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 #1243
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
19 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

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-LETS TALK THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

GARFIELD 2018 VACATION TIME BLUES #1

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Mark Evanier, Scott Nickel (A) David DeGrand (CA) Andy Hirsch

Jon and Liz are breaking up? Say it ain't so...and if you thought giant sharks were the scariest things
terrorizing the beach, just wait until the Lasagna Monster hits the shores!

COVER PRICE:

 $7.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $5.99

SAVE $1.00 ON THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
GARFIELD 2018 VACATION TIME BLUES #1  $                  7.99  $       2.00  $         5.99
 $                 7.99  $       2.00  $       5.99
     
 25% OFF this 1st Issue on 051618  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
MIGHTY MOE SZYSLAK #1 (ONE SHOT)  $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
THREE STOOGES SLAPTASTIC SPECIAL #1  $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $               15.97  $       3.99  $     11.98

"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-

19 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(051618-052218) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-15  
ENCOUNTER #3  $     3.99
GARFIELD 2018 VACATION TIME BLUES #1  $     7.99
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #3 CVR A WONG  $     3.99
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #3 CVR B VAUGHN  $     3.99
MIGHTY MOE SZYSLAK #1 (ONE SHOT)  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #27 MAIN SG   $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #27 SUBSCRIPTION GIBSON VAR SG  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #66 CVR A FLEECS  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #66 CVR B RICHARD  $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #16  $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #16 SUBSCRIPTION OMAC VAR   $     3.99
THREE STOOGES SLAPTASTIC SPECIAL #1  $     3.99
THREE STOOGES SLAPTASTIC SPECIAL #1 SPECIAL COLOR PHOTO CVR  $     3.99
WRAPPED UP #7 DOVE VAR  $     3.99
WRAPPED UP #7 MAIN MCMAHON CVR  $     3.99
 
 REORDER KIDS COMICS-1  
ARCHIE GIANT COMICS SURPRISE TP  $     7.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-1  
ARCHIE GIANT COMICS SURPRISE TP  $     7.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-2  
ARCHIE AND ME COMICS DIGEST #7  $     6.99
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #263  $     6.99
 

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-14 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
FCBD DC Batgirl & Nightwing Comic Vinimate 2-pk. 5/30/2018 6/6/2018
Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie PVC Statue 5/16/2018 6/13/2018
Marvel Select: Black Panther Movie AF 5/16/2018 6/13/2018
One:12 Collective Marvel Spider-Man Blk. Ver. PX AF 6/27/2018 6/13/2018
Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack N/A 8/8/2018
Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook Deluxe Hardcover N/A 8/8/2018
Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook SC/HC N/A 8/8/2018
   
TRADES    
Ex Machina: The Complete Series Omnibus HC (MR) 6/27/2018 7/11/2018
Project Superpowers Omnibus TP Vol. 1: Dawn of Heroes N/A 8/29/2018
Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia HC  6/20/2018 6/6/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955
   
COMICS    
Doomsday Clock #5 Std./Var. 6/20/2018 5/30/2018
Doomsday Clock #6 Std./Var. 7/18/2018 8/29/2018
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Hickman and Weaver #6 5/30/2018 6/6/2018
Super Sons #16 Std./Var. 5/30/2018 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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