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169 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 20th, 2010
ALIGNMENT DAY!!!

HULK #19

Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
This is it! The Fall of The Hulks begins here. The opening round: THE RED HULK VS. THE THING with Reed Richards' life at stake. When the Baxter Building is attacked by the all-new, all-deadly Frightful Four, who will save the Fantastic Four? How about THE RED HULK? Not a chance. The superstar team of JEPH LOEB and ED McGUINNESS shotgun this mindblowing chapter of the biggest Hulkventure of them all.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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) DARK AVENGERS #13 SIEGE
  2) CAPTAIN AMERICA #602
  3) DARK WOLVERINE #82 SIEGE
  4) UNCANNY X-MEN #520
  5) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
  6) HULK #19 FOH
  7) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 GNTLT
  8) BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2 (OF 3)
  9) MIGHTY AVENGERS #33
10) INCREDIBLE HULK #606 FOH

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AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1
BARACK THE BARBARIAN FALL OF RED SARAH
DARKNESS SHADOWS & FLAME (ONE SHOT)
DISTORTIONS UNLIMITED #1 (MR)
GFT PINOCCHIO COLLECTION
JOE THE BARBARIAN #1 (OF 8) (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 SPECIAL
MERC #1
SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #1 (OF 6)
TERMINUS TALES-PLATYPUS VS MONKEY
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
SHIPSHAPE UPDATE 1.20.10.mp4 WEDNESDAY, 012010 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the week is Hulk #19, DC is in first place this week, Kids Corner features G-Man Cape Crisis #5, and the BASKET CASE this week is Marvels Eye of the Camera #6!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($37.57) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-011310!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 $3.50 $2.10
AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 $3.99 $2.39
DARK WOLVERINE #82 $2.99 $1.79
HULK #19 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (3)
CAPTAIN AMERICA ROAD TO REBORN TP $19.99 $11.99
HULK FALL OF THE HULKS PRELUDE TP $24.99 $14.99
X-MEN ASGARDIAN WARS HC $34.99 $20.99
TOTAL $93.93 $56.35

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.

88 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
22 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$67.81 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$57.63 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.17 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AIR #17 (MR)
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #5 (OF 12)
AZRAEL #4
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #8
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13
BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2 (OF 3)
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #31
FABLES #92 (MR)
FREE REALMS #5 (OF 12)
GEARS OF WAR #11 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
HELLBLAZER #263 (MR)
JOE THE BARBARIAN #1 (OF 8) (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 SPECIAL
OUTSIDERS #26
PHANTOM STRANGER #42 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
POWER GIRL #8
STARCRAFT #7
STARMAN #81 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
SUPERMAN BATMAN #68
SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #1 (OF 6)
TINY TITANS #24
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE FROM DC THIS WEEK
BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2 (OF 3) VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT)
21 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$74.79 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$63.57 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.21
is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 GNTLT
AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1
BLACK WIDOW AND MARVEL GIRLS #3 (OF 4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #602
DARK AVENGERS #13 SIEGE
DARK WOLVERINE #82 SIEGE
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7
DEATHLOK #3 (OF 7)
DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #4
HULK #19 FOH
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140
INCREDIBLE HULK #606 FOH
MIGHTY AVENGERS #33
NOVA #33
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #3 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #4 (OF 5)
SPIDER-WOMAN #5
THUNDERBOLTS #140
UNCANNY X-MEN #520
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #4 GNTLT
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #9
PLUS THESE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE FROM MARVEL THIS WEEK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 QUINONES VILLAIN VAR GNTLT
AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 HARDMAN VAR
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 2ND PTG VAR
HULK #19 DJURDJEVIC VAR FOH
INCREDIBLE HULK #606 DJURDJEVIC VAR
7 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.46 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$19.94 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.51 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #3 (OF 4) (MR)
DARKNESS SHADOWS & FLAME (ONE SHOT)
G-MAN CAPE CRISIS #5 (OF 5)
IMAGE UNITED #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG
JERSEY GODS #10
MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #6
PVP #43
5 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$16.95 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.99 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BEYOND THE WALL #3
GI JOE #14
GI JOE ORIGINS #11
STAR TREK DS9 FOOLS GOLD #2
TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #2
5 BOOM! COMICS THIS WEEK
$17.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks IDW's.
$15.25 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.69 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
FARSCAPE ONGOING #3
INCORRUPTIBLE #2
MUPPET PETER PAN #4
NOLA #3
UNCLE SCROOGE #387
28 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$108.25 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$92.01 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$16.23 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ANNA MERCURY 2 #3 (OF 5) (MR)
ANNA MERCURY 2 #3 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
ANNA MERCURY 2 #3 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
BARACK THE BARBARIAN FALL OF RED SARAH ONESHOT
CAVEWOMAN COVER GALLERY #3
CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA #11 (RES)
CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA #11 NUDE SP ED (NET) (RES) (A) (C: 1-
DISTORTIONS UNLIMITED #1 (MR)
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS HAPPY VALLEY #2 (OF 9) (MR)
GFT PINOCCHIO COLLECTION A CVR SEIDMAN
GFT PINOCCHIO COLLECTION B CVR BASALDUA
GLAMOURPUSS #11
GOLD DIGGER #113
GRAVEL #16 (MR)
GRAVEL #16 WRAP CVR (MR)
JUGHEAD #199
LUKE MCBAIN #3 (OF 4)
MERC #1
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #6
RASL #6 (MR)
ROGER CORMAN PRESENTS BLACK SCORPION #2 (MR)
SIMPSONS COMICS #162
SONIC UNIVERSE #12
STINGERS #4 (OF 5)
TERMINUS TALES PRESENTS PLATYPUS VS MONKEY
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #14 (MR)
WILLIAM SHATNER PRESENTS TEK WAR #5 (MR)
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #8 (OF 8) (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
1 ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
81 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
BOOKS (1)
YUKIKAZE NOVEL
GAMING (2)
D&D PLAYERS HANDBOOK RACES DRAGONBORN
D&D UNDERDARK
MAGAZINES (29)
AIR BRUSH ACTION 0110
ASK 0110
ATHLON SPORTS RACING EDITION V8.2010
BLACK BELT #48.3
BLUE CANVAS #3
CLICK 0110
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG SPEC SOLOMON GRUNDY
DISNEY'S FAMILY FUN 0210
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1085
G FAN #90
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOL 14 A CVR WHEEL
GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOL 14 B CVR SWINGING
HORN BOOK 0210
JUXTAPOZ #109
LADYBUG 0110
LEES TOY REVIEW #206 JAN 2010
LOCUS #588
LOST #27-NEWSTAND EDITION
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #27 SPECIAL PX ED
MAKE UP ARTIST #82
NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 21 #1
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #138
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0310
SPIDER 0110
SUPERNATURAL #14 NEWSTAND EDITION
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #14 SPECIAL PX ED
SUZIE 0210
UFO #152
VIDEOSCOPE #73
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1)
DC DYNAMICS WONDER WOMAN STATUE
TRADES (48)
ALL MY DARLING DAUGHTERS GN
BARRY WINDSOR SMITH CONAN ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
CAPTAIN AMERICA ROAD TO REBORN TP
CASE CLOSED GN VOL 33
CLEANERS TP VOL 01 ABSENT BODIES
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 05
EXCALIBUR VISIONARIES ALAN DAVIS TP VOL 02
GI JOE BEST OF BARONESS TP
GOON TP VOL 00 ROUGH STUFF REVISED ED
HULK FALL OF THE HULKS PRELUDE TP
JACK STAFF TP VOL 02 SOLDIERS (NEW PTG)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SANCTUARY TP
MARVEL FAIRY TALES TP GN
MMW ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE HC VOL 01
MMW ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE HC VOL 01 VAR ED 131
MMW DOCTOR STRANGE HC VOL 04
MMW DOCTOR STRANGE HC VOL 04 VAR ED 130
NO HERO HC (MR)
NOT SIMPLE GN
ODYSSEY TP GN
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 34
OISHINBO VOL 07 IZAKAYA PUB FOOD
ORFINA VOL 07 (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 07
REAL GN VOL 07
REBELS TP VOL 01 THE COMING OF STARRO
REX MUNDI TP VOL 06 GATE OF GOD
RIN-NE GN VOL 02
ROBOT GALAXY #3 POWER O/T SEVENTH RING
ROBOT GALAXY #4 NEW WARRIORS
STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 08 DESTROYER
STAR WARS OMNIBUS SHADOWS OF EMPIRE TP VOL 01
STREET FIGHTER IV TP VOL 01
SUPERBOY THE GREATEST TEAM UPS EVER TOLD TP
SWANS IN SPACE GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 09
THING PROJECT PEGASUS PREM HC
THING PROJECT PEGASUS PREM HC DM ED
THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI PREM HC VOL 03
ULTIMATUM REQUIEM TP
VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 06 (MR)
VEIL TP VOL 01
VENUS CAPRICCIO VOL 03
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR)
WOLVERINE BLACK CAT CLAWS TP
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP CLASS ACTIONS
X-MEN ASGARDIAN WARS HC
YOUNG LIARS TP VOL 03 ROCK LIFE (MR)
 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 VAR=Second Printing Variant
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
CRAP FACTOR=The variant covers (new or reprint) that a company ships out as new product for a week. While these are new SKU items they are not new material (except for the covers) and so we do not count them towards the weeks total creative output for that company.
CURR PRTG=Current Printing
CVR=Cover
ED=Edition
DKR=Dark Reign
DLX=Deluxe
FOH="Fall of the Hulks" storyline
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GNTLT="Gauntlet" storyline in Amazing Spiderman
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
OSW=Dark Hore Comics "One Shot Wonders" event
PKT=Pocket
PTG=Printing
PX=Previews Exclusive
(RES)=Re-solicited
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
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
VAR ED=Variant Edition
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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