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162 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 15th, 2010

BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513

Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
In the wake of Shadowland, there's a new protector of Hell's Kitchen! He has no kingdom, no vibranium, and no high-tech safety net--just bloody knuckles and the will to prove himself in a foreign land where the fiercest of jungle predators stalks the most dangerous urban prey! His name is T'Challa, and in the aftermath of Shadowland, he will create a new life, a new identity, and learn what it is to be a different kind of hero. But with Daredevil gone, the bad guys are coming out to play, and a new nemesis--Vlad the Impaler--plots his bloody rise to power. Be there as national best-selling author and Edgar Award Winner David Liss and the pulp master Francesco Fracavilla (Zorro, Green Hornet) begin a shocking new chapter for the world's most dangerous man!
32 PGS./Rated T+

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KIDS CORNER

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CHECKLIST

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SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) GREEN LANTERN #60 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
  2) BRIGHTEST DAY #16
  3) UNCANNY X-FORCE #3
  4) BATMAN #705
  5) WOLVERINE #4
  6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650 BIG
  7) BATMAN AND ROBIN #18
  8) GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #5
  9) AVENGERS ACADEMY #7
10) BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 15

11) SUPERMAN #706
12) CHAOS WAR #4 (OF 5)
13) TITANS #30
14) WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN
15) BIRDS OF PREY #7

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CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #1 (OF 6)
DOC MACABRE #1 (OF 3)
IRON SIEGE #1 (OF 3)
JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1
LITTLEST ZOMBIE VS LITTLEST VAMPIRE ONE-SHOT
MAGUS #1 (OF 5)
MIGHTY SAMSON #1
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #1 (OF 6)
NORTHERN GUARD #1
OCCULTIST #1
PROOF ENDANGERED #1
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #1 (OF 6)
THE SUICIDE FOREST #1 (OF 4)
VERTIGO RESURRECTED HELLBLAZER #1 (MR)
WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2010 #1
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
WEDNESDAY, 121510 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the Week is Daredevil #513, DC's in 1st place, Kids Corner features Mouse Guard, BASKET CASE is Kick Ass and more!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513 $2.99 $1.79
JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1 $3.99 $2.39
NORTHERN GUARD #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
RUE MORGUE #107 $9.95 $5.97
TRADES (3)
BATGIRL THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP $19.99 $11.99
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN DELUXE HC $29.99 $17.97
X-NECROSHA TP $34.99 $20.99
TOTAL $105.89 $63.53

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.

DOLLAR DAYS HEROES OF THE WEEK: DAREDEVIL & BLACK PANTHER
  MEN WITHOUT FEAR are our December HEROES OF THE MONTH and  21+ recent /related DAREDEVIL &BLACK PANTHER titles are being "DOLLAR DAYED" for a BUCK EACH ALL WEEK LONG!  
109 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$81.79 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$69.52 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.26 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ASSASSINS CREED THE FALL #2 (OF 3) (MR)
BATMAN #705
BATMAN AND ROBIN #18
BATMAN ORPHANS #2 (OF 2)
BIRDS OF PREY #7
BRIGHTEST DAY #16
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN #3
DMZ #60 (MR)
GEN 13 #39
GREEN LANTERN #60 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #5 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN PLASTIC MAN WEAPON MASS DECEPTION #1
MIGHTY CRUSADERS #6 (OF 6)
SPIRIT #9
SUPERGIRL #59
SUPERMAN #706
TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #5 (OF 6)
TITANS #30
UNWRITTEN #20 (MR)
VERTIGO RESURRECTED HELLBLAZER #1 (MR)
VICTORIAN UNDEAD II HOLMES VS DRACULA #2 (OF 5)
PLUS THIS 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
BATMAN AND ROBIN #18 VAR ED
BRIGHTEST DAY #16 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #60 75TH ANNIV VAR ED (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #5 VAR ED (BRIGHTEST DAY)
SUPERMAN #706 VAR ED
21 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$80.79 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$68.67 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.11 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650 BIG
AVENGERS ACADEMY #7
AVENGERS VS PET AVENGERS #3 (OF 4)
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513
CAPTAIN AMERICA MAN OUT OF TIME #2 (OF 5)
CHAOS WAR #4 (OF 5)
CHAOS WAR THOR #2 (OF 2)
DEADPOOLMAX #3 (MR)
IRON MAN LEGACY #9
LOKI #2 (OF 4)
NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #5 (OF 5)
OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #5
STRANGE TALES 2 #3 (OF 3)
TALES OF THE DRAGON GUARD INTO VEIL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
THOR FIRST THUNDER #4 (OF 5)
THUNDERBOLTS #151
TRON ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 2)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #3
WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN
WOLVERINE #4
X-FACTOR #212
PLUS THESE 6 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AVENGERS ACADEMY #7 GIANT-MAN MCGUINNESS VAR
AVENGERS ACADEMY #7 TRON PETERSON VAR
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513 FRANCAVILLA VAR
UNCANNY X-FORCE #3 DJURDJEVIC VAR
WOLVERINE #4 DJURDJEVIC VAR
WOLVERINE #4 TRON PETERSON VAR
8 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$31.92 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$27.13 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.78 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ANGEL #40
DOC MACABRE #1 (OF 3)
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #2
GI JOE COBRA II #11
IDES OF BLOOD #5 (OF 6)
IRON SIEGE #1 (OF 3)
JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1
THE SUICIDE FOREST #1 (OF 4)
PLUS THESE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
ANGEL #40 10 COPY INCV
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #2 10 COPY MODULE ED INCV (NET)
GI JOE COBRA II #11 10 COPY INCV
JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1 10 COPY INCV
JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1 25 COPY INCV
6 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$21.49 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$18.26 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.22 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #1 (OF 6) DOUG WHEATLEY COVER
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #4
METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #2 (OF 3) JOHN SCHNEPP CVR (MR)
MIGHTY SAMSON #1 RAYMOND SWANLAND CVR
OCCULTIST #1 STEVE MORRIS COVER
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #1 (OF 6)
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #1 (OF 6) DALE KEOWN COVER
METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #2 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL VAR CVR (MR)
MIGHTY SAMSON #1 PATRICK OLLIFFE VAR CVR
OCCULTIST #1 GUY DAVIS VAR COVER
5 BOOM! COMICS THIS WEEK
$18.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$16.10 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.84 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DARKWING DUCK #7
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #18 (OF 24)
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #361
FARSCAPE ONGOING #14
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #3
26 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$100.21is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$85.71 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.03 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #2 (OF 5)
BETTY & VERONICA #251
BLACK TERROR #12
BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #5 (OF 6) (MR)
CHARMED #4 A CVR SEIDMAN
CHARMED #4 B CVR RIO
GFT INFERNO #5 (OF 5)
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #6 (OF 7) A CVR CHEN (RES)
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #6 (OF 7) B CVR DESHONG (RES)
GREEN HORNET #11
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #53 A CVR CUMMINGS
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #53 B CVR CACAU
LITTLEST ZOMBIE VS LITTLEST VAMPIRE ONE-SHOT
MAGUS #1 (OF 5)
META 4 #4 (OF 5) (MR)
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #1 (OF 6)
NORTHERN GUARD #1
PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED #3
PROOF ENDANGERED #1
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 13 (MR)
SIMPSONS COMICS #173
TICK NEW SERIES #7
TIME BOMB #3 (OF 3) (MR)
VELOCITY #3 (OF 4)
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2010 #1 TOM FEISTER CVR
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2010 #1 TONY SHASTEEN CVR
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
GREEN HORNET #11 25-COPY ROSS NEGATIVE INCV
NORTHERN GUARD #1 CUTLER OH CANADA VAR CVR
NO ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
53 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (2)
BLUE LANTERN FLASH SYMBOL HOODIE XXL
BRIGHTEST DAY SYMBOL HOODIE XXL
BOOKS (2)
JOHN BUSCEMA MICHELANGELO OF COMICS DLX SC
MOTEL ART IMPROVEMENT SERVICE HC
GAMES (1)
DC HEROCLIX 75TH ANNIVERSARY BOOSTER PACK
MAGAZINES (23)
2000 AD #1709
2000 AD #1710
2000 AD #1711
2000 AD #1712
BASEBALL AMERICA #1026
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG SPECIAL SASQUATCH PUCK
COIN WORLD #51.2643
COOKS ILLUSTRATED #108
EMPIRE #258
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1132
HGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN #711
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE #49
IRON MAN MAGAZINE #5
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #166
LIFE STORY JUSTIN BIEBER
LIVING CRAFTS WINTER 2011
MODEL CAR RACING #55
NORTH AND SOUTH #12.5
PAINTWORKS #151
RUE MORGUE #107
STAR WARS INSIDER #122-NEWSTAND EDITION
VIETNAM #23.5
WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS 0211
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (2)
CAPTAIN AMERICA ADULT 24IN PLASTIC SHIELD
THOR HAMMER PROP REPLICA
TRADES (23)
BATGIRL THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
DISNEYS HERO SQUAD SC VOL 03 ULTRAHEROES THE ULTIMATE
EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 06
FUBAR GN (MR)
GENERATION X CLASSIC TP VOL 01
GI JOE TP VOL 04
MAGNUS ARCHIVES TP VOL 01
MYSTERY SOCIETY TP VOL 01
POWERS DEFINITIVE COLLECTION HC VOL 04 (MR)
PROOF TP VOL 05 BLUE FAIRIES
RAWHIDE KID TP SENSATIONAL SEVEN
REBELS TP VOL 03 THE SON AND THE STARS
SHERLOCK HOLMES HC VOL 03
SHOWCASE PRESENTS OUR ARMY AT WAR TP VOL 01
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI TP VOL 03
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN DELUXE HC (RES)
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 03
THOR PREM HC IF ASGARD SHOULD PERISH
TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE TP VOL 11
TWO STEP TP (MR)
UNCANNY X-MEN TP BIRTH OF GENERATION HOPE
X-CAMPUS TP
X-NECROSHA TP
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!
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2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
BIG=Spiderman "Big" storyline
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 the week. These are new SKU items but they are not new material (except for the covers) .
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
ED=Edition
DCU=DC Universe
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
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
Reg./Var.=Regular Cover/Variant Cover
(RES)=Re-solicited Item
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TNG=Referencing Star Trek "THE NEXT GENERATION"
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VAR ED=Variant Edition
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR=Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large

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