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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1248
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!AND ITS...
ALIGNMENT DAY, 20% OFF EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE...
24 ALL AGES ITEMS ON SALE AT 7:00AM THIS WEDNESDAY!

THIS WEEK'S SHIPPING►

CHECKLIST FOR THIS WEEK►

LAST WEEKS SHIPPING►

-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

REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #1 (OF 6)

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Anna Johnstone (CA) JK Phan

After the epic battle between Pops and Anti-Pops, Mordecai, Rigby, and the rest of the park continued to live their lives. Now, 25 years later, Mordecai and Rigby have a lot to learn about how things never stay the same...

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE $1.00 ON THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #1  $                       3.99  $           1.00  $             2.99
 $                      3.99  $           1.00  $           2.99
     
 25% OFF this 1st Issue on 062018  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
FRUIT NINJA ANCIENT ORIGINS #1  $                       4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
 $                      8.98  $           2.25  $           6.74

"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-

24 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(061318-061918) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-20  
ENCOUNTER #4  $     3.99
FRUIT NINJA ANCIENT ORIGINS #1 CVR A MAIN COVER REMY EISU""  $     4.99
FRUIT NINJA ANCIENT ORIGINS #1 CVR B TEAM PHOTO HALFBRICK ST  $     4.99
FRUIT NINJA ANCIENT ORIGINS #1 CVR C TRUFFLES THE PIG HALFBR  $     4.99
JIM HENSON FRAGGLE ROCK #2 MAIN  $     3.99
JIM HENSON FRAGGLE ROCK #2 SUBSCRIPTION MYLER CONNECTING CVR  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #28 MAIN SG  $     3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #28 SUBSCRIPTION GIBSON VAR SG  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY PONYVILLE MYSTERIES #2 CVR A GARBOWSKA  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY PONYVILLE MYSTERIES #2 CVR B MURPHY  $     3.99
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #1  $     3.99
REGULAR SHOW 25 YEARS LATER #1 SUBSCRIPTION CLOSSER VAR  $     3.99
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #93  $     2.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #244  $     3.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS ANNUAL GIANT SWIMTACULAR #6  $     4.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #17  $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #17 SUBSCRIPTION OMAC VAR  $     3.99
TEEN TITANS GO #28  $     2.99
WRAPPED UP #8 MAIN MCMAHON CVR  $     3.99
WRAPPED UP #8 MCGINTY VAR  $     3.99
 
 NEW KIDS TRADES-1  
DISNEY TANGLED THE SERIES GN VOL 02 WRITE STORY (RES)   $     8.99
 
 REORDER KIDS TRADES-1  
AVENGERS VS THANOS DIGEST TP  $     9.99
 
 NEW KIDS MAGAZINES-2  
AMERICAN GIRL 0818  $     5.99
MARVEL COMICS DIGEST #7 ANT-MAN  $     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-18 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
DC Artists Alley: Batman by Chris Uminga B&W Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
DC Artists Alley: Batman by Chris Uminga Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
DC Artists Alley: Superman by Chris Uminga B&W Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
DC Artists Alley: Superman by Chris Uminga Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
DC Artists Alley: Wonder Woman by Chris Uminga B&W Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
DC Artists Alley: Wonder Woman by Chris Uminga Vinyl Fig. 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180300
DC Gallery: Joker Cane Prop
6/20/2018 6/27/2018
Femme Fatales: Dawn PVC Figure Diorama  6/20/2018 7/18/2018
Lynda Carter Wonder Woman Retro Summer Excl. 7” Vin. Fig. 5/30/2018 7/11/2018
Marvel Universe: Spider-Man Webslinger ARTFX Statue  6/27/2018 7/11/2018
Marvel Universe: The Punisher Fine Art Statue  6/27/2018 7/11/2018
Overwatch D.Va Nendoroid Classic Skin Ver.  8/29/2018 7/18/2018
SW: Last Jedi First Order Stormtrooper Executioner ARTFX+ 7/25/2018 7/11/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR181963https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/AUG172646
   
BOOKS & TRADES    
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180863https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/SEP178688
Flash: Rebirth Dlx. Coll. HC Book 3
8/8/2018 9/26/2018
Space Riders TP Vol. 2: Galaxy of Brutality (MR) 6/27/2018 6/20/2018
Street Fighter Unlimited TP Vol. 2 N/A 6/27/2018
Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers TP Vol. 2 N/A 6/27/2018
https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/MAR180955https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/AUG172646https://retailerservices.diamondcomics.com/Image/ItemStatus/AUG178908https://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
   
COMICS    
Multiple Man #3 8/22/2018 8/15/2018
   
 

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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