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197 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 22nd, 2009

BUCK ROGERS #0

Scott Beatty (W) Carlos Rafael (A)
Join us as we present comicdom's first hero -- Buck Rogers... the first man out of time... the first man to be taken out of his present environment and put into the future! In the tradition of such best-selling introductory Dynamite launches as Red Sonja and Battlestar Galactica, Dynamite is launching the all-original #0 issue for just 25¢! Under a John Cassaday cover (Cassaday serves as series cover artist), writer Scott (Batman) Beatty and artist Carlos Rafael present an original12 page comic book adventure - "The Death of Buck Rogers"! This is where it all begins and Dynamite's plans for Buck Rogers follow the model
that they've followed over the years beginning with Red Sonja, embracing the history of such classic characters, but giving them a modern edge for today's audiences! All this, and for a quarter to introduce you to the new canon of Buck Rogers!

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!

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) DETECTIVE COMICS #853
   2) NEW AVENGERS #52 DKR
   3) BUCK ROGERS #0
   4) HULK #11
   5) MIGHTY AVENGERS #24 DKR
   6) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #32
   7) THOR #601
   8) AVENGERS INITIATIVE #23 DKR
   9) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592
 10) X-FORCE #14 XMW

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AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM #1
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL ARKHAM #1
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE #1 (OF 4)
BUCK ROGERS #0
FALL OF CTHULHU NEMESIS #1 (OF 4)
FANTASTIC FORCE #1 (OF 5)
FARSCAPE SCRIPT BOOK
FRANK FRAZETTAS NEANDERTHAL
SKRULL KILL KREW #1
VIKING #1
WARLORD OF IO & OTHER STORIES ONE-SHOT
WOLVERINE ANNIVERSARY
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($62.77) ON THESE 7 TITLES THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
AMERICAN MCGEE'S GRIMM #1 $3.99 $2.39
BUCK ROGERS #0 .25¢ FREE
FANTASTIC FORCE #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
SKRULL KILL KREW #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
GAMBIT CLASSIC TP VOL 01 $24.99 $14.99
WOLVERINE PREM HC NOT DEAD YET $19.99 $11.99
X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $99.99 $59.99
TOTAL $156.94 $94.16

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.

103 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
41 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$144.59 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$122.90 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$21.68
is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592 WOLVERINE RIVERA ART VAR
ASTONISHING X-MEN #29
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #23 DKR
DAREDEVIL #118
DAREDEVIL #118 WOLVERINE DOE AND HEATH VAR
DARK AVENGERS #1 3RD PTG DEODATO SKETCH VAR
DARK AVENGERS #3 2ND PTG DEODATO VAR
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #2 (OF 5) DKR
DEADPOOL #8 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR
FANTASTIC FORCE #1 (OF 5)
GHOST RIDER #34
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #13
HULK #11
HULK #11 ADAMS VAR
HULK #11 WOLVERINE MCGUINNESS VAR
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #25
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #128 DKR
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #128 WOLVERINE VAR DKR
KICK ASS #6 (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #47
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1 (OF 4) SUYDAM VAR
MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #5 (OF 6)
MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #5 (OF 6) B & W VAR
MIGHTY AVENGERS #24 DKR
NEW AVENGERS #52 BACHALO VAR (PP #855) DKR
NEW AVENGERS #52 DKR
SECRET INVASION CHRONICLES #2 (OF 9)
SKRULL KILL KREW #1 (OF 5) DKR
THOR #601
THOR #601 DJURDJEVIC VAR
THUNDERBOLTS #128 3RD PTG DE LA TORRE SKETCH VAR
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #1 (OF 6) 3RD PTG VAR
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #2 (OF 6) 3RD PTG VAR
WOLVERINE #71 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR
WOLVERINE ANNIVERSARY
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #14
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #35 DKR
WOLVERINE WEAPON X FILES
X-FORCE #14 XMW
X-MEN TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #3 (OF 3)
15 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$45.36 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$38.55 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.08 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AZRAEL DEATHS DARK KNIGHT #2 (OF 3)
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL ARKHAM #1
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4
DETECTIVE COMICS #853 (NOTE PRICE)
EX MACHINA #41 (MR)
HELLBLAZER #254 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES #33 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #32
OUTSIDERS #17
SCALPED #28 (MR)
SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #5 (OF 6)
SUPERGIRL #40
TRINITY #47
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #12 (OF 12)
WILDCATS #10
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$24.46  is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$20.79 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.66 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
DYNAMO 5 #21 (NOTE PRICE)
ELEPHANTMEN #18 (RES)
FRANK FRAZETTAS NEANDERTHAL FOTOS CVR B (ONE-SHOT)
FRANK FRAZETTAS NEANDERTHAL FRAZETTA CVR A (ONE-SHOT)
INVINCIBLE #61
SAVAGE DRAGON #147
VIKING #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 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
MISTER X CONDEMNED #4 (OF 4)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #13 BLUE HARVEST PT 1 (OF 5)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #40 DUELING AMBITIONS PT 2
37 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$135.26 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$114.97 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.28 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
3AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM #1
ANGEL #20
ANGEL #20 10 COPY RUNGE VIRGIN CVR INCV (NET)
ANGEL SMILE TIME #3
BART SIMPSON COMICS #47
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE #1 (OF 4)
BLOODRAYNE PRIME CUTS #3 CVR A
BLOODRAYNE PRIME CUTS #3 CVR B
BUCK ROGERS #0
C E MURPHYS TAKE A CHANCE #4
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #5
FALL OF CTHULHU NEMESIS #1 (OF 4)
FARSCAPE SCRIPT BOOK
GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #5 (OF 6) HARD CALL (RES)
GI JOE COBRA #2
I AM LEGION #3 (OF 6)
IGNITION CITY #2 (OF 5) (MR)
IGNITION CITY #2 (OF 5) 3-COPY INCV (NET) (MR)
IGNITION CITY #2 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
IGNITION CITY #2 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 2 #4 (OF 5)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #169
NO HERO #5 (OF 7) (MR)
NO HERO #5 (OF 7) DESIGN SKETCH INCV (NET) (MR)
NO HERO #5 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (MR)
RED SONJA #43
STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT KLINGONS
STREET FIGHTER IV #2 (OF 4) NG CVR B
STREET FIGHTER IV #2 (OF 4) TSNAG CVR A
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #5 (MR)
TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE ADAPTATION #0
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #10
TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #5
WARLORD OF IO & OTHER STORIES ONE-SHOT
WIND RAIDER #2 (OF 3) CVR A HARDMAN
ZMD ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION #4 (OF 6)
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
94 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (3):
JUSTICE LEAGUE NEW FRONTIER BOX SET
MARVEL MINIMATES MARVEL HEROES SET
MARVEL MINIMATES MARVEL VILLAINS SET
BOOKS (1):
WIZARD HTD HEROIC ANATOMY DLX SPIRAL ED
CARDS (1):
UPPER DECK 2008 09 O PEE CHEE UPDATE NHL T/C BOX
GAMING (6):
CHAOTIC TCG TURN OT TIDE BOOSTER PACKS
D&D 4TH ED ARCANE POWER HC
PATHFINDER CHRONICLES DRAGONS REVISITED
PATHFINDER COMPANION LEGACY FIRE PLAYERS GUIDE
PATHFINDER PATH LEGACY FIRE #1 HOWL O/T CARRION KING
SW CMG CLONE WARS MAP PACK #1 ATTACK TETH (RES)
MAGAZINES (31):
2000 AD #1627
2000 AD #1628
AMERICA IN WWII
AMERICAN GIRL 0609
BACKYARD FLYER 0709
BASEBALL AMERICA #909
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #170
BLACK BELT 0609
EMMY #2, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1043
FANGORIA #283
FUTURIST 0609
HEEB SPRING 2009
HIGHLIGHTS 0509
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0509
ILLINOIS GAME AND FISH #5, 2009
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #32 (NOTE PRICE)
MEN'S HEALTH 0509
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 0509
PLAYBOY 0509
POETS & WRITERS 0609
ROUGH STUFF #12
SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED 0609
SHOJO BEAT 0509
SPACE AND TIME #107
SPIN 0509
SUBSTREAM #13
WIRED #17.05
WRITER'S JOURNAL #30.3
WWE MAGAZINE 0509
XBOX WORLD 360 #77
1 ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
MODELS (1):
IRON MAN MK III ARMOR MODEL KIT 
STATUES (3):
BULLSEYE STATUE
HEROES OF THE DCU GREEN LANTERN BUST
MAN APE MINI-BUST
TRADES (48):
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA TP VOL 01
ASHLEY WOODS ART OF METAL GEAR SOLID SC
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS ADV HUCK FINN SC
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS TP VOL 01 ADAMA
BLUE BEETLE BOUNDARIES TP
BPRD TP VOL 10 THE WARNING
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 08 (MR)
CTHULHU TALES TP VOL 04 DARKNESS BEYOND
CURSE OF THE WERE-WOMAN GN (MR)
DARKNESS VS EVA DAUGHTER OF DRACULA TP
DC LIBRARY BATMAN THE ANNUALS HC
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 02 (MR)
GAMBIT CLASSIC TP VOL 01
GHOST OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
HACK SLASH OMNIBUS SC VOL 02
HULK PREM HC VOL 02 RED & GREEN ADAMS CVR
HULK PREM HC VOL 02 RED & GREEN CHO CVR DM ED
LANKHMAR BOOK 08 SWORDS AGAINST SHADOWLAND
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 12 JUMPING DIGEST
MARVEL APES HC
MESS OF EVERYTHING GN
MY MOM HC (RES)
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 09 SECRET INVASION BOOK 02
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 09 SECRET INVASION BOOK 02 DM ED
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO TP VOL 02 ART CVR
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO TP VOL 02 PHOTO CVR
NOVA TP VOL 04 NOVA CORPS
QUESTION TP VOL 04 WELCOME TO OZ
RESISTANCE GN
SAVAGE TP
SCALPED TP VOL 04 THE GRAVEL IN YOUR GUTS (MR)
SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE TP VOL 02
SHE-HULK TP VOL 08 SECRET INVASION
SHE-HULK TP VOL 08 SECRET INVASION DM ED
SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES TP VOL 03
SPIDER-MAN 2099 TP VOL 01
TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQUEL TP
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 08
TRANSFORMERS ARMADA TP VOL 03
UMBRELLA ACADEMY LTD HC PVC FIG SET
VENUS CAPRICCIO VOL 01
WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION TP (O/A)
WITCHBLADE COMPENDIUM ED VOL 2 TP
WOLVERINE PREM HC NOT DEAD YET
WOLVERINE PREM HC NOT DEAD YET VAR ED VOL 20
WOLVERINE PRODIGAL SON GN VOL 01
X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 DM ED
NO ADULT TRADES 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
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
FOE= "Faces of Evil" DC event
FRGTN 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.
O/A=Order Again
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
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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