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184 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 18th, 2008

SHOJO BEAT #4.7 (JULY 2008)

VIZ Media's monthly manga magazine celebrates it's 3rd Anniversary!
Shojo Beat, offers vast quantities of serialized shojo manga appearing in the United States for the first time. In addition to tons of beautiful artwork and compelling storylines from well-known manga creators, Shojo Beat offers quality editorial on Japanese trends, art, news, fashion, and culture, plus interviews, how-tos, and more! Shojo Beat is a hip, fun, informative read that will appeal to newbies and manga fans alike. Rating: T+ 

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.
THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22
  2) WOLVERINE #66 DWS
  3) TRINITY #3
  4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563
  5) SUPERMAN BATMAN #49
  6) SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 3) SI
  7) INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118 SI
  8) ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
  9) X-FACTOR #32 DWS
10) IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #30

BONUS! HERE'S 11 & 12

11) BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8
12) GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

18 FIRST ISSUES ARRIVE THIS WEEK...
BLEEDERS (ONE SHOT) (MR)
BLOOD BOWL #1 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS MANUAL #1 AUXILIARY ED
FIRST BORN AFTERMATH (ONE SHOT)
GRAVEL #1 AUXILIARY ED (MR)
KICK ASS #1 DIRECTORS CUT (MR)
KILL ALL PARENTS #1
PILOT SEASON GENIUS #1
SPARKS #1 (OF 8)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT CYCLONUS
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT WHEELIE
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $41.17 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU PAY
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN TP $24.99 $14.99
FIRST BORN AFTERMATH $3.99 $2.39
IRON MAN TP HAUNTED $26.99 $16.19
SHOJO BEAT #4.7 $5.99 $3.59
STAR WARS INSIDER #102 $5.99 $3.59
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #58 $4.99 $2.99
WORLDS FINEST DELUXE EDITION HC $29.99 $17.99
TOTAL $102.93 $61.75

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.

93 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$67.29 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$57.19 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.09 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMERICAN DREAM #4 (OF 5)
BIRDS OF PREY #119
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #2 (OF 6)
CATWOMAN #80
CHECKMATE #27
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #2 (OF 5)
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #3 (OF 6)
DMZ #32 (MR)
EX MACHINA #37 (MR)
FLASH #241
HELLBLAZER #245 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22
SCALPED #18 (MR)
SCOOBY DOO #133
SPIRIT #18
SUPER FRIENDS #4
SUPERMAN BATMAN #49
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #4 (OF 12)
TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6)
TRINITY #3
UN-MEN #11 (MR)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #8
18 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$57.82 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$49.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.67 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563
ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #12 (OF 12)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8
GHOST RIDER #24
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118 SI
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #30
KICK ASS #1 DIRECTORS CUT (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #25
MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #12
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #7 (OF 8)
PUNISHER #58 (MR)
SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 3) SI
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55
ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX #4 (OF 5) (MR)
WOLVERINE #66 DWS
X-FACTOR #32 DWS
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$25.46 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$21.61 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.81 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BOMB QUEEN V #2 (OF 6) (MR)
DARKNESS VS EVA #4 (OF 4) (MR)
DEAD SPACE #4 (OF 6)
FIRST BORN AFTERMATH (ONE SHOT)
GEMINI #2 (OF 5)
KILL ALL PARENTS #1
PILOT SEASON GENIUS #1
4 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$12.47 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$10.59is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.87 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #8 (OF 8)
REX MUNDI DH ED #12
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #30 EXALTED PART 2 (OF 2)
STAR WARS LEGACY #25
41 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$147.67 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$125.51 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$22.15 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ADOLESCENT RADIOACTIVE BLACK BELT HAMSTERS #4
ANDREA D #3 (OF 3) (MR)
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9
ANNA MERCURY #2 (OF 5) (MR)
ANNA MERCURY #2 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
ANNA MERCURY #2 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
ASPEN SPLASH 2008 SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR
BETTY & VERONICA #236
BLEEDERS (ONE SHOT) (MR)
BLOOD BOWL #1 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR A
BLOOD BOWL #1 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR B
CTHULHU TALES #3 CVR A
CTHULHU TALES #3 CVR B
DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #2 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON
DOCK WALLOPER #5 (OF 5)
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS MANUAL #1 AUXILIARY ED (MR)
EVERYBODYS DEAD #4
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #27 (MR)
GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #3 (OF 6) HARD CALL
GRAVEL #1 AUXILIARY ED (MR)
KADE SHIVAS SUN #4 (OF 4)
MEGAS #4 (OF 4) (MR)
MUMMY MOVIE PREQUEL RISE & FALL OF XANGOS AX #3
MY INNER BIMBO #5 (OF 5) (MR)
PROJECT KALKI #2 (OF 4) (MR)
PS238 #32
RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #6 (OF 7) (RES)
RASL #2
REICH #3 (MR)
SIMPSONS COMICS #143
SPARKS #1 (OF 8)
STREETS OF GLORY #5 (OF 6) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY #5 (OF 6) INCV CVR (NET) (MR)
STREETS OF GLORY #5 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT CYCLONUS
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT WHEELIE
UBU BUBU #2 (MR)
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #2 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #2 (OF 5) CVR B
WOLF #1
ZORRO #4

91 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (4):
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SERIES 1-BATGIRL ACTION FIGURE
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SERIES 1-HAWKMAN ACTION FIGURE
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SERIES 1-JONAH HEX ACTION FIGURE
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SERIES 1-SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1):
BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT BLK T/S XL
BOOKS (4):
FULL METAL PANIC NOVEL VOL 03 (OF 18)
MR PEPPERS PERFECT PET SHOP HC
TITANS COMPANION SC VOL 02
TRINITY BLOOD RAGE AGAINST THE MOONS NOVEL VOL 03 (OF 6) KNO
YOSHITAKA AMANOS MATEKI THE MAGIC FLUTE HC
GAMING (1):
MARVEL VS: MARVEL UNIVERSE CCG BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (24):
AMERICAN ARTIST WATERCOLOR-SUMMER 2008
ASTRONOMY SPECIAL-EXTREME WEATHER
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #185
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #66 PSYLOCKE
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #67 VULTURE
DR WHO MAGAZINE #396
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #997
ESPN MAGAZINE 11.12
FANTASY FOOTBALL.COM-2008 EDITION
FANTASY GURU.COM
FOX SPORTS FANTASY FOOTBALL GUIDE #3-FALL 2008
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #141
KONO #10
LIFE STORY-MILEY CYRUS KEEPSAKE
LOCUS #569
LOST #`17-NEWSTAND EDITION
PASTE #44
PC MAGAZINE #27.8
SHOJO BEAT #4.7
STAR WARS INSIDER #102
STAR WARS INSIDER #102 PX ED
VIDEO WATCHDOG #140
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #58
WWE SPECIAL
TRADES (57):
ADVENTURES OF DEXTER BREAKFAST SEASON TWO GN VOL 02
ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 04
ANIMA GN VOL 08 (OF 10)
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 04 UNSTOPPABLE
ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 01
BATTLE ROYALE ULTIMATE ED HC VOL 03 (OF 5) (MR)
BATTLE VIXENS GN VOL 13 (OF 13) (MR)
CAT EYED BOY GN VOL 01
CAT EYED BOY GN VOL 02
CONAN BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD SC
DAN DARE OVERSIZED UK HC VOL 01
DIARY OF MOLLY FREDRICKSON PEANUT BUTTER FULL COLOR GN VOL 0
DOT HACK SIGN GU GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
DOT HACK XXXX GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
DUST TP VOL 01 (MR)
DYNAMO 5 TP VOL 02 MOMENTS OF TRUTH
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN TP
FALLEN MOON DATEN NO TSUKI GN (MR)
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 13
FRUITS BASKET ULTIMATE EDITION VOL 03 (OF 4)
GAKUEN ALICE GN VOL 03 (OF 14)
GO GO HEAVEN VOL 06
GOTHIC AND LOLITA BIBLE VOL 02 (OF 6)
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR
HULK WWH TP DAMAGE CONTROL
INUBAKA CRAZY FOR DOGS TP VOL 09
IRON MAN TP HAUNTED
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS TP VOL 01
KILLING GIRL TP VOL 01 A SISTERS LOVE (MR)
KING OF HELL GN VOL 19 (OF 26)
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS TP VOL 06 MIGHTY DIGEST
ME & MY BROTHERS GN VOL 04 (OF 8)
MMW SGT FURY HC VOL 02
MMW SGT FURY HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 97
MUSASHI #9 VOL 15
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 15
PET SHOP OF HORRORS TOKYO GN VOL 02 (MR)
POCKET FULL OF RAIN SC
POSTAGE STAMP FUNNIES HC
PVP TP VOL 05 PVP TREKS ON
RABID GN (MR)
SAFEST PLACE GN
SAIYUKI RELOAD GN VOL 08 (OF 8) (MR)
SHADOWPACT TP VOL 03 DARKNESS AND LIGHT
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI KAHN GN VOL 02 (OF 9) (MR)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH TP VOL 02
STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 03
TAROT CAFE GN VOL 07 (OF 7)
TERROR INC TP (MR)
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 03
TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS SOURCEBOOK TP
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 10 GHOSTS
UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP
WELCOME TO NHK GN VOL 07 (OF 8) (MR)
WORLDS FINEST DELUXE EDITION HC
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR)
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK THIS WEEK
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 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
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
DWS="Divided We Stand" storyline
FRGTTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
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
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
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
RIP="Batman R.I.P." storyline
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" storyline
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
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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