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173 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 18th, 2009

REALM OF THE KINGS

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO & MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
Exploding out of WAR OF KINGS, what lies in the REALM OF KINGS? The shocking showdown between Black Bolt and Vulcan has created The Fault, a vast tear through time and space through which almost anything can charge into our universe. What secrets does it hold? What dangers lurk within? Will it reintroduce forgotten allies...or unleash ancient enemies? The cosmic masters Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning unite with WAR MACHINE'S Leonardo Manco to open the next great chapter in Marvel's resurging cosmic corner!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ ...$3.99

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

Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping 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) DARK AVENGERS #11
  2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
  3) MIGHTY AVENGERS #31
  4) DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
  5) FLASH REBIRTH #5 (OF 6)
  6) X-MEN LEGACY #229
  7) INCREDIBLE HULK #604
  8) ADVENTURE COMICS #4 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
  9) WOLVERINE WEAPON X #7
10) REALM OF KINGS

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 16

11) REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1 (OF 5)
12) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #42
13) OUTSIDERS #24 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
14) SUPERMAN BATMAN #66 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
15) THUNDERBOLTS #138
16) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80 PG GIANT #1

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BLACK KNIGHT #1
DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ONE-SHOT
DEADLOCKE ONE SHOT
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT (OSW)
DRONE #1 (OF 4)
FARSCAPE ONGOING #1
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80 PAGE GIANT #1
KOOKABURRA K #1 (MR)
LEGION PROPHETS #1 (OF 4)
LUKE MCBAIN #1 (OF 4)
NOLA #1
POWERS ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 01 (RES) (MR)
REALM OF KINGS
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1 (OF 5)
STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #1
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #1
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1 (OF 6)
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
shipshape update 11 18 WEDNESDAY, 111809 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the week is Realm of the Kings, Marvel in first place this week, Kids Corner features WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #700, BASKET CASE is Ender's Game/Shadow #4 and more, more, more!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($38.97) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-111809!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT $3.50 $2.10
REALM OF KINGS $3.99 $2.39
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1 (OF 6) $2.99 $1.79
TRADES (3)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC $24.99 $14.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS DC COMICS PRESENTS TP VOL 01 $17.99 $10.79
WAR OF KINGS HC $39.99 $23.99
TOTAL $97.44 $58.46

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.

73 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
23 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$88.77 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$75.45 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.31
is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
BLACK KNIGHT #1
DARK AVENGERS #11
DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ONE-SHOT
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #5
DOMINIC FORTUNE #4 (OF 4) (MR)
INCREDIBLE HULK #604
KOOKABURRA K #1 (MR)
KOOKABURRA K #1 US MITRIC VAR (MR)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #31
NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #3 (OF 4)
POWERS ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 01 (RES) (MR)
PUNISHER #11
REALM OF KINGS
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #2 (OF 5)
SPIDER-WOMAN #3
STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #2 (OF 5)
THUNDERBOLTS #138
WAR MACHINE #11
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #42
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #7
X-MEN LEGACY #229\
PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FROM MARVEL THIS WEEK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612 MCGUINNESS BLACK CAT VAR
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$62.83 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$53.40 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.42 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ADVENTURE COMICS #4 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
AIR #15 (MR)
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #3 (OF 12)
AZRAEL #2
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #37
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #6
BATMAN THE UNSEEN #4 (OF 5)
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #29
FLASH REBIRTH #5 (OF 6)
HELLBLAZER #261 (MR)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80 PAGE GIANT #1
OUTSIDERS #24 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
SUPER FRIENDS #21
SUPERGIRL #47
SUPERMAN BATMAN #66 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
TINY TITANS #22
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1 (OF 6)
VIGILANTE #12
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #25 (NOTE PRICE)
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FROM DC THIS WEEK
ADVENTURE COMICS #507 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT)
BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #1 (OF 3) 3RD PTG
BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #3 (OF 3) 2ND PTG
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$29.44 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$25.02 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.41 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #2 (MR)
CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #3 (OF 5) PORTACIO CVR B
CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #3 (OF 5) ROCAFORT CVR A
FALL OUT TOY WORKS #2 (OF 5)
G-MAN CAPE CRISIS #4 (OF 5)
INVINCIBLE #68
PHONOGRAM 2 #5 (OF 7) SINGLES CLUB (MR)
UNDERGROUND #3 (OF 5)
VIKING #4 (MR)
7 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
$25.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks IDW's.
$22.04 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.88 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
FARSCAPE ONGOING #1
FARSCAPE ONGOING #1 INCV CVR
IRREDEEMABLE #8
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #297
NOLA #1
SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #4
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #700
5 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.46 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$16.54 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.91 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #4 (OF 4)
DRONE #1 (OF 4)
LEGION PROPHETS #1 (OF 4)
STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #1
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #1
10 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$32.96 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$28.01 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.94 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #16
DEADLOCKE ONE SHOT
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT (OSW)
LUKE MCBAIN #1 (OF 4)
SIMPSONS COMICS #160
SONIC UNIVERSE #10
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #47 DEMON PT 1 (OF 4 )
TERRY MOORES ECHO #16
UNITED FREE WORLDS #5 (OF 6) (RES) (MR)
ZORRO #17
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
100 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (2)
MCFARLANES NFL SERIES 21 CHICAGO BEARS JAY CUTLER AF
MCFARLANES NFL SERIES 21 GREEN BAY PACKERS AARON ROGERS AF
APPAREL (4)
BATMAN LOGO BLK HOODIE XXL
BOOSTER GOLD FAN CLUB BY JURGENS T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN LOGO GREEN HOODIE XL
SUPERMAN LOGO BLUE HOODIE XXL
BOOKS (2)
BATTLE ROYALE NOVEL 2ND ED
BRAVE STORY NOVEL
CARDS (2)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ARCHIVES T/C BOX (NET)
TOPPS 2009 MAYO NFL T/C BOX (NET)
GAMING (1)
D&D DRACONOMICON METALLIC DRAGONS
MAGAZINES (54)
ADBUSTERS #18.1
AIR BRUSH ACTION 1202
ALFRED HITCHCOCK MYSTERIES 0210
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 90.11
AMERICAN CURVES #56
ARCHIE DIGEST #259
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL #88
BABYBUG 1209
BACK ISSUE #37
BASEBALL AMERICA #924
BECKETT BASKETBALL PLUS #222
BLACK BELT #48.1
BUFFY & ANGEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #2 ANGEL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #106 MADROX
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #107 UNION JACK
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG SPECIAL KINGPIN
COIN VALUES #8.1
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #40 MARY MARVEL
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #41 GA GREEN LANTERN
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG SPECIAL BATCYCLE
ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERIES 0110
EYE SPY #64
FILM COMMENT #45.6
GOREZONE #49
HAUTE DOLL #6.6
HEEB #22
HORN BOOK 1209
J'ADORE #12
JUST FOR BLACK MEN HOLIDAY 2009
LIFE STORY: NEW MOON
MAD #502
MAD MAGAZINE #502
MAKE UP ARTIST MAGAZINE #81
MEN'S HEALTH 1209
MONSTER MANIA #2
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 20 #6
PREHISTORIC TIMES #91
REALMS OF FANTASY 1209
ROLLING STONE #1091
SAVOY PROFESSIONAL 0110
SCALE MODEL AUTO 1209
SCRIPT MAGAZINE #15.6
STRAND MAGAZINE 0110
TABU TATTOO #40
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #169
THE NATION 110909
THE NATION 111609
TIGER BEAT 1209
TIPS AND TRICKS 0210
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #182
TORCHWOOD #18
WOMEN & GUNS 1209
WRITER 122.12
YEN PLUS #2.12
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1)
WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 VIXEN BUST
TRADES (34)
24 OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE TP
CASE CLOSED GN VOL 32
CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIV HC
DAREDEVIL NOIR PREM HC
DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ASSEMBLE
DESTROYER PREM HC
FALL OF CTHULHU TP VOL 06 NEMESIS
GENTLEMENS ALLIANCE ARINA TANEMURA ILLUSTRATIONS
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC
HERCULES FULL CIRCLE PREM HC
JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 03 (OF 4
JIHAI VOL 03
JSA TP VOL 03 THY KINGDOM COME PART 2
KEKKAISHI GN VOL 19
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP EARTHS MIGHTIEST
NANCY DREW GN VOL 19
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 11 SEARCH FOR SORCERER SUPREME
OISHINBO VOL 06 JOY OF RICE
PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 06
PUNISHER DARK REIGN TP
RIP KIRBY HC VOL 01
RUNAWAYS HOMESCHOOLING PREM HC
SHOWCASE PRESENTS DC COMICS PRESENTS TP VOL 01
SPIRIT TP VOL 04
TARZAN THE JESSE MARSH YEARS HC VOL 04
THE NAM TP VOL 01
VAGABOND TP VOL 30 (MR)
WALT DISNEYS CHRISTMAS CLASSICS HC VOL 01
WAR OF KINGS HC
WASTELAND TP VOL 05 TALES O/T UNINVITED (MR)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS ROMULUS PREM HC
WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP DARK REIGN
NO ADULT TRADES SHIPPING 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 VAR=Second Printing Variant
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CRAP FACTOR=The variant covers (new or reprint) that a company ships out as new product for a week. While these are new SKU items they are not new material (except for the covers) and so we do not count them towards the weeks total creative output for that company.
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
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
OSW=Dark Hore Comics "One Shot Wonders" event
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 ED=Variant Edition
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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