VELOCITY COMICS NEWSLETTER OCT.7-114
Originally published at Velocity Comics. You can comment here or there.
CAN’T STOP ‘TILL YOU GET ENOUGH-Good afternoon fellow travellers. Let’s bust this out Olde Skool.
YE THREADS BE FRESH AND THOU ART LOOKING DEF- Velocity’s top squad of computer engineers are currently working around the clock to work out the last few kinks in our new and imporved website. Expect message boards, blogging, news and other types of fun to appear any day now.
BACK IN THY SADDLE, LOOKING FOR A LITTLE AFFECTION-Our loyal readers may recall that a few weeks ago we proudly announced our sponsorship of River City Roller Girl COCO CARNAGE. Following this announcement we here at the Velocity News were hit with a veritable tsunami of cards and letters claiming that we were lying and that this would have to be seen to be believed. Well, we’re calling your bluff, proving that while we do like to have fun we’re no True Deceiverers. SUNDAY, OCT 21 you can treat yourself to a NIGHTMARE ON HULL STREET. Witness the most ferocious fighting females in all of Richmond as they tear through flesh and ligament, leaving the bloody signs of victory in their wake. It’s all going down at SKATELAND 5512 HULL ST and you can get more information at Rivercityrollergirls.com.
THOU MEDINA IS A MONSTER Y’ALL-Don’t forget that next weekend, OCT 12-13, brings the annual SMALL PRESS EXPO to the beautiful Bethesda North Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda Maryland. Special guests this year include Gilbert Hernandez, Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith, and Kim Deitch. SPX is pretty much the best show on the East Coast and represents a rare chance to meet and canoodle with these and many more indie all-stars. Imagine, you and Jeff Smith sharing a coke and musing about how much better the show was in past years. Or you and Gilbert Hernandez musing about how much better the show was in past years over a plate of cheese fries. All this is within your reach and if you do decide to make a run for the border, remember that Velocity Comics is packed to the gills with works by all your favorite indie artists.
PICKS.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24-Part 2 of the epic ONE MORE DAY storyline that will change Peter Parker’s life until sales go down!
GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD TP (MR)-Collecting the six issue mini-series from earlier this year that introduced us all to the nicest Anti-Christ ever and his fowl mouthed Rabbit friend.
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #1-An all new ongoing series spinning from the WEDDING SPECIAL that had some small pockets of the world buzzing with shock! With artist CLIFF CHANG.
I KILLED ADOLF HITLER GN-Finally! JASON presents his long awaited new book in which a time travellers assassination plans go awry. Not to be missed.
GREEN LANTERN #24-THE SINESTRO WAR comes to EARTH!
OTHER FINE PERIODICALS AVAIALIBLE FOR PURCHASE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON 10/10/07:
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL 2 HC (MR)
ACTION COMICS #856
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #13
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL ZOMBIE VAR #13
APPLESEED HYPERNOTES TP
ATOMIC ROBO #1 (OF 6)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #10
BEOWULF #2
BEOWULF HARPER TROPHY ED GN
BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #3 (OF 6)
BLACK SUMMER #3 (OF 7)
BLACK SUMMER INCV CVR #3 (OF 7)
BLACK SUMMER WRAP CVR #3 (OF 7)
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #130 (MR)
BOOSTER GOLD #3
BPRD KILLING GROUND #3 (OF 5)
BRAWL #1 (OF 3) (MR)
BRIAN JACQUES REDWALL GN
BROMS DEVILS ROSE HC
BSG FRAK RAGLAN RED T/S LG
CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #1 (OF 3)
CLOCKWORK GIRL #1 (OF 4)
CONAN THE PHENOMENON HC
COUNTDOWN 29
DEADLANDER #1 (OF 4)
DR THIRTEEN ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY TP
DR WHO MAGAZINE #387
DRAFTED #2
DRAIN #5 (MR)
DYNAMO 5 VOL 1 POST NUCLEAR FAMILY TP
EATING STEVE GN
EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR VOL 1 HC
ESSEX COUNTY VOL 2 GHOST STORIES
EXTERMINATORS #22 (MR)
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC
FANTASTIC FOUR #550
FIRST BORN KEOWN CVR A #2 (OF 3)
FIRST BORN SEJIC CVR B #2 (OF 3)
FRIDAY THE 13TH SUMMER VACATION #2 (OF 2)
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24 OMD
GARGOYLES #6
GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD TP (MR)
GHOST RIDER #16
GI JOE STORM SHADOW #4
GRAVESLINGER #1 (OF 4)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #1
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY VAR ED #1
GREEN LANTERN #24
HEROES FOR HIRE #14
I KILLED ADOLF HITLER GN
JAMES STURMS AMERICA HC
JLA CLASSIFIED #44
JOSEPH GN (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #38
JUSTICE VOL 3 HC
LIVING WITH THE DEAD #1 (OF 3)
LONE WOLF 2100 VOL 1 SHADOWS ON SAPLINGS TP
LONE WOLF 2100 VOL 3 PATTERN STORM TP
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 TP
MARK SCHULTZ VARIOUS DRAWINGS VOL 3 SC
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #4
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN VOL 1 DIGEST TP
MINESHAFT #20 (MR)
MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL 1 TP
NECESSARY EVIL #1
NEW AVENGERS #35
NEW AVENGERS TRANSFORMERS #4 (OF 4)
NEW WARRIORS #5 CWI
NIGHTWING LOVE AND WAR TP
NOBLE CAUSES VOL 7 POWERLESS TP
NOVA #7
OH MY GODDESS VOL 27 RTL TP
POWERS VOL 10 COSMIC TP (MR)
PS238 #26
PUNISHER #51 (MR)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #12 WWH
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ZOMBIE VAR #12
ROOM WITH A ZOO SC
ROUGH STUFF #6
RUNAWAYS #28
RUNAWAYS ZOMBIE VAR #28
SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE VOL 4 SC
SCALPED #10 (MR)
SHORTCOMINGS HC
SHORTCOMINGS POSTER INCV
SIMON DARK #1
SONIC X #25
SORROW #2 (OF 4)
SPARROW PHIL HALE VOL 2 HC
SPIDER MAN BACK IN BLACK HC
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR SILVER RAGE TP
SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA #3 (OF 5)
STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT GORN
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #5 (OF 5)
STORMWATCH PHD #12
STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOL 1 GN
SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #2 (OF 8)
SUPERMAN #668
SWORD OF RED SONJA DOOM O/T GODS #1
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #38
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS CYBORG SUPERMAN #1
TANK GIRL THE GIFTING #4
TANK GIRL THE GIFTING #4 10 COPY WOOD VAR INCV (Ne
THE SIMPING DECTECTIVE
TOWN BOY SC
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK DINOBOTS #2
TROUBLETOWN TOLD YOU SO TP
UN-MEN #3 (MR)
VAMPIRE KISSES VOL 1 BLOOD RELATIVES GN (OF 3)
WALKING DEAD VOL 2 TP MILES BEHIND US TP
WARHAMMER 40K VOL 1 DAMNATION CRUSADE TP
WHITE RAPIDS GN
WOLVERINE #58
WOLVERINE ZOMBIE VAR #58
WONDER GIRL #2 (OF 6)
WONDER WOMAN #13
WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #5 (OF 6) WWH
X-FACTOR #24
X-FACTOR VISIONARIES PETER DAVID VOL 3 TP
X-MEN DIE BY THE SWOR
I know it hurts to say goodbye. I know it. But as we have no choice but to part I will leave you with one simple wish: that sometime this week you use the word ‘the.’ Do this, and know that when this simple definite article escapes your lips and take flight into the ether I will feel the flutter of its wings against my heart- and in that moment we will be together again.
I remain
Tom Batten