Monday, March 23, 2015

Hello, all--

We are happy to link you to a newer comic review site, that features reviews by Velocipal and Velocicustomer Brandon Clarkson! He takes a look at Rafael Albuquerque’s new title EI8HT from Dark Horse, and explains why it’s awesome. Nice work, worth a look!

SCOTT MCCLOUD! Did you hear? VCU is bringing major voice for comics SCOTT MCCLOUD (Understanding Comics, Zot, The Sculptor) to speak on Monday, April 6th. It’ll be at the Grace Street Theater, and it’s free! We’ll be on hand to sell books, and we hope you can come. It’ll be a special night.

Last call for titles debuting on Wednesday, April 15-- if you want anything added to your sub lists, folks, tell us by Monday evening 7pm:
ARCHIE VS PREDATOR (Dark Horse): This needs to be seen to be believed. R rated 80s horror drawn in the Archie style. Weird, good stuff.
*All the Convergence titles this week are ’Zero Hour’ era, meaning mid-90’s.
CONVERGENCE: AQUAMAN (DC) Hook hand!
CONVERGENCE: BATMAN-- SHADOW OF THE BAT (DC) Azrael as Batman!
CONVERGENCE: CATWOMAN (DC) Purple outfit!
CONVERGENCE: GREEN ARROW (DC) Connor Hawke!
CONVERGENCE: GREEN LANTERN PARALLAX (DC) The name says it all!
CONVERGENCE: JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL (DC) The beloved era!
CONVERGENCE:  SUICIDE SQUAD (DC) Terse!
CONVERGENCE: SUPERBOY (DC) Leather jackets!
CONVERGENCE: SUPERGIRL-- MATRIX (DC) Probably the most beloved take on the character in a solo book.
CONVERGENCE: SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL (DC) Steel! The Eradicator! More!
RUNLOVEKILL (Image): Eric Canete is one of the great comic illustrators you might not know by name. You might not know him by name because he barely puts stuff out and has eschewed spotlight-grabbing books in the past. But this high octane sci-fi actioner looks to remind folks why he’s so good.
TITHE (Image): Religion-tinged Top Cow action.
BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA SIX (DE): You know it you’ll want this. Tell us too so we order it for you.
BLOODSHOT REBORN (Valiant): Baby Bloodshot?!? Say it ain’t so!

SHIPPING! Here’s what is coming for you on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25:
ABIGAIL AND THE SNOWMAN #4   4.99
ADVENTURE TIME #38    3.99
ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #12 3.99
ALTERED STATES THE SHADOW ONE SHOT 3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP ROUND ROBIN 34.99
AMAZING X-MEN #18 3.99
AQUAMAN #40 2.99
AQUAMAN #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
ARKHAM MANOR #6 2.99
ART MASTERS SERIES GN VOL 01 VINCENT   19.95
AUTUMNLANDS TOOTH & CLAW #5    2.99
BART SIMPSON COMICS #95 2.99
BATMAN 66 #21 2.99
BATMAN 66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET HC 22.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #40 2.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
BATMAN ETERNAL #51 2.99
BATMAN HAUNTED KNIGHT TP 17.99
BIG HARD SEX CRIMINALS HC    39.99
BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD #1 (OF 5) 3.99
BLACK HOOD #2      3.99
BOUNCER BLACK HEARTS HC    24.95
BPRD PLAGUE OF FROGS TP VOL 03    24.99
BUNKER #10    3.99
CAPT VICTORY & GALACTIC RANGERS #6 (OF 6) 3.99
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #21 MARKED FOR DEATH PT 3 2.99
CATWOMAN #40 2.99
CATWOMAN #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
CHEW #47    2.99
CLIVE BARKERS NIGHTBREED #11    3.99
CONAN RED SONJA #3 3.99
CONAN THE AVENGER #12 3.50
CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 THE DEAD AND THE DYING    14.99
CROSSED BADLANDS #74    3.99
CURB STOMP #2 3.99
D4VE #2 (OF 5) 3.99
DAREDEVIL #14 3.99
DARK TOWER DRAWING THREE HOUSE CARDS #1 (OF 5)   3.99
DARTH VADER #3 3.99
DARTH VADER #3 LARROCA VAR   PI
DAWN OF PLANET OF APES #5 3.99
DEADPOOL #44 3.99
DEATHLOK #6 3.99
DEATHSTROKE #6 2.99
DJANGO ZORRO #5 (OF 6)     3.99
DOCTOR WHO 10TH HC VOL 01 REVOLUTIONS TERROR 19.99
DOCTOR WHO 11TH #10    3.99
DOCTOR WHO 11TH HC VOL 01 AFTER LIFE 19.99
DRIFTER #5      3.50
EARTH 2 WORLDS END #25 2.99
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #2 (OF 5) 5TH PTG  3.99
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS #5 (OF 5) 3.99
EFFIGY #3    2.99
ELEKTRA #11 3.99
ELFQUEST FINAL QUEST #8 3.50
EMPTY #2 3.50
EVIL ERNIE #5  3.99
FLASH #40 3.99
FLASH #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 3.99
FUSE #11    3.50
GI JOE SNAKE EYES AGENT OF COBRA #3 (OF 5) 3.99
GOD IS DEAD #31    3.99
GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #22 3.99
GONERS #6 2.99
GOON ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #2 (OF 4) 3.50
GOTHAM ACADEMY #6 2.99
GOTHAM ACADEMY #6 VAR ED 2.99   PI
GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT #5 2.99
GRINDHOUSE DRIVE IN BLEED OUT #3 (OF 8) 3.99
GUARDIANS 3000 #6 3.99
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #25 BV 4.99
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #25 COSMICALLY ENHANCED VAR BV   PI
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #25 SORRENTINO VAR BV   PI
GYO 2IN1 DLX ED HC    22.99
HE MAN THE ETERNITY WAR #4 2.99
HIT 1957 #1 (OF 4) 3.99
HULK TP VOL 02 OMEGA HULK BOOK 01 19.99
INFINITY MAN AND THE FOREVER PEOPLE #9 2.99
INHUMAN #13 3.99
INHUMAN TP VOL 02 AXIS 15.99
INVINCIBLE #118 0.25
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #1 3.99 Truly outrageous?!? This one’s going to get talked about for the art alone, by Sophie Campbell.
JOE FRANKENSTEIN #2 (OF 4) 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #40 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 3.99
KING JUNGLE JIM #2 (OF 4) 3.99
LADY MECHANIKA #5 (OF 5)    4.99
LEGENDARY STAR LORD #10 BV 3.99
LEGENDARY STAR LORD #10 COSMICALLY ENHANCED VAR BV   PI
LEGENDARY STAR LORD #10 WOMEN OF MARVEL TAKEDA VAR  PI
LETTER 44 TP VOL 02 19.99
LIFE AFTER #8    3.99
LOW TP VOL 01 THE DELIRIUM OF HOPE    9.99  One of the best family dramas in comics, also one of the best far future bleak science fiction comics out there too. Rick Remender nails it again.
MARVEL 3-3/4IN INFINITE SER AF ASST   PI
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN WEB WARRIORS #5 2.99
MEGA MAN #47   3.99
MIAMI VICE REMIX #1 (OF 5) 3.99
MORNING GLORIES #44    3.50
MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 08 12.99
MULTIVERSITY ULTRA COMICS #1 4.99  Coming close to the finishing line on Grant Morrison’s DCU-defining mini.
MULTIVERSITY ULTRA COMICS #1 BLACK & WHITE VAR ED   PI
MULTIVERSITY ULTRA COMICS #1 PAQUETTE VAR ED  PI
MULTIVERSITY ULTRA COMICS #1 ROULEAU VAR ED  PI
MUNCHKIN #3 3.99
MURDER BOOK TP  17.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #15 3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #29 3.99
NEMO RIVER OF GHOSTS HC     14.95 The final graphic novella by Alan Moore & Kevin O’Niell, set in the ‘League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ world!
NEW 52 FUTURES END #47 (WEEKLY) 2.99
NEW AVENGERS #32 TRO 3.99
NIGHTCRAWLER #12 3.99
NOVA #28 BV 3.99
NOVA #28 SORRENTINO COSMICALLY ENHANCED VAR    PI
OCTOBER FACTION #5 3.99
PART TIME PRINCESSES GN 19.99
PASTAWAYS #1 3.99 Matt Kindt & Skott Kolins’ new time travelin’ superhero comic!
POWERS #2    3.99
PREVIEWS #319 APRIL 2015    3.99
QUANTUM & WOODY MUST DIE #3 (OF 4)    3.99
RED LANTERNS #40 2.99
RED SONJA #15     3.99
REFLECTIONS TP   24.99
REGULAR SHOW MARCH MADNESS SPECIAL ONE SHOT     4.99
REGULAR SHOW TP VOL 03   14.99
ROCHE LIMIT TP VOL 01 9.99
RUMBLE #3 2ND PTG    3.50
RUMBLE #4    3.50
RUNAWAYS COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 03 39.99
SAMURAI JACK #17     3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #14 3.99
SECRET AVENGERS TP VOL 02 LABYRINTH 12.99
SECRET ORIGINS #10 2ND PTG 4.99
SECRET ORIGINS #11 4.99
SHE-HULK TP VOL 02 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 15.99
SILK #1 JOHNSON 2ND PTG VAR   3.99
SINESTRO #11 2.99
SINESTRO #11 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
SIXTH GUN #47 3.99
SKULLKICKERS #31 3.50
SONIC UNIVERSE #74     3.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #2 LAND 3RD PTG    3.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #3 LAND 2ND PTG    3.99
STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES GI ZOMBIE #8 2.99
SUICIDERS #2    3.99
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #91    2.95
THANOS VS HULK #4 (OF 4) 3.99
THE VALIANT #4 (OF 4)    3.99
THEY’RE NOT LIKE US #4    2.99
THIEF OF THIEVES #27    2.99
TMNT MUTANIMALS #2 (OF 4)    3.99
TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #21    3.99
TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE COMBINER WARS #1 3.99
TWILIGHT ZONE S&S #3 (OF 4)    3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #32 3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN PREM HC VOL 05 OMEGA MUTANT 24.99
USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP VOL 02   24.99
V-WARS #11 3.99
WALKING DEAD #139    2.99
WAYWARD #6    3.50
WAYWARD TP VOL 01 STRING THEORY    9.99
WE CAN NEVER GO HOME #1 (OF 5)    3.99  Newish publisher Black Mask looks to be cooking up some winners. This one’s a nihilistic 80s teen movie with super human abilities thrown in. First issue is very good.
WEIRD LOVE YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT HC 29.99
WICKED & DIVINE #9    3.50
WITCHER TP VOL 01    17.99
WOLVERINE ORIGIN II TP 19.99
WOLVERINES #12 3.99
WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #48 4.99
WRINKLE IN TIME TP 14.99
WYTCHES #5    2.99
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #3 3.99

That’s it for now, see you soon!
PKG/VC

Friday, March 20, 2015


We are implementing a slight change to how we manage subscriber pull lists: there will be a small blackout window from Tuesdays at noon until Thursdays at 10am for adding and dropping. Between checking in hundreds of pounds of books and getting the pull done on Tuesday and then going into Wednesday, the busiest day of the week, it’s getting too hectic to pause for last minute changes. You can send requests along in that time period, but they won’t be updated until Thursday morning. So if there's a book you really want, please come in on Wednesday to ensure you’ll get it.

LAST CALL for this week: if you want any of these on your pull lists, now’s the time to tell us! Note: All the Convergence books this week take place in the pre-New 52 Flashpoint era.
REBELS (Dark Horse): New Revolutionary War ongoing by Brian Wood!
CONVERGENCE: ATOM (DC): Ray Palmer! Ryan Choi!
CONVERGENCE: BATGIRL (DC): Stephanie Brown! Cassandra Cain!
CONVERGENCE: BATMAN & ROBIN (DC) Damian vs. Jason!
CONVERGENCE: HARLEY QUINN (DC): Harley vs… Captain Carrot?!?
CONVERGENCE: JUSTICE LEAGUE (DC) The ladies of the DCU unite!
CONVERGENCE: NIGHTWING & ORACLE (DC) Romance and Hawkpeople!
CONVERGENCE: THE QUESTION (DC): Greg Rucka! Cully Hamner! Renee Montoya!
CONVERGENCE: SPEED FORCE (DC): Wally West and his kids!
CONVERGENCE: SUPERMAN (DC): Lois & Clark happily married!
CONVERGENCE: TITANS (DC): DC has a lot to answer for for their treatment of Roy Harper. They’ll try here.
JUPITER’S CIRCLE (Image): Frank Quitely-less prequel!
SAVIOR (Image) Todd McFarlane & Clayton Crain’s new religion-tinged thriller
MAX RIDE: FIRST FLIGHT (Marvel) James Patterson’s novels adapted to comics!
FOX (DARK CIRCLE) Dean Haspiel!
SLEEPY HOLLOW: ORIGINS (Boom!): TV tie-in
JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 3 (DE): You gotta let us know on this one, we are not currently ordering it.
MASKS 2 (DE): Cullen Bunn takes on pulp era heroes teaming up!
REANIMATOR (DE): Horror!
KAIJUMAX (Oni): A prison island that houses captured giant monsters. Very promising.

This was a subscriber-heavy newsletter list, sorry about that to non-subscribers who read this. I have attached a picture of a dog dressed like Batman for your enjoyment.

SHIPPING! Here’s what’s coming out for you on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18:
ALEX + ADA #13 2.99
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 3.99
ALL NEW X-MEN #39 BV 3.99
ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 06 ULTIMATE ADVENTURE 24.99
ALTERED STATES DOC SAVAGE ONE SHOT 3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16.1 3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16.1 BIANCHI VAR   PI
BALTIMORE HC VOL 05 APOSTLE & WITCH OF HARJU    24.99
BATGIRL #40 2.99
BATGIRL #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
BATGIRL ENDGAME #1 2.99
BATMAN ETERNAL #50 2.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN #20 3.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN #20 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 3.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN #20 VAR ED   PI
BATWOMAN #40 2.99
BLACK WIDOW #16 3.99
BOBS BURGERS TP VOL 01   17.99
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #129
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 10 DEVILS WINGS    19.99
BTVS SEASON 10 #13    3.50
BUCKY BARNES WINTER SOLDIER #6 3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND MIGHTY AVENGERS #6 3.99
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 29 SHAPE IN THE SHADOW 19.99
CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN TP VOL 10 WARLORD OF KOTH 19.99
CHRONONAUTS #1      3.50 Superstar creators Mark Millar and Sean Murphy team up to bring us this time travel science fiction yarn.
COURAGEOUS PRINCESS HC VOL 01 BEYOND HUNDRED KINGDOM 19.99
COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 07 24.99
COWL #9    3.99
CYCLOPS #11 3.99
DARK HORSE PRESENTS 2014 #8    4.99
DEADLY CLASS TP VOL 02 KIDS OF THE BLACK HOLE    14.99
DEADPOOLS ART OF WAR TP 12.99
DIVINITY #2 (OF 4)    3.99
DOCTOR WHO 12TH #6   3.99
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS LEGENDS OF BALDURS GATE #5 3.99
EARTH 2 WORLDS END #24 2.99
EI8HT #2 (OF 5) 3.50
FATHOM KIANI VOL 4 #2    3.99
FLY OUTBREAK #1 (OF 5) 3.99
FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #1 (OF 5) 3.50 Mike Mignola’s version of the beloved monster gets his own series, set in the Hellboy universe.
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS LOVE STINKS (ONE SHOT) DLX ED 4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #211 3.99
GIANT DAYS #1 3.99
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #40    3.99
GROO FRIENDS AND FOES #3 3.99
GUARDIANS GALAXY PREM HC VOL 04 ORIGINAL SIN 24.99
GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #3 BV 3.99
HULK #13 3.99
INFINITE CRISIS FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE #9 3.99
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE #12 2.99
INVISIBLE REPUBLIC #1    2.99
IVAR TIMEWALKER #3    3.99
JUDGE DREDD #28 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 02 SURVIVORS  16.99
KITCHEN #5 (OF 8)    2.99
LAZARUS TP VOL 03 CONCLAVE    14.99
LITTLE NEMO RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #4 3.99
LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #12 3.99
LUMBERJANES #12 3.99
LUMBERJANES #12   VAR   PI
MAGNETO #16 3.99
MANHATTAN PROJECTS SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1 3.50 Same great story, but now being broken up into digestable minis. Mmmm.
MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2 (OF 4) 2.99
MIND MGMT #31 3.99
MOON KNIGHT #13 3.99 Cullen Bunn jumps on as writer, and promises to make this book as weird and as 70s as he can. I like that.
MS MARVEL TP VOL 02 GENERATION WHY 15.99 The most acclaimed book in Marvel’s roster gets its 2nd trade!
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #28 3.99
NEW 52 FUTURES END #46 (WEEKLY) 2.99
NIGHTWORLD TP VOL 01 MIDNIGHT SONATA 12.99
OINK HEAVENS BUTCHER TP  17.99
ORPHAN BLACK #2 3.99
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #7    2.99
PEANUTS VOL 2 #26 3.99
PLUNDER #2 3.99
POWERPUFF GIRLS SUPER SMASH-UP #3 (OF 6)   3.99
PRINCESS LEIA #2 (OF 5) 3.99
PRINCESS LEIA #2 (OF 5) MALEEV VAR   PI
PRINCESS UGG #8 3.99
PROPHET TP VOL 04 JOINING 17.99
PUNISHER #16 3.99
PUNKS THE COMIC #5    3.99
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #40 2.99
RED ONE #1    2.99
REGULAR SHOW #21    3.99
REYN #3 2.99
ROCKETEER THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES TP 19.99
SATELLITE SAM #12    3.50
SECRET IDENTITIES #2 3.50
SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN #8 3.99
SEXCASTLE OGN    15.99
SILK #2 3.99
SILK #2 FORBES VAR   PI
SIMPSONS COMICS #219 2.99
SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #10    3.99
SONIC SAGA TP VOL 07 DARK MIRROR 11.99
SPARKS NEVADA MARSHAL ON MARS #2 (OF 4) 3.50
SPREAD #6    3.50
STAR TREK PLANET OF THE APES #4 (OF 5) 3.99
STORM #9 3.99
STRAIN NIGHT ETERNAL #7    3.99
STRANGE SPORTS STORIES #1 (OF 4)    4.99  New Vertigo anthology!
STRANGE SPORTS STORIES #1 (OF 4) VAR ED    PI   
STRAY BULLETS SUNSHINE & ROSES #2    3.50 5
SUPERGIRL #40 2.99
SUPERGIRL #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
SUPERMAN #39 3.99
SUPERMAN #39 HARLEY QUINN VAR ED
SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01 POWER COUPLE (N52) 16.99
TEEN TITANS #8 2.99
TEEN TITANS #8 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED 2.99
TERRIBLE LIZARD #5 (OF 5) 3.99
TMNT ONGOING #44   3.99
TRANSFORMERS #39 COMBINER WARS OPENING SALVO 3.99
TRINITY OF SIN #6 2.99
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3 3.99
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3 THOMPSON VAR   PI
USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP VOL 02   24.99
WITCHBLADE #181     3.99
WOLVERINES #11 3.99
X-FILES SEASON 10 #21 3.99
ZERO #15     2.99  

That’s it for now! See you soon!
PKG/VC