ALTERNATE REALITY SHIPPING FOR 112812

198 NEW ITEMS

ON SALE STARTING AT
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WEDNESDAY

November 28th, 2012

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

FF #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mike Allred
We have seen the future and it will be fantastic! In the absence of the Fantastic Four, a substitute Four, hand-picked by the real deal--Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and Miss Thing--stand ready to guard the Earth and the nascent Future Foundation for four minutes... NOW! what could possibly go wrong? !

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.

LAST WEEK

NEXT WEEK

THIS WEEKS COMIC HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 10
BASED ON OUR ORDERING FOR THIS WEEK

1) UNCANNY AVENGERS #2 NOW
2) ALL NEW X-MEN #2 NOW
3) X-MEN LEGACY #2 NOW
4) THOR GOD OF THUNDER #2 NOW
5) NEW AVENGERS #34
6) BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #14
7) A PLUS X #2 NOW
8) FF #1 NOW
9) AQUAMAN #14
10) TEEN TITANS #14

KIDS CORNER
EVERYTHING NEW FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES THIS WEEK!

ADVENTURE TIME #10
BARBIE #26
BART SIMPSON COMICS #77
FUTURAMA COMICS #64
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS #426
PEANUTS VOL 2 #4 (OF 4)
POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI GN VOL 02 TERRIBLE TOYS
RANGER RICK #47.1
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #7

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ARROW #1
ASTONISHING X-MEN ANNUAL #1
FF #1 NOW
HERO OF ALEXANDRIA #1
MASKS #1
MORTIFERA #1 (OF 4) (RES)
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1
NOWHERE MEN #1
RIPD CITY O/T DAMNED #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI PRISONER OF BOGAN #1
TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #1
WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #1 (OF 6)

ENDING THIS WEEK
IT'S THE FINAL LAP FOR THESE TITLES THIS WEEK!

ADVENTURES OF A COMIC CON GIRL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #4 (OF 4)
PEANUTS VOL 2 #4 (OF 4)
PHANTOM LADY #4 (OF 4)

THIS WEEKS STORE SALES

SAVE 40% ($31.37) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 112812!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION

MSRP

YOU PAY

-BOOK OF THE WEEK-

FF #1 NOW
40% OFF ALL WEEK LONG-112812 to 120412!

$2.99

$1.79

COMICS (1)

MASKS #1

$3.99

$2.39

MAGAZINES (2)

MARVEL SUPER HEROES #5

$4.99

$2.99

PREVIEWS #291 DECEMBER 2012

$4.50

$2.75

TRADES (3)

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN TP

$14.99

$8.99

MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB MARINER TP VOL 01

$29.99

$17.99

UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX TP (MR)

$16.99

$10.19

TOTAL

$78.44

$47.06

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.

HERO OF THE MONTH SALE NOVEMBER 2012: "MARVEL EVENTS"-2 of 2
		MARVEL NOW! began last month at the conclusion to AVX #12.To celebrate this new order in the Marvel Universe we're having two months worth of Marvel Events sales! This month our entire stock of SECRET INVASION, DARK REIGN & SIEGE Trade Paperbacks take the spotlight and are all discounted... 25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!

153 TOTAL NEW COMICS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL THESE NEW COMICS, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE!

27 DC COMICS THIS WEEK
$92.73 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$78.87 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$13.90 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ALL STAR WESTERN #14
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #33 (MR)
AQUAMAN #14
ARROW #1
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #10
BATMAN INCORPORATED #5 (RES)
BATMAN INCORPORATED #5 COMBO PACK (RES)
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #14
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #14 VAR ED
BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #4 (OF 6) COMBO PACK (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #4 (OF 4) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #4 (OF 4) COMBO PACK (MR)
FLASH #14
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #14
I VAMPIRE #14
JOE KUBERT PRESENTS #2 (OF 6)
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #14
LOT 13 #2 (OF 5) (MR)
PHANTOM LADY #4 (OF 4)
RED LANTERNS #14 (RISE)
RED LANTERNS #14 VAR ED (RISE)
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #14
SUPERMAN #14
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #7
TALON #2
TEEN TITANS #14

PLUS THESE 10 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

AQUAMAN #14 VAR ED
ARROW #1 VAR ED
BATMAN INCORPORATED #5 VAR ED (RES)
BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #4 (OF 6) VAR ED (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #4 (OF 4) VAR ED (MR)
FLASH #14 VAR ED
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #13 2ND PTG
SUPERMAN #14 VAR ED
TALON #2 VAR ED
TEEN TITANS #14 VAR ED

17 MARVEL COMICS THIS WEEK
$62.83 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$53.40 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$9.42 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

A PLUS X #2 NOW
ALL NEW X-MEN #2 NOW
ASTONISHING X-MEN ANNUAL #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BLACK WIDOW #639
FF #1 NOW
GAMBIT #6
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
NEW AVENGERS #34
SECRET AVENGERS #34
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #2 NOW
ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN #2 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #19
UNCANNY AVENGERS #2 NOW
VENOM #27.1
WOLVERINE MAX #2 (MR)
X-MEN LEGACY #2 NOW
X-TREME X-MEN #7

PLUS THESE 10 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

A PLUS X #2 DEL MUNDO VAR NOW
A PLUS X #2 MCGUINNESS SKETCH VAR NOW
A PLUS X #2 MCGUINNESS VAR NOW
ALL NEW X-MEN #2 VAR NOW
FF #1 ARTHUR ADAMS VAR NOW
HAWKEYE #1 3RD PTG AJA VAR
HAWKEYE #2 3RD PTG AJA VAR
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #2 ACUNA VAR NOW
UNCANNY AVENGERS #2 MANARA VAR NOW
X-MEN LEGACY #2 VAR NOW

13 IMAGE COMICS THIS WEEK
$43.40 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE
$36.89 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$6.51 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

68 SCARS #3 (OF 4) CVR A (MR)
68 SCARS #3 (OF 4) CVR B (MR)
BEDLAM #2 (MR)
CHEW #30 (MR)
FATALE #10 (MR)
MACGYVER FUGITIVE GAUNTLET #2 (OF 5)
MORNING GLORIES #23 (MR)
MULTIPLE WARHEADS ALPHABET TO INFINITY #2 (OF 4)
NOWHERE MEN #1
PLANETOID #4
PROPHET #31
WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #1 (OF 6)
WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #1 (OF 6) RYP VAR CVR

PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

BEDLAM #1 2ND PTG (MR)
MACGYVER FUGITIVE GAUNTLET #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG

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 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

COBRA ONGOING #19
CROW #5
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #15
GODZILLA ONGOING #7
LOVE AND CAPES WHAT TO EXPECT #4 (OF 6)
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #16
TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #1 (OF 4)
TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #7

PLUS THESE 6 "WONDERFUL VARIANT" FOR THE WEEK

DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #1 2ND PTG
LOCKE & KEY GRINDHOUSE ONE SHOT 2ND PTG
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS MORE MEETS EYE ANNUAL 2012 #1 2ND PTG
TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #1 (OF 4) 10 COPY INCV
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ANNUAL 2012 2ND PTG

6 DYNAMITE 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 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

CHOSEN #2 (OF 3)
GREEN HORNET #31
MASKS #1
PROPHECY #5
THUNDA #4
WARLORD OF MARS #22 (MR)

PLUS THESE 2 "WONDERFUL VARIANT" FOR THE WEEK

MASKS #1 25 COPY PHILLIPS WRAP INCV
MASKS #1 35 COPY SYAF B&W INCV

38 OTHER INDY TITLES THIS WEEK
$138.60 is what you'll pay ANYWHERE ELSE.
$117.81 is what you'll pay only at Alternate Reality!
$20.79 what you'll save ALL WEEK LONG!

ADVENTURE TIME #10
ADVENTURES OF A COMIC CON GIRL #3 (OF 3) (MR)
ANGEL & FAITH #16 REBEKAH ISAACS VAR CVR
ANGEL & FAITH #16 STEVE MORRIS CVR
BART SIMPSON COMICS #77
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #101 RETURN O/T MASTER #4 (OF 5) SOOK CVR
CROSSED BADLANDS #18 (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #18 TORTURE CVR (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #18 WRAP CVR (MR)
CROSSSTAR #5
DICKS COLOR ED #10 (MR)
DICKS COLOR ED #10 OFFENSIVE CVR (MR)
DOUBLE JUMPERS #3 (MR)
FUTURAMA COMICS #64
GFT SLEEPY HOLLOW #2 A CVR MYCHAELS (MR)
GFT SLEEPY HOLLOW #2 B CVR GARZA (MR)
GHOST #2
GOLD DIGGER #144
HELLRAISER ROAD BELOW #2 (OF 4) (MR)
HERO OF ALEXANDRIA #1
HERO WORSHIP #5 (OF 6)
HERO WORSHIP #5 (OF 6) WRAP CVR
LOOKOUTS RIDDLE VOL 01 #3
MORTIFERA #1 (OF 4) (RES)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #2 (MR)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #2 GORE CVR (MR)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #2 WRAP CVR (MR)
PEANUTS VOL 2 #4 (OF 4)
RIPD CITY O/T DAMNED #1 (OF 4)
ROBYN HOOD #3 (OF 5) A CVR SEJIC (MR)
ROBYN HOOD #3 (OF 5) B CVR CAFARO (MR)
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI PRISONER OF BOGAN #1 (OF 5)
STUFF OF LEGEND TOY COLLECTOR #2 (OF 5)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #77 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #11 (MR)
WAR GODDESS #11 SULTRY CVR (MR)
WAR GODDESS #11 WRAP CVR (MR)
WASTELAND #41 (MR)

PLUS THESE 12 "WONDERFUL VARIANTS" FOR THE WEEK

ADVENTURE TIME #10 15 COPY INCV MADERNA VAR CVR
ADVENTURE TIME #10 20 COPY INCV EDWARDS VAR CVR
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #101 RETURN O/T MASTER #4 (OF 5) MIGNOLA
CROSSED BADLANDS #15 AUXILIARY CVR (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #16 AUXILIARY ED (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #18 RED CROSSED INCV CVR (NET) (MR)
DICKS COLOR ED #10 CLASSIC B&W INCV (NET) (MR)
HERO WORSHIP #5 (OF 6) HEROIC ORDER INCV CVR (NET)
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #20 AUXILIARY CVR (MR)
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #2 TERROR ORD INCV CVR (NET)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #77 10 COPY INCV (NET) (MR)
WAR GODDESS #11 ART NOUVEAU 3 COPY INCV (NET) (MR)

46 NEW NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVING THIS WEEK

ACTION FIGURES (2)

KNIGHT RIDER 1/15 SCALE KITT
MR POTATO HEAD DC SPUDS JOKER

APPAREL (1)

SPIDER-MAN HIDDEN PARKER COSTUME HOODIE XL

BOOKS (1)

FANTASTIC FOUR 100 PROJECT SC

MAGAZINES (18)

BARBIE #26
BASEBALL AMERICA #1225
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1697
DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #20 RED ROBIN WHITE KNIGHT
DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #21 HUNTRESS WHITE ROOK
EMPIRICAL 1212
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1234
FAMILY FUN 0113
GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #154
LOCUS #622
MARVEL PREVIEWS DECEMBER 2012 EXTRAS
MARVEL SUPER HEROES #5
MOVES #54
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS #426
NON SPORTS UPDATE #23.6
PREVIEWS #291 DECEMBER 2012 (NET)
RANGER RICK #47.1
STRATEGY & TACTICS #278

TRADES (23)

BOYS TP VOL 12 BLOODY DOORS OFF (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY TP OLD WOUNDS
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN TP
CAPTAIN ATOM TP VOL 01 EVOLUTION (N52)
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE TP NO MORE HEROES
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS TP VOL 01 DEADMAN CHALLENGERS
FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 04
FLIGHT OF ANGELS TP (MR)
MAGIC THE GATHERING TP VOL 02 SPELL THIEF
MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION TP VOL 02
MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB MARINER TP VOL 01
MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB MARINER TP VOL 01 DM VAR ED 47
POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI GN VOL 02 TERRIBLE TOYS
SECRET ADVENTURES OF HOUDINI
SPIDER-MAN MUTANT AGENDA TP
STAR BRIGHT & THE LOOKING GLASS HC
SUPURBIA TP VOL 01 DM PTG
TOWER CHRONICLES GN VOL 02 (OF 4) GEISTHAWK
UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN PREM HC VOL 04 AVX
UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX TP (MR)
WINTER SOLDIER TP VOL 02 BROKEN ARROW
X-23 TP VOL 03 DONT LOOK BACK
X-FACTOR TP VOL 17 ROAD TO REDEMPTION

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
AVX="Avengers vs X-Men" Marvel Event
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
DOTF="Death of the Family" Batman 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
MTME=Transformers More Than Meets the Eye
(MR)=Mature Readers, this item is NOT intended for younger or more sensitive readers.
N52=DC's New 52
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
RISE="Rise of the Third Army" Green Lantern event
RI VARIANT=a Retailer Incentive Variant cover
RID=Transformers Robots In Disguise
ROT= DC's "Rotworld" event
SC=Soft Cover
SER=Series
TBA=To Be Announced
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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