ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

 

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1242
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
14 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

THIS WEEK'S SHIPPING►

CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

LAST WEEKS SHIPPING►

-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 FRAGGLE ROCK #1

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W/A/CA) Jared Cullum

The Fraggles are back in an all new stand alone adventure illustrated in beautiful watercolor and
presented in a format perfect for longtime fans to share with the next generation.

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 FRAGGLE ROCK #1   $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $                 3.99  $       1.00  $       2.99

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
"1st DAY SALE" FIRST ISSUE Titles are 25% OFF only on the first day of their release.
All discounts apply only for one copy of each individual item and only while supplies last.

HERO OF THE MONTH SALE MAY 2018: DEADPOOL
  DEADPOOL MONTH is here and Alternate Reality and we're celebrating the movie Deadpool 2 by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring DEADPOOL and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

14 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(050918-051518) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-7  
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #23  $     3.99
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #23 SUBSCRIPTION DUARTE VAR  $     3.99
JIM HENSON FRAGGLE ROCK #1 MAIN  $     3.99
JIM HENSON FRAGGLE ROCK #1 SUBSCRIPTION MYLER CONNECTING CVR  $     3.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS #80  $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #10 CVR A CHARM  $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #10 CVR B CHARRETIER   $     3.99
 
 REORDER KIDS COMICS-1  
GHOUL SCOUTS TWEENAGE WEREWOLF #2  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-4  
BATMAN HAS A PLAN READ TO READ HC  $   17.99
LOIS LANE TRIPLE THREAT YA SC NOVEL   $     9.95
SUPERGIRL YA NOVEL VOL 02 CURSE OF ANCIENTS   $   13.99
WORLD OF READING THESE ARE THE AVENGERS SC   $     4.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-2  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #261  $     6.99
RANGER RICK #52.5  $     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-18 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
A3 Infinity War Thanos DS-014 D-Select Series PX 6”  8/29/2018 10/31/2018
DC Core: Wonder Woman PVC Statue 11/28/2018 TBD
DC Cover Girls: Catwoman by Joelle Jones Statue 11/28/2018 TBD
Dragon Ball Super: Dragon Stars AF Asst. D  4/11/2018 5/30/2018
JLA Movie Gallery: Superman PVC Figure 5/2/2018 6/6/2018
JLA Movie Gallery: Wonder Woman PVC Statue  5/9/2018 6/6/2018
Justice League: Superman MAF EX AF 4/25/2018 6/13/2018
Marvel Gallery: X-23 PVC Statue  5/2/2018 6/6/2018
Overwatch: Genji Figma AF  6/27/2018 7/25/2018
Toy Story DS-007 D-Select Series PX 6” Statue 6” 5/30/2018 7/25/2018
Winnie-the-Pooh DS-006 D-Select Series PX 6” Statue  5/30/2018 7/25/2018
Wreck-It Ralph DS-008 D-Select Series PX 6” Statue  5/30/2018 7/25/2018
   
TRADES    
Aquaman: Tempest TP 6/13/2018 6/20/2018
Dark Nights Metal: The Resistance TP 6/13/2018 6/27/2018
Legion of Super Heroes Silver Age Omnibus HC Vol. 2 6/20/2018 6/27/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955
   
COMICS    
Astro City #52 5/16/2018 5/30/2018
Doctor Strange #390 LEG Reg./Var. 5/16/2018 5/23/2018
S.H.I.E.L.D.  by Hickman and Weaver #5 5/16/2018 5/23/2018
   
 

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
LEG= Legacy as in Marvel Legacy
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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