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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY: 022818
IT'S OUR 1232ND WEEK OF ALTERING YOUR REALITY!
254 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

SHIPPING FOR THIS WEEK►

CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

LAST WEEKS KIDS►

-LETS TALK THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

To much to read? Drop your mind down into a lower gear and sit back and watch Comicbookman give you this weeks shipping highlights. All live on tape from the Alternate Reality Studios via the fine folks at YOU TUBE!

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

JIM HENSON LABYRINTH #1 (OF 12)

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Daniel Bayliss (CA) Fiona Staples

Simon Spurrier & Daniel Bayliss present a magical look into the world of the Labyrinth! Before Sarah braved the Labyrinth to save her brother, another young woman sought to save a young boy named Jareth from the clutches of the Goblin King. The untold history of the Goblin King and the history of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. He wasn't always the Goblin King...

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $1.00 ON THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH #1 (OF 12)   $                            3.99  $              1.00  $                2.99
 $                           3.99  $              1.00  $              2.99
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE FEBRUARY 2018: AFRICAN AMERICAN COMICS
   
BLACK HISTORY MONTH is here and Alternate Reality is saluting the month by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring AFRICAN AMERICAN CHARACTERS and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE MARCH 2018: SUPERMAN
  SUPERMAN MONTH is here and Alternate Reality and we're celebrating the arrival of Brian Bendis and the TV series Krypton by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring the MAN OF STEEL and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-

15 NEW & RETURNING ITEMS FOR ALL AGES ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(022818-030618) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP 
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-10  
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH #1 (OF 12) CORONATION MAIN  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH #1 (OF 12) CORONATION SUB ISAACS  $     3.99
DUCKTALES #6 CVR A GHIGLIONE   $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC #11 CVR A FLEECS  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC #11 CVR B HICKEY  $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #7 MAIN & MIX   $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #7 UNLOCKABLE MOK VAR  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES #47  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES #47 SUBSCRIPTION WONG VAR  $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #13  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-2  
DISNEY FAIRIES MANGA GN VOL 04 RANI MERMAID LAGOON  $   10.99
DISNEY MANGA PRINCESS & FROG GN   $   10.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-3  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #259  $     6.99
DISNEY PRINCESS 0418  $     4.99
RANGER RICK 0318  $     4.99
 

COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 225-350 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 Comic/Genre related STUFF every week right here in SHIP-SHAPE!

 

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)

 VENDOR/TITLE-11 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Game of Thrones Figure: Daenerys/Mother Dragons 3/14/2018 3/21/2018
DC Gallery: Superman vs. Flash Racing Statue 3/28/2018 3/7/2018
DC Cover Girls Harley Quinn by Joelle Jones Statue 3/28/2018 3/14/2018
Marvel Select Thor: Ragnarok Gladiator Thor AF 6/27/2018 3/28/2018
Gigantic Ser. Godzilla vs. King Kong Godzilla Fig. 1962 Ver. 2/28/2018 3/21/2018
Gigantic Ser. Godzilla: Yuji Sakai Godzilla PX Fig. 1999 3/28/2018 3/21/2018
Godzilla Kaiju 12' Ser.: Godzilla vs. Mecha 2002 Ver PX Fig. 2/28/2018 3/21/2018
Godzilla Kaiju 12' Ser.: Godzilla vs.  Mechagodzilla II 93 Ver. 2/28/2018 3/21/2018
Godzilla Kaiju 12' Ser.: Tokyo SOS Mechagodzilla 2003 Ver. PX 2/28/2018 3/21/2018
   
TRADES    
Falcon TP Vol. 1: Take Flight 4/11/2018 7/18/2018
Bionic Man Omnibus TP Vol. 1 2/28/2018 3/7/2018
   
COMICS    
Deadman #5 3/7/2018 3/21/2018
Dark Nights Metal #6 Std./Vars. 3/14/2018 3/28/2018
Doom Patrol #11 (MR) Std./Var. 3/25/2018 3/28/2018
Royal City #10 Cvr. A Lemire (MR) 2/21/2018 2/28/2018
Amazing Spider-Man #795 2nd Ptg. Var. LEG 3/14/2018 3/7/2018
   

 

ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANMN=All New Marvel Now
ANNIV=Anniversary
AOD=Army Of Darkness
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)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
EXE=Exclusive
FIG=Figure
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
MTME=Transformers More Than Meets the Eye
(MR)=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
N52=DC's New 52
NBA=National Basketball Association

NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price differs from this titles regular price.
NOW=Marvel NOW!
O/A=Order Again
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
Reg./Var.=Regular Cover/Variant Cover
(RES)=Re-solicited Item
RI VARIANT=a Retailer Incentive Variant cover
RID=Transformers Robots In Disguise
SC=Soft Cover
SE=Secret Empire
SGN=Signed
SER=Series
STD ED=Standard Edition
SUB=Subscription as is variant Subscription Cover
SUB VAR=Subscription Variant
TBA=To Be Announced
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

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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