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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1236
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
268 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

ADVENTURE TIME BMO BONANZA #1

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W/A) Laura Langston & Various (CA) Meredith McClaren

It's springtime in the land of Ooo and BMO is ready to celebrate! This special one-shot features short stories centered around everyone's favorite sentient gaming system.

COVER PRICE:

 $7.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $5.99

SAVE  $3.00 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
ADVENTURE TIME BMO BONANZA #1  $                  7.99  $       2.00  $         5.99
 $                 7.99  $       2.00  $       5.99
     
 25% OFF this 1st Issue on 032818  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #1  $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $               11.98  $       3.00  $       8.99
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE MARCH 2018: SUPERMAN
  SUPERMAN MONTH is here and Alternate Reality and we're celebrating the arrival of Brian Bendis and the TV series Krypton by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring the MAN OF STEEL and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-

25 NEW & RETURNING ITEMS FOR ALL AGES ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(032818-040318) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-19  
ADVENTURE TIME BMO BONANZA #1  $     7.99
FARLAINE THE GOBLIN #6  $     5.00
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #1 CVR A WONG  $     3.99
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #1 CVR B FRANQUIZ  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #2 (OF 12)  $     3.99
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #2 (OF 12) SUBSCRIPTION ISAA  $     3.99
LOONEY TUNES #242  $     2.99
LUMBERJANES #48  $     3.99
LUMBERJANES #48 SUBSCRIPTION WONG VAR  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #25 POLYBAG MIX SG  $     4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #25 POLYBAG MIX SG   $     4.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #25 SUBSCRIPTION GIBSON VAR SG  $     4.99
MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC #12 CVR A FLEECS  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC #12 CVR B HICKEY  $     3.99
RUGRATS #6  $     3.99
RUGRATS #6 SUBSCRIPTION CHARM VAR  $     3.99
SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #36  $     2.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #8 CVR A GALLOWAY  $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #8 CVR B SOMMARIVA  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-5  
ARCHIE 1000 PAGE COMICS TREASURY TP  $   14.99
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS BOXED SET  $   34.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE CLASSIC RACE TO SAVE THE DAY SC   $     3.99
MARVEL SUPERHERO ADV SAND TRAP SC  $     4.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES FORCES OF DESTINY TP  $   12.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-1  
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #77  $     6.99
 

COMICBOOKMAN FUN FACT:
ALTERNATE REALITY receives more New Sale Items than any other store in Chicago! Each week anywhere between 225-350 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 related STUFF every week right here in SHIP-SHAPE!

 

THIS WEEKS LATE LIST

(The following have been pushed back from their original release dates to these new dates)

 VENDOR/TITLE-16 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Batman Black & White Statue by Jonathan Matthews 5/30/2018 4/18/2018
DC Comics Bombshells: Green Lantern Jessica Cruz Statue 4/25/2018 4/4/2018
DC Comics Catwoman ARTFX Statue  3/28/2018 4/11/2018
DC Supergirl Returns Bishoujo Statue  3/28/2018 4/11/2018
Harley Quinn: Red, White & Black Statue by Babs Tarr 4/25/2018 4/11/2018
Pacific Rim 2 Select AF Series 1 Asst. 3/21/2018 4/4/2018
Pacific Rim 2 Select Bracer Phoenix AF 4/25/2018 4/4/2018
Pacific Rim 2 Select Gipsy Avenger AF 4/25/2018 4/4/2018
Pacific Rim 2 Select Saber Athena AF  4/25/2018 4/4/2018
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Figure: Dandelion 3/21/2018 3/28/2018
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Figure: Shani  3/21/2018 3/28/2018
   
TRADES    
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny TP 4/25/2018 3/28/2018
Yuuna & Haunted Hot Springs GN Vol. 1 (MR) 4/18/2018 4/25/2018
   
COMICS    
Doomsday Clock #4 Std./Var. 4/4/2018 3/28/2018
Pussycats: The End of Everything #1 3/14/2018 4/4/2018
   
POSTERS    
Hulk by Brooks Vinyl Poster 3/14/2018 4/11/2018
   

 

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
AOD=Army Of Darkness
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)
DCU=DC Universe
DLX=Deluxe
ED=Edition
EXE=Exclusive
FIG=Figure
FRGTN RLMS=Forgotten Realms
GN=Graphic Novel
GORE=Gory cover image
HC=Hard Cover
INCV=Incentive Cover
LEG= Legacy as in Marvel Legacy
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
SE=Secret Empire
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...

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