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206 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 14th, 2011

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

AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 of 4

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Ed McGuinness
CABLE IS BACK! AND HE'S GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO WIPE THE AVENGERS FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY!
How has Cable been reborn? Where has he been since "Second Coming"? And what dark event has driven him to destroy the Avengers? The answers are just the tip of an iceberg that threatens to smash the Marvel Universe to smithereens!
A crucial new series by the creators behind SUPERMAN/BATMAN and HULK, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
THE COUNTDOWN TO 2012's STATUS QUO-SHATTERING EPIC BEGINS HERE!
32 PGS./Rating T+

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 X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4)
  2) BATMAN AND ROBIN #4
  3) GREEN LANTERN #4
  4) NEW AVENGERS #19
  5) UNCANNY X-FORCE #18
  6) CARNAGE USA #1 (OF 5)
  7) BATGIRL #4
  8) SUPERBOY #4
  9) BATWOMAN #4
10) AVENGERS ACADEMY #23

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 13
11) ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #4
12) BATTLE SCARS #2 (OF 6)
13) JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #632

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

68 JUNGLE JIM ONE SHOT
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4)
CARNAGE USA #1 (OF 5)
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #1 (OF 5)
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN SECRET CITY #1
GEARHEARTS STEAMPUNK GLAMOR REVUE #1
IRREDEEMABLE #1 ARTIST EDITION
JINGLE BELLE GIFT WRAPPED SPECIAL ONE SHOT
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2011
OMEGA PARADOX #1
RAY #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #1
SUPER DINOSAUR DLX COLORING BOOK
THE STRAIN #1 (OF 11) HUDDLESTON CVR
VERTIGO FIRST BLOOD #1 (MR)
  REGULARLY SCHEDULED STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($42.77) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 121411!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4)
(40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!)
$3.99 $2.39
RAY #1 (OF 4) $2.99 $1.79
THE STRAIN #1 (OF 11) $1.00 .60¢
TRADES (4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS TP $16.99 $10.19
SPIDER-MAN BY MARK MILLAR ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP $34.99 $20.99
SPIDER-MAN THROUGH DECADES TP $26.99 $16.19
X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TP NEW PTG $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $106.94 $64.16
MISSING FROM LAST WEEK...
DEFENDERS #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!) $3.99 $2.39

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: HOLIDAY TRADES
    CHRISTMAS is here (well almost) and as part of our holiday celebration we're discounting all our Holiday Trade Paperbacks & Comics
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
  SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENT
MIA FROM 120711 BUT NEW TO US THIS WEEK!

The warehouse LOST one of our boxes last week and so we did not receive the following titles...

-AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #2
-BLOOD RED DRAGON #2
-BREED III #7 (OF 7) (MR)
-DEFENDERS #1
-ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #6
-ETERNAL DESCENT VOL 2 #2 (OF 6)
-GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #7 (MR)
-HACK SLASH ANNUAL 2011 HATCHET SLASH #1 CVR B (MR)
-HULK #45
-LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #12 ART DECO 3-COPY INC (MR)
-STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #3 (OF 6) (MR)
-VENOM #10
-X-23 #18
-X-FACTOR #228

As of this posting ALL of these titles have been replaced by Diamond (except for X-Factor #228) and ALL will be on sale THIS WEDNESDAY (121411) at the store. We are treating these titles as NEW books for the week which means all will be 15% OFF all week long with Defenders #1 being 40% OFF all week long
2 BOOKS OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK!

136 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$76.78 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$65.26 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.51 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #21 (MR)
BATGIRL #4
BATMAN AND ROBIN #4
BATWOMAN #4
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN THE SECRET CITY #1
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #19
DEATHSTROKE #4
DEMON KNIGHTS #4
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #4
GREEN LANTERN #4
GRIFTER #4
LEGION LOST #4
MISTER TERRIFIC #4
MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #3 (OF 6)
RAY #1 (OF 4)
RESURRECTION MAN #4
SHADE #3 (OF 12)
SUICIDE SQUAD #4
SUPERBOY #4
UNWRITTEN #32 (MR)
VERTIGO FIRST BLOOD #1 (MR)
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
GREEN LANTERN #4 VAR ED
SHADE #3 (OF 12) VAR ED
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!
AVENGERS 1959 #4 (OF 5)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #23
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4)
BATTLE SCARS #2 (OF 6)
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #526
CARNAGE USA #1 (OF 5)
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #1 (OF 5)
GHOST RIDER #7
IRON MAN 2.0 #11
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #632
MAGNETO NOT A HERO #2 (OF 4)
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2011
NEW AVENGERS #19
NORTHANGER ABBEY #2 (OF 5)
SHIELD #4 (OF 6)
STAND NIGHT HAS COME #5 (OF 6)
SUPER HEROES #21
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #4
UNCANNY X-FORCE #18
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #12
PLUS THESE 8 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4) BLANK VAR
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4) MCGUINNESS VAR
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4) QUESADA VAR
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (OF 4) YU VAR
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG VAR A
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG VAR B
UNCANNY X-FORCE #18 SPOILER VAR
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1 2ND PTG BACHALO VAR XREGG
18 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$69.33 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$58.93is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.39 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
27 SECOND SET #4 (OF 4)
68 JUNGLE JIM ONE SHOT CVR A
68 JUNGLE JIM ONE SHOT CVR B
BLUE ESTATE #8 (MR)
DAOMU #8 (MR)
JINGLE BELLE GIFT WRAPPED SPECIAL ONE SHOT
MAGDALENA #10
MEMOIR #5 (OF 6)
PIGS #4 (MR)
SAMURAIS BLOOD #6 (OF 6)
SEVERED #5 (OF 7) (MR)
SUPER DINOSAUR DLX COLORING BOOK
WALKING DEAD #92 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #50 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #150 CVR A SEJIC
WITCHBLADE #150 CVR B BROUSSARD
WITCHBLADE #150 CVR C CHOI
WITCHBLADE #150 CVR D TURNER
PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
WITCHBLADE #150 10 COPY BROUSSARD SKETCH INCV
9 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.47is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$23.34 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.12 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BALTIMORE CURSE BELLS #5
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #4 JEANTY VAR CVR
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #4 MORRIS CVR
KULL THE CAT & THE SKULL #3 (OF 4)
ORCHID #3
PC CAST HOUSE OF NIGHT #2 (OF 5)
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #1 (OF 5) ROUX CVR
THE OCCULTIST #2 (OF 3)
THE STRAIN #1 (OF 11) HUDDLESTON CVR
PLUS THIS 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #1 (OF 5) WILKINS VA
THE STRAIN #1 (OF 11) MORRIS VAR CVR
7 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$23.74 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.18 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DEAD RISING ROAD TO FORTUNE #2 (OF 4)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #12
GODZILLA LEGENDS #2 (OF 5)
HAWKEN #2 (OF 6)
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #3 (OF 6)
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #8
STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #3 (OF 6)
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
GODZILLA LEGENDS #2 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #3 (OF 6) 10 COPY INCV
STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #3 (OF 6) 10 COPY INCV
34 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$132.15 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$112.32 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$19.82 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
7 WARRIORS #2 (OF 3) (MR)
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #4 (OF 6)
DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #4
GEARHEARTS STEAMPUNK GLAMOR REVUE #1
GOLD DIGGER CHRISTMAS SP #5
GRIMM FAIRY TALES THE LIBRARY #3 A CVR MYCHAELS
GRIMM FAIRY TALES THE LIBRARY #3 B CVR BONK
IRREDEEMABLE #1 ARTIST EDITION
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WORLD OF MARS #3 (OF 5)
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #2
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #181
OMEGA PARADOX #1
OPERATION BROKEN WINGS 1936 #2 (OF 3) (MR)
RED SONJA #60
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #3
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 17 (MR)
SPONGEBOB COMICS #6
STITCHED #2 (MR)
STITCHED #2 GORE CVR (MR)
STITCHED #2 WRAP CVR (MR)
THEATER #3 A CVR RUFFINO (MR)
THEATER #3 B CVR LEISTER (MR)
ULTIMATE 7 #3 (OF 12) (MR)
UNFORGIVING #2
VERONICA #210 (VERONICA PRESENTS KEVIN KELLER #4)
VERONICA #210 (VERONICA PRESENTS KEVIN KELLER #4) VAR CVR
VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS #3
WAR GODDESS #4 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #4 GORE CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #4 WRAP CVR (MR)
WAREHOUSE 13 #3
WARLORD OF MARS #13
ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS #4
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #6 (OF 12)
PLUS THESE 10 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
ATLAS UNIFIED #0 PROMO
DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #4 10 COPY CAMPBELL B&W INCV
HELLRAISER #8 10 COPY INCV (MR)
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #2 10 COPY VIRGIN INCV
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #2 15 COPY B&W INCV
OMEGA PARADOX #1 3 COPY INCV RETAILER CVR
STITCHED #2 MOVIE PHOTO INCV CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #4 ART NOUVEAU 3 COPY INCV (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS #13 15 COPY GARZA RISQUE INCV
WARLORD OF MARS #13 20 COPY SADOWSKI RED INCV
  70 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (15)
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY SERIES 1-BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY SERIES 1-HARLEY QUINN ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY SERIES 1-ROBIN ACTION FIGURE
GREEN LANTERN SERIES 5- SINESTRO ACTION FIGURE
GREEN LANTERN SERIES 5-BROTHER WRATH ACTION FIGURE
GREEN LANTERN SERIES 5-GREEN LANTERN GUY GARDNER ACTION FIGURE
GREEN LANTERN SERIES 5-SORANIK NATU ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28- ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-ANDRE JOHNSON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-BARRY SANDERS ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-BEN ROETHLISBERGER ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-CAM NEWTON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-CLAY MATTHEWS ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-DEZ BRYANT ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL SERIES 28-DREW BREES ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (1)
ARKHAM CITY BATMAN T/S XL
GAMING (1)
MARVEL HEROCLIX INCREDIBLE HULK BOOSTERS
MAGAZINES (26)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #11
ATLANTIS RISING #91
BACK ISSUE #53
BRICK JOURNAL #16
CINEASTE #37.1
COOKS ILLUSTRATED #114
DOWNBEAT 0112
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1184
HIGHLIGHTS 0112
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0112
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #176
JUXTAPOZ #132
LIFESTORY JUSTIN 2012
LOCUS #611
MAD MAGAZINE #513
NYLON 0112
OPRAH #13.1
PENTHOUSE 0112
REVOLVER #100
RUE MORGUE #118
SLAM 0212
STAR WARS INSIDER #130 NEWSTAND EDITION
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #29 PX ED
TATTOOS FOR WOMEN #103
VANITY FAIR #617
WRITER #125.1
TRADES (27)
A TALE OF SAND HC
DEADPOOL MAX TP NUTJOB (MR)
ESSENTIAL RAWHIDE KID TP VOL 01
FABLES TP VOL 16 SUPER TEAM (MR)
GARTH ENNIS COMPLETE BATTLEFIELDS TP VOL 01 (MR)
GREEN HORNET TP VOL 03 IDOLS
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE TP VOL 02 BIGGEST OF ALL GAME
HITMAN TP VOL 05 TOMMYS HEROES (RES)
MOON KNIGHT BY BENDIS AND MALEEV PREM HC VOL 01
NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 08
NIGHTLY NEWS ANNIVERSARY ED HC
RED WING TP
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES HC VOL 01 DM EX ED
SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 05 NIGHT
SECRET WARS 2 TP
SECRET WARS TP NEW PTG
SHOWCASE PRESENTS BATMAN TP VOL 05
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 04
SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 03 RED SHADOWS
SPIDER-MAN BY MARK MILLAR ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
STAR WARS EPISODE I ADVENTURES TP
STAR WARS EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE TP
STORYTELLER HC
TALES OF THE BATMAN DON NEWTON HC VOL 01
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 (MR)
WITCH DOCTOR TP VOL 01
WOLVERINE AND JUBILEE CURSE OF MUTANTS TP
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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