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175 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 25th, 2012

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

GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
(W) Raven Gregory (A) TBD (CA) Artgerm
Decades ago, a girl named Alice was sacrificed into the horror-filled realm of Wonderland but her terrifying and awe-inspiring experiences there have been shrouded in mystery. The one thing known is that her time spent in a world full of insanity left her a broken adult. However, her courageous will to survive is what ultimately saved humanity. Now the story of Alice's visit into Wonderland is fully revealed and the truth of the terror will be told in full!
From Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha, the same minds behind Grimm Fairy Tales and Return To Wonderland comes the newest series that Zenescope fans have been waiting for. What every Zenescope fan has been waiting for is finally here! Follow Zenescope back down the rabbit hole and find a world of madness like you have never seen before!

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) JUSTICE LEAGUE #5
  2) BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #5
  3) SUPERMAN #5
  4) TEEN TITANS #5
  5) FANTASTIC FOUR #602
  6) MIGHTY THOR #10
  7) SECRET AVENGERS #21.1
  8) AQUAMAN #5
  9) FLASH #5
10) FF #14

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

ARTIFACTS ORIGINS ONE SHOT
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #1 (OF 6) (MR)
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 A
INFESTATION 2 #1 (OF 2)
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #1 (OF 4)
NANCY IN HELL ON EARTH #1 (OF 4) (MR)
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #1
  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($40.37) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 012512!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1
(40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!)
$2.99 $1.79
INFESTATION 2 #1 (OF 2) $3.99 $2.39
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #1 (OF 4) $3.50 $2.12
TRADES (4)
ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN AND WOLVERINE TP $19.99 $11.99
FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 02 $24.99 $14.99
MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 01 $29.99 $17.99
WOLVERINE WOLVERINE VS X-MEN TP $15.99 $9.59
TOTAL $100.94 $60.56

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!
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$58.81  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$49.98  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.84 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ALL STAR WESTERN #5
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #23 (MR)
AQUAMAN #5
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #5
BLACKHAWKS #5
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #22
FLASH #5
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #5
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #5
I VAMPIRE #5
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #5
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #4 (OF 6)
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #5
SUPERMAN #5
TEEN TITANS #5
UNCHARTED #3 (OF 6)
UNWRITTEN #33.5 (MR)
VOODOO #5
PLUS THESE 8 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
AQUAMAN #5 VAR ED
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #5 VAR ED
FLASH #5 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #5 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 COMBO PACK
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 VAR ED
SUPERMAN #5 VAR ED
TEEN TITANS #5 VAR ED
13 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$42.87  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$36.43  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.43 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ALPHA FLIGHT #8
ASTONISHING X-MEN #46
AVENGERS SOLO #4 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #626
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #20
DEADPOOL #49.1
FANTASTIC FOUR #602
FF #14
MIGHTY THOR #10
SECRET AVENGERS #21.1
SPIDER-MAN #22
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #6
X-MEN LEGACY #261
PLUS THESE 5 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  TITLES FOR THE WEEK
ALPHA FLIGHT #8 YU VAR
AVENGERS SOLO #4 (OF 5) MOVIE VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #602 ANDRASOFSZKY VENOM VAR
FF #14 RYAN VENOM VAR
MIGHTY THOR #10 VENOM PAREL VAR
13 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$44.38  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$37.72 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.65 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ARTIFACTS ORIGINS ONE SHOT
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #1 (OF 6) (MR)
DARKNESS #98 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN #37 (MR)
EPOCH #4 (OF 5)
GREEN WAKE #9 (MR)
MARKSMEN #5 (OF 6)
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #7 MICHAEL AVON OEMING CVR
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #7 SANTOS & GANDINI CVR
NANCY IN HELL ON EARTH #1 (OF 4) (MR)
WALKING DEAD #93 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #152 CVR A CHRISTOPHER
WITCHBLADE #152 CVR B BERNARD & BENES
10 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$40.90  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$34.76 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.13 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DARK SHADOWS #3
GAME OF THRONES #5 (MR)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #8 (MR)
GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #2
KIRBY GENESIS #5
LAST PHANTOM #11
QUEEN SONJA #26
ROBOCOP ROAD TRIP #2 (MR)
VAMPIRELLA #13
WARLORD OF MARS FALL OF BARSOOM #5
PLUS THESE 7 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #8 10 COPY BRADSTREET B&W INCV
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #8 20 COPY BRADSTREET VIRGIN INCV
KIRBY GENESIS #5 15 COPY SOOK B&W INCV
KIRBY GENESIS #5 20 COPY ROSS ACETATE INCV
ROBOCOP ROAD TRIP #2 10 COPY NEVES B&W INCV  (MR)
VAMPIRELLA #13 15 COPY RENAUD RED INCV
WARLORD OF MARS FALL OF BARSOOM #5 10 COPY JUSKO B&W INCV
7 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$24.97  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$21.22 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.74 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ANGEL & FAITH #6 REBEKAH ISAACS VAR CVR
ANGEL & FAITH #6 STEVE MORRIS CVR
BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #5
CREEPY COMICS #7
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #1 (OF 4) ROBINSON CVR
THE IMMORTAL DEMON I/T BLOOD #2
USAGI YOJIMBO #143
PLUS THIS 1 "WONDERFUL VARIANT"  FOR THE WEEK
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #1 (OF 4) PAREL VAR CVR
25 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$90.67  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$77.06 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.60 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #4
ARCHIE #629 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 3 )
ARCHIE #629 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 3 ) VAR CVR
BART SIMPSON COMICS #67
DEAD RISING ROAD TO FORTUNE #3 (OF 4)
DREAM REAVERS #3 (OF 4)
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #4 CVR A ALEX SANCHEZ
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #4 CVR B SCOTT CLARK
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 A CVR ARTGERM (MR)
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 B CVR EBAS (MR)
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 C CVR RUFFINO (MR)
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #11
INCORRUPTIBLE #26
INFESTATION 2 #1 (OF 2)
KEY OF Z #4 (OF 4) (MR)
KUNG FU PANDA #4 (OF 6)
NINJAS VS ZOMBIES #5
RACHEL RISING #5
SIXTH GUN #18
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE BERRY FUN #4 (OF 4)
STUFF OF LEGEND JESTERS TALE #4 (OF 4)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #72 (MR)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #6
TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN #2 FACSIMILE ED (MR)
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #1
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #4 10 COPY INCV
INFESTATION 2 #1 (OF 2) 10 COPY INCV (NET)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #72 10 COPY INCV (MR)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #6 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #1 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #1 10 COPY INCV
  61 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (3)
MUNSTERS SELECT GRANDPA AF
MUNSTERS SELECT HERMAN AF
MUNSTERS SELECT LILY AF
BOBBLE HEAD (1)
BIG BANG THEORY SHELDON WACKY WOBBLER
BOOKS (1)
BONE QUEST FOR SPARK SC NOVEL BOOK 02
MAGAZINES (26)
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #221
BACK ISSUE MAGAZINE #54
BLACK BELT SUPPLEMENT GUIDE 2012
DIABOLIQUE #8
DISNEY FAMILY FUN 0212
DOENBEAT MAGAZINE 0212
DORA AND FRIENDS #7
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1189
FOAM #44
GHETTOBLASTER #30
HIGHLIGHTS 0212
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0212
HORRORHOUND #11
IN STYLE 0212
JUXTAPOZ #133
MAXIM #170
OPRAH #13.2
PENTHOUSE 0212
SIZZLE #52 (A)
SLAM #155
SUPERNATURAL #30 NEWSTAND EDITION
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #30 PX ED
VANITY FAIR #618
VIDEOSCOPE #81
WOMEN & GUNS 0212
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #14
TRADES (30)
ADD HC (MR)
ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN AND WOLVERINE TP
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 PROMISE PART 1
AVENGERS SOLO AVENGERS CLASSIC TP VOL 01
BATMAN AND ROBIN WHITE KNIGHT DARK KNIGHT HC
BATMAN BEYOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC VOL 01
CATWOMAN TP VOL 01
DAREDEVIL BY BRUBAKER AND LARK ULT COLL TP BOOK 01
DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 01
DEVILS ISLAND GN
FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 02
HAWKMAN BY GEOFF JOHNS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 08
MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 01
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 04
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 04 DM VAR ED
MY BEST FRIENDS A BOOGER GN
OFF HANDBOOK OF MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z TP VOL 03
RED SKULL INCARNATE TP
RESURRECTION MAN TP VOL 01
ROMEO & JULIET THE WAR GN
SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 03
STRIKEFORCE MORITURI TP VOL 01
SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 04 ENDANGERED SPECIES (MR)
TECH WATCH #1
THREE P GN (A)
WARREN ELLIS ATMOSPHERICS COLOR ED GN (MR)
WOLVERINE WOLVERINE VS X-MEN TP
X-MEN LEGACY AFTERMATH 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 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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