I'm happy to kick things off this week by announcing that the winner of our latest DRAW! contest has been decided! How exciting! And I know that you're all ravenous to know the name of the lucky winner, and for that reason his name has been hidden somewhere in the body of this newsletter! Why would I do something like that? Because I'm very, very strange. So read on and be on the lookout for the name of our winner. It'll be worth it, because THIS newsletter is packed with the potential for greater savings than any other newsletter in HISTORY!

ITEM: Thanks to everyone who has entered our current contest, OPERATION SPIFF! We'll have a winner announced by the end of the week, so look for that. All you need to know about our NEXT big contest, for the time being at least, is that we'll be calling it: DREAM TEAM: X-MEN. Let your mind gears begin to grind...

NOTICE: We're still collecting monetary donations for the victims of the recent fires that left some of our customers homeless. Please come by and drop something off in the bucket by the register. Let's see how classy we can all be.

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With fingers crossed I present this week's newsletter, ideally e-mailed hot and fresh just like they used to be, in the old days when things were built to last. We've been working on getting this new system to work as it should for a few weeks now. Hopefully we nailed it this time.

If you're getting this it's a good sign we're close to fixing glitches!

Have you heard? IT'S THE DAWN OF A NEW YEAR! I hope your collective holiday experience was rewarding. I don't mean that in a material gains sort of way, more of a spiritually enriching sort of way. Just kidding, what'd you score?!?!

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What better way to come down from your holiday cheer than a somber legal tale putting the release of the highly anticipated WATCHMEN movie into jeopardy? I could paraphrase it for you, or you could go to http://www.cracked.com/blog/fox-can-eat-several-dicks/ to get a proper summation. Not for the faint of heart!

This week in BRICK: SWALLOW ME WHOLE gets scrutinized. Does it pass the test? http://www.brickweekly.com/index.php/booksprint/article/comics_swallow_m...

The hogwinds blow in slow and smooth over the marshland, thickening the air with the sweet stink of meat and decay and Christmas in Richmond. On Broad street, a boy pokes his nose into the air and the smell warns him that strange days are ahead.

HOW STRANGE? Velocity Comics is proud to announce that we're co-sponsoring a BIG COMEDY SHOW featuring friend and confidant JESSE THOMAS. The show is WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17th at 10pm at RICHMOND FUNNY BONE. We've got tickets at the store, and reservations are a must so DON'T MISS OUT.

Coming at you hot AND fresh from the heart of the Velocity Hive Mind... prepare to have your brain chemistry altered forever by RED HOT NEWS INJECTIONS.

ITEM: On sale now, some of the neatest and best Christmas Ornaments ever made in the history of humans, featuring many of your favorite characters. Hip! At only 2.00 each, you would literally be insane not buy them in bulk.

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Patrick here, filling in for Tom this weekend, as he had to leave town for a wedding! That's right, Mrs. Batten's favorite is now officially spoken for in the eyes of God. Make sure you offer Tom your thoughts, congratulations, and/or condolences. Now let's move on to COMICS!

A huge thanks to everyone who made it out for our two day sale last week...or should that be a huge 'You're Welcome?" If you missed out, don't worry...I'm sure that there is still someone somewhere that could still bring themselves to love you.
AND we're still going to have a few boxes of select items that'll be SUPER DISCOUNTED through the end of next week. We're talking trades and hardcovers at prices you won't be able to procress. These prices are sugar to a diabetic, that's what I'm saying. BUT THEY WON'T KILL YOU or PUT YOU IN A COMA, GUARANTEED.