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!

187 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 22nd, 2008

SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1

Written by Geoff Johns, James Robinson and Sterling Gates
Art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal, Renato Guedes & Wilson Magalháes, and Pete Woods
Cover by Gary Frank
Variant cover by Renato Guedes & Wilson Magalháes
A "Sightings" issue! "New Krypton" Part 1 of 9! The entire Superman franchise writing team joins forces, with art by Pete Woods and others, to formally launch the Superman event years in the making! While the current threat of Brainiac may have been forestalled in ACTION COMICS #870, the repercussions will be felt for a long, long time. Superman's greatest victory has lead to his happiest day - and his saddest. Gains are balanced by losses while Superman has to figure out what to do with 100,000 Kryptonians! Hold on to your capes as this story leads directly into
SUPERMAN #681.
On sale October 22 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US

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) SECRET INVASION #7 (OF 8) SI
  2) NEW AVENGERS #46 SI
  3) FINAL CRISIS #4 (OF 7)
  4) HULK #7
  5) FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1
  6) CAPTAIN AMERICA #43
  7) X-MEN LEGACY #217 XOS 2
  8) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574
  9) THOR TRUTH OF HISTORY #1
10) TRINITY #21

BONUS! HERE'S 11 & 12

11) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #127
12) SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

CYBLADE #1
DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08
FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #1 (OF 5)
GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0
REST #1
STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG PERKINS VAR
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1
THOR TRUTH OF HISTORY #1
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 (MR)
WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD
XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($87.17) ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1 $3.99 $2.39
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1 $3.99 $2.39
WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
SHOJO BEAT 1108 $5.99 $3.59
TRADES (3)
ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC $74.99 $44.99
STEVE NILES OMNIBUS TP $24.99 $14.99
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $99.99 $59.99
TOTAL $217.93 $130.75

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.

83 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
NEW THIS WEEK BUT "SHIPPED" LAST WEEK!
As many of you know, many titles from last week (101508) did not ship to Alternate Reality last week because the box containing them "FELL OFF THE TRUCK"! The titles listed below WILL BE IN this week (SWEAR TO GOD) and we will be treating them as NEW all this week long!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #571 2ND PTG JRJR VAR
ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #6 (OF 6)
DEADPOOL #1 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR
FLASH #245
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 SI
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19
SIMPSONS COMICS #147
SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)
SPIRIT #22
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1 CRUZ CVR A
TITANS #6 (RES)
.....and a whole bunch of REORDERS which I won't bother listing here!
AND THE BAD NEWS....
We are "Screwed and Tattooed" on
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 both the REGULAR and the COLBERT VARIANT covers. Marvel and Diamond sold out in pre-orders so no replacement copies of this title are available. Marvel will most likely do a 2nd PRINT and if so we will offer it to all our Subscribers at cost. Of course I do not expect anyone to sit around hoping a currently non-existent 2nd print happens (especially since most would want a 1st Print in the 1st Place!)  All I can do is apologize to all of you for this screw up on our distributor's part. Totally missing an important title like AMAZING SPIDERMAN absolutely ridiculous but what can we do?
26 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$85.25 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$72.46 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.78 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #572 2ND PTG JRJR VAR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574
CAPTAIN AMERICA #43
CRIMINAL 2 #6 (MR)
DAREDEVIL #112
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #1 (OF 5)
HULK #7
HULK #7 TURNER VAR
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #4
MS MARVEL #32
NEW AVENGERS #46 SI
NEW EXILES #13
NEW WARRIORS #17
RUNAWAYS 3 #3
SAMURAI LEGEND #2 (OF 4) (MR)
SECRET INVASION #7 (OF 8) SI
SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 3) SI
SHE-HULK 2 #34
STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG PERKINS VAR
THOR TRUTH OF HISTORY #1
THUNDERBOLTS #125 SI
TRUE BELIEVERS #4 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #127
WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD
X-FACTOR #36
X-MEN LEGACY #217 XOS 2
17 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$57.86 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$49.18 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.67 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #6 (OF 12)
BIRDS OF PREY #123
BLUE BEETLE #32
DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08
DMZ #35 (MR)
FAMILY DYNAMIC #3 (OF 3)
FINAL CRISIS #4 (OF 7)
FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1
HELLBLAZER #248 (MR)
SCALPED #22 (MR)
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #8 (OF 12)
TINY TITANS #9
TRINITY #21
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 (MR)
WILDCATS #4
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #6 TSAI CVR A
2 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$5.97 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!
FEAR AGENT #24 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 3 OF 6)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #34 VINDICATION PART 3 OF
5 IMAGE 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!
AMORY WARS II #5 (OF 5)
CYBLADE #1 MAYS CVR A
CYBLADE #1 ROCAFORT CVR B
INVINCIBLE #54
NOBLE CAUSES #37
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$82.13 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$69.81 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.31 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #13
ARMY OF DARKNESS #14
BART SIMPSON COMICS #44
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #11
BETTY & VERONICA #238
BROTHERS IN ARMS #4
CHALLENGER DEEP #3 (OF 4)
DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #4 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON
DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #5 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON
GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0
MEN OF MYSTERY #74
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #164
REST #1 PHOTO CVR B
REST #1 SALE CVR A
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #18
SONIC X #38
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #51
TERRY MOORES ECHO #7
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #4
WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #2 (OF 4) CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #2 (OF 4) CVR B
XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #1
ZOMBIE TALES #6 CVR A
ZOMBIE TALES #6 CVR B
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK

104 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (13):
GREEN LANTERN CORPS 13 INCH FIGURE
MCFARLANE CALL OF DUTY BRITISH SPECIAL OPS (ROER) ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE CALL OF DUTY MARINE CORPS WITH FLAMETHROWER (PELELIU) ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE CALL OF DUTY MARINE CORPS WITH MACHINE GUN (OKINAWA) ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE CALL OF DUTY MARINE INFANTRY (PELELIU) ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL LADAINAIN THOMLINSON 12" ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 ADRIAN PETERSON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 BEN ROETHLISBERGERACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 BRANDON JACOBS ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 DEMARCUS WARE ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 DEVIN HESTER ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 LADAINAIN THOMLINSON ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NFL WAVE 2 TOM BRADY ACTION FIGURE
BOOKS (3):
AHELLBOY THE ALL SEEING EYE NOVEL
OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO MICKEY MOUSE COLLECTIBLES SC
TOWN OF ZACK HC
CARDS(2):
STARGATE ATLANTIS SEASON 3 & 4 TRADING CARD BOX
UPPER DECK 2008 MLB SP AUTHENTIC TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (2):
DC HEROCLIX ARKHAM ASYLUM BOOSTER PACK (NET)
DRAGONBALL CCG: AWAKENING BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (41):
A2000 AD #1605
2000 AD #1606
AMERICAN GIRL 1208
ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS #9.1
ART SCENE INTERNATIONAL #82
ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1108
BASEBALL AMERICA #822
BECKETT TEEN SENSATIONS PRESENTS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #165
BLACK BELT #46.12
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #74 HAVOK
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #75 FALCON
COMICS JOURNAL #293
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1016
HAUTE DOLL #5.6
HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE VOL 09
HIGHLIGHTS FO CHILDREN 1108
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 1108
INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #4 SPECIAL NEWSTAND ED
INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #4 SPECIAL PX ED
MEN'S HEALTH 1108
MEN'S VOGUE 1108
NARUTO COLLECTOR MAGAZINE #6
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 1108
PASTE #48
PHANTOM DETECTIVE JUN 1934 REPLICA ED
PLAYBOY 1108
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 1208
REALMS OF FANTASY 1208
SCALE AVIATION MODELLER #14.10
SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED 1208
SHOJO BEAT 1108
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #29 SPECIAL NEWSTAND ED
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #29 SPECIAL PX ED
SPIACE AND TIME #105
STARLOG #370
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE #156
TORCHWOOD #10
VIDEOSCOPE #68
WIRED #16.11
WRITER'S JOURNAL #29.6
1 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
TRADES (43):
ART OF BLEACH SC
BOYS OVER FLOWERS TP VOL 32
CATWOMAN CRIME PAYS TP
CLASSICAL MEDLEY VOL 01
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 05 (MR)
DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES HC VOL 04 DRAGONS SPRING DAWNING 2
DRAGONLANCE HC VOL 03 DRAGONS SPRING DAWNING 1
ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC
EVIL DEAD TP
FORGOTTEN REALMS HC VOL 06 HALFLINGS GEM
FRIDAY THE 13TH TP VOL 02 (MR)
GON VOL 06
HAUNT OF HORROR LOVECRAFT PREM HC (MR)
HEAVY LIQUID HC (MR)
HELLSING TP VOL 09
HULK PREM HC HEART OF THE ATOM
HULK PREM HC HEART OF THE ATOM DM ED VOL 15
INUBAKA CRAZY FOR DOGS TP VOL 11
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES HC VOL 01 PX WELCOME JUNGLE
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ENEMY RISING HC
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 02 VENOM BOMB
NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN THE RETURNED (MR)
O PARTS HUNTER TP VOL 12
OR ELSE #5 (MR)
REAL GN VOL 02
REVENANT GN
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 02
SKY DOLL PREM HC (MR)
SPIRIT FEMME FATALES TP
STEVE NILES OMNIBUS TP
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 05
ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 19 ABSOLUTE POWER
VAGABOND TP VOL 28 (MR)
WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR)
WEAPON OMEGA TP
X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS
X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS DM BLOODY VAR
X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC
X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC DM VAR ED VOL 14
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR)
ZATCH BELL GN VOL 21
NO ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK 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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