ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

137 NEW ITEMS
  ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY,
 JANUARY 10th, 2007

THUNDERBOLTS #110
Written by WARREN ELLIS,  Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
 Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Variant Covers by LEINIL YU "Faith in Monsters" Part 1 of 6 Venom, lethal protector!  The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They're America's newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment's notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered supe rhumans hiding among us! They're the All-New, All-Deadly THUNDERBOLTS!

CRYSTAL BALLING
WHAT IF we looked into the crystal ball and JUST IMAGINED next week's shipping!

REORDERS
Get the full list  of what SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

OUT OF PRINT
Eventually everything sells out, find out what's expired this week!

KIDS CORNER
Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!
SHIPPING HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS WEEK
011007 RANKINGS

15% OFF
 ALL NEW COMICS,
 EVERYDAY FOR  EVERYONE!

So how many different comics are shipping this week? What would it cost you if YOU bought 1 copy of EVERY NEW COMIC being released? How much can YOU really save at Alternate Reality?  See for yourself...
MARVEL COMICS:
21 titles shipping this week.
$66.80 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$56.78 only at Alternate Reality!
DC COMICS:
18 titles shipping this week.
$54.85 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$46.62 only at Alternate Reality!
IMAGE COMICS:
7 titles shipping this week.
$22.47 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$19.09 only at Alternate Reality!
DARK HORSE COMICS:
3 title shipping this week.
$8.97 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$7.62 only at Alternate Reality!
INDEPENDENT COMICS:
15 various titles shipping this week.
$53.11 is what you'd pay at any other store.
$45.14 only at Alternate Reality!
COMICS TOTAL:
64 comic books in-total shipping this week.
$206.20 is what you'd pay at any other store for all these comics!
$175.27 only at Alternate Reality!
 WHICH MAKES THIS WEEKS MAGIC NUMBER...
 $30.93!
 That's the amount of money you could save on ALL of THIS WEEKS NEW COMICS just by purchasing them at ALTERNATE REALITY
 THE LATE LIST
LATE! LATE! LATE!
 The following have been delayed, to these new dates. Be sure to take note of the POPULAR late items below in bold!
011707
BTVS AF ACCESSORY SET
BTVS DEMON GILES PX
BTVS GILES & FAITH ASST
GREEN LANTERN #16 (RES)
GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL 6 HC
HELLGATE LONDON #3 (OF 4)
JSA CLASSIFIED #21
MARVEL ORIGINS DAREDEVIL STATUE
MOON KNIGHT #7 CW
SMALLVILLE SEASON 5 T/C BOX
SPIDER-MAN REIGN #2 (OF 4)
SPIDER-MAN REIGN 2ND PTG
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #104
ULTIMATE X-MEN #78
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO
WISDOM #2 (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN #53 (MR)
012407
100 BULLETS #80 (MR)
CHECKMATE #10
DEVI #7
DMZ #15 (MR)
FABLES #57 (MR)
FLASH  #8
NEW ONIMUSHA NIGHT OF GENESIS VOL 2 GN
TEEN TITANS #43
013107
ACTION COMICS #846
BTVS URN OF OSIRUS REPLICA
HOW TO SELF PUBLISH COMICS TP
ONSLAUGHT REBORN #3
PHANTOM GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAY VOL 2 TP
PHANTOM MAN EATERS GN
TEEN TITANS #43
TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON HEAD BUST
TRIALS OF SHAZAM #5 (OF 12)
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #7 (OF 8)
WOLVERINE MASK REPLICA
020707
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK TWO #2
DEVI SP EXTENDED COLL ED #1 & #2
LOVELESS #15 (MR)
POWERS VOL. 10: COSMIC TP
SADHU SP EXTENDED COLL ED #1 & #2
SNAKEWOMAN SP EXTENDED COLL ED #1 & #2
SUPERMAN #659
1st DAY SALE


THIS WEDNESDAY
ONLY!
Every "NEW COMIC DAY" we pick...
 4 NEW COMICS
1 NEW MAGAZINE
1 NEW TRADE PAPERBACK
...and slash 40% OFF the cover price on all of them for that ONE DAY ONLY!

011007
 -1st DAY SALE-
 GHOST RIDER VOL 1 VICIOUS CYCLE TP

SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #1

THUNDERBOLTS #110

TOYFARE #115

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10
 -FREEBIES-
 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1021

YOUR TOTAL ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THESE ITEMS IS...
 $33.94
 BUY ALL SIX THIS WEDNESDAY AND PAY ONLY...
 $20.36
 WHICH SAVES YOU...
  $13.56
THE FINE PRINT
Minimum $5.00 purchase of ANYTHING in the store is required to receive your "1st DAY DALE" discount on any/all of these items. "1st DAY SALE" prices are good only for the date listed, only for one copy of each item and only only while supplies last.
NEW STUFF ARRIVING THIS WEEK

Ab-so-tively, Pos-a-lutely Shipping to the Store This..
NOVEMBER STORE EVENTS
NOVEMBER STORE EVENTS
If you haven't reserved these items yet,
Now is the time!
NEW COMICS THIS WEEK:
15% OFF ALL these comics ALL this week!
OUR TOP 10 TITLES:
  1) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10-1ST DAY SALE
  2) 52 WEEK #36
  3) THUNDERBOLTS #110-1ST DAY SALE
  4) BATMAN #662
  5) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2
  6) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #16
  7)  HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 4)
  8) BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2
  9) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8
10) OUTSIDERS #44
COMIC SERIES STARTING THIS WEEK:
AMERIKAN FREAK ONE-SHOT
MYTHOS GHOST RIDER
PIRATES VS NINJAS #1 (OF 3)
SOULFIRE CHAOS REIGN BEGINNINGS
SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 4)-1ST DAY SALE
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #1 (OF 2)-1ST DAY SALE
THUNDERBOLTS #110-1ST DAY SALE
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10-1ST DAY SALE
COMIC SERIES ENDING THIS WEEK:
AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 (OF 6)
NEW DC COMICS THIS WEEK:
52 WEEK #36
BATMAN #662
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2
BATMAN STRIKES #29
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #9
FRIDAY THE 13TH #2 (MR)
GEN 13 #4
GREEN ARROW #70
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8
JSA CLASSIFIED #21
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #6 (OF 8)
OMAC #7 (OF 8)
OUTSIDERS #44
RUSH CITY #4 (OF 6)
STORMWATCH PHD #3
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS #1 (OF 2)
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #2
NEW MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK:
AAGENTS OF ATLAS #6 (OF 6)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #4
BLADE #5 CW
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #16
HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #4 (OF5) (MR)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST 2ND PTG DELL OTTO VAR #1
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #5 (OF 12)
MYTHOS GHOST RIDER
NEW EXCALIBUR #15
NEW X-MEN #34
PUNISHER #43 (MR)
RUNAWAYS #23
SQUADRON SUPREME HYPERION VS NIGHTHAWK #1 (OF 4)
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #4 (OF 8)
THUNDERBOLTS #110
ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #21
ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #21
WHITE TIGER #3 (OF 6)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #10
WONDER MAN #2 (OF 5)
NEW IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK:
ANT #9
CRYPTICS #2
GODLAND #15
MELTDOWN #2 (OF 2)
NIGHTLY NEWS #3 (OF 6)
PHONOGRAM #4 (OF 6) (MR)
STRANGE GIRL #13
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK:
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #121 (MR)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #12
STAR WARS LEGACY #7
NEW INDY COMICS THIS WEEK:
24 NIGHTFALL #3 (OF 6)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING DISEASE #2 (OF 5)
AMERIKAN FREAK ONE-SHOT
ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #3
DELETE #4 (RES)
DEVIL WATER #2 (MR)
FAMILY BONES #2 (OF 10) (MR)
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #19
MEN OF MYSTERY #62
PIRATES VS NINJAS #1 (OF 3)
SHRUGGED #4
SOULFIRE CHAOS REIGN BEGINNINGS
VERONICA #177
YOSHITAKA AMANO HERO GALLERY
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
NEW ACTION FIGURES
THIS WEEK:
BATMAN SCARECROW FEAR GIFT SET
MARVEL HEROES LEGENDS AF ASST
NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK:
BOOGIEPOP DUAL VOL 2
DRAGONLANCE RISE OF SOLAMNIA VOL 3 MEASURE & TRUTH MMPB
FORGOTTEN REALMS HUNTERS BLADES TRILOGY COLL ED HC
FORGOTTEN REALMS LEG OF DRIZZT IV CRYSTAL SHARD MMPB
PILLAR OF FLAME MMPB
POKEMON BEST OF POKEMON ADVENTURES YELLOW
POKEMON TALES VOL 12 LAPRAS MAKES A FRIEND 2ND ED
RAGS AND OLD IRON SC
SCRAPPED PRINCESS SONG O/T FORGIVEN VOL 2 NOVEL (OF 13)
SCRIBBLINGS VOL 3 SC (MR)
SEIKAI CREST O/T STARS VOL 2 NOVEL (OF 3)
NEW CARDS THIS WEEK:
PLAYOFF CONTENDERS 2006 NFL TRADING CARD BOX
UPPER DECK NHL MVP 2006-07 TRADING CARD BOX
NEW MAGAZINES THIS WEEK
BUFFY & ANGEL MAGAZINE #29 PX ED
G FAN #78 (NOTE PRICE)
HIGH ADVENTURE #92
LOCUS #552
ROUGH STUFF #3
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #17
TOYFARE #115 -1ST DAY SALE
TUFF STUFF FEB 2007
NEW TRADE PAPERBACKS
THIS WEEK:
ALINE & THE OTHERS GN (MR)
ANIMA VOL 3 GN (OF 10)
ARE WE FEELING SAFER YET A THINK ANTHOLOGY TP
BASTARD VOL 14 TP (MR)
BATTLE CLUB VOL 3 GN (OF 4) (MR)
CALLING YOU GN
CASE CLOSED VOL 15 GN
CHAMPIONS CLASSIC VOL 2 TP
CHIBI VAMPIRE VOL 1 NOVEL (OF7)
CYBERFORCE VOL 1 TP
DEGRASSI EXTRA CREDIT VOL 2 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER GN
DENSHA OTOKO VOL 2
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES VOL 1 TP
FALLEN ANGEL VOL 2 DOWN TO EARTH TP (MR)
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 8
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 11 TP
GHOST RIDER VOL 1 VICIOUS CYCLE TP-1ST DAY SALE
GOLGO 13 VOL 6 GN (MR)
HANA KIMI VOL 15 GN
HIBIKIS MAGIC GN
INNOCENT W VOL 2 GN (OF 2) (MR)
INU YASHA ANI MANGA VOL 18 GN
INU YASHA VOL 28 TP
IRON WOK JAN GN #22
JANES WORLD OMNIBUS VOL 1 (MR)
KAMEN TANTEI VOL 2 GN (OF 4)
KARE KANO VOL 21 GN (OF 21)
MAJESTIC VOL 3 THE FINAL CUT TP
MAR VOL 11 GN
MESSENGERS GN
MUGEN SPIRAL VOL 1 GN (OF 2)
NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL 2 TP
O PARTS HUNTER VOL 1 TP
PEARL PINK VOL 1 GN (OF 4)
PHANTOM VOL 1 GN (OF 5)
POKEMON TALES VOL 14 DIGLETTS BIRTHDAY PARTY 2ND ED
READ OR DREAM VOL 2 TP
REX MUNDI VOL 2 RIVER UNDERGROUND TP DH ED
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL 2 TP
SQUARECAT COMICS SMALL SQUARE & SARCASTIC GN (MR)
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 7 TP
TRAIN MAN DENSHA OTOKO VOL 2 TP
VAMPIRE DOLL GUILT NA ZAN VOL2 GN (OF 3)
VISITOR VOL 5 GN (OF 5)
YOU'LL HAVE THAT VOL 2 TP
ZATCH BELL VOL 10 GN
1 ADULT TRADE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
NEW STATUES & SUCH THIS WEEK:
HAVOK MINI BUST
WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE POWER GIRL BUST
NEW WALL ART THIS WEEK:
CIVIL WAR FINAL BATTLE POSTER
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between150-250 brand new 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 NEW STUFF every week here in SHIP-SHAPE!
 ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean when it sez...."
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG= Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CW=Civil War
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MR=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League		 NOTE PRICE=Price is different from this titles regular
price.
O/A=Order Again
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
RES=Re-solicited
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TP=Trade Paperback
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR = Wraparound cover
XL=Extra Large

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: "0306" means March, 2006. "1205" means December, 2005.

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