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170 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 9th, 2010

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE!
A BRAND NEW ONGOING AVENGERS TITLE BEGINS HERE!
Determined to keep the tradition alive, founding Avenger Hank Pym leads a core team of veteran heroes in creating a place where the next generation of Earth's Mightiest can be trained by the greatest of those who preceded them. An institution where everyone who has ever been an Avenger can share their skill, knowledge and experience. The future is in their hands...and in the hands of the six young superhumans chosen to make up the inaugural class. But who are they? And what dark secret will turn their world--and potentially the entire Marvel Universe--upside down by the end of the issue? If you think this is just another teen hero book...the last page shocker will prove you wrong! Writer Christos Gage (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE) and superstar artist Mike McKone (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) unite to bring you a bold new era of greatness!
40 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99

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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) BATMAN #700 (NOTE PRICE)
  2) AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 HA
  3) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 HA
  4) UNCANNY X-MEN #525 XSC
  5) CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 HA
  6) ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3
  7) NEMESIS #2 (OF 4) (MR)
  8) DAREDEVIL #507
  9) DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #1 (OF 4)
10) TITANS #24 (BRIGHTEST DAY)

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 18

11) ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #2 (OF 5)
12) JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #3
13) SHIELD #2
14) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11
15) X-MEN HELLBOUND #2 (OF 3) XSC
16) YOUNG ALLIES #1 HA
17) VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #9 HA
18) KEVIN SMITH KATO #2

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 HA
BUZZARD #1 (OF 3)
DEADPOOL MGC #1
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #1 (OF 4)
DRACULA #1
DREAM LOGIC #1 (MR)
FAME #1 LADY GAGA
HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (OF 4)
JACK OF FABLES #1 NEW PTG (MR)
JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT #1
META 4 #1 (OF 5) (MR)
PREDATORS #1 (OF 4)
RAWHIDE KID #1 (OF 4)
ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER #1
ROBIN HOOD ONE SHOT ONE SHOT
SHRAPNEL HUBRIS #1 (OF 3)
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #1 (OF 6)
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #1
YOUNG ALLIES #1 HA
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
SHIPSHAPE UPDATE JUNE 9TH, 2010.mp4 THURSDAY, 060910 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book o/the Week is Avengers Academy, Marvel's 1st place, Kids Corner features the 1st appearance of COMICBOOKGIRL! BASKET CASE is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($34.77) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-060910!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 $3.99 $2.39
META 4 #1 (OF 5) $3.99 $2.39
YOUNG ALLIES #1 $3.99 $2.39
TRADES (4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AMERICA FIRST HC $19.99 $11.99
GEARS OF WAR TP BOOK 01 $14.99 $8.99
NEIL YOUNGS GREENDALE HC $19.99 $11.99
ROBERT E HOWARD PRESENTS THULSA DOOM TP $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $86.93 $52.15

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'S OF THE WEEK-AMAZING DEADPOOL & JACK OF FABLES
  JACK OF FABLES #1 is DC'S DOLLAR BOOK this week and DEADPOOL #1 is MARVEL'S and we're "DOLLAR DAYING" a total 21+ recent /related titles from both and blowing them out for only a BUCK EACH ALL WEEK LONG!  
106 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
28 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$101.73 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Marvels.
$86.47 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.25 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #2 (OF 5)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 HA
CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 HA
DAREDEVIL #507
DEADPOOL CORPS #3
DEADPOOL MGC #1
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #1 (OF 4)
DRACULA #1
DREAM LOGIC #1 (MR)
HERALDS #2 (OF 5)
HEROIC AGE PRINCE OF POWER #2 (OF 4) HA
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 HA
IRON MAN EXTREMIS DIRECTORS CUT #2 (OF 6)
IRON MAN NOIR #3 (OF 4)
NEMESIS #2 (OF 4) (MR)
PUNISHERMAX #8 (MR)
RAWHIDE KID #1 (OF 4)
SHIELD #2
SPIDER-MAN FEVER #3 (OF 3)
SUPER HERO SQUAD #6
SUPER HEROES #3
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11
UNCANNY X-MEN #525 XSC
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #9 HA
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #1
X-MEN HELLBOUND #2 (OF 3) XSC
YOUNG ALLIES #1 HA
PLUS THESE 10 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 DJURDJEVIC VAR HA
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 MCKONE VAR HA
CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 HEROIC AGE VAR
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1 DJURDJEVIC VAR HA
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 IM DESIGN 2 VAR HA
NEMESIS #2 CASSADAY VAR (MR)
NEW MUTANTS #13 2ND PTG ROBERSON VAR
SHIELD #2 HISTORICAL WEAVER VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #525 FINCH VAR XSC
X-MEN LEGACY #236 HEROIC AGE VAR XSC
21 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$66.31 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks DC's.
$56.36 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.94 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BATGIRL #11
BATMAN #700 (NOTE PRICE)
BOOSTER GOLD #33
DAYTRIPPER #7 (OF 10) (MR)
DOC SAVAGE #3
DOOM PATROL #11
FREE REALMS #10 (OF 12)
GEN 13 #36
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #26 (MR)
HUMAN TARGET #5 (OF 6)
JACK OF FABLES #1 NEW PTG (MR)
JONAH HEX #56
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #3 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #5 (OF 6) (MR)
OUTSIDERS #30
SECRET SIX #22
SUPER FRIENDS #28
TITANS #24 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #1 (OF 6)
UNWRITTEN #14 (MR)
WARLORD #15
PLUS THESE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES FROM DC THIS WEEK
BATMAN #700 75TH ANNIV B&W VAR ED (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN #700 75TH ANNIV VAR ED (NOTE PRICE)
DOC SAVAGE #3 VAR ED
JONAH HEX #56 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #3 VAR ED (BRIGHTEST)
7 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.46  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks Dark Horse's.
$19.94 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.51 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CHEW #11 (MR)
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #6 (MR)
HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (OF 4) CVR A (MR)
HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (OF 4) CVR B (MR)
LIGHT #3 (OF 5)
META 4 #1 (OF 5) (MR)
SAM & TWITCH WRITER #3 (OF 4)
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 COBRA II #5
JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT #1
PANTHEON #3
STAR TREK MCCOY #3
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #8
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
GI JOE COBRA II #5 10 COPY TEMPLESMITH CVR (NET)
JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT #1 10 COPY INCV (NET)
STAR TREK MCCOY #3 10 COPY INCV (NET)
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #8 10 COPY INCV (NET)
4 BOOM COMICS THIS WEEK
$13.96 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE for ALL of this weeks BOOM's.
$11.86 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.09 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CARS #6
FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #2
ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER #1 (OF 4)
UNCLE SCROOGE #392
22 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$81.30 is what you'll pay at ANY OTHER STORE.
$69.10 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$12.19 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #144
BUZZARD #1 (OF 3) CORBEN CVR
BUZZARD #1 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL CVR
BUZZARD #1 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL CVR
CHIP #2 (OF 2)
CLAW AND FANG #2
EXPENDABLES #2 (OF 4)
FAME #1 LADY GAGA
FAME #2 ROBERT PATTINSON
GOLD DIGGER #118 (MR)
GRAVEL #19 (MR)
GRAVEL #19 WRAP CVR (MR)
KEVIN SMITH KATO #2
KEVIN SMITH KATO #2 25-COPY GARZA B&W INCV (NET)
LOGANS RUN #3
PREDATORS #1 (OF 4)
RED SONJA #50
ROBIN HOOD ONE SHOT ONE SHOT
SHRAPNEL HUBRIS #1 (OF 3)
SOLOMON KANE DEATHS BLACK RIDERS #4 (OF 4)
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #6 (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #22
NO ADULT COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK
64 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (1)
POISON IVY 1/6 SCALE COLLECTOR FIGURE
APPAREL (2)
STAR TREK UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS LOGO BLUE T/S XL
SUPERGIRL CLOUDS BY TURNER T/S LG 
BOOKS (1)
MITCH BYRD BIG GIRL ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 (MR)
MAGAZINES (27)
ADBUSTERS #90
ASHLEY WOOD FI #1
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #118 TIGRA
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 37 (NOTE PRICE)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1105/1106
EYE SPY #67
LIVING CRAFTS SUMMER 2010
MODEL CAR RACING #52
MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL #50
NATION 060710
NEW REPUBLIC #4884
OPEN MINDS #2
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #142
PARANORMAL #48
RUE MORGUE #101
SAVEUR #130
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 38 (NOTE PRICE)
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #189
TOYFARE #156 BATMAN ARKHAM DC DIRECT CVR
TOYFARE #156 TRIFORCE GEARS OF WAR CVR
TRUE DETECTIVE #21
UFO #153
WIZARD MAGAZINE #227 SCOTT PILGRIM CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #227 SOLAR MAN OF ATOM CVR
WRESTLER VOL 34
WRITER #123.7
WWE KIDS 0710
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
STATUES (2)
DC DYNAMICS BATMAN STATUE
HEROES OF THE DCU JOKER BUST
TRADES (29)
ATLAS TP MARVEL BOY
AVENGERS I AM AN AVENGER II TP VOL 02
AVENGERS VISION & SCARLET WITCH TP A YEAR IN LIFE
CAPTAIN AMERICA AMERICA FIRST HC
CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 19 DEATHMARK
DOOM PATROL WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE TP
GEARS OF WAR TP BOOK 01 (MR)
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH CLASSIC TP VOL 02
GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 03 ON THE FREAK BEAT
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY BIG GAME TP
HELLBOY TP VOL 10 CROOKED MAN & OTHERS
HULK SON OF HULK TP DARK SON RISING
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 03
JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 04 (OF 4
MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION TP
NEIL YOUNGS GREENDALE HC (MR)
NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 05
PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #1 NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #2 CHRON OF MEAP
ROBERT E HOWARD PRESENTS THULSA DOOM TP
SPIDER-MAN NOIR PREM HC EYES WITHOUT A FACE
SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF BLACK CAT TP
STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS TP
SUPER HERO SQUAD TP SUPER STARS DIGEST
SUPERMAN BATMAN FINEST WORLDS TP
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING TP VOL 01 FOR ALL MANKIND
TUMOR HC W/ DUST JACKET (MR)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 11
X-BABIES TP STARS REBORN GN
NO ADULT TRADE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (2)
AVENGERS HEROIC AGE BY MARKO DJURDJEVIC POSTER
NEW AVENGERS POSTER
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  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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