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186 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 8th, 2012

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

THIEF OF THIEVES #1

IMAGE COMICS

story ROBERT KIRKMAN & NICK SPENCER
art /cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH

Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have... except for the life he left behind. Now, with a grown son he hardly knows, and an ex-wife he never stopped loving, Conrad must try to piece together what's left of his life, before the FBI finally catch up to him... but it appears they are the least of his worries.

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) THIEF OF THIEVES #1
  2) GREEN LANTERN #6
  3) BATMAN AND ROBIN #6
  4) INCREDIBLE HULK #5
  5) WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #5 XREGG
  6) CAPTAIN AMERICA #8
  7) SECRET AVENGERS #22
  8) X-MEN #24 XREGB
  9) DEADPOOL #50
10) SCARLET SPIDER #2

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

ADVENTURE TIME #1
CAVEWOMAN FEEDING GROUNDS #1 (MR)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
DICKS COLOR ED #1 (MR)
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES IV #1 (OF 6)
GARTH ENNIS NINJETTES #1 (MR)
KEVIN KELLER #1
MURKY WORLD ONE SHOT
NEW MUTANTS #37 XREGB
RICHIE RICH VALENTINES SPECIAL 2012 ONE SHOT
SECRET AVENGERS #22
THIEF OF THIEVES #1
  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($30.16) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 020812!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 $3.50 $2.10
DEADPOOL #50 $3.99 $2.39
THIEF OF THIEVES #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!) $2.99 $1.79
MAGAZINES (1)
SKEPTIC #17.1 $6.95 $4.17
TRADES (3)
AVENGERS ORIGIN TP $14.99 $8.99
FANTASTIC FOUR SEASON ONE PREM HC $24.99 $14.99
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL TP $17.99 $10.79
TOTAL $75.40 $45.24

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: STAR WARS
  STAR WARS returns to theaters this month with the re-release of STAR WARS EPISODE ONE: THE PHANTOM MENACE now in the miracle process of 3-D!!!
To celebrate we're discounting all our Star Wars Trade Paperbacks
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
120 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
20 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$70.76  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$60.14  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.61 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATTLE SCARS #4 (OF 6)
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #529
CAPTAIN AMERICA #8
CARNAGE USA #3 (OF 5)
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #21
DEADPOOL #50
DEATHSTROKE #6
INCREDIBLE HULK #5
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #634
NEW MUTANTS #37 XREGB
NORTHANGER ABBEY #4 (OF 5)
POWERS #8 (MR)
PUNISHERMAX #22 (MR)
SCARLET SPIDER #2
SECRET AVENGERS #22
SUPER HEROES #23
VENOM #13.1
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #5 XREGG
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #2 (OF 5)
X-MEN #24 XREGB
PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  TITLES FOR THE WEEK
DEADPOOL #50 BLANK VAR
SECRET AVENGERS #22 HARDMAN VAR
17 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$50.83  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$43.20  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.62 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16
BATGIRL #6
BATMAN AND ROBIN #6
BATWOMAN #6
DEMON KNIGHTS #6
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #6
GREEN LANTERN #6
GRIFTER #6
HUNTRESS #5 (OF 6)
LEGION LOST #6
MISTER TERRIFIC #6
NORTHLANDERS #48 (MR)
PENGUIN PAIN AND PREJUDICE #5 (OF 5)
RESURRECTION MAN #6
SUICIDE SQUAD #6
SUPERBOY #6
UNWRITTEN #34 (MR)
PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
BATWOMAN #6 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #6 VAR ED
11 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$36.97  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$31.42  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.54 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #6 JEANTY VAR CVR
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #6 NOTO CVR
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 CARNEVALE CVR
DARK MATTER #2 (OF 4)
LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #2 (OF 5)
MURKY WORLD ONE SHOT
PC CAST HOUSE OF NIGHT #4 (OF 5)
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #3 (OF 5)
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #4 (OF 6)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WAR #2 (OF 5)
THE STRAIN #3 (OF 12)
PLUS THESE 1 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 CLOONAN VAR CVR
8 DYNAMITE 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!  
DEAN KOONTZ NEVERMORE #6 (OF 6)
GARTH ENNIS NINJETTES #1 (MR)
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #6
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #3
LIVING CORPSE EXHUMED #6 (OF 6)
RED SONJA #63
WARLORD OF MARS #15
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #8 (OF 12)
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
GARTH ENNIS NINJETTES #1 10 COPY WIJAYA VIRGIN INCV
GARTH ENNIS NINJETTES #1 15 COPY JOHNNY D B&W INCV
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #6 15 COPY ROSS VIRGIN INCV
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #3 10 COPY VIRGIN INCV
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #3 15 COPY B&W INCV
WARLORD OF MARS #15 10 COPY GARZA RISQUE INCV
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$24.92  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$21.18  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.73 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ARTIFACTS #14
BLUE ESTATE #9 (MR)
HAUNT #21
LAST OF THE GREATS #5 CVR A PEEPLES (MR)
LAST OF THE GREATS #5 CVR B SMITH (MR)
SEVERED #7 (OF 7) (MR)
SPAWN #216
THIEF OF THIEVES #1
38 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$141.81  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$120.53 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$21.27  is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ADVENTURE TIME #1
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #5 (OF 5)
BERLIN #18 (MR)
CAVEWOMAN FEEDING GROUNDS #1 (MR)
DICKS COLOR ED #1 (MR)
DICKS COLOR ED #1 OFFENSIVE CVR (MR)
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES IV #1 (OF 6)
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #15
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #8
FEARLESS DAWN SECRET O/T SWAMP ONE SHOT
FERALS #2 (MR)
FERALS #2 GORE CVR (MR)
FERALS #2 WRAP CVR (MR)
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #12 A CVR QUALANO (MR)
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #12 B CVR MOLENAAR (MR)
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #3 A CVR SEJIC
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #3 B CVR CHEN
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #67 A CVR DEBALFO (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #67 B CVR QUALANO (MR)
KEVIN KELLER #1
KEVIN KELLER #1 VAR CVR
KNIGHTINGAIL #3
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #14 (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #14 SULTRY CVR (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #14 WRAP CVR (MR)
MEGA MAN #10
MEMORIAL #3 (OF 6)
NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #40
PEANUTS #2 (OF 4)
PRINCELESS #4
RICHIE RICH VALENTINES SPECIAL 2012 ONE SHOT
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #10
SPONGEBOB COMICS #7
ULTIMATE 7 #4 (OF 12) (MR)
WAR GODDESS #5 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #5 GORE CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #5 WRAP CVR (MR)
WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS #2
PLUS THESE 7 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
DICKS COLOR ED #1 CLASSIC B&W INCV (MR)
FERALS #2 SLASHED ORDER INCV (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #14 ART DECO 3-COPY INCV (MR)
NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #40 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #1 25 COPY TATTOO INCV
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #1 10 COPY INCV
WAR GODDESS #5 ART DECO 3 COPY INCV (MR)
  66 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (1)
MCFARLANE NBA SERIES 20 DERRICK ROSE ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (3)
AVENGERS LOGO HEATHER BLUE T/S XL
COLOSSUS JOIN RED T/S XL
DR STRANGE BLK T/S XL
GAMING (5)
MTG DARK ASCENSION BOOSTER DISPLAY
MTG DARK ASCENSION BOOSTER PACKS
MTG DARK ASCENSION FAT PACKS
MTG DARK ASCENSION INTRO DECKS
YUGIOH ORDER OF CHAOS BOOSTER PACKS
MAGAZINES (32)
2000 AD #1764
2000 AD #1765
ALTHEON SPORTS RACING VOL 10 2012
AMERICAN SPECTATOR 0212
ARCHIE BEST OF DAN DECARLO TREASURY ED
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #226
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #198
BIZARRE #184
BOYS LIFE 0212
CLASSIC TOY TRAINS #25.3
COOK'S COUNTRY: LOST RECIPIES
DISCOVERY GIRLS #12.2
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 55
DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #30
EMPIRE #272
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1191
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #260 DRACULA CVR
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #260 JOHN CARTER CVR
FINE SCALE MODELER 0312
HEAVY METAL 0312
IRON MAN MAGAZINE 0312
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #319
LILITH #36.4
MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS 0412
RANGER RICK 0212
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 57
SIZZLE #38 (O/A) (A)
SKEPTIC #17.1
SKY AND TELESCOPE 0312
SMITHSONIAN 0212
STAR WARS INSIDER #131 NEWSTAND EDITION
STAR WARS INSIDER #131 SPECIAL PX ED
TRADES (25)
ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE ULT COLL TP
ARTIFACTS TP VOL 03
ASTONISHING X-MEN CHILDREN OF BROOD PREM HC
AVENGERS HAWKEYE MARKSMAN PREM HC
AVENGERS ORIGIN TP
BATMAN TIME AND THE BATMAN TP
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE PRIDE COMES BEFORE FALL PREM HC
ENDERS SHADOW ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 04
FANTASTIC FOUR SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH FR DIG CDE
FEAR ITSELF HULK PREM HC
FEAR ITSELF SECRET AVENGERS PREM HC
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL TP
HACK SLASH TP VOL 10 DEAD CELEBRITIES
IZOMBIE TP VOL 03 SIX FEET UNDER AND RISING (MR)
KING CONAN THE SCARLET CITADEL TP
LONE RANGER ZORRO TP VOL 01 DEATH OF ZORRO
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 02
POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 04
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GHOSTS TP VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN NEXT CHAPTER TP VOL 02
STAR WARS LONG TIME AGO OMNIBUS TP VOL 05
SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING TP VOL 01
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING TP VOL 01
YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 02
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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