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182 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 23rd, 2011

IRON MAN 2.0 #1

Written by NICK SPENCER
Penciled by BARRY KITSON
Covers by SALVADOR LARROCA
Variant Covers by MARKO DJURDJEVIC & DHEERAJ VERMA
Spinning directly out of INVINCIBLE IRON MAN!
New mission! New armor! New Iron Man! Lt. Col. James Rhodes is War Machine...the single most advanced one-man weapon of conventional combat. But wars aren't fought?the way they used to be - and when Rhodey has to face a?mysterious enemy he can't shoot, can't bomb, can't even see, he's going to be forced to evolve...or die. Find out why War Machine becomes Iron Man 2.0 in the 3-part launch arc?of this all-new ongoing series! By breakout sensation Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Action Comics) and the legendary Barry Kitson (INCREDIBLE HULKS, THE ORDER)!
40 PGS./Rated T+

REORDERS

Get the full list  of what SOLD OUT items are coming back in this week!

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) UNCANNY X-FORCE #5
  2) BRIGHTEST DAY #20
  3) GREEN LANTERN #62 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
  4) WOLVERINE #6
  5) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654.1
  6) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54
  7) BATMAN #707
  8) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #57 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
  9) HULK #30
10) SILVER SURFER #1 (OF 5)

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 15

11) DAREDEVIL REBORN #2 (OF 4)
12) AVENGERS ACADEMY #9
13) SUPERMAN BATMAN #81
14) WONDER WOMAN #607
15) DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #2

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

10TH MUSE VS LEGEND OF ISIS #1 (OF 2)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654.1
CAPTAIN WONDER 3D ONE-SHOT
FAME DANICA PATRICK
FLASH GORDON INVASION O/T RED SWORD #1
FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH #1 (OF 7)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #1 (MR)
HAWKEYE: BLIND SPOT #1 (OF 4)
KILL SHAKESPEARE #1 100 PENNY PRESS ED
MARK ZUCKERBERG CREATOR OF FACEBOOK (ONE-SHOT)
MARVEL GIRL #1
SILVER SURFER #1 (OF 5)
STYX & STONE #1 (MR)
VENOM DEADPOOL #1
YOUNG JUSTICE #1
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
Thumbnail WEDNESDAY, 022311 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the Week is Iron Man 2.0 #1, Marvel's in 1st place, Kids Corner features Bart Simpson #58, Basket Case is Silver Surfer and the Sun Times Boarder's write up!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($29.17) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-022311!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (4)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) $3.99 $2.39
IRON MAN 2.0 #1 $3.99 $2.39
SPAWN ARCHITECTS OF FEAR $6.99 $4.19
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
BRICK JOURNAL #13 $8.99 $5.39
TRADES (2)
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE RISE AND FALL HC $24.99 $14.99
THOR GODSTORM HC $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $72.93 $43.75

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.

DOLLAR DAYS HERO OF THE WEEK: INFESTATION
  INFESTATION event is currently raging through the IDW Universes of GI JOE, STAR TREK, TRANSFORMERS and more and we're "DOLLAR DAYING" a bunch of titles from those worlds  for a BUCK EACH ALL WEEK LONG!  
120 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
29 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$105.71 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$89.85 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.85 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 BIG
ASTONISHING X-MEN #36
AVENGERS #10
CAPTAIN AMERICA #615
DEADPOOL #33
DEADPOOL CORPS #11
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #884
FANTASTIC FOUR #588 THREE
HALO FALL OF REACH BOOT CAMP #4 (OF 4) (MR)
INCREDIBLE HULKS #623
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501
IRON MAN 2.0 #1
IRON MAN THOR #4 (OF 4)
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #7
NEW MUTANTS #22 AGEX
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #2 (OF 5)
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #2 (OF 5)
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #4 (OF 5)
SECRET AVENGERS #10
SPIDER-MAN #11
THOR #620
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #154 DOSM
UNCANNY X-MEN #533
WARRIORS THREE #4 (OF 4)
X-23 #6
X-MEN #8
X-MEN LEGACY #245 AGEX
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #4 (OF 4)
PLUS THESE 7 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AGE OF X ALPHA #1 2ND PTG CONRAD VAR
AGE OF X ALPHA #1 AOX 2ND PTG VAR
ASTONISHING X-MEN #36 KALUTA VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 2ND PTG QUESADA VAR
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501 DJURDJEVIC VAR
IRON MAN 2.0 #1 DJURDJEVIC VAR
IRON MAN 2.0 #1 VERMA VAR
14 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$46.86 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$39.83 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.02 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #898
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #12 (MR)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #57
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN CONSPIRACY #1
DETECTIVE COMICS #874
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #20
GREEN ARROW #9 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JLA THE 99 #5 (OF 6)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #20 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #48
NEW YORK FIVE #2 (OF 4) (MR)
POWER GIRL #21
SCALPED #46 (MR)
TEEN TITANS #92
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
GREEN ARROW #9 VAR ED (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #20 VAR ED (BRIGHTEST DAY)
10 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$39.90 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$33.91  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.98 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ECHOES #3 (OF 5) (MR)
ETERNAL DESCENT #6
FALLEN ANGEL RETURN OF THE SON #2 (OF 4)
GI JOE #27
KILL SHAKESPEARE #9 (OF 12)
SPIKE #5 (OF 8)
STAR TREK INFESTATION #2 (OF 2)
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #1 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #1 (OF 4)
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #1 (MR)
PLUS THEDE 5 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
ANGEL #42 10 COPY INCV
GI JOE #27 10 COPY INCV
STAR TREK INFESTATION #2 (OF 2) 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #1 (OF 4) 10 COPY IN
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #1 10 COPY INCV (MR)
10 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$34.41 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$29.24 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.16 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
GODLAND #34
MISSION #1
MORNING GLORIES #7 (NOTE PRICE)
SAVAGE DRAGON #169
SKULLKICKERS #6
SPAWN #203 (RES)
SPAWN ARCHITECTS OF FEAR (ONE SHOT) (RES)
TURF #4 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #8 (MR)
WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? #2 (NOTE PRICE)
PLUS THIS 1 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE THIS WEEK
27 (TWENTY SEVEN) #2 (OF 4) VAR CVR 2ND PTG
7 DARK HORSE COMICS THIS WEEK
$24.99 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$21.24 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.74 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #5
KING CONAN SCARLET CITADEL #1 DARICK ROBERTSON CVR
KULL THE HATE WITCH #4 (OF 4) TOM FLEMING CVR
METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #3 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL CVR (MR)
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #2 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #3 (OF 6)
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #3 (OF 6)
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
KING CONAN SCARLET CITADEL #1 PAREL 25TH ANNIV INCV CVR
KULL THE HATE WITCH #4 (OF 4) FABIO COBIACO CVR
METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #3 (OF 3) JOHN SCHNEPP CVR (MR)
28 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$109.01 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$92.65
is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$16.35 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
10TH MUSE MANGA GIANT SIZED ONE SHOT
ABYSS FAMILY ISSUES #1 (OF 4)
ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #4 (OF 5)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #58
BLACK TERROR #14
CAVEWOMAN HUNT #2
CHIP SECOND CRACK #3 (OF 3)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) TORTURE CVR (MR)
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
DEAN KOONTZ FRANKENSTEIN PRODIGAL SON VOL 2 #3
DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #7
FAME BEYONCE
GREEN HORNET BLOOD TIES #4
INCORRUPTIBLE #15
KEVIN SMITH KATO #8
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #2
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #2 WRAP CVR
QUEEN SONJA #14
ROGER CORMAN PRESENTS DEATHSPORT #3
RPM #3 (OF 4)
SIXTH GUN #9
STAN LEE TRAVELER #4
STYX & STONE #2 (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #28
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #26 (MR)
VSS VS GEARZ (ONE SHOT)
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #716
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) 3 COPY INCV CVR (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #2 ART DECO 3-COPY INCV
INCORRUPTIBLE #15 10 COPY INCV
STAN LEE TRAVELER #4 10 COPY INCV
NO ADULT COMIC SHIPPING THIS WEEK
62 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (4)
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SERIES 1 BATMAN ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SERIES 1 HARLEY QUINN ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SERIES 1 JOKER WITH SCAR ACTION FIGURE
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SERIES 1 SCARECROW ACTION FIGURE
APPAREL (4)
AVENGERS DEFENDING EARTH CHARCOAL T/S XL
MARVEL VILLIANS PARTNERS IN CRIME CHARCOAL T/S XL
PUNISHER PLAIN JANE BLK T/S XL
VENOM ANGEL VENOM T/S XL
BOBBLE HEADS (1)
SW HAN SOLO BOBBLE HEAD
MAGAZINES (20)
ADBUSTERS #94
ATLANTIS RISING #86
BECKETT BASKETBALL PLUS #230
BLACK BELT 0411
BRICK JOURNAL #13
COIN WORLD 0211
COOK'S ILLUSTRATED #109
HEAVY METAL SPRING 2011
HIT PARADER PRESENTS-PINK TATTOO
MMA WORLDWIDE MAGAZINE #25
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #28
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 0311
NORTH & SOUTH #12.6
NYLON GUYS 0311
PACESETTER THE GEORGE PEREZ MAGAZINE #11
SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #23 SPECIAL PX ED
VIETNAM 0411
WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS 0411
WRITER'S JOURNAL #32.2
WWE SPECIAL-WRESTLEMANIA 2011
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
PLUSH (3)
FREDDY KRUEGER 7 INCH PLUSH
JASON 7 INCH PLUSH
MIKE MYERS 7 INCH PLUSH
STATUES (1)
CAPTAIN AMERICA WWII MINI BUST
TRADES (18)
ARCHIE NEW LOOK SERIES TP VOL 05 GOODBYE FOREVER
AVENGERS & INFINITY GAUNTLET GN TP
BAYOU TP VOL 02 (RES)
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS HC
CAPTAIN AMERICA SCOURGE OF UNDERWORLD TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA SENTINEL OF LIBERTY HC
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH TP VOL 01 HEAD TRIP
DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 01 PRILLAS TALENT (O/A)
DMZ TP VOL 09 MIA (MR)
FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE TP
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS TP VOL 03
HUMAN TARGET SECOND CHANCES TP (MR)
INCREDIBLES TP VOL 05 TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES
MORNING GLORIES VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE TP
NOCHE ROJA HC (MR)
SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET VOL 05 LIZARD TP
SUPERMAN BATMAN TORMENT TP
TRUE BLOOD HC VOL 01 ALL TOGETHER NOW (MR)
NO ADULT TRADE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
WALL ART (1)
WOLVERINE BY MARKO DJURDJEVIC OVERSIZED 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
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=The designation Avatar Comics assigns to it's 2nd Prints
BIG=Spiderman "Big" storyline
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
DM=Direct Market (Comic Book Stores only)
ED=Edition
DCU=DC Universe
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
Reg./Var.=Regular Cover/Variant Cover
(RES)=Re-solicited Item
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
TBA=To Be Announced
TKP=Tokyopop
TNG=Referencing Star Trek "THE NEXT GENERATION"
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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