ALTERNATE REALITY SHIPPING FOR: 090424

09/04/24

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1565
260 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) EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1
2) BATMAN #152
3) IMMORTAL THOR #15
4) ULTIMATES #4
5) INCREDIBLE HULK #16
6) VENOM WAR #2 [VW]
7) DAREDEVIL #13
8) MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #24
9) ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4)
10) MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1

15 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 090424

AUTUMN KINGDOM #1
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4)
Duck and Cover #1
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1
FIREFLY MALCOLM REYNOLDS YEAR ONE #1
FLASH GORDON QUARTERLY #1
LADY MECHANIKA THE DEVIL IN THE LAKE #1 (OF 4)
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1
MINOR ARCANA #1
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1 [IW]
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #1 (OF 4)
PRAIRIE GODS #1 (OF 5)
SLAUGHTER OTTER #1
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - KELNACCA #1
TRINITY SPECIAL WORLDS FINEST #1 (ONE SHOT)

5 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

ANIMAL POUND #5 (OF 5)
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG ASSASSIN NATION #2 (OF 2)
Dawnrunner #5
THE BOY WONDER #5 (OF 5)
VALIANTS (2024) #4 (OF 4)

5 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ABSOLUTE POWER #3 CVR I HAIRSINE RAISED UV FOIL VAR
DETECTIVE COMICS #400 FACSIMILE CVR B ADAMS FOIL VAR
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 EDGE FOIL VARIANT
MARVEL/DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD BECAME THOR #1 MOMOKO VARIANT
MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #9 FACSIMILE ED FOIL VARIANT

4 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NO MANGA THIS WEEK

7 SECOND PRINTS

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

GROMMETS #2 Second Printing
HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #25 2ND PTG FUSO VAR
MMPR DARKEST HOUR #1 2ND PTG DESIGN VAR
NYX #1 SARA PICHELLI 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
POWER FANTASY #1 Second Printing Cvr A Caspar Wijngaard
POWER FANTASY #1 Second Printing Cvr B Caspar Wijngaard Var
RED BEFORE BLACK #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG ZONJIC (MR)

2 GAME COMICS

GAME RELATED TITLES FOR THIS WEEK

2024 SHANTAE SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #1 CVR A SAKURAJYOUSUI
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #314

-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.

090424 COMPANY RANKINGS	# NEW TITLES	MSRP TOTALS
1) MARVEL COMICS	68	$ 331.32
2) DC COMICS	47	$ 259.53
3) IMAGE COMICS	21	$ 79.79
4) DARK HORSE COMICS	15	$ 73.85
5) BOOM! COMICS	12	$ 64.88
6) IDW COMICS	6	$ 37.94
7) MAD CAVE COMICS	6	$ 31.94
8) DYNAMITE COMICS	6	$ 29.94
9) ONI PRESS COMICS	5	$ 24.95
10) TITAN COMICS	5	$ 19.95
INDIE COMICS	19	$ 117.81
TOTALS:	210	$ 1,071.90
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 09/04/24. This coming week, there are 210 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $2.99 to $15.99. The largest concentration of books, this week falls into the $4.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. The industry seems to have settled on the $4.99 price point as the industry standard. So, if someone asks you: "How much are new comics today?" The answer is $4.99-for now, and that's from the experts at Alternate Reality!

090424 PRICE POINTS	# SHIPPING	TOTALS
$2.99	5	$ 14.95
$3.99	52	$ 207.48
$4.99	108	$ 538.92
$5.99	26	$ 155.74
$6.99	10	$ 69.90
$7.99	3	$ 23.97
$8.99	5	$ 44.95
$15.99	1	$ 15.99
TOTALS:	210	$ 1,071.90
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Eve L. Ewing (A) Carmen Carnero

KATE PRYDE LEADS A TEAM OF ALL-NEW X-MEN! After the fall of Krakoa, Kate Pryde is trying to get as far away from all things X as she possibly can. She's just a regular-degular bartender now. Definitely NOT getting ready to head up an ALL-NEW TEAM of wayward young mutants while avoiding the watchful gaze of Emma Frost.

COVER PRICE:	$4.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$3.75

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

WHAT IF DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Riccardo Secchi (A/CA) Lorenzo Pastrovicchio

When DONALD DUCK chaperones HUEY, DEWEY AND LOUIE on an archaeological trip to search for ancient Viking artifacts, he finds more than he bargained for when he comes across the STONE DUCKS FROM SATURN preparing for an invasion. But everything changes when he discovers an enchanted cane that causes an egg-ceptional transformation, gifting him with the POWER OF THOR!

COVER PRICE:	$4.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$3.75

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

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

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Every THURSDAY from NOON to 6:00pm
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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-

209 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-68	MSRP
DAREDEVIL #13	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL #13 GABRIELE DELL'OTTO VARIANT	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL #13 NICK BRADSHAW GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 DAVID BALDEON BRONZE VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 EDGE FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 ELIZABETH TORQUE VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 LEINIL YU GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 LOGO VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 ROSE BESCH VARIANT	$ 4.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 SCOTT KOBLISH WRAPAROUND CONN VARIANT	$ 4.99
GET FURY #5	$ 3.99
IMMORTAL THOR #15	$ 4.99
IMMORTAL THOR #15 JONAS SCHARF GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 4.99
IMMORTAL THOR #15 PABLO VILLALOBOS VARIANT	$ 4.99
IMMORTAL THOR #15 RYAN MEINERDING MARVEL STUDIOS VARIANT	$ 4.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #16	$ 3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #16 EDWIN GALMON DISCO DAZZLER VARIANT	$ 3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #16 JAN BAZALDUA MARVEL 85TH ANNIV HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #16 PAULO SIQUEIRA VARIANT	$ 3.99
KID VENOM #2	$ 3.99
KID VENOM #2 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT	$ 3.99
KID VENOM #2 PHILIP TAN HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 3.99
KID VENOM #2 STAN SAKAI VARIANT	$ 3.99
MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1	$ 4.99
MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT	$ 8.99
MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1 PHIL NOTO DONALD DUCK TH OR VARIANT	$ 4.99
MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1 SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT	$ 4.99
MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF...? DONALD DUCK BECAME THOR #1 WALT SIMONSON VARIANT	$ 4.99
MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #9 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #9 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1	$ 4.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1 WU ZOMBIE HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 4.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1 RON LIM VARIANT	$ 4.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1 SEAN GALLOWAY CONN VARIANT	$ 4.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #24	$ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #24 NIC KLEIN STORMBREAKERS VARIANT	$ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #24 ROMY JONES GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 3.99
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1 [IW]	$ 4.99
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1 IVAN SHAVRIN VARIANT [IW]	$ 4.99
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1 MIKE MCKONE INFINITY WATCH VARIANT [IW]	$ 4.99
NYX #1 SARA PICHELLI 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
SCARLET WITCH #4	$ 3.99
SCARLET WITCH #4 MARTIN COCCOLO STORMBREAKERS VARIANT	$ 3.99
SCARLET WITCH #4 MITSUHIRO ARITA GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 3.99
SPIDER-BOY #11	$ 4.99
SPIDER-BOY #11 LEE GARBETT GODZILLA VARIANT	$ 4.99
SPIDER-BOY #11 PASQUAL FERRY VARIANT	$ 4.99
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - KELNACCA #1	$ 4.99
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - KELNACCA #1 TAKASHI OKAZAKI VARIANT	$ 4.99
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE - KELNACCA #1 TV VARIANT	$ 4.99
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #7	$ 3.99
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #7 FRANCESCO MANNIVA VARIANT	$ 3.99
ULTIMATES #4	$ 4.99
ULTIMATES #4 INHYUK LEE ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATES #4 ROD REIS VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATES #4 WES CRAIG CONN VARIANT	$ 4.99
UNCANNIVY X-MEN #274 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 CHRIS GIARRUSSO VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 CLAYTON CRAIN VENOM HORSE VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 LUCIANO VECCHIO TEAM DYLAN VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 LUCIANO VECCHIO TEAM EDDIE VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR #2 SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT [VW]	$ 4.99
VENOM WAR: SPIDER-MAN #2 [VW]	$ 3.99
VENOM WAR: SPIDER-MAN #2 MARK BAGLEY VARIANT [VW]	$ 3.99
X-FORCE #2 RUAIRI COLEMAN MARVEL MULTIVERSE RPG VARIANT	$ 3.99
NEW MARVEL TOTALS:	$ 331.32

2) NEW DC COMICS-47	MSRP
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR A DAN MORA	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR B IVAN TALAVERA CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR C CARLA COHEN CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR D MIKE DEODATO JR CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR E STEPHEN BLISS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR F MARC ASPINALL CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR G MIKEL JANIN CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR H JOHN TIMMS CONN CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR I TREVOR HAIRSINE RAISED UV FOIL VAR	$ 7.99
ABSOLUTE POWER #3 (OF 4) CVR J MARK SPEARS POWER PARTICIPATION CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR A SALVADOR LARROCA (AP)	$ 4.99
BATMAN #152 CVR B GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR C DAVE JOHNSON CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR D NICOLA SCOTT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR E GARCIA-LOPEZ & PRADO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR F NICOLA SCOTT BATMAN 85TH ANNIV CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN #152 CVR I JOE QUINONES BEETLEJUICE CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 5.99
BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES (2024) #9	$ 2.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD SUMMER BREAKDOWN #3 (OF 3)	$ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 CVR A LEONARDO ROMERO	$ 3.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 CVR B EJIKURE CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 CVR C GAVIN GUIDRY CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 CVR D NICOLA SCOTT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #13 CVR E GARCIA-LOPEZ & PRADO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #400 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A NEAL ADAMS	$ 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #400 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B NEAL ADAMS FOIL VAR	$ 5.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #400 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C BLANK VAR	$ 4.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 (OF 12) CVR A MIKEL JANIN (RES)	$ 3.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 (OF 12) CVR B TONY HARRIS CRD STK VAR (RES)	$ 4.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 (OF 12) CVR C TRAVIS MERCER CRD STK VAR (RES)	$ 4.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 (OF 12) CVR D MARCO SANTUCCI CRD STK VAR (RES)	$ 4.99
MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR A LI CREE	$ 3.99
MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR B RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
PENGUIN #12 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO	$ 3.99
PENGUIN #12 CVR B FELIPE MASSAFERA CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #1 (OF 4) CVR A ALEX LINS (MR)	$ 4.99
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #1 (OF 4) CVR B MICHAEL ALLRED VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #1 (OF 4) CVR C CHRIS SAMNEE VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
POISON IVY #25 CVR A JESSICA FONG	$ 5.99
POISON IVY #25 CVR B NOOBOVICH CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
POISON IVY #25 CVR C MARCIO TAKARA CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
POISON IVY #25 CVR D BRIAN BOLLAND CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
THE BOY WONDER #5 (OF 5) CVR A JUNI BA	$ 5.99
THE BOY WONDER #5 (OF 5) CVR B LEA MURAWIEC VAR	$ 5.99
TRINITY SPECIAL WORLDS FINEST #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE	$ 5.99
TRINITY SPECIAL WORLDS FINEST #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B BELEN ORTEGA CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
TRINITY SPECIAL WORLDS FINEST #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C SWEENEY BOO CRD STK VAR	$ 6.99
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:	$ 259.53

3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-21	MSRP
FREE AGENTS #3 CVR A STEPHEN MOONEY	$ 3.99
FREE AGENTS #3 CVR B KEVIN MAGUIRE VAR	$ 3.99
GROMMETS #2 Second Printing	$ 3.99
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #35 CVR A VON RANDAL	$ 2.99
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #35 CVR B MIRKO COLAK VAR	$ 2.99
HOLY ROLLER #8 (OF 9) CVR A ROLAND BOSCHI & MORENO DINISIO	$ 3.99
INFERNALS #5 CVR A JOHN J PEARSON (MR)	$ 3.99
LADY MECHANIKA THE DEVIL IN THE LAKE #1 (OF 4) CVR A JOE BENITEZ	$ 3.99
LADY MECHANIKA THE DEVIL IN THE LAKE #1 (OF 4) CVR B SIYA OUM VAR	$ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #1 Second Printing Cvr A Caspar Wijngaard	$ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #1 Second Printing Cvr B Caspar Wijngaard Var	$ 3.99
PUBLIC DOMAIN #8 (MR)	$ 3.99
ROOK EXODUS #5 CVR A JASON FABOK & BRAD ANDERSON	$ 3.99
ROOK EXODUS #5 CVR B JASON FABOK & BRAD ANDERSON SWINE VAR	$ 3.99
SCARLETT #4 (OF 5) CVR A MARCO FERRARI	$ 3.99
SCARLETT #4 (OF 5) CVR B YASMINE PUTRI VAR	$ 3.99
SPAWN #356 CVR A MARK SPEARS	$ 2.99
SPAWN #356 CVR B TONTON REVOLVER VAR	$ 2.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #96 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR)	$ 3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #96 CVR B CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE MCCAIG VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #96 CVR C SEAN PHILLIPS & JACOB PHILLIPS CONN VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:	$ 79.79

4) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-15	MSRP
Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #2 (CVR A) (Rafael Albuquerque)	$ 3.99
Canto: A Place Like Home #4 (CVR A) (Drew Zucker)	$ 3.99
Dawnrunner #5 (CVR A) (Evan Cagle)	$ 4.99
Dawnrunner #5 (CVR B) (Filipe Andrade)	$ 4.99
Dawnrunner #5 (CVR C) (DIS.PATER)	$ 4.99
Duck and Cover #1 (CVR A) (Rafael Albuquerque)	$ 4.99
Duck and Cover #1 (CVR B) (Rafael Albuquerque)	$ 4.99
Duck and Cover #1 (CVR C) (Foil) (Rafael Albuquerque)	$ 4.99
Duck and Cover #1 (CVR F) (Virgin) (FOC) (Jacob Phillips)	$ 4.99
Grendel: Devil's Crucible--Defiance #3 (CVR A) (Matt Wagner)	$ 4.99
Grendel: Devil's Crucible--Defiance #3 (CVR B) (David Hitchcock)	$ 4.99
Helen of Wyndhorn #4 (CVR A) (Bilquis Evely)	$ 4.99
Helen of Wyndhorn #4 (CVR B) (Foil) (Bilquis Evely)	$ 4.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures--Echoes of Fear #1 (CVR A) (Eduardo Mello)	$ 4.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III--Crash and Burn one-shot (CVR A) (Rachele Aragno)	$ 5.99
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 73.85

5) NEW BOOM! COMICS-12	MSRP
ANIMAL POUND #5 (OF 5) CVR A GROSS (MR)	$ 4.99
ANIMAL POUND #5 (OF 5) CVR B SHIMIZU (MR)	$ 4.99
FARSCAPE ARCHIVE EDITION #1	$ 4.99
FIREFLY MALCOLM REYNOLDS YEAR ONE #1 CVR A EJIKURE	$ 7.99
HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #25 2ND PTG FUSO VAR	$ 4.99
MINOR ARCANA #1 CVR A LEMIRE	$ 4.99
MINOR ARCANA #1 CVR B LOTAY	$ 4.99
MMPR DARKEST HOUR #1 2ND PTG DESIGN VAR	$ 7.99
RANGER ACADEMY #10 CVR A MERCADO	$ 3.99
RED BEFORE BLACK #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG ZONJIC (MR)	$ 4.99
UNCANNIVY VALLEY #5 (OF 6) CVR A WACHTER	$ 4.99
UNCANNIVY VALLEY #5 (OF 6) CVR B HOWELL	$ 4.99
NEW BOOM! TOTALS:	$ 64.88

6) NEW IDW COMICS-6	MSRP
Godzilla: Skate or Die #3 Cover A (Joyce)	$ 4.99
Godzilla: Skate or Die #3 Variant B (Ba)	$ 4.99
Star Trek #500 Cover A (Jones)	$ 6.99
Star Trek #500 Variant B (Bartok)	$ 6.99
Star Trek #500 Variant C (Woodward)	$ 6.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Best of Dark Leo Cover A (Biggie)	$ 6.99
NEW IDW TOTALS:	$ 37.94

7) NEW MAD CAVE COMICS-6	MSRP
FLASH GORDON #2 CVR A WILL CONRAD	$ 4.99
FLASH GORDON #2 CVR B FRAZER IRVING CONN VAR	$ 4.99
FLASH GORDON QUARTERLY #1 CVR A STEFANO SIMEONE	$ 5.99
FLASH GORDON QUARTERLY #1 CVR B FILYA BRATUKHIN	$ 5.99
PRAIRIE GODS #1 (OF 5) CVR A SHANE CONNERY VOLK (MR)	$ 4.99
PRAIRIE GODS #1 (OF 5) CVR B JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER (MR)	$ 4.99
NEW MAD CAVE TOTALS:	$ 31.94

8) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-6	MSRP
AOD FOREVER #11 CVR A BARENDS	$ 4.99
RED SONJA 2023 #13 CVR A PARRILLO	$ 4.99
RED SONJA 2023 #13 CVR B BARENDS	$ 4.99
RED SONJA 2023 #13 CVR C LINSNER	$ 4.99
RED SONJA 2023 #13 CVR D GEOVANI	$ 4.99
VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #4 CVR A PARRILLO	$ 4.99
NEW DYNAMITE TOTALS:	$ 29.94

9) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-5	MSRP
AUTUMN KINGDOM #1 CVR A CHRISTOPHER MITTEN VAR	$ 4.99
AUTUMN KINGDOM #1 CVR B ALISON SAMPSON	$ 4.99
AUTUMN KINGDOM #1 CVR C MALACHI WARD	$ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 (OF 5) CVR A GREG SMALLWOOD (MR)	$ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 (OF 5) CVR B RILEY ROSSMO VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
NEW ONI PRESS TOTALS:	$ 24.95

10) NEW TITAN PRESS COMICS-5	MSRP
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4) CVR A ZAFFINO (M	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4) CVR B OEZGEN (MR	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4) CVR C SAYGER (MR	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4) CVR D DIDIER (MR	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN BATTLE BLACKSTONE #1 (OF 4) CVR E FLEECS (MR	$ 3.99
NEW TITAN PRESS TOTALS:	$ 19.95

NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-19	MSRP	PUBLISHER
2024 SHANTAE SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #1 CVR A SAKURAJYOUSUI	$ 4.99	UDON ENT
AKOLYTE #6	$ 4.99	KONKRET COMICS
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG ASSASSIN NATION #2 (OF 2) CVR A DI MATTIA	$ 4.99	VALIANT
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG ASSASSIN NATION #2 (OF 2) CVR B PONCE	$ 4.99	VALIANT
BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER #2 CVR A RISSO (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY MEDIA
BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER #2 CVR B PANOSIAN (MR)	$ 8.99	DSTLRY MEDIA
DUNGEONS AND DIMWITS #3 CVR A KODARIS	$ 5.99	DREN PROD
HATE REVISITED #3 (OF 4) (MR)	$ 3.99	Fantagraphics
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #314	$ 15.99	KENZER & COMPANY
SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR ONESHOT	$ 3.99	ARCHIE COMIC
SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR TWO #2 (OF 4) CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE CRD STK	$ 4.99	CEX
SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR TWO #2 (OF 4) CVR B JOSEPH SCHMALKE CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99	CEX
SLAUGHTER OTTER #1 CVR A MATT RODGERS	$ 5.99	KEENSPOT
SLAUGHTER OTTER #1 CVR B TROY DONGARRA	$ 5.99	KEENSPOT
TALES OF THE BIZARRE #8	$ 5.99	DREN PROD
THE FIRST AMERICANS #2 (OF 8) (MR)	$ 6.99	CRITICAL ENT
THE THEME OF THIEVES #3 (MR)	$ 4.99	COMICSBURGH
VALIANTS (2024) #4 (OF 4) CVR A DI MATTIA	$ 4.99	VALIANT
VALIANTS (2024) #4 (OF 4) CVR B ALESSIO SWIMSUIT	$ 4.99	VALIANT
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:	$ 117.81

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!

50 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 BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-29	MSRP
AGATHA HARKNESS: THE SAGA OF THE SALEM WITCH	$ 29.99
AMAZONS ATTACK TP	$ 16.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD SUMMER BREAKDOWN TP	$ 12.99
BATMAN CITY OF MADNESS HC (MR)	$ 29.99
Bluey: Daddy Robot	$ 5.99
CARNAGE VOL. 2: SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS	$ 17.99
DARKHOLD: THE SAGA OF THE BOOK OF SINS	$ 29.99
DCEASED WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS TP	$ 19.99
DEADPOOL EPIC COLLECTION: JOHNNY HANDSOME	$ 44.99
ELSEWORLDS SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 (2024 EDITION)	$ 34.99
Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography	$ 5.99
FERAL TP VOL 01	$ 16.99
FLASHPOINT TP (2024 EDITION)	$ 19.99
HARLEY QUINN AND THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)	$ 9.99
I Am Santa (Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas)	$ 5.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 05 NEW EDITION (MR)	$ 14.99
JOKER KILLER SMILE TP (MR)	$ 19.99
JOKER TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)	$ 9.99
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MIGHTY THOR VOL. 4 - WHEN MEET IMMORTALS ORIGINAL COVER [DM ONLY]	$ 15.99
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MIGHTY THOR VOL. 4 - WHEN MEET IMMORTALS ROMERO COVER	$ 15.99
MARVEL-VERSE: SCARLET WITCH	$ 10.99
Quick Stops Volume 2	$ 24.99
Sleep Little Batman (DC Batman)	$ 8.99
SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE	$ 15.99
Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Merry Spidey Christmas	$ 5.99
STAR WARS VOL. 8: THE SITH AND THE SKYWALKER	$ 19.99
The Lost Web-Shooter! (Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends)	$ 5.99
VOID RIVALS TP VOL 02 BOOK MARKET LORENZO DE FELICI CVR	$ 16.99
X-MEN BY GERRY DUGGAN VOL. 6	$ 17.99

NEW MAGAZINES-11	MSRP
ART IN AMERICA FALL 2024	$ 19.95
BOOKMARKS MAGAZINE 1024	$ 8.95
HORRORHOUND #102	$ 9.99
OH READER #17	$ 9.99
OUT #317	$ 6.99
POETS & WRITERS 1024	$ 7.99
PRO FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW	$ 13.99
SHUDDER 2025 SPOOKTACULAR ANNIVUAL (MR)	$ 10.95
STAR WARS INSIDER #227 NEWSTAND ED	$ 9.99
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #143	$ 9.99
WORLDS BEST CROSSWORD 2024	$ 9.99

NEW RATIO VARIANTS-10
BATMAN #152 CVR G INC 1:25 BELEN ORTEGA CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 9.99
BATMAN #152 CVR H INC 1:50 JOELLE JONES CRD STK VAR (AP)	$ 21.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 (OF 5) CVR C INC 1:10 JAY STEPHENS EC HOMAGE VAR (MR)	$ 7.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 JOELLE JONES VARIANT	$ 9.99
IMMORTAL THOR #15 PABLO VILLALOBOS VIRGIN VARIANT	$ 26.99
KID VENOM #2 SALVADOR LARROCA VARIANT	$ 12.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES: DAWN OF DECAY #1 NICK BRADSHAW VARIANT	$ 21.99
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #1 (OF 4) CVR D INC 1:25 TYLER BOSS VAR (MR)	$ 17.99
TRINITY SPECIAL WORLDS FINEST #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D INC 1:25 ZULLO CRD STK VAR	$ 21.99
ULTIMATES #4 FRANCESCO MOBILI VARIANT	$ 34.99

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
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

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: "0323" means March, 2023. "0122" means January, 2022...

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