st Appearance of Modern Suicide Squad heating up”
Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list for 2/7/14
The Diamond Comics Advanced reorder List is a great speculation tool to see what is gaining interest in the near future. This is the lisst of comics retailers are going back and ordering more copies of before the final order cut off. These may be new books, reprints of sold out books, second issues of a hot new series, or just what retailers are hearing chatter about in their stores and do not want to miss the boat on copies. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list for 2/7/14”
Image comics being skipped over by some stores?
Terry Hones of www.hoknescomics.com brought an interesting article to my attention. It is from Antony Johnson, creator of Umbral, which spotlights order trends from retailers for his Image book. Continue reading “Image comics being skipped over by some stores?”
NY Times picks comics it would like to see as shows
NY Times has a fun article on-line talking about comic books they would like to see as shows. I think at least one of them already has been picked up for a movie/TV deal. Continue reading “NY Times picks comics it would like to see as shows”
Draft of Suicide Squad script hits internet
Thanks to UKpondside for the link:
Bleeding Cool has run snipits of a screen play for Suicide Squad. Whether this will be pulled into Arrow, or act as a stand alone movie/TV thing is yet to be seen. Continue reading “Draft of Suicide Squad script hits internet”
Ms Marvel to be in Avengers 2 Age of Ultron
If you haven’t heard, and I am late putting this up, that The Vision will be in The Avengers 2 Age of Ultron. The same actor who provided the voice for Jarvis will be playing The Vision. But there is another rumor that one more key character as yet to be announced. Continue reading “Ms Marvel to be in Avengers 2 Age of Ultron”
Suicide Squad Confirmed on this season on Arrow
If it is any indication of how a comic value can be effected by the character appearing on a TV show, just check out what the first appearance of Deadshot. The book has jumped to $100 book in just a few months. Continue reading “Suicide Squad Confirmed on this season on Arrow”
Preacher officially announced for AMC
We posted a blurb about the Seth Rogen produced Preacher coming to AMC, home of The Walking Dead, earlier. Here is the rest of the story, as well as a list of the key issues is the series. Continue reading “Preacher officially announced for AMC”
Red 5 Comic "Haunted" optioned by Bryan Singer
The hits keep on coming, well the movie and TV options that is. So here is a little known comic, Haunted that has been picked up Bryan Singer’s Production Company Bad Hat Harry. Continue reading “Red 5 Comic "Haunted" optioned by Bryan Singer”
Preacher TV Deal Reached with AMC
Well, this didn’t take long. There were rumors of a Preacher TV deal on the pipe, and it just got announced. Continue reading “Preacher TV Deal Reached with AMC”