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183 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 25th, 2008

MADAME XANADU #1

Written by Matt Wagner
Art and cover by Amy Reeder Hadley
Variant cover by Wagner
Legendary creator Matt Wagner (MAGE, GRENDEL, SUPERMAN/BATMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY) and rising star artist Amy Reeder Hadley present Vertigo's newest ongoing fantasy epic. Centuries long and around the globe her tale winds before the ageless fortuneteller arrives in modern era New York. Her powers of sight can change the course of human events, but how does the seer see herself? Wagner and Hadley answer with painstakingly elegant story and breathtakingly innovative art that is sure to make Madame Xanadu a classic! Issue #1 opens into a medieval kingdom beset by intrigue and foul sorcery. A fair sylph with magic of her own is thrown into the world of war and men - where she encounters a dark stranger who knows not only her past, but her most intimate future as well.

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Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) HULK #4
  2) MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 SI
  3) NEW AVENGERS #42 SI
  4) ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5)
  5) FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7)
  6) UNCANNY X-MEN #499 DWS
  7) CAPTAIN AMERICA #39
  8) X-MEN LEGACY #213 DWS
  9) TRINITY #4
10) AVENGERS INITIATIVE #14 SI

BONUS! HERE'S 11-23

11) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123
12) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #26
13) FANTASTIC FOUR #558
14) THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD
15) SUPERMAN #677
16) GREEN LANTERN #32
17) DAREDEVIL #108
18) SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG
19) AVENGERS #1 (OF 3) SI
20) MS MARVEL #28 SI
21) TEEN TITANS #60
22) MARVEL 1985 #2 (OF 6)
23) THUNDERBOLTS #121

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16 FIRST ISSUES ARRIVE THIS WEEK...
ASPEN SHOWCASE ASPEN MATTHEWS #1
BEYOND WONDERLAND #0 (OF 6)
BPRD ECTOPLASMIC MAN ONE SHOT
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 (C: 0-1-2)
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL REIGN IN HELL 80 PAGE GIANT
FEAR AGENT #22 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 1 OF 6)
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #1 (OF 3)
GOLD DIGGER TIFFANY & CHARLOTTE #1 (OF 4)
MADAME XANADU #1 (MR)
NO HERO #0 (OF 7)
PILOT SEASON ALIBI #1
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (OF 3) SI
SOLEIL SKY DOLL #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG VAR (MR)
STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #1 (OF 5) NEW PTG (MR)
THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD
VIX #1 (OF 3)
WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU PAY
ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC VOL 01 $24.99 $14.99
BEYOND WONDERLAND #0 (OF 6) .99¢ .59¢
CINEFEX #114 $12.50 $7.50
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 .99¢ .59¢
INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 $6.95 $4.17
INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #2 $6.99 $4.19
MADAME XANADU #1 $2.99 $1.79
TOTAL $56.40 $33.84

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.

98 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
35 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$144.65 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$122.95 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$21.69 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL REVELATIONS #2 (OF 5)
AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #3 (OF 4)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #14 SI
BLACK PANTHER #37
CAPTAIN AMERICA #39
DAREDEVIL #108
FANTASTIC FOUR #558
HERCULES #3 (OF 5) (MR)
HULK #4
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #16
MARVEL 1985 #2 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #37
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #10
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #5 (OF 6)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 SI
MS MARVEL #28 SI
MYTHOS CAPTAIN AMERICA (RES)
NEW AVENGERS #42 SI
NEW WARRIORS #13
POWER PACK DAY ONE #4 (OF 4)
RUNAWAYS #30
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (OF 3) SI
SHE-HULK 2 #30
SOLEIL SKY DOLL #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG VAR (MR)
THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD
THUNDERBOLTS #121
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123
ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #499 DWS
WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #4
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #26
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #13
X-MEN LEGACY #213 DWS
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6 (OF 6)
17 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$53.09 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$45.12 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.96 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #2 (OF 12)
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #46
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #19 (MR)
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL REIGN IN HELL 80 PAGE GIANT
FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7)
GREEN LANTERN #32
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
JACK OF FABLES #23 (MR)
JSA CLASSIFIED #39
MADAME XANADU #1 (MR)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #6 (OF 8)
PROGRAMME #12 (OF 12)
SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #4 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN #677
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #3 (OF 6)
TEEN TITANS #60
TRINITY #4
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$22.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$19.50 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.44 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
76 #4 (OF 8) (MR)
ALETHEIA #2 (OF 3)
DARKNESS #4 KEOWN CVR A (MR)
DARKNESS #4 SEJIC CVR B (MR)
PILOT SEASON ALIBI #1
PROOF #9 (MR)
VIX #1 (OF 3)
5 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$12.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$11.00 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.94 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BPRD ECTOPLASMIC MAN ONE SHOT
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0
FEAR AGENT #22 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 1 OF 6)
PIGEONS FROM HELL #3 (OF 4)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #12 VECTOR PART 6
34 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$123.34 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$104.83 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.50 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIE #586
ASPEN SHOWCASE ASPEN MATTHEWS #1 ALE GARZA CVR
ASPEN SHOWCASE ASPEN MATTHEWS #1 TALENT CALDWELL CVR
BART SIMPSON COMICS #42
BEYOND #2 (OF 5)
BEYOND WONDERLAND #0 (OF 6)
CALIBER #3 (OF 5) (MR)
CAVEWOMAN RELOADED #6
CAVEWOMAN RELOADED SP ED #6 (NET)
CLOCKWORK GIRL #4 (OF 4)
DREADNOUGHT INVASION SIX #3 (OF 4)
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #1 (OF 3)
GOLD DIGGER #97
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #18
GOLD DIGGER TIFFANY & CHARLOTTE #1 (OF 4)
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #3 (OF 4) WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #140
KOLCHAK TALES NIGHT STALKER O/T LIVING DEAD #2 (OF 3)
MAN WITH NO NAME #2
NEARLY INFAMOUS ZANGO #3
NEOZOIC #5
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) (MR)
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (MR)
OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES JUSKO CVR A #3 (OF 4)
OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES ORBIK CVR B #3 (OF 4)
PHANTOM #24 CHECKMATE PART 4 (OF 5)
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #4 (OF 7)
SONIC X #34
STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #1 (OF 5) NEW PTG (MR)
STRANDED #5
WASTELAND #18 (MR)
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #2 GOPEZ CVR A
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #2 WALPOLE CVR B
1 ADULT MAGAZINE THIS WEEK

85 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

BOBBLE HEADS (2):
DARK KNIGHT BATMAN HEAD KNOCKER
DARK KNIGHT JOKER HEAD KNOCKER\
CARDS (2):
SUPERNATURAL CONNECTIONS TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS CHROME 2008 MLB TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (1):
CHAOTIC TCC: SILENT SANDS BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (38):
ARCHIE DIGEST #245
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL #80
CINEFEX #114
COMICS REVUE #266
DOUBLE ACTION GANG DEC 1937 REPLICA ED
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #998
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #101
HAUTE DOLL 0808
HEAVY METAL SUMMER 2008
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 0708
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0708
INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #2-NEWSTAND EDITION
JUXTAPOZ #90
MARVEL PREVIEWS JULY 2008
MASTERS ATHLETE 0808
MEN'S HEALTH 0808
MODEL CAR RACING 0808
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #26
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 0708
PLANET STORIES WINTER 1947 REPLICA ED
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #7
ROTOWIRE FANTASY FOOTBALL GUIDE 2008
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #67
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0708
SFX #170
SLAP #194
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #27-NEWSTAND EDITION
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #12 NEWSTAND ED
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #12 PX ED
STARGATE MAGAZINE #23
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #152
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #166
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #5
WIRED #16.07
WIZARD MAGAZINE #202
WRITE NOW #18
WRITER'S JOURNAL #29.4
WWE MAGAZINE 0708
STATUES (1):
TRANSFORMERS STARSCREAM CORONATION BUST
TRADES (39):
100 GIRLS GN
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC VOL 01
AND THEN ONE DAY #6 (NOTE PRICE)
ANDRU AND ESPOSITOS GET LOST TP (RES)
ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 08 BEST OF 60S BOOK 2
BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC CHOSEN
CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC CHOSEN DM VAR
CHIGGERS HC (C: 0-1-2)
CHIGGERS SC
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 15 CORRIDOR OF MULLAH KAJAR
DEMO TP (MR)
DEVI TP VOL 04
DRAGON BALL Z VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01
EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR)
GANTZ TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
GIMOLES SECRETS OF THE SEASONS TP
GOOD BYE HC (MR)
GREEN LANTERN TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS HC
HOUSE OF M TP AVENGERS
INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TP VOL 01
JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 03 THE BAD PRINCE (MR)
LOADED BIBLE TP VOL 01 (MR)
MARVEL ATLAS TP
MARVELS PREM HC
MARVELS PREM HC DM VAR ED VOL 13
MMW ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE HC VOL 02
MMW ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 98
MOON CHILD VOL 11
OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 03
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 09
ORDINARY VICTORIES WHAT IS PRECIOUS GN
SPAWN THE UNDEAD TP
SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS TP VOL 01
TANGENT COMICS TP VOL 03
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL 11
TURNING POINTS SONS OF LIBERTY GN
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK THIS WEEK
WALL ART (2):
SPIDER-MAN BY ROSS POSTER
X-MEN LEGACY FINCH PANORAMA POSTER
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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