Informed Comic Book Speculation and Pop Culture News
Welcome to my own weekly spec which includes the 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.
Continue reading “Poyo’s Spec and Drek for February 26th, 2020”
Protector is a new series out of Image Comics which has been a entertaining first read after issue #1 hit stands last month. I’ve been looking forward to this next issue and this series.
Continue reading “Protector #2 from Image Comics – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
So Sex Criminals is back and is finally finishing off it’s story with it’s last remaining story arc.
Continue reading “Sex Criminals #27 – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
I meant to do this earlier as these just went on sale this past Wednesday but a few weeks back I mentioned the awesome Bitter Root #6 Totoro Variant.
Continue reading “Totoro Fans – Bitter Root #6 Homage Variant Available Now”
Here is the full press release of Image Comics new book, That Texas Blood that hits store shelves this May with early page previews.
Undiscovered Country is the new big Image book. With Scott Snyder and Charles Soule writing, we’re definitely in for a wild ride with this series.
Continue reading “Undiscovered Country #4 – Sneak Peek Preview”
Previews gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s the spotlight new books coming out of February Previews for the smaller publishers that include Dark Horse, IDW, Image and others.
Continue reading “February Previews 2020 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books”
Sex Criminals went on a very long hiatus. This book had a lot going for it until the delays came along.
Tartarus #1 hits stands February 12th, 2020 but I got my hands on an advanced preview copy.
Continue reading “Tartarus #1 Advanced Sneak Peek Preview from Image Comics”
This is a book I’ve been looking forward to myself. Protector #1 hits shelves at the end of January from Image Comics and writer Simon Roy (Prophet) with some awesome cover art by James Stokoe.
Continue reading “Protector #1 – Image Comics – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
On The Stump is a new Image Book hitting shelves in mid February about the new way political campaigns are won, in the ring. It’s a very interesting take on politics so it’s a new book out from the writer behind Bitter Root.
Continue reading “On The Stump – Image Comics – Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”
Undiscovered Country #3 hits shelves tomorrow and this has been an interesting read so far. With Snyder and Soule on writing duties, we’re in for a likely great ride with this series while it also already getting optioned.
Continue reading “Undiscovered Country #3 – Sneak Peek Preview”
Dead Eyes #4 is out tomorrow and since this started out as Dead Rabbit over a year ago with a few issues released before being yanked over rights to the name, we are now in new material with each release.
Continue reading “Dead Eyes #4 – Sneak Peek 10 Page Preview”
The last two covers are now revealed and I think these are some of the better ones for issue #1.
Continue reading “Artgerm & Marini Covers For Mirka Andolfo’s MERCY Revealed”
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.
Continue reading “December Previews 2019 – Small Publisher Spotlight Books”
This could be entertaining..
From Image Press Release:
The New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award winning creative team behind Chew—John Layman and Rob Guillory (Farmhand)—reunite for a three-issue, crossover, miniseries with Image/Skybound Entertainment’s science fiction horror series Outer Darkness with regular series artist Afu Chan available this March.
Continue reading “Chew & Outer Darkness Team Up for Mini-Series Crossover Event”
This is a must for me. Crime, drama and pretty much with some Western in it! Good lord, Brubaker knows how to draw me into his books.
Continue reading “’30s Era Crime Brubaker and Phillips Style Coming This May”
I must admit, the artwork looks pretty awesome in this book..
The full press release from Image is below..
Image Comics is pleased to reveal a pulse-pounding excerpt from the forthcoming six-issue miniseries, Mirka Andolfo’s Mercy. This sneak peek at interior pages from the debut issue packs an explosive punch and teases at the possible origins behind the mysterious Lady Hellaine.
Continue reading “Sneak Peek Preview of Mercy from Image Comics”
Another one off the Image Press release…
Continue reading “Action Packed On The Stump from Bitter Root Creator Hits Shelves February 2020”
Straight from the Image Press is a new Sci-Fi book Tartarus in which they dub the Breaking Bad Meets Star Wars.
Continue reading “New Ongoing Sci-Fi Epic Tartarus from Image Comics”
Straight from the Image Press Release is the solicitation that Undiscovered Country #1 is getting a 3rd printing.
I’m not totally sure what shops are continuing to order these as my local shop this week still had a pretty heavy stack of the first prints available.
Continue reading “Undiscovered Country #1 Gets 3rd Printing”
A little late with this press release and you likely already read the release but here it is. Despite it’s huge initial print run with tons of variants, Undiscovered Country is going back for a second printing. We’ll likely see a 3rd as well..
You Prophet fans will probably really dig this new book coming soon from Image Comics.
Continue reading “Image Dubs It Conan The Barbarian Meets Mad Max – Protector New Series”
Here’s another upcoming Image series hitting shelves soon. It’s a new mini-series that I don’t see being a big spec hit but more along the lines of a possible great read.
Here’s another new series that I’m looking forward to out from Image Comics.
Continue reading “Killadelphia #1 Advanced Sneak Peek Preview”