Good afternoon to all and a very special howdy-doo to all of our customers who graduated from VCU this weekend. Good look with infinity, suckers.

ZUDA: Velocity customer and great local artist Kerry Talbott needs your help! Please vote, make favorite AND rate with stars--it all helps him win and get a LUCRATIVE comics contract! Check out:
http://www.zudacomics.com/node/426 Free to sign up! Make a dream come true!

MEMORIAL DAY SALE! We’ve got the weird step-pappy of all sales lined up for MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 26TH. Check this out:
10AM to Noon--30% off!
Noon to 2PM--25% off!
2PM to 3PM--20% off!
and we’ll be closing at 3 to go count all our ill gotten gains.

TUEY- We just delivered a fat shipment of comics goodness to our satellite location in the rear of Carytown’s CHOP SUEY TUEY. So check it out, and bring a friend.

PICKS-

BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON-Sometime Richmond-er DASH SHAW releases his latest, thickest, and best book. It’s the story of a family on the edge, and believe me when I say you’ll be hearing about this one quite a bit come ‘best-of-the-year’ time.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21 Meet The Human Flame and Libra! They’re fixing to be kind of a big deal in the very exciting forthcoming FINAL CRISIS.

HELLBOY COMPANION TP--Definitive guide to all things Hellboy & BPRD! Includes comprehensive timeline of all things spooky.

MIGHTY AVENGERS #14--More Nick Fury and his secret war against the skrulls!

DEAD SHE SAID #1 Horror noir from Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson!

also shipping 5/21/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #560 2.99
AMERICAN DREAM #2 (OF 5) 2.99
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL DIRECTORS CUT #1 5.99
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #2 3.50
AVENGERS CLASSIC #12 3.99
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #13 2.99
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #7 2.99
BATMAN VS TWO FACE TP 19.99
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #83 2.25
BIRDS OF PREY #118 2.99
BLACK PANTHER #36 2.99
BOMB QUEEN V # 3.50
BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON SC 29.99
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13 2.99
BROTHERS IN ARMS #1 3.99
CALIBER #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA #38 2.99
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #1 2.99
CATWOMAN #79 2.99
CHECKMATE #26 2.99
COMIC ARF SC 19.99
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8 3.99
DAMNED PRODIGAL SONS #2 3.50
DARK IVORY #2 2.99
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #1 2.99
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #2 2.99
DEAD SHE SAID #1 3.99
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS MANUAL #1 3.99
DRAFTED TP VOL 01 18.99
DWELLING PORTABLY 1980 TO 1986 9.00
DYNAMO 5 #13 3.50
END LEAGUE #3 2.99
EXPLAINERS HC 28.99
FALL OF CTHULHU #12 CVR A 3.99
FALL OF CTHULHU #12 CVR B 3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #557 2.99
FINDING PEACE TP 14.99
FLASH #240 2.99
GABRIEL #1 3.99
GARGOYLES BAD GUYS #3 3.50
GHOST RIDER #23 2.99
GODLAND #23 2.99
GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #7 3.50
GRENDEL DEVIL CHILD HC 14.95
GRENDEL HC DEVIL QUEST 14.95
GUTWRENCHER #3 3.50
HAWAIIAN DICK #4 2.99
HELLBLAZER #244 2.99
HELLBOY COMPANION TP 14.95
HERCULES #1 STERANKO CVR A
HULK VISIONARIES JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 01 24.99
HULK WWH TP INCREDIBLE HERC 14.99
IGOR MOVIE PREQUEL #1 3.99
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117 SI 2.99
INCREDIBLE HULK OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 99.99
INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #1 5.99
INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL #1 5.99
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL 12.95
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE PRIMER #1 5.99
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #29 2.99
IRON MAN REACH BACK BLK T/S LG 18.99
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #2 (OF 4) 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21 2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 2.99
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #139 4.99
LOVELESS #24 (MR) 2.99
MADAME MIRAGE #6 2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #24 2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 08 7.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 SI 2.99
MOSTLY TRUE THE STORY OF BOZO TEXINO 6.95
PIGEONS FROM HELL #2 2.99
PILOT SEASON TWILIGHT GUARDIAN 3.99
PRISONER OF THE STARS TP 14.99
PROGRAMME #11 2.99
RADICAL CALIBER #3
REBEL VISIONS UNDERGROUND COMIX REVOLUTION 34.99
ROBIN #174 2.99 SCALPED #17 (MR) 2.99
SERENITY BETTER DAYS #3 2.99
SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE TP VOL 01 18.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 03 16.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #142 2.99
SPAWN #178 2.95
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY 24.99
SPIRIT #17 2.99
STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #1 3.99
STAR WARS LEGACY #24 2.99
SUPER FRIENDS #3 2.25
SUPERMAN BATMAN #48 2.99
SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD 24.99
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #3 2.99
TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #1 3.99
TERRY MOORES ECHO #3 3.50
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #4 YEARBOOK 9.99
TWELVE #5 (OF 12) 2.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54 2.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #94 2.99
WALKING DEAD SPECIAL ED #1 3.99
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX #3 3.99
WARREN ELLIS WOLFSKIN 1-3 SET 11.99
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #25 2.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #7 2.99
X-FACTOR #31 DWS 2.99
X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #2 3.99
ZOMBIES HUNTERS #1 3.99
ZORRO #2 3.50

And a very happy upcoming birthday to me,
Tom Batten