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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1237
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13 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Ian Flynn (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Tyson Hesse

SONIC'S RACING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE! After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman's latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it's a big job for one person-even Sonic the Hedgehog! Fortunately, he'll have some help from his best friend: Tails!

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 
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1   $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $                 3.99  $       1.00  $       2.99
HERO OF THE MONTH SALE APRIL 2018: MARVEL NETFLIX
  MARVEL NETFLIX MONTH is here and Alternate Reality and we're celebrating Jessica Jones Season 2 by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring the MDAREDEVIL, JESSICA JONES, IRON FIST & LUKE CAGE and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

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-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-

13 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(040418-041018) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-7  
DISNEY PRINCESS #17  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #8  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #8 SUBSCRIPTION TO VAR  $     3.99
RUGRATS R IS FOR REPTAR 2018 SPECIAL #1  $     7.99
SCALES & SCOUNDRELS #8  $     3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 CVR A HESSE  $     3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 CVR B YARDLEY  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-5  
AVENGERS VS THANOS DIGEST TP  $     9.99
DISNEY FAIRIES MANGA GN VOL 05 GREAT FAIRY RESCUE  $   10.99
DISNEY GRAVITY FALLS CINESTORY TP VOL 04   $     9.99
FLASH YA NOVEL JOHNNY QUICK   $   13.99
STAR WARS ADV IN WILD SPACE RESCUE   $     5.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-1  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #260  $     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-20 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Batman vs. Joker Laff Co Battle Statue 5/30/2018 5/2/2018
DC Comics Designer Ser.: Lee Bermejo Green Lantern AF (RES) 6/27/2018 4/4/2018
DC Cover Girls: Supergirl by Joelle Jones Statue 5/30/2018 4/18/2018
Flash CW Gallery PVC Statue  6/27/2018 7/25/2018
JLA Movie Gallery: Wonder Woman PVC Statue  5/30/2018 5/9/2018
Justice League Animated: Batman AF 3/28/2018 4/4/2018
Justice League Animated: Martian Manhunter AF 3/28/2018 4/4/2018
Kingdom Hearts Select Series 2 Figure Asst.  N/A 5/30/2018
Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie PVC Statue 5/30/2018 5/16/2018
Marvel Gallery: X-23 PVC Statue 4/25/2018 5/2/2018
Marvel Prem. Coll.: Cable Statue 5/30/2018 7/4/2018
Marvel Premier Coll.: Deadpool Statue  3/28/2018 7/4/2018
Marvel Select Thor: Ragnarok Gladiator Thor AF  3/28/2018 4/4/2018
Marvel Select: Black Panther Movie AF 6/27/2018 5/16/2018
   
TRADES    
Doom Patrol TP Vol. 2: Nada (MR) 5/23/2018 5/30/2018
   
COMICS    
Astro City #52 4/18/2018 5/16/2018
Deadman #6 4/4/2018 4/18/2018
Doom Patrol #11 (MR) Std./Var. 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Mighty Thor #706 LEG Reg./Vars. 4/18/2018 4/25/2018
Venom #165 Reg./Var. 4/18/2018 4/25/2018
   

 

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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