Remember 1984? I don't, probably because I hadn't been born yet. That's right, this is the very first Velocity Comics Newsletter brought to you by Tim Franzak. Well, in 1984, when Marvel's senior editors went away to the San Diego Comic Con, (timely, eh?) Marvel had "Assistant Editor's Month." Luckily for you guys, I've developed a working time machine and visited 1984, so that I could bring back Velocity's own Assistant Editor's Month themed newsletter. Instead of cleverly writing myself into the fabric of the newsletter in order to poke fun at my own hubris, (I'm looking at you, John Byrne...) I'll just let it speak for itself.
STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW: DRAW CONTEST UPDATE! The last day we will be accepting entries is FRIDAY JULY 30th! For centuries (a few years), the origins of Velocity's own running man mascot have remained shrouded in mystery. Unshroud them by drawing what he's running from! Embark on a wild journey and solve important historical mysteries Dan Brown style, and have a chance to win $100 in comics while you're at it! He could be running from anything, really! It's up to you to figure it out, draw it, and bring it to us by July 30th.
SCOTT PILGRIM: The time has finally come! SCOTT PILGRIM volume six, SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR arrives this Wednesday, and we could not be more collectively stoked. Will Scott end up with Romona or Kim Pine? Will Gideon look like Jason Schwartzman? Is he only a cat? Will he be some freakish half cat, half Jason Schwartzman hybrid? Clearly, I haven't put enough thought into this. Come get one!
SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
AGE OF HEROES #3 (OF 4) 3.99
AIR #23 2.99
ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #1 (OF 4) 3.99 -- Alan Moore! Lovecraftian horror!
ALTER EGO #95 7.95
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #638 3.99 -- On second thought, O.M.I.T. may not have been the best advertising slogan for this arc, because you will probably want it. Vocabulary humor!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #638 QUESADA VAR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS AMERICAN SON #3 (OF 4) 3.99
ARCHIE #611 2.99
ARMY OF DARKNESS ASH SAVES OBAMA TP 14.99
ATLAS #3 2.99
AVENGERS #3 3.99
AVENGERS #3 JRJR VAR 3.99
AZRAEL #10 2.99
BACK ISSUE #42 7.95
BATMAN BEYOND #2 (OF 6) 2.99
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #14 3.99
BIRDS OF PREY #3 (BRIGHTEST DAY) 2.99
BLACK WIDOW #4 2.99
BLACKEST NIGHT RISE OF THE BLACK LANTERNS HC 24.99
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS HC 24.99
BRIGHTEST DAY #6 2.99
BRIGHTEST DAY #6 VAR ED
BULLET TO THE HEAD #2 (MR) 3.99
CATALOG 439 BURLESQUE PARAPHERNALIA SC 22.99
CBGB #1 (OF 4) 3.99 -- Anthology series with a Gilbert Hernandez cover. Also, a chance to find out what the thing is on all the shirts those cool kids wear.
CHARMED #1 A CVR SEIDMAN 3.50
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #7 (MR) 3.99
CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #1-5 SGN SET 14.99
DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 02 MOLECULE MAN 15.99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS #3 (OF 5) 3.99
DARK WOLVERINE #88 2.99
DARKSTALKERS NIGHT WARRIORS #3 (OF 3) A CVR LEE 3.95
DARKSTALKERS NIGHT WARRIORS #3 (OF 3) B CVR WARREN 3.95
DARKWING DUCK #2 3.99
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #3 (OF 10) 3.99
DEADPOOL #25 3.99
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #13 (OF 13) 3.99
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #11 (OF 24) 3.99
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #13 3.99
DODGEM LOGIC MAGAZINE #3 7.95
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #356 2.99
DRACULA #4 (OF 4) 3.99
DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS #4 (OF 8) 2.99
DYNAMO 5 SINS OF THE FATHER #2 (OF 5) 3.99
EXPENDABLES TP 16.99
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 01 15.99
FARSCAPE ONGOING #9 3.99
FEARLESS DAWN #4 (OF 4) 2.95
FEVRE DREAM #4 (OF 10) 3.99
FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE TP 14.99
FROM SHADOW OF NORTHERN LIGHTS TP VOL 02 14.95
FUTURAMA COMICS #50 2.99
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #8 (OF 9) 3.50
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #4 (OF 6) A CVR RUFFINO 2.99
GFT SWIMSUIT SPECIAL 2010 A CVR EBAS 4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #156 3.99
GI JOE COBRA II #6 3.99
GOD OF WAR #3 (OF 6) 3.99
GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS TP 14.99
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #49 A CVR ROPER 2.99
GROO HOGS OF HORDER TP 17.99
HELLBLAZER #269 2.99
HER-OES #4 2.99
HEROIC AGE PRINCE OF POWER #3 (OF 4) 3.99
HOME FOR MR EASTER GN 13.99
HULK PLANET HULK PRELUDE TP NEW PTG 15.99
INCREDIBLES #11 2.99
IRON MAN EXTREMIS DIRECTORS CUT #5 (OF 6) 3.99
JANET EVANOVICH TROUBLEMAKER HC BOOK 01 (C: 0-1-2) 17.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #41 (BRIGHTEST DAY) 2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #41 75TH ANNIV VAR ED
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #6 3.99
LADY DEADPOOL #1 3.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #3 3.99
LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #6 3.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #5 (OF 5) 3.99
MARVELMAN CLASSIC PRIMER #1 3.99 -- One step closer to the Alan Moore material!
MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #8 (OF 8) 3.99
META 4 #2 (OF 5) (MR) 3.50
MGM DRIVE IN THEATER #1 IT TERROR FROM BEYOND STAR 3.99
MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #6 (OF 6) 3.99
MONDO URBANO GN 11.99
MOOMIN COMPLETE TOVE JANSSON COMIC STRIP HC VOL 05 19.95
MUPPET SNOW WHITE #3 2.99
NEW AVENGERS #2 3.99
NEW AVENGERS #2 IMMONEN VAR
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 12 POWERLOSS 15.99
NEW MUTANTS #15 2.99
OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 40 BATMAN 29.95
OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 40 CAPTAIN AMERICA 29.95
POWER GIRL #14 2.99
PS238 #45 2.99
RASL POCKET ED TP VOL 01 17.95 -- Another chance to catch up on Jeff "Bone" Smith's current series. Alternate realities and conspiracy theories abound!
REALM OF KINGS HC 39.99
RED MASS FOR MARS #4 (OF 4) 3.50
RESURRECTION VOL 2 #13 3.99
SAM KIETH SKETCHBOOKS VOL 02 9.99
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #2 4.99
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 06 FINEST HOUR 11.99 --!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHADOWHAWK #3 3.50
SIEGE EMBEDDED PREM HC 19.99
SIEGE X-MEN PREM HC 19.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #168 2.99
SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #2 3.99
SPIRIT #4 3.99
STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 04 WILL OF DARTH VADER 7.99
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #3 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN 3.95
SUPER PRO KO GN VOL 01 11.99
SUPERGIRL #54 2.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN #74 2.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #4 2ND PTG 4.99 -- 2nd printing of the Paul Levitz Batman Beyond story.
THUNDERBOLTS #146 2.99
TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #1 (OF 6) 3.99
TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #1 (OF 6) VAR ED
TINY TITANS #30 2.99
TORSO THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION TP 24.95
TRANSFORMERS NEFARIOUS #5 3.99
TREASURY 20TH CENTURY MURDER HC VOL 03 TERRIBLE AX 15.99
TROLL KING GN 14.95 -- It's Swedish comics! They're invading!
TRUE BLOOD #1 3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #5 (OF 6) 3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES #3 (OF 5) 3.99
VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 08 19.99
WALKING DEAD #75 3.99
WALKING DEAD #75 RETAILER APPRECIATION VAR CVR
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM 14.99
WE KILL MONSTERS TP 14.95
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #10 3.99
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY ONE FOOT GRAVE #1 (OF 6) 3.99
WONDER WOMAN #600 2ND PTG (NOTE PRICE) 4.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT TP VOL 02 14.99
X-FACTOR #207 2.99
X-MEN PHOENIX FORCE HANDBOOK 4.99
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE AUDIO GN 15.98
ZATANNA #3 2.99
ZATANNA #3 VAR ED
ZERO KILLER TP 16.99
Why hint at self deprication when I could just come out and say it?
Tim Franzak
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