AHOY Veloci-lubbers! Another informative newsletter awaits your perusal below! Dive in, and beware the ghosts that haunt the catacombs of my black heart?

HOME TOWN HERO NEEDS HELP: Richmond superstar and Velocity Comics regular KERRY TALBOTT needs your help! His comic strip “E” is currently a contender in the May ZUDA COMICS online competition. The winner of this contest gets a paid contract to continue their work. So I put this to you: get online, which you are if you are reading this, go to Zudacomics.com, register, and vote for Kerry Talbott’s ‘E.’ He would probably do the same for you.

DRAW! The Kirby contest has come to an end, and it was a rousing success. But that’s the past, and here at Velocity we’re all about constantly charging into the future with half a plan and a hangover, so that’s what we’re doing as we proudly announce that the next big DRAW contest will be DRAW! BATMAN VERSUS…! As in, Batman versus whoever and whatever you would like to see him versus. Batman Vs. a pig. Batman Vs. a ghost (spooky). So draw something, turn it in, maybe you’ll win free comics.

SALE: Mark your calendar for May 26th, when we’ll be busting out big crazy Memorial day sale. Details forthcoming, oh good lord are they ever forthcoming.

POLLS – Have you been checking our website for the cool array of polls that it exhibits? YOU SHOULD!

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE MAMA’S: A special Velocity Comics Hoot and Howl for all the Mama’s out there on this very special Mother’s Day. Vicki and Lyn, this one’s for you.

PICKS

BATMAN 676-- The highly anticipated RIP begins here! This storyline promises to change everything forever. Promises. You know, those things that Mother’s break all the time?

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU-The second collection of the hit series chronicling the adventures of everyone’ favorite blood-suckers. Not mine, though. My favorite blood-sucker is my Mother. AWWWW.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1-A Secret Invasion cross-over starring an all new British Group of Heroes! This Secret Invasion is the worst thing to happen since my Mom threw my Castle Greyskull playset down the stairs! Things were never the same after that.

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 – Spinning from the pages of ANNIHILATION CONQUEST, it’s an all new group with a very familiar name! It’s a new era in Cosmic Adventure! And new beginning can be tough. I remember the time my Mother gave my pacifier to Oscar the Grouch—I still cry a little thinking about it!

NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1- Warren Ellis returns with the follow-up to his surprisingly awesome Newuniversal mini-series from a year or so ago. Can you ever go home again? I can’t—they turned my room into a study for the Dog!

SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 3) – From the pages of Secret Invasion 1 & 2! Johnny and Ben are thrust into the Negative Zone when Sue turns traitor! It’s comforting to know that ALL Mother’s are traitors, I don’t feel so alone now!

ALSO SHIPPING 5/14/08

100 BULLETS #91 2.99
2 GUNS TP 14.99
52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN TP 19.99
ALL NEW IRON MANUAL 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #20 2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL TP VOL 03 MIND GAMES 13.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559 2.99
ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #11 (OF 12) 2.99
APOCALYPSE HOW MAKING THE END TIMES BEST OF TIMES 12.95
ARMY OF DARKNESS #9 LONG ROAD HOME 3.50
BAT LASH #6 (OF 6) 2.99
BATMAN #676 RIP 2.99
BATMAN #676 VAR ED RIP
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17 2.99
BATMAN STRIKES #45 2.25
BATMAN THE JOKERS LAST LAUGH TP 17.99
BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL HC 29.99
BIG BRILLIANT BOOK OF BART SIMPSON TP 14.95
BLEACH DIAMOND DUST REBELLION MOVIE GUIDE 10.99
BLOOD PLUS GN VOL 02 10.95
BOOSTER GOLD #9 2.99
BOOSTER GOLD HC VOL 01 52 PICK UP 24.99
BPRD 1946 #5 (OF 5) 2.99
BPRD TP VOL 05 THE BLACK FLAME 17.95
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU 15.95
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1 PETERSON VAR
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1 SI 2.99
CASANOVA #14 1.99
CHECKMATE TP VOL 03 THE FALL OF THE WALL 14.99
CLANDESTINE #4 (OF 5) 2.99
CTHULHU TALES #2 3.99
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DEATH GRUB (ONE SHOT) 2.99
DMZ #31 2.99
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #6 3.99
DOOM PATROL TP VOL 02 PAINTING THAT ATE PARIS 19.99
DR WHO MAGAZINE #395 7.99
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FINAL CRISIS SKETCHBOOK 2.99
FLAME OF RECCA TP VOL 27 9.99
FX #3 (OF 6) 3.99
GEN 13 #20 2.99
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GOON #24 2.99
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GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 2.99
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HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6) 2.99
IRON MAN AND POWER PACK TP ARMORED DIGEST 7.99
IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #2 (OF 4) 2.99
JLA TP VOL 04 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 14.99
LAST DEFENDERS #3 (OF 6) 2.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #14 2.25
LOCKE & KEY #4 3.99 50.0
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NEW TEEN TITANS SER 2
NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01 34.99
NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1 (OF 6) 2.99
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NUMBER OF THE BEAST #3 (OF 6) 2.99
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PRETTY BABY MACHINE #1 (OF 3) 3.50
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PSI-FORCE CLASSIC TP VOL 01 24.99
PUNISHER #57 2.99
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REX GN 9.95
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #188 2.25
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STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT TP 19.99
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #28 VECTOR PART 2.99
SUPERMAN #676 2.99
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS TP 17.99
THUNDERBOLTS #120 2.99
TINY TITANS #4 2.25
TITANS #2 2.99
TOGARI TP VOL 06 (C: 1-0-0) 9.99
TOYFARE #131 HULK MOVIE CVR 4.99
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK SPACE PIRATES #3 3.99
TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION TP 19.99
TRANSHUMAN #2 (OF 4) 3.50
TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGE ED #11 3.50
TWELVE #5 (OF 12) 2.99
ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN PREM HC ULTIMATE HUMAN 19.99
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WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #690 7.99
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WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #1 (OF 5) CVR B 3.99
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WATCHMEN TP 19.99
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY TP VOL 02 19.99
WOLVERINE #65 DWS 2.99
WOLVERINE AMAZING IMMORTAL MAN BLOODY TALES 3.99
WONDER WOMAN #20 2.99
WONDER WOMAN 14 OZ SCULPTED MUG 13.99
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X-MEN LEGACY #211 DWS 2.99
X-MEN LEGACY #211 SKRULLY VAR DWS 2.99
X-MEN ORIGIN COLOSSUS 3.99
YOUNG LIARS #3 (MR) 2.99
ZORRO #3 3.50

Orphaned by indifference—
TOM BATTEN