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NEW & RETURNING ITEMS GO ON SALE AT  7:00AM  THIS
WEDNESDAY
April 22nd 2015
(IT'S OUR 1083rd WEEK!)

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

UNCLE SCROOGE #1

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Jonathan Gray, Rodolfo Cimino
(A) Romano Scarpa
(CA) Giorgio Cavazzano

COVER PRICE: $3.99
YOU PAY: $2.39
042215-042815
 While supplies last
Wak! Disney's richest epic hero returns!
In "The Wrath of Gigabeagle," the McDuck Money Bin meets a monster-sized Beagle Boy mech!

TOP TEN

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) 
  2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17.1
  3) ALL NEW X-MEN #40
  4) STAR WARS #4
  5) AVENGERS WORLD #20 TRO
  6) GOTG AND X-MEN BLACK
       VORTEX OMEGA #1 BV
  7) GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #26
  8) CONVERGENCE JUSTICE
       LEAGUE AMERICA #1
  9) CONVERGENCE ADVENTURES
      OF SUPERMAN #1
10) HULK #15

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AVENGERS OPERATION HYDRA #1
BEYOND BELIEF #1
CHRONONAUTS #1 2ND PTG
CONVERGENCE:
 -ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1
 -BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS #1
 -FLASH #1
 -GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1
 -HAWKMAN #1
 -JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #1
 -NEW TEEN TITANS #1
 -SUPERBOY & THE LEGION #1
 -SWAMP THING #1
 -WONDER WOMAN #1
DIVINITY #1 (OF 4) 3RD PTG
DRONES #1 (OF 5)
EMPIRE UPRISING #1
GEARHEARTS STEAMPUNK
    MUSICAL SPECIAL #1
GOTG & X-MEN BLACK VORTEX
    OMEGA #1
HOWARD THE DUCK #1 2ND PTG
ICE BAYOU BLACKOUT #1 (OF 3)
INFINITE LOOP #1 (OF 6)
INHUMAN SPECIAL #1
KAPTARA #1
LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF
   DESTINIES #1 (OF 6)
LITTLEST PET SHOP SPRING
    CLEANING
METAL LOCUS #1 (OF 4)
MONO V2 #1
PRINCESS LEIA #1 (OF 5)
TRUE BELIEVERS
 -ARMOR WARS #1
 -INFINITY GAUNTLET #1
UNCLE SCROOGE #1
VAMPLETS NIGHTMARE
    NURSERY #1

ENDING THIS WEEK

THE FINAL LAP FOR THESE TITLES

AMAZING X-MEN #19
AVENGERS MILLENNIUM #4
CLIVE BARKERS NIGHTBREED #12
CREEPLE PEEPLE #3 (OF 3)
DAWN OF PLANET OF APES #6
GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY
   CONTINUES #4 (OF 4)
HOLMES VS HOUDINI #5 (OF 5)
ROBERT HEINLEINS CITIZEN OF
   THE GALAXY #3 (OF 3)
ROMAN RITUAL #4 (OF 4) (MR)
SEPARATORS #5

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  THE WEEK IN DEPTH
It's Only Valuable If It's Rare...

COMICBOOKMAN SEZ: Or maybe not. Recently I received a Facebook message from one of the store's legion of fans on that social discourse black hole. It's the same question I get a couple of times a week at the shop, but since a written question requires a written answer I thought I'd anonymously share it here. It's a common question all stores get and in this instance it came in thusly:

"I have a question. My uncle is looking into selling some of his comics. Where can he go?"

Fairly vague but pretty straight to the point. And while I don't know what condition, type, age or quantity were talking about with the "Uncle's" comics, my response is also still pretty straightforward:

"There is no magic bullet for this. As always, it depends on what he has and if anyone wants it. Most stores are overstocked on back issues and only high grade condition key issues move at all in the current market. Generally, anything after 1985 is still at/near cover price or $2.00-$4.00 each assuming you can find a buyer. This of course excludes any "key issues" (character dies, character introduced, new artist, etc). If whatever he has after this date is "all beat to hell" then a recycle bin or garbage can may be his best bet.

That said, he should get a copy of the current Overstreet Price Guide and find out for himself their value. Then, go on E-Bay or Amazon to see what similar books are actually selling for. At some point he may want to call around to local shops and see if anyone is interested in what he has. However, you'll have to do a fair amount of work if you want to get anything close to guide price.

Finally, depending on his tax situation he may want to look into donating his books to a charity as a tax write off at the end of the fiscal year. Many stores give long boxes to charity for such a deduction."


She thanked me and I wished her uncle luck.

Back in my Comic Emporium days of the late 70's/Early 80's we would get folks in all the time with the same questions, because as we all know: "Old Comics Are Worth Money!". Back then, we were talking about books that were ten to twenty years old, or from the late fifties through the late seventies with an occasional Golden Age book turning up. These books that folks were looking to unload were the cream of the Silver Age through early Bronze Age titles. And there was a market for them because back then collectors were constantly looking to fill holes in their collection. Also having a twenty year old book back then was a big deal because chances were pretty good the books were early Marvels, which even then folks knew were important and valuable. Yes, the same Overstreet Price Guide I referenced above was very much around then. However, today a twenty year old book means an early to mid nineties Image, DC or Marvel. A thirty year old book puts us just past the Crisis/Secret Wars era. Except for key issues in high grade condition, nothing in this era is considered very rare (read "very valuable") because everyone who ever bought them still "has them in plastic" in their basements. Worse yet, all those collectors who were "looking to fill holes" have pretty much done so-so where are your buyers? If everyone has them squirreled away then no one really needs or wants to buy them so their intrinsic value is nil. Anything, including comics, are valuable only because there are so few of them in existence and there is a desire on someone's part to purchase them. A market-any markets exists for this reason only.

So what do you do with those old Backlash, Generation X or Justice League Task Force comics sealed away in your basement? Take them out of their "plastics" and try reading them, because the entertainment value of any book is where that items real value lies. Otherwise, they are, and will probably always be, dead weight taking up space on a shelf. And I'm something of an expert on that, I see it every day when I turn the lights on in the back of the store!
  

 
 

APRIL 26th thru MAY 1st

Our SPRING Sale-A-Bration leading into
the 2nd Happiest Day of the Year!

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SALE HERE!

At Alternate Reality, we order 99.9% of the comics PREVIEWS solicits. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our week, but they're also a good representation of the week in comics nationwide.

New Comic Wednesday for the fourth shipping week of April sees the return of the indy rack's sleeping giant and a 10% drop in the overall number of titles shipping this week over last week. Back again in a commanding 1st Place is IDW with forty three titles. In  2nd place is DC with twenty six titles. Right behind DC in 3rd Place is Marvel with twenty five titles this week. Image comes in 4th with eighteen titles and far behind in 5th place is Dark Horse Comics with nine titles. Indy totals take a big tumble this weeks with fifty eight titles arriving on Wednesday. Parsing through the Indy totals this week finds Archie (that's right ARCHIE!) in 6th Place with eight titles and BOOM! in 7th Place also with eight titles. This Wednesday, you'll find an overall total of twenty three different publishers on the racks contributing to this weeks total of 179 comics.

 TOP 5 FOR 042215 SHIPPED   COST  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
 IDW COMICS 43  $ 179.57  $     26.94  $  152.63
 DC COMICS 26  $ 101.74  $     15.26  $    86.48
 MARVEL COMICS 25  $    95.77  $     14.37  $    81.40
 IMAGE COMICS 18  $    62.45  $       9.37  $    53.08
 DARK HORSE COMICS 9  $    34.44  $       5.17  $    29.27
 INDY COMICS 58  $ 234.93  $     35.24  $  199.69
TOTALS: 179  $708.90  $ 106.34  $602.57
 TOP 5 FOR 041515 SHIPPED   COST 15% OFF  YOU PAY
 DC COMICS 28  $ 109.72  $     16.46  $    93.26
 AVATAR COMICS 22  $    89.78  $     13.47  $    76.31
 MARVEL COMICS 20  $    72.82  $     10.92  $    61.90
 IMAGE COMICS 20  $    67.87  $     10.18  $    57.69
 IDW COMICS 19  $    75.81  $     11.37  $    64.44
 INDY COMICS 91  $ 370.11  $     55.52  $  314.59
TOTALS: 200  $786.11  $ 117.92  $668.19
NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?:  Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 04/22/15. This coming week, there are 179 NEW COMICS shipping with six price points ranging from $1.00 to $7.99. The largest concentration of books, as always, falls into the $3.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. Remember, no matter what the price point, you save 15% OFF of ALL of this week's New Comics all week long only at Alternate Reality!

                APRIL 19th thru APRIL 25th

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SALE HERE!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS: IDW rules the roost with a trio of titles for literally all ages and tastes, Image serves up a dystopian future pair of books, Convergence rolls merrily along unless you live in Kandor and the first lady of Mechanika is after the Tablets of Destiny - these are the highlights for the fourth shipping week of April 2015. This week's Book of the Week (BOTW) is a little out of the ordinary. Generally, we keep the All Ages titles out of contention for BOW honors because of their limited appeal. That, and we have a Kid's Book of the Week spotlight and our book in question would normally be a shoe in for that spot. However, sometimes the week's shipping falls together in such a way that you just can’t help what the BOTW will be; it pretty much picks itself. Of course, all this is all in reference too IDW’s UNCLE SCROOGE #1 which will be 40% OFF all week long. This issue marks the long awaited return of the Disney slate of animated characters to the comics rack since BOOM! lost the publishing license back in June 2011. That IDW picked it up is surprising since most assumed Marvel would take over the publishing reigns for these long running series of books. But, instead it’s IDW and over the coming weeks look for Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and the line's flagship title “Walt Disney Comics and Stories” to all be returning. Each title will start their numbering over with new first issues to kick off their new runs. Look for us to “1st Day Sale” each of these new #1 books as they release, but for this week enjoy a 40% OFF discount on Uncle Scrooge #1 all week long. When your company ships out 43 titles for the week like IDW, chances are pretty good you’re going to have more than one entrant into the “1st Day Sale” list and that’s defiantly true here. IDW’s DRONES #1 (OF 5) is also 40% OFF this Wednesday. Writer Chris Lewis and artist Bruno Oliveira have crafted a tale of two former predator drone operators facing insurgency and insanity on the Las Vegas Strip in the surreal surroundings of the world's first terrorism-themed hotel! Also from our 1st Place shipper IDW this week is the return of writer Mark Waid and artist Barry Kitson’s Empire series with EMPIRE UPRISING #1. It has been a year since the events of the original Empire, and much has changed for Golgoth, the first super-villain to conquer the world. Can he hold onto his reign... and does he even want to? Find out and save 40% OFF this Wednesday. Meanwhile, Image is shipping out a pair of interest, one new and one returning title both 40% OFF on Wednesday. KAPTARA #1 is by workaholic writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Kagan McLeod. It features a space expedition that goes horribly wrong because if it didn't there would be no story! Reluctant explorer Keith Kanga and his crew crash land on KAPTARA, a world filled with danger and weird danger and dangerous weirdos! And if he can't survive, then earth, the place where YOU live, is doomed. Back on 031815 we gave you the chance to buy Invisible Republic #1 at 40% Off and if you enjoyed that sleeper hit then you’ll want to pick up INVISIBLE REPUBLIC #2 for 40% OFF as well. Writer/artist Gabriel Hardman with a writing assist from Corinna Bechko bring us the brutal rise of Arthur McBride. Arthur and Maia are on the run in a hostile city after their act of violence at Bright Rock Beach. Meanwhile, disgraced reporter Croger Babb is threatened by a conspiracy from the past as he investigates Maia's story. A not to be missed issue at a not to be missed price. As we’re on the subject of us deep discounting first and second issues of a book's run, how about a third issue (or fourth depending on how you are counting)? DC’s reality shattering weekly series continues this week with CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) and we’re discounting it 40% OFF this Wednesday. Writer Jeff King and artists Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz shows what happens when an injured Telos takes out his rage on the people of Kandor, while the Earth-2 team endures another brutal casualty. Major plans are set in motion as Green Lantern and the others follow Deimos into the lost city of Skartaris to find Rip Hunter and the missing Time Masters, who could be their only hope of escape from this apocalypse for Infinite Earths. What Rip Hunter doesn’t know is you’ll save 40% all the future issues from this weekly series on each Wednesday of their release! Finally, we wrap the week up with Benitez Productions LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #1 (OF 6) by writer M. M. Chen and artist Joe Benitez & Various other artistic hands. After a young friend shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep, Lady Mechanika finds herself on a globe-spanning trek in search of the Tablet of Destinies, an ancient Mesopotamian artifact reputed to hold the knowledge of the gods and the secrets of the universe. Join us for the beginning of an all new adventure with our favorite steam punk heroine and save 40% OFF on it all day Wednesday!.






CONVERGENCE #0-8
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  KIDZ CORNER BOOK OF THE WEEK
 
CARTOON NETWORK ALL-STAR OMNIBUS TP
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A) Various (CA) Troy Little
It's an All-Star collection featuring your favorite shows and characters from Cartoon Network! Cow & Chicken, Johnny Bravo, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy, and Ed, Ed and Eddy get their due in this collection re-printing stories from CN Block Party and Cartoon Network Starring.
MSRP: $24.99

  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
 
40% OFF40% OFF

  UNCLE SCROOGE #1
 

SAVE 40% ($10.58) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 042215!     
 40% OFF on 042215  MSRP  -40%  YOU PAY 
 CONVERGENCE #3  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 DRONES #1 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 EMPIRE UPRISING #1  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 INVISIBLE REPUBLIC #2   $     2.99  $     1.20  $       1.79
 KAPTARA #1  $     3.50  $     1.40  $       2.10
 LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #1  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 UNCLE SCROOGE #1  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
1ST DAY SALE TOTALS:  $26.44  $ 10.58  $   15.86

"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 SALE APRIL 2015: FANTASTIC 4
  FANTASTIC FOUR MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of FF Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this week on...

260 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (042215-042815) FOR EVERYONE!
 1) NEW IDW COMICS-43  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ANGRY BIRDS #10  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ANGRY BIRDS #10 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BORDERLANDS FALL O/FYRESTONE #8   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BORDERLANDS FALL O/FYRESTONE #8 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CREEPLE PEEPLE #3 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DRONES #1 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DRONES #1 (OF 5) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS #7 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS #7 WHOLE AGAIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EMPIRE UPRISING #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EMPIRE UPRISING #1 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FLY OUTBREAK #2 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FLY OUTBREAK #2 (OF 5) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY CONTINUES #4 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY CONTINUES #4 (OF 4) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #213  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #213 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #23  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #23 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
INFINITE LOOP #1 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
INFINITE LOOP #1 (OF 6) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LITTLEST PET SHOP SPRING CLEANING (ONE SHOT)  $     7.99  $    1.20  $       6.79
LITTLEST PET SHOP SPRING CLEANING (ONE SHOT) SUB VA  $     7.99  $    1.20  $       6.79
MAXX MAXXIMIZED #18  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MAXX MAXXIMIZED #18 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MIAMI VICE REMIX #2 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #4 NIGHTMARE MOON  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #4 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
POPEYE CLASSICS ONGOING #33  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
POWERPUFF GIRLS SUPER SMASH-UP #4 (OF 6)   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
POWERPUFF GIRLS SUPER SMASH-UP #4 (OF 6) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ROBERT HEINLEINS CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY #3 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SAMURAI JACK #18  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SAMURAI JACK #18 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SKYLANDERS #8 RTN OF DRAGON KING  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SKYLANDERS #8 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TMNT COLOR CLASSICS SERIES 3 #4   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE COMBINER WARS #2  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE COMBINER WARS #2 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCLE SCROOGE #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCLE SCROOGE #1 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #4 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
 $ 179.57  $  26.94  $  152.63
     
 2) NEW DC COMICS-26  MSRP     
BATMAN 66 #22  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) TONY DANIEL VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE FLASH #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE FLASH #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE HAWKMAN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE HAWKMAN #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE NEW TEEN TITANS #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE NEW TEEN TITANS #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE SUPERBOY & THE LEGION #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE SUPERBOY & THE LEGION #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE SWAMP THING #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE SWAMP THING #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE WONDER WOMAN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CONVERGENCE WONDER WOMAN #1 KIDD VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EFFIGY #4 (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
SUICIDERS #3 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 101.74  $  15.26  $    86.48
     
 3) NEW MARVEL COMICS-25  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ALL NEW X-MEN #40  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17.1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17.1 DELLOTTO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AMAZING X-MEN #19  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS MILLENNIUM #4 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS OPERATION HYDRA #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS OPERATION HYDRA #1 KIRBY CLASSIC VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS WORLD #20 TRO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLACK WIDOW #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOTG AND X-MEN BLACK VORTEX OMEGA #1 BV  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #26  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #26 RANEY AVENGERS VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HOWARD THE DUCK #1 QUINONES 2ND PTG VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HULK #15  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
INHUMAN SPECIAL #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
INHUMAN SPECIAL #1 KUBERT CONNECTING B VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #3 (OF 4)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
PRINCESS LEIA #1 (OF 5) DODSON 2ND PTG VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SILK #2 JOHNSON 2ND PTG VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPIDER-GWEN #2 RODRIGUEZ 2ND PTG VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
STAR WARS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
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WOLVERINES #15  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
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 4) NEW IMAGE COMICS-18  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
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DEADLY CLASS #12 CVR B OPENA (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
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VELVET #10 (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
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 5) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-9  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
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CREEPY COMICS #20  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #2 (OF 5)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
GRINDHOUSE DRIVE IN BLEED OUT #4 (OF 8)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HALO ESCALATION #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MIND MGMT #32  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MISTER X RAZED #3 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TOMB RAIDER #15  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
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ADVENTURE TIME #39   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ADVENTURE TIME #39 SUB STRAIN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BETTY & VERONICA #275 BRITTNEY WILLIAMS VAR CVR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
BETTY & VERONICA #275 GENEVIEVE VAR CVR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
BLACK HOOD #3 CHAYKIN VAR CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLACK HOOD #3 DARK CIRCLE MOVIE THROWBACK VAR CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLACK HOOD #3 MACK VAR CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLACK HOOD #3 REG  FRANCAVILLA CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CAPTAIN STONE #5 (OF 6) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CHARMED SEASON 10 #7 A CVR SEIDMAN (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CLIVE BARKERS NIGHTBREED #12 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
CURB STOMP #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DAWN OF PLANET OF APES #6  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DIVINITY #1 (OF 4) 3RD PTG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DIVINITY #3 (OF 4) CVR A KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DIVINITY #3 (OF 4) CVR B MULLER (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FATHOM KIANI VOL 4 #3 DIRECT MARKET CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FATHOM KIANI VOL 4 #3 DIRECT MARKET CVR B  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GEARHEARTS STEAMPUNK MUSICAL SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT LITTLE MERMAID #3 (OF 5) A CVR KROME (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT LITTLE MERMAID #3 (OF 5) B CVR ANDOLFO (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT LITTLE MERMAID #3 (OF 5) C CVR MENDONCA (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GIANT DAYS #1 (2ND PTG)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOD IS DEAD #33 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOD IS DEAD #33 CARNAGE WRAP CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOD IS DEAD #33 ENCHANTING CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOD IS DEAD #33 END OF DAYS CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GOD IS DEAD #33 ICONIC CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HENCHMEN I HENCHBOT #4 (OF 6)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
HOLMES VS HOUDINI #5 (OF 5) CVR A CAMPBELL MAIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HOLMES VS HOUDINI #5 (OF 5) CVR B WORLEY VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ICE BAYOU BLACKOUT #1 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
IVAR TIMEWALKER #4 CVR A ALLEN (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
IVAR TIMEWALKER #4 CVR B MESSINA  (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
KING FLASH GORDON #3 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #1 (OF 6) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY RAWHIDE LADY ZORRO #2 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LEGENDERRY RED SONJA #3 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LIFE AFTER #9 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
METAL LOCUS #1 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MONO V2 #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NINJAK #2 CVR A LAROSA (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NINJAK #2 CVR B JOHNSON (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NINJAK #2 CVR C GUERRA (NEXT)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ROMAN RITUAL #4 (OF 4) (MR)   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SEPARATORS #5  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #11 CVR A LAMING MAIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #11 CVR B LAU EXC SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SONIC UNIVERSE #75 PATRICK THOMAS PARNELL VAR CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SONIC UNIVERSE #75 REG CVR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SUICIDE RISK #24  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
VAMPLETS NIGHTMARE NURSERY #1 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
VAMPLETS NIGHTMARE NURSERY #1 (OF 6) BLANKENSHIP VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
VAMPLETS NIGHTMARE NURSERY #1 (OF 6) MIDDLETON VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #10 MAIN CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #10 MENDOZA VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #10 RISQUE VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
 $ 234.93  $  35.24  $  199.69
     
 NEW  VARIANT COMICS-16  
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) MCKEAN 1:25 VAR ED  TBA 
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) SUPERMAN 1:100 SKETCH VAR ED  TBA 
ARMOR WARS HALF SKETCH TOYS R US VAR  TBA 
DIVINITY #3 (OF 4) CVR C 1:10 GIL VAR ED  TBA 
GOD IS DEAD #33 GILDED VAR ED  TBA 
GOTG & X-MEN BLACK VORTEX OMEGA #1 COSMICALLY VAR ED  TBA 
LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #11:10 VAR ED  TBA 
LEGENDERRY RED SONJA #3 DAVILA B&W 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
METAL LOCUS #1  WALLER 1:5 VAR ED  TBA 
NINJAK #2 CVR D ALLEN 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
NINJAK #2 CVR E PASTORAS 1:20 VAR ED  TBA 
SONIC UNIVERSE #75 YARDLEY VAR ED  TBA 
STAR WARS #4 CAMUNCOLI VAR ED  TBA 
TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE COMBINER WARS #2 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
UNCLE SCROOGE #1 1:25 VAR ED  TBA 
UNCLE SCROOGE #1 BLANK SKETCH VAR ED  TBA 
 
 REORDER COMICS-7  MSRP 
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #3 CVR C TENORIO EXC SUB VAR  $     3.99
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1  $     4.99
MEANWHILE #1  $     7.95
MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS VICTORIES #15 (MR)  $     3.99
SHAFT #4 CVR A COWAN MAIN (MR)  $     3.99
SKYMAN #4 (OF 4)  $     2.99
SONS OF ANARCHY #18 (MR)  $     3.99
 
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 NEW ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-1  MSRP 
BATMAN ANIMATED NBA CREEPER AF  $   24.95
 
 REORDER ACTION FIGURES-5  MSRP 
BLACKEST NIGHT SINESTRO AS GREEN LANTERN BUST  $   24.95
DC COMICS NEW 52 SHAZAM AF  $   24.95
DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS JOKER AF  $   24.95
GHOSTBUSTERS SLIMER BANK   $   24.99
MUNSTERS KOACH 1/15 SCALE VEHICLE   $   60.00
 
 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-28  MSRP 
BART SIMPSON BLASTOFF TP  $   15.99
BATMAN 66 HC VOL 03  $   19.99
BATMAN 66 TP VOL 02  $   14.99
CARTOON NETWORK ALL-STAR OMNIBUS TP  $   24.99
CHASTITY TP VOL 01 LIFE DEATH   $   19.99
DC SUPER HEROES BOOK OF OPPOSITES BOARD BK  $     9.99
DC SUPER HEROES MY FIRST BOOK OF GIRL POWER BOARD BK  $     9.99
DEVIL IS PART TIMER LIGHT NOVEL VOL 01  $   14.00
HULK FUTURE IMPERFECT TP NEW PTG  $   19.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 TP VOL 02 THE CAMELOT WAR (N52)  $   14.99
KAGEROU DAZE GN VOL 01  $   13.00
LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD TP VOL 02 I CANNOT TELL A LIE  $   17.99
MARVEL SH SECRET WARS ACTIVITY BOOK FACSIMILE COLL TP  $   24.99
MPH TP  $   14.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC TP VOL 01  $   17.99
NEIL GAIMAN INSTRUCTIONS POB HC  $     8.99
PEANUT BUTTER GN VOL 05 (A)   $   11.99
PUELLA MAGI TART MAGICA LEGEND OF JEANNE D ARC GN VOL 01  $   13.00
REALIST ORIGINAL GN HC (MR)  $   24.99
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE ALIEN COSTUME SAGA TP BOOK 02  $   44.99
SUPERIOR IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 01 INFAMOUS  $   24.99
VISION YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW TP NEW PTG  $   19.99
WOLVERINES TP VOL 01 DANCING WITH DEVIL  $   15.99
 
 REORDER BOOKS & TRADES-3  MSRP 
GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE TP  $   14.99
LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT  $   19.99
VOLTRON FORCE GN VOL 03  $     7.99
 
 REORDER COMICS-7  MSRP 
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #3 CVR C TENORIO EXC SUB VAR  $     3.99
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1  $     4.99
MEANWHILE #1  $     7.95
MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS VICTORIES #15 (MR)  $     3.99
SHAFT #4 CVR A COWAN MAIN (MR)  $     3.99
SKYMAN #4 (OF 4)  $     2.99
SONS OF ANARCHY #18 (MR)  $     3.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-28  MSRP 
2000 AD PACK MAR 2015  $   21.40
ALTER EGO #132   $     8.95
AMERICAN GIRL 0615  $     5.95
AVENGERS MAGAZINE #1  $     9.99
BACK ISSUE #80  $     8.95
BASEBALL AMERICA #1509  $     6.99
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #233  $     6.99
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #16 (MR)  $     5.99
CLASSIC ROCK #208  $   11.99
COOKS ILLUSTRATED #134  $     6.95
DIABOLIQUE #23  $     9.98
DOCTOR WHO ESSENTIAL GUIDE #4 THE MASTER   $   19.99
DRAW #30 (MR)   $     8.95
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1357  $     4.99
ESQUIRE UK 0415  $     8.99
FAMOUS MONSTERS #279  $     9.99
FHM #304  $   10.99
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HOT ROD #615  $     6.99
JUXTAPOZ #172  $     6.99
MAD MAGAZINE #533  $     5.99
MODEL RAILROADER 0515  $     5.99
MONSTER HIGH MAGAZINE #13  $     4.99
SCREAM MAGAZINE #29 (MR)  $     8.99
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #53 NEWSTAND EDITION  $     9.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #3  $     4.99
VIDEO WATCHDOG #178  $     8.95
VIDEOSCOPE #94  $     5.95
 
 NEW  VARIANT COMICS-16  
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) MCKEAN 1:25 VAR ED  TBA 
CONVERGENCE #3 (OF 8) SUPERMAN 1:100 SKETCH VAR ED  TBA 
ARMOR WARS HALF SKETCH TOYS R US VAR  TBA 
DIVINITY #3 (OF 4) CVR C 1:10 GIL VAR ED  TBA 
GOD IS DEAD #33 GILDED VAR ED  TBA 
GOTG & X-MEN BLACK VORTEX OMEGA #1 COSMICALLY VAR ED  TBA 
LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #11:10 VAR ED  TBA 
LEGENDERRY RED SONJA #3 DAVILA B&W 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
METAL LOCUS #1  WALLER 1:5 VAR ED  TBA 
NINJAK #2 CVR D ALLEN 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
NINJAK #2 CVR E PASTORAS 1:20 VAR ED  TBA 
SONIC UNIVERSE #75 YARDLEY VAR ED  TBA 
STAR WARS #4 CAMUNCOLI VAR ED  TBA 
TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE COMBINER WARS #2 1:10 VAR ED  TBA 
UNCLE SCROOGE #1 1:25 VAR ED  TBA 
UNCLE SCROOGE #1 BLANK SKETCH VAR ED  TBA 
 
LEGEND TO THE ABOVE
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KIDS COMICS

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THIS WEEKS LATE LIST
(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)
 VENDOR/TITLE-27 OLD DATE NEW DATE
 ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS    
Back to the Future Mr. Fusion Replica 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
Batman Animated: NBA Creeper AF 5/27/2015 4/22/2015
Batman Black & White Statue by Ivan Reis 5/27/2015 4/22/2015
Dark Knight Rises Batman PX MAF EX Ver. 2.0  5/27/2015 5/20/2015
DC Comics Super Heroes: Nightwing Bust 5/27/2015 4/29/2015
Lost in Space: B9 Electronic Robot 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
Marvel Select: Avengers 2 Hulk AF 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
Marvel: She-Hulk Bishoujo Statue 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
   
 BOOKS & TRADES    
Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe HC Ltd. Ed. 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
Best of EC Artist Ed. HC Vol. 02 4/15/2015 4/22/2015
Cat with Really Big Head GN Color Ed. 5/13/2015 6/3/2015
Drawn & Quarterly: 25 Years of Contemporary Cartooning HC 5/27/2015 6/3/2015
Hawkeye HC Vol. 2 9/2/2015 11/4/2015
Something at the Window is Scratching GN 8/13/2015 7/22/2015
   
 COMICS    
1872 #1 SWA Reg./Vars. 6/3/2015 6/24/2015
All New Hawkeye #4 6/3/2015 7/1/2015
All New X-Men #41 Reg./Var. 5/6/2015 5/27/2015
Doctor Who: 9th #2 Reg./Var./10-cp. Incv. 4/8/2015 5/6/2015
George Romero's Empire of Dead: Act Three #3 6/3/2015 6/17/2015
Modok: Assassin #2 SWA Reg./Var. 6/10/2015 6/24/2015
Multiversity: Pax Americana Director's Cut #1 4/29/2015 5/13/2015
Powers #3 (MR) Reg./Var. 4/29/2015 5/6/2015
Silver Surfer #13 SWA 6/10/2015 6/17/2015
Spider-Gwen #5 6/3/2015 6/10/2015
Uncanny X-Men #34 4/29/2015 5/20/2015
Uncanny X-Men #35 Reg./Var. 5/6/2015 6/3/2015
Uncanny X-Men #600 Reg./Vars. 5/20/2015 6/17/2015
   
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