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!

178 NEW ITEMS
 ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
APRIL 4th, 2007

DANGER GIRL BODY SHOTS #1 (OF 4)
Written by Andy Hartnell Art and cover by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis DANGER GIRL creator Andy Hartnell reunites with the art team of Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis (DANGER GIRL: BACK IN BLACK, ROKKIN) for an explosive new 4-issue miniseries! When mysterious forces have some of the world's greatest treasures in their greedy sights, you can count on the Danger Girls to block their fire. But what happens when a legendary assassin takes aim at the Danger Girls themselves?

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!
1st DAY SALE TITLES THIS WEEK
(40% OFF ALL NEW TITLES, THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $11.97 ON THESE 6 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP

1ST DAY PRICE
ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS SILVER SURFER FIRELORD

$3.99

$1.79
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #1 $2.99 $3.59
DANGER GIRL BODY SHOTS #1 $2.99 $1.79
INQUEST GAMER #145 $1.99 $1.79
OMEGA FLIGHT #1 $2.99 $1.79
SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 1 TP $14.99 $8.99

TOTAL

$29.94 $17.96

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 while supplies last.

80 NEW COMICS THIS WEEK
(15% OFF ALL NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!)
23 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$76.77
is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER
store.
$65.25 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.51 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANNIHILATION HERALDS OF GALACTUS SILVER SURFER FIRELORD
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #1 CWI
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #3 (OF 7)
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA WOLVERINE
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #19
GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS #3 (OF 6)
HULK AND POWER PACK #2 (OF 4)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #4
INCREDIBLE HULK #105
IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #4 (OF 6)
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #7
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #26
MARVEL ZOMBIES ARMY OF DARKNESS #2 (OF 5)
MS MARVEL #14 CWI
NEW EXCALIBUR #18
OMEGA FLIGHT #1 CWI (OF 5)
PTOLUS CITY BY THE SPIRE #6 (OF 6)
PUNISHER #46 (MR)
RUNAWAYS #25
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #2
THUNDERBOLTS PRESENTS ZEMO BORN BETTER #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #24
ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #24
20 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$58.85 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$50.02 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.82 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
52 WEEK #48
ALL NEW ATOM #10
AMERICAN VIRGIN #13 (MR)
DANGER GIRL BODY SHOTS #1 (OF 4)
DETECTIVE COMICS #831
JACK OF FABLES #9 (MR)
JONAH HEX #18
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA CVR A #7
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA CVR B #7
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #32
LOONEY TUNES #149
MIDNIGHTER #6
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #7 (MR)
NIGHTWING #131
SCALPED #4 (MR)
SUPERGIRL #16
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #28
SUPERMAN #661
SUPERMAN BATMAN #33
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #5
2 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$5.98 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$5.08 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
.89¢ is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2
SECRET #3 (OF 4)
35 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$136.70 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$116.19 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.50 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BLOODRAYNE PLAGUE OF DREAMS CVR A #3 (OF 3)
BLOODRAYNE PLAGUE OF DREAMS CVR B #3 (OF 3)
BOOKS WITH PICTURES #2
DEADBEATS #82
ESCAPE O/T LIVING DEAD ANNUAL INCV CVR #1
FALL OF CTHULHU MAVLIAN CVR A #1
FALL OF CTHULHU WALPOLE CVR B #1
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #14 (MR)
FURRLOUGH #169
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #22
JUGHEAD #180
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS HDR CVR #4 (OF 4) (MR)
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS INCV CVR #4 (NET) (MR)
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS RYP CVR #4 (OF 4) (MR)
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS SIQUEIRA CVR #4 (OF 4) (MR)
LADY DEATH BLACKLANDS WRAPAROUND CVR #4 (OF 4) (MR)
MAINTENANCE #3 (MR)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #148
PAINKILLER JANE #0
RAISE THE DEAD #1
SAVAGE TALES #1
SONIC X #18
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THE SPACE BETWEEN #3 (OF 6)
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #32
THRESHOLD MYTHIC SIRENS PINUPS (MR)
TMNT MOVIE PREQUEL 4 APRIL
TMNT MOVIE PREQUEL 5 LEONARDO
WOLFSKIN PAINTED CVR #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WOLFSKIN PLATINUM FOIL CVR #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WOLFSKIN VICIOUS CVR #3 (OF 3) (MR)
5 NEW ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

98 NEW NON-COMICS THIS WEEK

APPAREL (1):
SHAZAM VINTAGE MESH CAP
CARDS (1):
VERONICA MARS SEASON TWO TRADING CARD BOX
BOOKS (10):
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA UNITY TP
BLUE BEETLE COMPANION SC
CONFESSIONS ROMANCES SECRETS & TEMPTATIONS SC
EYE OF ARGON SC
HELLBOY DRAGON POOL MMPB
HOUSE OF CTHULHU VOL 1 TALES OF PRIMAL LAND TP
SPIDER CHRONICLES SC
SPIDER-MAN 3 MOVIE NOVELIZATION MMPB
SPIDER-MAN 3 MOVIE STORYBOOK
STAR TREK TOS VULCANS SOUL II EXILES MMPB
MAGAZINES (22):
ALL IN 0407
ALTER EGO #67
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 0407
ART & ANTIQUES 0407
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR 0407
BECKETT MASSIVE ON-LINE GAMER 0507
BECKETT YU-GI-OH COLLECTOR #29
G FAN #79
GEEK MONTHLY #3
HEAVY METAL 0507
HORRORHOUND #6
INQUEST GAMER #145-1ST DAY SALE
LEES TOY REVIEW APR 2007 #174
LIFE STORY-HARRY POTTER
MOVIELINE'S HOLLYWOOD 0407
NEW BEAUTY-MIDWEST-SUMMER 2007
RAZORCAKE #37
SIRENS OF THE CINEMA #2.7
STARLOG #355
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #19
WALLACE & GROMIT MAGAZINE #20
WWE SPECIAL-SUPERSTARS YEARBOOK
STATUES (5):
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE BY MATT WAGNER
GREEN LANTERN PLASTIC BUST BANK
MARVEL MILESTONES SPIDER-MAN FLAGPOLE STATUE
MARVEL ORIGINS HULK STATUE
SPIDER-MAN SINISTER 6 SPIDER-MAN MED STATUE
TRADES (62):
ABSOLUTE BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN HC
AISHITERUZE BABY VOL 7 TP
ALPHA FLIGHT CLASSIC VOL 1 TP
AMERICAN SPLENDOR ANOTHER DAY TP (MR)
ANGEL SCRIPTBOOK VOL 2 TP
BATMAN DETECTIVE TP
BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER VOL 11 GN
BLEACH VOL 18 TP
BUSO RENKIN VOL 5 TP
CAIN SAGA VOL 4 PART 1 TP (MR)
CIPHER VOL 7
CLAYMORE VOL 7 TP
CRIMSON HERO VOL 5 TP
CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL MANGA VOL 10 TP
CROSS BRONX VOL 1 TP (MR)
DRAGON DRIVE VOL 1 TP
ELKS RUN GN
ES BROCCOLI VOL 2 GN
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL 8 TP
EYESHIELD 21 VOL 13 TP
GACHA GACHA NEXT REVOLUTION VOL 2 GN
GENSHIKEN VOL 8 GN (MR)
GHOST HUNT VOL 7 GN
GUNDAM SEED DESTINY VOL 3 GN
HIKARU NO GO VOL 9 TP
JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE VOL 7 TP
JONAH HEX VOL 2 GUNS OF VENGEANCE TP
KAGETORA VOL 5 GN
KUROGANE VOL 4 GN
LA CORDA DORO VOL 3 TP
LOVEHOLIC VOL 1 GN
MILLENNIUM SNOW VOL 1 TP
MURDER PRINCESS VOL 1 GN
MY LITTLE PONY JR CINEMANGA VOL 3 DANCING IN THE CLOUDS GN
NANCY DREW VOL 9 GHOST IN THE MACHINERY HC
NANCY DREW VOL 9 GHOST IN THE MACHINERY SC
OLD BOY VOL 5 TP (MR)
ONE PIECE VOL 14 TP
PASTEL VOL 6 GN (MR)
PERFECT DARK TP
REBORN VOL 3 GN
SCHOOL RUMBLE VOL 5 GN (MR)
SGT ROCK THE PROPHECY TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 1 TP-1ST DAY SALE
SHUGO CHARA VOL 1 GN
SPAWN COLLECTION VOL 3 TP
SPIDER-GIRL VOL 8 DUTY CALLS DIGEST TP
STREET MAGIK GN
TAIL OF THE MOON VOL 4 TP
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 6 ANANDA SC
TIME GUARDIAN VOL 1
TWO WHITE WIZARDS GN
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA PREMIERE HC
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS ORIGINAL GN
VS (VERSUS) VOL 5
WALLFLOWER VOL 11 GN (MR)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 1 BORN IN BLOOD TP
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 20 TP
3 NEW ADULT TRADE PAPERBACKS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
CIVIL WAR FALLEN SON WOLVERINE POSTER
FUN FACT: ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between175-250 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 above 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
INCV=Incentive 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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