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179 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JULY 15th, 2009

BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8)

Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver
Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis raise the dead in the most anticipated comics story of the year! Throughout the decades, death has plagued the DC Universe and taken the lives of heroes and villains alike. But to what end? As the War of Light rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends upon us, with Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps at the center of it all.
Don't miss this 8-issue epic taking the DCU beyond the grave!

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

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THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

   1) BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8)
   2) DARK AVENGERS #7 DAX
   3) CAPTAIN AMERICA #601
   4) MIGHTY AVENGERS #27
   5) BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3)
   6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 DKR
   7) DEADPOOL #12 DKR
   8) PUNISHER #7
   9) TITANS #15 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
 10) ACTION COMICS #879

BONUS! HERE'S 11-14

 11) NEW MUTANTS #3
 12) SUPERMAN BATMAN #62
 13) WEDNESDAY COMICS #2 (OF 12)
 14) AGENTS OF ATLAS #8

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ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8)
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3)
CREEPY COMICS #1
DESCENDANT #1 (OF 3)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #1
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #1
DOMINO LADY #1 (MR)
FABLES #1 PETER & MAX PREVIEW (MR)
FALLEN ANGEL REBORN #1
LAST RESORT #1
POE (BOOM) #1
ROBOTIKA A FEW RUBLES MORE DOUBLE-SIZED #1/#2
ZEKE DEADWOOD ZOMBIE LAWMAN #1
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!

SAVE 40% ($72.77) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-071509! 

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL $3.99 $2.39
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8) $3.99 $2.39
CREEPY COMICS #1 $4.99 $2.99
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #1 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CAPED CRUSADER HC $24.99 $17.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN MOORE DAVIS OMNIBUS HC $99.99 $59.99
PREACHER HC BOOK 01 $39.99 $23.99
TOTAL $181.93 $109.15

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.

96 NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
32 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$113.19 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$96.21 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$16.97
is what you'll save on your MARVEL COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
AGENTS OF ATLAS #8
ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 70S DECADE VAR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 DKR
BETA RAY BILL GODHUNTER #2 (OF 3)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #600 2ND PTG GUICE VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601 70TH ANNIV DJURDJEVIC VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601 B&W VAR
DARK AVENGERS #7 BIANCHI VAR DAX
DARK AVENGERS #7 DAX
DARK REIGN MISTER NEGATIVE #2 (OF 3) DKR
DEADPOOL #12 60S DECADE VAR
DEADPOOL #12 DKR
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BARBERI VAR
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BARBERI VAR
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #3 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BARBERI VAR
FRANKLIN RICHARDS SCHOOLS OUT
INCOGNITO #5 (MR)
IRON MAN ARMORED ADVENTURES
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #3 (OF 4)
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #38
MIGHTY AVENGERS #27
MIGHTY AVENGERS #27 50S DECADE VAR
NEW MUTANTS #2 2ND PTG NEVES VAR
NEW MUTANTS #3
NEW MUTANTS #3 50S DECADE VAR
NEW MUTANTS #3 PIERFEDERICI VAR
PUNISHER #7
TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #3 (OF 4)
X-FACTOR #46
X-MEN FOREVER #1 2ND PTG GRUMMETT VAR
23 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$71.30 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$60.06 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.69 is what you'll save on your DC COMICS ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #879
AIR #11 (MR)
BATMAN #608 SPECIAL EDITION
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #2
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8)
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8) VAR ED
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3)
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3) VAR ED
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #25
DMZ #43 (MR)
FABLES #1 PETER & MAX PREVIEW (MR)
FABLES #86 (MR)
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH ESCAPE #3 (OF 6)
JSA VS KOBRA #2 (OF 6)
RED ROBIN #1 2ND PTG
SCALPED #30 (MR)
SUPER FRIENDS #17
SUPERMAN BATMAN #62
TITANS #15 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
VIGILANTE #8
WEDNESDAY COMICS #2 (OF 12)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #21
YOUNG LIARS #17 (MR)
4 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$12.98 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$11.03 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$1.94 is what you'll save  ALL WEEK LONG!
DEAD AT 17 AFTERBIRTH #2 (OF 4)
DESCENDANT #1 (OF 3)
OLYMPUS #3
WALKING DEAD #63 (MR)
4 DARK HORSE COMIC THIS WEEK
$14.47 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$12.29 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.17 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CREEPY COMICS #1
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #7
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #43 REAPING PT 1 (OF 2)
WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #2 (OF 3)
33 INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$127.55 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$108.41 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$19.13 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #3
ARTESIA BESIEGED #3 (OF 6) (RES) (MR)
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #90
BUCK ROGERS #2
CAPED #4 (OF 4)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #1 (OF 24)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #1
DOG EATERS #3
DOMINO LADY #1 (MR)
FALLEN ANGEL REBORN #1
FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #4 (OF 4)
FROM THE ASHES #2
GI JOE MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 4)
GI JOE MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (OF 4)
GI JOE ORIGINS #5
KILLER #9 (OF 10) (MR)
LAST RESORT #1
NEXUS SPACE OPERA ACTS 3 & 4
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #3
POE (BOOM) #1
RASL #5 (MR)
RESURRECTION VOL 2 #2
ROBOTIKA FOR A FEW RUBLES MORE DOUBLE-SIZED #1 & #2 (MR)
ROTTEN #2
SHERLOCK HOLMES #3 (OF 5)
SIMPSONS COMICS #156
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #3 (OF 5) GUNNELL CVR
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #3 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR
STAR TREK CREW #5
UNKNOWN #3 (OF 4)
UNTHINKABLE #3 (OF 4)
VOYAGES O/T SHEBUCCANEER #3 (OF 3) EYE O/T JADE DRAGON (MR)
ZEKE DEADWOOD ZOMBIE LAWMAN #1 LEGALLY DEAD
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
83 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (1)
BATMAN WAR ON CRIME BY ROSS T/S XL
BOOKS (2)
ALL STAR COMPANION TP VOL 04
MODERN MASTERS SC VOL 21 CHRIS SPROUSE
CARDS (1)
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE T/C BOX
MAGAZINES (22)
BASEBALL AMERICA #915
CEMETARY DANCE #61
DISNEY'S FAMILY FUN 0809
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1055
FILM COMMENT #45.4
GIRLS OF GAMING VOL 05
HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE VOL.12
LEES TOY REVIEW #200 JUL 2009
LOCUS #582
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #22 SPECIAL PX ED
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 0809
NEW SCIENTIST #2715
NICKELODEON MAGAZINE 0809
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 20 #4
NORTH & SOUTH #11.4
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #133
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0909
SET SUMMER 2009
TRUE DETECTIVE #17
WWE MAGAZINE 0809
WWE SPECIAL 0809
XBOX WORLD 360 #80
NO ADULT MAGAZINES SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (5)
BATROC MINI-BUST
HEROES OF THE DCU DARKSEID BUST
IRON MAN MOVIE MARK II FINE ART STATUE
MOJO MINI-BUST
ZOMBIE BUST
TRADES (45)
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 04
ANNIHILATION CLASSIC TP
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS HC
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE TP BOOK 01
BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER HC
CAPTAIN BRITAIN MOORE DAVIS OMNIBUS HC
CAPTAIN BRITAIN MOORE DAVIS OMNIBUS HC DM ED
DAN DARE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 US ED
DOCTOR DOOM TP MASTERS OF EVIL GN
DREAMER TP VOL 01 CONSEQUENCE OF NATHAN HALE
ENDERS GAME PREM HC BATTLE SCHOOL
ENDERS SHADOW PREM HC BATTLE SCHOOL
ESSENTIAL MARVEL TWO IN ONE TP VOL 03
FALL OF CTHULHU TP VOL 05 APOCALYPSE
FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 04 (OF 7)
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 14
GHOST WHISPERER THE MUSE TP VOL 01
GI JOE BEST OF STORM SHADOW GN
GI JOE TP VOL 01
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY PREM HC POWER STARHAWK
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY PREM HC STARHAWK VAR ED 26
HERO SQUARED TP VOL 03 LOVE & DEATH
INCREDIBLE HERCULES HC SMASH TITANS
INU YASHA TP VOL 38
MADAME XANADU TP VOL 01 DISENCHANTED (MR)
MARCH ON EARTH VOL 02
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP THREE MUSKETEERS
NHS SHIDOSHI PKT MANGA TP VOL 05
PET SHOP OF HORRORS TOKYO GN VOL 05 (MR)
PREACHER HC BOOK 01
RED RIVER GN VOL 26
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC TORMENT
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC TORMENT VAR ED 27
STAR TREK TNG LAST GENERATION TP
STARCRAFT FRONTLINE GN VOL 03 (OF 4)
SUPER FRIENDS CALLING ALL SUPER FRIENDS TP
SUPERMAN AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES TP
SWITCH GN VOL 09
THUNDERBOLTS PREM HC BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS TP VOL 01
TRON TP VOL 01 GHOST IN THE MACHINE
WAR MACHINE PREM HC VOL 01 IRON HEART
WORLD WAR ROBOT TP VOL 02
YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 18
1 ADULT TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART-MISC (7)
CHICAGO SKYLINE
EINSTEIN
KYLIE MINOGUE
MUHAMMAD ALI
OBAMA-1
OBAMA-2
SEXY NURSES
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
DAX=Dark Avengers/X-Men
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
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
XMW=X-Men Messiah War

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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