092811 SHIPSHAPE

192 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 28th, 2011

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

SUPERMAN #1

DC COMICS
Written by GEORGE PEREZ
Breakdowns and cover by GEORGE PEREZ
Art by JESUS MERINO
The new adventures of Superman begin here!
What is The Man of Steel's startling new status quo?
How does it affect Lois Lane and The Daily Planet?
There's no time for answers now, because Superman must stop a monstrous threat to Metropolis - one that he somehow is the cause of!

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) BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1
2) SUPERMAN #1
3) FLASH #1
4) GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #1
5) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #670 SPI
6) AQUAMAN #1
7) TEEN TITANS #1
8) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #2
9) ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 20

11) MIGHTY THOR #6
12) JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1
13) KICK-ASS 2 #4 (MR)
14) SECRET AVENGERS #17
15) FF #9
16) WOLVERINE #16
17) FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #1
18) SAVAGE HAWKMAN #1
19) BRILLIANT #1 (MR)
20) X-MEN LEGACY #256

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #1
ALL STAR WESTERN #1
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #1 (OF 4)
AQUAMAN #1
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1
BLACKHAWKS #1
BRILLIANT #1 (MR)
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #1 (OF 8)
FF 50 FANTASTIC YEARS #1
FLASH #1
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #1
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #1
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #1
I VAMPIRE #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #1
STEAMPUNK FAIRY TALES ONE SHOT
SUPERMAN #1
TEEN TITANS #1
THAT MAN FLINT #0
VOODOO #1

REGULARLY SCHEDULED STORE SALES

SAVE 40% ($39.55) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 092811!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP

YOU PAY

COMICS (4)

BRILLIANT #1

$3.95

$2.37

FF 50 FANTASTIC YEARS #1

$4.99

$2.99

SUPERMAN #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK!)

$2.99

$1.79

THAT MAN FLINT #0

$1.99

$1.19

TRADES (3)

CASTLE PREM HC RICHARD CASTLES DEADLY STORM

$19.99

$11.99

KAMANDI OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 LAST BOY ON EARTH

$49.99

$29.99

SIGIL TP OUT OF TIME

$14.99

$8.99

TOTAL

$98.89

$59.33

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: THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA
		THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA both had movies this Summer and to celebrate we're knocking 25% OFF all of their Trade Paperbacks ALL MONTH LONG!

114 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!

30 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$103.66 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$88.11 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.54 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #670 SPI
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #19 (MR)
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #1 (OF 4)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #42
AVENGERS ACADEMY #19 FEAR
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #523 POINT ONE
BRILLIANT #1 (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #622
DEADPOOLMAX #12 (OF 12) (MR)
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #1 (OF 8)
FEAR ITSELF DEEP #4 (OF 4) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF HULK VS DRACULA #2 (OF 3) FEAR
FF #9
FF 50 FANTASTIC YEARS #1
HERC #8 SPI
IRON MAN 2.0 #9
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #628 FEAR
KICK-ASS 2 #4 (MR)
MIGHTY THOR #6
NEW AVENGERS #16 POINT ONE
NEW MUTANTS #31 FEAR
SECRET AVENGERS #17
SPIDER-ISLAND DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #2 (OF 3) SPI
SPIDER-MAN #18
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #2
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2
VENOM #7 SPI
WOLVERINE #16
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #10
X-MEN LEGACY #256

PLUS THESE 12 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR SPI
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #1 (OF 4) VAR
BRILLIANT #1 MACK VAR (MR)
BRILLIANT #1 OEMING VAR (MR)
FEAR ITSELF #5 (OF 7) 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR
GENERATION HOPE #10 2ND PTG ESPIN VAR
MIGHTY THOR #6 ARCH SKETCH VAR
MIGHTY THOR #6 ARCH VAR
SECRET AVENGERS #17 ARCH SKETCH VAR
SECRET AVENGERS #17 ARCH VAR
VENOM #5 2ND PTG MOORE VAR
X-MEN #16 2ND PTG MOLINA VAR

14 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$49.88 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$42.39 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.48 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ARTIFACTS #10 (OF 13) CVR A SEJIC
ARTIFACTS #10 (OF 13) CVR B CHRISTOPHER
AVENGELYNE #3 CVR A LIEFELD
AVENGELYNE #3 CVR B GIENI
BREED III #5 (OF 6) (MR)
DAOMU #7 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN #35 (MR)
EPOCH #2 (OF 5) (MR)
HACK SLASH #8 CVR A LEISTER & ROSENBERG (MR)
HACK SLASH #8 CVR B JONES (MR)
MAGDALENA #8 CVR A CHA
MAGDALENA #8 CVR B BLAKE II
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #39 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #148

14 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$42.86 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$36.43 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.42 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ALL STAR WESTERN #1
AQUAMAN #1
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1
BLACKHAWKS #1
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #64
FLASH #1
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #1
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #1
I VAMPIRE #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #1
SUPERMAN #1
TEEN TITANS #1
VOODOO #1

PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK

FLASH #1 VAR ED

8 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$31.92 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$27.13 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.78 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

BCRAWL TO ME #3 (OF 4)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #9
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #11
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #1
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #5
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #7
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #5
TRUE BLOOD FRENCH QUARTER #2 (OF 6)

PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK

GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #1 10 COPY INCV
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #5 10 COPY INCV
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #7 10 COPY INCV
TRUE BLOOD FRENCH QUARTER #2 (OF 6) 10 COPY INCV

6 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.94 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$20.34 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.59 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

KATO #13
LAST PHANTOM #9
QUEEN SONJA #20
ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #13
TERMINATOR ROBOCOP KILL HUMAN #3 (OF 4)
WARLORD OF MARS #10

PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK

LAST PHANTOM #9 10 COPY SADOWSKI B&W INCV
WARLORD OF MARS #10 10 COPY SADOWSKI RED INCV
WARLORD OF MARS #10 20 COPY JUSKO B&W INCV

19 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$106.76 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$59.32 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.46 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #1 JOHNSON CVR
ANGEL & FAITH #2 STEVE MORRIS CVR
ARCHIE #625
BETTY #194
CHARMED #14 A CVR SEIDMAN (MR)
CHARMED #14 B CVR PHOTO (MR)
DUKE NUKEM GLORIOUS BASTARD #3 (OF 4)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT VIOLET #3 (OF 3) CVR A MHAN
FRACTURE #3
FUTURAMA COMICS #57
INCORRUPTIBLE #22
LAST ZOMBIE INFERNO #3 (OF 5)
POPE HATS #2 (MR)
RACHEL RISING #2
SIXTH GUN #15
STEAMPUNK FAIRY TALES ONE SHOT
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #70 (MR)
THAT MAN FLINT #0
WASTELAND #31 (MR)

PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK

ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #1 FRANCAVILLA VAR CVR INCV
ANGEL & FAITH #2 REBEKAH ISSACS VAR CVR
CALIGULA #3 (OF 6) AUXILIARY CVR (MR)

78 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

APPAREL (7)

CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPT GLOW SHIELD BLK T/S XL
CAPTAIN AMERICA SPOTTY AMERICA NAVY T/S XL
DEADPOOL ED POOL BLK T/S XL
GALACTUS THE ENTITY SKYDIVER BLUE T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN ICON SPACE WITHIN BLK T/S XL
GREEN LANTERN SYMBOL I T/S XL
PUNISHER DAY OF THE DEADLY NAVY T/S XL

GAMING (2)

DC HEROCLIX SUPERMAN BOOSTER BRICK
DC HEROCLIX SUPERMAN OP KIT

MAGAZINES (24)

2000 AD #1745
2001 AD #1746
2002 AD #1747
2003 AD #1748
2004 AD #1749
ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #9
CINEFEX #127
DISCOVERY GIRLS #11.6
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL #51
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1173
FANGORIA #307
IN STYLE 1011
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #315
MUPPETS PRESENTS FAMILY REUNION
NON SPORTS UPDATE #22.5
PAINTWORKS WINTER 2011
ROBOT #31
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL #53
SLAM #152
SMITHSONIAN 1011
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #37 PX ED
STAR TREK MAGAZINE 337-NEWSTAND EDITION
TIGER BEAT 1111
US-THE SEXY STARS OF TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN

TRADES (44)

ALL NEW BATMAN BRAVE AND THE BOLD TP
ALPHA FLIGHT CLASSIC TP VOL 02
AVENGERS PRIME TP
BATMAN THE WIDENING GYRE TP
BOMB QUEEN GANG BANG TP (MR)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN HC VOL 02 SIEGE OF CAMELOT
CASTLE PREM HC RICHARD CASTLES DEADLY STORM
CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01
COVER STORY DC COMICS ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND HC
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP FASTEST PET ON EARTH
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP HEROES O/T HIGH SEAS
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP MIDWAY MONKEY MADNESS
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP POOCHES OF POWER
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP ROYAL RODENT RESCUE
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP SUPER HERO SPLASH DOWN
DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 08 OPERATION ANNIHILATION
DRIVER FOR THE DEAD TP VOL 01 (MR)
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 02
ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 04 QUESTIONABLE THINGS (MR)
EMMA PREM HC
ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS TP VOL 06
GREEN LANTERN CORPS THE WEAPONER HC
HOLY TERROR HC (MR)
IRON MAN 2.0 TP VOL 01 PALMER ADDLEY IS DEAD
IRON MAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TP
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 07
JLA TP VOL 01
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA SUPER TOWN TP
KAMANDI OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 LAST BOY ON EARTH
NAM TP VOL 03
OFF HANDBOOK OF MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z TP VOL 01
SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01
SHADOWLAND BLOOD ON STREETS TP
SHADOWLAND MOON KNIGHT TP
SHADOWLAND POWER MAN TP
SIGIL TP OUT OF TIME
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 12
STRANGE TALES II TP
SUICIDE GIRLS TP VOL 01
TOM STRONGS TERRIFIC TALES TP BOOK 02
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING TP VOL 04
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES DOSM PREM HC
ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES THOR REBORN TP
UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SOLUTION

WALL ART (1)

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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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