ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

 

NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1246
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
22 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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-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

GARFIELD HOMECOMING #1 of 4

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Scott Nickel (A) Sara Talmadge, Antonio Alfaro (CA) Andy Hirsch, Sara Talmadge

The Fat Cat returns in this all-new four issue limited series, where Garfield explores what life's like outside of the friendly confines of Jon's house. Feeling mistreated and unappreciated by Jon, Garfield embarks on a journey for a new home. Along the way, Garfield meets up with a clown who works in an old-timey travelling circus. Wait. What is that cannon for?

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE $5.99 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

     
 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
GARFIELD HOMECOMING #1  $                  3.99  $       1.00  $         2.99
 $                 3.99  $       1.00  $       2.99

"1st DAY SALE" BOOK OF THE WEEK Titles are 25% OFF only on the FIRST FULL week of their release.
"1st DAY SALE" FIRST ISSUE Titles are 25% OFF only on the first day of their release.
All discounts apply only for one copy of each individual item and only while supplies last.

HERO OF THE MONTH SALE JUNE 2018: ALL AGES/KIDZ CORNER
  ALL AGES/KIDS CORNER MONTH as here and Alternate Reality and we're celebrating SCHOOL BEING OUT  by taking our entire stock of Trade Paperbacks featuring ALL AGES CHARACTERS and discounting them...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

22 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(060618-061218) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-10  
GARFIELD HOMECOMING #1  $     3.99
GARFIELD HOMECOMING #1 FOC SAKAI INCV  $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #10 MAIN & MIX SG   $     3.99
GO GO POWER RANGERS #10 SUBSCRIPTION MOK VAR SG   $     3.99
ROCKOS MODERN LIFE #5  $     3.99
ROCKOS MODERN LIFE #5 SUBSCRIPTIONS VAR  $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #11 CVR A CHARM   $     3.99
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #11 CVR B CHARRETIER   $     3.99
TICK 2017 #4  $     3.99
VALIANT HIGH #2 (OF 4) CVR A LAFUENTE  $     3.99
 
 REORDER KIDS COMICS-5  
INVADER ZIM #26  $     3.99
INVADER ZIM #29 CVR A  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #4  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #6  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #7  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-4  
MARVEL SUPERHERO ADV BUGGIN OUT YR SC   $     4.99
MARVELS ANT-MAN & WASP READER   $     4.99
TMNT ADVENTURES TP VOL 15  $   19.99
WORLD OF READING MEET ANT-MAN AND THE WASP SC   $     4.99
 
 REORDER KIDS TRADES-1  
INJUSTICE 2 TP VOL 01  $   16.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-2  
RANGER RICK 0718  $     4.99
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #79  $     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-15 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Batman Black and White AF 1st Appearance Bob Kane 6/27/2018 6/13/2018
Batman Black and White AF Batman by Greg Capullo 6/27/2018 6/13/2018
Batman Black and White AF Hush by Jim Lee 6/27/2018 6/13/2018
Ghostbusters 2 Select AF Series 8 Asst. 8/29/2018 7/4/2018
Harley Quinn: Red, White & Black Statue by Jae Lee 6/27/2018 6/6/2018
Kingdom Hearts Select Series 2 Figure Asst.  6/4/2018 7/4/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180300
Marvel Gallery: Avengers 3 Thanos PVC Statue 
9/26/2018 8/8/2018
Marvel Gallery: Avengers 3 Thor PVC Statue  9/26/2018 9/12/2018
Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie Killmonger PVC Statue  6/4/2018 7/4/2018
Marvel Gallery: Taco Truck Deadpool PVC Statue  8/29/2018 8/1/2018
NBX Silver Anniv. Jack Figure  8/29/2018 7/11/2018
Pacific Rim 2 Kaiju Hakuja PVC Fig.  8/29/2018 9/19/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR181963
Pacific Rim 2 Select AF Series 2 Asst.
6/27/2018 7/4/2018
SDCC 2018 POP! Marvel: Teleporting Lockjaw & Black Bolt PX 2-pk. 6/6/2018 7/25/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/AUG172646
   
COMICS    
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #94 6/20/2018 8/15/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955
   
 

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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