ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

149 NEW ITEMS
  ON SALE THIS THURSDAY,
 JANUARY 4th, 2007

IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1 (OF 6) 
Written by ADAM WARREN Penciled by BRIAN DENHAM Cover by ADAM WARREN A single, grueling night of high-speed, mechanized mayhem finds Tony Stark and a new, uniquely improved version of the Iron Man armor caught in the crossfire between the bleeding-edge technology of an insurgent mecha subculture and the massed hardware of an elite "cape-killing" paramilitary force. Besieged by ballistic missiles, supersonic jihadi LMDs, seductive viral avatars and cyberdrug-addled roboravers, Iron Man must push himself far beyond his technological and biological limits to survive the onslaught of ultra-tech war machinery...

CRYSTAL BALLING
WHAT IF we looked into the crystal ball and JUST IMAGINED next week's shipping!

REORDERS
Get the full list  of what SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

OUT OF PRINT
Eventually everything sells out, find out what's expired this week!

KIDS CORNER
Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!
SHIPPING HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS WEEK
010407 RANKINGS

15% OFF
 ALL NEW COMICS,
 EVERYDAY FOR  EVERYONE!

So how many different comics are shipping this week? What would it cost you if YOU bought 1 copy of EVERY NEW COMIC being released? How much can YOU really save at Alternate Reality?  See for yourself...
MARVEL COMICS:
21 titles shipping this week.
$62.75 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$53.33 only at Alternate Reality!
DC COMICS:
17 titles shipping this week.
$48.86 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$41.53 only at Alternate Reality!
IMAGE COMICS:
4 titles shipping this week.
$14.47 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$12.29 only at Alternate Reality!
DARK HORSE COMICS:
1 title shipping this week.
$2.99 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$2.54 only at Alternate Reality!
INDEPENDENT COMICS:
18 various titles shipping this week.
$63.39 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$53.88 only at Alternate Reality!
COMICS TOTAL:
61 comic books in-total shipping this week.
$192.82 is what you'd pay at any other store for all these comics!
$163.57 only at Alternate Reality!
 WHICH MAKES THIS WEEKS MAGIC NUMBER...
 $29.25!
 That's the amount of money you could save on ALL of THIS WEEKS NEW COMICS just by purchasing them at ALTERNATE REALITY
 THE LATE LIST
LATE! LATE! LATE!
 The following have been delayed, to these new dates. Be sure to take note of the POPULAR late items below in bold!
011007
CHAMPIONS CLASSIC V2 TP
CONAN & MIDNIGHT GOD #1
DRINK & DRAW VOL 1 HC
FANTASTIC FOUR #542 CW
LOW ORBIT VOL 1 GN
MARVEL UNIVERSE AOA PHOENIX BUST
MJOLNIR PROP REPLICA
RUNAWAYS #23
RUSH CITY #4 (OF 6)
SPIDER-MAN SINISTER 6 MYSTERIO MED STATUE
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #2
011707
100 BULLETS #80 (MR)
BTVS AF ACCESSORY SET
BTVS DEMON GILES PX
BTVS GILES & FAITH ASST
GREEN LANTERN #16 (RES)
HELLGATE LONDON #3 (OF 4)
JSA CLASSIFIED #21
MARVEL ORIGINS DAREDEVIL STATUE
MOON KNIGHT #7 CW
SMALLVILLE SEASON 5 T/C BOX
SPIDER-MAN REIGN #2 (OF 4)
SPIDER-MAN REIGN 2ND PTG
SUPERMAN #659
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #104
ULTIMATE X-MEN #78
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO
Y THE LAST MAN #53 (MR)
012407
CHECKMATE #10
DEVI #7
FABLES #57 (MR)
FLASH  #8
NEW ONIMUSHA NIGHT OF GENESIS VOL 2 GN
TEEN TITANS #43
013107
BTVS URN OF OSIRUS REPLICA
ONSLAUGHT REBORN #3
TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON HEAD BUST
WOLVERINE MASK REPLICA
013107
SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 #3
021407
APPLESEED ID TP
RUSH CITY #5
SPIDER-MAN DEATH OF THE STACYS PREMIERE HC
SPIDER-MAN DEATH O/THE STACYS PREMIERE HC VAR
1st DAY SALE


THIS WEDNESDAY
ONLY!
Every "NEW COMIC DAY" we pick...
 4 NEW COMICS
1 NEW MAGAZINE
1 NEW TRADE PAPERBACK
...and slash 40% OFF the cover price on all of them for that ONE DAY ONLY!

010407
 -1st DAY SALE-
 CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLLECTOR MAGAZINE #1 SPIDER-MAN

DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #1

GHOST RIDER ROAD TO DAMNATION TP

GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 #1

IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1

SCALPED #1

 -FREEBIES-
 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1020

YOUR TOTAL ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THESE ITEMS IS...
 $41.97
 BUY ALL SIX THIS WEDNESDAY AND PAY ONLY...
 $25.18
 WHICH SAVES YOU...
  $16.78
THE FINE PRINT
Minimum $5.00 purchase of ANYTHING in the store is required to receive your "1st DAY DALE" discount on any/all of these items. "1st DAY SALE" prices are good only for the date listed, only for one copy of each item and only only while supplies last.
NEW STUFF ARRIVING THIS WEEK

Ab-so-tively, Pos-a-lutely Shipping to the Store This..
NOVEMBER STORE EVENTS
NOVEMBER STORE EVENTS
If you haven't reserved these items yet,
Now is the time!
NEW COMICS THIS WEEK:
15% OFF ALL these comics ALL this week!
OUR TOP 10 TITLES:
  1) CIVIL WAR #6 (OF 7)
  2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 CW
  3) UNCANNY X-MEN #482
  4) ALL STAR SUPERMAN #6
  5) 52 WEEK #35
  6) CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #10 (OF 11)
  7) PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #2 CW
  8) SUPERMAN #658
  9) INCREDIBLE HULK #102
10) ULTIMATE VISION #2 (OF 5)
COMIC SERIES STARTING THIS WEEK:
DARKNESS LEVEL 1 #1
DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #1
GD SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #1
GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 #1
IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1
KANAS ISLAND #1
SCALPED #1 (MR)
SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #1 (MR)
COMIC SERIES ENDING THIS WEEK:
CSI DYING IN THE GUTTERS #5 (OF 5)
NEW DC COMICS THIS WEEK:
52 WEEK #35
ALL NEW ATOM #7
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #6
AMERICAN VIRGIN #10 (MR)
EXTERMINATORS #13 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #31
JONAH HEX #15
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #29
LOONEY TUNES #146
MANHUNTER #27
MIDNIGHTER #3
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #4 (MR)
NIGHTWING #128
OTHER SIDE #4 (OF 5) (MR)
SCALPED #1 (MR)
SUPERMAN #658
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3
NEW MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 CW
BULLET POINTS #3 (OF 5)
CIVIL WAR #6 (OF 7)
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #10 (OF 11)
FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #4 (OF 6)
INCREDIBLE HULK #102
IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #1 (OF6)
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #4
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #4
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #23
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT GHOST RIDER
MS MARVEL #11
NEWUNIVERSAL #2
POWERS #22 (MR)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #2 CW
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 2ND PTG OLIVETTI VAR #1
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #5 (OF 12)
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE VISION #2 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #482
X-23 TARGET X #2 (OF 6)
NEW IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK:
68 (ONE SHOT) (MR)
A DISTANT SOIL #38 (RES)
DARKNESS LEVEL 1 VIDEO GAME CVR B #1
FEAR AGENT #10
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK:
PERHAPANAUTS SECOND CHANCES #3 (OF 4)
NEW INDY COMICS THIS WEEK:
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #106
BONEYARD #23
CSI DYING IN THE GUTTERS #5 (OF 5)
DEVILS PANTIES #8
DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #1 (OF 3)
GD SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #1
GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 CVR A #1 (OF 2)
GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 CVR B #1 (OF 2)
GOLD DIGGER #80
HARD BOILED COMICS #2 (MR)
KANAS ISLAND #1
RED SONJA #18
SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #1 (MR)
SOULFIRE CHAOS REIGN #3
SOULSEARCHERS #81
STREET FIGHTER II ALVIN LEE CVR A #6
STREET FIGHTER II ALVIN LEE CVR B #6
X ISLE #4 (OF 5)
NEW ACTION FIGURES
THIS WEEK:
MARVEL LEGENDS MASTERWORKS ASST SER 2
MARVEL LEGENDS SER 14 ACTION FIGURE ASST
MARVEL LEGENDS SER 15 ACTION FIGURE ASST
NEW APPAREL THIS WEEK:
SUPERMAN BLACK STEEL CAP
NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK:
BTVS BAD BARGAIN MMPB
CARTOON HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD TP
NEW CARDS THIS WEEK:
BOWMAN 2006 MLB HERITAGE TRADING CARD BOX
NEW MAGAZINES THIS WEEK
2000 AD #1517
2000 AD PROG 2007
ALTER EGO #64
AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR 0307
AVATAR MAGAZINE THE LAST AIRBENDER
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #148
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #1 SPIDER-MAN-1ST DAY SALE
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #2 WOLVERINE
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #30 BLACK PANTHER
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAGAZINE #31 ANGEL
DINING OUT-CHICAGO WINTER 07
DRAW #13 (RES)
DREAMWATCH #27
FILM FANADDICT #3
FORTEAN TIMES #218
HORRORHOUND #5
INQUEST GAMER HORRORCLIX THE LAB CVR #142
INQUEST GAMER MTG PLANAR CHAOS CVR #142
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #253 (NOTE PRICE)
LEES TOY REVIEW JAN 2007 #171
NEW BEAUTY-MIDWEST SPRING 07
POETS & WRITERS 0207
SCALE AUTO 0207
SCRYE MAR 2007 #105
SFX SPECIAL #27
SPACESHIP AWAY AUTUMN 2005 #7
SPACESHIP AWAY AUTUMN 2006 #10
SPACESHIP AWAY SPRING 2006 #8
SPACESHIP AWAY SUMMER 2006 #9
STARBURST #345
VENGEANCE MAGAZINE VOL 4 #1 (MR)
WALLACE & GROMIT MAGAZINE #17
XPOSE #101
NEW TRADE PAPERBACKS
THIS WEEK:
ARTESIA VOL 2 ARTESIA AFIELD HC (MR)
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS OLIVER TWIST SC
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS TREASURE ISLAND SC
BLACK CAT VOL 6 TP
BRIAN KEENES FEAR GN (MR)
CHEEKY ANGEL VOL 16 GN
CIPHER VOL 6
CRISIS AFTERMATH BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN TP
DEATH NOTE VOL 9 TP
DR SLUMP VOL 11 TP
FANTASTIC FOUR BOOKS OF DOOM TP
FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY VOL 3 SOJOURN HC
FROM FAR AWAY VOL 14 GN
GHOST RIDER ROAD TO DAMNATION TP-1ST DAY SALE
GLACIAL PERIOD GN (MR)
HUNTER X HUNTER VOL 12 TP
IRON MAN ARMOR WARS TP
IS VOL 11 GN
JACK STAFF VOL 3 ECHOES OF TOMORROW TP
JSA VOL 12 GHOST STORIES TP
KANE VOL 6 PARTNERS TP
LA CORDA DORO VOL 2 TP
MANHUNTER VOL 2 TRIAL BY FIRETP
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 6 TP
ONE PIECE VOL 13 TP
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOL 8 TP
OUTSIDERS THE GOOD FIGHT TP
PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH VOL 20 TP
PRINCE OF TENNIS VOL 17 GN
PRINCESS MONONOKE FILM COMIC VOL 5 GN
PROJECT ARMS VOL 15 TP
PUNCH VOL 2 GN
REBORN VOL 2 GN
RED RIVER VOL 16 GN
SHAMAN KING VOL 11 TP
SKIP BEAT VOL 4 TP
STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS VOL4 RETURN OF THE WORTHY TP
TENJHO TENGE VOL 11
TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS VOL 1 TP
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 15 MAGICAL TP
VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL 1 TP
VS (VERSUS) VOL 4
W JULIET VOL 14 GN
WHISTLE VOL 15 TP
YAKITATE JAPAN VOL 3 TP
YU GI OH MILLENNIUM WORLD VOL5 TP
1 ADULT TRADE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
NEW STATUES & SUCH THIS WEEK:
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE PAUL POPE
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between150-250 brand new Comics, Books, Trades, Magazines, Statues, etc come through the door and go on sale. So be sure to get a look at CHICAGO'S LARGEST SELECTION of NEW STUFF every week here in SHIP-SHAPE!
 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean when it sez...."
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG= Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CW=Civil War
DLX=Deluxe
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MR=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League		 NOTE PRICE=Price is different from this titles regular
price.
O/A=Order Again
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TP=Trade Paperback
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR = Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large

DATES: Many magazines have a numbered designation based on the month (s) and year of their release, which we list as a 4 digit number. EX: "0306" means March, 2006. "1205" means December, 2005.

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