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233 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 12th, 2008

BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3)

Written by Kevin Smith
Art by Walt J. Flanagan & Sandra Hope
Regular, Variant & Sketch Cover's by Andy Kubert
Best-selling comic book writer/director Kevin Smith (GREEN ARROW, Daredevil, Clerks) steps into Gotham City to write this 3-part miniseries event! Practically from out of nowhere, the mysterious masked killer known as Onomatopoeia returns and sets his sights - and sounds - against The Caped Crusader!
 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

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KIDS CORNER

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

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) WOLVERINE #69
  2) JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1
  3) BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3)
  4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577
  5) DETECTIVE COMICS #850 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
  6) NIGHTWING #150 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
  7) ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON
  8) TRINITY #24
  9) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30
10) TITANS #7

BONUS! HERE'S 11 to 21

11) SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #3 (OF 6)
12) NEW EXILES #14
13) CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #7
14) BLACK TERROR #1
15) STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (OF 5)
16) AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26
17) GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #14
18) BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #23
19) X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #3 (OF 5)
20) FABLES #78 (MR)
21) ETERNALS ANNUAL #1

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BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3)
BLACK TERROR #1
BLACKBEARD LEGACY #0 (MR)
CLEANERS #1 (OF 4)
DREAMER #1
ETERNALS ANNUAL #1
GALVESTON #1
GAUZE #1
HEADLOCKED TRYOUT #1 (OF 3)
I HATE GALLANT GIRL #1 (OF 3)
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #1
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1
LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5)
LOST & FOUND
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG VAR
PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #1 (OF 4)
PIRAT TALES LEGEND OF CAT O NINE TALES #1
PUSH #1 (OF 6)
SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (OF 5)
SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #1
UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS #1
WINGMAN #1 (OF 3)
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

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COMICS (3)
BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3) $3.99 $2.39
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1 $3.99 $2.39
SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
TOYFARE #137 $4.99 $2.99
TRADES (3)
FABLES COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC $39.99 $23.99
HULK PREM HC VOL 01 RED HULK $24.99 $14.99
MYTHOS HC VOL 01 $24.99 $14.99
TOTAL $106.93 $64.15

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129 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
25 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$74.79 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$63.57 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.21 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577
AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #4 (OF 4)
BIG HERO 6 #3 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #7
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #3 (OF 6)
DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #3 (OF 4) (MR)
ETERNALS ANNUAL #1
FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #4 (OF 4)
HULK CHRONICLES WWH #5
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #45
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #3 (OF 8)
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT PUNISHER MOVIE
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG VAR
NEW EXILES #14
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #2
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #4 (OF 5)
STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (OF 5)
WOLVERINE #69
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #28 2ND PTG VAR
X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #3 (OF 5)
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$69.81 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$59.33 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.47 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
100 BULLETS #97 (MR)
ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON
BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #23
BOOSTER GOLD #14
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #31
DETECTIVE COMICS #850 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
FABLES #78 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR #2 (MR)
GEN 13 #24
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #14
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #20
MANHUNTER #36
NIGHTWING #150 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
PUSH #1 (OF 6)
SIMON DARK #14
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #3 (OF 6)
TITANS #7
TRINITY #24
YOUNG LIARS #9 (MR)
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!
BPRD THE WARNING #5 (OF 5)
CLEANERS #1 (OF 4)
11 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$34.42 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$29.25 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.16 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
BRIT #9
BROKEN TRINITY #3 KEOWN CVR
BROKEN TRINITY #3 SEJIC CVR A
DARKNESS #7 LUCAS CVR A (MR)
DARKNESS #7 SEJIC CVR B (MR)
I HATE GALLANT GIRL #1 (OF 3)
I KILL GIANTS #5 (OF 7)
JACK STAFF #19
MICE TEMPLAR #6
SAVAGE DRAGON #140
WALKING DEAD #54 (MR)
69 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$255.21 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$216.92 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$38.28 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
A1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #4
ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) (MR)
ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #125
BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #2
BLACK TERROR #1
BLACKBEARD LEGACY #0 (MR)
CITY OF DUST #2 A CVR LANGLEY
CITY OF DUST #2 B CVR RUIZ
CITY OF DUST #2 C CVR PARRILLO
CITY OF DUST #2 D CVR IFS
CTHULHU TALES #8 CVR A
CTHULHU TALES #8 CVR B
DEAD #2 KINGDOM OF FLIES (MR)
DREAMER #1
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #5
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #3 (OF 4) CVR A
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #3 (OF 4) CVR B
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #31 (MR)
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #3 (OF 5)
FURRLOUGH #186
GALVESTON #1 CVR A
GALVESTON #1 CVR B
GAUZE #1
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #2
GOLD DIGGER #100
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #21
GRAVEL #6 (MR)
GRAVEL #6 WRAP CVR (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #32
HEADLOCKED TRYOUT #1 (OF 3)
HEADLOCKED TRYOUT #2 (OF 3)
HYBRID #3 (OF 4) (MR)
I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #6 (OF 6)
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #1 (OF 4)
LAND OF OZ MANGA #4 (OF 4)
LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5) CVR A
LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5) CVR B
LONE RANGER #15 (MR)
LOST & FOUND
MICHELANGELO THIRD KIND #3 (OF 4)
NEOZOIC #7
N-GUARD #4 (OF 4)
PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #1 (OF 4)
PIRAT TALES LEGEND OF CAT O NINE TALES #1
PISTOLFIST #4 (OF 4)
PS238 #35
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS BACK MYSTERIOUS ISLE #4
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS THE ELEMENTALS #2
SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (OF 5)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #194
SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #1
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #3 ARCHER CVR A
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #3 SEELEY CVR B
STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #5
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #52
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #4
UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS #1
UNITED FREE WORLDS #3 (OF 6)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #2
VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #4
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #4 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #4 (OF 5) CVR B
WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #3 (OF 4) CVR A
WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #3 (OF 4) CVR B
WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #2 CVR A
WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #2 CVR B
WINGMAN #1 (OF 3)
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

104 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION COMICS (6):
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 ELGIN BAYLOR ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 GEORGE GERVIN ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 JULIUS ERVING ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 LARRY BIRD ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 PATRICK EWING ACTION FIGURE
MCFARLANE NBA LEGENDS SERIES 4 SPUD WEBB ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (2):
SPIDEY COSTUME AOP T/S XL
SUPERMAN SPLATTER T/S XL
BOBBLE HEADS (2):
BARACK OBAMA BOBBLE HEAD
SW JANGO FETT BOBBLE HEAD
CARDS (4):
BOWMAN 2008 NFL TRADING CARD BOX
BOWMAN 2008/09 NBA DRAFT PICKS & PROS TRADING CARD BOX
HANNAH MONTANA POP STAR QUIZ TRADING CARD BOX
JAMES BOND 007 IN MOTION TRADING CARD BOX
GAMING (3):
STAR WARS MINIATURES CLONE WARS BOOSTER BOX
STAR WARS MINIATURES CLONE WARS STARTER BOX
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRUMS OF WAR BOOSTER DISPLAY
MAGAZINES (37):
2000 AD #1607
2000 AD #1608
2000 AD #1609
2000 AD #1610
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 1108
AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR 0109
BASEBALL AMERICA #823
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #189
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #77 SENTRY
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #78 CRYSTAL
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #79 WONDER MAN
DIG 1208
DR WHO MAGAZINE #401
EASY RIDERS #426
EMMY #5
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1018
ESPN #11.22X-BOX WORLD 360 #71
FLY RC #62
FORTEAN TIMES #242
GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #12
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER #9
GUNS & AMMO 1208
HOLLYWOOD LIFE #21.3
HUMANIST 1208
INSIDE KUNG FU #37.1
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #277
JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #145
LEES TOY REVIEW #193 NOV 2008
LOST TREASURE 1208
SCALE AUTO 1208
SCRIPT #14.6
SFX #175
SKETCH MAGAZINE #37
STAR WARS INSIDER #105-NEWSTAND ED
TOYFARE #137
WRITE NOW #19
YOUR BIG BACKYARD 1108
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (2):
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE JIM APARO
PREMIERE COLLECTION STORM STATUE
TRADES (47):
ART OF FULL MOON HC
BATMAN EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP
BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 02 (MR)
BLOOD PLUS GN VOL 04
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 11 (OF 13) (MR)
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 16 ETERNITY WAR & OTHER STORIES
CIVIL WAR HC
CIVIL WAR HC DM ED
ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC DM ED
EXTERMINATORS TP VOL 05 BUG BROTHERS FOREVER (MR)
FABLES COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC (MR)
FRUITS BASKET GN VOL 21 (OF 23)
FX TP
GHOST RIDER TP VOL 05 HELL BENT HEAVEN BOUND
GIRL WHO RUNS THROUGH TIME VOL 02
GTO EARLY YEARS GN VOL 09 (OF 15) SHONAN JUNAI GUMI (MR)
HULK PREM HC VOL 01 RED HULK
I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE VOL 06 (RES)
JLA AVENGERS TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC VOL 03
KIICHI AND THE MAGIC BOOKS VOL 03 (RES)
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP MAN IN THE IRON MASK
MYTHOS HC VOL 01
NANCY DREW GN SC VOL 15 SLEIGHT OF DAN
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 17
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 11
NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 03
NIGHT SCHOOL GN
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 10
PET ROBOTS TP
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 28
PUNISHER TP BARBARIAN WITH A GUN
SALT WATER TAFFY GN VOL 02 CLIMB UP MT BARNABUS
TEARS OF A LAMB VOL 04 (RES)
TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY HC VOL 01
TEDDY SCARES GN VOL 04
THUNDERBOLTS WARREN ELLIS TP VOL 02 CAGED ANGELS
TRINITY BLOOD GN VOL 08 (OF 10) (MR)
TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE TP VOL 09
VASSALORD GN VOL 02 (OF 2) (MR)
WARCRAFT LEGENDS GN VOL 02 (OF 5)
WET MOON GN VOL 04 (MR)
YOUR AND MY SECRET GN VOL 03 (OF 4)
ZOMBIE TALES TP VOL 02 OBLIVIAN
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1):
IRON MAN SPIDER-MAN POSTER
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  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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