VELOCITY COMICS: Another desperate cry for attention

I'm happy to kick things off this week by announcing that the winner of our latest DRAW! contest has been decided! How exciting! And I know that you're all ravenous to know the name of the lucky winner, and for that reason his name has been hidden somewhere in the body of this newsletter! Why would I do something like that? Because I'm very, very strange. So read on and be on the lookout for the name of our winner. It'll be worth it, because THIS newsletter is packed with the potential for greater savings than any other newsletter in HISTORY!

APRIL IS THE MONTH OF SALES. Starting right now, RIGHT NOW, we'll offering 40% off ALL comics and Graphic Novels featuring characters licensed from another medium. That includes TRANSFORMERS, GI JOE, BUFFY, ANGEL, STAR TREK, STAR WARS, CONAN, and more. The sale price counts towards existing stock only, and as always, everything is dependant on our mood the day you come in and our feelings about you as a person. 40% OFF ALL THIS GREAT STUFF, for one week only.

ANOTHER SALE: You might not have heard that we've recently begun carrying a selection of Role Playing paraphenilia, such as Dungeons and Dragon's guides and Magic Cards. We're desperate to get the word out, and so are offering 25% OFF ALL GAMING MATERIALS. That includes Heroclix, Magic Cards, and whatever else we have that fits the criteria. Grab your friends and drag them down here for some sweet sales that will reverberate through the annals of time FOREVER.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS COMING: Free Comic Book day is May 2nd, and this years selection looks like it should be the best one yet. DC is releasing a special FREE BLACKEST NIGHT #0, and Marvel is giving away a new AVENGERS tale written by BM Bendis. If Super-heroes aren't your cup-o-tea, there will also be a selection of free comics from indie publishers like FANTAGRAPHICS and ADHOUSE BOOKS. In addition to giving out free comics, we'll also have STORE-WIDE SALES to lure you in. Mark your calendar now, MAY 2nd is a date that you don't want to forget.

BIG COMIC SHOW: BRETT'S COMIC PILE is having a HUGE SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 4th. Find a way to get yourself to 5600 Patterson Ave sometime between 8am and 5pm that day and you'll find more than 500 boxes of comics, ALL 25 CENTS. You can fill a short box for $29, or a long box for $49. THIS SALE IS ONE DAY ONLY, and will also feature tons of TPBs for $1, as well as plenty of discounted supplies.

BRICK WEEKLY: http://www.brickweekly.com/index.php/booksprint/article/comics_air_volum...

SHIPPING THIS WEEK and PICKS and CONGRATULATIONS TO NAT NELSON for WINNING THE OPERATION: SPIFF CONTEST with his awesome GREEN LANTERN DESIGN!

AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 DKR 2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 MCGUINNESS VAR DKR 2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 WOLVERINE ART VAR DKR 2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #590 2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #590 WOLVERINE ART VAR 2.99
ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #2 3.99
ARMY OF DARKNESS #18 3.50
ASTONISHING TALES #3 3.99
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #14 2.99
AUTHORITY #9 2.99
AVENGERS INVADERS #9 (OF 12) 2.99
AVENGERS INVADERS #9 (OF 12) SUYDAM VAR 2.99
AVENGERS PREM HC HAWKEYE 24.99
BANG TANGO #3 (OF 6) (MR) 2.99
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL MAN BAT #1 2.99
BATMAN THE HEART OF HUSH HC 19.99
BEASTS BOOK 01 GN 24.99
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #4 (RES) 2.50
BLACK PANTHER 2 #3 DKR 2.99
BOMB QUEEN TP VOL 05 BOMBASTIC 16.99
BOODY BIZARE COMICS OF BOODY ROGERS GN 19.99
BOYS #29 (MR) 2.99
BPRD TP VOL 09 1946 17.95
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #24 CHEN CVR 2.99
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #24 JEANTY CVR 2.99
CABLE #13 XMW 2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 3.99 - A special anniversary issue written by JAMES ROBINSON with art by MARCOS MARTIN.

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 MARTI 3.99
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 17 CREATION QUEST (C: 0 17.95
CROSSED #4 (OF 9) (MR) 3.99
CYBLADE #4 2.99
DARK REIGN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 5) DKR 2.99
DARKNESS #76 IRVING CVR A 2.99
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR TP 19.99
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #4 (OF 4 3.99
DEAD ROMEO #1 (OF 6) 2.99
DEADPOOL #9 DKR 2.99
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 02 29.99

DESTROYER #1 (OF 5) (MR) 3.99 - Long awaited mini-series by ROBERT KIRKMAN, depiciting the final days of a Golden Age character.

DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #3 (OF 4) 2.99
DRINKY CROWS MAAKIES TREASURY HC 29.99
DUNGEON ZENITH TP VOL 03 BACK IN STYLE (C: 0-0-1) 12.95
FALLEN ANGEL TP VOL 06 CITIES OF LIGHT AND DARK 19.99
FARSCAPE #4 3.99

FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5) 3.99 - One of the most highly anticipated books of the year! BURSTING from the pages of FINAL CRISIS, BARRY ALLEN has OUTRACED death itself. Will anyone be ABLE TO KEEP PACE with the Silver Age Speedster? And how much SPEED JARGON will be tossed around in the comic's press when discussing the issue?

FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5) VAR ED 3.99
FRANKLIN RICHARDS APRIL FOOLS 3.99
GI JOE #4 3.99
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #2 DESTRO 3.99
GLAMOURPUSS #6 3.00
GRAVEL #10 (MR) 3.99
GRAVEL #10 WRAP CVR (MR) 3.99
GREATEST HITS #6 (OF 6) (MR) 2.99
GREEN LANTERN SYMBOL IV T/S MED (C: 1-1-3) 17.95
HACK SLASH SERIES #21 HERRERA CVR B (MR) 3.50
HAUNTED TANK #5 (OF 5) (MR) 2.99
HELM TP VOL 01 14.95
HO HC 19.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #12 DKR 2.99

IRREDEEMABLE #1 3.99 - Mark Waid's new thing about a super-powered dude gone bad.

JERSEY GODS #3 3.50
JERSEY GODS #3 3.50
JONAH HEX #42 2.99
JONAH HEX BULLETS DONT LIE TP 14.99
JSA TP VOL 02 THY KINGDOM COME PART 01 14.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #25 2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #25 VAR ED 2.99
JUXTAPOZ VOL 16 #4 APR 2009 5.99
KILLER OF DEMONS #2 (OF 3) 3.99
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #149 4.99
LEGEND OF ZELDA SHIELD BELT BUCKLE 15.99
MARVEL ASSISTANT SIZE SPECTACULAR #1 (OF 2) 3.99
MASQUERADE #2 3.50
MIGHTY #3 2.99
MIRRORS EDGE #6 (OF 6) 3.99
MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 01 LTD ED B&W 99.95
MY MOMMY IS IN AMERICA & SHE MET BUFFALO BILL HC ( 25.00
NEW AVENGERS #51 DKR 3.99
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #2 (OF 4) DKR 3.99
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 08 SECRET INVASION BOOK 01 14.99
NEW MUTANTS SAGA
NO HERO #4 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (MR) 3.99
NOBLE CAUSES #40 3.50
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 3.99
OVERMAN TP 16.99
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG SC VOL 38 MARVEL VILLAINS 29.95
PREVIEWS #247 APRIL 2009 (NET) 4.50
PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1 (OF 5) 3.99
PROTOTYPE #1 (OF 6) (MR) 3.99
RESIDENT EVIL FIRE AND ICE TP (MR) 24.99
SANDMAN ANNIVERSARY POSTER 6 POSTER PREPACK 39.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #146 3.50
SCALPED #27 (MR) 2.99

SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #1 (OF 3) (MR) 3.99 - Presenting the sequel to one of GRANT MORRISON'S strangest books ever. Seaguy is a little bit older than he was when we last saw him, but that doesn't mean he's any happier. Sooner or later, he's going to make his move, and when he does, you can be sure that the Newsarama message boards will be overtaken by angry nerds who just don't get it.

SECRET WARRIORS #3 DKR 2.99
SECRET WARRIORS #3 PAREL WOLVERINE VAR DKR 2.99
SHRAPNEL #4 (OF 5) BROOKS CVR A 2.99
STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #4 3.99
STAR TREK CREW #2 3.99
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2 (OF 8) 3.99
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #1 (OF 4) CVR B JOEY MASON 3.50
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #3 (OF 4) 3.50
SUPERMAN BATMAN #57 2.99
SUPERMEN FIRST WAVE OF HEROES (1939-41) GN 24.99
TEEN TITANS #69 2.99
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL 2009 #1 4.99
THUNDERBOLTS #130 LANGLEY VAR DKR 2.99
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #14 9.99
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT JAZZ 3.99
TRINITY #44 2.99
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #1 (OF 3) (MR) 5.99
UZUMAKI GN VOL 01 2ND ED (MR) 9.99
WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6) 3.99
WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6) VAR 3.99
WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR TP 16.99
WHAT IF TP SECRET WARS 19.99
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO THE DEFUSER 3.50
WITCHING HOUR TP NEW PTG (MR) 19.99
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP WOLVERINE BY NIGHT 12.99
WOLVERINE HC TALES OF WEAPON X 14.99
WONDER WOMAN TRINITY BY LEE BLK T/S XL 17.95
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (OF 8) 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR 3.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #3 (OF 4) 3.99
X-MEN KINGBREAKER #4 (OF 4) 3.99
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR) 14.99

ENOUGH. Enough.

Tom Batten