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 160 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM THIS WEDNESDAY!

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-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

TOP FIVE COMICS

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
  2) DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL TRINITY CRISIS #1
  3) WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1
  4) SUPERMAN #25
  5) EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
 

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15 SECOND PRINTS

1st PRINTS ARE GONE, HERE'S YOUR 2nd CHANCE

BATMAN #90 3RD PTG JORGE JIMENEZ B&W VAR
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG JOHNSON RECOLORED VAR
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG MURPHY RECOLORED VAR
CANTO & CLOCKWORK FAIRIES ONE SHOT 2ND PTG
LAST GOD #3 2ND PTG RECOLORED VAR
SEVEN SECRETS #1 (3RD PTG)
SPY ISLAND #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG
STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #1 3RD PTG VILLANELLI
STAR WARS DARTH VADER #3 2ND PTG IENCO VAR
STRANGE ACADEMY #2 3RD PTG RAMOS VAR
THOR #1 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR
THOR #3 4TH PTG KLEIN VAR
THOR #4 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR
TRANSFORMERS VS TERMINATOR #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG
UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #7 2ND PTG (MR)

4 GAME COMICS

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

CYBERPUNK 2077 TRAUMA TEAM #1 (OF 4) (MR)
MARVELS SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT STRIKES #5 (OF 5)
VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #2
VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #2 FOC MACK VAR
 

12 FIRST ISSUES

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THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 090920

BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #1 (OF 4)
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL TRINITY CRISIS #1 (ONE SHOT)
DRY FOOT #1 (RES)
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
ICE CREAM MAN PRESENTS QUARANTINE COMIX SPEC #1 (MR)
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5)
STARGAZER #1 (OF 6) (RES)
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN EMPATH #1
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN GREYCROW #1
WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1
ZORRO GALLEON OF DEAD #1

10 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #4 (OF 4) ES)
JOIN THE FUTURE #5
RAVENCROFT #5 (OF 5)
REAVER #11 (MR)
SHADOWPLAY #6 (OF 6)
STAR #5 (OF 5)
SWEET HEART #5 (OF 5) (MR)
USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR CLASSICS #7 (OF 7)
VLAD DRACUL #3 (OF 3)
WELLINGTON #5 (OF 5)

 

-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

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 shipping week, but they're also a good representation of this week in comics nationwide. The list ranks this weeks TOP 10 shippers by the number of SKU's they sent out this week. In the case of a tie, the shipper with the higher cumulative MSRP is given top poll position.

 090920 RANKINGS # TITLES  COMPANY TOTAL  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
  1) MARVEL 39  $                  168.63  $         25.29  $       143.34
  2) DC 24  $                  105.76  $         15.86  $         89.90
  3) IDW 10  $                    40.90  $           6.14  $         34.77
  4) DYNAMITE 8  $                    31.92  $           4.79  $         27.13
  5) IMAGE 8  $                    30.93  $           4.64  $         26.29
       INDIE COMICS 33  $                  140.63  $         21.09  $       119.54
TOTALS: 122  $             518.77  $      77.82  $    440.95

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 09/09/20. This coming week, there are 122 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of SEVEN price points ranging from $1.00 to $6.99. 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. So, if someone asks you: "How much is a new comic today?" The answer is $3.99 (or $3.39 if you bought it at Alternate Reality!). So remember, no matter what the price point, you save 15% OFF of all this week's new comics all week long only at Alternate Reality!

 090920 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   COVER PRICE  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
$1.00 3  $                       3.00  $           0.45  $           2.55
$1.99 1  $                       1.99  $           0.30  $           1.69
$3.95 1  $                       3.95  $           0.59  $           3.36
$3.99 90  $                  359.10  $         53.87  $       305.24
$4.99 13  $                    64.87  $           9.73  $         55.14
$5.99 12  $                    71.88  $         10.78  $         61.10
$6.99 2  $                    13.98  $           2.10  $         11.88
TOTALS: 122  $             518.77  $      77.82  $    440.95

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5)

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom (A) Francesco Manna, Michael Cho

Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out - and their quest is about to drive them toward an old dark secret and put them on a collision course with a warrior from beyond the stars!

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.49

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

DC CLASSICS THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #4

Written by: Martin Pasko, Art by: Brad Rader & Rick Burchett

Someone has thrown Gotham City into utter chaos by stealing the entire population’s ability to read! It’s up to the Dynamic Duo to stop the riots and looting in the streets—and at the same time, they must learn how this crime was committed, and who was behind it!

COVER PRICE:

 $9.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

  $7.49

SAVE  ALMOST $13.00 0N THESE BOOKS THIS WEDNESDAY!
 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5)  $                        5.99  $           1.50  $             4.49
DC CLASSICS THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #4  $                        1.99  $           0.50  $             1.49
     
 25% OFF these other 1st Issues on 090920  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #1 (OF 4)   $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL TRINITY CRISIS #1 (ONE SHOT)   $                        5.99  $           1.50  $             4.49
DRY FOOT #1 (RES)  $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1  $                        4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1  $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
ICE CREAM MAN PRESENTS QUARANTINE COMIX SPEC #1 (MR)  $                        5.99  $           1.50  $             4.49
STARGAZER #1 (OF 6) (RES)  $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN EMPATH #1  $                        1.00  $           0.25  $             0.75
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN GREYCROW #1  $                        1.00  $           0.25  $             0.75
WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1  $                        4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
ZORRO GALLEON OF DEAD #1   $                        3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                    51.89  $         12.97  $         38.92
     

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
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-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

123 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (090920-091520) FOR EVERYONE!
 1) NEW MARVEL COMICS-39  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 BAGLEY VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 GURIHIRU HEROES AT HOME VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CAPTAIN MARVEL #21  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CAPTAIN MARVEL #21 BACHALO SPOILER VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CAPTAIN MARVEL #21 FRISON EMPYRE VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CAPTAIN MARVEL #21 GURIHIRU HEROES AT HOME VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1 CHRISTOPHER ACTION FIGURE VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1 DODSON VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1 LAND VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 CARNERO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 DAVIS VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #14 OUT  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARAUDERS #12  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARVELS SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT STRIKES #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RAVENCROFT #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5)  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) BLANK VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) CHRISTOPHER ACTION FIGURE VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) CLASSIC PHOTO VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) COIPEL SPIDER-MAN VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) YOUNG VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
STAR #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR #5 (OF 5) ANKA FORESHADOW VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #1 3RD PTG VILLANELLI VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STAR WARS DARTH VADER #3 2ND PTG IENCO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STRANGE ACADEMY #2 3RD PTG RAMOS VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
THOR #1 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
THOR #3 4TH PTG KLEIN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
THOR #4 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN EMPATH #1  $     1.00  $    0.15  $      0.85
TRUE BELIEVERS X-MEN GREYCROW #1  $     1.00  $    0.15  $      0.85
WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1 RYP VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
X-FACTOR #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
X-FORCE #12  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:  $ 168.63  $  25.29  $  143.34
     
 2) NEW DC COMICS-24  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
BATMAN #90 3RD PTG JORGE JIMENEZ B&W VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #16 CVR A TYLER KIRKHAM  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #16 CVR B MICHAEL GOLDEN VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #1 2ND PTG JOHNSON RECOLORED VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #2 2ND PTG MURPHY RECOLORED VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL TRINITY CRISIS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A MANAPUL  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
DC CLASSICS THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #4  $     1.99  $    0.30  $      1.69
FLASH #761 CVR A HOWARD PORTER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
FLASH #761 CVR B INHYUK LEE VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #7 (OF 12) CVR A LIAM SHARP  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #7 (OF 12) CVR B HOWARD PORTER VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HAWKMAN #27 CVR A MIKEL JANIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
HAWKMAN #27 CVR B GERARDO ZAFFINO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #5 (OF 9) CVR A FRANCESCO MATTINA  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #5 (OF 9) CVR B MICO SUAYAN VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #24 CVR A JOSE LADRONN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #24 CVR B JUNGGEUN YOON VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LAST GOD #3 2ND PTG RECOLORED VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
NIGHTWING #74 CVR A TRAVIS MOORE (JOKER WAR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NIGHTWING #74 CVR B ALAN QUAH VAR (JOKER WAR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SUPERMAN #25 CVR A IVAN REIS  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
SUPERMAN #25 CVR B BRYAN HITCH VAR  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
WONDER WOMAN #762 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WONDER WOMAN #762 CVR B JOSHUA MIDDLETON CARD STOCK VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 105.76  $  15.86  $    89.90
     
 3) NEW IDW COMICS-10  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
CANTO & CLOCKWORK FAIRIES ONE SHOT 2ND PTG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #274 CVR A ATKINS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #274 CVR B SULLIVAN   $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TMNT ONGOING #109 CVR A NISHIJIMA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TMNT ONGOING #109 CVR B EASTMAN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #9 CVR A MIYAO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #9 CVR B PITRE-DUROCHER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
TRANSFORMERS VS TERMINATOR #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR CLASSICS #7 (OF 7)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
WELLINGTON #5 (OF 5) CVR A KOWALSKI  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:  $   40.90  $    6.14  $    34.77
     
 4) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-8  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
DEATH TO ARMY OF DARKNESS #4 CVR A OLIVER  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DEATH TO ARMY OF DARKNESS #4 CVR B DAVILA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DEATH TO ARMY OF DARKNESS #4 CVR C ANDOLFO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN HORNET #2 CVR A WEEKS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
GREEN HORNET #2 CVR B MARQUES  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARS ATTACKS RED SONJA #2 CVR A PARRILLO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARS ATTACKS RED SONJA #2 CVR B SUYDAM  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARS ATTACKS RED SONJA #2 CVR C STRATI  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW DYNAMITE COMICS TOTALS:  $   31.92  $    4.79  $    27.13
     
 5) NEW IMAGE COMICS-8  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ICE CREAM MAN PRESENTS QUARANTINE COMIX SPEC #1 (MR)  $     5.99  $    0.90  $      5.09
IMAGE FIRSTS SAGA CURR PTG #1 (MR)  $     1.00  $    0.15  $      0.85
MARKED #7 CVR A HABERLIN & VAN DYKE (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
MARKED #7 CVR B HABERLIN & VAN DYKE (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #27 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
REAVER #11 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STEALTH #5 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #7 2ND PTG (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:  $   30.93  $    4.64  $    26.29
     
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-33  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AGGRETSUKO #6 CVR A AMIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
AGGRETSUKO #6 CVR B CALTSOUDAS  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ASH & THORN #5 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BAD MOTHER #2 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #1 (OF 4) CVR A DORKIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BILL & TED ARE DOOMED #1 (OF 4) CVR B LANGRIDGE  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #4 (OF 4) CVR A VERONICA FISH (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #4 (OF 4) CVR B ANDY FISH (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #3 CVR A MAIN  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #3 CVR B ANDOLFO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #3 CVR C VALERO OCONNELL VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
CYBERPUNK 2077 TRAUMA TEAM #1 (OF 4) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
DRY FOOT #1 (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
JOIN THE FUTURE #5  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
LUMBERJANES #73 CVR A LEYH (RES)  $     6.99  $    1.05  $      5.94
RED MOTHER #8  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
RESISTANCE #5 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ROBYN HOOD JUSTICE #3 CVR C OTERO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ROBYN HOOD JUSTICE #3 CVR D COCCOLO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SEVEN SECRETS #1 (3RD PTG)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SHADOWPLAY #6 (OF 6)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #10  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SPY ISLAND #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STARGAZER #1 (OF 6) (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
STUFF OF LEGEND CALL TO ARMS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
SWEET HEART #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #2  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #2 FOC MACK VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
VLAD DRACUL #3 (OF 3)  $     6.99  $    1.05  $      5.94
ZERO DAY THREAT #4 (RES)  $     3.95  $    0.59  $      3.36
ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #73 CVR A MACCAGNI (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
ZORRO GALLEON OF DEAD #1 CVR A MARTINEZ (RES)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $      3.39
ZORRO GALLEON OF DEAD #1 CVR B WOLFER (RES)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $      4.24
NEW INDY COMICS TOTALS:  $ 140.63  $  21.09  $  119.54
     
 REORDER COMICS-1  MSRP 
PRETTY VIOLENT #8 (RES) (MR)  $     3.99
 

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 NEW ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-3  MSRP 
POP TV GUMBY GUMBY VIN FIG   $   12.99
PREDATORS BERSERKER PREDATOR PX 1/18 SCALE FIG   $   21.99
PREDATORS FALCONER PREDATOR PX 1/18 SCALE FIG   $   21.99
 
 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-13  MSRP 
AQUAMAN VOL 03 MANTA VS MACHINE TP  $   17.99
BASKETFUL OF HEADS HC  $   24.99
BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS VOL 02 ARKHAM KNIGHT TP  $   17.99
DC POSTER PORTFOLIO FRANCESCO MATTINA TP  $   24.99
OUTER DARKNESS CHEW TP (MR)  $   12.99
GHOST RIDER TP VOL 02 HEARTS OF DARKNESS II  $   17.99
RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL TP VOL 05 CANNON FODDER  $   19.99
SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION TP RESURRECTION  $   44.99
STAR COMICS TOP DOG COMPLETE COLLECTION TP  $   39.99
STAR WARS AGE OF RESISTANCE HC  $   34.99
MARVEL STORYBOOK COLLECTION HC   $   17.99
PHILOSOPHY OF DEADPOOL HC (MR)  $   14.99
BLACK HEROES OF WILD WEST SC YA GN  $     9.99
 
 REORDER BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-5  MSRP 
MARCH GN BOOK 01  $   14.95
MS MARVEL TP VOL 04 LAST DAYS  $   17.99
SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN TP  $   16.99
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 02  $   14.99
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 03 HOTEL OBLIVION  $   19.99
 
 NEW GAMES-2  MSRP 
MARVEL HEROCLIX SPIDER-MAN VENOM CARNAGE BOOSTER PACK  $   12.99
MARVEL HEROCLIX SPIDER-MAN VENOM CARNAGE FAST FORCES 6PK   $   16.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-6  MSRP 
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #284  $     7.99
G FAN #128  $     7.95
LOCUS #714 (RES)   $     8.99
OH READER MAGAZINE #1  $     8.99
POETS & WRITERS 1020  $     5.99
STAR TREK MAGAZINE #76 PX  $     9.99
 
 NEW VARIANTS-8  MSRP 
BATMAN #92 RETAILER APPRECIATION JORGE JIMENEZ B&W VARIANT  $ 179.99
SUPERMAN #25 INC REIS 1:25 SYNMAR CARD STOCK VARIANT  $   59.99
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL TRINITY CRISIS #1 INC HOTZ 1:25 VARIANT  $   49.99
WONDER WOMAN #762 INC JANIN 1:25 LIAR CARD STOCK VARIANT  $   49.99
EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS VARIANT  $   64.99
RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (OF 5) KAIDA 1:25 VARIANT  $   21.99
WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1 EM GIST 1:50 VARIANT  $   89.99
 

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THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

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

VENDOR/DESCRIPTION-69 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS    
Bruce Lee Premier Collection 80th Anniversary Statue  9/16/2020 9/9/2020
Hellboy: Abe Sapien PX Standard Version 1/12 Scale AF  7/29/2020 10/7/2020
John Wick 3 Select Casual Figure  8/26/2020 9/9/2020
NYCC 2020 Marvel Gallery: GID Venom PVC Statue N/A 9/9/2020
Vampirella José Gonzalez Statue B&W  12/30/2020 9/9/2020
Vampirella José Gonzalez Statue: Crimson Blood  12/30/2020 11/25/2020
   
BOOKS/TRADES    
Absolute Carnage Omnibus HC 9/9/2020 9/23/2020
Batman by Tom King & Lee Weeks Dlx. Ed. HC 11/18/2020 10/21/2020
Conan Chronicles Epic Collection TP: Horrors Beneath Stones 9/23/2020 9/30/2020
Conan/Barbarian: Orig. Marvel Yrs Omnibus HC Vol. 4 Reg./DM 9/9/2020 9/23/2020
Conan/Barbarian: Orig. Marvel Yrs. Omnibus HC Vol. 5 Reg./DM N/A 3/3/2021
DC Poster Portfolio: Greg Capullo TP 3/3/2021 10/21/2020
Disney Kingdoms GN TP: Haunted Mansion 10/14/2020 10/21/2020
Dynamite Art of Lucio Parrillo HC 9/9/2020 9/30/2020
Fables Compendium HC Vol. 1 (MR) 9/30/2020 10/21/2020
Ghost-Spider TP: Party People N/A 12/16/2020
James Bond: Reflections of Death HC 10/21/2020 9/16/2020
Justice League International Omnibus HC Book 2 8/26/2020 10/21/2020
New Mutants Epic Collection TP: Cable 9/30/2020 10/7/2020
Powers: The Best Ever HC (RES) (MR) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Ravencroft TP N/A 12/9/2020
Road to Empyre TP 9/30/2020 10/7/2020
Spider-Man TP: Road to Venom 9/30/2020 10/7/2020
The Tea Dragon Tapestry HC 9/16/2020 9/23/2020
Udon’s Art of Capcom HC Vol. 3 N/A 11/11/2020
   
COMICS    
Aquaman #63 Std./Var.  9/23/2020 9/16/2020
Avengers: Marvels Snapshot #1 Reg./Vars. N/A 11/18/2020
Batgirl #48 Ian McDonald Var. Ed. Joker War (RES) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batgirl #48 Joker War (RES) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman #90 3rd Ptg. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman #92 Retailer Var. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman/Superman #11 (RES) Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman: The Adventures Continue #1 2nd Ptg. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman: The Adventures Continue #2 2nd Ptg. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman: Three Jokers #1 (RES) Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Batman: Three Jokers #1 Premium Vars. A-C 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Black Widow #3 Reg./Var. N/A 11/4/2020
Catwoman #25 Std./Var.  9/22/2020 9/16/2020
Champions #2 Reg./Var. N/A 11/11/2020
Conan the Barbarian #16 Reg./Var. N/A 11/25/2020
Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 2nd Ptg. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
DC Classics: The Batman Adventures #4 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
DCeased: Dead Planet #3 Card Stock F Mattina Var. Ed. 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Deadpool #8 N/A 11/4/2020
Detective Comics #1026 Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Doctor Doom #9 N/A 11/25/2020
Dr. Strange, Surgeon Supreme TP Vol. 1: Under the Knife N/A 12/2/2020
Dreaming: Waking Hours #2 (RES) (MR) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Empyre #4 2nd Ptg. McKelvie Variant N/A 9/16/2020
Falcon & Winter Soldier #5 Reg./Var. N/A 11/25/2020
Last God #8 (RES) (MR) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Legion of Super Heroes #8 (RES) Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #16 OUT N/A 11/11/2020
Marvel #2 Reg./Var. N/A 11/4/2020
Marvel Tales: Hellstrom #1 Poster N/A 11/4/2020
Marvel Tales: Hellstrom #1 Reg./Var. N/A 11/4/2020
Power Pack #1 Reg./Vars. N/A 11/25/2020
Red Hood: Outlaw #48 Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Savage Avengers #14 N/A 11/11/2020
Sword Master #12 11/4/2020 11/18/2020
Taskmaster #1 Reg./Vars. N/A 11/11/2020
Teen Titans Annual #2 (RES) 9/2/2020 9/9/2020
Thor #6 2nd Ptg. Klein Var. 9/16/2020 9/23/2020
Werewolf by Night #2 Reg./Var. N/A 11/25/2020
Widowmakers: Red Guardian/ Yelena Belova #1 Reg./Vars. N/A 11/18/2020
Wonder Woman #761 Std./Var.  9/2/2020 9/9/2020
   
 MAGAZINES    
MAD Magazine 10/21/2020 10/7/2020
   
 WALL ART    
Eternals Classic Poster N/A 11/4/2020
   

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
AOD=Army Of Darkness
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=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 or content
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.
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.
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

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