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176 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 3rd, 2009

BATMAN AND ROBIN #1

Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Frank Quitely
"Batman Reborn" begins here! With the reunited team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, WE3, New X-Men), this first issue kicks off a 3-part story arc that can't be missed! The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child who's been abducted by the mysterious Domino Killer. But will everything go smoothly? And who exactly are the new Batman and Robin? The newest era of The Dark Knight begins here!

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!

CHECKLIST

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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) BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
  2) DARK AVENGERS #5 DKR
  3) MIGHTY AVENGERS #25 DKR
  4) ULTIMATUM #4 (OF 5)
  5) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596 DKR
  6) NEW MUTANTS #2
  7) BLACK PANTHER 2 #5 DKR
  8) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133
  9) AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 DKR
10) SKAAR #11

BONUS! HERE'S 11 & 12

11) SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #4 (OF 12)
12) NEW AVENGERS REUNION #4 (OF 4) DKR

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BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
BTVS TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT
CAPTAIN BLOOD ODYSSEY #1 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 ANNUAL #1
CHEW #1 (MR)
DEAD RUN #1
LEGEND OF ISIS (BLUEWATER) #1
LIONSGATE FILMS LEPRECHAUN #1 (MR)
PUNISHER MAX NAKED KILL #1 (MR)
ROTTEN #1
TIMESTORM 2009/2099 SPIDER-MAN
WEREWOLVES O/T MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #1
WOLVERINE REVOLVER #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 $2.99 $1.79
BTVS TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT $2.99 $1.79
TIMESTORM 2009/2099 SPIDER-MAN $3.99 $2.39
WOLVERINE REVOLVER #1 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS BY BRUBAKER & LARK HC VOL 01 $74.99 $44.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS SINS OF THE STAR SAPPHIRE TP $14.99 $8.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN FINEST WORLDS HC $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $123.93 $74.35

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.

96 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
34 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$130.66 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$111.06 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.59
is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 DKR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596 DKR
ANITA BLAKE LC NECROMANCER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
ASTONISHING TALES #5
BLACK PANTHER 2 #5 DKR
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 ANNUAL #1
DAREDEVIL NOIR #3 (OF 4)
DAREDEVIL NOIR #3 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
DARK AVENGERS #5 DKR
DARK AVENGERS #5 YOUNG GUNS PHAM VAR DKR
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #3 (OF 5)
EXILES #3
MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE #5
MIGHTY AVENGERS #25 DKR
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #4 (OF 4) DKR
NEW MUTANTS #2
NEW MUTANTS #2 BENJAMIN VAR
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #6
PUNISHER MAX NAKED KILL #1 (MR)
SKAAR #11
THUNDERBOLTS #131 2ND PTG DAZO VAR
TIMESTORM 2009/2099 SPIDER-MAN
TROJAN WAR #2 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133
ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG FINCH VAR
ULTIMATUM #2 (OF 5) 3RD PTG FINCH VAR
ULTIMATUM #3 (OF 5) 2ND PTG FINCH VAR
ULTIMATUM #4 (OF 5)
ULTIMATUM #4 (OF 5) MCGUINNESS VAR
ULTIMATUM #4 (OF 5) PETER PARKER RIP VAR
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WAR OF KINGS #4 (OF 6)
WAR OF KINGS #4 (OF 6) JAE LEE VAR
WOLVERINE REVOLVER #1
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$68.80 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$58.48 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.32 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #2 (OF 4)
AUTHORITY #11
BANG TANGO #5 (OF 6) (MR)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 VAR ED
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #38
DEAD ROMEO #3 (OF 6)
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #2 (OF 6)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #14 (MR)
JONAH HEX #44
LOONEY TUNES #175
MIGHTY #5
PROTOTYPE #3 (OF 6) (MR)
SCALPED #29 (MR)
SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #3 (OF 3) (MR)
SECRET SIX #10
SOLOMON GRUNDY #4 (OF 7)
STRANGE ADVENTURES #4 (OF 8)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #4 (OF 12)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #4 OF(12) VAR ED
TEEN TITANS #71
WARLORD #3
3 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$9.44 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$8.02 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.41 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
CHEW #1 (MR)
JERSEY GODS #5
SPAWN #192
4 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$12.47 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$10.59 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.87 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BTVS TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT BA & MOON CVR
BTVS TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT JO CHEN COVER
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #11
WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #1 (OF 3)
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$129.92 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$110.43 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$19.48 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #2
ASTRO BOY MOVIE PREQUEL UNDERGROUND #2
ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #2 (OF 5)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE #3 (OF 4)
BETTY #180
BOYS #31 (MR)
BUZZBOY SIDEKICKS RULE #3 (RES)
CAPTAIN BLOOD ODYSSEY #1 (OF 5)
CROSSED #4 (OF 9) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
DEAD IRONS #4 (OF 4)
DEAD RUN #1
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #7
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #3 (OF 4)
FLASH GORDON #5
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #4 SNAKE EYES
IRREDEEMABLE #3
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #151
LEGEND OF ISIS (BLUEWATER) #1
LIONSGATE FILMS LEPRECHAUN #1 (MR)
MUPPET SHOW #3 (OF 4)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD NEW YORK ONE-SHOT CON ED (MR)
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #2
PS238 #39
ROTTEN #1
SIMPSONS SUMMER SHINDIG #3
STAR TREK CREW #4
TALES FROM THE CRYPT #12
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #5
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #3
UPTIGHT #3 (RES)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #9
WARLOCK (BLUEWATER) #3
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
80 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (7)
AVENGERS VICTORS GRAY T/S XL
BLACK PANTHER IN THE MIST BLK T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S XL
MARVEL CRUNCH TIME BLK T/S XL
MARVEL EVIL GUYS BLK T/S XL
WOLVERINE DARK WOLF BLK T/S XL
WOLVERINE WOLVER ZONE BLUE T/S XL
BOBBLE HEADS (1):
BIG LEBOWSKI DUDE DREAM BOBBLE HEAD
BOOKS (4):
CDRAGONLANCE ANVIL OF TIME VOL 04 FOREST KING MMPB
FR LEGEND OF DRIZZT BK XIII SEA SWORDS
LETS FIND POKEMON CRYSTAL SC
MTG ARTIFACTS CYCLE BK 1 OMNIBUS
NO ADULT BOOKS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
MAGAZINES (8):
ALTER EGO #86
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #199
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #171
GIRLS OF GAMING VOL 03
GIRLS OF GAMING VOL 04
SHONEN JUMP JULY 09
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #20
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #178
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
MODELS (1):
FORBIDDEN PLANET ROBBY THE ROBOT MODEL KIT
STATUES (4):
HYDRA MINI-BUST 3-PACK
SUPER ADAPTOID MINI-BUST
TITANIUM MAN MINI-BUST
WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 PHANTOM LADY BUST
TRADES (55):
BABY & ME GN VOL 14
BALLAD OF A SHINIGAMI VOL 01
BATGIRL REDEMPTION TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTING CHANCE TP VOL 01 DENIAL
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS BY BRUBAKER & LARK HC VOL 01
DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 SECRET INVASION
EUREKA TP VOL 01 (OF 4)
EYESHEILD 21 TP VOL 26
GI JOE BEST OF DUKE GN
GREEN LANTERN CORPS SINS OF THE STAR SAPPHIRE TP
HAPPY HAPPY CLOVER GN VOL 02
HONEY & CLOVER GN VOL 06
HOSHIN ENGI TP VOL 13
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 02 LOVE STORIES FOR DEAD PEOPLE (MR)
JUNGLE JOURNAL GN
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 03 INJUSTICE LEAGUE
JYU OH SEI GN VOL 03 (OF 3) (RES)
KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC TP VOL 26
LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 05
MAGIC TOUCH GN VOL 02
MIXED VEGETABLES GN VOL 04
MMW ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY HC VOL 02
MMW ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY HC VOL 02 VAR ED 118
MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 09
MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 09 VAR ED 117
MONKEY HIGH GN VOL 06
MOON CHILD VOL 13
MUHYO ROJIS BUREAU SUPER INVEST TP VOL 11
MY MERMAID COUNTING BOOK
NORA LAST CHRONICLE OF DEVILDOM GN VOL 05
OCEAN TP NEW EDITION
ONE PIECE TP VOL 21
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 12
POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 2ND ED
POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN VOL 04
PUNISHER MAX HC VOL 05 (MR)
RAL OMEGA GRAD GN VOL 04
ROSARIO VAMPIRE GN VOL 07
SAMURAI HAREM ASU NO YOICHI GN VOL 01 (OF 7) (MR)
SENTRY TP AGE OF SENTRY DM ED
SHAMAN KING TP VOL 22
SHAMAN WARRIOR TP VOL 07
SHE-HULK TP VOL 09 LADY LIBERATORS
SLAM DUNK GN VOL 04
ST DRAGON GIRL GN VOL 03
SUPERMAN BATMAN FINEST WORLDS HC
TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 02 ATOMIC DREAMS
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 09
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PREQ ALLIANCE TP
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PREQ DEFIANCE TP
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE TP
UNCANNY X-MEN LOVELORN TP
WILD ONES GN VOL 07
YU GI OH GX GN VOL 03
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
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
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
FOE= "Faces of Evil" DC event
FRGTN 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
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" 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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