ALTERNATE REALITY SHIPPING FOR: 070925

07/09/25

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1609
315 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

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-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

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

1) FANTASTIC FOUR #1
2) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2
3) ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9
4) UNCANNY X-MEN #17
5) ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT)
6) SUPERGIRL #3
7) TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6)
8) MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35
9) BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1
10) ACTION COMICS #1088

13 FIRST ISSUES

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THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 070925

ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1
FANTASTIC FOUR #1
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4)
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4)
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE #1
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT)
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4)
WILD ANIMALS #1 (OF 5)

6 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

Assassin's Apprentice III #6
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #5
SOLOMON KANE THE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4)
The Magic Order 5 #6
Uncanny Valley #10
WOLVERINE AND KITTY PRYDE #4

8 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 CVR I FOIL VAR
ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 CVR J FOIL VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 MAHMUD ASRAR FOIL VARIANT
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 CVR D FOIL VAR
I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 FACSIMILE ED CVR B FOIL VAR
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 FOIL VAR
WITCHBLADE #1 FACSIMILE ED CVR B FOIL VAR

4 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA THIS WEEK...
OUTSIDERS TP VOL 01 (MR)
SEX DRIVE (Manga) Vol. 1 - My Listless Instructor

REORDER MANGA THIS WEEK...
CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
PLUS SIZED ELF GN VOL 01 (MR)

12 SECOND PRINTS

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

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 LARRAZ 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #2 MCNIVEN 2ND PRINT
MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME #1 2ND PRINT
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #2 SIQUEIRA 2ND PRINT
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Fourth Printing
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #3 Second Printing
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #3 Third Printing
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #4 Second Printing
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #1 3RD PTG
FUTURE IS ****** #2 Second Printing (MR)
KIDS THESE DAYS #1 Second Printing Cvr A Wilson Gandolpho
PLANET DEATH #0 (OF 4) Second Printing

4 GAME RELATED

GAME RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1
-CVR A ALBERTO ALBURQUERQUE
-CVR B BRETT BEAN VAR
-CVR C DAX GORDINE VAR
-CVR D INC ALEX AHAD VAR

-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.

070925 COMPANY RANKINGS	# NEW TITLES	MSRP TOTALS
1) MARVEL COMICS	59	$ 301.41
2) DC COMICS	45	$ 285.55
3) IMAGE COMICS	23	$ 93.77
4) TITAN COMICS	19	$ 98.81
5) IDW COMICS	10	$ 51.90
6) ARCHIE COMICS	8	$ 71.92
7) ONI PRESS COMICS	7	$ 34.93
8) BOOM! COMICS	6	$ 33.94
INDY COMICS	27	$ 151.83
TOTALS:	204	$ 1,124.06
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 07/09/25. This coming week, there are 204 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $1.99 to $19.99. 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 has settled on the $4.99 price point as the standard MSRP for comics. So, if someone asks you: "Hey, how much are new comics today?" The answer is $4.99, and that's from the experts at Alternate Reality!

070925 PRICE POINTS	# SHIPPING	TOTALS
$1.99	1	$ 1.99
$3.99	51	$ 203.49
$4.04	2	$ 8.08
$4.99	89	$ 444.11
$5.99	34	$ 203.66
$6.99	8	$ 55.92
$7.99	6	$ 47.94
$8.99	5	$ 44.95
$9.99	1	$ 9.99
$11.99	2	$ 23.98
$14.99	4	$ 59.96
$19.99	1	$ 19.99
TOTALS:	204	$ 1,124.06
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

FANTASTIC FOUR #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ryan North (A) Humberto Ramos

The FANTASTIC FOUR return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong - and they're sent to four different eras in Earth's history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben and Sue all have to fight to survive.

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

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

IT'S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jason Loo (A) Nao Fuji

PETS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE UNITE! Jeff the Land Shark and his friends have been caught in a struggle over the Space Stone - and flung across the galaxy to the middle of Knowhere! They'll have to work together to get back home, but what's a trial-based odyssey to the pets of Earth's Mightiest Heroes? Don't miss this fan-favorite infinity comic's print debut!

COVER PRICE:	$6.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$5.25

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Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!

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

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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-

229 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-59	MSRP
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 PEPE LARRAZ 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #2 STEVE MCNIVEN 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 6.99
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #5 [DOOM]	$ 3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 ALAN DAVIS VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 ALEX ROSS VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 BLANK COVER VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 CLAUDIO CASTELLINI WRAP VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 CLIFF CHIANG VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 JEEHYUNG LEE VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 JEROME OPENA VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 LEONARDO ROMERO RETROVISION VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 PASTROVICCHIO DISNEY WHAT IF? FANTASTIC 4 HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 MAHMUD ASRAR FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS 2-PART CONN VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 RYAN MEINERDING MARVEL STUDIOS VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 SKOTTIE YOUNG 5-PART CONN VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 MARK BUCKINGHAM VARIANT	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 PHIL NOTO COVER A	$ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 PHIL NOTO COVER B	$ 4.99
IT'S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS #1	$ 6.99
IT'S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS #1 CHRISSIE ZULLO VARIANT	$ 6.99
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #8	$ 3.99
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #8 NOGI SAN VARIANT	$ 3.99
MAGIK #7	$ 3.99
MAGIK #7 JOE QUINONES RETROVISION VARIANT	$ 3.99
MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME #1 DAN PANOSIAN 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 LUCAS WERNECK VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 MARK BROOKS WRAP VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 PABLO VILLALOBOS VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 RUSSELL DAUTERMAN VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 TAURIN CLARKE VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 TERRY DODSON VARIANT	$ 5.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35	$ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 LOGAN LUBERA 5-PART CONN VARIANT	$ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 PACO MEDINA VARIANT	$ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 PERE PEREZ RETROVISION VARIANT	$ 3.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #2 PAULO SIQUEIRA 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1	$ 5.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 MAHMUD ASRAR VARIANT	$ 5.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 PAOLO VILLANELLI VARIANT	$ 5.99
RED HULK #6 [DOOM]	$ 3.99
RED HULK #6 MIKE ALLRED RETROVISION VARIANT [DOOM]	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 SPROUSE FORCE AWAKENS 10TH ANNIV VARIANT	$ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 SIMONE DI MEO VARIANT	$ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #4 [DOOM]	$ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #4 KYLE HOTZ VARIANT [DOOM]	$ 3.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 CAFU VARIANT	$ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 SANFORD GREENE VARIANT	$ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17	$ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 EJIKURE MUTINA VARIANT	$ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 RON FRENZ RETROVISION VARIANT	$ 4.99
WOLVERINE AND KITTY PRYDE #4	$ 3.99
WOLVERINE AND KITTY PRYDE #4 JAN BAZALDUA VARIANT	$ 3.99
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:	$ 301.41

2) NEW DC COMICS-45	MSRP
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Fourth Printing	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #3 Second Printing	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR A RAFA SANDOVAL	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR B LESLEY LEIRIX LI CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR C GERALD PAREL CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #3 Third Printing	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #4 Second Printing	$ 4.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR A RYAN SOOK	$ 4.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR B LEONARDO ROMERO CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR C KARL KERSCHL CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR A GLEB MELNIKOV	$ 3.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR B EDWIN GALMON CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR C LESLEY LEIRIX LI CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR D OZGUR YILDIRIM CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR E MARK SPEARS CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO	$ 4.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR B JUAN FERREYRA CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR C RAFAEL DE LATORRE CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR D JAY ANACLETO GOTHAM CITY SIRENS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #8 (OF 12) CVR A HAYDEN SHERMAN	$ 4.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #8 (OF 12) CVR B MARTIN SIMMONDS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR A FERNANDEZ	$ 4.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR B FIUMARA CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR C SIENKIEWICZ CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
FIRE & ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #4 (OF 6) CVR A TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON	$ 3.99
FIRE & ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #4 (OF 6) CVR B JESSICA FONG CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR A TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON	$ 3.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR B NOOBOVICH CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR C MARCH CONN CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR D MARCH CONN KALANORIAN FOIL VAR	$ 6.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR A FERNANDO PASARIN & OCLAIR ALBERT	$ 3.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR B EDWIN GALMON CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR C RIAN GONZALES CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR A SOPHIE CAMPBELL	$ 3.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR B STANLEY ARTGERM LAU CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR C LESLEY LEIRIX LI CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A BRUNO REDONDO	$ 14.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B DAN JURGENS VAR	$ 14.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C SCOTT KOBLISH WRAP VAR	$ 14.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D SUPERMAN MOVIE PHOTO VAR	$ 14.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR E BRUNO REDONDO FOIL VAR	$ 19.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR A BELEN ORTEGA	$ 3.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR B BEN OLIVER CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR C EJIKURE CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR D TULA LOTAY CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
NEW DC TOTALS:	$ 285.55

3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-23	MSRP
BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #9 CVR A PAUL FRY (MR)	$ 3.99
FARMHAND #23 (MR)	$ 3.99
FREE PLANET #3 CVR A JED DOUGHERTY	$ 3.99
FREE PLANET #3 CVR B JED DOUGHERTY LADDER VAR	$ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A SKOTTIE YOUNG (MR)	$ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B SKOTTIE YOUNG FOIL VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #42 CVR A DEREK LAUFMAN & JEAN FRANCOIS BEAULIEU (MR)	$ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #42 CVR B DEREK LAUFMAN B&W VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #1 3RD PTG	$ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #10 CVR A CASPAR WIJNGAARD (MR)	$ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #10 CVR B LUANA VECCHIO VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
RADIANT BLACK #35 CVR A MARCELO COSTA	$ 3.99
RADIANT BLACK #35 CVR B RICCARDO ROBALDO VAR	$ 3.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #277 CVR A ERIK LARSEN (MR)	$ 3.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #277 CVR B ERIK LARSEN 70S TRADE DRESS VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR A DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MIKE SPICER	$ 3.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR B JORGE CORONA & MIKE SPICER VAR	$ 3.99
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4) CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ	$ 3.99
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4) CVR B DAVID MARQUEZ AIDA VAR	$ 3.99
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4) CVR E BLANK SKETCH VAR	$ 3.99
WITCHBLADE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A MICHAEL TURNER (MR)	$ 3.99
WITCHBLADE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B MICHAEL TURNER FOIL VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
WITCHBLADE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C BLANK SKETCH VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 93.77

4) NEW TITAN COMICS-19	MSRP
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 CVR A DAN PANOSIAN (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 CVR B RICCARDO FEDERICI VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 CVR C VALERIO GIANGIORDANO VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 CVR D JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 CVR F DAN PANOSIAN VIRGIN VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR A INHYUK LEE	$ 4.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR B CHRIS JONES VAR	$ 4.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR C CHRIS JONES KONG HEADSHOT VAR	$ 4.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR D LOGO VAR	$ 4.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR F COLOR BLANK SKETCH VAR	$ 5.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #1 (OF 4) CVR G INHYUK LEE VIRGIN VAR	$ 4.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR A NEAL ADAMS (MR)	$ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR A NEAL ADAMS (MR)	$ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR B ALEX HORLEY VAR (MR)	$ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR C NEAL ADAMS VIRGIN VAR (MR)	$ 6.99
SOLOMON KANE THE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR A JESSICA FONG (MR)	$ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE THE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR B JAMES CASTILLO VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE THE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR C PATRICK ZIRCHER VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE THE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR D JESSICA FONG VIRGIN VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
NEW TITAN COMICS TOTALS:	$ 98.81

5) NEW IDW COMICS-10	MSRP
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Cover A (Horvath)	$ 4.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Variant B (Fleecs Movie Homage Cover)	$ 4.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Variant C (Rossmo Storybook Variant)	$ 4.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Variant D (Young)	$ 4.99
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2 Cover A (Pe)	$ 4.99
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2 Variant B (Hernandez)	$ 4.99
Star Trek: Lower Decks #9 Cover A (Smith)	$ 4.99
Star Trek: Lower Decks #9 Variant B (Lawrence)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8 Variant B (Dunbar)	$ 5.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8 Cover A (Pe)	$ 5.99
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:	$ 51.90

6) NEW ARCHIE COMICS-8	MSRP
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A FERNANDO RUIZ (MR)	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B F RUIZ KOSLOWSKI HOMAGE GREYSCALE VAR	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA VAR (MR)	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D PHIL HESTER MATT HERMS VAR (MR)	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR E DAN PARENT VAR (MR)	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR F TY TEMPLETON VAR (MR)	$ 7.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR I RUIZ RICH KOSLOWSKI FOIL VAR (MR)	$ 11.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR J FRANCAVILLA FOIL VAR (MR)	$ 11.99
NEW ARCHIE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 71.92

7) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-7	MSRP
DARK REGARDS #3 (OF 4) CVR A ARTYOM TOPILIN	$ 4.99
DARK REGARDS #3 (OF 4) CVR B NOAH BAILEY VAR	$ 4.99
EC BLOOD TYPE #2 (OF 4) CVR A MIGUEL MERCADO	$ 4.99
EC BLOOD TYPE #2 (OF 4) CVR B ANDREA SORRENTINO VAR	$ 4.99
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE #1 (OF 4) CVR A DAVE BARDIN	$ 4.99
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE #1 (OF 4) CVR B JUAN GEDEON VAR	$ 4.99
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE #1 (OF 4) CVR C TROY LITTLE VAR	$ 4.99
NEW ONI PRESS COMICS TOTALS:	$ 34.93

8) NEW BOOM! COMICS-6	MSRP
Hello Darkness #12 A Main (Dressed Mercado)	$ 5.99
Hello Darkness #12 B Variant (Dressed Frison)	$ 5.99
Hello Darkness #12 C Variant (Full Art Morazzo)	$ 5.99
Hello Darkness #12 D BOOM 20th ANNIV Variant (Dressed Panosian)	$ 5.99
Uncanny Valley #10 A Main (Dressed Wachter)	$ 4.99
Uncanny Valley #10 B Variant (Dressed Fleecs)	$ 4.99
NEW BOOM! COMICS TOTALS:	$ 33.94

NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-27	MSRP	PUBLISHER
Assassin's Apprentice III #6 (CVR A-Anna Steinbauer)	$ 3.99	DARK HORSE
BURIED LONG LONG AGO #3 (OF 5)	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A ALBURQUERQUE	$ 4.99	UDON ENT
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B BEAN VAR	$ 4.99	UDON ENT
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C GORDINE VAR	$ 4.99	UDON ENT
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D INC AHAD VAR	$ 4.99	UDON ENT
FML #5 (CVR A-David López)	$ 4.99	DARK HORSE
FML #5 (CVR B-Jill Thompson)	$ 4.99	DARK HORSE
FUTURE IS ****** #2 Second Printing (MR)	$ 4.04	REKCAH
FUTURE IS ****** #3 (MR)	$ 4.04	REKCAH
KIDS THESE DAYS #1 Second Printing Cvr A Wilson Gandolpho	$ 5.99	KEENSPOT/EX POSSE
LIFE #5 CVR A DANIJEL ZEZELJ	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
LIFE #5 CVR B MICHAEL WALSH VARIANT	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
LIFE #5 CVR D GABRIEL WALTA VARIANT	$ 8.99	DSTLRY
PLANET DEATH #0 (OF 4) Second Printing Allocations May Occur	$ 1.99	BAD IDEA
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR A TOMAS GIORELLO	$ 5.99	BAD IDEA
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR B LEINIL FRANCIS YU VAR	$ 5.99	BAD IDEA
RED HULK (2008) #1 PAN DIMENSIONAL 3D EDITION	$ 9.99	Pan-Universal
SLASHERS APPRENTICE #3 (OF 5)	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
The Magic Order 5 #6 (CVR A-Matteo Buffagni)	$ 5.99	DARK HORSE
The Magic Order 5 #6 (CVR B-B&W-Matteo Buffagni)	$ 5.99	DARK HORSE
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1 CVR A FRED HARPER (MR)	$ 4.99	AHOY
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1 CVR B 5 COPY MATT BORS UNLOCK VAR (MR)	$ 4.99	AHOY
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1 CVR C BLANK SKETCH VARIANT VAR (MR)	$ 4.99	AHOY
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1 CVR D HARPER EXC TRADING CARD BY MAYDAY TRIPPE VAR	$ 5.99	AHOY
WILD ANIMALS #1 (OF 5) CVR A ANDY KUHN	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
WILD ANIMALS #1 (OF 5) CVR B ROBERT HACK VAR	$ 4.99	MAD CAVE
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:	$ 151.83

REORDER COMICS-25
ASSASSINS APPRENTICE III #4	$ 3.99
BATMAN #619 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A JIM LEE	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #21 CVR A PANOSIAN (MR)	$ 3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #21 CVR C KENNEY (MR)	$ 3.99
EC BLOOD TYPE #1 CVR B SORRENTINO (MR)	$ 4.99
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #12 (OF 12) CVR A BERMEJO	$ 4.99
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #12 (OF 12) CVR B FOWLER	$ 4.99
GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 MARK BAGLEY VAR	$ 7.99
GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 SCOTT HEPBURN VAR	$ 7.99
MAGIC ORDER V #3 CVR B B&W BUFFAGNI (MR)	$ 4.99
MAGIC ORDER V #4 CVR B B&W BUFFAGNI (MR)	$ 4.99
MLP MARETIME MYSTERIES #3 CVR A STARLING	$ 3.99
MLP MARETIME MYSTERIES #3 CVR B GRANT	$ 3.99
MOON KNIGHT FIST OF KHONSHU #4	$ 3.99
NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM #1	$ 4.99
PHANTOM ROAD #13	$ 3.99
PSYLOCKE #5	$ 3.99
SUPERMAN #22 CVR E MARGUERITE SAUVAGE SWEATER WEATHER CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #11	$ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #16	$ 4.99
VANISHING POINT #2 (OF 6)	$ 4.99
WEST COAST AVENGERS #6	$ 3.99
X-MEN: DEMONS AND DEATH #1	$ 5.99
ZATANNA #5 (OF 6) CVR A JAMAL CAMPBELL	$ 3.99
ZATANNA #5 (OF 6) CVR D GEORGE PEREZ LEGACY CRD STK VAR	$ 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!

83 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)

REORDER ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-3
CONAN SAVAGE SAVAGE SAVAGE 11OZ MUG	$ 24.99
MEGA MAN CUT MAN 1/12 SCALE AF	$ 24.99
MEGA MAN HYPER BOMB 1/12 SCALE AF	$ 24.99

NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-28	MSRP
BATMAN AND ROBIN (2024) TP VOL 01 MEMENTO	$ 19.99
Batman: Resurrection	$ 19.00
Bluey: Cricket	$ 5.99
Conquest 2099	$ 17.99
DC FINEST JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA THE PLUNDER OF THE PSYCHO-PIRATE TP	$ 39.99
DC W.I.P. ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1	$ 14.99
Deadpool Epic Collection: Agent X	$ 54.99
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DELUXE HC (2025 EDITION) (MR)	$ 29.99
GATCHAMAN TP VOL 02	$ 17.99
HERO TRADE HERO FOR SALE TP	$ 12.99
Hour of the Pumpkin Queen	$ 19.99
Krypto: Hero in Training (Superman Funko Pop!)	$ 5.99
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen	$ 10.99
MADI TP	$ 19.99
Micronauts Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years - They Came From Inner Space	$ 49.99
Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper	$ 20.00
OUTSIDERS TP VOL 01 (MR)	$ 12.99
POISON IVY HC VOL 05 HUMAN BOTANY	$ 29.99
POISON IVY TP VOL 05 HUMAN BOTANY	$ 19.99
Psylocke Vol. 1: Guardian	$ 17.99
Sentinels: Necessary Monsters	$ 17.99
SEX DRIVE (Manga) Vol. 1 - My Listless Instructor	$ 15.99
Star Wars: Ewoks	$ 17.99
Stranger Things Season One: The Junior Novelization	$ 9.99
Stranger Things: Hawkins ABCs (Funko Pop!)	$ 5.99
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR HC	$ 29.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II--Re-Evolution	$ 34.99
TRANSFORMERS WORST BOT EVER TP OGN MEET BALLPOINT	$ 12.99

REORDER BOOKS/TRADES-17
BLACK STAR GN CVR A OLIVETTI	$ 12.99
CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 01 (OF 2)	$ 19.99
Ghost-Spider (Marvel)	$ 5.99
Housecat Trouble: Lost and Found	$ 13.99
Ironheart Little Golden Book (Marvel)	$ 5.99
LEGO Marvel Visual Dictionary	$ 24.99
PLUS SIZED ELF GN VOL 01 (MR)	$ 13.99
Sleep, Little Batman (DC Batman)	$ 8.99
Sonic the Hedgehog, Vol. 1: Fallout!	$ 15.99
Sweet Valley Twins: Teacher's Pet	$ 13.99
Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House	$ 13.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, Vol. 3	$ 16.99
The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2)	$ 13.99
The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress	$ 14.99
The Lost Web-Shooter! (Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends)	$ 5.99
THE MOON IS FOLLOWING US TP VOL 01	$ 14.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS DRACULA HC DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE VAR	$ 24.99

NEW MAGAZINES-13	MSRP
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #336	$ 9.99
BOOKMARKS 3137	$ 8.95
CLASSIC ROCK #341	$ 12.99
CLOSER 070725	$ 6.99
HORRORHOUND #105	$ 9.99
INC SUMMER 2025	$ 7.99
NON-SPORTS UPDATE 2025-6	$ 8.99
OUT 0825	$ 6.99
PROG #160	$ 14.99
THE CHICAGO COOK BOOK	$ 14.99
TIME MAGAZINE 070725	$ 9.99
UNCUT #340	$ 14.75
WORLDS BEST WORD SEARCH 0925	$ 9.99

NEW RATIO VARIANTS-25
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR D INC 1:25 DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR	$ 8.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR E INC 1:50 LESLEY LEIRIX LI VIRGIN CRD STK VAR	$ 21.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR D INC 1:25 SKYLAR PATRIDGE CRD STK VAR	$ 8.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR G INC 1:10 DAN PANOSIAN VAR (MR)	$ 9.99
ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR H INC 1:25 MICHAEL ALLRED VAR (MR)	$ 21.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR E INC 1:25 JOHN MCCREA CRD STK VAR	$ 9.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 CVR D 1:25 MITTEN CRD STK VAR	$ 13.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Variant RI (10) (Horvath Full Art)	$ 9.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Variant RI (25) (Fleecs Full Art)	$ 24.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 JOHN BUSCEMA REMASTERED VARIANT	$ 17.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 PASTROVICCHIO B & W DISNEY WHAT IF? FANTASTIC 4 HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 54.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR E INC 1:25 HELEN MASK CRD STK VAR	$ 10.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR D INC 1:25 NATACHA BUSTOS CRD STK VAR	$ 8.99
MAGIK #7 YASMINE PUTRI VARIANT	$ 26.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 SIMONE DI MEO VARIANT	$ 13.99
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR D INC 1:20 ESAD RIBIC VAR	$ 9.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 FEDERICO VICENTINI VARIANT	$ 21.99
RED HULK #6 DAN PANOSIAN VARIANT [DOOM]	$ 26.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS VARIANT	$ 17.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR D INC 1:25 JOELLE JONES CRD STK VAR	$ 12.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR C INC 1:10 DAVID NAKAYAMA CONN VAR	$ 7.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR D INC 1:25 MANABU YASHIRO VAR	$ 12.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR E INC 1:25 FORBES CRD STK VAR	$ 12.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VARIANT	$ 10.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 ROD REIS VARIANT	$ 17.99

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
CONN=Connecting
CRD STK=Card Stock
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
ENT=Entertainment
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
O/T=OF THE
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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