ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

151 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 15th, 2011

IT'S OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK,
40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!

KIRBY GENESIS #1

DYNAMIC FORCES
(W) Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross (A) Jackson Herbert, Alex Ross
(C) Alex Ross (3 Covers, 33% Each), Ryan Sook (1-in-5), Paul Renaud (1-in-10), Dale Keown (1-in-15)
KIRBY: GENESIS explodes into action! A message to space has been heard and answered -- but what has come to Earth isn't what anyone would expect! As cosmic visitors begin to be revealed to the world, a deadly battle begins -- and three ordinary people are caught up in it. Featuring: Captain Victory, Silver Star, the Glory Knights and more -- and this is just the beginning! Superstars Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross bring Jack "King" Kirby's creations to life in a way you'll never forget! This is the beginning! This is the GENESIS!

REORDERS

Get the full list of the SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

OUT OF PRINT

Eventually everything sells out, find out what's expired this week!

KIDS CORNER

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

LATE LIST

Every week dozens of items get pushed back on the schedule and wind up on the Late List!

CHECKLIST

Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last few years.
  THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) AVENGERS #14 FEAR
  2) UNCANNY X-MEN #538
  3) X-MEN #13
  4) BATMAN #711
  5) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #505 FEAR
  6) HULK #35
  7) DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #10
  8) FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #3 (OF 7) FEAR
  9) AVENGERS ACADEMY #15 FEAR
10) ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (OF 8) FEAR

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 17

11) SUPERMAN BATMAN #85
12) FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN & FURIES #1
13) FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #2 (OF 6) FEAR
14) TEEN TITANS #96
15) X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #3 (OF 04)
16) KIRBY GENESIS #1
17) LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #14

JUMP ON HERE!
LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

100 PENNY PRESS JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1
ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (OF 8) FEAR
AVENGERS INFINITY QUEST #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #1 (OF 5)
CONAN ISLAND OF NO RETURN #1
DC COMICS PRESENTS JLA BLACK BAPTISM #1
DEADLANDS ONE SHOT
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #0
FLASHPOINT DEADMAN & FLYING GRAYSONS #1
FLASHPOINT GRODD OF WAR #1
FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM #1 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN & FURIES #1 (OF 3)
GODZILLA GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #1 (OF 5)
GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES #1 (OF 4)
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL ABIN SUR #1
KIRBY GENESIS #1
RED SONJA BLUE ONE SHOT
THAT HELLBOUND TRAIN #1 (OF 3)
TO FIGHT W/ MONSTERS ONE-SHOT (MR)
  REGULARLY SCHEDULED STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($55.37) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 061511!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
ALPHA FLIGHT #1 $3.99 $2.39
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #1 $2.99 $1.79
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #0 $2.50 $2.12
KIRBY GENESIS #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK!) $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
HULK HULK NO MORE HC $39.99 $23.99
ULTIMATUM COMPANION HC $49.99 $29.99
X-MEN ALPHA FLIGHT PREM HC $34.99 $20.99
TOTAL $138.44 $83.06

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 HERO OF THE WEEK: X-MEN
  X-MEN FIRST CLASS movie is out in theaters  and it's great so to celebrate and we're "DOLLAR DAYING" a bunch of X-Men titles for a BUCK EACH ALL WEEK LONG!  
97 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
20 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$69.80 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$59.33 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.47 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (OF 8) FEAR
AVENGERS #14 FEAR
AVENGERS ACADEMY #15 FEAR
AVENGERS INFINITY QUEST #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #1 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIRST VENGEANCE #3 (OF 4)
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #10
DEADPOOLMAX #9 (MR)
EMMA #4 (OF 5)
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #3 (OF 7) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #2 (OF 6) FEAR
GENERATION HOPE #8
HULK #35
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #505 FEAR
RUSE #4 (OF 4)
SKAAR KING OF SAVAGE LAND #4 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #538
X-FACTOR #221
X-MEN #13
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #3 (OF 04)
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (OF 8) EAGLESHAM VAR FEAR
X-MEN #13 MEDINA VAR
20 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$64.80 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$55.08 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.72 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATGIRL #22
BATMAN #711
CINDERELLA FABLES ARE FOREVER #5 (OF 6) (MR)
DC COMICS PRESENTS JLA BLACK BAPTISM #1
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #10
DEUS EX #5 (OF 6) (MR)
FLASHPOINT DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT GRODD OF WAR #1
FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM #1 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1 (OF 3)
GEARS OF WAR #17 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUEL ABIN SUR #1
HELLBLAZER #280 (MR)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #14
NORTHLANDERS #41 (MR)
POWER GIRL #25
SUPERGIRL #65
SUPERMAN BATMAN #85
TEEN TITANS #96
TINY TITANS #41
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
FLASHPOINT #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
8 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$34.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$29.69 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.23 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
100 PENNY PRESS JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1
CAPE (ONE SHOT) LEGACY ED
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #6
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #8
GODZILLA GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #1 (OF 5)
SPIKE 100 PAGE SPECTACULAR (ONE SHOT)
THAT HELLBOUND TRAIN #1 (OF 3)
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 4)
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
GODZILLA GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #1 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$21.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$18.64 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.28 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DEADLANDS ONE SHOT
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #2
GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES #1 (OF 4)
INVINCIBLE #80
UNDYING LOVE #3 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #24 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #145
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
SUPER DINOSAUR #1 VAR CVR 3RD PTG
5 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$20.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$17.80  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.14 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DGREEN HORNET #16
KIRBY GENESIS #1
PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED #7
RED SONJA BLUE ONE SHOT
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #4
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
GREEN HORNET #16 15 COPY HESTER B&W INCV (NET)
KIRBY GENESIS #1 25 COPY ROSS WRAP INCV (NET)
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #4 10 COPY ADAMS VIRGIN INCV (N
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #4 20 COPY RENAUD RED INCV (NET
24 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$86.80 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$73.78 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.02 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
28 DAYS LATER #24
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #156
CONAN ISLAND OF NO RETURN #1
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #3 (OF 6) (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #3 (OF 6) TORTURE CVR (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #3 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
DARKWING DUCK #13
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #0 CVR A FRANCISCO
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #0 CVR B GUNNELL
FAME RYAN REYNOLDS
FEMALE FORCE AYN RAND
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #6 (C/O PT 3) A CVR GARZA (MR)
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #6 (C/O PT 3) B CVR ASRAR (MR)
GOLD DIGGER #129
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #6 (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #6 WRAP CVR (MR)
MALIGNANT MAN #3 (OF 4)
MICKEY MOUSE #309
ORBIT STEPHEN KING (ONE SHOT)
PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL #7 (OF 7) (MR)
SIMPSONS COMICS #179
SONIC UNIVERSE #29
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #9
TO FIGHT W/ MONSTERS ONE-SHOT (MR)
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #3 (OF 6) 3 COPY INCV CVR  (MR)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #0 CVR C GUNNELL SKETCH INCV
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #1 BAD WATERS
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #6 ART DECO 3-COPY INCV (MR)
NO ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
  54 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA COSTUME HOODIE XXL
GODZILLA DRAWN WHITE RINGER T/S XL
GODZILLA PAGODA MUSTARD 30/1 T/S XL
SPIDER-MAN COSTUME HOODIE XXL
MAGAZINES (18)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #6
ATLANTIS RISING #88
BASEBALL AMERICA #1113
CINEMA RETRO #7.20
COIN WORLD 0611
COOKS ILLUSTRATED 0811
DISNEY FAMILY FUN 0711
DR WHO INSIDER MAGAZINE #3
EYE SPY #73
LEES TOY REVIEW #218 FEB 2011
LIFE STORY JUSTIN BIEBER
SPACE AND TIME #114
STAR WARS CLONE WARS MAGAZINE #5
STAR WARS INSIDER #126-NEWSTAND EDITION
TABU TATTOO #45
TATTOO ENERGY #71
VIETMAN 0811
WWE MAGAZINE 0711
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (3)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN DVD SUPERMAN MAQUETTE
COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU WONDER WOMAN ARMORED STATUE
HEROES OF THE DCU ORANGE LANTERN LARFLEEZE BUST
TRADES (29)
ARKHAM ASYLUM MADNESS TP
AVENGERS WEST COAST PREM HC FAMILY TIES
BLEACH 3-IN-1 ED VOL 01
BOMB QUEEN TP VOL 06 TIME BOMB (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA RED MENACE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 07 SPACE ODDITY
FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO ULT COLL TP BOOK 01
GREEN LANTERN BRIGHTEST DAY HC
HULK HULK NO MORE HC
HULK TP GRAY
INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 04
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE TP
LIL DEPRESSED BOY TP VOL 01 SHE IS STAGGERING
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS TP DIGEST HULK
PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #5 QUANTUM BOOGALOO
PROOF TP VOL 06 ENDANGERED
SECRET WARRIORS PREM HC VOL 05 NIGHT
SIXTH GUN TP VOL 02
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 14
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 11
TERMINATOR TP 2029 TO 1984
ULTIMATUM COMPANION HC
UNCANNY X-FORCE PREM HC DEATHLOK NATION
UNCANNY X-MEN TP QUARANTINE
VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP VOL 04 VISIONARIES
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR)
WOLVERINE AND JUBILEE PREM HC CURSE OF MUTANTS
X-MEN ALPHA FLIGHT PREM HC
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT TP
FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 brand new and re-order 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 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
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)
DOSM=Marvel's "Death of Spider Man" Event
ED=Edition
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
FEAR=Marvel's "Fear Itself" Event
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
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=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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