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192 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8th, 2007

BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #1 (OF 6)

Written by Peter J. Tomasi
Art by Doug Mahnke, Norm Rapmund & Christian Alamy
Cover by Mahnke, Variant cover by Alex Ross
    Spinning out of the weekly series 52 comes an epic 8-issue mini-series that follows Black Adam, the new über-villain of the DCU!
    With the power of the gods stripped from him, Teth-Adam is on a quest to find not only the magical word that will restore him as Black Adam, but also the one thing that always kept his heart from turning completely black with rage.   Black Adam is a man responsible for the deaths of thousands of Bialyan citizens and wide spread destruction across the globe. He is a man on the run from Earth's heroes, who want to see him brought to justice. Some want him tried before a world court, while others want retribution; to exact a pound of flesh for the lives he has snuffed out. And some simply want him dead as quickly and as quietly as possible.

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 FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
(40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!)

SAVE $19.17 ON THESE 6 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
ALAN MOORE THE COMPLETE WILDCATS TP $29.99 $17.99
BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #1 $2.99 $1.79
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGERS GUIDEBOOK $3.99 $2.39
OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 2 $2.99 $1.79
TOYFARE #122 $4.99 $2.99
UN-MEN #1 $2.99 $1.79

TOTAL

$47.94 $28.76

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.

87 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
27 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$88.69 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$75.38
is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.30 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #11
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST WRAITH #2 (OF 4)
AVENGERS CLASSIC #3
BLADE #12
CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #2
CRIMINAL #8 (MR)
DAREDEVIL #99
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN 2ND PTG ROMITA JR VAR #3 (OF 7)
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN 3RD PTG LEE VAR #2 (OF 7)
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN 3RD PTG LEE WRAPAROUND VAR #1 (OF
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGERS GUIDEBOOK
EXILES #97
FANTASTIC FIVE #3 (OF 5)
GHOST RIDER #14
INCREDIBLE HULK #109 WWH
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MAN IN THE IRON MASK #2 (OF 6)
NEW AVENGERS #33
NEW AVENGERS TRANSFORMERS #2 (OF 4)
NEW EXCALIBUR #22
NOVA #5
OMEGA FLIGHT #5 (OF 5) CWI
POWERS #25 (MR)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #10 CWI
ULTIMATE X-MEN #85
WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #3 (OF 6)
X-FACTOR #22
X-MEN BACHALO 2ND PTG BACHALO VAR #200
16 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$46.36 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$39.40 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.95 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN #667
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8
BATMAN STRIKES #36
BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #1 (OF 6)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #16
COUNTDOWN 38
DEADMAN #12 (MR)
DMZ #22 (MR)
FABLES #64 (MR)
GEN 13 #11
GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6)
GREEN LANTERN #22
JACK OF FABLES #13 (MR)
OUTSIDERS FIVE OF A KIND WEEK 2 KATANA SHAZAM
STORMWATCH PHD #10
UN-MEN #1 (MR)
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.43 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$23.31 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.12 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BAD PLANET #2 (OF 6) (RES) (MR)
BAD PLANET NEW PTG #1 (OF 6) (MR)
CASANOVA #8 (MR)
CONSUMED #2 (OF 4)
COVER GIRL #4 (OF 5)
DYNAMO 5 #6
GHOSTING #1 (OF 4)
GLISTER #1
4 DARK HORSE COMIC THIS WEEK
$11.96  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$10.16 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.79 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #128 (MR)
BPRD KILLING GROUND #1 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY #15
STAR WARS REBELLION #9
32 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$119.95 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$
101.95 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$17.99 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMERICAN WASTELAND BLOOD & DIESEL #2 (OF 4) (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS FROM ASHES #1
BOYS #9 (RES) (MR)
BUMP #3 (OF 4) (MR)
FOXWOOD FALCONS #1 (OF 3)
FURRLOUGH #173
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #26
HEDGE KNIGHT 2 SWORN SWORD #3 (OF 6)
INDIA AUTHENTIC UMA #4
LAST BLOOD #1 SECOND STAB (MR)
LEGEND OF ISIS #1
NICOLAS CAGES VOODOO CHILD HYRAPIET COVER #2 (MR)
NICOLAS CAGES VOODOO CHILD TEMPLESMITH COVER #2 (MR)
NIGHTWOLF THE PRICE #5 (OF 5)
NIHILIST MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1
PHANTOM CVR A #18
PHANTOM CVR B #18
PUBLIC ENEMY #4
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS #2 (OF 4)
RED SONJA #25
SABRINA VOL 2 #87
SADHU THE SILENT ONES #1 (MR)
SHANDA THE PANDA #46 (RES) (MR)
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #37
TEDDY SCARES VOL 2
UNCLE SCROOGE #368
VSS NEMESIS RISING #3 (OF 5)
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #683
WILD BOYS #4 (OF 4) (MR)
YOULL HAVE THAT ONE SHOT
ZOMBIE PROJECT #1
1 ADULT COMIC SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK

105 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (12):
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 1AF-BLACK CANARY
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 1AF-BLACK LIGHTNING
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 1AF-BLACK LIGHTNING
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 1AF-RED ARROW
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SERIES 1AF-SUPERMAN
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-ALBERT PUJOLS - St. Louis Cardinals - First Base - 5
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-ANDY PETTITTE - New York Yankees - Pitcher - 46
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-JOHNNY DAMON - New York Yankees - Center Field - 18
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-JONATHAN PAPELBON - Boston Red Sox - Pitcher - 58
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-PEDRO MARTINEZ  - New York Mets - Pitcher - 45
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-PRINCE FIELDER - Milwaukee Brewers - First Base - 28
MCFARLANE MLB SERIES 19-SCOTT KAZMIR - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Pitcher - 26
APPAREL (1):
SUPERGIRL COMET BY HUGHES T/S LG
BOOKS (3):
JOHN ROMITA AND ALL THAT JAZZ HC
LANKHMAR BOOK 2 SWORDS AGAINST DEATH NOVEL
SCARFACE MOVIE SCRIPTBOOK TP
CARDS (2):
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 10TH ANNIVERSARY TRADING CARD BOX
TOPPS 2007 MLB COMPLETE SET
GAMING (3):
L5R TCG: SAMURAI EDITION BOOSTER DISPLAY
NARUTO TCG: ETERNAL RIVALRY BOOSTER DISPLAY
UFS TCG: STREET FIGHTER BATTLE PACKS DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (26):
24 #9-NEWSTAND EDITION
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 0807
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR 0907
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #177
BOOK OF DARK WISDOM #11
DARK DISCOVERIES #10
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 8
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY 0907
EYE SPY #8.49
FAERIE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2007
FEMME FATALES SEPT 2007 VOL 16 #4
GIANT #19
GUNS AND AMMO 0907
HEAVY METAL 0907
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #133
LIFE STORY MAGAZINE-TV MAGIC
MODEL RAILROADER 0907
OTAKU USA MAGAZINE SEPT OCT 2007
PC MAGAZINE #26.16
PREHISTORIC TIMES #82
RAZORCAKE #38
SHONEN JUMP SEP 07 #57
SPIDER-MAN FEATURING THE SILVER SURFER MAGAZINE
TOYFARE #122-1ST DAY SALE
TRUE DETECTIVE #10
VIDEO WATCHDOG #133
WWE MAGAZINE 0907
STATUES (2):
CAPTAIN BRITAIN 80S MINI BUST
THUNDERBIRD MINI BUST
TRADES (54):
100 BULLETS VOL 11 ONCE UPON A CRIME TP (MR)
24 NIGHTFALL TP
ALAN MOORE THE COMPLETE WILDCATS TP-1ST DAY SALE
AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES 2 HC
BLACK METAL VOL 1 GN (MR)
BLADE OF HEAVEN VOL 10 GN (OF 15)
BLAME VOL 9 GN (OF 10) (MR)
BOYS BE VOL 14 GN (OF 20) (MR)
CANT WIN WITH YOU VOL 1 GN
CHUNCHU GENOCIDE FIEND VOL 1 TP
CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW VOL 2 TP
CRIMSON HERO VOL 6 TP
DEVIL DOES EXIST VOL 11
DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER VOL 1 TP (MR)
EC ARCHIVES TWO-FISTED TALES VOL 2 HC
ENCHANTER VOL 5 GN
ESSENTIAL DAZZLER VOL 1 TP
EYESHIELD 21 VOL 15 TP
GENJU NO SEIZA VOL 4 GN (OF 13) (MR)
GHOST RIDER VOL 2 LIFE & DEATH OF JOHNNY BLAZE TP
GRENADIER VOL 4 GN (OF 7) (MR)
HATE TO LOVE YOU VOL 1 GN (MR)
KAMIYADORI VOL 3 GN (OF 5) (MR)
LAST CALL VOL 1 GN (MR)
LITTLE QUEEN VOL 3 GN (OF 8)
LORI LOVECRAFT VOL 2 MY BLACK PAGES TP (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 6 DIGEST TP
ME2 VOL 1 GN (OF 3) (MR)
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ANGELIC DAYS VOL 6 TP
NEW AVENGERS VOL 5 CIVIL WAR TP
NOSATSU JUNKIE VOL 3 GN (OF 7)
POP JAPAN TRAVEL ESSENTIAL OTAKU GUIDE GN
PRETTY FACE VOL 1 TP
PRINCESS PRINCESS VOL 4 GN
QUEENS KNIGHT VOL 9 GN (OF 17)
SAVER VOL 4 GN (OF 8)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ADAM STRANGE VOL 1 TP
STAR WARS EPISODE I PHANTOM MENACE PHOTO COMIC TP
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA VOL 2 GN (OF 2)
STYLE SCHOOL VOL 1 TP
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL 3 TP
TACTICS VOL 2 GN (OF 8)
TAIL OF THE MOON VOL 6 TP
TENJHO TENGE VOL 15
THREADS OF TIME VOL 10 GN (OF 11)
UTOPIAS AVENGER VOL 3 GN (OF 4)
WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS NECROMANCER TP (MR)
WIZARD KING TRILOGY BOOK 2 HC ODKIN SON OF ODKIN (MR)
WOMEN OF MARVEL VOL 2 TP
WORDS OF DEVOTION VOL 1 GN
X-MEN SUPERNOVAS HC
ZOMBIE TALES VOL 1 TP
2 ADULT TRADES SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
WALL ART (2):
MADAME MIRAGE POSTER
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #16 MCGUINNESS 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...."

AA=Amazon's Attack
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD=Countdown
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI=Civil War Initiative
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
SC=Soft Cover
SER= Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C-Trading Card
T/S=Tee-Shirt
VAR=Variant
VOL or V.=Volume
WRAP CVR=Wraparound cover
WWH=World War Hulk
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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