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196 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MAY 6th, 2009

NEW MUTANTS #1

Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS; Variant Cover by BOB MCLEOD
They're back together again! Cannonball, Dani Moonstar, Karma, Sunspot, Magma and Magik have been gathered once more, but can they stand against one of the most powerful X-Villains of all time? Legion is back, and the villain that thrust us into the Age of Apocalypse is scarier than ever. But what does he want with the New Mutants? Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Diogenes Neves (X-MEN: WORLDS APART) bring your favorite teen heroes into adulthood. Don't miss it!

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

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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) FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 5)
   2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593
   3) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 DKR
   4) POWER GIRL #1
   5) CABLE #14 XMW
   6) DEADPOOL #10 DKR
   7) BATMAN BATTLE F/THE COWL THE NETWORK #1
   8) FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6)
   9) NEW MUTANTS #1
 10) SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12)

BONUS! HERE'S 11-20

 11) NEW AVENGERS REUNION #3 (OF 4) DKR
 12) WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6)
 13) MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (OF 4)
 14) AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR
 15) TRINITY #49
 16) EXILES #2
 17) HULK BROKEN WORLDS #2 (OF 2)
 18) ASTRO CITY DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1 (OF 4)
 19) HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
 20) BOYS #30 (MR)

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ANNA MERCURY ARTBOOK #1 RYP CVR (MR)
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1 (OF 4)
ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #1
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE NETWORK #1
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1
DEMON CLEANER #1 (OF 3)
FIN FANG FOUR RETURN #1
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1
HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR)
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
NEW MUTANTS #1
NO HERO #1 (OF 7) WWTX ED (MR)
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE STRIKES AGAIN (MR)
POWER GIRL #1
ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES CHAPTER 2 #1
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5)
SWORD OF MY MOUTH #1
TERROR INC APOCALYPSE SOON #1 (OF 5) (MR)
TROJAN WAR #1 (OF 5)
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

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COMICS (4)
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 $2.99 $1.79
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL $3.99 $2.39
NEW MUTANTS #1 $3.99 $2.39
POWER GIRL #1 $2.99 $1.79
TRADES (3)
ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01 $34.99 $20.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE SECOND COMING HC $19.99 $11.99
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 01 $14.99 $8.99
TOTAL $83.93 $50.35

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.

100 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
32 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$121.68 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$103.42 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$18.25
is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR
AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 MCGUINNESS VAR DKR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593
ASTONISHING TALES #4
CABLE #13 2ND PTG OLIVETTI VAR
CABLE #14 XMW
DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4)
DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
DEADPOOL #10 DKR
DEADPOOL #9 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR
DESTROYER #2 (OF 5) (MR)
EXILES #2
FIN FANG FOUR RETURN #1
HULK BROKEN WORLDS #2 (OF 2)
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPEC MARTIN VAR
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 DKR
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT NEW MUTANTS
MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE #4
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #3 (OF 4) DKR
NEW MUTANTS #1
NEW MUTANTS #1 BENJAMIN VAR (PP #858)
NEW MUTANTS #1 MCLEOD VAR
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #5
TERROR INC APOCALYPSE SOON #1 (OF 5) (MR)
TROJAN WAR #1 (OF 5)
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #2 (OF 3) (MR)
WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG PELLETIER VAR
WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6)
WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6) VAR
X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #4 (OF 4)
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$65.81 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$55.93 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.87 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1 (OF 4)
AUTHORITY #10
BANG TANGO #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE NETWORK #1
DEAD ROMEO #2 (OF 6)
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6)
FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 5)
FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 5) VAR ED
JONAH HEX #43
LOONEY TUNES #174
MIGHTY #4
POWER GIRL #1
PROTOTYPE #2 (OF 6) (MR)
SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #2 (OF 3) (MR)
SOLOMON GRUNDY #3 (OF 7)
STRANGE ADVENTURES #3 (OF 8)
SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #6 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12) VAR ED
TRINITY #49
WARLORD #2
6 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$21.06 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$18.66 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.29 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
JERSEY GODS #4
KILLER OF DEMONS #3 (OF 3)
OVERLOOK #2 (OF 3)
VIKING #1 2ND PTG
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASRI CVR B
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!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 CHEN CVR
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 JEANTY CVR
KULL #6 (OF 6)
38 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$139.63 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$118.68 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.94 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3
ANNA MERCURY ARTBOOK #1 RYP CVR (MR)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #131
ARMY OF DARKNESS #20
ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #1 (OF 5)
BOYS #30 (MR)
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1
DEMON CLEANER #1 (OF 3)
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #2 (OF 4) CVR A
FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #2 (OF 4) CVR B
FIRE & BRIMSTONE #5 (OF 5)
GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #3 BARONESS
GOLD DIGGER #105
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #3
GRAVEL #10 (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1
GROOM LAKE #2
HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR)
IRREDEEMABLE #2
LIFE AND TIMES OF SAVIOR 28 #2
NO HERO #1 (OF 7) WWTX ED (MR)
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE STRIKES AGAIN (MR)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS 10TH MUSE 800 #3 (OF 4)
ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES CHAPTER 2 #1
SHRAPNEL #5 (OF 5) A CVR DJURDJEVIC
SHRAPNEL #5 (OF 5) B CVR WERNECK
SOULFIRE #9 JOE BENITEZ CVR
SOULFIRE #9 MICHAEL TURNER CVR (RES)
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR (RES)
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) TO CVR
STAR TREK CREW #3
SWORD OF MY MOUTH #1
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #4
VERONICA #194 (NOTE PRICE)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #8
VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #5 SEELEY CVR A
WARLOCK (BLUEWATER) #2
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #3 (MR)
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
96 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (3):
LANTERN CORPS BLUE SYMBOL T/S XL
LANTERN CORPS RED SYMBOL HOODIE XL
LANTERN CORPS VIOLET SYMBOL BLK T/S XL (O/A)
ACTION FIGURES (10):
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) ALEX RODRIGUEZ / New York Yankees
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) DEREK JETER / New York Yankees
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) JIMMY ROLLINS / Philadelphia Phillies (Sports Picks Debut!)
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) JOHAN SANTANA / New York Mets
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) JOSH BECKETT / Boston Red Sox
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) KOSUKE FUKUDOME / Chicago Cubs (Sports Picks Debut!)
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) MIKE LOWELL / Boston Red Sox (Sports Picks Debut!)
MCFARLANES MLB 2009 WAVE 1 (SERIES 24) TORII HUNTER / Los Angeles Angels
MCFARLANES MLB DEREK JETER COLL ED BOX SET
SGT ROCK 1/6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE
BOOKS (10):
ART OF TERMINATOR SALVATION HC
FR KNIGHTS MYTH DRANNOR BK 03 SWORD NEVER SLEEPS MMPB
FR WILDS BK 02 RESTLESS SHORE
MTG ALARA UNBROKEN
NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK VOL 07 NEXT LEVEL
TERMINATOR SALVATION NOVEL SC
TERMINATOR SALVATION OFFICIAL MOVIE COMPANION SC
WARHAMMER 40K HORUS HERESY TALES HERESY MMPB
WARHAMMER 40K SOUL DRINKERS HELLFORGED MMPB
WARHAMMER HONOURKEEPER MMPB
CARDS (3):
STAR TREK THE NEW MOVIE T/C BOX
UPPER DECK 2009 GOUDEY MLB T/C BOX
X-MEN ORIGINS WOLVERINE MOVIE T/C BOX
GAMING (1):
TWILIGHT 2013 RPG CORE RULEBOOK (MR)
MAGAZINES (7):
FILMFAX #120
GRAVEL TP VOL 01 BLOODY LIARS (MR)
MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER BOOK
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #131
SHONEN JUMP JUNE 09
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #32 SPECIAL PX ED
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #177
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1):
UMBRELLA ACADEMY PVC FIG SET
TRADES (61):
ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01
BAKEGYAMON GN VOL 02
BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL TP
BLACK CAT TP VOL 20
BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO SHONEN JUMP ED GN VOL 02
BODY GN VOL 05
BURST ANGEL MANGA VOL 03 (OF 3) (MR)
CAMERON AND HIS DINOSAURS GN
CAPTIVE HEARTS GN VOL 04
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 03
D GRAY MAN GN VOL 13
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 03
DR SLUMP TP VOL 18
DRAGONBALL VIZBIG ED GN VOL 04
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 09
FANTASTIC FOUR TP TRUE STORY DM ED
FIRE INVESTIGATOR NANASE VOL 02
FLASH PRESENTS MERCURY FALLING TP
FREAKANGELS HC VOL 02 (MR
GAKUEN ALICE GN VOL 07 (OF 16)
GENGHIS KHAN TO THE ENDS OF EARTH AND SEA VOL 01
GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE TP VOL 01
GIN TAMA TP VOL 12
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY LEAGUE OF THIER OWN TP
HARUKA BEYOND THE STREAM OF TIME GN VOL 04
HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 09
HIKARU NO GO TP VOL 15
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE SECOND COMING HC
KAZE HIKARU GN VOL 13
KUROHIME TP VOL 11
LOVE COM TP VOL 12
MMW HUMAN TORCH HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 113
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 05
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 05 VAR ED 115
MOMO TAMA GN VOL 02 (OF 4)
NANA TP VOL 16 (MR)
NOBLE CAUSES ARCHIVES TP VOL 02 (RES)
OLIVER TWIST HC
OTOMEN GN VOL 02
PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL 05
PET SHOP OF HORRORS TOKYO GN VOL 04 (OF 5) (MR)
PHERONE HC (MR)
POINT BLANK TP NEW ED
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 31
SA GN VOL 10
SAND CHRONICLES GN VOL 05
SGT FROG GN VOL 17
SKIP BEAT TP VOL 18
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC DEATH & DATING
SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD TP
THOR HC AGES OF THUNDER
TOGAINU NO CHI GN VOL 02 (OF 5) (MR)
TWO FLOWERS FOR THE DRAGON VOL 04
ULTIMATUM X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR PREM HC
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR)
WALLY WOOD EDGE OF GENIUS SC
WE WERE THERE GN VOL 04
WHISTLE TP VOL 22
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR)
YU YU HAKUSHO TP VOL 17
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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