SHIPSHAPE ARCHIVES
LAST WEEK
NEXT WEEK 		  STORE HOME PAGE
   CHECKLIST ARCHIVES
LAST WEEK
NEXT WEEK 		 
282
NEW & RETURNING ITEMS GO ON SALE AT  7:00AM  THIS
WEDNESDAY
April 1st 2015
(IT'S OUR 1080th WEEK!)

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

CONVERGENCE #0

DC COMICS
(W) Dan Jurgens, Jeff King
(A/CA) Ethan Van
COVER PRICE: $4.99
YOU PAY: $2.99
040115-040715
 While supplies last
Where do worlds go when they die?
The Earthquakes felt round the Multiverse, Superman's lost days after "Doomed," the World's End - all these points will converge as the history of the DCU is spun from a new perspective, the perspective of a mad god and his arrogant child. The biggest story in DC history ties into literally every DC story ever told - and it all begins here.
Kingdom Come, Red Son, Wild West Justice League, Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew - all the worlds you remember can still be found on Telos. Everything matters. Every story matters.
Don't miss the start of DC's April/May 2015 event with this special issue!

TOP TEN

BASED THIS WEEKS ORDERING

  1) CONVERGENCE #0
  2) UNCANNY INHUMANS #0
  3) AVENGERS #43 TRO
  4) KANAN LAST PADAWAN #1
  5) GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #4
  6) AVENGERS MILLENNIUM #1
  7) AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER
      #1
  8) BATMAN ETERNAL #52
  9) BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #3
 10) GUARDIANS OF GALAXY BEST
       STORY EVER #1

JUMP ON HERE

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?

ARKHAM MANOR ENDGAME #1
AVENGERS MILLENNIUM #1 (OF 4)
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1
CONVERGENCE #0
DARTH VADER #1 GRANOV 2ND PTG
DESCENDER #1 2ND PTG
DOCTOR WHO 9TH #1 (OF 5)
EMPTY #1 2ND PTG
GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT THREE #1 Of (5)
GOTHAM ACADEMY ENDGAME #1
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY BEST
    STORY EVER #1
HOAX HUNTERS 2015 #1 (OF 5)
KANAN LAST PADAWAN #1
LOOKING FOR GROUP #1
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS
    MAGIC #1
NO MERCY #1
NONPLAYER #1 (OF 6) 3RD PTG
POET ANDERSON DREAM WALKER
    #1 (OF 3)
PS BLACKCROSS #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG
PUPPET MASTER #1
RAVENOUS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
RICK & MORTY #1
SHAHRAZAD #1
SINESTRO ANNUAL #1
SPACE RIDERS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
SPIDER-GWEN #1 2ND PTG VAR
STAR WARS #1 4TH PTG VAR
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1
TRUE BELIEVERS AGE OF
    APOCALYPSE #1
TRUE BELIEVERS MARVEL ZOMBIES #1
UFOLOGY #1
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0
UNCANNY SEASON 2 #1 (OF 6)
WITCHER FOX CHILDREN #1
ZOMBIE FAIRY TALES SNOW WHITE

ENDING THIS WEEK

THE FINAL LAP FOR THESE TITLES
BATMAN ETERNAL #52
CREATURE COPS SPECIAL VARMINT UNIT #3 (OF 3)
DEAD AT 17 BLASPHEMY THRONE #7 (OF 7)
EARTH 2 WORLDS END #26
GRAVEYARD SHIFT #4 (OF 4)
HELLBOY AND THE BPRD #5 (OF 5)
MERCY THOMPSON #6 (OF 6)
NEW 52 FUTURES END #48
SHADOW SHOW #5 (OF 5)

FREEBIES

FREE SWAG FOR YOU THIS WEEK

COMIC SHOP NEWS #1450
CBLDF DEFENDER #1
DEADPOOL #45 UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 MINI-POSTER

also free every week at the store...
CHICAGO READER
ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER
  THE WEEK IN DEPTH
You Can Earn It or Buy It-2...
COMICBOOKMAN SEZ: There is nothing Americans respect more than money. Mom, apple pie, the flag all recede into the shadows when it comes to making a buck. Comedian George Carlin once said that in America take any two different things, slap them together-put a price on it and someone will eventually come along and want to buy it. “What is that? I don’t know but I want it! How much? TEN dollars?! I’ll give you five.”

The first Overstreet came out in 1970 and it assigned prices to old comics for the first time. Suddenly comic “X” was worth price “Y”, it said so right here in this book so it must have been true. Suddenly fans knew their collection had a value beyond the aesthetic and non fans from “out there” were aware of comics as well. “I don’t know what 'Comic X' is, but now that it has a value-I want it!” Then, in 1971 the second edition came out and the prices had changed. Some went up and some went down but the important thing was the market it established. The Overstreet Price Guide told the world not only comic’s relative value in terms of dollars and cents but also that the value could and would change; that prices would rise or fall depending on that market. Quick, dump my collection of “X” comics and start buying “A” comics, the price on those doubled from last year!

Last week I related the Action #1 story that broke on the evening news in the early seventies. Where did that $1500.00 price come from for that issue of Action #1? Was it pulled out of the air? Nope, it was pulled out of the Ovestreet. And Bam! That’s what did it. Suddenly the world was aware “Old Comics Are Worth Money” and that there was a market of people out there who would give you, that’s right you, Mr.John Q.Public hard cash for that box of moldy comics in your attic that hadn’t gotten out to the curb for garbage day yet. And not just cash but REAL MONEY depending on if you are lucky enough to have a key issue (“the first appearance of”, “drug usage story”, “death of character”, etc) and what the condition was. Comics went from being curiosities obsessed over by apparent “social outcasts” to your Uncle Bob’s stamp or coin collection. Uncle Bob may be a little eccentric but we overlook that because he has a couple of thousand dollars worth of rare stamps in a book in his room.

And that’s how comics finally got respect among the general public. That’s how comics got cool - at least among all those folks “out there” with zero interest in actually reading a comic. Really, today most of those folks don’t care any more about what’s going on between the covers of a comic than they did in the sixties, but they sure as hell know “old comics are worth money.” Back in the seventies, dads would bring their teenage sons into the Comicbook Emporium and while junior picked out his comics dad would always - ALWAYS eventually make his way to the counter and ask me: “So you can make a living doing this?” or “I can’t believe people can make a living doing this”. All of which would lead to the inevitable: "I've got some comics in the basement..." Over the years, I’ve watched fewer and fewer dads respond like that while in Alternate Reality and instead I now get a lot of “What’s your oldest comic?” or “What’s your most valuable comic?” or still the dreaded: “I’ve got this box of old comics at home - if I brought them in can you tell me what they’re worth?” No, but I can sell you an Overstreet Price Guide!

In life you can either earn respect or you can buy it. Overstreet bought the comic industry respect. On August 24th, 2014 a CGC 9.0 copy of Action Comics #1 described as having perfect white pages was sold on eBay for $ 3,207,852 after a total of 48 bids from 13 pre-approved bidders, setting a new record price for a comic book. Tell John Q.Public that and the first words out of their mouth WON'T be “the fag in the cape?” but instead: “You got one?”
 
  SUNDAY 032915

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SALE HERE!

At Alternate Reality, we order 0.9% of the comics PREVIEWS solicits. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our week, but they're also no representation at all of the week in comics nationwide.

New Comic Wednesday for the first week of April sees a scaling back of overall titles this week over last week. The same five players have spots in the TOP 5 for the week but in an almost completely different order and with a much tighter pack. Coming in 1st Place this week is Marvel with twenty-eight titles, one title fewer that they had last week when they were in Second Place. Speaking of 2nd Place, that's DC with twenty five titles for the week. Look for DC to be placing farther down the rankings over the next two months with their Convergence slate of titles. Coming in 3rd Place with twenty three titles is Dynamite and Image is once again in 4th Place this week also with (same as Dynamite) twenty three titles. IDW caps off the Top 5 in 5th Place with twenty titles. Indy Comics are also down this week with eighteen fewer titles than last week coming in with fifty one books. Parsing through those 69 books we find that once again Dark Horse in 6th Place with eight titles and also once again BOOM! is in 7th Place with seven titles. Overall, on this Wednesday, you'll find a total of twenty one different publishers on the racks contributing to this weeks total of 170 comics.
 TOP 5 FOR 040115 SHIPPED   COST  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
 MARVEL COMICS 28  $ 110.74  $      16.61  $    94.13
 DC COMICS 25  $    95.75  $      14.36  $    81.39
 DYNAMITE COMICS 23  $    96.77  $      14.52  $    82.25
 IMAGE COMICS 23  $    77.87  $      11.68  $    66.19
 IDW COMICS 20  $    79.80  $      11.97  $    67.83
 INDY COMICS 51  $ 208.55  $      31.28  $  177.27
TOTALS: 170  $669.48  $  100.42  $569.06
 TOP 5 FOR 032515 SHIPPED   COST  15% OFF  YOU PAY 
 IDW COMICS 39  $ 155.61  $     23.34  $  132.27
 MARVEL COMICS 29  $ 115.71  $     17.36  $    98.35
 DC COMICS 28  $    93.72  $     14.06  $    79.66
 IMAGE COMICS 27  $    87.64  $     13.15  $    74.49
 DYNAMITE COMICS 15  $    59.85  $       8.98  $    50.87
 INDY COMICS 69  $ 282.29  $     42.34  $  239.95
TOTALS: 207  $794.82  $ 119.22  $675.60
NEW COMICS COSTING ME HOW MUCH?!?:  Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 04/01/15. As mentioned above there are 170 NEW COMICS shipping this week with six different price points ranging from $1.00 to $7.99. The largest concentration of books, as always, falls into the $3.99 price point. However, this week, both the $3.50 and the $4.99 price points have surged ahead and overtaken the perennial "next in line" $2.99 price point. Are we looking at a new trend in comic prices? Remember, no matter how much your books cost, you'll save 15% OFF of ALL of this week's New Comics all week long only at Alternate Reality!

SUNDAY 040515

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SALE HERE!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS: This Wednesday, it's once again the end of the DC Universe as we know it - and we feel fine. Some weeks the Book of the Week is a hard choice and other weeks it's a no brainer; CONVERGENCE #0 is that no brainer!
Behind the scenes, DC moved their corporate offices form New York to Hollywood (Los Angeles) and in order to have a two month stretch where phones could get hooked up and offices set up they put together the convergence event. After this Wednesday the DCU's weekly shipping will consist of the main eight issue weekly Convergence mini series (the zero issue is this weeks Book of the Week) and a two month slate of two issue mini-series, all tying into the event. Spinning out of the Doomed storyline in Action Comics and the Futures End series (which ends this week),  Converge is the history of the DCU spun from a new perspective, the perspective of a mad god and his arrogant child. The biggest story in DC history ties into literally every DC story ever told - and it all begins here. It's also 40% off all week long. Over at Marvel, their big event Secret Wars is coming but not for a few more weeks. For this week the big storyline is the "upbranding" of the Inhumans in UNCANNY INHUMANS #0. The men who killed Wolverine  (writer Charles Soule and artist Steve McNiven) show you a side of the Inhuman King Black Bolt you've never seen before! It's the prelude to one of Marvel's biggest launches of 2015 and it's 40% off this Wednesday. Also from Marvel this week is GEORGE ROMERO'S EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT THREE #1, the next chapter in Romero's zombies vs vampires saga and it's also 40% off this Wednesday. Image has the bulk of this weeks 1st Day Sale books with a duo of titles for a variety of tastes. Writer Alex De Campi and Artist Carla Speed McNeil present NO MERCY #1, the tale of a handful of once-privileged US teens who must find their way home through a cruel Central American landscape that at best doesn't like them, and at worst, actively wants to kill them. If you liked the first issue we're giving you a chance to buy writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Ryan Bodenheim sophomore issue for 40% off this Wednesday. The DYING AND THE DEAD #2 follows the Colonel as he assembles the remnants of his WWII team for one final mission and one last ride into the glorious sunset. Look for both of these Image titles to be 40% off this Wednesday. Meanwhile in the Indie Pit, Heavy Metal gets into monthly comics with HOAX HUNTERS 2015 #1 Of (5). The story picks up where the original Image series left off with the Hoax Hunters team in shambles, following Jack's untimely departure, they head to Paris under Donovan's controversial leadership. Travel a little closer to home (111th and Kedzie) and pick up the first issue this Wednesday for 40% off. On the lighter side, Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland's hilarious hit Adult Swim animated show Rick & Morty now has its own comic book series from Oni Press in the aptly named  RICK & MORTY #1 and you can pick it up for 40% off ,too, on Wednesday. Finally, we wrap things up where we started with DC's three movie poster variants for the week...
 
                MARCH 29th thru APRIL 4th

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SALE HERE!
  KIDZ CORNER BOOK OF THE WEEK
 
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Jeremy Whitley (A) Brenda Hickey (CA) Amy Mebberson
The first My Little Pony mini-series event! This month-long weekly limited series explores the secret origins of the Equestria's greatest villains! What caused Sombra to become one of the most feared ponies in Equestria's history?
MSRP: $3.99   YOU PAY: $3.39  

  THIS WEEKS STORE SALES
 
40% OFF40% OFF

  CONVERGENCE #0
 

SAVE 40% ($11.18) ON THESE 7 TITLES 0N 040115!     
 40% OFF these "MAGNIFICENT 7" titles on 040115  MSRP  -40%  YOU PAY 
 CONVERGENCE #0  $     4.99  $     2.00  $       2.99
 DYING AND THE DEAD #2  $     3.50  $     1.40  $       2.10
 GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT THREE #1 Of (5)  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 HOAX HUNTERS 2015 #1 (OF 5)   $     3.50  $     1.40  $       2.10
 NO MERCY #1  $     2.99  $     1.20  $       1.79
 RICK & MORTY #1  $     3.99  $     1.60  $       2.39
 UNCANNY INHUMANS #0  $     4.99  $     2.00  $       2.99
1ST DAY SALE TOTALS:  $27.95  $ 11.18  $   16.77

"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 APRIL 2015: FANTASTIC 4
  FANTASTIC FOUR MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of FF Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG! 		 

Also save this week on...
253 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW COMICS BELOW, EVERYDAY THIS WEEK (040115-040715) FOR EVERYONE!
 1) NEW MARVEL COMICS-28  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS #43 TRO  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS MILLENNIUM #1 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1 YOUNG VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
CYCLOPS #12 BV  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DARK TOWER DRAWING THREE HOUSE CARDS #2   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DARTH VADER #1 GRANOV 2ND PTG VAR   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
DARTH VADER #2 GRANOV 2ND PTG VAR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DARTH VADER #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT THREE #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY BEST STORY EVER #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #11  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
KANAN LAST PADAWAN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
OPERATION SIN #4 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PUNISHER #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
RETURN OF LIVING DEADPOOL #3 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ROCKET RACCOON #10  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPIDER-GWEN #1 RODRIGUEZ 2ND PTG VAR   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPIDER-GWEN #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPIDER-GWEN #3 ARAGONES WTD VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
STAR WARS #1 CASSADAY 4TH PTG VAR  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
TRUE BELIEVERS AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1  $     1.00  $    0.15  $       0.85
TRUE BELIEVERS MARVEL ZOMBIES #1  $     1.00  $    0.15  $       0.85
UNCANNY AVENGERS #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
WOLVERINES #13  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NEW MARVEL COMICS TOTALS:  $ 110.74  $  16.61  $    94.13
     
 2) NEW DC COMICS-25  MSRP     
ARKHAM MANOR ENDGAME #1  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #3  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
BATMAN ETERNAL #52  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BATMAN SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
BATWOMAN ANNUAL #2  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
CONVERGENCE #0  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
CONVERGENCE #0 DANIEL VAR ED  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
DEATHSTROKE #3 2ND PTG  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
EARTH 2 WORLDS END #26 (NOTE PRICE)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FLASH SEASON ZERO #7  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
GOTHAM ACADEMY ENDGAME #1  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
HARLEY QUINN #16  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
HARLEY QUINN #16 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
HINTERKIND #17 (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
LOONEY TUNES #224  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NAMES #8 (OF 9) (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NEW 52 FUTURES END #48 (WEEKLY)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
SINESTRO ANNUAL #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #17 COMBO PACK  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #17 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
WOLF MOON #5 (OF 6) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WONDER WOMAN #40  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
WONDER WOMAN #40 MOVIE POSTER VAR ED  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $   95.75  $  14.36  $    81.39
     
 3) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-23  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #5 (OF 5) CVR A   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #5 (OF 5) CVR B   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #5 (OF 5) CVR C   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLOOD QUEEN VS DRACULA #2 (OF 4) CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BLOOD QUEEN VS DRACULA #2 (OF 4) CVR B  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BSG DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BSG DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) CVR B  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BSG DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) CVR C   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
BSG DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) CVR D  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LEGENDERRY GREEN HORNET #2 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LOOKING FOR GROUP #1 CVR A   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
LOOKING FOR GROUP #1 CVR B   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
MERCY THOMPSON #6 (OF 6)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PATHFINDER ORIGINS #3 (OF 6) CVR A   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PATHFINDER ORIGINS #3 (OF 6) CVR B   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PATHFINDER ORIGINS #3 (OF 6) CVR C   $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PS BLACKCROSS #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PS BLACKCROSS #2 (OF 6) CVR A  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PS BLACKCROSS #2 (OF 6) CVR B  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PS BLACKCROSS #2 (OF 6) CVR C  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCANNY SEASON 2 #1 (OF 6) CVR A   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCANNY SEASON 2 #1 (OF 6) CVR B   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UNCANNY SEASON 2 #1 (OF 6) CVR C   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NEW DYNAMITE COMICS TOTALS:  $   96.77  $  14.52  $    82.25
     
 4) NEW IMAGE COMICS-23  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
BITCH PLANET #2 2ND PTG (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
BITCH PLANET #3 2ND PTG (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
BLACK SCIENCE #13 SCALERA & DINISIO (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
DEAD AT 17 BLASPHEMY THRONE #7 (OF 7)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DESCENDER #1 2ND PTG (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
DYING AND THE DEAD #2  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
EGOS #7  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
EMPTY #1 2ND PTG  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #7 CVR A BROWNE (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #7 CVR B CONLEY (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
GRAVEYARD SHIFT #4 (OF 4)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
IXTH GENERATION #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
IXTH GENERATION #3 CVR B SEJIC  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LIL DEPRESSED BOY SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TOO #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NAILBITER #11 CVR A HENDERSON (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NAILBITER #11 CVR B NGUYEN (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NAILBITER #11 CVR C ROSSMO (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NO MERCY #1  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
NONPLAYER #1 (OF 6) 3RD PTG (MR)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
PENNY DORA & THE WISHING BOX #4 (OF 5)  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
SOUTHERN BASTARDS #8 (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
TALES FROM THE CON YEAR TWO  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
TECH JACKET #9  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
 NEW IMAGE COMICS TOTALS:  $   77.87  $  11.68  $    66.19
     
 5) NEW IDW COMICS-20  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
CREATURE COPS SPECIAL VARMINT UNIT #3 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY CONTINUES #3 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY CONTINUES #3 (OF 4) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE (2014) #7  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE (2014) #7 SUBSCRIPTION VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #212  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #212 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MAXX MAXXIMIZED #17  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MAXX MAXXIMIZED #17 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MILLENNIUM #3 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MILLENNIUM #3 (OF 5) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1 SOMBRA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
MY LITTLE PONY FIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ROBERT HEINLEINS CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY #2 (OF 3)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SHADOW SHOW #5 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SHADOW SHOW #5 (OF 5) SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
TMNT COLOR CLASSICS SERIES 3 #3   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WEIRD LOVE #6  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
X-FILES SEASON 10 #22  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
X-FILES SEASON 10 #22 SUB VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
 NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:  $   79.80  $  11.97  $    67.83
     
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-51  MSRP  DISC  YOU PAY
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #13 MAIN CVR  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #13 VAR CVR  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
CLUSTER #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DOCTOR WHO 9TH #1 (OF 5) REG ZHANG  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
DOCTOR WHO 9TH #1 (OF 5) SUB PHOTO VAR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
EPIC #3  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
FEATHERS #4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GARFIELD #36 NINE LIVES PT 4  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT JUNGLE BOOK FALL WILD #4 (OF 5) A CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT JUNGLE BOOK FALL WILD #4 (OF 5) B CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT JUNGLE BOOK FALL WILD #4 (OF 5) C CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #9 PLAGUE A CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #9 PLAGUE B CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #9 PLAGUE C CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HALOGEN #2 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
HELLBOY AND THE BPRD #5 (OF 5) 1952  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
HOAX HUNTERS 2015 #1 (OF 5) DIBARI VAR (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
HOAX HUNTERS 2015 #1 (OF 5) MAIN CVR (MR)  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 ALTERNATE HISTORY CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 AUXILIARY CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 SULTRY CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 WRAP CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
LADY KILLER #4  $     3.50  $    0.53  $       2.98
NEVERBOY #2  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PALMIOTTI BRADY BIG CON JOB #2 (OF 4)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
POET ANDERSON DREAM WALKER #1 (OF 3) (MR)   $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PUPPET MASTER #1 BLADE PHOTO VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PUPPET MASTER #1 BLADE SKETCH VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PUPPET MASTER #1 BLADE VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PUPPET MASTER #1 MAIN CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
PUPPET MASTER #1 PINHEAD PHOTO VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PUPPET MASTER #1 PINHEAD SKETCH VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
PUPPET MASTER #1 PINHEAD VAR (MR)  $     4.99  $    0.75  $       4.24
RAT GOD #3 (OF 5)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
RAVENOUS #1 (OF 4) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
RICK & MORTY #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #10   $     7.99  $    1.20  $       6.79
SHAHRAZAD #1 DIRECT MARKET CVR A  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
SHAHRAZAD #1 DIRECT MARKET CVR B  $     2.99  $    0.45  $       2.54
SIMPSONS ILLUSTRATED #16  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
SPACE RIDERS #1 (OF 4) (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
UFOLOGY #1 MAIN CVR  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WAR STORIES #7 (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WAR STORIES #7 GOOD GIRL NOSE ART CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WAR STORIES #7 WRAP CVR (MR)  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WITCHER FOX CHILDREN #1  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
WOODS #12  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
X-O MANOWAR #35 CVR A LAROSA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
X-O MANOWAR #35 CVR B MOLINA  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
ZOMBIE FAIRY TALES SNOW WHITE ONE SHOT  $     3.99  $    0.60  $       3.39
NEW INDY COMICS TOTALS:  $ 208.55  $  31.28  $  177.27
     
 NEW  VARIANT COMICS-33  
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17 AVENGERS VAR ED  TBA 
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1 MOVIE CONN B VAR ED  TBA 
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1 MOVIE CONN C VAR ED  TBA 
AVENGERS ULTRON FOREVER #1 MCKONE VAR ED  TBA 
BATMAN ETERNAL #52 VAR ED  TBA 
BLOOD QUEEN VS DRACULA #2 ANACLETO B&W VAR ED  TBA 
CONVERGENCE #0 BLACK & WHITE VAR ED  TBA 
CONVERGENCE #0 HUGHES VAR ED  TBA 
CONVERGENCE #0 ZIRCHER VAR ED  TBA 
CYCLOPS #12 SORRENTINO COSMICALLY ENHANCED VAR ED  TBA 
DOCTOR WHO 9TH #1 (OF 5) SHEDD VAR ED  TBA 
DOCTOR WHO 9TH #1 (OF 5) CAPTAIN JACK VAR ED  TBA 
GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE O/DEAD ACT 3 #1 NOTO VAR ED  TBA 
HARLEY QUINN #16 LEFT HAND VAR ED  TBA 
KANAN LAST PADAWAN #1 PLUNKETT VAR ED  TBA 
KANAN LAST PADAWAN #1 REBELS TV SHOW VAR ED  TBA 
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #3 ART DECO VAR ED  TBA 
LEGENDERRY GREEN HORNET #2 (OF 5)  DAVILA VAR ED  TBA 
PS BLACKCROSS #2 (OF 6) WORLEY VAR ED  TBA 
PS BLACKCROSS #2 (OF 6) LOTAY VIRGIN VAR ED  TBA 
RAVENOUS #1 (OF 4) VAR ED  TBA 
RICK & MORTY #1 COLAS VAR ED  TBA 
SPIDER-GWEN #3 PUTRI VAR ED  TBA 
UFOLOGY #1 10 YEAR  IRVING VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY AVENGERS #3 DEODATO VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 BIANCHI VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 CHEUNG CONNECTING VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 50TH ANNIVERSARY VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 PERKINS AVENGERS VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 WARD WTD VAR ED  TBA 
UNCANNY SEASON 2 #1 (OF 6) JOCK VIRGIN VAR ED  TBA 
WAR STORIES #7 BATTLE DAMAGE VAR ED  TBA 
X-O MANOWAR #35 CVR C SANDOVAL VAR ED  TBA 
 
 REORDER COMICS-7  MSRP 
ALL NEW X-MEN #39 BV  $     3.99
BATMAN ETERNAL #36  $     2.99
DARK HORSE PRESENTS 2014 #5  $     4.99
IXTH GENERATION #1  $     3.99
NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #3  $     2.99
NINJAK #1 CVR A LAROSA (NEXT)  $     3.99
SHAFT #2 CVR B FRANCAVILLA VAR (MR)  $     3.99
 
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 Comic/Genre relatedSTUFF every week right here in SHIP-SHAPE!
72 NEW/RETURNING NON-COMIC ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)
 NEW ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS-8  MSRP 
ARKHAM ASYLUM HARLEY QUINN PX BUST BANK   $   21.99
ARROW DARK ARCHER AF  $   24.95
ARROW DEADSHOT AF  $   24.95
BATMAN ANIMATED BAS MAN BAT AF  $   24.95
BATMAN ANIMATED BAS ROBIN AF  $   24.95
BATMAN ANIMATED BAS THE JOKER AF  $   24.95
MARVEL SELECT CARNAGE AF  $   24.99
TINKERTOY VEHICLES BUILDING SET   $   29.99
 
 REORDER ACTION FIGURES-3  MSRP 
DC COMICS NEW 52 FLASH VS VIBE AF 2 PACK  $   39.95
DC COMICS NEW 52 TEEN TITANS WONDER GIRL AF  $   24.95
DC COMICS NEW 52 WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE  $   24.95
 
 NEW BOOKS & TRADES-23  MSRP 
AVENGERS EVERYBODY WANTS RULE WORLD PROSE NOVEL HC  $   24.99
AVENGERS RAGE OF ULTRON OGN HC  $   24.99
AVENGERS SCARLET WITCH BY ABNETT AND LANNING TP  $   24.99
DC COMICS ZERO YEAR TP (N52)  $   24.99
DC SUPER HEROES BOOK OF OPPOSITES BOARD BOOK  $     9.99
DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 16 PIRATE FAIRY  $     7.99
EMPOWERED UNCHAINED TP VOL 01   $   19.99
FLASH A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS HC  $   39.99
GFT DARK SHAMAN TP VOL 01  $   15.99
GOON TP VOL 14 OCCASION OF REVENGE  $   16.99
GROO VS CONAN TP   $   16.99
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #1 COMP 5 CVR HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL BOX SET  $   24.99
JOHN ROMITA AMAZING SPIDER MAN ARTIFACT ED HC  $ 176.63
LUMBERJANES TP VOL 01  $   14.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER TP VOL 03  $   17.99
NEW TEEN TITANS TP VOL 02  $   19.99
ONCE UPON A TIME PREM HC OUT OF PAST  $   24.99
POP TP  $   14.99
RABBIDS GN VOL 02 INVASION   $     7.99
TERMINATOR SALVATION FINAL BATTLE TP VOL 02  $   19.99
WEIRDWORLD TP WARRIORS OF SHADOW REALM  $   34.99
WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 06 BONES (N52)  $   22.99
WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 05 FLESH (N52)  $   16.99
 
 REORDER BOOKS & TRADES-9  MSRP 
BOMB QUEEN TP VOL 06 TIME BOMB (MR)  $   16.99
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP  $   29.99
GUARDIANS GALAXY PREM HC VOL 04 ORIGINAL SIN  $   24.99
NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 BLUDHAVEN  $   19.99
NIXONS PALS HC (MR)  $   19.99
PETER PANZERFAUST TP VOL 02 HOOKED  $   14.99
SCALPED TP VOL 04 THE GRAVEL IN YOUR GUTS (MR)  $   14.99
STAR WARS EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE TP  $   12.95
WITCHBLADE ORIGINS TP VOL 03  $   17.99
 
 NEW GAMES-8  MSRP 
MARVEL HEROCLIX AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON GRAVITY FEED DIS   $     2.99
MARVEL HEROCLIX AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON STARTER SET   $   24.99
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR INTRO PACK  $   15.95
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR PRE RELEASE PACK-ATARKA  $   24.95
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR PRE RELEASE PACK-DROMOKA  $   29.95
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR PRE RELEASE PACK-KOLAGHAN  $   24.95
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR PRE RELEASE PACK-OJUTAI  $   24.95
MTG DRAGONS OF TARKIR PRE RELEASE PACK-SILUMGAR  $   24.95
 
 REORDER GAMES-1  MSRP 
ABYSS BOARD GAME  $   59.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-20  MSRP 
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #260  $     6.99
BASEBALL AMERICA #1507  $     6.99
CIRCKLE MAGAZINE #120  $     6.95
DR.WHO MAGAZINE #483  $     9.99
ELLE MAGAZINE #356  $     3.99
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #1355/56  $     4.99
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SPECIAL-LEONARD NIMOY  $   13.99
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND BEST OF COLLECTION #1   $     9.99
FHM 0315  $   10.99
FILM COMMENT 0415  $     5.95
HARPERS BAZAAR 0415  $     5.99
HORRORHOUND #52  $     6.99
IMAGINE FX PRESENTS SCI-FI ART ESSENTIALS  $   25.99
IN STYLE 0415  $     5.99
LOST TREASURE 0515  $     5.50
MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2015  $     1.25
NON-SPORTS UPDATE #26.2  $     5.99
STRAND MAGAZINE 0515  $     6.95
WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #12 NEWSTAND EDITION  $     9.99
WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #12 PX ED (MR)   $     9.99
 
LEGEND TO THE ABOVE
ADULT MATERIAL

REORDERS

KIDS COMICS

2ND PRINTS

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST
(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)
 VENDOR/TITLE-20 OLD DATE NEW DATE
 ACTION FIGURES/STATUES/MODELS    
Arrow: Deadshot AF 5/27/2015 4/1/2015
Batman Animated: BAS Man Bat AF 6/24/2015 4/1/2015
Batman Animated: BAS Robin AF 6/24/2015 4/1/2015
Batman Animated: BAS The Joker AF 6/24/2015 4/1/2015
Dark Knight Joker PX MAF EX  4/29/2015 4/22/2015
John Romita's Amazing Spider-Man Artifact Ed. HC 3/25/2015 4/1/2015
Marvel Select: Carnage AF 6/24/2015 4/1/2015
Marvel: Wolverine Danger Room Sessions Statue  4/1/2015 4/22/2015
My Little Pony: Fluttershy Bank  6/24/2015 4/29/2015
One-12 Collective Batman: DK Returns PX AF 6/24/2015 4/1/2015
   
 BOOKS & TRADES    
Disney's Cinderella Cinestory TP 6/24/2015 4/8/2015
Disney's Phineas and Ferb Omnibus TP Vol. 1 6/24/2015 4/8/2015
FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics TP Vol. 3: Standing (MR) 5/6/2015 5/13/2015
Robin, the Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years HC 5/6/2015 5/13/2015
Superman vs. Darkseid TP 4/29/2015 5/6/2015
Superman/Batman Michael Turner Gallery Ed. HC 4/29/2015 7/22/2015
   
 COMICS    
Avengers #44 TRO 4/15/2015 4/29/2015
Gotham Academy: Endgame #1 3/25/2015 4/1/2015
Powers #3 (MR) Reg./Vars. 4/15/2015 4/29/2015
Powers #4 (MR) Reg./Vars. 4/29/2015 5/13/2015
   
  ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANMN=All New Marvel Now
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
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		 NBA=National Basketball Association
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price differs from this titles regular price.
NOW=Marvel NOW!
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
RID=Transformers Robots In Disguise
SC=Soft Cover
SGN=Signed
SER=Series
STD ED=Standard Edition
SUB=Subscription as is variant Subscription Cover
SUB VAR=Subscription Variant
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
WRAP=Wraparound cover

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...

All Books/Characters pictured herein are © Copyright 2015 by their respective owners. No rights given or implied by Alternate Reality, Incorporated.

© 2015 Alternate Reality, Inc

RETURN TO TOP