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189 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 19th, 2008

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #1 (OF 12)

Written by Dan Jurgens
Art by Matt Clark, Fernando Pasarin & Jesse Delperdang
Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino
The Tangent Earth and the DC Earth are about to collide! In the years since the Tangent world was last seen, a mind-reading, telekinetic Superman has taken control and brought peace, but at the cost of the world's freedoms. And as the walls between the Tangent Earth and the DC Earth being to fall, the Tangent Superman's visions are about to get even grander! Spinning out of the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16, the 12-part TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN maxi series will introduce members of the Tangent world to their DC counterparts, with events and results that will change both worlds forever!

REORDERS

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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) THOR #7
  2) CAPTAIN AMERICA #36
  3) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19
  4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554
  5) COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 6
  6) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23
  7) SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #2
  8) BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #5
  9) IRON MAN #27
10) CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (OF 5) SII

STARTING THIS WEEK

17 NEW SERIES START THIS WEEK:
BOHDA TE #1
BOY WHO MADE SILENCE #1
DARK IVORY #1 (OF 4)
DARKNESS VS EVA #1 (OF 4) (MR)
EVERYBODY'S DEAD #1
FRANKLIN RICHARDS SPRING BREAK
FX #1 (OF 6)
GHOST WHISPERER #1
GOBLIN CHRONICLES #1
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PIPER #1 (OF 4) (MR)
ODYSSEY PRESENTS CAMELOT #1
SNAKEWOMAN CURSE OF THE 68 #1 (OF 4) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY #1 (OF 6) AUXILIARY (MR)
SUPER FRIENDS #1
TANGENT SUPERMAN'S REIGN #1 (OF 12)
TIGER & CRANE #1 (OF 4)
WAR IS HELL 1ST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (OF 5) (MR)
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $36.87 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU PAY
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 $10.79
DARK IVORY #1 (OF 4) $2.99 $1.79
MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04 VAR ED VOL 93 $54.99 $32.99
SHOJO BEAT APR 08 $5.99 $3.59
SUPER FRIENDS #1 $2.25 $1.35
TANGENT SUPERMAN'S REIGN #1 (OF 12) $2.99 $1.79
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #55 $4.99 $2.99

TOTAL

$92.19 $55.31

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!
29 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$91.22 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$77.53 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.68 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554
AVENGERS CLASSIC #10
CAPTAIN AMERICA #36
CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 (OF 5) 2ND PTG VAR
CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (OF 5) SII
FANTASTIC FOUR #554 2ND PTG HITCH VAR
FOOLKILLER #4 (OF 5) (MR)
FRANKLIN RICHARDS SPRING BREAK
GHOST RIDER #21
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115
IRON MAN #27
LORDS OF AVALON SOD #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG VAR
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #22
MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #9
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #4 (OF 8)
NEW EXILES #2 2ND PTG GRUMMETT VAR
NEW WORLD ORDER #2
ORDER #9
THOR #7
TWELVE #2 (OF 12) 2ND PTG WESTON VAR
ULTIMATES 3 #1 BLACK AND WHITE GATEFOLD VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #495 2ND PTG CHOI VAR
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (OF 5) (MR)
WOLVERINE #62 2ND PTG GARNEY VAR
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23
WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #4 (OF 5)
X-FACTOR #28 2ND PTG RAIMONDI VAR
X-FORCE #1 2ND PTG CRAIN VAR
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$56.84 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$48.31 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.52 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
100 BULLETS #89 (MR)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #5
BIRDS OF PREY #116
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #11
CATWOMAN #77
CHECKMATE #24
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 6
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #7 (OF 8)
EX MACHINA #35 (MR)
FABLES #71 (MR)
FLASH #238
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19
PROGRAMME #9 (OF 12)
ROBIN #172
SCOOBY DOO #130
SHADOWPACT #23
SUPER FRIENDS #1
SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #2
TANGENT SUPERMAN'S REIGN #1 (OF 12)
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.94is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$20.34 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.59 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CIRCLE #5
DARK IVORY #1 (OF 4)
DARKNESS VS EVA #1 (OF 4) (MR)
INVINCIBLE #49
PVP #39
SPAWN GODSLAYER #7
SWORD #6
WITCHBLADE #116 SEJIC CVR A
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 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #12 (NOTE: THIS TITLE WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO SHIP 030508)
FEAR AGENT #19 HATCHET JOB (PT 3 OF 5)
GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #5 (OF 8)
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$119.62 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$101.67 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$17.94 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AFTERBURN #2
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #5
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #82
BLACK SUMMER AUXILIARY #4 (OF 7) (MR)
BOHDA TE #1
BOY WHO MADE SILENCE #1
DANGERS DOZEN #3
EVERYBODY'S DEAD #1
FX #1 (OF 6)
GENE SIMMONS ZIPPER #4
GHOST WHISPERER #1
GOBLIN CHRONICLES #1 (OF 3) CVR A
GOBLIN CHRONICLES #1 (OF 3) CVR B
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #25 (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PIPER #1 (OF 4) (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #10 NAKAYAMA CVR B (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #10 SEELEY CVR A (MR)
HONOR BRIGADE #6 (OF 6)
HOPE FALLS #5 (OF 5) (MR)
JUNGLE GIRL #5 PX ED
KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND CASTILLO CVR A
ODYSSEY PRESENTS CAMELOT #1
RED SONJA #31
SIMPSONS COMICS #140
SNAKEWOMAN CURSE OF THE 68 #1 (OF 4) (MR)
STARSHIP TROOPERS #7
STREETS OF GLORY #1 (OF 6) AUXILIARY (MR)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT #5
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #44
TIGER & CRANE #1 (OF 4)
WARHAMMER 40K COVER GALLERY
WASTELAND #15 (MR)
1 ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK

97 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

APPAREL (4):
IRON MAN TETSU MAN DISTRESSED BLUE T/S XL
MARVEL FANTASTIC FOURSOME DISTRESSED BLUE T/S XL
SILVER SURFER FORWARD CHARGE DISTRESSED BLUE T/S XL
WOLVERINE JUMPING DOWN DISTRESSED TAN T/S XL
BOOKS (9):
BLOOD PLUS NOVEL VOL 01 FIRST KISS
DIRTY PAIR STRIKES AGAIN NOVEL
LANKHMAR BOOK VOL 05 SWORDS OF LANKHMAR
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 38 MARVEL VILLAINS HC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 38 MARVEL VILLAINS SC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 38 STAR WARS HC
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PG VOL 38 STAR WARS SC
PREDATOR NOVEL VOL 01 TURNABOUT
TANK GIRL SC ARMADILLO & A BUSHEL OF OTHER STORIES (MR)
CARDS (2):
STAR TREK 40TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2 TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS OPENING DAY 2008 MLB TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (32):
2000 AD #1575
2000 AD #1576
ALTER EGO #76
AMERICAN ARTIST-WATERCOLOR SPRING 2008
ASTRONOMY SPECIAL-100 MOST SPECTACULAR SKY WONDERS
BACK ISSUE #27
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #159
COMICS NOW #2
COMICS REVUE #263
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #277
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #982
FLY RC #54
HEROES MAGAZINE #6-NEWSTAND EDITION
HIGHLIGHTS 0408
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0408
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #269
MAD #488
MEN'S HEALTH 0408
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #23
MURDER DOG #15.1
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 19 #2
PASTE 0408
PC MAGAZINE 0408
PWI: WRESTLING ALMANAC 2008
SFX #167
SHOJO BEAT APR 08
SKYSCRAPER #27
TSN: PRO FOOTBALL DRAFT GUIDE 2008 #3
TV ZONE #226
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #55
WOMEN'S HEALTH 0408
WRITER'S CHRONICLE #40.5
STATUES (1):
WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 STARFIRE BUST
TRADES (48):
AEGIS GN VOL 06 (MR)
ALL WE EVER DO IS TALK ABOUT WOOD GN (MR)
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
BLEACH TP VOL 22
BLOOD ALONE VOL 4 GN
CASE CLOSED GN VOL 22
DEATH NOTE NOVEL ANOTHER NOTE
DEATH NOTE PROFILE HOW TO READ 13
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES TP VOL 02
DRUNK DUCK ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01
DUNGEON MONSTRES TP VOL 01
EARTH X TP TRILOGY COMPANION
ES GN VOL 08 (MR)
FRUITS BASKET GN VOL 19 (OF 22)
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 16
GACHA GACHA NEXT REVOLUTION GN VOL 06 (MR)
GAKUEN ALICE GN VOL 02 (OF 14)
HACK SLASH HC VOL 01 OMNIBUS
HIGHLANDER TP VOL 02 DARK QUICKENING (MR)
KINGDOM OF THE WINDS GN VOL 01 (MR)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN 31ST CENTURY TP VOL 01
LIBERTY MEADOWS 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED HC
MAINTENANCE TP VOL 2 (MR)
MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 01 ULTRON INITIATIVE
MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04
MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04 VAR ED VOL 93
MOON CHILD VOL 10
MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 02 MIDNIGHT SUN
MUSASHI #9 VOL 14
MY HEAVENLY HOCKEY CLUB GN VOL 04
NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 07 TRUST
NININ GA SHINOBUDEN VOL 3 GN (MR)
NODAME CANTABILE GN VOL 12 (MR)
NORTH WORLD GN VOL 01
OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND TP
PAINKILLER JANE TP VOL 02 THINGS EXPLODE (MR)
PHOENIX TP VOL 12
PRINCESS AT MIDNIGHT GN
PSYCHO BUSTERS GN VOL 02
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL TP VOL 02 GOIN OUT WEST
REPO TP (MR)
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE TP VOL 06 HOURMAN AND PYTHON (MR)
SPIDER-MAN REIGN TP
SUZUKA GN VOL 07 (MR)
VAGABOND TP VOL 27 (MR)
VOLTRON HC COMPLETE OMNIBUS
X-FACTOR TP VOL 04 HEART OF ICE
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL 11 (MR)
WALL ART (1):
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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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