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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1238
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
21 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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LAST WEEKS KIDS►

-LETS TALK THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

To much to read? Drop your mind down into a lower gear and sit back and watch Comicbookman give you this weeks shipping highlights. All live on tape from the Alternate Reality Studios via the fine folks at YOU TUBE!

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Ian Flynn (A) Adam Bryce Thomas (CA) Tyson Hesse

Sonic's new adventure continues, and when he comes across another town in need of saving, his old pal Amy arrives just in time to join the fight! The banter is fun, and the stakes are high, but things get really serious when Amy presents Sonic with a big request: rejoin the Resistance!

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $2.00 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2   $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $                 3.99  $       1.00  $       2.99
     
 25% OFF this 1st Issue on 041118  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
PINK PANTHER VS INSPECTOR #1   $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $                 7.98  $       2.00  $       5.99
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!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS KIDS SHIPPING-

21 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(041118-041718) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-15  
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #22  $     3.99
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #22 SUBSCRIPTION DEWEY VAR  $     3.99
ATLAS AND AXIS #4 (OF 4) (MR)  $     5.99
DUCKTALES #8 CVR A GHIGLIONE   $     3.99
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #2 CVR A WONG  $     3.99
GOOSEBUMPS DOWNLOAD & DIE #2 CVR B KELLY  $     3.99
PINK PANTHER VS INSPECTOR #1 CLASSIC PINK CVR  $     3.99
PINK PANTHER VS INSPECTOR #1 PINK HIJINKS CVR  $     3.99
PINK PANTHER VS INSPECTOR #1 RETRO ANIMATION INCV CVR  $     8.99
PINK PANTHER VS INSPECTOR #1 WHICH WAY MAIN CVR  $     3.99
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #92  $     2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2 CVR A HESSE   $     3.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2 CVR B THOMAS   $     3.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS #79  $     3.99
STRETCH ARMSTRONG & FLEX FIGHTERS #3 (OF 3) CVR A AMANCIO  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-1  
ARCHIES BIG BOOK TP VOL 03 ROCK N ROLL  $   19.99
 
 REORDER KIDS COMICS-1  
STAR WARS JEDI ACADEMY YR HC VOL 05 FORCE OVERSLEEPS  $   12.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-4  
ARCHIE AND ME COMICS DIGEST #6  $     6.99
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #262  $     6.99
MAD MAGAZINE #1  $     5.99
RANGER RICK 0418  $     4.99
 

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-14 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
DC Comics Designer Ser.: Lee Bermejo Green Lantern AF (RES) 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Dragon Ball Super Dragon Stars AF Asst. D  4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Godzilla Kaiju 8” Ser Destroyah 1995 Ver. PX Fig. 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Justice League Animated: Batman AF 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Justice League Animated: Martian Manhunter AF 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Justice League: Batman MAF EX AF 4/25/2018 5/16/2018
Marvel Universe: Spider-Man Webslinger ARTFX Statue 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
One:12 Collective DC PX Ascending Knight Batman Blue AF 4/4/2018 4/11/2018
   
GAMES    
Dark Souls Card Game  4/4/2018 4/11/2018
Reanimator Collectible Board Game  4/18/2018 5/23/2018
   
TRADES    
James Bond: Casino Royale HC 3/21/2018 4/11/2018
Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Dlx. Ed. HC 6/19/2018 6/20/2018
   
COMICS    
Doom Patrol #11 (MR) Std./Var. 4/18/2018 4/25/2018
Spider-Man/Deadpool #34 5/28/2018 6/13/2018
   

 

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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