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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1279
ALTERING YOUR REALITY  EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
18 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE 7:00AM WEDNESDAY

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-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

JEM AND HOLOGRAMS IDW 2020 KEENAN

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Sina Grace (A/CA) Siobhan Keenan

Jem and the Holograms are back with new music, old flames, and good friends in this adventure set 20 years in the future! Join Jerrica, Synergy, and the rest of your favorite holographic gals for a rockin' reunion that's sure to please old and new fans alike!
Celebrate 20 years of IDW with new stories about all your favorite characters!

COVER PRICE:

 $4.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

  $3.75

SAVE  $1.25 0N THIS BOOK THIS WEEK!

 25% OFF ALL WEEK LONG  COVER PRICE  YOU SAVE  YOU PAY 
JEM AND HOLOGRAMS IDW 2020 KEENAN  $                       4.99  $           1.25  $             3.74
 $                      4.99  $           1.25  $           3.74

"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 JANUARY 2019: AQUAMAN
  AQUAMAN MONTH at Alternate Reality is going on now and our entire stock of AQUAMAN Trade Paperbacks are all discounted...
25% OFF ALL MONTH LONG!
 

Also save this month on...

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

18 NEW/RETURNING ALL AGES ITEMS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

15% OFF ALL OF THE NEW KIDS COMICS BELOW,
EVERYDAY THIS WEEK
(012319-012919) FOR EVERYONE!

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP 
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-16  
BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER GO TO WORK  $     2.99
DUCKTALES #17   $     3.99
JEM AND HOLOGRAMS IDW 2020 KEENAN  $     4.99
JIM HENSON BENEATH DARK CRYSTAL #6 (OF 12) MAIN CVR DEWEY  $     3.99
JIM HENSON BENEATH DARK CRYSTAL #6 (OF 12) PREORDER PETERSEN  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #74 CVR A SHERRON  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #74 CVR B RICHARD  $     3.99
MY LITTLE PONY IDW 2020 KUUSISTO  $     4.99
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZEROS JOURNEY #6  $     3.99
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #5 (OF 5) MAIN   $     3.99
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #5 (OF 5) PREORDER HALL VAR   $     3.99
RISE OF THE TMNT #4 SURIANO CVR  $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #24 MAIN PENA CVR   $     3.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #24 PREORDER SOUTO VAR   $     3.99
TEEN TITANS GO #32  $     2.99
WILLIAM THE LAST #4  $     3.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-1  
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #267  $     6.99
 
 NEW ALL AGES TRADES-1  
MICKEY MOUSE FIRE EYE OF ATLANTIS  $   12.99
 

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-17 OLD DATE NEW DATE
ACTION FIGURES, STATUES, MODELS    
Batman Ninja: Harley Quinn Nendoroid AF Sengoku Ver. 2/27/2019 2/20/2019
DC Essentials: Shazam & Black Adam AF 2-pack 1/30/2019 1/23/2019
DC Gallery: Metal Wonder Woman PVC Figure  2/6/2019 2/20/2019
Final Fantasy VII AC: Play Arts Kai Cloud Strife & Fenrir AF 1/2/2019 2/27/2019
Ghostbusters Select AF Series 10 Asst. 2/20/2019 2/27/2019
Marvel Select: Avengers 3 Iron Spider-Man AF 2/6/2019 2/20/2019
Marvel Select: Avengers 3 Thor AF (JAN188712) 1/23/2019 2/13/2019
One:12 Collective DC Darkseid AF 1/9/2019 2/27/2019
Overwatch: Junkrat Nendoroid Classic Skin Ver. 3/27/2019 2/20/2019
Overwatch: Sombra Nendoroid Classic Skin Ver. 3/27/2019 2/20/2019
POP! DC Heroes: Batman Who Laughs PX Vinyl Figure 1/16/2019 1/23/2019
     
 BOOKS & TRADES    
Absolute Flashpoint HC 1/9/2019 1/23/2019
New Teen Titans TP Vol. 10 3/6/2019 3/20/2019
     
 COMICS    
Doomsday Clock #9 Std./Var. 1/30/2019 2/6/2019
Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 1/30/2019 2/6/2019
Quantum Age: From the World of Black Hammer #6 Cvrs. A/B 1/9/2019 1/30/2019
Tony Stark: Iron Man #8 Reg./Vars. 1/30/2019 2/6/2019
   
 

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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