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192 NEW ITEMS
ON SALE THIS
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 4th, 2012

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

FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1

BOOM ENTERTAINMENT
(W) Sam Humphries (A) Jerry Gaylord (CA) Humberto Ramos & Various
SPECIAL $1 DEBUT ISSUE! NEW ONGOING SERIES!
One is a decrepit mob of gurgling, ravenous fiends...and the other is a zombie outbreak. When there is no more room in Hell, the undead shall take over Comic-Con! A crew of feuding best friends find themselves trapped inside America's largest comic convention transformed into a seething cauldron of zombies. Is a horde of starving brain-eaters any match against reflexes battle-hardened by video games, nerves tested by horror flicks, and courage crystallized by comic books? Find out as an unlikely band of nerds use their genre savvy to survive in Fanboys vs. Zombies! Written by indie sensation Sam Humphries (Our Love is Real) with art by hot new talent Jerry Gaylord!

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) DETECTIVE COMICS #8
  2) ACTION COMICS #8
  3) DAREDEVIL #10.1
  4) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 ENDS
  5) AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2
  6) WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #8
  7) HULK #50
  8) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #9
  9) RED LANTERNS #8
10) WOLVERINE & X-MEN ALPHA & OMEGA #4

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LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THIS WEEK CHECK OUT ANY OF THESE NEW TITLES BELOW

CRIMINAL MACABRE DIE DIE MY DARLING
DANGER CLUB #1
DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #1 (MR)
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 MAIN CVRS
GFT APRIL FOOLS SPECIAL 2012 (MR)
INFESTATION 2 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONE SHOT
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #1 (OF 3)
RAMIEL WRATH OF GOD #1 (MR)
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #1
WAKING DREAM END #1
  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
SAVE 40% ($27.96) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 040412!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP YOU  PAY
COMICS (3)
DANGER CLUB #1 $2.99 $1.79
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 (40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG!) $1.00 .60¢
WAKING DREAM END #1 $3.99 $2.39
MAGAZINES (1)
GIRLS & CORPSES #6 $8.95 $5.37
TRADES (3)
AVENGERS HAWKEYE SOLO TP $16.99 $10.19
BATMAN GOTHAM SHALL BE JUDGED TP $19.99 $11.99
SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF ANTI-VENOM TP $15.99 $9.59
TOTAL $69.90 $41.94

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 MONTH: X-MEN
  X-MEN go to war with the Avengers starting this month with Avengers vs. X-Men and to celebrate we're discounting all our Star Wars Trade Paperbacks
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 
132 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!
19 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$59.81  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$50.83   is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.97   is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
ACTION COMICS #8
ANIMAL MAN #8
BATWING #8
DETECTIVE COMICS #8
FAIREST #2 (MR)
GREEN ARROW #8
HAWK AND DOVE #8
IZOMBIE #24 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #8
LOONEY TUNES #206
MEN OF WAR #8
NIGHT FORCE #2 (OF 6)
OMAC #8
RED LANTERNS #8
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #20
STATIC SHOCK #8
STORMWATCH #8
SWAMP THING #8
SWEET TOOTH #32 (MR)
PLUS THESE 9 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
ACTION COMICS #8 COMBO PACK
ACTION COMICS #8 VAR ED
BATMAN #5 3RD PTG
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #1 2ND PTG
DETECTIVE COMICS #8 COMBO PACK
DETECTIVE COMICS #8 VAR ED
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 2ND PTG
STORMWATCH #8 VAR ED
SWAMP THING #8 VAR ED
17 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$58.79   is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$49.97   is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$8.81   is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 ENDS
AVENGERS ACADEMY #28
BRILLIANT #3 (MR)
CASANOVA AVARITIA #3 (OF 4) (MR)
DAREDEVIL #10.1
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #12 (OF 12)
HULK #50
MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE FURYS BIG WEEK #3 (OF 4)
NEW MUTANTS #40
THUNDERBOLTS #172
TOY STORY #2 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #9
VENOM #15
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #8
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #4 (OF 5)
X-CLUB #5 (OF 5)
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2 AA APPRECIATION NAUCK VAR
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 AA APPRECIATION VAR ENDS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 DELLOTTO VAR ENDS
BRILLIANT #3 OEMING VAR (MR)
HULK #50 ADAMS VAR
HULK #50 SIMONSON VAR
11 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$34.93  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$29.69   is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$5.23   is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
CHEW #25 (MR)
DANGER CLUB #1
FATALE #4 (MR)
HELL YEAH #2
INVINCIBLE #90
MUDMAN #3
SAVAGE DRAGON #179
SKULLKICKERS #13
SPAWN #218
SUPREME #63 LARSEN CVR
WHISPERS #2
PLUS THESE 5 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
FATALE #3 VAR CVR 2ND PTG (MR)
HELL YEAH #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
SUPREME #63 HAMSCHER VAR CVR
SUPREME #63 LIEFELD VAR CVR
10 DYNAMITE COMICS THIS WEEK
$40.90   is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$34.76   is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.13   is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
BOYS #65 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #1 (MR)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #11 (MR)
KIRBY GENESIS #6
QUEEN SONJA #28
RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #2
ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #23
THE LONE RANGER #4
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #1
WAREHOUSE 13 #5
PLUS THESE 7 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
FDEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES #1 15 COPY PETERSON RISQUE INCV
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #11 10 COPY BRADSTREET B&W INCV
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #11 20 COPY BRADSTREET INCV
KIRBY GENESIS #6 15 COPY SOOK B&W INCV
KIRBY GENESIS #6 20 COPY ROSS VIRGIN INCV
RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #2 10 COPY GARZA B&W INCV
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #1 10 COPY LAU B&W INCV
5 BOOM! COMICS THIS WEEK
$16.96  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$14.41   is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$2.54   is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 MAIN CVRS
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #11 (MR)
INCORRUPTIBLE #28
SUPURBIA #2 (OF 4)
VALEN OUTCAST #5 MAIN CVRS
PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 15 COPY INCV FARINAS WRAP CVR
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 25 COPY INCV GARZA SKETCH CVR
35 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$137.72  is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$117.06  is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.65 is what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #6
CREEPY COMICS #8
CRIMINAL MACABRE DIE DIE MY DARLING
DEAD OR ALIVE #3 (OF 4)
DICKS COLOR ED #3 (MR)
DICKS COLOR ED #3 OFFENSIVE CVR (MR)
FERALS #4 (MR)
FERALS #4 GORE CVR (MR)
FERALS #4 WRAP CVR (MR)
GFT APRIL FOOLS SPECIAL 2012 (MR)
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #12
GLAMOURPUSS #24
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #71 A CVR BONK (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #71 B CVR SPAY (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES THE LIBRARY #5 A CVR MYCHAELS
GRIMM FAIRY TALES THE LIBRARY #5 B CVR PEKAR
HONEY WEST #5 (RES)
INFESTATION 2 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONE SHOT
KOLCHAK NIGHT STALKER FILES #3 (RES)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #16 (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #16 SULTRY CVR (MR)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #16 WRAP CVR (MR)
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #1 (OF 3) (MR)
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #1 (OF 3) SULTRY CVR (MR)
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #1 (OF 3) WRAP CVR (MR)
LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #3
LENORE VOLUME II #5
PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL FALSE PROPHET #4 (OF 7) (MR)
RAMIEL WRATH OF GOD #1 (MR)
RICHIE RICH GEMS #45
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #235
THE PACK #3 (OF 3) (MR)
WAKING DREAM END #1 A CVR GARZA (MR)
WAKING DREAM END #1 B CVR BASALDUA (MR)
ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS #6
PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS"  FOR THE WEEK
DICKS COLOR ED #3 CLASSIC B&W INCV (MR)
FERALS #4 SLASHED ORDER INCV (MR)
KOLCHAK NIGHT STALKER FILES #3 3 COPY INCV ULANSKI CVR
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #16 ART DECO 3 COPY INCV  (MR)
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #1 (OF 3) ART DECO 3 COPY INCV
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #0 2ND PRINT
  60 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
ACTION FIGURES (2)
BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD BEAVIS AF
BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD BUTTHEAD AF
APPAREL (4)
AVENGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA LOGO SNAP BACK CAP
AVENGERS HULK LOGO SNAP BACK CAP
AVENGERS IRON MAN LOGO SNAP BACK CAP
ZATANNA BY HUGHES T/S LG
BOBBLE HEADS (10)
AVENGERS MOVIE CAPTAIN AMERICA WACKY WOBBLER
AVENGERS MOVIE HAWKEYE WACKY WOBBLER
AVENGERS MOVIE HULK WACKY WOBBLER
AVENGERS MOVIE IRON MAN MARK VII WACKY WOBBLER
AVENGERS MOVIE THOR WACKY WOBBLER
POP AVENGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE
POP AVENGERS HULK VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE
POP AVENGERS IRON MAN VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE
POP AVENGERS NICK FURY VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE
POP AVENGERS THOR VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE
BOOKS (3)
CHICKS DIG COMICS CELEBRATION OF COMIC BOOKS BY WOMEN SC
DOC SAVAGE NEW ADV SC VOL 02 HORROR IN GOLD
HOW TO DRAW TRANSFORMERS SC
MAGAZINES (22)
2000 AD #1770
2000 AD #1771 SPECIAL
BARBIE 0512
BOYS LIFE 0412
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1689
DISCOVERY GIRLS #12.3
ENTERTAINMANT WEEKLY #1199
FAMILY FUN 0412
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND RETRO #192
FANGORIA #312
HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE 0412
IRON MAN MAGAZINE 0512
NYLON 0412
RANGER RICK 0412
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #82
SMITHSONISN 0412
TATTOOS FOR WOMEN #104
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #3 BEAUTIFUL
THE LAB MAGAZINE #5
TIGER BEAT 0512
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #16
WWE MAGAZINE 0412
TRADES (19)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING TP VOL 01
ARCHIE MEETS KISS TP
AVENGERS HAWKEYE SOLO TP
AVENGERS MYTHOS HC
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP
BATMAN GOTHAM SHALL BE JUDGED TP
BLEACH TP VOL 39
COLD WAR TP VOL 01
EPIC MAD TP
FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 02
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC (MR)
JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES COMIC READER TP #1
MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES COMIC READER TP #2
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 01 (MR)
SHATTERED HEROES HC
SIMPSONS CONFIDENTIAL TP
SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF ANTI-VENOM TP
VOLTRON FORCE GN VOL 01
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 right 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
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
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
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 differs 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
RI VARIANT=a Retailer Incentive Variant cover
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
WONDERFUL VARIANTS=aka "Crap Factor" titles for the week. 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 necessarily new material (except for the covers) .
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: "0309" means March, 2009. "1211" means December, 2011...

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