As announced on the Dark Horse: CLASSIFIED! panel at New York Comic Con, writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Rebels) and artist Tristan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road, TMNT) will take on the xenomorphs just in time to celebrate the anniversary of Aliens with a new ongoing series—Aliens: Defiance! Continue reading “DARK HORSE TO DELIVER ONGOING ‘ALIENS: DEFIANCE’”
Tag: speculating comics
Dark Horse Launching New Tomb Raider Series
Trying to get caught up on all the news that was coming out of NYCC. It is hard to be on your feet 12 hours in a room with 95-130,000 people and hit the hotel to do write ups.
Lara Croft is back, and she’s bringing a whole new bag of tricks to the table at the hands of award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki.
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Friday Cosplay round up
So far the cosplay has been incredible. Almost had the banned Batgirl cover re-enacted. Check them out after the bump. Continue reading “Friday Cosplay round up”
NYCC Day one
What a whirlwind of a day. Got up at 5:00 showered, and hit the highway. The normal three hour trip took about five putting us a little late for the show. I finally met up with Mel V. at the show and got to meet reader Beau (aka Minty Man Cave Comics). We got to talk for a little bit but it was time to hit the con floors.
Mel V’s NYCC preview, Day 0
Mel V. hit the floor of NYCC early, today, the day before it opened. Here is what he saw.
Hoknes Comics Hot Three For The Week Of 10/7/15
From Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com
Each week I make predictions of the Big 3 best potential investment comics to pick to help other speculators. Continue reading “Hoknes Comics Hot Three For The Week Of 10/7/15”
ComicXposure Booth Signings at NYCC
Our Friends at ComicXposure.com has released their booth signings and have some pretty big hitters on board. If you are at NYCC you will want to swing by the ComicXposure booth. Continue reading “ComicXposure Booth Signings at NYCC”
Jetpack Comics Project Nemesis Variant Giveaway
This is not one of our free comic Wednesday giveaways so please do not comment below with your name.
One of our picks of the week is Project Nemesis and you can get a free copy of the Jetpack Comics Variant if you are one of the first 100 people who order one (you just have to pay shipping.) Continue reading “Jetpack Comics Project Nemesis Variant Giveaway”
First Appearance of Steven Universe
Thanks to our friend CyberSpaceComics for the tip off on this one.
We mentioned how Steven Universe is hot. Especially Steven Universe #6 which sells for up to $90. But many people do not realize what the first appearance of Steven Universe in comic form is. Continue reading “First Appearance of Steven Universe”
Rare Copy of We Can Never Go Home #1 Ardden Goes Up for sale
We have heard of people lucking into copies of these, but few people have ever seen them. A rare copy of Ardden Comics “ash can edition” of We Can Never Go Home #1 has gone up for sale. Check out the images of the We Can Never Go Home #1 Ardden Variant below to see the differences. Continue reading “Rare Copy of We Can Never Go Home #1 Ardden Goes Up for sale”
Free Comic Wednesday: Pitiful Human Lizard #1 Jason Loo Kickstarter variant
We have something really rare we are giving away tonight. The true first print of the Pitiful Human Lizard, the Kickstarter variant put out by Jason Loo with the cover price of $10 and put out by Loo Harvest Group. These were sent to us directly from Jason Loo (thanks to DrunkWooky for the hookup). Continue reading “Free Comic Wednesday: Pitiful Human Lizard #1 Jason Loo Kickstarter variant”
Amazing Spider-Man #1 Spoilers
If you were on the fence about getting Amazing Spider-Man #1 or just wanted to see what is new, well here is your chance. This post contains heavy spoilers so be warned.
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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.
The 52st edition of the open forum!
Mel V.’s Variant Picks of the Week
What’s Up CHU? Mel V. back for another great week of books. This is a huge week. Huge. With all the new Marvel launches, plus New York Comic Con around the corner, my wallet is going to be broken for a while. Anyway, we are here to talk about variants and there are a ton of them to pick from this week. Remember, variants go up, some go down, but as long as you buy art that you like you can’t go wrong. Continue reading “Mel V.’s Variant Picks of the Week”
Winners! Nerd Store Utah Book of Death #1
Hey, CHU, it’s DrunkWooky! Thanks for being involved in another awesome CHU Free Comic Wednesday giveaway and for bearing with my shameless social media self-promotion. I’m hoping to continue adding more content to CHU’s already awesome weekly line-up and give you even more comic-related stuff to click on! I have weekly 2 Sentence Reviews for those of us with short attention spans, Variant Cover Releases, and more Comic News! So, if you like, follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter @DrunkWooky! Or, continue to read all the awesome content already churning out of comicsheatingup.net. You guys treat me so good around here, even when I’m wrong!! Continue reading “Winners! Nerd Store Utah Book of Death #1”
Agent Poyo’s Picks of the Week for delivery 10/7/15
Wednesday, the best day of the week and this Wednesday is a big release day. Several new reboots in the Marvel Universe along with a new Dr. Strange ongoing from one of my favorite writers, Jason Aaron. I’ve also been fortunate to have smaller pickup weeks the past few weeks but this week, my budget is gonna get blown out so honestly, I have no budget for this week.
Let’s get on with the picks shall we…
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Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 10/7/15
Each week hundreds of new comics it the stands (several hundred of them will be Marvel books this week, with the relaunch, and the variants). All have 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 for delivery 10/7/15: Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 10/7/15”
Clone Getting Live Adaptation Movie
Appears that Clone from Skybound is back on the radar after the previous attempts to adapt the property into a tv show failed. Now it looks like it will be adapted into a feature film from Universal. Continue reading “Clone Getting Live Adaptation Movie”
Variant Envy: Grumpy Cat #1 Third Eye Action Figure Variant
Ok, this one just cracks me up. Third Eye Comics is my local comic shop and they have some great variants. When Steve told me about this one I was unsure. The one I am talking about is the Grumpy Cat #1 Third Eye Action Figure Variant. Grumpy Cat, is the internet meme of the very unhappy cat that has ended up with millions of views. He is getting his own comic. Continue reading “Variant Envy: Grumpy Cat #1 Third Eye Action Figure Variant”
Variant Gallery: Marvel’s Kirby Monster variants
Drunkwooky writes for www.comicsheatingup.net
Jack Kirby created some of the most fantastic comic book monsters in history.
I’ve been collecting the released Kirby Monster Variant images as they’ve been coming out.
Check out the gallery of tributes featuring some of the top artists of today showing off Kirby classics. Continue reading “Variant Gallery: Marvel’s Kirby Monster variants”
Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 10/4/15
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 10/4/15: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advance Reorder List for 10/4/15”
Damage Control Coming to TV
Who cleans up after the Hulk Rampages the city? Who fixes potholes where Thor’s hammer falls? That would be Marvel Comic’s Damage Control. Now they are getting their own tv show. Continue reading “Damage Control Coming to TV”
BLINDBOX Subscription Box Funded, Moves to Stretch Goals
Blindbox, the new comic and variant subscription service from our friend Court Gebeau at www.comiconart.com has successfully funded their initial Kickstarter goal of $8,000 (sitting at $9,220 at time of posting) and now has opened up some Stretch Goals. If you are unfamiliar with Stretch Goals for Kickstarters, these are bonuses sent to all funders at incremental levels. Check them out after the jump. Continue reading “BLINDBOX Subscription Box Funded, Moves to Stretch Goals”
One to Watch: Survivors Club
October is here! That means the Halloween season is upon us. My favorite time of the year. Need to get the decorations out and start setting up my Yard Haunt (includes me dressed as a scary scare crow to scare the crap out of some of the kids.) Anyway, it is also time to focus on horror books as this is an excellent time of the year to sell horror back issues (really is.) Mel shot me a text about this one and I instantly fell in love. Survivors Club is out next week and should be worth the check out. 
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Flash Season 2 Trailer features first look at Zoom
A new trailer for Flash Season 2 shows the classic character Professor Zoom. Check out the video after the jump: Continue reading “Flash Season 2 Trailer features first look at Zoom”