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164 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 30th, 2011

DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS ONE SHOT

(W) Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon (A) Cliff Richards,
(C) Michelle Madsen, Phil Noto and Steve Morris
Having penned the show's final, post-apocalyptic episode, show writers Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon continue the tale of three survivors in a world overcome by a devastating technological virus. The wealthy and powerful could buy any kind of companionship at the Dollhouses, where the Rossum Corporation paid young people to have their minds wiped clean and be imprinted with computer-enhanced personalities and skills-all according to a buyer's request. Now the technology has gone viral, wiping the minds of everyone it reached, turning them into mindless butchers. Those who've avoided the call must try to survive their friends and families if they hope to destroy Rossum and save the world.

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) AVENGERS #11
  2) ULTIMATE COMICS X #4
  3) SECRET AVENGERS #11
  4) KICK-ASS 2 #2 (MR)
  5) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #657 BIG
  6) WOLVERINE #7
  7) CAPTAIN AMERICA #616
  8) THOR #621
  9) GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIOR #8
10) INCREDIBLE HULKS #625

BONUS! HERE'S 11 thru 18

11) AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1 (OF 2)
12) DETECTIVE COMICS #875
13) ACTION COMICS #899
14) TEEN TITANS #93
15) X-23 #8
16) BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #516
17) WONDER WOMAN #609
18) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #49

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1 (OF 2)
AMORY WARS SECRET O/SILENT EARTH 3 #1 DOLLAR ED
BUTCHER BAKER RIGHTEOUS MAKER #1 (MR)
CALIGULA #1 (OF 6) (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND SECRET AVENGERS #1
CYCLOPS #1
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS ONE SHOT PHIL NOTO CVR
ELEPHANTMEN MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1
FAIL O/T LIVING DEAD ONE-SHOT
FAME BLACK EYED PEAS
FEMALE FORCE ANGELINA JOLIE
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1
JIMMY OLSEN #1
PINPOINT #1 (OF 3) (MR)
POLITICAL POWER NIXON
SPIDER-MAN YOU'RE HIRED
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MGC #1
UNDYING LOVE #1 (MR)
VIDEO OUTHOUSE
YOUR "TEACHABLE VIDEO MOMENT" FOR THIS WEEKS SHIPPING
Thumbnail WEDNESDAY, 033011 SHIP-SHAPE UPDATE
Book of the Week is Dollhouse Epitaph, Marvel's in 1st place, Kids Corner features Sonic #223, Zombie Christmas Carol is the Basket Case and more!
1st DAY SALE TITLES FOR THIS WEEK
40% OFF ALL THESE BRAND NEW TITLES ON THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY!
SAVE 40% ($29.37) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N-033011!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1 (OF 2) $3.99 $2.39
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS ONE SHOT $3.50 $2.10
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
DR.WHO MAGAZINE #431 $8.00 $4.80
TRADES (3)
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP LEGACY OF CAPTAIN AMERICA $15.99 $9.59
HAWKEYE AND MOCKINGBIRD BLACK WIDOW TP WIDOWMAKER $15.99 $9.59
SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING HC $19.99 $11.99
TOTAL $73.44 $44.06

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!  
112 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
25 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$87.23 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$74.14 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.08 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
5 RONIN #5 (OF 5) AJA VAR
5 RONIN #5 (OF 5) MCGUINESS VAR
AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1 (OF 2)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #657 BIG
AVENGERS #11
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #516
CAPTAIN AMERICA #616
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND SECRET AVENGERS #1
CYCLOPS #1
DEADPOOL CORPS #12
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #883
INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #5 (MR)
INCREDIBLE HULKS #625
KICK-ASS 2 #2 (MR)
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #5 (OF 5)
SCARLET #5 (MR)
SECRET AVENGERS #11
SPIDER-GIRL #5 BIG
SPIDER-MAN YOURE HIRED
STAND NO MANS LAND #3 (OF 5)
THOR #621
ULTIMATE COMICS X #4
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN MGC #1
WOLVERINE #7
X-23 #8
PLUS THESE 8 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AVENGERS #11 CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIV DAVIS VAR
BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #516 CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANN
CAPTAIN AMERICA #616 EPTING VAR
DEADPOOL CORPS #12 YOUNG VAR
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #883 YOUNG VAR
KICK-ASS 2 #2 YU TRIPLE VAR (MR)
SECRET AVENGERS #11 CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIV VAR
WOLVERINE #7 CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIV JOHNSON VAR
16 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$52.84 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$44.91 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.92 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #899
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #13 (MR)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #58
DETECTIVE COMICS #875
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #21
GREEN ARROW #10 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #8 (WAR OF GL)
JACK OF FABLES #50 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
JIMMY OLSEN #1
JLA THE 99 #6 (OF 6)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #49
SCALPED #47 (MR)
TEEN TITANS #93
WONDER WOMAN #609
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #5 (OF 5)
ZATANNA #11
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #13 VAR ED (MR)
GREEN ARROW #10 VAR ED (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #8 VAR ED (WAR OF GL)
WONDER WOMAN #609 VAR ED
8 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$26.43 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$22.46 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.96 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BUTCHER BAKER RIGHTEOUS MAKER #1 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1
HALCYON #4
PROOF ENDANGERED #4 (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #170
UNDYING LOVE #1 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #83 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #13 (MR)
PLUS THESE 2 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
HALCYON #1 (OF 5) VAR CVR 2ND PTG
HALCYON #2 (OF 5) VAR CVR 2ND PTG
6 BLUE WATER COMICS THIS WEEK
$23.94 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$20.34 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$3.59 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
FAME BLACK EYED PEAS
FEMALE FORCE ANGELINA JOLIE
INSANE JANE AVENGING STAR #4 (MR)
LOGANS RUN #6
POLITICAL POWER NIXON
STYX & STONE #3 (MR)
5 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$19.95  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$16.95  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.99 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #3
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1
THE SUICIDE FOREST #4 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #2 (OF 4)
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #2 (MR)
PLUS THIS 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE THIS WEEK
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #3 10 COPY INCV
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #2 (OF 4) 10 COPY INCV
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #2 10 COPY INCV (MR)
28 OTHER INDEPENDENT TITLES THIS WEEK
$101.20 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$86.02
is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$15.18 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AFTER DARK #3 (OF 3)
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #1 DOLLAR ED
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #9 (OF 12)
ARCHIE #619
CALIGULA #1 (OF 6) (MR)
CALIGULA #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
DEAN KOONTZ FRANKENSTEIN PRODIGAL SON VOL 2 #5
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS ONE SHOT PHIL NOTO CVR
FAIL O/T LIVING DEAD ONE-SHOT
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #3 A CVR MEDINA
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #3 B CVR RIO
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #9
INCORRUPTIBLE #16
JUGHEAD #206
KING CONAN SCARLET CITADEL #2
LA BANKS VAMPIRE HUNTRESS #3 THE HIDDEN DARKNESS
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #0 AUXILIARY
LAST ZOMBIE #5 (OF 5)
PINPOINT #1 (OF 3) (MR)
POCKET GOD #4
RPM #4 (OF 4)
SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #3
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #223
STAN LEE TRAVELER #5
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #4 (OF 6)
TANK GIRL BAD WIND RISING #3 (OF 4)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #67 (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #29
PLUS THESE 6 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
STAN LEE TRAVELER #5 10 COPY INCV
CALIGULA #1 (OF 6) 3 COPY INCV CVR (MR)
SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #3 10-COPY LINDRO B&W INCV
INCORRUPTIBLE #16 10 COPY INCV
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS ONE SHOT STEVE MORRIS INCV CVR
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #9 15-COPY WAGNER B&W INCV
52 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (7)
CONAN ON THE COVER SAND T/S XL
DOCTOR WHO SWIRLING VORTEX BLK T/S XL
HULK EXTREME ANGER MILITARY GREEN T/S XL
PUNISHER CASTLE CREST BLK T/S XL
SPIDER-MAN DARK SPIDER BLK T/S XL
THOR GROUND N POUND CHARCOAL T/S XL
THOR MOVIE ATHLETIC AVENGER RED T/S XL 
BOOKS (1)
ART GEORGE RR MARTIN SONG ICE FIRE VOL 02
MAGAZINES (25)
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #217
BASEBALL AMERICA #1107
BLACK BELT #49.5
CHICAGO MAGAZINE #60.4
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #143 RADIOACTIVE MAN
CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG SPECIAL BLOB
CREATIVE SCREENWRITING #18.12
DC BLACKEST NIGHT FIG COLL MAG #3 LARFLEEZE
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #77 AZRAEL
DR.WHO MAGAZINE #431
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1146
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #255
FILM COMMENT #147.2
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #134
JUST FOR BLACK MEN 0511
MAKE UP ARTIST MAGAZINE #89
MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2011
MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS SUMMER 2011
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 0411
PLAYBOY 0411
PREVIEWS #271 APRIL 2011
SPIN 0411
TAPS PARAMAGAZINE #7.2
TIGER BEAT #9.4
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #196
NO ADULT MAGAZINE SHIPPING THIS WEEK
MODELS (2)
LAND GIANTS MINI SPINDRIFT MODEL KIT
SPACE CLIPPER ORION MODEL KIT
TRADES (17)
BATMAN AND ROBIN BATMAN REBORN TP
BRONX KILL TP (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP LEGACY OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
FAME JUSTIN BIEBER GN
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 03
HAWKEYE AND MOCKINGBIRD BLACK WIDOW TP WIDOWMAKER
HERALDS TP
INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 03 WORLD WAR HULKS
PUNISHER WELCOME BACK FRANK TP NEW ED
SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 04 LAST RIDE HOWLING COMMANDOS
SHADOWLAND PREM HC BLOOD ON STREETS
STRANGE TALES II HC
SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING HC
TRANSFORMERS PRIME TP VOL 01
WORLD OF WARCRAFT TP VOL 03
X-MEN FIRST CLASS GN TP VOL 02
X-MEN FOREVER 2 TP VOL 03 PERFECT S'WORLD
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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