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146 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 17th, 2011

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

DAMAGED #1 (OF 6)

RADICAL PUBLISHING
Creators MICHAEL SCHWARZ, JOHN SCHWARZ
Writer DAVID LAPHAM
Illustrated by LEONARDO MANCO
Cover artist ALEX MALEEV
After brutally massacring a criminal ring traditional lawmen have failed to stop, the lives of two policemen, brothers Frank and Henry Lincoln, are forced to diverge. Torn by conflicting reactions to the event, one brother, Frank, chooses to uphold justice through the law; the other sets out on a shady path to enforce the sort of justice the law cannot stomach. 35 years later, Frank Lincoln, now a veteran of the San Francisco PD and about to retire, takes his final case, investigating a string of vigilante killings that stir memories of his long-estranged brother. Meanwhile, Henry, too, approaches retirement, as he finds himself becoming too old to continue his violent lifestyle. With the ends of both brothers' careers approaching, each attempts to train his replacement, hoping to remake his protégé in his own image; however, the world around them has changed in ways neither could have foreseen, leaving them utterly unprepared for the true lawlessness and corruption they will soon be forced to face.

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!

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 #16 FEAR
  2) CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
  3) UNCANNY X-MEN #542 FEAR
  4) DAREDEVIL #2
  5) BATMAN #713
  6) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #63
  7) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60
  8) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507 FEAR
  9) HULK #39
10) ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #6 (OF 6) DOSM

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ARON WARNER'S PARIAH #1 (OF 4)
DAMAGED #1 (OF 6) (MR)
DEADLANDS DEATH WAS SILENT ONE SHOT
FAME 50 CENT
FEMALE FORCE MADONNA (ONE SHOT)
HEAP #1
INFAMOUS CHARLIE SHEEN (ONE SHOT)
OMEGA PARADOX #0
SPIDER-ISLAND AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (OF 3)
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #1 (OF 5)
STUFF OF LEGEND JESTERS TALE #1 (OF 4)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS CENTENNIAL GALLERY
  REGULARLY SCHEDULED STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($38.57) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 081711!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
DAMAGED #1 (OF 6) (40% OFF ALL WEEK!) $3.99 $2.39
DC RETROACTIVE BATMAN THE 90S #1 $4.99 $2.99
GENERATION HOPE #10 SCHISM $2.99 $1.79
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #1 (OF 5) $3.50 $2.10
TRADES (3)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 06 $15.99 $9.59
SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS HC $39.99 $23.99
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC SPIDER-MAN PREM HC $24.99 $14.99
TOTAL $96.44 $57.86

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.

HEROES OF THE MONTH: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR
  CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR both had movies  this Summer and to celebrate we're knocking 25% OFF all of their Trade Paperbacks ALL MONTH LONG!  
94 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
24 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$79.77 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$67.80 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.96 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN #713
DC COMICS PRESENTS TEEN TITANS #1
DC RETROACTIVE BATMAN THE 90S #1
DC RETROACTIVE THE FLASH THE 90S #1
DC RETROACTIVE WONDER WOMAN THE 90S #1
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #14
DMZ #68 (MR)
FABLES #108 (MR)
FLASHPOINT ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN #3 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM #3 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT THE OUTSIDER #3 (OF 3)
FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #3 (OF 3)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #63
HELLBLAZER #282 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #16
POWER GIRL #27
SUPERBOY #11
SUPERGIRL #67
SUPERMAN BATMAN #87
TINY TITANS #43
TITANS #38
ZATANNA #16
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #63 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60 VAR ED
22 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$74.78 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$63.56 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.21 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AAVENGERS #16 FEAR
AVENGERS ACADEMY #18 FEAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #3 (OF 5)
DAREDEVIL #2
FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #3 (OF 3) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #3 (OF 4) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #5 (OF 7) FEAR
GENERATION HOPE #10 SCHISM
HULK #39
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507 FEAR
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626 FEAR
KA-ZAR #3 (OF 5)
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE #3 (OF 4)
SPIDER-ISLAND AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (OF 3) SPI
THUNDERBOLTS #162 FEAR
ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #6 (OF 6) DOSM
UNCANNY X-MEN #542 FEAR
VENOM #6 SPI
WOLVERINE AND BLACK CAT CLAWS 2 #2 (OF 3)
X-FACTOR #224
X-MEN SCHISM #3 (OF 5)
PLUS THESE 7 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
FEAR ITSELF #5 (OF 7) IMMONEN VAR FEAR
FF #2 2ND PTG VAR
FF #3 2ND PTG VAR
FF #4 2ND PTG VAR
IRON MAN 2.0 MODERN WARFARE #1
ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #6 (OF 6) DJURDJEVIC VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #3 (OF 5) CHO VAR
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!  
ALL NIGHTER #3 (OF 5)
BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #2 (MR)
DEADLANDS DEATH WAS SILENT ONE SHOT
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #4
SAMURAIS BLOOD #3 (OF 6)
WALKING DEAD #88 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #33 (MR)
5 BLUE WATER COMICS THIS WEEK
$22.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$19.50 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.44 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
FAME 50 CENT
FEMALE FORCE MADONNA (ONE SHOT)
INFAMOUS CHARLIE SHEEN (ONE SHOT)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #33 (MR)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS CENTENNIAL GALLERY ONE SHOT (MR)
2 BOOM! COMICS THIS WEEK
$7.98 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$6.78 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.19 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DARKWING DUCK #15
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #11
20 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$72.76 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$61.84 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.91 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #157
ARON WARNERS PARIAH #1 (OF 4)
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #7 (OF 7)
CYCLOPS #6 (MR)
DAMAGED #1 (OF 6) A CVR MALEEV (MR)
DAMAGED #1 (OF 6) B CVR MANCO (MR)
DEAN KOONTZ NEVERMORE #4 (OF 6)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ORCHID #2 (OF 3) CVR A GUNNELL
FREAKSHOW #3 (OF 3)
GOLD DIGGER #131
HEAP #1
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #177 (NOTE PRICE)
LOOSE ENDS #2 (OF 4) (MR)
OMEGA PARADOX #0
ONE #5 (OF 10)
SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #2
SIMPSONS COMICS #181
SONIC UNIVERSE #31
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #1 (OF 5) QUINONES CVR
STUFF OF LEGEND JESTERS TALE #1 (OF 4)
PLUS THESE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
DAMAGED #1 (OF 6) 10 COPY INCV MANCO BW (MR)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ORCHID #2 (OF 3) CVR B GUNNELL SKETCH IN
HEAP #1 SKETCH VARIANT INCV
OMEGA PARADOX #0 SPARACIO VAR CVR INCV
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #1 (OF 5) RENAUD CVR
  52 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (9)
CAPTAIN AMERICA 1ST WORLD WAR BLK T/S XL
FLASH PERUVIAN INTARSIA
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE METAL MOVIE LOGO BLK T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PANELS GREEN T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN PERUVIAN INTARSIA
HULK HAPPNIN CAPTAIN PX HEATHER GREY T/S XL
MARVEL HEROES WHO HIGHEST SILVER T/S XL
MARVEL VILLIANS WHO BADDEST HEATHER GREY T/S XL
THOR MOVIE PERFECT DEFENSE BLK T/S XL
MAGAZINES (7)
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #221
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 49
DR WHO INSIDER #5
LOCUS #607
SCREAM MAGAZINE #4
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 51
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #198-199 DOUBLE ISSUE
TRADES (33)
99 DAYS HC (RES) (MR)
AVENGERS ACADEMY TP ARCADE DEATH GAME
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 01 NEW WORLD
BREED COL VOL 02 BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES TP (MR)
CRIMINAL MACABRE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 02 FATAL DISEASES REVISED & EXPANDED ED
FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO ULT COLL TP BOOK 02
FOGTOWN TP (MR)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS HC VOL 03 STRANGE FRUIT
HALCYON TP
HELLBLAZER BLOODY CARNATIONS TP (MR)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 06 STARK RESILIENT BOOK 2
MARVEL ADV SPIDER-MAN TP NEIGHBORHOOD DIGEST
MEGAMIND TP VOL 01 BRILLIANTLY BRILLIANT
MR MURDER IS DEAD HC (MR)
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 02
NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 04
OUTSIDERS THE GREAT DIVIDE TP
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 02 WONDER FROM DOWN UNDER
RASL TP VOL 02 FIRE OF ST GEORGE
RESIDENT EVIL TP (MR)
SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS HC
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC SPIDER-MAN PREM HC
SUPERMAN BATMAN NIGHT AND DAY TP
TALES OF THE BATMAN GENE COLAN HC VOL 01
TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (RES)
VAMPIRE TALES GN TP VOL 03
WE 3 DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)
WOLVERINE HERCULES MYTHS MONSTERS AND MUTANTS TP
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS TP
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS TP MUTANTS VS VAMPIRES
WALL ART (3)
FEAR ITSELF #6 DOUBLE SIDED PROMO POSTER
INCREDIBLE HULKS BY ADI GRANOV POSTER
ULT COMICS UNIVERSE BY M DJURDJEVIC OVERSIZED POSTER
COMICBOOKMAN 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
SPI=Marvel's "Spider Island" storyline
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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