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172 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 15th, 2008

X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Over the course of her life, STORM has been many things: A thief. A goddess. An X-Man. A Wife. A Queen. But not until now have these roles come into conflict. When a mutant commits a mysterious murder in Wakanda, Storm takes it upon herself to investigate. And what she discovers will force her into a position where she must choose: Will she stand with the X-Men or with her husband? Writer Chris Yost (X-FORCE, NEW X-MEN) and up-and-coming artist Diogenes Neves bring you this first part of a limited series that will change Storm forever...
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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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) MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI
  2) UNCANNY X-MEN #503 MD
  3) ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD
  4) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19
  5) ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (OF 5)
  6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD
  7) FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF 3 WORLDS #2 (OF 5)
  8) SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1
  9) TRINITY #20
10) X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)

BONUS! HERE'S 11 & 12

11) IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 SI
12) FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 (OF 3)

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CHRONICLES OF DR HERBERT WEST #1 (OF 6)
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #1
GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #1
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: BEAUTY & THE BEAST COLL
HACK SLASH #1
HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1
HERESY #1 (OF 4) (MR)
HULK MONSTER SIZE SPECIAL #1
MERCY SPARX #1 (OF 3)
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1
X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

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COMICS (3)
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 Of(6) $2.99 $1.79
SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1 $4.99 $2.99
X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4) $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (2)
TOYFARE #136 $4.99 $2.99
X-BOX WORLD 360 $9.99 $5.99
TRADES (2)
MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07 VAR ED VOL 105 $54.99 $32.99
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE HC $24.99 $14.99
TOTAL $106.93 $64.15

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94 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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26 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
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AGE OF SENTRY #2 (OF 6)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #571 2ND PTG JRJR VAR (PP #835)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 COLBERT VAR (PP #833)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD
ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #6
DEADPOOL #1 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR (PP #835)
FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #4 (OF 5) (MR)
GHOST RIDER #28
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 SI
HULK MONSTER SIZE SPECIAL #1
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 SI
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #29
MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #16
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #5 (OF 6)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI
MOON KNIGHT #23
NYX NO WAY HOME #3 (OF 6)
PUNISHER MAX #63 (MR)
SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #4 (OF 5)
SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #4
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #503 MD
X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)
YOUNG X-MEN #7 MD
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$71.29 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$60.59 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
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AIR #3 (MR)
BATGIRL #4 (OF 6)
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 RIP
BOOSTER GOLD #13
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #18
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #6 (OF 6)
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #6 (OF 6)
DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #3 (OF 4)
FABLES #77 (MR)
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #2 (OF 5)
FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 (OF 3)
FLASH #245
GREATEST HITS #2 (OF 6) (MR)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19
ROBIN #179
SCOOBY DOO #137
SPIRIT #22
STORMWATCH PHD #15
SUPER FRIENDS #8
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 Of(6)
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1
TITANS #6 (RES)
TRINITY #20
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$9.97 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$8.47 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.49 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #4
STAR TREK ROMULANS HOLLOW CROWN #2 (OF 2)
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #2 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$32.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$28.00 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.94 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
CHARLATAN BALL #4
DARKNESS #6 KEOWN CVR A (MR)
DARKNESS #6 SEJIC CVR B (MR)
DYNAMO 5 #17
HAWAIIAN DICK #5
HYPERKINETIC #3 (OF 4)
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #11
PVP #41
ROBERTS #2 (OF 2) (MR)
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$121.66 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$103.41 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.24 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5)
CHRONICLES OF DR HERBERT WEST #1 (OF 6)
DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2
EPILOGUE #2
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #1
GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #1
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #31
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS BEAUTY & THE BEAST COLL
HACK SLASH #1 HALLOWEEN TREAT CASELLI CVR B
HACK SLASH #1 HALLOWEEN TREAT SEELEY CVR A
HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (OF 3) HAMPTON CVR
HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (OF 3) SEELEY CVR
HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (OF 3) STAMB CVR A
HERESY #1 (OF 4) (MR)
I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #4 (OF 6)
MERCY SPARX #1 (OF 3) BLAYLOCK CVR A
MERCY SPARX #1 (OF 3) MERHOFF CVR B
MICHELANGELO THIRD KIND #2 (OF 4)
PHANTOM #25 CHECKMATE PART 5 (OF 5)
RASL #3 (MR)
SABRINA VOL 2 #97
SIMPSONS COMICS #147
SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #0 (OF 3) CVR A TAKEDA
SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #0 (OF 3) CVR B GUNNELL
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #2 ARCHER CVR B
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #2 SEELEY CVR A
STAR TREK ROMULANS HOLLOW CROWN #2 (OF 2)
STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #3 (OF 5) (RES) (MR)
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 CRUZ CVR A
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 LEE CVR B
WELCOME TO HOXFORD #3
ZORRO #8
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK

78 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (2):
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN COLLECTOR SET
MCFARLANE HALO MASTER CHIEF 12" ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1):
SUPERMAN & METROPOLIS T/S XL
BOOKS (6):
ALIENS NO EXIT NOVEL
GOTH NOVEL OF HORROR
MIKE HOFFMAN NEWSPAPER GIRLS SC
PREDATOR NOVEL VOL 04 SOUTH CHINA SEA
VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 11 PALE FALLEN ANGELS PARTS 1 & 2
WALKING DEAD 2009 CALENDAR
CARDS(1):
O-PEE-CHEE 2008-09 NHL TRADING CARD BOX
MAGAZINES (34):
AMERICAN ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS: MASTERS OF REALISM
ARCHIE DIGEST #248
ASTRONOMY SPECIAL: THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2008
BLENDER #75
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #76 MS MARVEL
COIN VALUES #6.12
COMIC FOUNDRY MAGAZINE FALL 2008
COOK'S ILLUSTRATED #95
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #234
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1015
FAMILYFUN 1108
FUTURIST 1208
GIANT 1108
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 LIFE STORY
ILLINOIS GAME & FISH VOL2008, #11
MAD MAGAZINE #495
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #24
KONO MAGAZINE #13
LOCUS #573
LOST #9-NEWSTAND EDITION
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #19 PX EDITION
MODEL CAR RACING #42
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #30
OUTLAW BIKER #173
PAINTWORKS 1208
PC MAGAZINE #27.12
ROUGH STUFF #10
SAVOY PROFESSIONAL 1008
SIRENS OF THE CINEMA #2.13
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #9
UFO MAGAZINE #147
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #62
WRITER'S CHRONICLE #41.2
X-BOX WORLD 360
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (3):
JLA BUILD A SCENE STATUE PART 1
JLA BUILD A SCENE STATUE PART 1
WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 CATWOMAN BUST
TRADES (31):
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 01
BABY SITTERS CLUB SC VOL 04 CLAUDIA & MEAN JANINE (C: 0-1-2)
BATMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 06
BENNY AND PENNY JUST PRETEND SC
CROSSING MIDNIGHT TP VOL 03 SWORD IN THE SOUL (MR)
DEAR DRACULA HC
DOROTHEA VOL 03 (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
DRAMACON ULTIMATE ED HC
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES TP BOOK 01
EX MACHINA TP VOL 07 EX CATHEDRA (MR)
FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 01 (OF 5)
GHOSTBUSTERS GN
HANNAH MONTANA CINEMANGA GN VOL 06 (OF 10) (RES)
JLA THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW TP
JONAH HEX LUCK RUNS OUT TP
KYO KARA MAOH GN VOL 01 (OF 3)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS DIGEST VOL 07
MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07
MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07 VAR ED VOL 105
NIGHTMARE INSPECTOR YUMEKUI KENBUN GN VOL 04
OTTOS ORANGE DAY SC (C: 0-1-2)
SCALPED TP VOL 03 DEAD MOTHERS (MR)
SENTENCES THE LIFE OF MF GRIMM TP (MR)
SILVER DIAMOND GN VOL 02
SPEED RACER TP VOL 06
SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY
URSA MINORS TP VOL 01 WAIT FOR THE TRADE ED
VB ROSE GN VOL 04 (OF 11)
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX PREM HC (MR)
WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES HC VOL 25
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
GHOST RIDER VS GHOST RIDER POSTER
FUN FACT:
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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"Spiderman 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.
NWD="New Ways to Die" Spiderman storyline
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
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
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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