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206 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 27th, 2008

KICK ASS #1

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant Cover by TBA
Sketch Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The greatest super hero comic of all-time is finally here. WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE's team of MARK MILLAR (CIVIL WAR) and JOHN ROMITA JR. (WORLD WAR HULK) reunite for the best new book of the 21st century. Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you--the comic that starts where other super hero books draw the line. KICK-ASS is realistic super heroes taken to the next level.

REORDERS

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OUT OF PRINT

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KIDS CORNER

Over a dozen new comics, magazines & books for ALL ages this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last year.
THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON # OF UNITS WE ORDERED

  1) X-MEN LEGACY #208 DWS
  2) THOR #6
  3) CAPTAIN AMERICA #35
  4) ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #9
  5) COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 9
  6) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13
  7) BATMAN #674
  8) KICK ASS #1 (MR)
  9) MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #5 (OF 5)
10) YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #2 (OF 6)

STARTING THIS WEEK

BLACK PANTHER ANNUAL #1
BLACKBEARD LEGACY #1 (OF 4)
BLOODRAYNE PRIME CUTS #1
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS #1
CRIMINAL 2 #1 (MR)
DOCTOR WHO #1
GRAVEL #1 (MR)
KICK ASS #1 (MR)
MEGAS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #1 Of(6)
RASL #1
ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES #1
SILENT HILL SINNERS REWARD #1
THUNDERBOLTS INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
URBAN MONSTERS #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE $27.77 ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP 1ST DAY PRICE
DOCTOR WHO #1 $3.99 $2.39
FANGORIA #271 $8.99 $5.39
INFINITE CRISIS TP $14.99 $8.99
KICK ASS #1 (MR) $2.99 $1.79
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #3 $4.50 $2.70
ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES #1 $3.99 $2.39
X-MEN TP SUPERNOVAS $29.99 $17.99

TOTAL

$69.44 $41.66

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.

113 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
25 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$80.46 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$68.39 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$
12.06 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BLACK PANTHER ANNUAL #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA #35
CRIMINAL 2 #1 (MR)
DAREDEVIL #105
HOUSE OF M AVENGERS #5 (OF 5)
KICK ASS #1 (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #33
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #10
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY #3 (OF 6)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #5 (OF 5)
NEW EXILES #0
NEW EXILES #1 2ND PTG VAR
NEW WARRIORS #9
SHE-HULK 2 #26
SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #2 (OF 5)
THOR #6
THUNDERBOLTS INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
TWELVE #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG VAR
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #51
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #119
WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #2 (OF 3)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #9
X-MEN LEGACY #208 DWS
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #2 (OF 6)
ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH #4 (OF 4) (MR)
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$64.30 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$54.65
is what you'll pay
only at Alternate Reality!
$9.64 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #862
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #9
ARMY @ LOVE #12 (MR)
AUTHORITY PRIME #5 (OF 6)
BATMAN #674
BLUE BEETLE #24
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #42
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 9
CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #5 (OF 5)
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #16 (MR)
DEATHBLOW #9
FABLES #70 (MR)
FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #5 (OF 6) (MR)
HELLBLAZER #241 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES #20 (MR)
JLA CLASSIFIED #53
JSA CLASSIFIED #35
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #39
TEEN TITANS #56
TEEN TITANS GO #52
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6 (OF 8)
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$25.45 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$21.63 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.81 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CIRCLE #4
ELEPHANTMEN WAR TOYS #2 (OF 3)
FEARLESS #4 (OF 4)
LAZARUS #3 (OF 3)
MEGAS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
PROOF #5 (MR)
SHARK-MAN #2
URBAN MONSTERS #1
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$9.48 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$8.05 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.42 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
DEADRIDER #2 (OF 4)
REX LIBRIS #10
STAR WARS LEGACY #20
55 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$238.23 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER store.
$202.49 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$35.73 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANT UNLEASHED #3 (MR)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #40
BETTY #172
BLACKBEARD LEGACY #1 (OF 4)
BLOODRAYNE PRIME CUTS #1 BILBAO CVR B
BLOODRAYNE PRIME CUTS #1 HARDIN CVR A
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS #1
CLOCKWORK GIRL #3 (OF 4)
DAN DARE #4 (OF 7) FABRY CVR
DAN DARE #4 (OF 7) LEACH CVR
DOCTOR WHO #1
DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 GOPEZ CVR A #8 (OF 12)
DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 WALPOLE CVR B #8 (OF 12)
ENGINEER #2 (OF 4)
FALL OF CTHULHU CVR A #10
FALL OF CTHULHU CVR B #10
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #24 (MR)
GRAVEL #1 (MR)
GRAVEL #1 WRAP CVR (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #22 (MR)
HIGHLANDER WAY O/T SWORD #3
HYBRID BASTARDS #2 (OF 3) (MR)
INDIA AUTHENTIC #10 PARASHURAM
JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #2 (OF 12) W/ DVD
KADE SHIVAS SUN #2 (OF 4)
LIVING CORPSE #2 (MR)
MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY #295 (OF 300)
MISERICORDIA #2 (OF 11) (MR)
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #3 (OF 6)
NARCOPOLIS #2 (MR)
NARCOPOLIS #2 (OF 4) WRAP CVR (MR)
NEOZOIC #3
NEXUS #100 SPACE OPERA ACT 2 OF 4 (RES)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #157
ORION THE HUNTER 48 PAGE GIANT
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #1 Of (6)
PS238 #29
RASL #1
ROGUE ANGEL TELLER OF TALES #1
SADHU THE SILENT ONES #5 (RES) (MR)
SECRET HISTORY BOOK FIVE (MR)
SEDUCTIONS
SILENT HILL SINNERS REWARD #1
SOME NEW KIND OF SLAUGHTER #2 (OF 4) (MR)
SONIC X #30
STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT ROMULANS
STRANDED #2
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #43
TOTEM #4 (MR)
TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #6
UNCLE SCROOGE #373
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #688
WORMWOOD CALAMARI RISING #2
1 ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK

93 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (5):
MCFARLANE COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5-DENNIS ECKERSLEY ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5-HANK AARON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5-MICKEY MANTLE ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5-RYNE SANDBERG ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5-TY COBB ACTION FIGURE
BOBBLE HEADS (3):
T2 ENDOSKELETON BOBBLEHEAD
T2 T1000 BOBBLEHEAD
T2 T800 BOBBLEHEAD
BOOKS(2):
PSYCHOLOGY OF SUPERHEROES SC
WARHAMMER 40K GAUNTS GHOSTS OMNIBUS THE SAINT
CARDS (1):
UPPER DECK 2007-08 NHL SERIES 2 TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (4):
DC HEROCLIX CRISIS BOOSTER PACK
MAGAZINES (34):
20TH ANNIVERSARY NCAA MARCH MADNESS MAGAZINE
COMICS JOURNAL #288
DRAW #15
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #979
ESPN #11.04
FANGORIA #271
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #97
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #27
JUXTAPOZ #86
MARVEL PREVIEWS #55 MARCH 2008
MEN'S VOGUE 0308
MONSTER BASH #7
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LITTLE KIDS 0408
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #119
POETS & WRITERS 0408
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #3
PRODUCER'S EDGE #2
RING 0508
ROCKABILLY MAGAZINE #40
SCALE MODEL AVIATION #14.2
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0308
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN REPORTS #18.1
SLAP #190
STAR TREK MAGAZINE NEWSTAND EDITION #10
STAR TREK MAGAZINE PX ED #10
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #148
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #163
UFO #23.1
WIRED #16.03
WIZARD MAGAZINE #198 JOLIE WANTED PHOTO CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #198 RED HULK CVR
WRITER'S JOURNAL #29.2
STATUES (1):
JLA TROPHY ROOM MULTI COLORED KRYPTONITE REPLICA
TRADES (43):
AGE OF INSECTS VOL 01 NOT HUMAN
BARKS ROSA COLL TP VOL 02 DONALDS ATOM BOMB
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON APOCALYPSE TP
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TP VOL 03 PHOTO CVR
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TP VOL 03 SEGOVIA CVR
BIRDS OF PREY DEAD OF WINTER TP
BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 03 REACH FOR THE STARS
BODY LANGUAGE GN (MR)
CHERUBS PARADISE LOST GN
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 01 (MR)
DARK XENA TP
DEAD EYES OPEN
FRANKLIN RICHARDS TP COLLECTED CHAOS DIGEST
HELLBLAZER JOY RIDE TP (MR)
HEROES ARE EXTINCT VOL 2 GN
HIERONYMUS B GN
INFINITE CRISIS TP
JOHN WOOS SEVEN BROTHERS TP VOL 02 (MR)
KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL 03
KRASH BASTARDS GN
MINIMA GN VOL 01
MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 02
MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 92
OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 01
ONSLAUGHT REBORN HC
ORSON SCOTT CARDS WYRMS TP
PUNISHER MAX HC VOL 04 (MR)
RAISE THE DEAD HC
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 02
SHAG A TO Z BLAB STORYBOOK HC
SHAMAN WARRIOR TP VOL 06
SHANNA SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY TP VOL 02
SPEED RACER TP VOL 01
SUPERMAN HC VOL 02 CAMELOT FALLS
TALES OF TMNT COLL BOOKS TP VOL 05
WITCHBLADE TP VOL 02
X-MEN TP SUPERNOVAS
YOZAKURA QUARTET GN VOL 01
4 ADULT TITLES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
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...."

2ND PTG= Second Printing
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
BND="Brand New Day" storyline
CCG=Collectable Card Game
CD="Countdown" stoeyline
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
CWI="Civil War Initiative" storyline
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
DWF="Divided We Fall" storyline
GHUL="Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" storyline
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MC="Messiah Complex" storyline
MED=Medium (as in a "Medium Sized Statue")
MLB=Major League Baseball
MMPB=Mass Media Paper Back
MMW=Marvel Master Works
(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
OMD="One More Day" storyline
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SII="Silent Invasion Infiltration" storyline
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" storyline
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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