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188 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 22nd, 2007

HALO UPRISING #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils and Cover by ALEX MALEEV
The Eisner Award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleash an epic story of mankind's struggle against the alien threat of the Covenant. Picking up from the conclusion of blockbuster video game Halo 2, the must-read issue reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, is battling against Covenant forces! Intertwined with Master Chief's interstellar one-man-war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two disparate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Convenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Read this debut issue to start the journey into the Halo universe!
40 PGS./17 and Up ...$3.99

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!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
 (40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $15.97 ON THESE 6 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
TITLE/DESCRIPTION MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
BATMAN LOBO DEADLY SERIOUS #1 (OF 2) $5.99 $3.59
COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1634 $5.99 $3.59
HALO UPRISING #1 (OF 4) $3.99 $2.39
MYSTIC ARCANA SCARLET WITCH $2.99 $1.79
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN V.1 TP $16.99 $10.19
SUPERMAN #666 $3.99 $2.39

TOTAL

 $39.94 $23.96

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 while supplies last.
92 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
22 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
 $68.78 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $58.46 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $10.31 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #543
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST STAR LORD #2 (OF 4)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #22
CABLE DEADPOOL #44
FANTASTIC FIVE #4 (OF 5)
HALO UPRISING #1 (OF 4) (MR)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #8
IRON MAN #21
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #15
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #27
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #4
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED LAST OF THE MOHICANS #4 (OF 6)
MYSTIC ARCANA SCARLET WITCH
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #40
THE ORDER #2 CWI
THUNDERBOLTS #116
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #45
WOLVERINE #56
WORLD WAR HULK GAMMA CORPS #2 (OF 4) WWH
WORLD WAR HULK GAMMA FILES
X-MEN #202
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #3
15 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
 $48.11 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $40.89 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $7.21 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN #668
BATMAN LOBO DEADLY SERIOUS #1 (OF 2)
BIRDS OF PREY #109
BLUE BEETLE #18
COUNTDOWN 36
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #10 (MR)
GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15
JSA CLASSIFIED #29
OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 4 METAMORPHO AQUAMAN
SCOOBY DOO #123
SPIRIT #9
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #33
SUPERMAN #666 (NOTE PRICE)
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE BY HIMSELF #1 (OF 2) (MR)
10 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$33.94 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $28.84 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $5.09 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BOMB QUEEN III #4 (OF 4) (MR)
BONDS #1 (OF 3)
HIDING IN TIME #2 (OF 4)
IN HER DARKEST HOUR ONE SHOT
INVINCIBLE #45
JOHNNY DELGADO IS DEAD #1 (OF 2)
REPO #3 (OF 5) (MR)
STRANGE EMBRACE #3 (OF 8) (MR)
WALKING DEAD #40 (MR)
WEAPON #3 (OF 4)
1 DARK HORSE COMIC THIS WEEK
$2.99 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
 $2.54 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 .44¢ what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #19
44 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
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 $150.56 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
 $26.57 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMELIA RULES #18
ARSENIC LULLABY PULP EDITION #1 (MR)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #37
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #79
BLACK SUMMER #2 (OF 7) (MR)
BLACK SUMMER WRAP CVR #2 (OF 7) (MR)
BUSHI TALES #1
CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS BOOK 5 (MR)
CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS BOOK 5 NUDE ED (A) (C: 1-0-0)
CHAMPIONS #39
DEVI #13
FINAL GIRL #4 (OF 5) (MR)
GAMEKEEPER JOHN CASSADAY COVER #4 (MR)
GAMEKEEPER MUKESH SINGH COVER #4 (MR)
GD SOURCEBOOK OFF HANDBOOK TO THE GD UNIVERSE #8
HIGHLANDER #10
LUCKY VOL 2 #1 (MR)
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #1 (OF 6)
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #1
PIRATES VS NINJAS II UP THE ANTE #2 (OF 8)
RAISIN PIE #5 (RES) (MR)
RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #1
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS 20 MILLION MILES MORE #2
RETURN OF THE SUPER PIMPS #3 (OF 6) (NOTE PRICE)
ROBERT KURTZMANS BENEATH THE VALLEY O/T RAGE #3 (OF 4) (MR)
SAVAGE TALES #3
SCARLETTS CURSE #3 (OF 7) (NOTE PRICE)
SIRE REVELATIONS #2 & RAZOR SHARP #1 FLIPBOOK
SKY SHARKS #1 (OF 5)
STORMBRINGERS #1 (OF 4)
SUBCULTURE #2 (OF 4) (MR)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT #2
TANK GIRL THE GIFTING #3
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE SGN #41 (MR)
TERMINATOR 2 INFINITY #2
THE EXPERTS #3 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TARGET 2006 #5
UNCLE SCROOGE #369
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY SUMMER 2007 CVR A
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY SUMMER 2007 CVR B
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #684
WHITE PICKET FENCES #3 (OF 3)
3 ADULT COMIC SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK

96 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (2):
CAUTION REANIMATED CORPSE BLK T/S XL
SILVER SURFER SHIMMER T/S XL
BOOKS (3):
BOOGIEPOP RETURNS VS IMAGINATOR PART 2
THE LIST ILLUSTRATED NOVEL (MR)
VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOL 8 NOVEL SC (MR)
CALENDARS (2):
ART OF KEN KELLY 2008 WALL CALENDAR (MR)
ART OF SIMON BISLEY 2008 WALL CALENDAR (MR)
CARDS (5):
BENCHWARMERS 2007 GOLD EDITION TRADING CARD BOX
PLAYOFF THREADS 2007 NFL TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS TOTAL 2007 NFL TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS TOTAL 2007 NFL TRADING CARD PACKS
UPPER DECK 2007 NFL ROOKIE PLAYERS BOX SET
GAMING (2):
YU-GI-OH TACTICAL EVOLUTIONS BOOSTER DISPLAY BOX
YU-GI-OH TACTICAL EVOLUTIONS BOOSTER PACKS
MAGAZINES (35):
ALTER EGO #71
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #154
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #15 THOR
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #16 BEAST
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #44 IRON FIST #44
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #45 SHADOWCAT
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #46 CAPT MARVEL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #46 CAPT MARVEL VAR ED
COMIC FOUNDRY MAGZINE VOL 1 #1
COMIC'S BUYERS GUIDE #1634-1ST DAY SALE
COOKIE 0907
CREATIVE TECHNIQUES #6
FANGORIA #266
GIRLS AND CORPSES MAGAZINE PREMIER COLLECTORS ISSUE VOL 0 (M
GIRLS AND CORPSES MAGAZINE VOL 1 FALL 2007 (MR)
HARDCORE GAMER 0907
HAUTE DOLL 1007
KONO MAGAZINE 0907
LIVING BLUES #191
MAD #481
MAXIM BLENDER #62
MEN'S VOGUE 0907
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 0907
OVERSPRAY MAGAZINE #6
PC MAGAZINE #26.17
PHANTOM DETECTIVE DEC 1935 REPLICA
PLANET STORIES #1 WINTER 1939 REPLICA ED
RC SPORT FLYER 1007
ROCKABILLY #37
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #22 NEWSTAND ED
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #22 PX ED
TRANSFORMERS MAGAZINE #2
UVC MAGAZINE #3
WHAT'S UP KIDS-BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE
WIRED #15.09
STATUES (1):
MARVEL MILESTONES ZOMBIE SPIDER-MAN & MJ STATUE
TRADES (45):
AKIRA CLUB HC
AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC
AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC VAR
BIOWULF PKT MANGA TP
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS VOL 2 TP
COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL 8 1965-1966 HC
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE REDUX GN
DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOL 7 TP (MR)
FLOCK OF ANGELS VOL 1 GN
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 14 TP
GOLGO 13 VOL 10 GN (MR)
GUNSLINGER GIRL VOL 5
HANA KIMI VOL 19 GN
HARD BULLIED COMICS VOL 1 BACK IN BLACKMAIL TP (MR)
HEDGE KNIGHT TP
HEROES FOR HIRE VOL 2 AHEAD OF THE CURVE TP
INUBAKA CRAZY FOR DOGS VOL 4 TP
JAMES BOND DEATH WING TP
KEKKAISHI VOL 10 GN
LIBERTY GIRL VOL 1 THE RETURN TP
MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB MARINER VOL 2 HC VAR
MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE SUB MARINER VOL 2 NEW ED HC
NANCY DREW VOL 10 THE DISORIENTED EXPRESS HC
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 10 TP
OYAYUBIHIME INFINITY VOL 6
PLANETARY BRIGADE VOL 1 TP
PX VOL 1 A GIRL AND HER PANDA GN
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN VOL 1 TP-1ST DAY SALE
SOJOURN VOL 5 A SORCERERS TALE TP OVERSHIP (NET)
SPARROW SHANE GLINES HC
SPIDER-GIRL PRESENTS THE BUZZ & DARKDEVIL DIGEST TP
SPRING FEVER GN (MR)
STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 7 HC DARKLIGHTER
STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL 19 EVER AFTER TP
STREET FIGHTER SAKURA GANBARU VOL 1 GN
SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO GN
TELLOS COLOSSAL HC
THOR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON VOL 4 TP
ULTIMATE SPIDER MAN 100 PROJECT TP
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 17 CLONE SAGA TP
X-23 TARGET TP
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL 9 (MR)
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS HC
2 ADULT TRADES SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN ROMITA JR POSTER
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between175-250 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...."
AA=Amazon's Attack
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD=Countdown
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI=Civil War Initiative
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
SC=Soft Cover
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C-Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR=Wraparound cover
WWH=World War Hulk
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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