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179 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 16th, 2011

IT'S OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK AND IT'S
40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!

INCREDIBLE HULK #2

MARVEL COMICS
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by MIKE DEODATO
The Hulk and Bruce Banner are now separate entities-but Bruce wants the Hulk back!
The Hulk is assigned to take Banner down...but Bruce isn't going without a fight.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory

REORDERS

Get the full list of the 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!

LATE LIST

Every week dozens of items get pushed back on the schedule and wind up on the Late List!

CHECKLIST

Click n'print checklist of every new comic shipping this week!

SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES

View what's shipped out every week over the last few years.
  THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10 COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
BASED ON OUR ORDERING

  1) JUSTICE LEAGUE #3
  2) BATMAN #3
  3) AVENGERS #19
  4) INCREDIBLE HULK #2
  5) FEAR ITSELF #7 POINT THREE
  6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #674
  7) CAPTAIN AMERICA #4
  8) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #3
  9) FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #3 (OF 12)
10) NIGHTWING #3

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THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

68 HARDSHIP ONE SHOT
AVENGERS ORIGINS LUKE CAGE #1
CARBON GREY ORIGINS #1 (OF 2)
DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN THE KENTS #1
DECISION 2012 MICHELE BACHMANN #1
END OF NATIONS #1 (OF 4) (RES)
GODZILLA LEGENDS #1 (OF 5)
HAWKEN #1 (OF 6)
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1
MUDMAN #1
PILOT SEASON SERAPH #1
  REGULARLY SCHEDULED STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($27.95) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 111611!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
INCREDIBLE HULK #2 (40% OFF ALL WEEK!) $3.99 $2.39
HAWKEN #1 (OF 6) $3.99 $2.39
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
BACK ISSUE #52 $8.95 $5.37
TRADES (2)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP VOL 03 BFFS $15.99 $9.59
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST COMEDY OF DEATH TP $16.99 $10.19
SPIDER-MAN TORMENT TP NEW PTG $15.99 $9.59
TOTAL $69.89 $41.93

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.

HEROES OF THE MONTH: FANTASTIC FOUR
    FANTASTIC FOUR returns this this month with issue #600 and to celebrate we're discounting all our FF Trade Paperbacks
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
125 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
27 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$94.73 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$80.52 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$14.20 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #674
AVENGERS #19
AVENGERS ACADEMY #22
AVENGERS ORIGINS LUKE CAGE #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA #4
DEADPOOL #46
DEADPOOL MAX 2 #2 (MR)
FEAR ITSELF #7 POINT THREE
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #3 (OF 12)
GENERATION HOPE #13 XREGB
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
INCREDIBLE HULK #2
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #3 (OF 5)
LEGION OF MONSTERS #2 (OF 4)
NEW MUTANTS #34 XREGB
PUNISHER #5
SIX GUNS #2 (OF 5)
STAND NIGHT HAS COME #4 (OF 6)
SUPER HEROES #20
THUNDERBOLTS #165
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #3
VENOM #9
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #11
WOLVERINE PUNISHER GHOST RIDER OFF INDEX MU #4
X-23 #17
X-FACTOR #227
X-MEN #21 XREGB
PLUS THESE 14 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #673
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #674 MARVEL COMICS 50TH ANNIV VAR
FEAR ITSELF #7 POINT THREE OLIVETTI VAR
GENERATION HOPE #13 REGENESIS BLUE KEOWN VAR XREGB
INCREDIBLE HULK #2 MARVEL COMICS 50TH ANNIV VAR
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #3 2ND PTG ANDREWS VAR
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #2 2ND PTG ANDREWS VAR
X-MEN REGENESIS #1 2ND PTG CYCLOPS VAR
X-MEN REGENESIS #1 2ND PTG WOLVERINE VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #1 (OF 5) X PTG VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #2 (OF 5) X PTG VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #3 (OF 5) X PTG VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #4 (OF 5) X PTG VAR
X-MEN SCHISM #5 (OF 5) X PTG VAR
20 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$66.80 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$56.78 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$10.02 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BATMAN #3
BIRDS OF PREY #3
BLUE BEETLE #3
CAPTAIN ATOM #3
CATWOMAN #3
DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN THE KENTS #1
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #17
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #3
END OF NATIONS #1 (OF 4) (RES)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #3
IZOMBIE #19 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE #3
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #3
MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #2 (OF 6)
NIGHTWING #3
NORTHLANDERS #46 (MR)
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #3
SUPERGIRL #3
WONDER WOMAN #3
YOUNG JUSTICE #10
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
BATMAN #3 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE #3 COMBO PACK
JUSTICE LEAGUE #3 VAR ED
15 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$52.87 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$44.83 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.93 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
68 HARDSHIP ONE SHOT CVR A
68 HARDSHIP ONE SHOT CVR B
BLUE ESTATE #7 (MR)
CARBON GREY ORIGINS #1 (OF 2) (MR)
CARBON GREY ORIGINS #1 (OF 2) VAR CVR NGUYEN (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN #36 (MR)
EPOCH #3 (OF 5)
HAUNT #18
MORNING GLORIES #14 (MR)
MUDMAN #1
PILOT SEASON SERAPH #1
SEVERED #4 (OF 7) (MR)
WALKING DEAD #91 (MR)
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #46 (MR)
XENOHOLICS #2 (MR)
10 IDW COMICS THIS WEEK
$47.90 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$40.71 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$7.18 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
ANGEL PORTRAITS 100 PAGE SPECTACULAR
ANNE RICE SERVANT OF THE BONES #4 (OF 6)
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #3
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #172
GODZILLA LEGENDS #1 (OF 5)
HAWKEN #1 (OF 6)
JACK AVARICE IS THE COURIER #3 (OF 5)
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #7
STAR TREK 100 PAGE SPECTACULAR
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #30
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLE THIS WEEK
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #3 10 COPY INCV
GODZILLA LEGENDS #1 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV
HAWKEN #1 (OF 6) 10 COPY INCV
8 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$31.92 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$27.13 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$4.78 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!  
BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #5 (MR)
DEAN KOONTZ NEVERMORE #5 (OF 6)
DREAM REAVERS #2 (OF 4)
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #4
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1
LIVING CORPSE EXHUMED #4 (OF 6)
QUEEN SONJA #24
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #5 (OF 12)
PLUS THESE 4 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES THIS WEEK
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #4 20 COPY ROSS VIRGIN INCV (NET)
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 10 COPY OEMING VIRGIN INCV
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 15 COPY CHEN NEGATIVE INCV
KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 25 COPY ROSS NEGATIVE INCV
21 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$87.81 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$74.63 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.17 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #3 (OF 6)
BONNIE LASS #3 (OF 4)
COMIC BOOK COMICS #6 (OF 6)
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #10
DECISION 2012 MICHELE BACHMANN #1
FLASH GORDON INVASION O/T RED SWORD #6
FURRLOUGH #191
JUGHEAD #210
KEY OF Z #2 (OF 4) (MR)
MASS EFFECT INVASION #2 (OF 4) CARNEVALE CVR
NINJAS VS ZOMBIES #4
PLANET OF THE APES #8
SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #5
SIMPSONS COMICS #184
STAN LEE STARBORN #12
STAR WARS INVASION REVELATIONS #5 (OF 5)
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #4 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES #6 STUNTI CON JOB
WAR GODDESS #3 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #3 GORE CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #3 WRAP CVR (MR)
PLUS THESE 3 "CRAP FACTOR" TITLES  THIS WEEK
MASS EFFECT INVASION #2 (OF 4) RENAUD VAR CVR
PLANET OF THE APES #8 10 COPY INCV
WAR GODDESS #3 ART NOUVEAU 3 COPY INCV (NET) (MR)
  51 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
APPAREL (4)
CATWOMAN PEDESTAL BY HUGHES T/S LG
COMICS CODE AUTHORITY BLK T/S XL
DCU STARS BY HUGHES T/S LG
ZATANNA BY HUGHES T/S LG
MAGAZINES (15)
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #219
BACK ISSUE #52
BASEBALL AMERICA #1124
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1180
FOAM 0112
G FAN #97
HIGHLIGHTS 1211
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 1211
HORRORHOUND #23
JUXTAPOZ #131
MAXIM #168
PLAYBOY 1211
TATTOO LIFE #73
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #2 EXPRESSIONS
UFO #157
MODEL (1)
CAPTAIN AMERICA MODEL KIT
TRADES (31)
ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK 02 BROTHERS IN ARMS
BATMAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY TP NEW ED
BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 02 BATMAN VS ROBIN
CAPTAIN SWING TP (MR)
CHARLAINE HARRIS GRAVE SIGHT GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
CLASSIC NEXT MEN TP VOL 02
DARKNESS ACCURSED TP VOL 05
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP VOL 03 BFFS
DEADPOOL TP VOL 07 SPACE ODDITY
DOCTOR WHO A FAIRYTALE LIFE TP
FLASH THE ROAD TO FLASHPOINT HC
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS TP VOL 01
GREEN LANTERN WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS HC
LADY DEATH ORIGINS TP VOL 02
MAD PRESENTS SPY VS SPY THE TOP SECRET FILES TP
MARVEL ART OF JOHN ROMITA JR HC
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE HC
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST COMEDY OF DEATH TP
SCALPED TP VOL 08 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED (MR)
SKULLKICKERS TP VOL 02 FIVE FUNERALS & A BUCKET OF BLOOD
SNAKE EYES (ONGOING) TP VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN TORMENT TP NEW PTG
STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN GN (A)
TEEN TITANS TEAM BUILDING TP
THOR WORLD EATERS TP
TINTIN YOUNG READERS ED GN TINTIN IN AMERICA
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY TP
ULTRA SEVEN DAYS DELUXE HC (MR)
WHO IS JAKE ELLIS TP VOL 01
WOLVERINE AND BLACK CAT CLAWS 2 HC
ZATANNA TP VOL 02 SHADES OF THE PAST
COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 175-250 brand new and re-order 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 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)
DOSM=Marvel's "Death of Spider Man" Event
ED=Edition
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
FEAR=Marvel's "Fear Itself" Event
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
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
SPI=Marvel's "Spider Island" storyline
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=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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