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!

195 NEW ITEMS
  ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
 FEBRUARY 7th, 2007

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1 (OF 7)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art and Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland-an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland's past is revealed!

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
020707 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:
25 titles shipping this week.
$83.75 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$71.18 only at Alternate Reality!
DC
COMICS:
20 titles shipping this week.
$62.83 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$53.40 only at Alternate Reality!
IMAGE
COMICS:
3 titles shipping this week.
$7.97 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$6.77 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:
29 various titles shipping this week.
$99.35 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$84.44 only at Alternate Reality!
COMICBOOK TOTAL:
78 comic books in-total shipping this week.
$257.91 is what you'd pay at any other store for all these comics!
$219.22only at Alternate Reality!
 WHICH MAKES THIS WEEKS MAGIC NUMBER...

 $38.68!
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!
021407
10TH MUSE VOL 2 #15
ANT #10
BLACKBEARD LEGACY #4
CASANOVA #7 (MR)
CONAN &  MIDNIGHT GOD #2
DARKSTORM #0
DAVID SHEPHERDS SONG V1 TP
FATHOM DEFINITIVE ED V1 TP
FRAZETTA SNOW GIANTS STATUE
FREAKS O/T HEARTLAND TP
GI JOE DREADNOKS DECLASSIFIED #2
GLOOMCOOKIE #29
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #12
HARD BOILED TP
HARLAN ELLISONS DREAM CORRIDOR V2 TP
HELLGATE LONDON #3
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #3
KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER VOL 1 TP
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS #4
LEGEND OF ISIS #11
LIVING AND THE DEAD GN
LULLABY VOL 1 GN
MARY JANE VINYL FIGURE
MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH SOURCEBOOK
NEXT EXIT #11
NIGHTWOLF THE PRICE #4
ORION THE HUNTER #3
PISTOLFIST #2, 3
PULPHOPE ART OF PAUL POPE SC
PVP #31
REFLECTIONS #1
RETURN O/T GREMLINS #1, 3
SAM NOIR RONIN HOLIDAY #1
SHAZAM 13" DELUXE FIGURE
SHRUGGED #5, 6
SIXGUN SAMURAI TP
SOULFIRE #6, 8, 9
SOULFIRE DYING O/T LIGHT TP
SPIDER CHRONICLES SC
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #3, 4
STRONGHOLD #2
TRUTH JUSTIN & AMERICAN WAY #5
WARREN ELLIS BLACK GAS 2 #2
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO
WITCHMAN SPECIAL #1
WOLFSKIN #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WONDERFOOL WORLD GN
YENNY #10, 9
ZERO VOL 3 GN
ZOMBIEWORLD WINTERS DREGS TP
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!

020707
 -1st DAY SALE-
 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1

GHOST RIDER TEAM-UP TP

 GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1

INQUEST GAMER #143

SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1

X-MEN ANNUAL #1
-FREEBIES-
 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1025

YOUR TOTAL ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THESE ITEMS IS...
 $34.94
 BUY ALL SIX THIS WEDNESDAY AND PAY ONLY...
 $20.96
 WHICH SAVES YOU...
  $13.97
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
195 NEW ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK!
 If you haven't reserved any of these items yet,
Now is the time!
NEW COMICS THIS WEEK:
15% OFF ALL these comic books,
ALL this week long!
TOP 10 TITLES
OUR TOP 10 TITLES FOR THIS WEEK BASED ON # OF UNITS WE ORDERED:
  1) NEW AVENGERS #27
  2) UNCANNY X-MEN #483
  3) 52 WEEK #40
  4) X-MEN ANNUAL #1-1ST DAY SALE
  5) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #105
  6) ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10
  7) GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1 (OF 6)-1ST
      DAY SALE
  8) INCREDIBLE HULK #103
  9) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17
10) SUPERGIRL #14
COMICS STARTING THIS WEEK:
11 NEW SERIES START THIS WEEK:
BOOKS WITH PICTURES #1
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1 (OF 7)-1ST DAY SALE
FATHOM KIANI #0
GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1 (OF 6)-1ST DAY SALE
HELMET OF FATE SARGON THE SORCERER #1
NIGHTMARE WORLD #1
SAM NOIR RONIN HOLIDAY #1 (OF 3)
SECRET #1 (OF 4)
SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1 (OF 4)-1ST DAY SALE
TAG CURSED #1 (OF 5)
X-MEN ANNUAL #1-1ST DAY SALE
COMICS ENDING THIS WEEK:
5 SERIES END THIS WEEK:
LEADING MAN #5 (OF 5) (MR)
OTHER SIDE #5 (OF 5) (MR)
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)
SPIKE ASYLUM #5 (OF 5)
X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #5 (OF 5)
25 NEW MARVEL COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
BULLET POINTS #4 (OF 5)
CIVIL WAR BLACK PANTHER WAR CRIMES
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #1 (OF 7)
FANTASTIC FOUR THE END #5 (OF 6)
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17
GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #1 (OF 6)
INCREDIBLE HULK #103
IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #2 (OF 6)
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #5
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #24
MS MARVEL #12
NEW AVENGERS #27
NEWUNIVERSAL #3
PUNISHER #44 (MR)
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)
SPIDER-MAN REIGN #3 (OF 4)
SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #2 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #22
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #105
ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #22
UNCANNY X-MEN #483
WHITE TIGER #4 (OF 6)
X-23 TARGET X #3 (OF 6)
X-MEN ANNUAL #1
X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #5 (OF 5)
20 NEW DC COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
52 WEEK #40
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10
ALL NEW ATOM #8
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #2
DETECTIVE COMICS #828
HELMET OF FATE SARGON THE SORCERER #1
JONAH HEX #16
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #30
LOONEY TUNES #147
LOVELESS #15 (MR)
MIDNIGHTER #4
MYSTERY IN SPACE #6 (OF 8)
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #5 (MR)
NIGHTWING #129
OTHER SIDE #5 (OF 5) (MR)
OUTSIDERS #45
SCALPED #2 (MR)
SHAZAM THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1 (OF 4)
SUPERGIRL #14
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #3
3 NEW IMAGE COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
FELL #7 (RES)
PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND #4 (OF 8) (NOTE PRICE)
SAM NOIR RONIN HOLIDAY #1 (OF 3)
1 NEW DARK HORSE COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
SECRET #1 (OF 4)
29 NEW INDY COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK:
ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #4
ANTHEM #4 (NOTE PRICE)
BETTY & VERONICA #224
BLOOD & ROSES TIME LORDS SAGA CVR A #2
BOOKS WITH PICTURES #1
CEMETERIANS #4
CTHULHU TALES RISING ONE SHOT
DEADBEATS #81
DESPERADOES BUFFALO DREAMS #2 (OF 4)
FATHOM KIANI #0
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #20
JOHNNY BLASTERS M-FORCE #2
JOHNNY BLASTERS M-FORCE #4 (NET)
JUGHEAD #179
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #122
LEADING MAN #5 (OF 5) (MR)
LONE RANGER #4
MAINTENANCE #2 (MR)
MEN OF MYSTERY #63
MUTATOR #3
NIGHTMARE WORLD #1
NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #18 (MR)
PIRATES VS NINJAS #2 (OF 3)
RED SONJA #19
SONIC X #16
SPIKE ASYLUM #5 (OF 5)
TAG CURSED #1 (OF 5)
WAR OF THE UNDEAD #2 (OF 3) (MR)
WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #5 (MR)
NO NEW ADULT COMICS THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES
1 NEW ACTION FIGURE SERIES ARRIVES THIS WEEK:
JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS SERIES 5 ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT
APPAREL
1 NEW PIECES OF APPAREL ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
WONDER WOMAN TIED UP BY HUGHES T/S LG
BOOKS
9 NEW BOOKS ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
ART OF JACK HENSLEE SC
BEST OF THE HARVEYVILLE FUN TIMES SC
DOT HACK SIGN ANOTHER BIRTH VOL 3 NOVEL
ERB PRINCESS OF MARS PENGUIN CLASSIC ED
FAST FORWARD VOL 1 SC
GREY SC
HOLMES ON THE RANGE SC
STAR TREK ERRAND OF FURY BK 2 DEMANDS OF HONOR MMPB
WEBSLINGER SF & COMIC WRITERS ON SPIDER-MAN SC
CARDS
3 NEW BOXES OF CARDS ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 6 TRADING CARD BOX
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON 2 TRADING CARD BOX
UPPER DECK FLEER 2006-07 NBA TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING
4 NEW GAMING ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
HORRORCLIX: THE LAB EXPANSION BOOSTER PACKS
MTG: PLANAR CHAOS BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX
MTG: PLANAR CHAOS BOOSTER PACKS
MTG: PLANAR CHAOS THEME DECKS
MAGAZINES
24 NEW MAGAZINES ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
24 MAGAZINE-NEWSTAND EDITION
ALTER EGO #65
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 0207
ARCHIE DIGEST #232
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL #71BECKETT MASSIVE ONLINE GAMER #5
BECKETT YUGIOH COLLECTOR #28
BRATZ #13
FILMFAX #113
HORRORSHOW #5
INQUEST GAMER #143-1ST DAY SALE
JAMROCK 0207
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #9 PX ED
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL 0107
MODEL RAILROADER 0307
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-LITTLE KIDS #1
NORTH & SOUTH 0207
PREHISTORIC TIMES #80
RAZORCAKE #36
SKETCH MAGAZINE #31
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #135
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #151
TRUE DETECTIVE #8
WALLACE & GROMIT MAGAZINE #18
WRESTLER VOL.13
TRADE PAPERBACKS
68 NEW TRADES ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND VOL 3 GN
AISHITERUZE BABY VOL 6 TP
AMERICAN WAY TP
ANGEL CUP VOL 3 GN (OF 5)
ARCHLORD VOL 1 GN (OF 3)
BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC
BERSERK VOL 15 TP (MR)
BEYOND THE BEYOND VOL 3 GN (OF 3)
BLAME VOL 7 GN (OF 10) (MR)
BLEACH VOL 17 TP
BORDERLINE VOL 1 TP (RES)
BROKEN ANGELS VOL 4 GN (OF 5) (MR)
BUSO RENKIN VOL 4 TP
CAIN SAGA VOL 3 TP (MR)
CATEGORY FREAKS VOL 3 TP
CIVIL WAR ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TP
CLAYMORE VOL 6 TP
D GRAY MAN VOL 4 GN
DMZ VOL 2 BODY OF A JOURNALIST TP (MR)
DR BLINK SUPERHERO SHRINK VOL 1 ID EGO & SUPEREGO TP
EDEN VOL 6 ITS AN ENDLESS WORLD TP (MR)
ESCAPE FROM SPECIAL GN
ESSENTIAL MS MARVEL VOL 1 TP
ESSENTIAL PAINKILLER JANE TP
EYESHIELD 21 VOL 12 TP
GET BACKERS VOL 17 GN (OF 35) (MR)
GHOST RIDER TEAM-UP TP
GHOST RIDER TEAM-UP TP-1ST DAY SALE
GODCHILD VOL 4 TP
GOOD WITCH O/T WEST VOL 2 GN (OF 5)
GRAVITATION EX GN (MR)
GYAKUSHU VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)
IDOL VOL 1 GN (MR)
INITIAL D VOL 25 GN (OF 32)
IRON MAN EXECUTE PROGRAM TP
JUDAS VOL 2 GN (OF 5) (MR)
JUNK VOL 1 GN (RES)
JUSTICE SOCIETY VOL 2 TP
KAMI KAZE VOL 4 GN (OF 7) (MR)
KAZE HIKARU VOL 4 GN (C: 1-0-0)
KEY PRINCESS STORY ETERNAL ALICE RONDO VOL 2 NOVEL
KINGDOM HEARTS CHAIN OF MEMORIES VOL 2 GN
KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOL 2 TP
LOVELESS VOL 4 GN (OF 6) (TKP) (MR)
MAIL VOL 2 TP (MR)
MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY VOL 1 TP
NANA VOL 5 TP
OH MY GODDESS VOL 4 TP RTL
OLD BOY VOL 4 TP (MR)
OMUKAE DESU VOL 3
PANTHEON HIGH VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)
PLATINUM GARDEN VOL 3 GN (OF 10)
PRINCESS AI ROSES & TATOOS (RES)
REAL FAKE PRINCESS VOL 4 TP
REBIRTH VOL 19 GN (OF 20)
RED STRING VOL 1 TP
REGARDS FROM SERBIA GN (MR)
SECRET CHASER VOL 2 GN (OF 2)
STUART MOORES PARA TP
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL 2 TP
SWAN VOL 9
TAIL OF THE MOON VOL 3 TP
THE CASTAWAYS HC
TRAMPS LIKE US VOL 11 GN (OF 14) (MR)
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 19 TP
3 NEW ADULT TRADES ARRIVE THIS WEEK
STATUES & SUCH
4 NEW STATUES ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
DICK TRACY STATUE
MARVEL ORIGINS IRON MAN STATUE
MCFARLANE ROCKY HORROR 3D MOVIE POSTER
MM SHOWDOWN SPIDER-MAN STATUE
WALL ART
3 NEW POSTERS ARRIVE THIS WEEK:
GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS POSTER
INVINCIBLE POSTER
SPIDER-MAN BACK IN BLACK POSTER
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 above when it sez...."
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG= Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CW=Civil War
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive 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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