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172 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 14th, 2009

GI JOE #1

Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Robert Atkins
New beginning and a new world of threats for the fighting men and women of the elite military force known as G.I. Joe - Freedom's last hope and the first-to-fight in battle with a hidden enemy and a secret war that's already won! The world's terror underworld whispers of Cobra. Who or what is Cobra and what can the Joes do to stop an enemy they can't identify or find. Think you know Joe? Think again. Chuck Dixon and Robert Atkins begin a whole new era, with superstar artist Gabriele Dell'Otto and Dave Johnson supplying amazing cover images, too.

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!

CHECKLIST

Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping 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) FINAL CRISIS #6 (OF 7)
   2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583
   3) ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE)
   4) TRINITY #33
   5) DEADPOOL #6 DKR
   6) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32 (FOE)
   7) TITANS #9 (FOE)
   8) NIGHTWING #152 (FOE)
  9) X-INFERNUS #2 (OF 4)
10) FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE)

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ANGEL AFTER THE FALL CVR GALLERY
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #1 (OF 4)
BPRD BLACK GODDESS #1 (OF 5)
E-MAN THE IDOL (ONE SHOT)
FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE)
GI JOE #1
LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #1
RESISTANCE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #1 (OF 4)
X-INFERNUS #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG CAMUNCOLI VAR
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($66.37) ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #1 $3.99 $2.39
FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE) $2.99 $1.79
GI JOE #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
TOYFARE #139 $4.99 $2.99
TRADES (3)
DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN $24.99 $14.99
TITANS OLD FRIENDS HC $24.99 $14.99
WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) $100.00 $60.00
TOTAL $165.94 $99.56

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.

77 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$64.32 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$54.67 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.64 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE)
ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #6 (OF 6) (MR)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #25
BOOSTER GOLD #16 (FOE)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #33
DMZ #38 (MR)
FABLES #80 (MR)
FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE)
FINAL CRISIS #6 (OF 7)
GEN 13 #26
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #16 (FOE)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32 (FOE)
MANHUNTER #38
NIGHTWING #152 (FOE)
PUSH #4 (OF 6)
RESISTANCE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
SIMON DARK #16
SUPER FRIENDS #11
TITANS #9 (FOE)
TRINITY #33
YOUNG LIARS #11 (MR)
19 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$70.81 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$60.18 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.62 is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #3 (OF 5)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #28
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583
ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #4 (OF 5) (MR)
BIG HERO 6 #5 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #9
CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #5 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL #6 DKR
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #3 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #47
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #7
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #5 (OF 8)
NOVA ORIGIN RICHARD RIDER
PUNISHER WAR ZONE #5 (OF 6)
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #4
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2 (OF 8)
X-INFERNUS #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG CAMUNCOLI VAR
X-INFERNUS #2 (OF 4)
X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4)
6 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.96  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$16.96 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.99 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
ELEPHANTMEN #15
I HATE GALLANT GIRL #3 (OF 3)
I KILL GIANTS #7 (OF 7)
INVINCIBLE #58 (RES)
PERHAPANAUTS #5
WITCHBLADE #123
3 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$8.97 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$7.62 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.34 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BPRD BLACK GODDESS #1 (OF 5)
CLEANERS #2 (OF 4)
SOLOMON KANE #4 (OF 5)
28 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$122.13 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$103.81 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.31 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL CVR GALLERY
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #127
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #1 (OF 4)
DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #2
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #2
DREAMER #3
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #7
E-MAN THE IDOL (ONE SHOT)
FALL OF CTHULHU APOCALYPSE #2 (OF 4) CVR A
FALL OF CTHULHU APOCALYPSE #2 (OF 4) CVR B
FURRLOUGH #187
GHOST WHISPERER THE MUSE #2
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #4
GI JOE #1
GRAVEL #8 (MR)
GRAVEL #8 WRAP CVR (MR)
LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #1
LOVE AND CAPES #9
PHANTOM ANNUAL #2
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #196
SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #2 (OF 5)
SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #3
STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #3
TALES OF PENANCE TRIAL O/T CENTURY #4 (OF 4)
TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #1 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PQ ALLIANCE #2
WASTELAND #23 (MR)
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK

95 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

BOBBLE HEADS (6):
ANTHRAX SCOTT IAN BOBBLEHEAD
BIG LEBOWSKI THE STRANGER BOBBLEHEAD
SOUTH PARK KENNY BOBBLE HEAD
SOUTH PARK KYLE BOBBLE HEAD
SOUTH PARK MR HANKEY BOBBLE HEAD
SOUTH PARK STAN BOBBLE HEAD
BOOKS (1):
NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK VOL 05 BRIDGE OF COURAGE
MAGAZINES (35):
ALTER EGO #83
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER #90.1
AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR 0309
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #195
ARTWORKS WINTER 2008
BECKETT BASKETBALL #217
COMICS JOURNAL #295
DIG 0109
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 23
EASYRIDERS #428
FLY RC #64
GUNS AND AMMO 0209
HEAVY METAL 0309
HORRORHOUND #15
MILITARY HISTORY #25.6
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #33
MOTHER JONES 0209
NEW ART INTERNATIONAL 2009 ANNUAL
NEW MOON GIRLS 0209
NEW WITCH #18
NICKELODEON 0209
ROUGH STUFF #11
RUE MORGUE #86
SCALE AUTO #30.5
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #69
SCRIPT #15.1
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 09 VAR SPECIAL
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 24
STARLOG #373
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #173
TOYFARE #139
UNDASTREAM #7
VIDEO WATCHDOG 3146
WOMEN AND GUNS 0209
YOUR BIG BACKYARD 0109
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (3):
AME COMI HAWKGIRL PVC FIGURE
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE ETHAN VAN SCIVER
SUPERMAN VS DARKSEID STATUE
TRADES (50):
ANITA BLAKE VH TP FIRST DEATH
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 02
BLACK CAT TP VOL 18
BONE COLOR ED HC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS
BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS
CAPTIVE HEARTS GN VOL 02
CLASSICAL MEDLEY VOL 02
DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN
DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN VAR ED VOL 19
DR SLUMP TP VOL 17
ECLIPSO MUSIC OF THE SPHERES TP
END LEAGUE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING
GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 03 (MR)
GIN TAMA TP VOL 10
HANNAH MONTANA CINEMANGA GN VOL 07 (OF 7)
HARDY BOYS GN VOL 15
HEAVENS WILL GN VOL 01
HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 07
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 01 ROOM AND BOREDOM (MR)
HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 06
HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 24
KUROHIME TP VOL 09
LOVE COM TP VOL 10
MARVEL ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 TRIPLE THREAT DIGEST
MY GRANDPARENTS ARE SECRET AGENTS GN
NANA TP VOL 14 (MR)
PARADE WITH FIREWORKS TP
PIGEONS FROM HELL TP
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 29
REBORN GN VOL 10
SA GN VOL 08
SAND CHRONICLES GN VOL 04
SHAMAN KING TP VOL 20
SKIP BEAT TP VOL 16
SLUM NATION HC VOL 02 CRAZY OF LOVE (MR)
SPARROW WILLIAM WRAY HC
SPEED RACER THE NEXT GENERATION TP VOL 03
SPIDER-MAN TP AMAZING FRIENDS DIGEST
STRAWBERRY 100 % TP VOL 07
SUIHELIBE VOL 02
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP VOL 02 (MR)
TIME STRANGER KYOKO GN VOL 03
TITANS OLD FRIENDS HC
TRANSFORMERS ARMADA TP VOL 02
TURNING POINTS HOUSE DIVIDED GN
WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR)
WE WERE THERE GN VOL 02
WHISTLE TP VOL 21
X-FORCE TP VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS
ZOMBIE COP GN
NO ADULT TRADE PAPERBACKS 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
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
DWS="Divided We Stand" storyline
FOE= "Faces of Evil" DC event
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LTD ED=Limited Edition
MD="Manifest Destiny" X-Men 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.
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
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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