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183 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 23rd, 2008

YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1 (OF 6)

Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by PACO MEDINA
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
They're back at last! Patriot, Hulkling, Wiccan, Vision, Stature and Hawkeye! Where have they been and what is their place in this new post-CIVIL WAR Marvel Universe? It will take six issues by six top creative teams to tell the tale! In this first installment, featuring PATRIOT, the grandson of the black Captain America struggles with his unresolved feelings about the death of Steve Rogers, and seeks out the Winter Soldier hoping to find some guidance. But who he's looking for and who he finds may be two different things! By Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and rising star Paco Medina.

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!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last year.
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $25.95 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST HC BOOK 1 $29.99 $17.99
FANTASTIC FOUR TP THE END $14.99 $8.99
MAD #486 $4.99 $2.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #50 $2.99 $1.79
VIDEOSCOPE #65 $5.95 $3.57
WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #1 $2.99 $1.79
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1 $2.99 $1.79

TOTAL

$64.89 $38.93

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!
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$66.05 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$56.14
is what you'll pay
only at Alternate Reality!
$9.90 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARMY @ LOVE #11 (MR)
AUTHORITY PRIME #4 (OF 6)
BLUE BEETLE #23
COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #4 (OF 6)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 14
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #5 (OF 8)
CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #4 (OF 5)
FAKER #6 (OF 6) (MR)
FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #4 (OF 6) (MR)
GON VOL 03
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #4 (OF 9)
HELLBLAZER #240 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #51
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #38
SUPERMAN BATMAN #45
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11
TEEN TITANS #55
TEEN TITANS GO #51
TESTAMENT #22 (MR)
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #5 (OF 8)
WONDER WOMAN #16
16 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$49.84 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$42.36 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$
7.47 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #548 BND
ASTONISHING X-MEN #24
IRON MAN #25
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #9
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY #2 (OF 6)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #4 (OF 5)
ORDER #7
PUNISHER #54 (MR)
SHE-HULK 2 #25
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #50
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #2 (OF 4)
ULTIMATES 3 #2 (OF 5)
WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #1 (OF 3)
X-MEN #207 MC
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #8 (OF 8)
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1 (OF 6)
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$9.48 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$8.05 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.42 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
SCREAM #3 (OF 4)
SPEAK O/T DEVIL #4 (OF 6)
USAGI YOJIMBO #109
6 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.96 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$16.96 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.99 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AFTER THE CAPE II #3 (OF 3)
FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER #6 (OF 6) (MR)
JACK STAFF SPECIAL #1
MICE TEMPLAR #3
NEW WORLD ORDER #1
SPAWN GODSLAYER #6
46 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$164.34 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$101.60 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$67.73 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AFTERBURN #1
AMELIA RULES #19
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1 3RD PTG
ANT UNLEASHED #2 (MR)
ATLANTIS RISING #3
BANZAI GIRLS #4
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #10
CLOCKWORK GIRL #2 (OF 4)
DAN DARE #3 (OF 7)
DANGERS DOZEN #2
DOCK WALLOPER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
DREADNOUGHT INVASION SIX #1
EVE VAMPIRE DIVA #2 (OF 4)
GHOSTING #4
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #31
GOLD DIGGER #92
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #13
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #20 (MR) (C: 0-0-2)
HACK SLASH SERIES #8 BEAR CVR B (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #8 SEELEY CVR A (MR)
HIGHLANDER WAY O/T SWORD #2
HOPE FALLS #3 (OF 5) (MR)
IRON & THE MAIDEN BRUTES BIMS & THE CITY #1
JOHNNY HIRO #3 (MR)
KISS 4K #5 (NOTE PRICE)
KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND CVR A #2 (OF 5) (C: 0-1-2)
LIVING CORPSE #1 (MR) (C: 0-0-2)
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #5
OMEGA ONE #1 (MR)
PIRATES VS NINJAS II UP THE ANTE #7 (OF 8)
RED SONJA #29
RETURN OF THE SUPER PIMPS #4 (OF 6)
ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES #1 (OF 3)
SABRINA VOL 2 #91
SADHU THE SILENT ONES #4 (MR)
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #15
SNAKED #2 (OF 5)
STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT BORG
STAR TREK YEAR FOUR #6
SUPER REAL VS MOVIE INDUSTRY SPECIAL (MR)
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #42
THIRTEEN STEPS #4 (MR)
TOTEM #3 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT BLASTER
UNCLE SCROOGE #371
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #686
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK

91 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (5):
MCFARLANE DRAGONS SERIES 8 THE RISE OF MAN-BERSERKER CLAN DRAGON
MCFARLANE DRAGONS SERIES 8 THE RISE OF MAN-ETERNAL CLAN DRAGON
MCFARLANE DRAGONS SERIES 8 THE RISE OF MAN-HUNTER CLAN CLAN DRAGON
MCFARLANE DRAGONS SERIES 8 THE RISE OF MAN-WATER CLAN DRAGON
MCFARLANE GODFATHER 6" ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (5):
HULK INCREDIBLE WHITE T/S XL
IRON MAN IRON SIDE WHITE T/S XL
IRON MAN IRON STRIKE BLK T/S XL
SILVER SURFER ANGRY FOILED T/S XL
WOLVERINE SNIKT FOILED WHITE T/S XL
BOBBLE HEADS (1):
SIMPSONS NELSON 7 INCH BOBBLE HEAD
MAGAZINES (47):
2000 AD #1568
BECKETT ELITE #8
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #181
CHARMED #21-NEWSTAND EDITION
CINEMA RETRO #10
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #25 CYCLOPS
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #26 ULTRON
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #56 DEADPOOL #56
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #57 MYSTERIO
COMICS NOW #1
COMICS REVUE #261
CSI: MIAMI MAGAZINE #2
DR WHO MAGAZINE #391
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #974
FANGORIA #270
FEMME FATALES VOL 16 #4
FORTEAN TIMES #232
HEROES MAGAZINE #2-NEWSTAND EDITION
INSIDE WRESTLUNG VOL.20
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #267
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #137
JUXTAPOZ #85
MAD #486-1st day sale
MEN'S VOGUE 0208
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 19 #1
OVERSPRAY #7
PC MAGAZINE #27.3
PC WORLD 0208
PRISON BREAK #8-NEWSTAND EDITION
RC SPORT FLYER #13.2
ROUGH STUFF #7
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0208
SFX #165
SLAP #189
STARBURST #358
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #2 NEWSTAND EDITION
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #2 PX ED
TATTOO SOCIETY #8
TV FILM MEMORABILIA MAGAZINE JAN 2008
TV ZONE #223
UFO MAGAZINE #22.12
VIDEOSCOPE #65-1st day sale
WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #347
WIRED #16.02
WRITER'S CHRONICLE #40.4
WWE MAGAZINE 0208
1 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
TRADES (30):
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST HC BOOK 1-1st day sale
BERSERK TP VOL 21 (MR)
BOMB QUEEN TP VOL 03 BOMBSHELL (MR)
COMPLETE NEMESIS THE WARLOCK VOL 03
FANTASTIC FOUR TP THE END-1st day sale
GARGOYLES TP VOL 1 CLAN BUILDING
GOLD DIGGER II POCKET MANGA VOL 03
GUIN SAGA MANGA TP VOL 02 SEVEN MAGI
HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 05
JLA THE HYPOTHETICAL WOMAN TP
JUDGE DREDD MANDROID GN
KAGETORA GN VOL 08
LEFT ON MISSION TP
MADMAN TP VOL 03
MISCHIEF & MAYHEM POCKET MANGA VOL 1
MMW GOLDEN AGE DARING MYSTERY HC VOL 1
MMW GOLDEN AGE MYSTERY HC VOL 1 VAR ED 89
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL SHIDOSH TP VOL 01
PETE POD POSTAL WORKER CHILDRENS BOOK SICK & TWISTED (MR)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN TP VOL 02
TALES OF THE NEW GODS TP
TANGENT COMICS TP VOL 02
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED VOL 1 TP
TRANSFORMERS TARGET 2006 TP
TRIGUN MAXIMUM TP VOL 12
ULTIMATE VISION TP
WETWORKS TP VOL 02
ZOMBIE FAIRY VOL 01
2 ADULT TRADES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (2):
CONSTRICTOR MINI BUST
PUCK MINI BUST
WALL ART (1):
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY JIMENEZ 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...."

2ND PTG= Second Printing
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
BND="Brand New Day" storyline
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD="Countdown" stoeyline
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI="Civil War Initiative" storyline
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GHUL="Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" storyline
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MC="Messiah Complex" storyline
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MMW=Marvel Master Works
(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
OMD="One More Day" storyline
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SII="Silent Invasion Infiltration" storyline
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" storyline
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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