We’ll kick things off this week with a TRAFFIC ALERT! Graduations will be clogging Broad St. with its dead every day this week, and maybe some of next week, too. When approaching the store, try coming at us via either Grace or Marshall to avoid the crunch. Our little piece of the city shouldn’t be too clogged, but it’s only a few blocks away from ground zero, so keep that in mind.

Keep in mind that we are now accepting submissions for our DRAW BATMAN VS. ??? contest. Don't let crippling self doubt or laziness prevent you from coming down with a bad case of FREE COMICS.

ART BLOG: http://fransboukas.blogspot.com. This dude is a good friend to Team 8 press and has a backup story coming soon to the pages of THE GOON. Go know him now before he gets to hot and starts charging for his site.

Speaking of Team 8 Press, I’ve now seen the finished pages for their upcoming line of mini-comics, and they are BEAUTIFUL. These will be on sale soon, so BE AWARE.

Your friend and ours NOW SLEEPYHEAD have released a very fine album. These guys have been nice enough to grace Velocity with their tunes on numerous occasions so I can say from experience that if you go and check out
http://www.myspace.com/nowsleepyhead you will not be disappointed.

PICKS

ACTION COMICS #866 – BRAINIAC!

BPRD WAR ON FROGS #1 – Finally. someone is taking the fight back to those slimy bastards.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #2 – The first issue of this was one of the better kick-offs to a series I’ve read in a while, and it’s a SECRET INVASION TIE-IN, just in case my word isn’t good enough for you.

ETERNALS #1 - New ongoing featuring those wackiest of Space Gods! Created by Kirby, rejuvenated by Gaiman, now in the hands of one of those Knauf guys who have been writing Iron Man. Why not?

INVINCIBLE #50 - NOT AN IMAGINARY STORY! This long anticipated 50th issue promises to deliver the illusion of change that all the fans have been clamoring for!

SKAAR SON OF HULK #1 – Spewing forth from the pages of WORLD WAR HULK!

UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE – One of the finest series of last year is finally collected. Come see what all the fuss is about.

X-FORCE AINT NO DOG – A new one-shot by Charlie Huston, former scribe of MOON KNIGHT. Expect stabbing.
100 BULLETS #92 2.99
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 03 99.00
ACTION COMICS #866 2.99
ALTER EGO #78 6.95
AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS GN VOL 01 19.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #21 2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #562 2.99
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #8 3.99
BATMAN #676 RIP 2ND PTG 2.99
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #18 2.99
BATMAN STRIKES #46 2.25
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 19 BADGER HOLE 17.95
BOOSTER GOLD #10 2.99
BOYS #15 (MR) 2.99
BPRD WAR ON FROGS #1 2.99
BURNOUT 9.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 01 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 14.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #2 SI 2.99
CHUCK #1 (OF 6) 2.99
CLANDESTINE #5 (OF 5) 2.99
COMPLETE LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE HC VOL 01 39.99
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL SUPERMAN MONGUL 4.99
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #7 3.99
DR WHO MAGAZINE #396 7.99
DRAFTED #8 3.50
ELEPHANTMEN #12 2.99
ETERNALS #1 2.99
ETERNALS BY JACK KIRBY TP BOOK 01 24.99
FALL OF CTHULHU #13 CVR A 3.99
FEAR AGENT #21 HATCHET JOB 2.99
FLUFFY HC 19.95
GENEXT #2 (OF 5) 3.99
GENUS #88 3.99
GOON #25 2.99
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #9 2.99
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #9 2.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #25 2.99
HACK SLASH SERIES #12 3.50
HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNIS THE MENACE 1951-1952 18.99
HERO SQUARED TP VOL 02 ANOTHER FINE MESS 14.99
HULK RAGING THUNDER 3.99
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6) 2.99
INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST WORLD PREM HC 19.99
INVINCIBLE #50 4.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 2ND PTG LARROCA VAR 2.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 2ND PTG MEINERDING VAR 2.99
IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #3 (OF 4) 2.99
JACK STAFF #17 3.50
JOKER THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP 19.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA HC VOL 03 INJUSTICE LEAG 19.99
LAST DEFENDERS #4 (OF 6) 2.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #15 2.25
LOCAL #12 (OF 12) 2.99
LOCKE & KEY #5 3.99
LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS #2 3.50
MAD MAGAZINE #491 4.99
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #9 2.99
MAGDALENA DAREDEVIL (ONE SHOT) 3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #12 2.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES 02 HC 19.99
METAMORPHO YEAR ONE TP 14.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 2ND PTG YU VAR 2.99
MOON KNIGHT #19 2.99
NARCOPOLIS #3 (OF 4) (MR) 3.99
NEW EXILES #7 2.99
NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #2 (OF 6) 2.99
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #5 (OF 8) 2.99
OUT OF PICTURE SC VOL 02 26.00
PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 05 12.95
PILOT SEASON LADY PENDRAGON #1 3.99
PROGRAMME TP VOL 01 17.99
PUNISHER MAX LITTLE BLACK BOOK (MR) 3.99 QUESTION THE FIVE BOOKS OF BLOOD HC 19.99
RED MASS FOR MARS #1 (OF 4) (RES) 3.50
REICH #3 (MR) 3.00
RIDE TP VOL 02 (MR) 15.99
SALVATION RUN #7 (OF 7) 3.50
SCREAMLAND #4 (OF 5) 2.99
SECRET INVASION WHO DO YOU TRUST 3.99
SILENT HILL SINNERS REWARD #4 3.99
SILVER SURFER TP IN THY NAME 10.99
SIMON DARK #9 2.99
SKAAR SON OF HULK #1 2.99
SKY DOLL #2 (OF 3) (MR) 5.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #189 2.25
SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #1 6.99
SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #4 (OF 5) 3.99
STAR WARS REBELLION #14 SMALL VICTORIES PART 4 2.99 STREET ANGEL VOL 1 TP 14.95
SUCCUBUS #1 3.99
TINY TITANS #5 2.25
TITANS #3 2.99
TOYFARE #132 DARK KNIGHT MOVIE TOYS CVR 4.99
TRINITY #2 2.99
TWELVE #6 (OF 12) 2.99
UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP 17.95
UNCLE SCROOGE #376 7.99
VAISTRON TP VOL 01 12.95
VINYL UNDERGROUND TP VOL 01 9.99
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #691 7.99
WILDGUARD INSIDER #2 (OF 3) 3.50
WITCHBLADE ORIGINS TP VOL 01 GENESIS 14.99
WITCHBLADE TP VOL 04 17.99
WOLVERINE TP ENEMY OF STATE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 29.99
WONDER WOMAN #21 2.99
X-FORCE AINT NO DOG 3.99
YOUNG LIARS #4 (MR) 2.99
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS VS AMAZONS #3 (OF 3) 3.99

expect stabbing,
Tom Batten