June 2022 – Small Publisher Highlight Picks

Here’s the spotlight new books (and some trade/hardcovers/omnibuses) coming out of June for the small publishers which includes Dark Horse, Image and IDW.



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May Previews 2021 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books

Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight new books (and some trade/hardcovers/omnibuses) coming out of May Previews for the smaller publishers like Darkhorse, IDW and Image.



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April Previews 2021 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books

Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight new books (and some trade/hardcovers/omnibuses) coming out of April Previews for the Smaller Publishers which include Dark Horse, IDW and Image…

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Poyo’s Spec & Drek for October 7th, 2020

Welcome to this weeks spec and drek. This is where we pick the winners each week we think will be spec worthy, a great read or just cool looking art on the cover. I also dive into the pesky drek, the book you should probably avoid if you can or perhaps not invest so heavily into.

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Poyo’s FOC Highlight Books for Last Call 07/27/2020

FOC is the last chance to put in your orders with your comic shops and likely get at a discount for pre-ordering.

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Likes and Dislikes for the Week of June 3rd, 2020

It’s that time again, where I tell you what’s really grinding my gears for the week of June 3rd, 2020. It’s been a few months since the last one.

Some weeks it’s mostly likes, other weeks it’s dislikes.

So what’s grinding my gears this week?

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Poyo’s Spec and Drek for March 25th, 2020

Welcome to my own weekly spec which includes my weekly drek picks. I pick what I think will be winners, not only if you make money by flipping but winners as in either a great read or just awesome art.

Then there’s the pesky drek, the comic you should avoid altogether or not fall into the buying every variant trap.

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December Previews 2019 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books

Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight new books coming out of December Previews that kicks off the new 2020 year for the smaller publishers that include Dark Horse, IDW, Image and others.

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September Previews 2019 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books

Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight of new small publisher books coming out of September Previews.

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August Previews for Small Publisher Books

We have the big two, we have the indies and then there’s the in-between. The publishers who are not necessarily small but still have a small market share from the big publishers.

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Poyo’s Spec and Drek for June 19th, 2019

It’s that time again to spec and drek. We pick what we think will go on to be winners, whether it’s value or just a great story. We also throw in a loser pick, what we should not bother buying.

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Throwback Thursday

Long ago in 1917, a man named Will Eisner was born. This man would end up being one of the most iconic cartoonists in the industry. They even named the most prestigious awards in comics after him, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

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One Week Later Report for May 29th, 2019

Welcome once again to the another installment of the One Week Later Report. This week we’ll cover the books released on 05/22/2019.

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Throwback Thursday For January 10th, 2019

It’s a new year so I’m going to try some new stuff for all you CHU readers and fans this year. A Throwback Thursday seemed fun to explore previous news or history in the comic book world.

So for this first edition, we travel 30 years back, all the way back to 1989….

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Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Blank Character Sheet NYCC Exclusive

You all still like free stuff right? Well, here’s another giveaway.
So for all you who missed out in going or nabbing one of the exclusives at NYCC 2018 this year, here’s your chance at the Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Exclusive Character Sheet Blank from Oni Press and IDW.
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NYCC 2018 IDW Comic Convention Exclusives – Highlights

NYCC is upon us and I must say, I’m impressed with the convention exclusives announced so far this year for NYCC 2018 coming out of the IDW booth.
Here’s some of the highlights I think will be winners.
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IDW Star Wars Micro Comics Reprints First Appearance of Boba Fett

Hey, CHU, DrunkWooky here!
Well, IDW has moved on to the Empire Strikes Back adaptation run of Star Wars vol. 1 issues for their Mini Comic Collector’s Packs.
I purchased a single pack of the A New Hope Mini Comic reprints and lucked out enough to get #1! I wanted to strike similar gold here and get a miniature version of Boba Fett’s first appearance, issue #42! Well, I batted a 1,000! 1 for 1.
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Ragnarok #1. A comic heating up?

Still trying to figure out if this is an anomaly but it was already mentioned in the comment section so I wanted to bring it to light. Ragnarok #1, which sold out through IDW has been seeing some heat Continue reading “Ragnarok #1. A comic heating up?”

Dr Who SDCC Variant flip idea

Last one for the night I promise. Two more flipable pre-orderable books coming out of San Diego Comic Con. These are for Dr. Who books from IDW. This show has a huge fan base and could be easy sells. Continue reading “Dr Who SDCC Variant flip idea”

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