Hello, all! I feel like there's been a bit of confusion regarding Marvel's big X OF SWORDS event running through all the X titles for the next couple months. We had added everyone that was on any of the X titles onto a master list to get the whole event, but a lot of you have decided you only want the specific titles you're already subscribed to, or are kinda cherry picking the ones you want but not all of them. That's all fine-- we only want you to buy what you wanna buy-- but it makes figuring out what to pull for whom a daunting task. With that said, I think we're going to convert to pulling by title only, and not from the X of Swords master list. We're still ordering more than enough for everyone to get whichever books you want, but you might want to scan the racks when you come in to make sure you're up to date. And we'll happily point you in the direction of the newest issues continuing the saga. It's been pretty excellent so far!  LAST CALL! Here are the titles debuting in a few weeks for which our orders lock on Monday. Let us know by 5PM Monday if you'd like to add any to your sub lists! HERE you'll find the complete list of all (non-DC) titles we're working on this time, and below are the spotlight books!

SCARENTHOOD (IDW, Mini, $3.99, on sale 11/4/20) Between dropping the kids off and picking up, a group of parents have to fight and vanquish a demonic entity. NBD.

TMNT: JENNIKA II (IDW, Mini, $4.99, on sale 11/4/20) One of the more popular new characters to emerge in the past year or so gets another mini!

CROSSOVER (Image, Mini?, $3.99, on sale 11/4/20) This'll be one of the biggest books of the year guaranteed. Donny Cates re-teams with his old pal Geoff Shaw for this epic about various superhero universes spilling into ours. There'll be a lot of surprises! Can't wait.

U.S. AGENT (Marvel, Mini, $3.99, on sale 11/4/20) The amazing Christopher Priest takes on the jerkiest version of Captain America ever in this new mini!

WOLVERINE: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD (Marvel, Mini, $4.99, on sale 11/4/20) An anthology series featuring short stories by Marvel's best talents about the shortest X-Man! Maybe Jubilee is shorter, I dunno.

MIGHTY MORPHIN (Boom!, Ongoing, $3.99, shipping 11/4/20) A bold new direction!

ORIGINS (Boom, Mini, $3.99, on sale 11/4/20) One of Richmond's most favorite sons, Clay Chapman, teams with major up and coming artist Jakub Rebelka for this gorgeous sci-fi tale about humankind trying to come back after being destroyed by AI created thousands of years earlier.

RED ATLANTIS (Aftershock, Mini, $3.99, on sale 11/4/20) A young FBI agent gets dragged into a worldwide web of intrigue after a series of violent actions disrupt the US' election day. Man, I hope that doesn't hit too close to home.

SWEET TOOTH: THE RETURN (DC, Mini, $3.99, on sale 11/3/20) He's back, in anticipation of the soon-to-air Netflix show!

NEW STUFF! Here's all the cool stuff available this week-- DC on Tue 10/13, everything else on Wed 10/14: ABSOLUTE DARK KNIGHT HC NEW ED 99.99 ALTER EGO #166 9.95 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 ADAMS VAR LAST 5.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 ALEX ROSS SPIDER-MAN TIMELESS 5.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 BAGLEY VAR LAST 5.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 INHYUK LEE VAR LAST 5.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 KUDER SPIDER-MAN VAMPIRE VAR 5.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 LAST 5.99 Yep, two Spidey milestone anniversary issues 2 weeks in a row. Overkill or awesome? Mileage will vary. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 ORTEGA VAR LAST 5.99 ASH & THORN TP 15.99 ATLANTIS WASNT BUILT FOR TOURISTS #1 2ND PTG 3.99 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER KATARA & PIRATES SILVER TP 12.99 AVENGERS #37 3.99 AVENGERS #37 ALEX ROSS BLACK PANTHER TIMELESS VAR 3.99 AVENGERS #37 RODRIGUEZ WHERE AVENGERS DWELL HORROR 3.99 BACK ISSUE #122 9.95 BAD MOTHER #3 (OF 5) 3.99 BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #17 CVR A TYLER KIRKHAM 3.99 BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #17 CVR B SANFORD GREENE VAR   3.99 BATMAN THREE JOKERS #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG CVR A JOKER SHARK VAR   6.99 BATMANS GRAVE #11 (OF 12) CVR A BRYAN HITCH    3.99 BATMANS GRAVE #11 (OF 12) CVR B ASHLEY WOOD VAR   3.99 BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #2 (OF 4) CVR A DORKIN 3.99 BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #2 (OF 4) CVR B CROOK 3.99 BLEED THEM DRY #4 CVR A RUAN 3.99 BLOODSHOT (2019) #9 CVR A KIRKHAM 3.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TP VOL 04 14.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #4 CVR A MAIN 3.99 CABLE #5 SHAVRIN VAR XOS 3.99 CABLE #5 XOS 3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #24 3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #24 ALEX ROSS FALCON TIMELESS VAR 3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #24 ANDOLFO CAP WOLF HORROR VAR 3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION TP MONSTERS AND ME 39.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #22 3.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #22 CLARKE CAPTAIN MARVEL UNLEASHED 3.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #22 COELLO FORTNITE VAR 3.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #22 GRANOV VAR 3.99 COMICS JOURNAL #306 14.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 (OF 12) 10 COPY INCV ANDOLFO PI COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 (OF 12) 25 COPY INCV MOMOKO PI COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR A TINTO 3.99 The very excellent Steve Orlando is doing a creator owned riff on big cosmic super hero event comics! I have no reason to believe this won't be great. COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR B SEJIC 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR C MOMOKO 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR D SOZO 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR E TALASKI 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR F LUPACCHINO 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR G ANDOLFO 3.99 COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 CVR H BLANK CVR 3.99 CONCRETE JUNGLE #1 3.99 CONSPIRACY PLANET X ONE SHOT CVR A COLAPIETRO 4.99 CONSPIRACY PLANET X ONE SHOT CVR B VITORINO 4.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) CVR A GREG CAPULLO EMBOSSED FOIL 4.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) CVR B DAVID FINCH DARKSEID VAR   4.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) CVR C ALEX GARNER SUPERBOY-PRIME VAR  4.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) CVR D STANLEY ARTGERM LAU GREEN LANTERN JOHN STEWART VAR   4.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) INC 1:100 GREG CAPULLO & JONATHAN GLAPION BLACK & WHITE VAR   PI DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 7) INC 1:25 DOUG MAHNKE VAR   PI DEAD DUDES TP 19.99 DETECTIVE COMICS #1028 CVR A KENNETH ROCAFORT   3.99 DETECTIVE COMICS #1028 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 DEVILS RED BRIDE #1 CVR A BIVENS 3.99 DEVILS RED BRIDE #1 CVR B GOODEN DANIEL 3.99 DEVILS RED BRIDE #1 CVR C GOODEN DANIEL 3.99 DIE!NAMITE #1 10 COPY MOMOKO VAMPIRELLA ZOMBIE INC PI DIE!NAMITE #1 20 COPY MOMOKO RED SONJA ZOMBIE INCV PI DIE!NAMITE #1 CVR C MOMOKO VAMPIRELLA 3.99 DIE!NAMITE #1 CVR D MOMOKO RED SONJA 3.99 DOLLHOUSE FAMILY HC   24.99 DOOMED AND THE DAMNED #1 (ONE SHOT)    9.99 DOOMSDAY CLOCK THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP   39.99 DRACULA MOTHERF--KER HC 16.99 FANGIRL MANGA GN VOL 01 16.99 FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #1 2ND PTG 3.99 FLASH #763 CVR A BERNARD CHANG   3.99 FLASH #763 CVR B INHYUK LEE VAR   3.99 FRANKIE & THE CREEPY CUTE CRITTERS HC 12.99 GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #8 (OF 12) CVR A LIAM SHARP   3.99 GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #8 (OF 12) CVR B SIMONE BIANCHI VAR   3.99 GRENDEL KY #2 (OF 4) 3.99 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY BY EWING TP VOL 01 THEN IT 15.99 If you're not reading this guy in single issues, don't miss out-- it's one of the best books on the stands currently. HAWKMAN #28 CVR A MIKEL JANIN   3.99 HAWKMAN #28 CVR B SEBASTIAN FIUMARA VAR   3.99 HELLIONS #5 ALEX ROSS PHOENIX TIMELESS VAR XOS 3.99 HELLIONS #5 ALEX ROSS PHOENIX TIMELESS VIRGIN SKETCH PI HELLIONS #5 PICHELLI VAR XOS 3.99 HELLIONS #5 XOS 3.99 IMMORTAL HULK #38 3.99 IMMORTAL HULK #38 BENNETT SPOILER VAR 3.99 IMMORTAL HULK #38 DEL MUNDO LIVING HULK HORROR VAR 3.99 IRON MAN 2020 TP ROBOT REVOLUTION 17.99 JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR STANDARD ED #79 10.95 JIM HENSON DARK CRYSTAL RESISTANCE BALLAD HUPP HC 24.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #25 CVR A LADRONN   3.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #25 CVR B SKAN VAR   3.99 KILLING RED SONJA #4 CVR A WARD 3.99 LIFE IS STRANGE PARTNERS IN TIME #1 CVR A KUSHINOV 3.99 LITTLE WITCHES MAGIC IN CONCORD GN 12.99 LONE SLOANE HC CHAOS 24.99 LUMBERJANES #74 CVR A LEYH 6.99 MAIDS HC PAPIN SISTERS TRUE CRIME 19.99 MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #3 (OF 4) 3.99 MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #3 (OF 4) LEINIL FRANC 3.99 MARVEL-VERSE GN TP VENOM 9.99 MEGAGHOST TP VOL 01 17.99 METABARONS SECOND CYCLE HC 39.99 MOB PSYCHO 100 TP VOL 06 11.99 MUERTANA #1 4.95 NEW MUTANTS #13 ALEX ROSS COLOSSUS TIMELESS VAR 3.99 NEW MUTANTS #13 ALEX ROSS COLOSSUS TIMELESS VIRGIN PI NEW MUTANTS #13 MOMOKO VAR XOS 3.99 NEW MUTANTS #13 XOS 3.99 ONCE & FUTURE #12 3.99 POKEMON ADV COLLECTORS ED TP VOL 04 17.99 POWER RANGERS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TP 19.99 RED MOTHER #9 3.99 REDNECK #28 3.99 RORSCHACH #1 (OF 12) CVR A JORGE FORNES    4.99 Tom King and Jorge Fornes! Can't wait to see what they're cooking up!  RORSCHACH #1 (OF 12) CVR B JAE LEE VAR   4.99 RORSCHACH #1 (OF 12) CVR C BLANK VAR   4.99 SEVEN LIVES OF ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY HC 39.95 SEVEN SECRETS #3 10 COPY MERCADO CONNECTING VAR PI SEVEN SECRETS #3 25 COPY INCV PI SEVEN SECRETS #3 MAIN 3.99 SEVEN SECRETS #3 SECRET VAR 3.99 SOFTIES STUFF HAPPENS AFTER WORLD BLOWS UP GN 15.00 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #33 CVR A STANLEY 3.99 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #6 3.99 STEALTH #6 (OF 6) 3.99 STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #1 2ND PTG 3.99 STRANGE ACADEMY #2 4TH PTG VAR 3.99 STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 (OF 12) CVR A MITCH GERADS   4.99 STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 (OF 12) CVR B EVAN DOC SHANER VAR   4.99 SUPERMAN #26 CVR A IVAN REIS & JOE PRADO   3.99 SUPERMAN #26 CVR B TONY S DANIEL VAR   3.99 SWAMP THING TWIN BRANCHES TP   17.99 TARTARUS TP VOL 01 16.99 THE RESISTANCE TP 9.99 THOR #1 4TH PTG VAR 4.99 THOR #3 5TH PTG VAR 3.99 THOR #4 4TH PTG VAR 3.99 TMNT ONGOING (IDW) COLL HC VOL 11 59.99 TRUE BELIEVERS BLACK WIDOW & AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 1.00 TRUE BELIEVERS BLACK WIDOW AMAZING ADVENTURES #1 1.00 TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #1 CVR A 3.99 TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #1 CVR B 3.99 TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #1 CVR C 3.99 TWINS GN VOL 01 12.99 TWINS HC GN VOL 01 24.99 ULTRAMAN GN VOL 14 12.99 USAGI YOJIMBO #13 3.99 VAIN #1 CVR A 3.99 VAIN #1 CVR B 3.99 VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #3 CVR A CAMPBELL 3.99 VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #3 FOC FOIL VAR 9.99 VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #3 FOC MACK VAR 3.99 VAMPIRELLA #14 CVR A PARRILLO 3.99 WALKING DEAD DLX #1 FINCH GOLD FOIL PI WARHAMMER 40K MARNEUS CALGAR #1 (OF 5) 4.99 WARHAMMER 40K MARNEUS CALGAR #1 (OF 5) COLOR YOUR 4.99 WARHAMMER 40K MARNEUS CALGAR #1 (OF 5) GAMES WORKS 4.99 WE LIVE #1 15 COPY NGUYEN INCV PI WE LIVE #1 CVR A MIRANDA 4.99 Far future survival against a monster-infested Earth! WE SAW SCENERY GN 24.95 WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1 2ND PTG VAR 4.99 WHEN I CAME OUT HC GN 22.99 WINTER SOLDIER BY ED BRUBAKER COMPLETE COLLECT TP 29.99 WIZERD TP VOL 01 POTION OF DREAMS 14.99 WONDER WOMAN #764 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ   3.99 WONDER WOMAN #764 CVR B JOSHUA MIDDLETON CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 X OF SWORDS HANDBOOK #1 4.99 This'll be a fun help in figuring out who all these new characters are! X-MEN MILESTONES TP AGE OF X 24.99 That's it for now, see you soon! P/VC eBay: velocitycomicsrva  new listings weekly! Instagram: velocity_comics facebook Have you voted yet? Early in person voting was safe, efficient and pleasant in both Richmond (Rawn) and Chesterfield (me)-- social distancing, mask wearing, all the hits. If you don't want to overtax our besieged post offices, get out there early!

Hello, all! Here we are in August now... meaning Hellyear is almost 2/3 the way done! I know that on January 1, 2021 the world won't automatically snap into a shape that feels good again, but hopefully we'll be on the road towards calmer, juster, more compassionate and less pandemic-y times.  HOT TAKE! I've had a bunch of folks ask for my read on the Tom King/Jae Lee situation that exploded on twitter this week. Here's my official take: Man, I am really digging 'Strange Adventures' so far and I can't wait to see what King does with 'Rorschach' and 'Batman/Catwoman'. Jae Lee has had a remarkable artistic transformation over the years and always presents atmospheric, provocative imagery unlike anyone else in the biz. Also, I never go on twitter-- an act I consider self-care. Nuff said!  DC COMICS sure is shaking up the status quo... first they drop Diamond as their distributor of choice, and now they've just announced retailers must complete their weekly order commitments by SUNDAY instead of Monday. Does this create more work for shops, or at least force them to do their work differently? You betcha! Does there seem to be any value at all in forcing this change? Not from my vantage point! Do we have a choice? Nope! So, if you see something in the Newsletter from DC that you wanna check out, try to let us know by Sunday instead of Monday so we can make sure it's ordered for you. Also, if you have a preference between DC's standard covers and their variants, please let us know earlier than the week they're out! As much as we'd love to be able to read your minds we can't, but we still want to order for you exactly which you prefer. Thanks, team!  LAST CALL! Here are the items we want to showcase for you whose orders lock on MONDAY (except DC!)... let us know ASAP if you'd like to add any titles to your lists, subscribers! For the entire stack of orders we're committing, go HERE!

HELLBLAZER: RISE & FALL (DC/Black Label, Mini, $6.99, shipping 9/1/20) This looks good-- rising star Tom Taylor gets to cut loose on a Constantine yarn! A businessman is dropped from a great height and is found impaled by a church spire... and the dude has angel wings? Sounds like a very Constantine kinda problem. Art by the mighty Darick Robertson!

BOMB QUEEN (Image, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/26/20) In an effort to prevent President 45 from becoming Prez for lyfe, Bomb Queen seeks to steal his base and start her own campaign.

FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS (Marvel, Mini, $4.99, shipping 8/26/20) Living legends Mark Waid & Neal Adams unite to deliver an FF story like never before! Y'know, both of these creators are Velocipals... I wonder if it was their connection to the shop that brought their collaborative relationship together. I'm sure that's what it was.

CANTO II: HOLLOW MEN (IDW, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/26/20) More of this lil' guy! This is something of a hit for IDW, but I can't say it has much traction at our shop. Should we be ordering more? Let us know!

LOCKE & KEY: IN PALE BATTALIONS GO (IDW, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/26/20) More of this, from the original creative team of Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez!

MARS ATTACKS RED SONJA (Dynamite, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/26/20) Dynamite has a lot of licensed properties, and a will to mash them up as much as possible. To creatively satisfying result? Too soon to tell... but if you want this guy sound off! Orders will be lean beyond preorders.

SHIPPING! Here's what's here WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5th! For you! ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY #1 (OF 5) CVR A BALBI        3.99  I bet there are some Alien fans out there that would love to catalog the subtle differences between what was written and what was filmed. This is for you!  ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY #1 (OF 5) CVR B SIMONSON       3.99   ALL TOGETHER NOW GN                            12.99   ANT-MAN #4 (OF 5)                                        3.99 AQUAMAN VOL 02 AMNESTY TP        19.99 AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #4 (OF 5)                     3.99  BAD MOTHER #1 CVR A        3.99 Don't eff with a Soccer Mom's kid. Just don't.  BAD MOTHER #1 CVR B BRADSTREET                     3.99 BATMAN #96 CVR A GUILLEM MARCH (JOKER WAR)    3.99 BATMAN #96 CVR B FRANCESCO MATTINA CARD STOCK VAR (JOKER WAR)    4.99 BATMAN #96 INC 1:25 JORGE JIMENEZ JOKER HUNTER CARD STOCK VAR    PI BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #3 (OF 6) CVR A JOE QUINONES    3.99 BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #3 (OF 6) CVR B DAN HIPP VAR    3.99 BLACK CAT #12                                            3.9 BLACK CAT #12 SKAN VAR                                   3.99  BORUTO GN VOL 09 NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS                 9.99  BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #16 CVR A MAIN LOPEZ            3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #21                                      3.99  CAPTAIN AMERICA #21 ZIRCHER MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR      PI   CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 03 LAST AVENGER                   17.99  COFFIN BOUND #5                                      3.99 COLLAPSER TP       16.99 CONAN BARBARIAN ORIG MARVEL YRS EPIC COLL TP         34.99  CROW LETHE #3 (OF 3) CVR A MOMOKO                        3.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL LEGENDS OT DARK KNIGHTS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A TONY S DANIEL   5.99 DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL LEGENDS OT DARK KNIGHTS #1 (ONE SHOT) INC 1:25 KAARE ANDREWS VAR     PI DC CLASSICS THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #3    1.99 DCEASED DEAD PLANET #2 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID FINCH    3.99 DCEASED DEAD PLANET #2 (OF 6) CVR B FRANCESCO MATTINA CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 DCEASED DEAD PLANET #2 (OF 6) CVR C BEN OLIVER MOVIE CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 DEADPOOL #6                                              3.99  DEADPOOL #6 PHAM MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR    PI DEMON SLAYER KIMETSU NO YAIBA GN VOL 15                  9.99  DISASTER INC #2                                    3.99  DR STRANGE #6                                            3.99 DREAMING WAKING HOURS #1 CVR A NICK ROBLES    3.99 DREAMING WAKING HOURS #1 CVR B YANICK PAQUETTE CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 EMPYRE #4 (OF 6)                                         4.99  EMPYRE #4 (OF 6) GARBETT VAR      PI EMPYRE #4 (OF 6) LOZANO AVENGER VAR           PI  EMPYRE #4 (OF 6) SECRET VAR (NET)                          PI  EMPYRE HANDBOOK #1                                       4.99  EMPYRE X-MEN #2 (OF 4)                                   4.99  EMPYRE X-MEN #2 (OF 4) WERNECK VAR                       4.99  FANTASTIC FOUR #22 EMP                                   3.99 FAR SECTOR #7 (OF 12) CVR A JAMAL CAMPBELL    3.99 Patrick's #1 book of the year (so far) returns!  FAR SECTOR #7 (OF 12) CVR B STJEPAN SEJIC VAR   3.99 FCBD 2020 INVINCIBLE #1          FREEEEEE! FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #1                3.99  This contains the material from the FCBD issue... and MORE?!? Great start by Kirkman & Samnee! FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #2                   3.99  FIVE YEARS TP VOL 02 STALEMATE                          15.99  FLAPPER QUEENS WOMEN CARTOONISTS OF JAZZ AGE HC       34.99 GHOSTWRITER HC PULIDO                                   19.99  GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #273 CVR A ATKINS          3.99 GIANT SIZE X-MEN FANTOMEX #1                4.99  One of my favorite mutants gets a solo shoutout... I hope they address his body's relationship to Xavier's brain! It's complicated.  GIANT SIZE X-MEN FANTOMEX #1 GIST VAR                    4.99   GIDEON FALLS TP VOL 04                           16.99  GODDAMNED VIRGIN BRIDES #2 (OF 5)               3.99  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5                               3.99   GUTT GHOST TROUBLE W/ SAWBUCK SKELETON SOCIETY MIGNOLA CVR       3.99  HORIZON ZERO DAWN #1 CVR A ARTGERM                       3.99   HORIZON ZERO DAWN #1 CVR E MOMOKO                        3.99  HORIZON ZERO DAWN #1 CVR G LOISH VIRGIN 10 COPY INC      PI ICE CREAM MAN #20 CVR A MORAZZO & OHALLORAN         3.99  ICE CREAM MAN #20 CVR B MORAZZO & OHALLORAN         3.99  JOJOS BIZARRE ADV 4 DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE HC         19.99  JUJUTSU KAISEN GN VOL 05                                 9.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE #50 CVR A DOUG MAHNKE         4.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE #50 CVR B TRAVIS CHAREST VAR       5.99 KING OF NOWHERE #4 (OF 5) CVR A JENKINS                  3.99   KING OF NOWHERE #4 (OF 5) FOC FELICI VAR                 3.99  LORDS OF EMPYRE CELESTIAL MESSIAH #1     4.99 Now THIS is the character I wanna know more about from the excellent Empyre event. What a weird angry kid!  LORDS OF EMPYRE CELESTIAL MESSIAH #1 CASSARA VAR         4.99  MAESTRO #1 POSTER                                        8.99   MARVEL CLASSIC STICKER BOOK                  12.99  MARVELS SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT STRIKES #4 (OF 5)           3.99   METALSHARK BRO 2 #1 ASSAULT ON HAMZIG ISLAND             3.99   MONEY SHOT #7                               3.99  MORBIUS TP VOL 01                                       15.99 MY HERO ACADEMIA SMASH GN VOL 05                         9.99 NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #3 CVR       3.99  NEGAN LIVES #1 2ND PTG                             4.99   NYMPH HC                                  29.99  ON THE STUMP #4 CVR A PRENZY                       3.99   ONE PIECE GN VOL 94                                      9.99  ONE STORY HC GIPI                           22.99  OZ COMPLETE COLLECTION GN TP OZMA DOROTHY & WIZARD      15.99   POP HEROES BIRDS OF PREY HARLEY QUINN  ROLLER DERBY     10.99   POP HEROES BIRDS OF PREY HARLEY QUINN BLACK MASK        10.99  POP SW MANDALORIAN THE CHILD VINYL FIG       10.99  PRETTY VIOLENT #8                            3.99  PRISON PIT COMPLETE COLLECTION HC      39.99  One of my favorite comics of the last decade is finally in print as a ginormous  volume. Not for the squeamish!  PROMISED NEVERLAND GN VOL 16                             9.99   PROTECTOR #5                                       3.99  PUNISHER SOVIET TP                                17.99   RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #6 (OF 6) CVR A SIMON       4.99   REAVER #10                                   3.99  RESIDENT ALIEN OMNIBUS TP VOL 01             24.99  RICK & MORTY PRESENTS BIRDPERSON #1 CVR A STRESSIN       4.99  SAMURAI 8 TALE OF HACHIMARU GN VOL 03         9.99   SAVAGE AVENGERS TP VOL 02 TO DINE WITH DOOM             19.99  SEEDS & STEMS GN MEGG & MOGG            29.99   SEX CRIMINALS #30                                  3.99  SEX CRIMINALS #30 XXX WADA VAR                     4.69   SHIRLEY & JAMILA SAVE THEIR SUMMER GN       10.99  STAR WARS #5                                             3.99  STAR WARS #5 SPROUSE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VAR        PI   STAR WARS #5 ZIRCHER VAR          PI                       STAR WARS ADVENTURES CLONE WARS #3 (OF 5) CVR A         3.99  STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #1 2ND PTG VAR                  3.99 STRANGE ADVENTURES #4 (OF 12) CVR A MITCH GERADS      4.99 STRANGE ADVENTURES #4 (OF 12) CVR B EVAN DOC SHANER VAR    4.99 STRIKEFORCE #9                                           3.99   TEEN TITANS GO TO CAMP TP                                9.99  TOYBOX AMERICANA                                        34.99  UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #7 CVR A CAMUNCOLI           3.99  UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #7 CVR B ADLARD               3.99  USAGI YOJIMBO #11 CVR A SAKAI                            3.99  VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #1 CVR A CAMPBEL        3.99  VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #1 CVR B DANIEL & GOODEN       3.99  VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #1 CVR C MACK            3.99    WINTER OF THE CARTOONIST HC PACO ROCA         21.99   YES IM FLAGGING QUEER HANKY CODE 101 ONE SHOT       5.00 YOUNG JUSTICE #17 CVR A JOHN TIMMS    3.99 YOUNG JUSTICE #17 CVR B MIRKA ANDOLFO VAR   3.99 That's it for now... see you soon! 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Hello, all! Everybody hanging on okay out there? 2020 is a never-ending bull ride and it feels like we're all a millisecond away from losing grip and getting trampled. Luckily there's a steady stream of awesome comics coming out these days to distract, inspire, and immerse in. Since we're halfway through this apocalypse of a year, I thought it'd be fun to offer up my TOP 10 COMICS THUS FAR... maybe there'll be something new in there for you to check out. Without further adieu, here's the stuff I'm personally using to distract, inspire, and immerse in: 10. FIREPOWER (Image) by Robert Kirkman & Chris Samnee  9. WOLVERINE (Marvel) by Ben Percy & Adam Kubert  8. BILLIONAIRE ISLAND (Ahoy) by Mark Russell & Steve Pugh  7. STEALTH (Image) by Mike Costa & Nate Bellgarde  6. WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH (DC) by Daniel Warren Johnson  5. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY by Al Ewing & Juan Cabal  4. SUICIDE SQUAD (DC) by Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo  3. STRANGE ADVENTURES (DC) by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, & Evan Shaner  2. DAREDEVIL (Marvel) by Chip Zdarsky & Marco Checchetto  1. FAR SECTOR (DC) by NK Jemisin & Jamal Campbell There are some obvious omissions in there... 'Something is Killing the Children' narrowly missed entry, 'X-Men' hasn't come out in a long long time, and 'Immortal Hulk' is segueing into its next story arc. All excellent, but the above books are the ones I find myself diving into first, and rereading. REAL TALK: This week the unemployment supplement runs out for folks grappling with financially surviving the pandemic. We understand that this might limit your ability to pick up your comics. What's very important, though, is talking to us about it. We're in a similar boat-- we cannot afford to hang onto stuff indefinitely, and if you communicate to us I'm sure we can work something out. If you ghost us we have no choice but to shut the box down, and it won't be the kind of thing where you can just pick it back up at your whim. Let's all try to be as financially smart and respectful of others' situations as we can through this, okay? LAST CALL! Here are the debuting titles we think are worth your time to consider adding to your sub list. Our orders lock on Monday afternoon, so telling us if you'd like any prior to that is a guarantee you'll get what you want. HERE is the whole list of all non-DC items we're locking in...

BATMAN: THREE JOKERS (DC Black Label, Mini, $6.99, shipping 8/25/20) One of the most anticipated comics of the decade is finally on schedule! There will be a bunch of covers, and we're partnering with some fine shops to make sure we can get as many of them for you as we can.

DEATH METAL GUIDEBOOK (DC, One-shot, $5.99, shipping 8/18/20) If you've read some of Death Metal but were left with a deep sense of "hhhhuuhhh?", this'll hopefully clear that up. We're not going to order a ton over sub numbers, so tell us if you want it!

VOYAGE TO THE STARS (IDW, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/19/20) Based on the hit podcast that I've never heard of! There's great people involved so I'm sure it's a hoot.

LORDS OF EMPYRE: SWORDSMAN (Marvel, One-shot, $4.99, shipping 8/19/20) Empyre has been killing it so far, so I'm all in on this guy.

MAESTRO (Marvel, Mini, $4.99, shipping 8/19/20) There's a big gap in the story between the Hulk we know now and the Maestro he one day becomes. This mini is the bridge!

POWER RANGERS: DRAKKON NEW DAWN (Dynamite, Mini, $4.99, shipping 8/19/20) Looks like there's a lot of buildup to this that has MMPR fans buzzing.

SHADOW SERVICE (Vault, Mini, $3.99, shipping 8/19/20) A witch who's also a Private Investigator!

SHIPPING! Here's all the stuff we're getting for you this week! I went ahead and just merged DC into the whole flow. ADVENTURE ZONE GN VOL 03 PETALS TO METAL       19.99  The beloved series returns! We actually already have them because we can get them from a variety of sources. But here's more! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #45                                   4.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #45 BAGLEY VAR      PI ARCHIE #713 (ARCHIE & KATY KEENE PT 4) CVR A BRAGA       3.99 ASCENDER #11                                       3.99 ASH & THORN #3                                 3.99 AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION TP THIS BEACHHEAD EARTH        39.99 BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER GN VOL 02 KARENS ROLLER      10.99 BATMAN DELUXE ED COLL HC BOOK 05                        34.99 BATMAN SUPERMAN #10 CVR A CLAYTON HENRY    3.99 BATMAN SUPERMAN #10 CVR B RICCARDO FEDERICI CARD STOCK VAR    4.99 BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 05        49.99    RESTOCK BLACK MAGICK #12                                    3.99 BLADE RUNNER 2019 #8 CVR A HERVAS                    3.99 BLADE RUNNER 2019 #8 CVR B MEAD                   3.99 BOYS DEAR BECKY #3                                3.99 CABLE #2 DX               3.99  Gguuhhhhh, finally! CABLE #2 OLIVETTI VAR DX             PI CAPT UNDERPANTS COMIC READER #1 HAUNTED HACKAWEEN        5.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #18 EMP                                   3.99 CAPTAIN MARVEL #18 MORA EMPYRE VAR EMP       PI     CLOVEN HC VOL 01                          22.99 COMICARE LONG COMIC BOX     8.00 EACH CRITICAL ROLE TP VOL 02 VOX MACHINA ORIGINS       19.99 CUPHEAD TP VOL 01 COMIC CAPERS & CURIOS    10.99 DC CYBERNETIC SUMMER #1 (ONE SHOT)    9.99 DEAD BODY ROAD BAD BLOOD #2 (OF 6)                  3.99 DEATHSTROKE RIP TP                                      16.99 DOCTOR TOMORROW #4 (OF 5) CVR A ROCAFORT                 3.99 EAT AND LOVE YOURSELF ORIGINAL GN        14.99 EMPYRE #3 (OF 6)                                         4.99 EMPYRE #3 (OF 6) LOZANO AVENGER VAR      PI EMPYRE #3 (OF 6) MCGUINNESS VAR           PI EMPYRE #3 (OF 6) MICHAEL CHO FF VAR        PI EMPYRE #3 (OF 6) SECRET VAR                         PI   EMPYRE CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (OF 3)                         3.99 EMPYRE SAVAGE AVENGERS #1                                4.99 FANGORIA VOL 2 #8                                       19.79 FIREFLY #18 CVR A MAIN ASPINALL                          3.99 FIREFLY #18 CVR B KAMBADAIS VAR                          3.99 GHOSTED IN LA #11 (OF 12) CVR A KEENAN                   3.99 HARLEY QUINN RED WHITE AND BLACK STATUE BY ADAM HUGHES      90.00 HEDRA (ONE-SHOT)                      5.99 This one's a very good-looking, design heavy sci-fi one shot. If that sounds like your cuppa, lmk! HILDAS SPARROW SCOUT BADGE GUIDE SC          12.95 I AM CURIOUS ALBERT EINSTEIN BOARD BOOK        7.99 I AM STRONG ROSA PARKS BOARD BOOK             7.99 IRON MAN 2020 #5 (OF 6)                                  4.99 IRON MAN 2020 #5 (OF 6) BIANCHI CONNECTING VAR      PI IRON MAN 2020 #5 (OF 6) RON LIM VAR              PI     IRON MAN 2020 #5 (OF 6) SUPERLOG HEADS VAR     PI JAMES BOND #6 CVR A RICHARDSON                           3.99 JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #8     3.99 KERRY AND KNIGHT OF THE FOREST GN             12.99 KONA #1 CVR A SAM GLANZMAN                               9.99 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7 CVR A RYAN SOOK     3.99 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7 CVR B ALEX GARNER CARD STOCK VAR    4.99 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7 INC 1:25 SOOK GOLD LANTERN      PI LOST SOLDIERS #1 (OF 5)          3.99 Ales Kot delivers his entry into the TOUGH OLD BASTARDS genre, with a group of Vietnam vets reuniting to settle an old score. LUCIFER TP VOL 03 THE WILD HUNT                     16.99 MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN (2020) #3 CVR A OSSIO           3.99 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #52 CVR A CAMPBELL     3.99 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #52 FOIL MONTES VAR       4.99 MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #4 (OF 6) CVR A ANDOLFO        3.99 MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #4 (OF 6) CVR B CAMUNCOLI        3.99 NAILBITER RETURNS #3                                     3.99 OMEGA MEN BY TOM KING DLX ED HC                         49.99    RESTOCK ONE YEAR AT ELLSMERE GN                   14.99 PENG ACTION SPORTS ADVENTURE GN                         14.99 PLUNGE #5 (OF 6) CVR A JEREMY WILSON    3.99 PLUNGE #5 (OF 6) CVR B GARY FRANK VAR    3.99 POWER RANGERS RANGER SLAYER #1 SPOILER VAR    PI PREVIEWS #383 AUGUST 2020                       3.99 PULP HC                16.99 Ed Brubaker ans Sean Phillips, the best collaborative team in comics, return with this tale of a 30s Pulp writer who finds himself thrust into the kind of situations he writes about. RED HOOD OUTLAW #47 CVR A PAOLO PANTALENA    3.99 RED HOOD OUTLAW #47 CVR B PHILIP TAN VAR    3.99 RED SONJA VAMPIRELLA BETTY VERONICA #12 CVR C BRAG       3.99 ROGUE PLANET #3                                          3.99 SEEDS & STEMS GN MEGG & MOGG             29.99 SHADOW ROADS #9                                   3.99 SILVER SURFER TP PARABLE NEW PTG             14.99 One of the most asked-about comics of all time, finally back in print! Stan Lee and Moebius team up for a Silver Surfer story unlike any other. SLEEPING BEAUTIES #2 (OF 10) CVR A WU                    3.99 SPAWN #308 CVR A MCFARLANE                               2.99 SPAWN #308 CVR B LASHLEY                                 2.99 SPAWN #308 CVR C MATTINA                                 2.99 SPAWN VENGEANCE TP                                      16.99 SPIDER-MAN NOIR #2 (OF 5)                                3.99 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #3                                 3.99 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #3 KUDER VAR       PI STAR WARS DARTH VADER #3 SPROUSE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VAR   PI   STAR WARS RISE OF KYLO REN TP                           15.99 STARGIRL BY GEOFF JOHNS TP                     34.99 STRANGER THINGS THE BULLY GN TP                         12.99 STRANGER THINGS TP VOL 03                  19.99 SUICIDE SQUAD #7 CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE    3.99 SUICIDE SQUAD #7 CVR B JEREMY ROBERTS VAR    3.99 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN ALIEN REALITY #5 (OF 5)              3.99 THAT TEXAS BLOOD #2 CVR A PHILLIPS                   3.99 THAT TEXAS BLOOD #2 CVR B FEGREDO                  3.99 THOR #5 2ND PTG KLEIN VAR                                3.99 TMNT ANNUAL 2020 CVR A GORHAM                            5.99 TMNT ANNUAL 2020 CVR B EASTMAN                           5.99 TMNT ONGOING #107 10 COPY INCV MCARDELL            PI   TMNT ONGOING #107 CVR A DANIEL                           3.99 TMNT ONGOING #107 CVR B EASTMAN                          3.99 TMNT TOTALLY TURTLES LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK      4.99 USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR CLASSICS #5 (OF 7) CVR A SAKAI       3.99 WALKING DEAD ALIEN HC                           19.99 WITCHBLADE #1 25TH ANNV ED                          4.99 WONDER PONY ORIGINAL GN                    9.99 WONDER WOMAN #759 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ   3.99 Welcome incoming new creative team Mariko Tamaki and Mikel Janin-- this was one of the best Wondy issues I've read in a decade! WONDER WOMAN #759 CVR B JIM LEE CARD STOCK VAR   4.99 WONDER WOMAN COME BACK TO ME TP                         16.99 X-FACTOR #1              4.99 Even though mutants can be resurrected now, their murders still need to be investigated. That's where X-Factor comes in! X-FACTOR #1 BALDEON VAR      PI       X-FACTOR #1 MULLER DESIGN VAR      PI     X-FACTOR #1 SCHMIDT VAR     PI                       X-MEN #10            3.99 I can sigh the biggest GGUUHHHHH FINALLY about this one! X-MEN #10 NOTO EMPYRE VAR     PI X-MEN #10 ZIRCHER CONFRONTATION VAR         PI That's it for now, see you soon! P/VC facebook eBay: velocitycomicsrva  new listings weekly! Instagram: velocity_comics