VELOCITY COMICS NEWSLETTER 5/3/09

A HUGE thanks to everyone who came out and made yesterday the BEST FCBD EVER. Really. We made memories that'll last us the rest of our lives. For anyone who missed out, make sure you keep your eyes peeled for next year.

VCU STUDENTS: If you plan on being away for the summer, please make arrangements with us concerning your subscription box BY THE END OF THE WEEK. We are totally willing to work with you to make sure that you get all the books you need this summer, just come work it out. If we don't hear from you. we'll continue to pull as normal, and if you're not around to pick stuff up you might get dropped. There's plenty of options, including setting up mail order, so come by and we'll start a dialogue,

DRAW! The deadline for getting an entry in for our DRAW! DREAM TEAM X-MEN contest is THE END IF THIS WEEK. The winner gets 100 bucks in store credit. Just come up with a dream team of X-Men (easy). draw it up (easy) and bring it in (easy). What's stopping you? Do you hate free comics? How much cajoling will it take?

SPOILER ALERT: Green Lantern dies.

SHIPPING THIS WEEK and PICKS:

ACE-FACE MOD WITH METAL ARMS GN (MR) 6.95 - Collecting Mike Dawson's wierd super-hero/mod/domestic drama stories all under one cover for the first time!

ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 01 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 02 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 03 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 04 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 05 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 06 18.99
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 07 18.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR 2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 MCGUINNESS VAR DKR 2.99
AIR GEAR GN VOL 12 (MR) 10.99

ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01 34.99 - Brian Michael Bendis wrote this early in his career at Marvel, and it still stands as the best thing he's done for the comapny.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593 2.99
ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3 3.99
ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3 10 COPY INCV (NET) 3.99
ARMY OF DARKNESS #20 3.50
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA TP VOL 01 16.99
ASTONISHING TALES #4 3.99
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1 (OF 4) 3.99
ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #1 (OF 5) 3.50
AUTHORITY #10 2.99
AVENGERS INVADERS #10 (OF 12) BREITWEISER VAR 2.99
BANG TANGO #4 (OF 6) (MR) 2.99
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE NETWORK #1 2.99
BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL TP 19.99
BEATS GRAPHIC HISTORY HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2) 22.00
BLAZING COMBAT HC 28.99
BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES HC VOL 01 49.95
BOYS #30 (MR) 2.99
BOYS #30 15-COPY JIM LEE VIRGIN CVR INCV (MR) 2.99
BOYS #30 25-COPY JIM LEE NEG ART CVR INCV (MR) 2.99
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE (C: 0-1- 15.95
BUDDY CHRIST DASHBOARD STATUE 12.95
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 CHEN CVR 2.99
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 JEANTY CVR 2.99
CABLE #13 2ND PTG OLIVETTI VAR (PP #863) 2.99
CABLE #14 XMW 2.99
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1 3.00
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 03 19.99
CLASSWAR SERIES 1 COLL ED HC 24.99
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 03 49.95
DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4) 3.99
DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4) CALERO VAR 3.99
DEAD ROMEO #2 (OF 6) 2.99
DEADPOOL #10 DKR 2.99
DEADPOOL #9 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR (PP #863) 2.99
DEMON CLEANER #1 (OF 3) 3.99
DESTROYER #2 (OF 5) (MR) 3.99
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 03 19.99
DR WHO MAGAZINE #406 7.99
EXILES #2 2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR TP TRUE STORY DM ED 10.99
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #2 (OF 4) CVR A 3.99
FIN FANG FOUR RETURN #1 3.99

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6) 2.99 -- Final Crisis was great, but what happened next? This, amongst other things.

FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 (OF 5) 3.99
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 (OF 5) 3.99
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #5 (OF 5) 3.95
FLASH PRESENTS MERCURY FALLING TP 14.99

FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 5) 2.99 -- Man alive, do I love this comic with an intensity that I never feel for other human beings. SPOOKY.

FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 5) VAR ED 2.99
GEARS OF WAR #6 (MR) 3.99
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE TP VOL 01 17.99
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #3 BARONESS 3.99
GRAVEL #10 (MR) 3.99
GRAVEL TP VOL 01 BLOODY LIARS (MR) 24.99
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY LEAGUE OF THIER OWN TP 17.99
GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1 5.99
GROOM LAKE #2 3.99
HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR) 2.50
HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION & 49.95
HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 02 CHAINED COFFIN & OTHE 49.95
HULK BROKEN WORLDS #2 (OF 2) 3.99
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL 3.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 DKR 2.99
IRREDEEMABLE #2 3.99
JELLABY GN VOL 02 JELLBY IN THE CITY 9.99
JERSEY GODS #4 3.50
JERSEY GODS #4 MCDAID INCV CVR 3.50
JONAH HEX #43 2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE SECOND COMING HC 19.99
KILLER OF DEMONS #3 (OF 3) 3.99
KING CITY GN VOL 01 (OF 3) (MR) 9.99
KULL #6 (OF 6) 2.99
LANTERN CORPS BLUE SYMBOL T/S LG 17.95
LANTERN CORPS BLUE SYMBOL T/S MED 17.95
LIFE AND TIMES OF SAVIOR 28 #2 3.99
LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR) 7.95
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (OF 4) 3.99
MIGHTY #4 2.99
MODERN MASTERS SC VOL 20 KYLE BAKER 14.95
MONOLOGUES FOR CALCULATING THE DENSITY OF BLACK HO 22.99
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #3 (OF 4) DKR 3.99

NEW MUTANTS #1 3.99 -- Remember the past? Wasn't it great? Wouldn't you like to buy it again?

NEW MUTANTS #1 MCLEOD VAR 3.99
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #5 3.99
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE HC VOL 39 AVENGE 35.00
PARASYTE GN VOL 07 (OF 8) (MR) (C: 0-1-2) 12.99
PERSEPOLIS 2 STORY OF A RETURN HC 17.95
PHERONE HC (MR) 24.99
POINT BLANK TP NEW ED 14.99

POWER GIRL #1 2.99 -- She's a classy dame that makes all the dudes squeal, if you're bad there's no appeal, LOOK OUT, here comes the POWER GIRL.

PROOF TP VOL 02 12.99
PROTOTYPE #2 (OF 6) (MR) 3.99
SAMURAI 7 GN VOL 01 (MR) 10.99
SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #2 (OF 3) (MR) 3.99
SHRAPNEL #5 (OF 5) A CVR DJURDJEVIC 2.99
SOLOMON GRUNDY #3 (OF 7) 2.99
SOULFIRE #9 MICHAEL TURNER CVR (RES) 2.99
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR (RE 2.99
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 01 14.99
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC DEATH & DATING 24.99
STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TP 17.99
STAR WARS MIGHTY MUGGS 6 IN FIG ASST 200902 (C: 1- 67.96
STRANGE ADVENTURES #3 (OF 8) 3.99
SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #6 (O 2.50
SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD TP 14.99
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12) 2.99
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12) VAR ED 2.99

SWORD OF MY MOUTH #1 3.99 -- Sequel to the very strange and loft THEREFORE, REPENT.

TANK GIRL REMASTERED ED TP VOL 01 (RES) (MR) 14.95
TANK GIRL REMASTERED ED TP VOL 02 (RES) (MR) 14.95
TERROR INC APOCALYPSE SOON #1 (OF 5) (MR) 3.99
TICK BIG BLUE DESTINY COMPLETE WORKS TP 29.95
TICK THE COMPLETE EDLUND TP (O/A) 35.00
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #4 3.99
TRINITY #49 2.99

UMBRELLA ACADEMY PVC FIG SET 39.99 -- You can play with these on the bus, but don't get caught. The driver might take them away.

UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 99.99
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #2 (OF 3) (MR) 5.99
VERTIGO CRIME INCENTIVE BASE QUANTITY
VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #5 SEELEY CVR A 3.50

WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) 59.99 -- There's like 2500 issues of Walking Dead in here for one relatively low price.

WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6) 3.99
WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6) VAR 3.99
WARLORD #2 2.99
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A 3.99
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASRI CVR B 3.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #4 (OF 4) 3.99
X-MEN TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #3 (OF 3) 3.99
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR) 29.99
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #3 (MR) 3.50

These pretzels are making me thirsty,
TOM BATTEN