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232 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 24th, 2008

BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5)

story GARTH ENNIS & JIMMY PALMIOTTI
art & cover MIHAILIO VUKELIC & JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Bob Saetta made the biggest mistake of his life by pissing off his brother, one of the biggest and most brutal crime bosses in New York City. This is the story of two brothers at war, wrapped in a special package of extreme language and hardcore violence. Join award winning writer GARTH ENNIS (PREACHER, THE PUNISHER), JIMMY PALMIOTTI(JONAH HEX, PAINKILLER JANE) and artist MIHAILO VUKELIC on a five-issue adrenaline ride that rips the roof off Brooklyn's criminal underworld!

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!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) HULK #6
  2) NEW AVENGERS #45 SI
  3) ULTIMATES 3 #5 (OF 5)
  4) CAPTAIN AMERICA #42
  5) X-MEN LEGACY #216
  6) AVENGERS INITIATIVE #17 SI
  7) X-FORCE #7
  8) SKAAR SON OF HULK: SAVAGE WORLD #1
  9) SUPERMAN BATMAN #52
10) TRINITY #17

BONUS! HERE'S 11-18

11) FANTASTIC FOUR #560
12) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #28
13) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #126
14) BLACK PANTHER #41 SI
15) DAREDEVIL #111
16) THUNDERBOLTS #124 SI
17) DEADPOOL #2 SI
18) NOVA #17
19) SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 SI

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ASPEN SHOWCASE BENOIST #1
BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5) (MR)
BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #1
DEAD #1 (MR)
DEAD AHEAD #1 (OF 3)
FINAL CRISIS LSH OF THREE WORLDS #1 2ND PTG
FLASH GORDON #1
IMMORTAL IRON FIST  DEATH QUEEN
LONDON HORROR COMIC #1 (OF 4) (MR)
M-THEORY #1 (OF 3)
MY NAME IS BRUCE ONE SHOT
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
NO HERO SKETCHBOOK
SAMURAI LEGEND #1 (OF 4)
SKAAR SON OF HULK: SAVAGE WORLD #1
SOLOMON KANE #1 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN ANNUAL #1
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #1
WOLVERINE ROAR
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($87.57) ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5) $2.99 $1.79
DEAD AHEAD #1 (OF 3) $3.99 $2.39
SOLOMON KANE #1 (OF 5) $2.99 $1.79
MAGAZINES (2)
CAT FANCY 1108 $4.99 $2.99
DOG FANCY 1108 $4.99 $2.99
TRADES (2)
ABSOLUTE RONIN HC $99.00 $59.40
STAR WARS LUKE SKYWALKER LAST HOPE FOR GALAXY HC $99.99 $59.97
TOTAL $218.94 $131.36

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.

117 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
40 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$136.56 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$116.07 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.48 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 2ND PTG JRJR VAR
ANGEL REVELATIONS #5 (OF 5)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #17 SI
BLACK PANTHER #41 SI
CAPTAIN AMERICA #42
DAREDEVIL #111
DEADPOOL #2 SI
FANTASTIC FOUR #560
FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #3 (OF 4)
HULK #6
HULK #6 TURNER VAR (PP #831)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST ORSON RANDALL DEATH QUEEN
MARVEL 1985 #5 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #40
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #3
MS MARVEL #31
NEW AVENGERS #45 SI
NEW WARRIORS #16
NOVA #17 SI
POWERS #30 (MR)
PUNISHER KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE 2ND PTG DILLON VAR
RUNAWAYS 3 #2
SAMURAI LEGEND #1 (OF 4) VAR (MR)
SAMURAI LEGEND #1 Of(4) (MR)
SECRET INVASION #3 (OF 8) 3RD PTG YU SKETCH VAR
SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 3) SI
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG RANEY VAR
SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG BRAITHWAITE VAR
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG NORD VAR
SHE-HULK 2 #33 SI
SKAAR SON OF HULK PRESENTS SAVAGE WORLD #1
THUNDERBOLTS #124 SI
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN ANNUAL #1
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #126
ULTIMATES 3 #5 (OF 5)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #7
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #28
WOLVERINE ROAR
X-FORCE #7
X-MEN LEGACY #216
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$56.84 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$48.31 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.52 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #3 (OF 6)
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #5 (OF 12)
BLUE BEETLE #31
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #49
CHUCK #4 (OF 6)
FABLES #76 (MR)
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
JACK OF FABLES #26 (MR)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #46
MADAME XANADU #4 (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #10 (MR)
REIGN IN HELL #3 (OF 8)
SCOOBY DOO #136
SUPERMAN #680
SUPERMAN BATMAN #52
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #6 (OF 6)
TEEN TITANS #63
TRINITY #17
WILDCATS #3
10 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$32.90 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$27.96 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.93 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5) (MR)
DEAD AHEAD #1 (OF 3)
GOLLY #2 (MR)
I KILL GIANTS #3 (OF 7)
M-THEORY #1 (OF 3)
PERHAPANAUTS #4
PROOF #12 (MR)
PVP #40
SPAWN #183
YOUNGBLOOD #5
5 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$15.46 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$13.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.31 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #3 (OF 3)
MY NAME IS BRUCE ONE SHOT
SOLOMON KANE #1 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY #28 VECTOR PART 9 OF 12
USAGI YOJIMBO #114
43 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$169.63 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$144.188 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$25.44 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANNA MERCURY #3 (OF 5) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
ARCHIE #589
ASPEN SHOWCASE BENOIST #1 CVR A GUNNELL
ASPEN SHOWCASE BENOIST #1 CVR B MANAPUL
BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #14
BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #1
CONTRACT #3 (OF 3)
CTHULHU TALES #5 CVR A
CTHULHU TALES #5 CVR B
DEAD #1 (MR)
DRAGON CROSS #8
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #2 (OF 4) CVR A
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #2 (OF 4) CVR B
FLASH GORDON #1
GRAVEL #3 AUXILIARY ED (MR)
JUGHEAD #191
LONDON HORROR COMIC #1 (OF 4) (MR)
NECESSARY EVIL #8
N-GUARD #3
NIGHT & FOG #3 (OF 6) (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
NO HERO SKETCHBOOK
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #6 (OF 7)
PS238 #34
RESURRECTION #6 (MR)
SONIC X #37
STARSHIP TROOPERS #10
STATION #3 (OF 5)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #52 (MR)
UBU BUBU #3 (MR)
UNCLE SCROOGE #379
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY HALLOWEEN 2008 BRERETON REG ED
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #1
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #694
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #3 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #3 (OF 5) CVR B
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #5 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #5 (OF 5) CVR B
WASTELAND #20 (MR)
WOLFSKIN ANNUAL #1 BARBARIC CVR (MR)
ZORRO #7
2 ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK

115 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

CARDS (3):
BATMAN ARCHIES TRADING CARD BOX
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 TRADING CARD BOX
UPPER DECK 2008 X BASEBALL TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING(1):
CHAOTIC M'ARRILLIAN INVASION BEYOND THE DOOR CCG: BOSTER DISPLAY BOX
MAGAZINES (67):
2000 AD #1601
2000 AD #1602
AIR BRUSH ACTION 1008
AMERICAN ARTIST: WATERCOLOR FALL 2008
AMERICAN CURVES 1008
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #192
ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1008
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR 1008
BACK ISSUE #30
BASEBALL AMERICA #820
BLACK BELT #46.11
BLENDER #74
CAT FANCY 1108
CINEFEX #115
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #73 KANG
COMICS REVUE #269
COOKIE 1008
DISCOVERY GIRLS #8.6
DOG FANCY 1108
DRAW #16
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1010-1011
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1012
ESPN MAGAZINE #11.19
EYE SPY #57
FILM COMMENT 1008
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #104
GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #10
HEAVY METAL 1108
HEROES MAGAZINE #6-NEWSTAND EDITION
HIGH ADVENTURE #101
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN 1008
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 1008
ILLINOIS GAME & FISH 1008
JUXTAPOZ #93
KONO MAGAZINE #12
MAD MAGAZIEN #494
MARVEL MONSTERS POSTER BOOK
MARVEL PREVIEWS OCTOBER 2008 EXTRAS
MEN'S HEALTH 1008
MEN'S VOGUE 1008
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #29
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 1008
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 1008
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 19 #5
PASTE #47
PC MAGAZINE 1008
PHANTOM DETECTIVE AUG 1935 REPLICA ED
PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XVIII #10
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #10
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 1108
ROBOT #13
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #68
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 0908
SHOJO BEAT #4.10
SLAP #197
SPIN 1008
STAR WARS INSIDER SPECIAL #104
STARLOG #369
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE SPECIAL #6 NEWSTAND ED
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE SPECIAL #6 PX ED
TORCHWOOD #9
TSN: PRO BASKETBALL 2008-09
VIDEO WATCHDOG #143
WIRED #16.10
WIZARD MAGAZINE #205
WRESTLER SERIES VOL.24
WRITER 1008
TRADES (44):
100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY (MR)
ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 01 THE DROWNING
ABSOLUTE RONIN HC
AP HOW TO DRAW MANGA PKT MANGA TP VOL 04
BARKS ROSA COLL TP VOL 03 GOLDEN HELMET CHARTS COLUMBUS (RES
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE TP VOL 03
BERSERK TP VOL 25 (MR) (
BLACK PANTHER TP BACK TO AFRICA
BLACK SUMMER TP (MR)
CABLE PREM HC VOL 01 MESSIAH WAR
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED HC 03 THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
CONAN HC VOL 06 HAND OF NERGAL
CONAN TP VOL 06 THE HAND OF NERGAL
DEAD AT 17 TP VOL 04 13TH BROTHER (RES) (MR)
GIRL WHO COULD RUN THROUGH TIME VOL 01
HATTER M THE LOOKING GLASS WARS TP VOL 01 (MR)
HELP IS ON THE WAY TP
IRON MAN PREM HC LEGACY OF DOOM
JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 01 (OF 4
JLA SALVATION RUN TP
KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION
LOCKE & KEY HC
LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE TP SIDE B
MADAME MIRAGE TP VOL 01
MARVEL BOY PREM HC
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PREM HC MOBY DICK
MINI MARVELS TP VOL 01 ROCK PAPER SCISSORS DIGEST NEW PTG
MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 03
MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 03 VAR ED VOL 104
NOTHING NICE TO SAY TP
PUNK ROCK & TRAILER PARKS GN
SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAL MEN TP VOL 02
SPAGHETTI BROS HC VOL 01
SPAWN COLLECTION TP VOL 06
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY TP ITSY BITSY BATTLES DIGEST
STAR TREK ARCHIVES TP VOL 01 BEST OF PETER DAVID
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SHIPYARDS OF DOOM
STAR WARS LUKE SKYWALKER LAST HOPE FOR GALAXY HC
UNCANNY X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND
VAMPRESS GIRLS GN VOL 02 WITCHES OF CAZADOR
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP ROOKIE
WONDER WOMAN THE CIRCLE HC
X-FACTOR PREM HC ONLY GAME IN TOWN
ZOMBIE-SAMA ONE SHOT
NO  ADULT TITLE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 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"
Spiderman storyline
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DLX=Deluxe
DWS="Divided We Stand" storyline
FRGTTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
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
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.
NWD="New Ways to Die" Spiderman storyline
O/A=Order Again
OMD="One More Day" storyline
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
RIP="Batman R.I.P." storyline
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
SI="Silent Invasion" storyline
SII="Silent Invasion Infiltration" storyline
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TOS=Referencing Star Trek "THE ORIGINAL SERIES"
TP=Trade Paperback
T/C=Trading Card
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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