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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1260
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19 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

DISNEY FROZEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES #2

DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Kawaii Creative Studio

Anna and new friend Mari try their hands at the many jobs Arendelle has to offer - from baking in the bakery, to being storekeepers, to harvesting ice... Finding a perfect fit is a challenge. Meanwhile, Elsa delves deeper into the mystery in the western woods!

COVER PRICE:

 $3.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $2.99

SAVE  $1.00 ON THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
DISNEY FROZEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES #2   $                       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 SEPTEMBER 2018: MANGA
  MANGA SUPER SALE ALL MONTH LONG at Alternate Reality. Until September 30th our entire stock of MANGA Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
50% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

16 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(091218-091818) FOR EVERYONE!

 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-8  
DISNEY FROZEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES #2 CVR A  $     3.99
DISNEY FROZEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES #2 CVR B FRANCISCO  $     3.99
GARFIELD HOMECOMING #4  $     3.99
MECH CADET YU #12  $     3.99
ROCKY & BULLWINKLE SHOW #3 MAIN ROPP CVR  $     3.99
ROCKY & BULLWINKLE SHOW #3 PEABODY & SHERMAN ROPP CVR  $     3.99
SCALES & SCOUNDRELS #12 CVR A GALAAD  $     3.99
SPONGEBOB COMICS #84  $     3.99
 
 REORDER ALL AGES COMICS-2  
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #69 CVR A KUUSISTO  $     3.99
INVADER ZIM #31 CVR A  $     3.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-5  
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 06   $   16.99
PLANTS VS ZOMBIES HC GARDEN WARFARE VOL 02   $     9.99
VENOM ADVENTURES DIGEST  $     9.99
DC SUPER HEROES ORIGIN YR SC WONDER WOMAN  $     4.95
I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG YR HC   $   14.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-1  
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #292  $     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)

ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Aquaman LED Sign  9/5/2018 9/12/2018
Dark Knight: Harvey Dent MAF EX AF 9/26/2018 10/10/2018
DC Gallery: Batman Comic/ Who Laughs PVC Figure  9/12/2018 10/3/2018
DC Gallery: Suicide Squad Harley Quinn PVC Fig.  8/29/2018 10/3/2018
Game of Thrones Stainless Steel Stein: Stark Sigil 9/5/2018 9/19/2018
Game of Thrones: Cersei's Westeros Map Puzzle  9/12/2018 10/3/2018
Haikyu!: Shoyo Hinata Nendoroid AF (Jersey Ver. 9/26/2018 11/28/2018
Justice League Batman MAF EX AF Tactical Suit Ver.  9/26/2018 10/10/2018
Marvel Gallery: Avengers 3 Thor PVC Figure  9/12/2018 10/3/2018
Red Sonja Tarot Card Set 8/29/2018 10/17/2018
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1000-pc. Dlx. Puzzle Ciri and Wolves  9/12/2018 10/3/2018
     
BOOKS & TRADES    
Batman: Damned HC 7/10/2019 6/12/2019
Burmese Moons HC 9/19/2018 9/26/2018
Dark Souls Omnibus TP (MR)  9/26/2018 11/14/2018
Dave McKean Short Films HC 10/3/2018 10/24/2018
DC Essentials Graphic Novels 2019  9/26/2018 10/3/2018
Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman Dlx. Ed. HC 3/27/2019 3/13/2019
Doctor Star & Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows TP  10/17/2018 11/14/2018
Harrow County Library Edition HC Vol. 1  10/24/2018 11/14/2018
John Constantine, Hellblazer 30th Anniversary HC (MR) 10/24/2018 11/7/2018
Justice League Dark TP Vol. 1 3/27/2019 3/6/2019
Lumberjanes Original GN Vol. 1 Infernal Compass N/A 10/17/2018
Marvel Superhero Adventures GN TP: To Wakanda and Beyond 9/26/2018 10/3/2018
Superman HC Vol. 1 3/6/2019 2/27/2019
Superman Silver Age Sundays HC Vol. 1 10/17/2018 11/28/2018
Superman: Year One HC 10/16/2019 9/4/2019
The Dog 9/19/2018 10/17/2018
Venom TP Vol. 4: Nativity 9/12/2018 9/19/2018
WWE: Undertaker Original GN N/A 10/31/2018
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COMICS    
Edge of Spider-Geddon #3 Reg./Var. 9/12/2018 9/19/2018
Infinity Wars: Arachknight #1 Reg./Vars. 10/3/2018 10/24/2018
Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #2 10/10/2018 10/24/2018
Mister Miracle #11 (MR) Std./Var. 9/12/2018 9/19/2018
Tony Stark Iron Man #5 Reg./Vars. 10/3/2018 10/17/2018
Tony Stark: Iron Man #4 Reg./Vars. 9/19/2018 10/3/2018
Tony Stark: Iron Man #6 10/17/2018 11/21/2018
Tony Stark: Iron Man #7 Reg./Var. 11/21/2018 12/19/2018
   
 

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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