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175 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MAY 19th, 2010

AVENGERS #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Heroic Age Variant by GREG LAND
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE!
There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why...! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis.

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) AVENGERS #1 HA
  2) BRIGHTEST DAY #2
  3) X-MEN LEGACY #236 XSC
  4) ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #2
  5) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #26 HA
  6) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45
  7) LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1
  8) X-FACTOR #205 XSC
  9) ATLAS #1 HA
10) DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10)

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 21

11) SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #3 (OF 4)
12) AGE OF HEROES #1 (OF 4) HA
13) ZATANNA #1
14) SUPERMAN BATMAN #72
15) DEADPOOL #23 HA
16) ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS #1 HA
17) AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 HA
18) ENTER THE HEROIC AGE #1 HA
19) RESCUE #1
20) AMERICAN VAMPIRE #3 (MR)
21) BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #12

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

AGE OF HEROES #1 (OF 4) HA
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: AMERICAN SON #1
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED CHARMER #1
ATLAS #1 HA
AVENGERS #1 HA
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 HA
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER #1 (OF 5)
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10)
ENTER THE HEROIC AGE #1 HA
EXPENDABLES #1 (OF 4)
GALACTA DAUGHTER OF GALACTUS #1
JAMES PATTERSONS WITCH & WIZARD #1 BATTLE SHADOWLAND
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1
MARVEL 1602 MGC #1
MUPPET SNOW WHITE #1
ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS #1 HA
RESCUE #1
SCALPED #1 NEW PTG
SPIDER CHAOS MAKER ONE-SHOT
STARGATE VALA MAL DORAN #1
ZATANNA #1
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
SHIPSHAPE UPDATE 5.19.10.mp4 WEDNESDAY, 051910 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the Week is Avengers #1, Marvel's in 1st place, Kids Corner features Muppet Snow White #1, BASKET CASE is Iron Man!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($46.77) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-051910!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
AVENGERS #1 $3.99 $2.39
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10) $3.99 $2.39
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (4)
ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 $24.99 $14.99
ATOMIC KNIGHTS HC $39.99 $23.99
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM HC VOL 01 HUSH MONEY $19.99 $11.99
EXECUTOR HC (MR) $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $116.93 $70.15

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.

HERO OF THE WEEK-LEGION OF SUPER HEROES
  LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 ships this week so we're "DOLLAR DAYING" 20 other recent /related titles and blowing them out for only a BUCK EACH!  
111 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
23 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$84.78 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$72.06 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.71 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AGE OF HEROES #1 (OF 4) HA
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS AMERICAN SON #1 (OF 4)
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED CHARMER #1 OF (5) (MR)
ATLAS #1 HA
AVENGERS #1 HA
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 HA
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER #1 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL #23 HA
DEATHLOK #7 (OF 7)
ENTER THE HEROIC AGE #1 HA
GALACTA DAUGHTER OF GALACTUS #1
GIRL COMICS #2 (OF 3)
HER-OES #2
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #26 HA
MARVEL 1602 MGC #1
MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #6 (OF 8)
ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS #1 HA
RESCUE #1
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #2
X-FACTOR #205 XSC
X-MEN FOREVER #24
X-MEN LEGACY #236 XSC
X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK #4 (OF 4)
PLUS THESE 15 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AGE OF HEROES #1 (OF 4) HEROIC AGE VAR HA
ATLAS #1 HEROIC AGE VAR HA
AVENGERS #1 DJURDJEVIC VAR HA
AVENGERS #1 HEROIC AGE VAR HA
AVENGERS #1 I AM AN AVENGER BLANK CVR VAR
AVENGERS #1 PARTY EXCLUSIVE JRJR GATEFOLD VAR
AVENGERS #1 ROMITA JR VAR HA
AVENGERS #1 ROMITA SR VAR
DEADPOOL #23 HEROIC AGE GIARRUSSO VAR HA
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #26 HEROIC AGE VAR HA
X-FACTOR #204 2ND PTG DE LANDRO VAR
X-FACTOR #205 HEROIC AGE MITRIC VAR XSC
X-MEN LEGACY #235 2ND PTG LAND VAR
X-MEN LEGACY #236 FINCH VAR XSC
X-MEN LEGACY #236 HEROIC AGE VAR XSC
20 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$62.83 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$53.40 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.42 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AIR #21 (MR)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #3 (MR)
AZRAEL #8
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #12
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17
BRIGHTEST DAY #2
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10)
DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS #2 (OF 8)
EX MACHINA #49 (MR)
HELLBLAZER #267 (MR)
JOE THE BARBARIAN #5 (OF 8) (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1
SCALPED #1 NEW PTG
SPIRIT #2
SUPERMAN BATMAN #72
SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #3 (OF 4)
SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #5 (OF 6)
TINY TITANS #28
ZATANNA #1
PLUS THESE 7 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FROM DC THIS WEEK
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #3 VAR ED (MR)
BRIGHTEST DAY #2 VAR ED
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #1 (OF 10) VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 (BRIGHTEST DAY) VAR ED
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 VAR ED
SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #3 (OF 4) VAR ED
ZATANNA #1 VAR ED
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.44  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Dark Horse's.
$19.92 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.51 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #23
DEAD AT 17 WITCH QUEEN #3 (OF 4)
FADE TO BLACK #3 (OF 5)
GOD COMPLEX #6
HAUNT #7 (MR)
JERSEY GODS #12
WALKING DEAD #72 (MR)
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
CHOKER #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG
TURF #1 2ND PTG
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!
 
GI JOE #18
JAMES PATTERSON'S WITCH & WIZARD #1 BATTLE SHADOWLAND
KILL SHAKESPEARE #2
TANK GIRL ROYAL ESCAPE #3 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND O/T WRECKERS #5
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
GI JOE #18 10 COPY INCV
JAMES PATTERSONS WITCH & WIZARD #1 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND O/T WRECKERS #5 10 COPY INCV
5 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
$15.95 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$13.55 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.39 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #354
FARSCAPE ONGOING #7
INCREDIBLES #9
MUPPET SNOW WHITE #1
WALL-E #6
PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE  THIS WEEK
INCORRUPTIBLE #6 10 COPY INCV
23 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$91.73 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$77.97 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.75 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ABSOLUTION #6 (OF 6) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
ATOMIC ROBO REVENGE O/T VAMPIRE DIMENSION #3 (OF 4)
AVP THREE WORLD WAR #4 (OF 6)
BERONAS HUNDRED YEAR WAR PREVIEW BOOK
CREEPY COMICS #3
CROSSED #8 (OF 9) FACE OF EVIL CVR (MR)
CROSSED #9 (OF 9) CON ED (MR)
DEVIL #4 (OF 4)
EMILY THE STRANGE 13TH HOUR #3 (OF 4)
EXPENDABLES #1 (OF 4)
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #6 (OF 9) FIREFLY PART 3 (MR)
JUGHEAD #201 (NOTE PRICE)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #162
PRODIGAL EGG OF FIRST LIGHT #2 (OF 2)
PS238 #44
RESURRECTION VOL 2 #11
SIMPSONS COMICS #166
SONIC UNIVERSE #16
SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #5 CVR A MARCUS TO
SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #5 CVR B PETER STEIGERWALD
SPIDER CHAOS MAKER ONE-SHOT
STARGATE VALA MAL DORAN #1
WWE HEROES #3
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
64 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (1)
WONDER WOMAN DEFLECT BY ROSS T/S LG
BOOKS (2)
ESSENTIAL WONDER WOMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA PX HC
VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 14 DARK ROAD PT 1 & 2
CARDS (2)
CHICAGO CUBS 2010 TEAM SET
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2010 TEAM SET
MAGAZINES (29)
2000 AD #1679
2000 AD #1680
2000 AD #1681
2000 AD #1682
ALFRED HITCHCOCK MYSTERIES 0810
ARCHIE DIGEST #264
BASEBALL AMERICA #1011
BLACKBELT #1043
BOP 0710
BRICK JOURNAL #10
COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1667 JUL 2010
DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #25
ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERIES 0710
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1102
FILM COMMENT #46.3
GOREZONE #55
HEROIC AGE MAGAZINE
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #297
LEES TOY REVIEW #210 MAY 2010
MAKE UP ARTIST #84
PLAYBOY 0610
RUE MORGUE #100
SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL #26.5
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #17 NEWSTAND ED
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #17 SPECIAL PX ED
TAMIYA MODEL MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL #175
THE NATION 051710
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #21 SPECIAL
WWE MAGAZINE 0610
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1)
GREEN LANTERN LEGACIES STATUE PART 1 HAL JORDAN
TRADES (29)
ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 10 BEST OF 70S BOOK 2
ATOMIC KNIGHTS HC
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM HC VOL 01 HUSH MONEY
CARS TP VOL 03 RALLY RACE
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 08
CODENAME KNOCKOUT TP VOL 01 THE DEVIL YOU SAY (MR)
DESTROYER TP (MR)
EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR)
EXECUTOR HC (MR)
FREE REALMS TP BOOK 01
GANTZ TP VOL 10
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TP VOL 04 HAPPY VALLEY (MR)
HULK FALL OF HULKS PREM HC VOL 05
INCREDIBLES TP VOL 03 REVENGE FROM BELOW
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA BAD SEED TP
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ENEMY MANIFEST TP
LIBERTY MEADOWS TP VOL 01 EDEN (NEW PTG)
SCALPED TP VOL 06 THE GNAWING (MR)
SHADOWHAWK CHRONICLES TP VOL 01
SHREK FOREVER AFTER THE PREQUEL
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 05
SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET PREM HC VOL 03 VULTURE MORBIUS
STAR TREK MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY TP
SUPERGIRL FRIENDS AND FUGITIVES TP
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER TP
X-FACTOR PREM HC INVISIBLE WOMAN HAS VANISHED
X-MEN NATION X HC
X-MEN ORIGINS TP
NO ADULT TRADE 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
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
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 the week. These are new SKU items but they are not new material (except for the covers) .
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
WWHS="World War Hulks" storyline
XL=Extra Large
XSC="X-Men Second Coming" storyline

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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