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163 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 18th, 2012

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

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1

DYNAMIC FORCES
(W) Arvid Nelson (A) Roberto Castro (CA) Alex Ross & Various

The original Lord of the Jungle returns! If you thought you knew the story, think again! For the first time in its 100 year history the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs story, Tarzan of The Apes is told UNCENSORED! This series will capture the savagery and action of the original while expanding on it with new elements! The story begins in the late 1800s, John Clayton, Lord of Greystoke, and his wife, the Lady Alice, are left stranded on a remote African coast. They must fend for themselves in this savage world, and the fact that Lady Alice is pregnant doesn't make things any easier!

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 #5
  2) AVENGERS #21
  3) UNCANNY X-MEN #5
  4) AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #3
  5) DAREDEVIL #8
  6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678
  7) UNCANNY X-FORCE #20 XREGG
  8) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6
  9) NIGHTWING #5
10) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #5

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LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #1 (OF 4)
DEAD MANS RUN #1
DEFENDERS TOURNAMENT OF HEROES #1
HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION #1 (OF 4)
KIRBY GENESIS DRAGONSBANE #1
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1 (MR)
STEED AND MRS PEEL #1 (OF 6)
  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($38.76) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 011812!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (2)
DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #1 (OF 4) $3.99 $2.39
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!) $1.00 .60¢
MAGAZINES (1)
ALTER EGO #106 $7.95 $4.77
TRADES (4)
FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS PREM HC $24.99 $14.99
HACK SLASH EVA MONSTERS BALL TP $16.99 $10.19
MARVEL POINT ONE II TP $24.99 $14.99
TWELVE TP VOL 01 $16.99 $10.19
TOTAL $96.90 $58.14

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.

HERO OF THE MONTH: TRANSFORMERS
  TRANSFORMERS begins two new ongoing titles this month: TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE and TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
To celebrate we're discounting all our Transformers Trade Paperbacks
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
114 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
24 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$89.76  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$76.29 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.46 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678
AVENGERS #21
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #3 WITH FREE DIGITAL CODE
DAREDEVIL #8
DEADPOOL MAX 2 #4 (MR)
DEFENDERS TOURNAMENT OF HEROES #1
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #7 (OF 12)
GENERATION HOPE #15 XREGB
GHOST RIDER #8
HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION #1 (OF 4)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #512
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #5 (OF 5)
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WORLD OF MARS #4 (OF 4)
LEGION OF MONSTERS #4 (OF 4)
MOON KNIGHT #9
NEW MUTANTS #36 XREGB
SIX GUNS #4 (OF 5)
SUPERIOR #7 (OF 7) (MR)
THUNDERBOLTS #169
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6 WITH DIGITAL CODE (RES)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #20 XREGG
UNCANNY X-MEN #5
VENOM #12
WOLVERINE PUNISHER GHOST RIDER OFF INDEX MU #6 (OF 8)
PLUS THESE 10  "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THIS WEEK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678 VENOM VAR
AVENGERS #21 VENOM BARBERI VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 MC 50TH ANNIV PAREL VAR
DAREDEVIL #8 BERMAJO VAR
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #512 VENOM VAR
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6 BAGLEY VAR WITH DIG CDE
UNCANNY X-FORCE #20 VENOM RENAUD VAR XREGG
UNCANNY X-MEN #2 2ND PTG PACHECO VAR XREGB
UNCANNY X-MEN #5 VENOM HORN VAR
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2 2ND PTG BACHALO VAR XREGG
20 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$60.80  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$51.68 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.12 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BATMAN #5
BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #4 (OF 7)
BIRDS OF PREY #5
BLUE BEETLE #5
CAPTAIN ATOM #5
CATWOMAN #5
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #5
DIABLO #2 (OF 5)
END OF NATIONS #3 (OF 4) (RES)
FABLES #113 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #5
HELLBLAZER #287 (MR)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5
NIGHTWING #5
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5
SUPERGIRL #5
THUNDER AGENTS VOL 2 #3 (OF 6)
TINY TITANS #48
WONDER WOMAN #5
YOUNG JUSTICE #12
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
ANIMAL MAN #2 2ND PTG
BATMAN #5 COMBO PACK
BATMAN #5 VAR ED
BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #4 (OF 7) VAR ED
SWEET TOOTH #29 VAR ED (MR)
WONDER WOMAN #5 VAR ED
9 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$28.95  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$24.60 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.34 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BOMB QUEEN VII QUEENS WORLD #2 (OF 4) (MR)
CHEW #23
HACK SLASH #12 CVR A SEELEY & ENGLERT (MR)
HACK SLASH #12 CVR B SANTOS (MR)
MORNING GLORIES #15 (MR)
NEAR DEATH #5
PROPHET #21 CHURCHLAND CVR
PROPHET #21 LIEFELD VAR CVR
XENOHOLICS #4 (MR)
8 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$29.93  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$25.44is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.48 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
GREEN HORNET #21
KIRBY GENESIS DRAGONSBANE #1
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1 (MR)
PATRICIA BRIGGS ALPHA & OMEGA CRY WOLF VOL 01 #4
RED SONJA #62
RED SONJA RAVEN
ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #19
VOLTRON #2
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THIS WEEK
FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #2 10 COPY VIRGIN ROSS INCV
FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #2 25 COPY B/W RENAUD INCV
KIRBY GENESIS DRAGONSBANE #1 10 COPY ROSS NEG INCV
KIRBY GENESIS DRAGONSBANE #1 15 COPY HERBERT B&W INCV
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1 25 COPY ROSS NEGATIVE INCV (MR)
VOLTRON #2 10 COPY ROSS VIRGIN INCV
5 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.95  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$16.95 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.99 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
COBRA ONGOING #9
DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #1 (OF 4)
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #5
MEMORIAL #2 (OF 6)
STAR TREK ONGOING #5
PLUS THIS 1 "WONDERFUL VARIANT"  FOR THIS WEEK
STAR TREK ONGOING #5 10 COPY INCV
22 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$80.34  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$68.28  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.05 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CALIGULA #6 (OF 6) (MR)
CALIGULA #6 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
CHARISMAGIC #4
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #12
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #7 (OF 7) (RES) (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #7 (OF 7) TORTURE CVR (RES) (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #7 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (RES) (MR)
DARK AXIS RISE O/T OVERMEN #2 (OF 4) (MR)
DEAD MANS RUN #1 CVR A PARKER
DEAD MANS RUN #1 CVR B BENITEZ
HELLDORADO #2 (OF 3) (MR)
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #6 (MR)
JUGHEAD #211
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #182
LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #2
MASS EFFECT INVASION #4 (OF 4) CARNEVALE CVR
MISADVENTURES OF ADAM WEST #4 (MR)
PLANET OF THE APES #10
SIMPSONS COMICS #186
SONIC UNIVERSE #36
STEED AND MRS PEEL #1 (OF 6)
WASTELAND #33 (MR)
PLUS THESE 3 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THIS WEEK
CALIGULA #6 (OF 6) GOLDEN INCV CVR (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #7 (OF 7) RED CROSS INCV CVR (RES)
PLANET OF THE APES #10 10 COPY INCV
  49 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
MAGAZINES (24)
ALTER EGO #106
ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #12
BRICK JOURNAL #17
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #164 CLASSIC CAPTAIN MARVEL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #165 PHOTON
CLINT #13 (MR)
DANGER GIRL DANGER SIZED TREASURY ED
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #98 ANIMAL MAN
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #99 SUPERBOY
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY #253
EMPIRE #271
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1188
FAMOUS MONSTERS ART COLLECTION VOL 02
HIT PARADER SKINZ #22
JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #177
LOCUS #612
MAGNET MAGAZINE #83
MAKE UP ARTIST #94
MOJO #218
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 0212
PIECEWORK 0212
RUE MORGUE #119
UNDYING MONSTERS MAGAZINE #3
WRITER #125.2
TRADES (23)
DAKEN X-23 COLLISION TP
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BATTLE OF TULL PREM HC
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 06
DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 07 TINKER BELL PERFECT FAIRY
FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS PREM HC
FEAR ITSELF JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY PREM HC
FEAR ITSELF THUNDERBOLTS PREM HC
HACK SLASH EVA MONSTERS BALL TP (MR)
MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 01
MARVEL POINT ONE II TP
NEW DEFENDERS TP VOL 01
PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED TP VOL 02
SECRET SIX THE DARKEST HOUSE TP
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 17
SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN TP
TINTIN YOUNG READER ED GN KING OTTOKARS SCEPTRE
TINTIN YOUNG READERS ED GN BLACK ISLAND
TWELVE TP VOL 01
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY HICKMAN PREM HC
WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS AFTERMATH HC
WORDGIRL GN VOL 03 WORD UP
X-23 PREM HC VOL 02 CHAOS THEORY
X-FACTOR TP VOL 12 SCAR TISSUE
WALL ART (2)
SPIDER-MAN DAREDEVIL BY LEE BERMAJO POSTER
WINTER SOLDIER 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 right 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
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
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
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 differs 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
WONDERFUL VARIANTS=aka "Crap Factor" titles for the week. 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 necessarily new material (except for the covers) .
WRAP=Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large
XREGG=Part of the "X-Men Regenesis" storyline

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: "0309" means March, 2009. "1211" means December, 2011...

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