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232 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 5th, 2008

YOUNG LIARS #1

Written & Drawn by David Lapham
Indie comics auteur David Lapham's back with YOUNG LIARS, his first full-color monthly series since STRAY BULLETS, about a group of misfits and their desperate attempt to salvage their crushed dreams. YOUNG LIARS turns on the disturbing relationship between Danny Noonan, a habitual liar and crap guitar player from Texas, and Sadie Dawkins, the object of his desire. Sadie was a poor little rich girl until a bullet lodged in her brain turned her into an adrenaline junkie who only listens to Danny. YOUNG LIARS will provide relentless action, suspense, sex and murder in the way that only David Lapham can deliver.

REORDERS

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

OUT OF PRINT

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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.
THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) UNCANNY X-MEN #496 DW
  2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552
  3) COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 8
  4) CABLE #1 DWS
  5) DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #1 (OF 5)
  6) GREEN LANTERN #28
  7) LOGAN #1 (OF 3)
  8) DETECTIVE COMICS #842
  9) DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5)
10) TWELVE #3 (OF 12)

STARTING THIS WEEK

10 NEW SERIES START THIS WEEK:
CABLE #1 DWS
DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #1 (OF 5)
DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5)
DEAD SPACE #1 (OF 6)
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL
LOGAN #1 (OF 3)
NEW DYNAMIX #1 (OF 5)
SISTERHOOD #1 (OF 3) (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #1
YOUNG LIARS #1 (MR)
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $29.57 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
CABLE #1 $2.99 $1.79
CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01 $29.99 $17.99
DR WHO MAGAZINE #392 $7.99 $4.79
DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5) $2.99 $1.79
FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC (MR) $14.99 $8.99
WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC $11.99 $2.39
YOUNG LIARS #1 (MR) $2.99 $1.79

TOTAL

$73.93 $44.35

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.

88 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$70.80 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$60.18
is what you'll pay
only at Alternate Reality!
$10.62 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ALL NEW ATOM #21
ARMY OF DARKNESS #7 LONG ROAD HOME
COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #5 (OF 6)
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #7 (OF 8)
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 8
DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5)
DETECTIVE COMICS #842
EXTERMINATORS #27 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN #28
INFINITY INC #7
JONAH HEX #29
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #43
LOONEY TUNES #160
MIDNIGHTER #17
NEW DYNAMIX #1 (OF 5)
NIGHTWING #142
NORTHLANDERS #4 (MR)
SCALPED #15 (MR)
SUPERGIRL #27
TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6)
VINYL UNDERGROUND #6 (MR)
YOUNG LIARS #1 (MR)
19 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$62.77 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$53.35 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$
9.41 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552
ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #9 (OF 12)
CABLE #1 DWS
CLANDESTINE #2 (OF 5)
DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #1 (OF 5)
LOGAN #1 (OF 3)
LOGAN #1 (OF 3) BLACK AND WHITE VAR
LORDS OF AVALON SOD #2 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #37
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT HAMILTON MARTIN
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #9
MOON KNIGHT #16
OMEGA UNKNOWN #6 (OF 10)
PENANCE RELENTLESS #5 (OF 5)
POWERS #28 (MR)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #17
TWELVE #3 (OF 12)
UNCANNY X-MEN #496 DWS
X-FORCE #2 DWS
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$28.46 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$24.19 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.26 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CASANOVA #12 (MR)
DEAD SPACE #1 (OF 6)
DYNAMO 5 #11
GRAVESLINGER #4 (OF 4)
INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE #2 (OF 2)
OVERMAN #4 (OF 5) (MR)
PAX ROMANA #2 (OF 4)
RIDE DIE VALKYRIE #3 (OF 3) (MR)
SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #22
2 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$5.98 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$5.08 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
.89¢what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #12
END LEAGUE #2
35 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$135.94 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$115.54 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.39 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
24 COLD WARRIORS
ANDREA D #2 (OF 3) (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS #7 LONG ROAD HOME
BETTY & VERONICA #234
BOYS #16 (MR)
CORY DOCTOROWS FUTURISTIC TALES HERE AND NOW #6 (OF 6)
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #4
DOMINION #5 (OF 5) (RES)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #23 (MR)
HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 CUNNINGHAM CVR B
HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 PHILLIPS CVR C
HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 SEELEY CVR A
JASON & THE ARGONAUTS KINGDOM OF HADES #2 (OF 4)
KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND #3 (OF 5)
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #6
NORTH WIND #3 (OF 5) (RES)
OMEGA ONE #2 (MR)
PAINKILLER JANE #5 (MR)
RESURRECTION #3 (MR)
SABRINA VOL 2 #92
SAVAGE TALES #6 (MR)
SHONEN JUMP APR 08
SISTERHOOD #1 (OF 3) (MR)
SPACE DOUBLES #2
SPEED RACER CHRONICLES O/T RACER #2
STREETS OF GLORY #4 (OF 6) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY #4 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
SUPER WORLD (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #1
TRAILER PARK OF TERROR COLOR SP #8 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT MIRAGE
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 CHIN REG ED
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 RIO REG ED
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS VS AMAZONS #3 (OF 3)
1 ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK

144 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (11):
MARVEL LEGENDS BLOB SERIES VARIANT QUICKSILVER ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS BLOB SERIES VARIANT SCARLET WITCH ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS BLOB SERIES VARIANT THOR ACTION FIGURE
MARVEL LEGENDS BLOB SERIES VARIANT YELLOWJACKET ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 BRUTE CHIEFTAN ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 CORTANA ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 GRUNT ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 JACKAL SNIPER ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 MASTER CHIEF ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 SPARTAN SOLDIER EVA ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE HALO 3 SPARTAN SOLDIER MARK VI ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (4):
BATMAN FLAME LOGO T/S XL (O/A)
BATMAN SYMBOL HOODIE XL
GREEN LANTERN FLAME LOGO T/S XL (O/A)
SUPERMAN FLAME LOGO T/S XL (O/A)
BOBBLE HEADS (2):
SW SHADOW STORMTROOPER BOBBLE HEAD
SW UTAPAU CLONE TROOPER BOBBLE HEAD
BOOKS (8):
BE WITH YOU MANGA
BE WITH YOU SC NOVEL
SOCRATES IN LOVE SC NOVEL
WARHAMMER 40K HAMMER OF DAEMONS MMPB
WARHAMMER 40K SCOURGE THE HERETIC MMPB
WARHAMMER 40K STAR OF DAMOCLES MMPB
WARHAMMER GRUDGELORE
WARHAMMER OATHBREAKER MMPB
CARDS (2):
SMALLVILLE SEASON 6 TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS HERITAGE 2008 MLB TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (4):
DC HEROCLIX CRISIS BOOSTER PACK
MAGAZINES (29):
2000 AD #1573
2000 AD #1574
ASTRONOMY 0408
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #182
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #29 ROGUE
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #60 SUPER SKRULL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #61 SPIDER-WOMAN #61
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1640
CSI MAGAZINE #3
DARK SIDE #131 FEB MAR 2008
DR WHO MAGAZINE #392
EYE SPY #7.53
GUNS & AMMO 0402
INDEPENDENT FILM QUARTERLY #14
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #138
JUNIOR BASEBALL 0408
LEES TOY REVIEW #185 MARCH 2008
LOST TREASURE 0408
MENTAL FLOSS #7.2
NOSTALGIA DIGEST VOL 34 #2
OTAKU USA MAGAZINE VOL 3 MAR APR 2008
SCALE AUTO #29.6
SCRIPT MAGAZINE #14.2
SFX #167
STAR WARS INSIDER #100 NEWSTAND ED
STAR WARS INSIDER #100 PX ED
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #2
TUFF STUFF 0408
1 ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1):
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE FRANK MILLER
TRADES (82):
BEAUTY POP TP VOL 07
BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD GN VOL 11 (OF 19) (MR)
BLACK CAT TP VOL 13
CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01
CEST BON ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 04 (MR)
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 14
CLAYMORE TP VOL 11
COLLECTED AND THEN ONE DAY GN VOL 01
DAYBREAK GN VOL 02
DEVILS BRIDE GN VOL 01
DOROTHY OF OZ GN VOL 02
DRIFTING CLASSROOM TP VOL 10 (MR)
FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC (MR)
FEVER GN VOL 01 (OF 4) (MR)
FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 06 HALFLINGS GEM
GENTLEMENS ALLIANCE TP VOL 05
GIN TAMA TP VOL 05
GO GO HEAVEN VOL 05
GOLGO 13 GN VOL 13 (MR)
HANA KIMI GN VOL 22
HAWKGIRL HATH SET TP
HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 02
HIGHWAYMEN TP
HONEY & CLOVER GN VOL 01
HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 19
INUBAKA CRAZY FOR DOGS TP VOL 07
IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON IN A BOTTLE
IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON IN A BOTTLE DM ED
JANES WORLD TP VOL 08
KAMIYADORI GN VOL 05 (OF 5) (MR)
KEKKAISHI GN VOL 12
KING OF HELL GN VOL 18 (OF 21)
KUROHIME TP VOL 04
LIFE GN VOL 08 (OF 14) (MR)
LOVE COM TP VOL 05
MONKEY HIGH GN VOL 01
MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 04 (MR)
MS MARVEL PREM HC VOL 04 MONSTER SMASH
NANA TP VOL 09 (MR)
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 13
NARUTO TP VOL 28
NEGIMA GN VOL 17 (MR)
NEVER GIVE UP GN VOL 07 (OF 13)
ONE PIECE TP VOL 17
POISON ELVES VOL 11 DARK WARS PT 2 ALLIANCES TP (MR)
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 24
PSYCHIC POWER CHRONICLE NANAKI GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
PUMPKIN SCISSORS GN VOL 02
QUEENS GN VOL 05 (OF 5) (MR)
QUEENS KNIGHT GN VOL 10 (OF 17)
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER PREM HC VOL 02
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER PREM HC VOL 02 DM ED
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL 1 TP
ROSE HIP ROSE GN VOL 01 (OF 4) (MR)
SA GN VOL 03
SAMURAI DEEPER KYO GN VOL 27 (OF 38) (MR)
SEDUCTION MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN LOVE GN VOL 01 (OF 5) (MR)
SERVICE INDUSTRY
SHAMAN KING TP VOL 15
SKIP BEAT TP VOL 11
SPEED RACER TP VOL 02
SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER TP BACK IN BLACK
SPY GODDESS GN VOL 01 CHASE FOR THE CHALICE
STAR PROJECT CHIRO TP VOL 02
STAR TREK YEAR FOUR TP
STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 02 SHARDS
STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 02 AHAKISTA GAMBIT
SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL TP VOL 06
TACTICS GN VOL 04 (OF 8)
TERU TERU X SHONEN VOL 01
ULTIMATE MUSCLE GN VOL 19
ULTIMATE POWER HC
VOICE OR NOISE GN #2 (OF 2) (A)
WILD ONES GN VOL 02
WITCHBLADE TP VOL 05 (BANDAI)
WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC (RES)
X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 THE TWELVE
XXXHOLIC GN VOL 11
YURARA TP VOL 04
ZIG ZAG GN VOL 02 (OF 5)
2 ADULT TITLES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME POSTER
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 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
DWF="Divided We Fall" storyline
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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