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215 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MAY 26th, 2010

SECRET AVENGERS #1

Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
Wraparound & Variant Cover by
MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Heroic Age Variant by DAVID YARDIN
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE!
Who are the Secret Avengers? Are they a covert team of heroes working the darkest corners of the globe to stop disaster? Are they part-spy, part-superhero? Are they XXXXXXX's newest idea to save the world...or all they all of the above? A new era begins as Marvel's hottest team takes a 21st century twist!

REORDERS

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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) BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #2 OF(6)
  2) SECRET AVENGERS #1 HA
  3) THOR #610 SIEGE EPILOGUE
  4) GREEN LANTERN #54 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
  5) DARK WOLVERINE #86
  6) X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS BLIND
      SCIENCE #1
  7) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #48 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
  8) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #632
  9) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #37
10) SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #4 (OF 4)

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 20

11) WOLVERINE WEAPON X #13
12) FANTASTIC FOUR #579 HA
13) WOLVERINE ORIGINS #48
14) FALL OF HULKS SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #3 (OF 3)
15) DETECTIVE COMICS #865
16) DOOMWAR #4 (OF 6)
17) JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #2
18) THUNDERBOLTS #144 HA
19) X-FORCE #27 XSC
20) THANOS IMPERATIVE IGNITION #1

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7 PSYCHOPATHS #1
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #1
BOONDOCK SAINTS IN NOMINE PATRIS #1 (OF 2)
DARKNESS DARKCHYLDE WITCHBLADE KINGDOM OF PAIN
DAZZLER #1
DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST #1 (OF 12)
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #1
IRON MAN EXTREMIS DIRECTORS CUT #1 (OF 6) (MR)
MARVEL ZOMBIES MGC #1
MIGHTY CRUSADERS SPECIAL #1
MYSTERY SOCIETY #1
SENSE & SENSIBILITY #1 (OF 5)
STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #1 (OF 6)
THANOS IMPERATIVE IGNITION #1
WEAPON X NOIR #1
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #1 (MR)
X-MEN ORIGINS EMMA FROST #1 (MR)
X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS BLIND SCIENCE #1
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SHIPSHAPE UPDATE 5.26.10.mp4 WEDNESDAY, 052610 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the Week is Secret Avengers #1 Marvel's in 1st place, Kids Corner features Batman Imaginary Stories tpb, BASKET CASE is Avengers #2!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
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TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
MIGHTY CRUSADERS SPECIAL #1 $4.99 $2.99
SECRET AVENGERS #1 $3.99 $2.39
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #1 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (4)
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC $29.99 $17.99
BATMAN LONG SHADOWS HC $19.99 $11.99
DOC SAVAGE THE MAN OF BRONZE TP $17.99 $10.79
WEDNESDAY COMICS HC $49.99 $29.99
TOTAL $130.93 $78.55

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-AUTHORITY & WEDNESDAY COMICS
  AUTHORITY #1 is DC'S DOLLAR BOOK this week and WEDNESDAY COMICS HC also ships so we're "DOLLAR DAYING" 21+ other recent /related titles and blowing them out for only a BUCK EACH ALL WEEK LONG!  
138 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
29 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$102.72 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$87.31 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.40 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #632
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #37
DARK WOLVERINE #86
DAZZLER #1
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #11 (OF 13)
DOOMWAR #4 (OF 6)
FALL OF HULKS SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #3 (OF 3)
FANTASTIC FOUR #579 HA
IRON MAN EXTREMIS DIRECTORS CUT #1 (OF 6) (MR)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #3 (OF 5)
MARVEL ZOMBIES MGC #1
PETER PARKER #3 (OF 5)
SECRET AVENGERS #1 HA
SECRET WARRIORS #16
SENSE & SENSIBILITY #1 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN #2
TALES OF THE DRAGON GUARD #3 (OF 3) (MR)
THANOS IMPERATIVE IGNITION #1
THOR #610 SIEGE EPILOGUE
THUNDERBOLTS #144 HA
ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #4 (OF 4)
WEAPON X NOIR #1
WEAPON X NOIR #1 CALERO VAR
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #48
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #13
X-FORCE #27 XSC
X-FORCE #27 XSC
X-MEN ORIGINS EMMA FROST #1 (MR)
X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS BLIND SCIENCE #1 XSC
PLUS THESE 16 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #632 HEROIC AGE ANACLETO VAR
DARK WOLVERINE #86 HEROIC AGE OLIVER VAR
DOOMWAR #4 (OF 6) HEROIC AGE VAR
FALL OF HULKS SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #3 (OF 3) HEROIC AGE VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #579 HEROIC AGE VAR HA
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #3 (OF 5) HEROIC AGE VAR
SECRET AVENGERS #1 DEODATO VAR HA
SECRET AVENGERS #1 DJURDJEVIC VAR HA
SECRET AVENGERS #1 HEROIC AGE YARDIN VAR HA
SECRET WARRIORS #16 HEROIC AGE VAR
THOR #610 HEROIC AGE BRAITHWAITE VAR SIEGE EPILOGUE
THUNDERBOLTS #144 HEROIC AGE VAR HA
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #48 HEROIC AGE VAR
X-FORCE #26 2ND PTG RANEY VAR
X-FORCE #27 FINCH VAR XSC
X-FORCE #27 HEROIC AGE VAR XSC
25 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$77.79 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$66.12 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$11.66 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #858 NEW PTG
AUTHORITY #1 NEW PTG
BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #2 OF(6)
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #16
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #34
DETECTIVE COMICS #865
GARRISON #2 (OF 6)
GOD OF WAR #2 (OF 6) (RES) (MR)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #12
GREEN LANTERN #54 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #48 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #2 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE RISE OF ARSENAL #3 (OF 4)
MADAME XANADU #23 (MR)
MIGHTY CRUSADERS SPECIAL #1
NORTHLANDERS #28 (MR)
POWER GIRL #12
SCALPED #38 (MR)
SUPER FRIENDS #27
SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #4 (OF 4)
TEEN TITANS #83
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #20 (MR)
WEB #9
WILDCATS #23
WONDER WOMAN #44
PLUS THESE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FROM DC THIS WEEK
BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #2 (OF 6) VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN #54 (BRIGHTEST DAY) VAR ED
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #48 (BRIGHTEST DAY) VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #2 (BRIGHTEST) VAR ED
SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #4 (OF 4) VAR ED
7 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.93 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$23.94 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.18 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
 
ANGEL #33
ARMY OF TWO #5
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #11
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #1
MYSTERY SOCIETY #1
STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #4
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #7
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
ANGEL #33 10 COPY INCV
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #1 10 COPY INCV
MYSTERY SOCIETY #1 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #7 10 COPY INCV
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$27.44  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Dark Horse's.
$23.32 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.11 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CHOKER #3 (OF 6) (MR)
COLD SPACE #2
DARKNESS DARKCHYLDE WITCHBLADE KINGDOM OF PAIN (ONE SHOT)
PROOF #27 (MR)
SAM & TWITCH WRITER #2 (OF 4)
TRACKER #4 (OF 5)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #1 (MR)
6 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
$21.94 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$18.64 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.29 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
7 PSYCHOPATHS #1
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #1
DISNEYS HERO SQUAD #5
DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST #1 (OF 12)
INCORRUPTIBLE #6
WIZARDS OF MICKEY #5
PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE  THIS WEEK
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS ON SILENT EARTH 3 #1 10 COPY INCV
31 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$117.22 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$99.63 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$17.58 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIE #609
BOONDOCK SAINTS IN NOMINE PATRIS #1 (OF 2)
CROSSED #8 (OF 9) NO LAW CVR (MR)
EARP SAINTS FOR SINNERS #0
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #0 CVR A SCOTT CLARK
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #0 CVR B JOE BENITEZ
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #0 CVR C MICHAEL TURNER 10-COPY INCV
FRAGGLE ROCK #2 (OF 4)
FUTURAMA COMICS #49
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #3
GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL LAS VEGAS A CVR RIO (RES)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL LAS VEGAS B CVR PERCIO (RES)
GUILD #3 (OF 3) FERREYRA CVR
GUILD #3 (OF 3) RUGG CVR
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #4
OKKO CYCLE OF AIR #2 (OF 4) (MR)
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #11
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #9
ROBOCOP #4 (MR)
SARAH PALIN ROGUE WARRIOR ONE SHOT
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 09 (MR)
SIMPSONS SUMMER SHINDIG #4
STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #1 (OF 6)
STAR WARS LEGACY #48
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #62 (MR)
TERMINATOR #3 (OF 3)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #2 (OF 6) (MR)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #2 (OF 6) 3-COPY INCV (NET) (MR)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #2 (OF 6) BLOOD THIRST CVR (MR)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #2 (OF 6) PAINTED CVR (MR)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #2 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
PLUS THESE 7 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE  THIS WEEK
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #0 CVR C MICHAEL TURNER 10-COPY INCV
BLACK TERROR #8 VIRGIN ART VAR ROSS SGN ED
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #3 25-COPY CASSADAY B&W INCV (NET)
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #4 25-COPY CASSADAY B&W INCV (NET)
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #4 RRP CVR (NET)
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #9 ROSS VIRGIN ART VAR
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO 25-COPY VAR 5-PACK INCV (NET
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
77 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (1)
AVENGERS MIGHTIEST PROTECTORS WHITE T/S XL
BLACKEST NIGHT T/S XL (O/A)
IRON MAN 2 STARK DEFENSE CHARCOAL T/S XL
SILVER SURFER SILVER CANDY CHARCOAL T/S XL
THOR THORNATO LIGHT BLUE T/S XL
WOLVERINE X FACTOR BLK T/S XL
BOOKS (2)
ESSENTIAL WONDER WOMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA SC
PHANTOM CHRONICLES TP VOL 02 
BOBBLE HEADS (10)
IRON MAN 2 HOLOGRAPHIC MARK VI FUNKO FORCE AF
FREDDY KRUEGER BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ COWARDLY LION BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ DOROTHY BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ FLYING MONKEY BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ GLINDA BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ SCARECROW BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ TIN MAN BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ WICKED WITCH BOBBLE HEAD
WIZARD OF OZ WINKIE BOBBLE HEAD
MAGAZINES (25)
BECKETT MASSIVE ON-LINE GAMER #25
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #181
BLAST PRESENTS: JUSTIN BIEBER
CONCIEVE SUMMER 2010
DISCOVERY GIRLS #10.4
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1103
FANGORIA #294
GO PIX #1
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN #704
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN SPRING SPECIAL
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE #42
JUXTAPOZ #113
LOST #20 NEWSTAND EDITION
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #30 SPECIAL PX ED
MARVEL PREVIEWS JUNE 2010 EXTRAS
NEW REPUBLIC #883
PREVIEWS #261 JUNE 2010
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED 0810
QUICK & EASY PAINTING #94
ROBOT #6.23
SHOCK CINEMA #38
SUSIE #6.4
THE NATION #290.20
WIZARD MAGAZINE #226 JONAH HEX CVR
YEN PLUS #3.6
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (1)
WOLVERINE LOGAN BUST
TRADES (37)
AIR TP VOL 03 PURELAND (MR)
ANITA BLAKE PREM HC BOOK 03 LC EXECUTIONER (MR)
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE PREM HC
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE PREM HC VAR ED 44
BATMAN LONG SHADOWS HC
BIONICLE GN VOL 08 LEGENDS OF BARA MAGNA
CAPTAIN MARVEL DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL PREM HC
CAPTAIN MARVEL DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL PREM HC VAR
DCS GREATEST IMAGINARY STORIES TP VOL 02
DOC SAVAGE THE MAN OF BRONZE TP
END LEAGUE TP VOL 02 WEATHERED STATUES
ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 08
FORTUNE & GLORY A TRUE HOLLYWOOD COMIC BOOK GN HC
GI JOE DISAVOWED TP VOL 01
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 12 STILL STANDING
IRON MAN CAPTAIN AMERICA TP
JAMES BOND TP NIGHTBIRD
MASTERPIECE COMICS HC (O/A) (MR)
MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04
MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04 DM VAR ED 16
MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 10
MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 10 VAR ED 137
MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04
MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04 VAR ED 138
NANCY DREW GN VOL 20 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL MYSTERY
PHANTOM CHRONICLES HC VOL 02
ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO THE SHADOW CHRONICLES TP
SEARCH FOR SMILIN ED GN
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP BOOK 02
SPIDER-MAN REAL CLONE SAGA HC
SPIDER-WOMAN HC AGENT OF SWORD GN W/ MOTION DVD
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON TP VOL 01
THOR LATVERIAN PROMETHEUS TP
TITANS TP VOL 03 FRACTURED
WEDNESDAY COMICS HC
X-MEN FOREVER TP VOL 03 COME TO MOTHER RUSSIA
X-MEN PSYLOCKE TP
NO ADULT TRADE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1)
HEROIC AGE BY JIMMY CHEUNG POSTER
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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