ALTERNATE REALITY SHIPPING FOR: 040126

04/01/26

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1647
262 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

THIS WEEK'S KIDS

LAST WEEKS SHIPPING

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THIS WEEK'S CHECKLIST

-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

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

1) DAREDEVIL #1
2) BATMAN #8
3) BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50
4) ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #18
5) VENOM #256
6) WONDER MAN #1
7) X-MEN #28
8) BATGIRL #18
9) POISON IVY #43
10) BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4)

17 FIRST ISSUES

KING FOR A NEW SERIES?304
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 040126

ALIEN: KING KILLER #1
Baby Garfield #1
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4)
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1
COSPLAYER VERSUS SHARK #1
DAREDEVIL #1
DEADPOOL: APRIL POOL'S DAY #1
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
GHOST MACHINE THE OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK #1 (OF 5)
GI JOE RAH-SSSILENT MISSIONS BARONESS #1 (ONE SHOT)
Groo: The Prophecy #1
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1
MARVEL RIVALS: DUEL OF KINGS #1
POP KILL #1
ROYALS #1 (OF 6)
Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1
WONDER MAN #1

10 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

Avatar: The Gap Year--Tipping Point #6
Briar: Night's Terror #4
Deluge #5
EXIT CITY # 5
GARGOYLES DARKWING DUCK #4
LOGAN: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #4
NOVA: CENTURION #6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #6
TIM BURTONS THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS THE SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #4

7 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #16 2ND Print Cvr B Nick Dragotta Foil
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #15 2ND Print Cvr B Sherman Foil
BATMAN #8 CVR E JORGE JIMENEZ FOIL VAR
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR E NICK PITARRA FOIL VAR
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 EJIKURE FOIL VARIANT
DAREDEVIL #1 RYAN STEGMAN FOIL VARIANT
WONDER MAN #1 NETHO DIAZ FOIL VARIANT

2 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA THIS WEEK...
Fruit of the Underworld 1
Grand Metal Organs Vol. 2

REORDER MANGA THIS WEEK...
NOTHING THIS WEEK

17 SECOND PRINTS

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

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #16 2nd Print Cvr B Nick Dragotta Foil Var
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #15 2nd Print Cvr B Sherman Foil
BATMAN #4 Second Printing Cvr A Jorge Jimenez
BATMAN #4 Second Printing Cvr B Mikel Janin CRD STK Var
BATMAN #5 Second Printing Cvr A Jorge Jimenez
BATMAN #5 Second Printing Cvr B Lee Garbett CRD STK Var
MURDER DRONES #1 (OF 6) 2nd PTG Allocations May Occur
MURDER DRONES #1 (OF 6) 2nd PTG Allocations May Occur
NARCO #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
SKINBREAKER #1 4TH PTG
SKINBREAKER #2 3RD PTG
SKINBREAKER #3 2ND PTG
SKINBREAKER TREASURY EDITION #5 2ND PTG
SKINBREAKER TREASURY EDITION #6 2ND PTG
TIGRESS ISLAND #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG (MR)
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 SHAW 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON #1 2ND PRINT

5 GAME RELATED

GAME RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR A)
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR B)
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR C)
MARVEL RIVALS: DUEL OF KINGS #1
MARVEL RIVALS: DUEL OF KINGS #1 SALVA ESPIN VARIANT

-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.

040126 COMPANY RANKINGS	# NEW TITLES	MSRP TOTALS
1) MARVEL COMICS	57	$ 311.43
2) DC COMICS	48	$ 270.52
3) IMAGE COMICS	24	$ 123.76
4) DYNAMITE COMICS	21	$ 104.79
5) DARK HORSE COMICS	8	$ 39.92
6) ONI PRESS COMICS	8	$ 39.92
7) IDW COMICS	7	$ 34.93
8) MAD CAVE COMICS	6	$ 31.94
9) IGNITION COMICS	6	$ 29.94
10) KEENSPOT COMICS	4	$ 23.96
INDY COMICS	14	$ 71.86
TOTALS:	203	$ 1,082.97
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 04/01/26. This coming week, there are 000 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $1.99 to $14.99. 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!

040126 PRICE POINTS	# SHIPPING	TOTALS
$1.99	1	$ 1.99
$3.99	27	$ 107.73
$4.99	118	$ 588.82
$5.99	45	$ 269.55
$6.99	2	$ 13.98
$7.99	4	$ 31.96
$8.99	2	$ 17.98
$9.99	1	$ 9.99
$10.99	1	$ 10.99
$14.99	2	$ 29.98
TOTALS:	203	$ 1,082.97
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50

DC COMICS
(W) Mark Waid (A) Dan Mora, Adrian Gutierrez

OVERSIZE ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! This issue features an adventure so big, not only are Robin, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Batgirl, and the rest of the Super-Bat Family joining in but Dan Mora makes his return to the series he helped launch!

COVER PRICE:	$4.99/$5.99
ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:	$3.75/$4.50

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

GROO: THE PROPHECY #1

DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier(A) Sergio Aragonés

Groo and Rufferto travel far over the land and across an ocean to get away from those who fear Groo and his infamous bad luck. Our hungry pair of adventurers seems to be running toward catastrophe, though! The priestess Sybilia has visions of terror after terror arriving to her village—with only Groo also arriving to seemingly save her townspeople!

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

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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-

216 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-57	MSRP
ALIEN: KING KILLER #1	$ 4.99
ALIEN: KING KILLER #1 ALEX MALEEV VARIANT	$ 4.99
ALIEN: KING KILLER #1 MARK CHIARELLO VARIANT	$ 4.99
ALL-NEW SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER #9	$ 3.99
ALL-NEW SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER #9 DECLAN SHALVEY VARIANT	$ 3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1	$ 4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK WHITE VARIANT	$ 4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 EJIKURE FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 FANYANG VARIANT	$ 4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VARIANT	$ 4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #1 JOELLE JONES 250TH HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL #1	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 ALEX MALEEV VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 BLUE LINE BLANK COVER VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 DAN PANOSIAN VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 GABRIELE DELL'OTTO VARIANT	$ 10.99
DAREDEVIL #1 GREG LAND 250TH HOMAGE VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 JACKSON SZE MARVEL TELEVISION VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 ROSE BESCH VARIANT	$ 5.99
DAREDEVIL #1 RYAN STEGMAN FOIL VARIANT	$ 9.99
DAREDEVIL #1 TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAG	$ 5.99
DEADPOOL: APRIL POOL'S DAY #1	$ 4.99
DEADPOOL: APRIL POOL'S DAY #1 JIM RUGG VARIANT	$ 4.99
DEADPOOL: APRIL POOL'S DAY #1 KEI ZAMA DEATH'S HEAD VARIANT	$ 4.99
DEADPOOL: APRIL POOL'S DAY #1 TODD NAUCK VARIANT	$ 4.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #5	$ 3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #5 LUCIANO VECCHIO VARIANT	$ 3.99
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1	$ 4.99
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 ACO VARIANT	$ 4.99
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 DALE EAGLESHAM VARIANT	$ 4.99
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1 MICHAEL CHO VARIANT	$ 4.99
LOGAN: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #4	$ 5.99
LOGAN: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #4 PHILIP TAN VARIANT	$ 5.99
MARVEL RIVALS: DUEL OF KINGS #1	$ 5.99
MARVEL RIVALS: DUEL OF KINGS #1 SALVA ESPIN VARIANT	$ 5.99
NOVA: CENTURION #6	$ 3.99
NOVA: CENTURION #6 DANIELE DI NICUOLO VARIANT	$ 3.99
NOVA: CENTURION #6 LUCIANO VECCHIO AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. VARIANT	$ 3.99
VENOM #256 [DS]	$ 4.99
VENOM #256 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK WHITE VARIANT [DS]	$ 4.99
VENOM #256 DOALY ULTIMATE FAREWELL VARIANT [DS]	$ 4.99
VENOM #256 IBAN COELLO 9-PART CONN VARIANT [DS]	$ 4.99
VENOM #256 MARK BAGLEY CLASSIFIED TARGET VARIANT [DS]	$ 4.99
VENOM #256 SCOTT KOBLISH SPOILER VARIANT [DS]	$ 4.99
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 GEOFF SHAW 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 4.99
WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON #1 DAN PANOSIAN 2ND PRINTING VARIANT	$ 5.99
WONDER MAN #1	$ 4.99
WONDER MAN #1 NETHO DIAZ FOIL VARIANT	$ 8.99
WONDER MAN #1 PHIL NOTO HEADSHOT VARIANT	$ 4.99
WONDER MAN #1 ROSE BESCH VARIANT	$ 4.99
X-MEN #28	$ 4.99
X-MEN #28 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK WHITE VARIANT	$ 4.99
X-MEN #28 GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VARIANT	$ 4.99
X-MEN #28 LUCIANO VECCHIO VARIANT	$ 4.99
X-MEN #28 PEACH MOMOKO ULTIMATE FAREWELL VARIANT	$ 4.99
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:	$ 311.43

2) NEW DC COMICS-48	MSRP
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #16 Second Printing Cvr B Nick Dragotta Foil Var	$ 7.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #18 CVR A RAFA SANDOVAL	$ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #18 CVR B GERALD PAREL CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #18 CVR C BEN OLIVER CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #18 CVR D CHRIS BURNHAM CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #15 Second Printing Cvr B Hayden Sherman Foil Var	$ 7.99
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BOOK OF EL #7 (OF 12) CVR A SCOTT GODLEWSKI	$ 3.99
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BOOK OF EL #7 (OF 12) CVR B STEPHANIE HANS CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BOOK OF EL #7 (OF 12) CVR C LUCIO PARRILLO CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BATGIRL #18 CVR A DAVID TALASKI	$ 3.99
BATGIRL #18 CVR B CHRISTIAN WARD CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BATGIRL #18 CVR C TAKESHI MIYAZAWA THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
BATMAN #4 Second Printing Cvr A Jorge Jimenez	$ 4.99
BATMAN #4 Second Printing Cvr B Mikel Janin CRD STK Var	$ 5.99
BATMAN #5 Second Printing Cvr A Jorge Jimenez	$ 4.99
BATMAN #5 Second Printing Cvr B Lee Garbett CRD STK Var	$ 5.99
BATMAN #8 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ	$ 4.99
BATMAN #8 CVR B DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN #8 CVR C JORGE MOLINA CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN #8 CVR D RYAN SOOK CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN #8 CVR E JORGE JIMENEZ FOIL VAR	$ 7.99
BATMAN #8 CVR F JORGE JIMENEZ THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN #8 CVR G GUILLEM MARCH APRIL DROOLS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN STATIC BEYOND #5 (OF 6) CVR A NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY	$ 4.99
BATMAN STATIC BEYOND #5 (OF 6) CVR B TY TEMPLETON CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN STATIC BEYOND #5 (OF 6) CVR C DEXTER SOY CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR A DAN MORA WRAP	$ 4.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR B FRANK QUITELY CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR C MARK SPEARS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR D ROD REIS CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR E ADRIAN GUTIERREZ CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR F RAHZZAH CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR G DAN MORA WEIRD AL YANKOVIC CAMEO CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #50 CVR H VASCO GEORGIEV THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR A NICK PITARRA	$ 4.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR B FRANK QUITELY CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR C FERNANDO PASARIN CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR D DAN MORA TOTALLY NORMAL AL YANKOVIC CAMEO CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR E NICK PITARRA FOIL VAR	$ 7.99
BIZARRO YEAR NONE #1 (OF 4) CVR F IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA CRD STK VAR	$ 5.99
JSA #18 CVR A DAVE JOHNSON	$ 3.99
JSA #18 CVR B MATT TAYLOR CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
JSA #18 CVR C CIAN TORMEY THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
POISON IVY #43 CVR A JESSICA FONG	$ 3.99
POISON IVY #43 CVR B KYUYONG EOM CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
POISON IVY #43 CVR C NOOBOVICH CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
POISON IVY #43 CVR D MANNY VINCENT CARBONILLA CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
POISON IVY #43 CVR E MARCIO TAKARA THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR	$ 4.99
NEW DC TOTALS:	$ 270.52

3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-24	MSRP
GHOST MACHINE THE OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK #1 (OF 5) CVR A GARY FRANK & BRAD ANDERSON WRAP	$ 3.99
GHOST MACHINE THE OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK #1 (OF 5) CVR B BRYAN HITCH & BRAD ANDERSON WRAP VAR	$ 3.99
GHOST MACHINE THE OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK #1 (OF 5) CVR C IVAN REIS & DANNY MIKI WRAP VAR	$ 3.99
GI JOE REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS BARONESS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A JOELLE JONES	$ 3.99
GI JOE REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS BARONESS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B JORGE FORNES VAR	$ 3.99
KAYA #34 CVR A WES CRAIG	$ 3.99
KAYA #34 CVR B JAMIE COE VAR	$ 3.99
KILROY IS HERE (ONE SHOT) CVR A DALIBOR TALAJIC	$ 3.99
KILROY IS HERE (ONE SHOT) CVR B BRIAN BOLLAND B&W VAR	$ 3.99
NARCO #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG	$ 3.99
ROYALS #1 (OF 6) CVR A JACOB PEREZ (MR)	$ 4.99
ROYALS #1 (OF 6) CVR B DEREK KIRK KIM VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
ROYALS #1 (OF 6) CVR C DEREK KIRK KIM POKER CHIP VAR (MR)	$ 4.99
SACRIFICERS #20 CVR A ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO	$ 3.99
SACRIFICERS #20 CVR B MAX FIUMARA VAR	$ 3.99
SKINBREAKER #1 4TH PTG	$ 4.99
SKINBREAKER #2 3RD PTG	$ 4.99
SKINBREAKER #3 2ND PTG	$ 4.99
SKINBREAKER TREASURY EDITION #5 2ND PTG	$ 14.99
SKINBREAKER TREASURY EDITION #6 2ND PTG	$ 14.99
TIGRESS ISLAND #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG (MR)	$ 3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #134 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR)	$ 3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #134 CVR B CHARLIE ADLARD & MAVE MCCAIG VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #134 CVR C CLIFF RATHBURN CONN VAR (MR)	$ 3.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:	$ 123.76

4) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-21	MSRP
DISNEY VILLAINS GASTON #2 CVR A ALESSANDRO RANALD VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS GASTON #2 CVR B ANIMATION ART VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS GASTON #2 CVR C MILENA CICCARELLO VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS GASTON #2 CVR D DAVID COUSENS VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS URSULA #2 CVR A MIRKA ANDOLFO	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS URSULA #2 CVR B ANIMATION ART VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS URSULA #2 CVR C ROBERT QUINN VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS URSULA #2 CVR D SHATOKI SHIKI VAR	$ 4.99
DISNEY VILLAINS URSULA #2 CVR E FRANCESCA CARITA VAR	$ 4.99
GARGOYLES DARKWING DUCK #4 CVR A TAD STONES	$ 4.99
GARGOYLES DARKWING DUCK #4 CVR B IVAN BIGARELLA VAR	$ 4.99
GARGOYLES DARKWING DUCK #4 CVR C CARLO LAURO VAR	$ 4.99
GARGOYLES DARKWING DUCK #4 CVR D CIRO CANGIALOSI VAR	$ 4.99
LION KING #3 CVR A EDWIN GALMON	$ 4.99
LION KING #3 CVR B DREW MOSS VAR	$ 4.99
LION KING #3 CVR C JACOB EDGAR VAR	$ 4.99
LION KING #3 CVR D GIULIA LOMURNO VAR	$ 4.99
TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #4 CVR A JAE LEE	$ 4.99
TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #4 CVR B SOO LEE VAR	$ 4.99
TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #4 CVR C ALAN QUAH VAR	$ 4.99
TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHIVER OF CHRISTMAS TOWN #4 CVR D DISNEY LIBRARY VAR	$ 4.99
NEW DYNAMITE TOTALS:	$ 104.79

5) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-8	MSRP
Avatar: The Gap Year--Tipping Point #6 (CVR A-Porcaro)	$ 4.99
Groo: The Prophecy #1 (CVR A-Sergio Aragonés)	$ 4.99
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR A-Caitlin Yarsky)	$ 4.99
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR B-Francesco Francavilla)	$ 4.99
Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Jace #1 (CVR C-Aleksi Briclot)	$ 4.99
Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #4 (CVR A-Scott Hepburn)	$ 4.99
Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #4 (CVR B-Fabrizio De Tommaso)	$ 4.99
Touched by a Demon #3 (CVR A-Kristen Gudsnuk)	$ 4.99
NEW DARK HORSE TOTALS:	$ 39.92

6) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-8	MSRP
AUTUMN KINGDOM THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #3 (OF 4) CVR A CHRISTOPHER MITTEN	$ 4.99
AUTUMN KINGDOM THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #3 (OF 4) CVR B EMILY SCHNALL VAR	$ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #9 (OF 12) CVR A MIGUEL MERCADO	$ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #9 (OF 12) CVR B TOM FOWLER VAR	$ 4.99
MURDER DRONES #1 (OF 6) 2nd PTG	$ 4.99
MURDER DRONES #1 (OF 6) 2nd PTG	$ 4.99
MURDER DRONES #2 (OF 6) CVR A ALESSIO ZONNO	$ 4.99
MURDER DRONES #2 (OF 6) CVR B JO MI-GYEONG VAR	$ 4.99
NEW ONI PRESS TOTALS:	$ 39.92

7) NEW IDW COMICS-7	MSRP
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #9 Cover A (Prasetya)	$ 4.99
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #9 Variant B (Farro)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #5 Cover A (Pe)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #5 Variant B (Ba)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #5 Variant C (Frank)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #6 Cover A (Nahuelpan)	$ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #6 Variant B (Galusha)	$ 4.99
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:	$ 34.93

8) NEW MAD CAVE COMICS-6	MSRP
ASTRO QUANTUM #3 (OF 5)	$ 4.99
EXIT CITY # 5 CVR A TOM DERENCIK	$ 4.99
EXIT CITY #5 CVR B JUAN DOE VAR	$ 4.99
POP KILL #1 (ONE SHOT) SEASONAL FLAVORS EASTER THEMED (MR)	$ 6.99
SPEED RACER #7 CVR A ALESSIO ZONNO	$ 4.99
SPEED RACER #7 CVR B JESSE LONERGAN VAR	$ 4.99
NEW MAD CAVE TOTALS:	$ 31.94

9) NEW IGNITION COMICS-6	MSRP
Arcadia #4 Cover A Inaki Miranda	$ 4.99
Arcadia #4 Cover B Jorge Corona	$ 4.99
Deluge #5 Cover A Riley Rossmo	$ 4.99
Deluge #5 Cover B Marika Cresta	$ 4.99
Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Cover A Declan Shalvey	$ 4.99
Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Cover B Marco Santucci	$ 4.99
NEW IGNITION COMICS TOTALS:	$ 29.94

10) NEW KEENSPOT/EX POSSE COMICS-4	MSRP
OTTER SQUAD #2 CVR A MATT RODGERS	$ 5.99
ROBOT + GIRL #11 CVR A MIKE WHITE LEFT SIDE CONN COVER BAGGED WITH TRADING CARD	$ 5.99
SKYCLAD #2 CVR A MICHAL DUTKIEWICZ FAMILIAR FRENZY (MR)	$ 5.99
SKYCLAD #2 CVR B MICHAL DUTKIEWICZ FLAME ON VAR (MR)	$ 5.99
NEW KEENSPOT/EX POSSE COMICS TOTALS:	$ 23.96

NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-14	MSRP	PUBLISHER
BABS THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH #3 (OF 6) CVR A JACEN BURROWS (MR)	$ 4.99	Ahoy
Baby Garfield #1 D Blank Sketch Orange Variant (Dressed Sketch)	$ 4.99	BOOM!
BEYOND MEGALITH #0 CVR A LEWIS LAROSA VAR	$ 1.99	BAD IDEA
Briar: Night's Terror #4 A Main (Dressed Lins)	$ 4.99	BOOM!
Briar: Night's Terror #4 B Variant (Dressed Dao)	$ 4.99	BOOM!
Briar: Night's Terror #4 D Unlimited Variant (Full Art Lins)	$ 4.99	BOOM!
CITY OF DEMONS #2	$ 4.99	MASSIVE
COSPLAYER VERSUS SHARK #1 (ONE SHOT)	$ 6.99	MASSIVE
DEAD SAMURAI #6 CVR A BILL SIENKIEWICZ (MR)	$ 5.99	WAKE ENT
DEAD SAMURAI #6 CVR B ARTHUR SUYDAM (MR)	$ 5.99	WAKE ENT
DEAD SAMURAI #6 CVR C DRAX GAL VAR (MR)	$ 5.99	WAKE ENT
ONE LAST TRICK #2 (OF 4) CVR B JOSEPH SCHMALKE VAR	$ 4.99	MASSIVE
TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #8 (MR)	$ 4.99	Ahoy
WE DONT KILL SPIDERS SEASON OF THE WITCH #3 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKEÂ	$ 4.99	MASSIVE
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:	$ 71.86

REORDER COMICS-13
CIVIL WAR #3 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL #1 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
DICK TRACY ST PATRICKS DAY SPECIAL (ONE SHOT) CVR A BORGES/ENGLERT	$ 6.99
DIE LOADED #4 CVR A STEPHANIE HANS (MR)	$ 3.99
Far Cry: Cull The Herd, Issue #3	$ 4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #323 CVR A ANDY KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN	$ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #325 CVR A ANDY KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN	$ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #326 CVR A LEE WEEKS & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH	$ 3.99
HIGH STRANGENESS #5 (OF 5) CVR B JESSE LONERGAN VAR	$ 7.99
PUNISHER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT	$ 6.99
SHOWCASE #22 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A GIL KANE	$ 3.99
THUNDERCATS #25 CVR A LUCIO PARRILLO	$ 4.99
TRANSFORMERS #30 CVR A DAVID NAKAYAMA	$ 3.99

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!

46 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-23	`
Avengers Epic Collection: Absolute Vision	$ 49.99
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED COMPENDIUM TP	$ 59.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS TP	$ 29.99
Bronze Faces	$ 19.99
DC FINEST JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA STARRO THE CONQUEROR TP	$ 39.99
EC BLOOD TYPE TP	$ 19.99
GI JOE TP VOL 03 DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE TOM REILLY VAR	$ 16.99
GI JOE TP VOL 03 TOM REILLY CVR	$ 16.99
GREEN ARROW (2023) TP VOL 05 CRIMSON SANDS	$ 17.99
HOBBIT A GRAPHIC NOVEL REVISED AND EXPANDED HC	$ 35.00
Quick Stops Volume 3	$ 24.99
Star Wars: Legacy Of Vader - The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2	$ 17.99
SUPERGIRL (2025) TP VOL 01 MISADVENTURES IN MIDVALE	$ 17.99
Ultimate Wolverine Vol. 2: Logan	$ 19.99
Uri Tupka and the Gods: Another Story from Lands Unknown	$ 24.99
WONDER WOMAN SPIRIT OF TRUTH HC (2026 EDITION)	$ 19.99
AMULET TP VOL 07 FIRELIGHT	$ 14.99
How to Survive the End of the World	$ 14.99
Pet Placement Society	$ 14.99
SIMPSONS COMICS COLOSSAL COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01	$ 19.99
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD A GRAPHIC NOVEL HC	$ 25.99
Fruit of the Underworld 1	$ 13.95
Grand Metal Organs Vol. 2	$ 13.99

REORDER COMICS-13
CIVIL WAR #3 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
DAREDEVIL #1 FACSIMILE EDITION	$ 4.99
DICK TRACY ST PATRICKS DAY SPECIAL (ONE SHOT) CVR A BORGES/ENGLERT	$ 6.99
DIE LOADED #4 CVR A STEPHANIE HANS (MR)	$ 3.99
Far Cry: Cull The Herd, Issue #3	$ 4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #323 CVR A ANDY KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN	$ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #325 CVR A ANDY KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN	$ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #326 CVR A LEE WEEKS & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH	$ 3.99
HIGH STRANGENESS #5 (OF 5) CVR B JESSE LONERGAN VAR	$ 7.99
PUNISHER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT	$ 6.99
SHOWCASE #22 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A GIL KANE	$ 3.99
THUNDERCATS #25 CVR A LUCIO PARRILLO	$ 4.99
TRANSFORMERS #30 CVR A DAVID NAKAYAMA	$ 3.99

NEW MAGAZINES-10	MSRP
COMICS THE MAGAZINE #2	$ 2.99
DYNAMITE DISPATCHES #10 APRIL 2026	FREE
MAD ABOUT DC #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A DAN PANOSIAN	$ 7.99
MAD ABOUT DC #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B SIMON BISLEY CRD STK VAR	$ 8.99
MAD ABOUT DC #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C CHIP ZDARSKY CRD STK VAR	$ 8.99
MAD ABOUT DC #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D DAN PANOSIAN FOIL VAR	$ 10.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #13 CVR A ALEX HORLEY (MR)	$ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #13 CVR B JAMES CASTILLO VAR (MR)	$ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #13 CVR D ALEX HORLEY VIRGIN VAR (MR)	$ 6.99
SHUDDER #28	$ 6.99

NEW WALL ART-1	MSRP
SPIDER-MAN: NOIR #1 FACSIMILE EDITION POSTER	$ 8.99


REORDER MAGAZINES-1
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #1 CVR A GREG HILDEBRANDT (MR)	$ 14.99

NEW RATIO VARIANTS-11
ALIEN: KING KILLER #1 CARLOS MAGNO VARIANT	$ 21.99
BATMAN #8 CVR H INC 1:25 DAVID AJA CRD STK VAR	$ 9.99
BEYOND MEGALITH #0 CVR B INC 1:20 TONY MILLIONAIRE VIRGIN VAR	$ 21.99
DAREDEVIL #1 ROSE BESCH VIRGIN VARIANT	$ 34.99
DAREDEVIL #1 SAL BUSCEMA BICENTENNIAL CALENDAR HIDDEN GEM VARIANT	$ 17.99
GI JOE REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS BARONESS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C INC 1:10 JONES B&W VAR	$ 7.99
GI JOE REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS BARONESS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D INC 1:25 FORNES CONN FOIL VAR	$ 21.99
LOGAN: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #4 GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VARIANT	$ 12.99
MURDER DRONES #2 (OF 6) CVR C INC 1:10 JO MI-GYEONG FULL ART VAR	$ 14.99
Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Cover C Phil Hester 1:10	$ 9.99
WONDER MAN #1 MARK BUCKINGHAM VARIANT	$ 12.99

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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