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04/24/24

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1546
360 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

THIS WEEK'S KIDS

LAST WEEKS SHIPPING

NEXT WEEKS SHIPPING

THIS WEEK'S CHECKLIST

-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

OUR TOP TEN COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
RANKING IS BASED ON OUR ORDERING FOR THE WEEK

1) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
2) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4
3) DAREDEVIL #8
4) AVENGERS #13 [FHX]
5) WOLVERINE #48
6) STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1
7) RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 [FHX]
8) X-MEN: FOREVER #2 [FHX]
9) DETECTIVE COMICS #1084
10) SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6

11 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 042424

BIO MECHS #1 (OF 5)
DEATHSTALKER #1 (OF 3)
DICK TRACY #1
DRAWING BLOOD #1 (OF 12) CVR A KEVIN EASTMAN
MYTHOLOGIES & APOCRYPHA #1 (MR)
Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1
POOH VS BAMBI #1 (OF 3)
RICK AND MORTY KINGDOM BALLS #1 (OF 4)
SPECTREGRAPH #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1

7 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

AKOLYTE #5
BLADE #10
DUKE #5 (OF 5)
DUTCH #3 (OF 3)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150
The Ministry of Compliance #5
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6

3 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

FLASH #8 CVR E RAMON PEREZ FOIL VAR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant E (Campbell Foil)
X-MEN #130 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT

3 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA...
DISNEY MIRRORVERSE BELL GN
JUJUTSU KAISEN THE OFFICIAL CHARACTER GUIDE SC

REORDER MANGA...
MANGA CLASSICS FRANKENSTEIN SC

7 SECOND PRINTS

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

AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #4 ALEX ROSS 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
CRYING BOY #1 2ND PTG CARLOS VILLAS CVR
GHOST RIDER: FINAL VENGEANCE #1 DANNY KIM 2ND PRINT
JAMES BOND 007 (2024) #1 2ND PTG
SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1 LEINIL YU 2ND PRINTING
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 BRYAN HITCH 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
ULTIMATE X-MEN #1 SANFORD GREENE 3RD PRINTING

3 GAME COMICS

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

NOTHING THIS WEEK

-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

We order 99.9% of the comics all our distributors solicit. 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 TOTAL is given top poll position.

042424 COMPANY RANKINGS	# NEW TITLES	MSRP TOTALS
1) MARVEL COMICS	63	$ 317.37
2) DC COMICS	30	$ 166.70
3) BOOM! COMICS	21	$ 111.79
4) IMAGE COMICS	21	$ 89.79
5) DARK HORSE COMICS	14	$ 66.86
6) IDW COMICS	13	$ 88.87
7) DYNAMITE COMICS	13	$ 54.87
8) TITAN COMICS	7	$ 27.93
9) KEENSPOT COMICS	6	$ 35.94
10) MASSIVE COMICS	6	$ 29.94
INDIE COMICS	41	$ 232.60
TOTALS:	235	$ 1,222.66

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 04/24/24. This coming week, there are 235 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $3.99 to $12.99. The largest concentration of books, this week falls into the $3.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. Once again the industry is still see/sawing each week between $3.99 and $4.99. So, if someone asks you: "How much are new comics today?" The answer is $3.99-for now, and that's from the experts at Alternate Reality!

042424 PRICE POINTS	# SHIPPING	TOTALS
$3.99	92	$ 367.08
$4.99	84	$ 419.16
$5.00	1	$ 5.00
$5.99	26	$ 155.74
$6.99	9	$ 62.91
$7.99	6	$ 47.94
$8.99	8	$ 71.92
$9.99	8	$ 79.92
$12.99	1	$ 12.99
TOTALS:	235	$ 1,222.66

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

DAREDEVIL #8

MARVEL PRH
(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Aaron Kuder

SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE MARKING 60 YEARS OF DAREDEVIL! A dragnet is closing around Matt Murdock, A.K.A. DAREDEVIL! Police on both sides of the law are hunting him, something vicious with a deep connection to Matt's very soul is hunting his friends and, in the midst of that chaos, an old foe with the blood of Matt's closest allies on his hands returns...

COVER PRICE:	$9.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$7.49

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

SHINY MISFITS GN

GRAPHIX
(W) Maysoon Zayid (A) Shadia Amin

Bay Ann is sure her moment in the spotlight has arrived when she wins the school talent show with a show stopping tap routine! But then her classmate and crush, Alyee Maq, causes her to wobble and almost fall. The video of him catching her goes viral, making Alyee an overnight sensation for "helping her." Bay Annll go up against Alyee and his crew to prove she's number one.

COVER PRICE:	$14.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$11.24

DON'T MISS OUR OTHER BIG EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK...

KIDS CORNER SUNDAY
Every SUNDAY from NOON to 5:00pm
20% OFF All Comics & Books in our Kids Corner!

LADIES DAY THURSDAY
Every THURSDAY from NOON to 6:00pm
Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!

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1000'S OF QUARTER COMICS

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BULK PRICING ON SUPPLIES

All "BOOK OF THE WEEK" discounts are applicable only during the week of the NEW COMICS release.
All discounts apply only while supplies last and for single copy purchase.

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

235 NEW & RETURNING COMIC BOOKS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

1) NEW MARVEL COMICS-63	MSRP
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48	$ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 ANNIE WU VAMPIRE VARIANT	$ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 DAVID MARQUEZ MICRONAUTS VARIANT	$ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT	$ 4.99
AVENGERS #13 [FHX]	$ 3.99
AVENGERS #13 CORY SMITH FORESHADOW VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
AVENGERS #13 MIKE MCKONE MICRONAUTS VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
AVENGERS #13 RON LIM WRAPAROUND VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #4 ALEX ROSS 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
BLADE #10	$ 3.99
BLADE #10 DECLAN SHALVEY VARIANT	$ 3.99
DAREDEVIL #8	$ 9.99
DAREDEVIL #8 FRANK MILLER VARIANT	$ 9.99
DAREDEVIL #8 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VARIANT	$ 9.99
DAREDEVIL #8 STEPHEN SEGOVIA VAMPIRE VARIANT	$ 9.99
G.O.D.S. #7	$ 4.99
G.O.D.S. #7 PASQUAL FERRY VARIANT	$ 4.99
G.O.D.S. #7 RON LIM COSMIC HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 4.99
GHOST RIDER: FINAL VENGEANCE #1 DANNY KIM 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
JACKPOT & BLACK CAT #2	$ 3.99
JACKPOT & BLACK CAT #2 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT	$ 3.99
NIGHT THRASHER #3	$ 3.99
NIGHT THRASHER #3 TAURIN CLARKE VARIANT	$ 3.99
PREDATOR: THE LAST HUNT #3	$ 3.99
PREDATOR: THE LAST HUNT #3 JUSTIN MASON VARIANT	$ 3.99
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 [FHX]	$ 4.99
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 BRYAN HITCH CONNECTING VARIANT [FHX]	$ 4.99
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 DAVID NAKAYAMA FORESHADOW VARIANT [FHX]	$ 4.99
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 DERRICK CHEW JUBILEE VARIANT [FHX]	$ 4.99
SCARLET WITCH & QUICKSILVER #3	$ 3.99
SCARLET WITCH & QUICKSILVER #3 ROMY JONES MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT	$ 3.99
SCARLET WITCH & QUICKSILVER #3 SAOWEE VARIANT	$ 3.99
SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE #3	$ 3.99
SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE #3 DAN HIPP VARIANT	$ 3.99
SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE #3 NICK BRADSHAW VARIANT	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1	$ 5.99
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1 BEN HARVEY VARIANT	$ 5.99
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1 FRANK MILLER VARIANT	$ 5.99
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK WHITE & RED #1 MOVIE VARIANT	$ 5.99
STAR WARS: JANGO FETT #2	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: JANGO FETT #2 CARLO PAGULAYAN VARIANT	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: JANGO FETT #2 CAMUNCOLI UNDULI & OFFEE MASTER & APPRENTICE VAR	$ 3.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6	$ 4.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6 FEDERICO VICENTINI STORMBREAKERS VARIANT	$ 4.99
SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1 LEINIL YU 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4 ELIZABETH TORQUE VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4 MATEUS MANHANINI ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4 SANFORD GREENE VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 BRYAN HITCH 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 6.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #1 SANFORD GREENE 3RD PRINTING VARIANT	$ 5.99
WOLVERINE #48	$ 4.99
WOLVERINE #48 JONAS SCHARF VAMPIRE VARIANT	$ 4.99
WOLVERINE #48 RYAN STEGMAN SABRETOOTH VARIANT	$ 4.99
WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR KNIGHTS #3	$ 3.99
WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR KNIGHTS #3 NIC KLEIN STORMBREAKERS VARIANT	$ 3.99
WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR KNIGHTS #3 SAM DE LA ROSA VARIANT	$ 3.99
X-MEN #130 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
X-MEN #130 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
X-MEN: FOREVER #2 [FHX]	$ 3.99
X-MEN: FOREVER #2 DAVID MARQUEZ VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
X-MEN: FOREVER #2 HILDEBRANDT BROS EXODUS MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
X-MEN: FOREVER #2 PHIL NOTO QUIET COUNCIL VARIANT [FHX]	$ 3.99
NEW MARVEL TOTALS:	$ 317.37

2) NEW DC COMICS-30	MSRP
BATMAN DARK AGE #2 (OF 6) CVR A MIKE ALLRED	$ 5.99
BATMAN DARK AGE #2 (OF 6) CVR B DAVE JOHNSON CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
BATMAN DARK AGE #2 (OF 6) CVR C PAUL POPE CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12 CVR A SIMONE DI MEO	$ 7.99
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12 CVR B FRANCESCO MATTINA VAR	$ 7.99
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12 CVR C CHARLIE ADLARD VAR	$ 7.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR A EVAN CAGLE	$ 4.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR B JAVIER FERNANDEZ CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR C GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR D JIM LEE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR E WOLF APRIL FOOLS DETECTIVE CHIMP CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
FLASH #8 CVR A RAMON PEREZ	$ 3.99
FLASH #8 CVR B LESLEY LEIRIX LI CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
FLASH #8 CVR C MATT TAYLOR CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
FLASH #8 CVR D MARIA WOLF APRIL FOOLS GORILLA GRODD CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
FLASH #8 CVR E RAMON PEREZ FOIL VAR	$ 6.99
GREEN ARROW #11 (OF 12) CVR A SEAN IZAAKSE	$ 3.99
GREEN ARROW #11 (OF 12) CVR B TRAVIS MERCER CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
HARLEY QUINN #39 CVR A SWEENEY BOO	$ 4.99
HARLEY QUINN #39 CVR B JENNY FRISON CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
HARLEY QUINN #39 CVR C LOGAN FAERBER CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
HARLEY QUINN #39 CVR D MARIA WOLF APRIL FOOLS GLEEK CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
PENGUIN #9 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO	$ 3.99
PENGUIN #9 CVR B FRANCESCO MATTINA CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
POWER GIRL #8 CVR A YANICK PAQUETTE (HOB)	$ 3.99
POWER GIRL #8 CVR B MARK BROOKS CRD STK VAR (HOB)	$ 4.99
POWER GIRL #8 CVR C W SCOTT FORBES CRD STK VAR (HOB)	$ 4.99
PRIMER #2 (OF 4)	$ 3.99
SHOWCASE #22 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A GIL KANE	$ 3.99
SHOWCASE #22 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B BLANK CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
NEW DC TOTALS:	$ 166.70

3) NEW BOOM! COMICS-21	MSRP
DUNE HOUSE CORRINO #2 (OF 8) CVR A SWANLAND	$ 5.99
DUNE HOUSE CORRINO #2 (OF 8) CVR B VAR FISH	$ 5.99
EXPANSE THE DRAGON TOOTH #11 (OF 12) CVR A WARD	$ 4.99
EXPANSE THE DRAGON TOOTH #11 (OF 12) CVR B BARENDS	$ 4.99
GRIM PEN & INK #1 CVR A FLAVIANO	$ 6.99
GRIM PEN & INK #1 CVR B SPOT UV VAR FLAVIANO	$ 6.99
GRIM PEN & INK #1 CVR C BLANK SKETCH VAR	$ 6.99
MANS BEST #2 (OF 5) CVR A LONERGAN	$ 4.99
MANS BEST #2 (OF 5) CVR B VAR STEPHENS	$ 4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #119 CVR A CLARKE	$ 4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #119 CVR B DARK GRID VAR BAREND	$ 4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #119 CVR C HELMET VAR MONTES	$ 4.99
ONCE UPON A TIME AT END OF WORLD #14 (OF 15) CVR A OLIVETTI	$ 4.99
ONCE UPON A TIME AT END OF WORLD #14 (OF 15) CVR B VAR GIST	$ 4.99
ORCS THE GIFT #3 (OF 4) CVR A LARSEN	$ 5.99
PINE AND MERRIMAC #4 (OF 5) CVR A GALAN	$ 4.99
PINE AND MERRIMAC #4 (OF 5) CVR B VAR SCHWEIZER	$ 4.99
RARE FLAVOURS #5 (OF 6) CVR A ANDRADE	$ 4.99
RARE FLAVOURS #5 (OF 6) CVR B RODRIGUEZ	$ 4.99
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #36 CVR A DELL EDERA	$ 3.99
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #36 CVR B VAR FRISON	$ 3.99
NEW BOOM! TOTALS:	$ 111.79

4) NEW IMAGE COMICS-21	MSRP
BLOODY DOZEN A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGE #5 (OF 6) CVR A WILL SLINEY	$ 3.99
BLOODY DOZEN A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGE #5 (OF 6) CVR B ALBUQUERQUE VAR	$ 3.99
FERAL #2 CVR A TRISH FORSTNER & TONY FLEECS	$ 3.99
FERAL #2 CVR B TRISH FORSTNER & TONY FLEECS VAR	$ 3.99
FORGED #7 (MR)	$ 6.99
INFERNALS #3 CVR A JOHN J PEARSON (MR)	$ 3.99
INFERNALS #3 CVR B SAM WOLFE CONNELLY VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
MONSTRESS #51 (MR)	$ 3.99
SIX FINGERS #3 (OF 5) CVR A SUMIT KUMAR & LEE LOUGHRIDGE (MR)	$ 3.99
SIX FINGERS #3 (OF 5) CVR B LAURENCE CAMPBELL & LEE LOUGHRIDGE VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #9 CVR A FERNANDO BLANCO (MR)	$ 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #9 CVR B TYLER BOSS VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
DRAWING BLOOD #1 (OF 12) CVR A KEVIN EASTMAN	$ 3.99
DRAWING BLOOD #1 (OF 12) CVR B BEN BISHOP VAR	$ 3.99
DRAWING BLOOD #1 (OF 12) CVR C BISHOP, EASTMAN & RODRIGUEZ VAR	$ 3.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 CVR A ROBERTS & STEWART	$ 4.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 CVR B MIDDLETON VAR	$ 4.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 CVR H BLANK SKETCH VAR	$ 4.99
DUKE #5 (OF 5) CVR A TOM REILLY	$ 3.99
DUKE #5 (OF 5) CVR B MATEUS SANTOLOUCO VAR	$ 3.99
DUTCH #3 (OF 3) CVR A SIMON GANE	$ 3.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:	$ 89.79

5) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-14	MSRP
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora--So'lek's Journey #3 (CVR A) (Gabriel Guzman)	$ 3.99
Dawnrunner #2 (CVR A) (Evan Cagle)	$ 4.99
Dawnrunner #2 (CVR B) (Karl Kerschl)	$ 4.99
Dawnrunner #2 (CVR C) (Dan Quintana)	$ 4.99
Ghostbusters: Back in Town #2 (CVR A) (Caspar Wijngaard)	$ 3.99
Ghostbusters: Back in Town #2 (CVR B) (Ben Dewey)	$ 3.99
If You Find This I'm Already Dead #3 (CVR A) (Dan McDaid)	$ 7.99
If You Find This I'm Already Dead #3 (CVR B) (Alice Darrow)	$ 7.99
Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1 (CVR A) (David Rubin)	$ 3.99
Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1 (CVR B) (Martin Simmonds)	$ 3.99
Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1 (CVR C) (Tyler Jenkins)	$ 3.99
Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1 (CVR D) (FOC) (Tony Fleecs)	$ 3.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5 (CVR A) (Harvey Tolibao)	$ 3.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5 (CVR B) (Priscilla Bampoh)	$ 3.99
NEW DARK HORSE TOTALS:	$ 66.86

6) NEW IDW COMICS-13	MSRP
Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures II #4 Cover A (Kambadais)	$ 3.99
Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures II #4 Variant B (Smith)	$ 3.99
Star Trek: Defiant #14 Cover A (Unzueta)	$ 4.99
Star Trek: Defiant #14 Variant B (Woodward)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Cover A (Federici)	$ 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant B (Eastman & Campbell)	$ 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant C (Duncan)	$ 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant D (Lonergan Wraparound Variant)	$ 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant E (Campbell Full Art, Foil)	$ 12.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #12 Cover A (Myer)	$ 3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #12 Variant B (Smith)	$ 3.99
The Ministry of Compliance #5 Cover A (Raffaele)	$ 4.99
The Ministry of Compliance #5 Variant B (Leong)	$ 4.99
NEW IDW TOTALS:	$ 88.87

7) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-13	MSRP
JAMES BOND 007 (2024) #1 2ND PTG	$ 4.99
RED SONJA 2023 #10 CVR A PARRILLO	$ 3.99
RED SONJA 2023 #10 CVR B BARENDS	$ 3.99
RED SONJA 2023 #10 CVR C LINSNER	$ 3.99
RED SONJA 2023 #10 CVR D GEOVANI	$ 3.99
RED SONJA 2023 #10 CVR E COSPLAY	$ 3.99
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6 CVR A PARRILLO	$ 3.99
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6 CVR B CELINA	$ 3.99
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6 CVR C KROME	$ 3.99
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6 CVR D VIGONTE	$ 3.99
VAMPIRELLA DRACULA RAGE #6 CVR E COSPLAY	$ 3.99
WHEEL OF TIME GREAT HUNT #5 CVR A RUBI	$ 4.99
WHEEL OF TIME GREAT HUNT #5 CVR B GUNDERSON	$ 4.99
NEW DYNAMITE TOTALS:	$ 54.87

8) NEW TITAN COMICS-7	MSRP
CONAN BARBARIAN #10 CVR A QUAH (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #10 CVR B GIST (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #10 CVR C DE LA TORRE (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #10 CVR D AJA (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #10 FOC QUAH VIRGIN (MR)	$ 3.99
REBEL MOON HOUSE BLOODAXE #3 (OF 4) CVR B WU (MR)	$ 3.99
REBEL MOON HOUSE BLOODAXE #3 (OF 4) CVR C YAPUR (MR)	$ 3.99
NEW TITAN TOTALS:	$ 27.93

9) NEW KEENSPOT COMICS-6	MSRP
CRYING BOY #1 2ND PTG CARLOS VILLAS CVR	$ 5.99
TOY #5 CVR A GANDOLPHO	$ 5.99
ZOR #2 CVR A MICHAEL ADAMS	$ 5.99
ZOR #2 CVR B OWEN GIENI	$ 5.99
ZOR #2 CVR C ROB NIKOLAKAKIS	$ 5.99
ZOR #2 CVR D ROB POTCHAK	$ 5.99
NEW KEENSPOT TOTALS:	$ 35.94

10) NEW MASSIVE COMICS-6	MSRP
AMERICAN PSYCHO #4 (OF 5) CVR A COLANGELI (MR)	$ 4.99
AMERICAN PSYCHO #4 (OF 5) CVR B KRAFT (MR)	$ 4.99
AMERICAN PSYCHO #4 (OF 5) CVR C FILM STILL (MR)	$ 4.99
AMERICAN PSYCHO #4 (OF 5) CVR E BRUDER BUSINESS CARD VAR (MR	$ 4.99
MISFORTUNES EYES #2 (OF 3) CVR A CABRERA (MR)	$ 4.99
MISFORTUNES EYES #2 (OF 3) CVR C INNOCENTE (MR)	$ 4.99
NEW MASSIVE TOTALS:	$ 29.94

NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-41	MSRP	PUBLISHER
AKOLYTE #5	$ 4.99	KONKRET COMICS
BIO MECHS #1 (OF 5) CVR A LIMA	$ 4.99	BLACKBOX COMICS
BIO MECHS #1 (OF 5) CVR B BATISTA	$ 5.99	BLACKBOX COMICS
BIO MECHS #1 (OF 5) CVR C RAMONDELLI	$ 5.99	BLACKBOX COMICS
BLASFAMOUS #2 (OF 3) CVR A MIRKA ANDOLFO (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
BLASFAMOUS #2 (OF 3) CVR B MIRKA ANDOLFO VAR (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
BLASFAMOUS #2 (OF 3) CVR F JAY STEPHENS VAR (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
CHARRED REMAINS #5 (OF 6)	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
CIH PRESENTS AKIMBO ONE SHOT	$ 5.00	AARDVARK
CULT OF THAT WILKIN BOY INITIATION CVR A SCHOENING	$ 3.99	ARCHIE COMIC
CULT OF THAT WILKIN BOY INITIATION CVR B ROBERT HACK	$ 3.99	ARCHIE COMIC
DEATHSTALKER #1 (OF 3) CVR A NATHAN GOODEN	$ 4.99	VAULT
DEATHSTALKER #1 (OF 3) CVR B JIM TERRY VAR	$ 8.99	VAULT
DEPROG #2 (OF 4) CVR A DANI (MR)	$ 4.99	DEAD SKY PUB
DICK TRACY #1 CVR A GERALDO BORGES	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
DICK TRACY #1 CVR B BRENT SCHOONOVER & NICK FILARDI VAR	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
DICK TRACY #1 CVR C SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR VAR	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
DICK TRACY #1 CVR D BLANK SKETCH VAR	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
EVERYTHING SUCKS NOAHS MILLIONS (ONE SHOT) (MR)	$ 7.99	SILVER SPROCKET
FALLEN SELF MADE MAN (ONE SHOT) CVR A LUCIANO VECCHIO	$ 4.99	CEX
FALLEN SELF MADE MAN (ONE SHOT) CVR B JOSE HOLDER VAR	$ 4.99	CEX
FURRLOUGH #194	$ 4.99	ANTARCTIC PRESS
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #83 CVR A VITORINO	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #83 CVR B GUILLERMO FAJARDO	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
LIFE IS AN OPEN DOOR (ONE SHOT)	$ 4.99	CRITICAL ENT
MYTHOLOGIES & APOCRYPHA #1 (MR)	$ 5.99	FANTAGRAPHICS
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #193	$ 4.99	ANTARCTIC PRESS
PLANETARY EXPANSION #2 (OF 8) (MR)	$ 4.99	CRITICAL ENT
POOH VS BAMBI #1 (OF 3) CVR A IGOR VITORINO	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
POOH VS BAMBI #1 (OF 3) CVR B JORDI TARRAGONA	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
POOH VS BAMBI #1 (OF 3) CVR C PIERLUIGI ABBONDANZA	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
POOH VS BAMBI #1 (OF 3) CVR D SONIA MATAS	$ 3.99	ZENESCOPE ENT
PROJECT CRYPTID #8 (OF 12) (MR)	$ 3.99	Ahoy
RICK AND MORTY KINGDOM BALLS #1 (OF 4) CVR A WILLIAMS & JONES (MR)	$ 4.99	ONI PRESS
RICK AND MORTY KINGDOM BALLS #1 (OF 4) CVR B ALLNATT VAR (MR)	$ 4.99	ONI PRESS
RICK AND MORTY KINGDOM BALLS #1 (OF 4) CVR C LLOYD VAR (MR)	$ 4.99	ONI PRESS
SPACE NEGRO THE LAST NEGRO #2 (OF 5) (MR)	$ 6.99	1FIRST COMICS
SPECTREGRAPH #1 (OF 4) CVR A CHRISTIAN WARD (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
SPECTREGRAPH #1 (OF 4) CVR B MARTIN SIMMONDS VAR (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
SPECTREGRAPH #1 (OF 4) CVR F JENNY FRISON VAR (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
TALES OF THE BIZARRE #5	$ 5.99	DREN PROD
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:	$ 232.60

NO REORDER COMICS THIS WEEK

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!

125 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

NEW ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-7	MSRP
LONGBOX HEROES GRENDEL 5IN AF	$ 39.99
LONGBOX HEROES MR. MONSTER 5IN AF	$ 39.99
LONGBOX HEROES THE GOON 5IN AF	$ 39.99
LONGBOX HEROES THE TICK 5IN AF	$ 39.99
POP MOVIES GOODFELLAS S1 JIMMY CONWAY VIN FIG	$ 13.99
POP STAR WARS NEW CLASSICS LUKE VINYL FIG	$ 13.99
POP STAR WARS NEW CLASSICS STORMTROOPER VINYL FIG	$ 13.99

NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-27	MSRP
ART OF STEVE RUDE SC	$ 24.99
AVENGERS INC.: ACTION MYSTERY, ADVENTURE	$ 17.99
AVENGERS WEST COAST EPIC COLLECTION: ULTRON UNBOUND	$ 44.99
BOOSTER GOLD THE COMPLETE 2007 SERIES TP BOOK 01	$ 29.99
DEMONIACS TP VOL 1 THE REVELATIONARY WAR (MR)	$ 18.99
DISNEY MIRRORVERSE BELL GN	$ 14.99
DOG MAN GN VOL 12 SCARLET SHEDDER	$ 14.99
FLASH (REBIRTH) TP VOL 20 TIME HEIST	$ 14.99
Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 2	$ 29.99
GOOD GRIEF MORE PEANUTS TP 1952-1956 (TITAN ED) NEW PTG	$ 7.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: GROOTRISE	$ 19.99
HOW TO DRAW A GRAPHIC NOVEL SC	$ 19.95
JOKER THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING HC VOL 02	$ 24.99
JUJUTSU KAISEN THE OFFICIAL CHARACTER GUIDE SC	$ 16.99
Lucky Scramble	$ 12.99
MS. MARVEL BY SALADIN AHMED	$ 44.99
PUNK ROCK KARAOKE GN	$ 17.99
RAINA TELGEMEIER GHOSTS GN NEW PTG	$ 12.99
RUMPUS ROOM TP VOL 01 (MR)	$ 16.99
SHINY MISFITS GN	$ 14.99
SILVER SURFER REBIRTH: LEGACY	$ 15.99
Sonic the Hedgehog Vol. 16: Misadventures	$ 16.99
SPINE-TINGLING SPIDER-MAN	$ 19.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 7 - DARK DROIDS	$ 24.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things	$ 19.99
The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt Volume 3	$ 19.99
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: FATAL ATTRACTIONS	$ 49.99

REORDER BOOKS/TRADES-60	MSRP
Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film	$ 9.99
Alien: Prototype	$ 8.99
AMULET SC VOL 05 PRINCE OF THE ELVES	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 2	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 3	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender--Azula in the Spirit Temple	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender-Imbalance Part One	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender--Imbalance Part Two	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender--North and South Part Three	$ 12.99
Avatar: The Last Airbender--Smoke and Shadow Omnibus	$ 24.99
BATMAN (2020) TP VOL 05 FEAR STATE	$ 16.99
BATMAN (2020) TP VOL 06 ABYSS	$ 16.99
BATMAN (2022) TP VOL 01 FAILSAFE	$ 16.99
BATMAN BY GRANT MORRISON OMNIBUS HC VOL 01	$ 75.00
BATMAN CATWOMAN HC (MR)	$ 39.99
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 03 KNIGHTSEND	$ 29.99
BATMAN THE BLACK MIRROR TP (RES)	$ 16.99
BATMAN TP VOL 01 I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH)	$ 16.99
BATMAN TP VOL 02 I AM SUICIDE (REBIRTH)	$ 16.99
BATMAN TP VOL 03 I AM BANE (REBIRTH)	$ 16.99
BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN RORSCHACH TP	$ 19.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY VOL. 2 - THE INVADER	$ 19.99
COVER GIRLS TP VOL 01 (MR)	$ 14.99
Creepy Archives Volume 1	$ 24.99
Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team	$ 19.99
DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION	$ 19.99
DC POSTER PORTFOLIO JENNY FRISON TP	$ 24.99
DIARY OF WIMPY KID SPEC DISNEY+ CVR ED CABIN FEVER	$ 14.99
FERALS TP VOL 01 (MR)	$ 19.99
Halo Graphic Novel (New Edition)	$ 19.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01 NEW EDITION	$ 12.99
IT ROSE FROM THE TOMB 20TH CENTURYS BEST HORROR COMICS SC	$ 31.95
JOHN SEVERIN TWO-FISTED COMIC BOOK ARTIST HC	$ 39.95
JOKER ONE OPERATION JOKER TP VOL 02	$ 9.99
LUMBERJANES TP VOL 01	$ 14.99
MANGA CLASSICS FRANKENSTEIN SC	$ 19.99
MARVEL CLASSIC STICKER BOOK NEW PTG	$ 14.99
Marvel Tarot Deck and Guidebook	$ 25.00
MARVEL ZOMBIES	$ 15.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 [NEW PRINTING]	$ 15.99
Maus Now	$ 28.00
MMPR TMNT II TP	$ 19.99
MS TREE HEROINE WITHDRAWAL GN (MR)	$ 34.99
ONCE & FUTURE TP VOL 05	$ 16.99
PUNISHER VOL. 1: THE KING OF KILLERS BOOK ONE	$ 24.99
PUNISHER VOL. 2: THE KING OF KILLERS BOOK TWO	$ 24.99
SACRIFICERS TP VOL 01	$ 16.99
Sailor Moon 7	$ 10.99
Sailor Moon 9	$ 10.99
SILVER SURFER: BLACK	$ 15.99
Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus	$ 28.99
Stranger Things: SIX (Graphic Novel)	$ 19.99
Teen Titans Go!: Bring it On	$ 12.99
Teen Titans Go!: Undead?!	$ 9.99
The EC Archives: The Haunt of Fear Volume 1	$ 19.99
VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES TP	$ 19.99
VAMPIVERSE TP	$ 19.99
WITCHES OF WORLD WAR II GN	$ 16.99
WOLFSKIN HC VOL 01 (MR)	$ 27.99
ZATANNA & THE RIPPER TP VOL 01	$ 14.99

NEW MAGAZINES-11	MSRP
ARCHIE SHOWCASE JUMBO DIGEST #18 HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN	$ 9.99
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE EXTRAS #291	FREE
IDW Monthly Title Catalog: May 2024	FREE
INC 0424	$ 7.99
LOCUS MAGAZINE #759 VOL 92 NO 4	$ 12.50
MARVEL PREVIEWS #32	FREE
MODERN ETIQUETTE FOR DUMMIES	$ 7.99
PROG #324	$ 14.99
UNCUT #148	$ 12.99
VAMPIRESS CARMILLA MAGAZINE #21 (MR)	$ 6.99
WORLDS BEST WORD SEARCH #5.18	$ 7.99

NEW RATIO VARIANTS-20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 FRANCESCO MOBILI 1:25 VARIANT	$ 12.99
BLASFAMOUS #2 (OF 3) CVR C INC 1:10 JORGE CORONOA VAR (MR)	$ 12.99
DAREDEVIL #8 JOHN ROMITA SR. HIDDEN GEM 1:50 VARIANT	$ 45.00
DAREDEVIL #8 SIMONE BIANCHI 1:25 VARIANT	$ 21.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 CVR F INC 1:25 SEBASTIAN FIUMARA CRD STK VAR	$ 12.99
DICK TRACY #1 CVR E INC 1:10 FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA VAR	$ 10.99
DICK TRACY #1 CVR F INC 1:20 DAN PANOSIAN VAR	$ 21.99
DUKE #5 (OF 5) CVR C INC 1:10 TYLER BOSS & JASON WORDIE VAR	$ 9.99
FERAL #2 CVR C INC 1:10 FORSTNER & FLEECS VAR	$ 8.99
G.O.D.S. #7 RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE 1:25 VARIANT	$ 21.99
JACKPOT & BLACK CAT #2 ARTHUR ADAMS 1:25 VARIANT	$ 49.99
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 CHAD HARDIN 1:25 VARIANT [FHX]	$ 17.99
SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE #3 TERRY DODSON 1:25 VARIANT	$ 21.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6 SKAN 1:25 VARIANT	$ 24.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150 Variant RI (10) (Moody)	$ 10.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4 KAEL NGU 1:25 VARIANT	$ 21.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 CVR C 1:10 VAR	$ 7.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1 CVR D 1:25 MIDDLETON VAR	$ 21.99
WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR KNIGHTS #3 CHRIS SAMNEE 1:25 VARIANT	$ 21.99
X-MEN: FOREVER #2 ARTHUR ADAMS 1:25 VARIANT [FHX]	$ 54.99

RATIO VARIANT PRICING is subject to change due to market conditions

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ADULT MATERIAL	REORDERS
KIDS COMICS/ALL AGES	2ND PRINTS
GAMING	MANGA
EUROPEAN	BOOKS (without pictures)

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
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
CRD STK=Card Stock
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
EXE=Exclusive
FIG=Figure
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image or content
HC=Hard Cover
HOB=House of Brainiac
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.
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
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
TWD=The Walking Dead
VAR=Variant
VAR ED=Variant Edition
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP=Wraparound cover

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