NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1594
24 ALL AGES ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
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25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

MOUSE GUARD DAWN OF THE BLACK AXE #1 (OF 3)

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) David Petersen (A/CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

The origins of the legendary Black Axe are revealed for the very first time. In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, experience the earliest tale in Mouse Guard history...adventure with the ancient weapon's first mouse wielder and champion, Bardrick, as he sets off on an epic quest!

COVER PRICE:

 $4.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $3.75

 

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

BATMAN #158

DC COMICS
(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams

A(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams
THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!

COVER PRICE:

 $4.99/$5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $3.75/$4.50

 

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All "BOOK OF THE WEEK" discounts are applicable only during the week of the NEW COMICS release.
All discounts apply only while supplies last and for single copy purchase.

 

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

24 NEW & RETURNING COMICS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

TITLE/DESCRIPTION  MSRP  PUBLISHER
 NEW ALL AGES COMICS-10    
Monster High: New Scaremester #7 Cover A (Lowenthal)  $        5.99 IDW
MOUSE GUARD DAWN OF THE BLACK AXE #1 (OF 3) CVR A RODRIGUEZ  $        4.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
MOUSE GUARD DAWN OF THE BLACK AXE #1 (OF 3) CVR B PETERSEN  $        4.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
MOUSE GUARD DAWN OF THE BLACK AXE #1 (OF 3) CVR C ANNIV VAR  $        4.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ #3  $        3.99 IMAGE
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #23 Cover A (Schoening)  $        3.99 IDW
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #23 Variant B (Cunha)  $        3.99 IDW
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #4  $        3.99 MARVEL COMICS
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #4 MARVEL ANIMATION VARIANT  $        3.99 MARVEL COMICS
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #4 TAURIN CLARKE VARIANT  $        3.99 MARVEL COMICS
   
 NEW ALL AGES MAGAZINES-2    
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #359  $        9.99 ARCHIE 
RANGER RICK 0425  $        5.99  
   
 NEW ALL AGES BOOKS & TRADES-5    
Avatar: The Last Airbender--Ashes of the Academy  $      12.99 DARK HORSE
Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel  $      17.99 DISNEY
Disney Snow White  $        5.99 P/RH
LEGO Ideas Activity Book Animals  $      12.99 P/RH
LEGO Ideas Activity Book Space  $      12.99 P/RH
   
REORDER ALL AGES BOOKS & TRADES-7    
I Am Elphaba (Universal Pictures Wicked)  $        5.99 P/RN
I Am Glinda (Universal Pictures Wicked)  $        5.99 P/RN
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook  $        5.99 P/RN
The Lost Web-Shooter! (Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends)  $        5.99 P/RN
Willie Mays: A Little Golden Book Biography  $        5.99 P/RN
MARVEL-VERSE: IRON MAN  $        9.99 MARVEL
AMULET SC GN VOL 08 SUPERNOVA   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 04 LAST COUNCIL NEW PTG  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
AMULET SC VOL 06 ESCAPE FROM LUCIEN  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
BABY SITTERS CLUB FC ED GN VOL 03 MARY ANNE SAVES THE DAY  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
BABY SITTERS CLUB FC GN VOL 01 KRISTYS GREAT IDEA NEW PTG (C  $      12.99 GRAPHIX
SMILE GN NEW ED   $      12.99 GRAPHIX
I am Batman  $      16.99 P/RN
I am Mister Rogers  $      16.99 P/RN
   

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!

ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO THIS PAGE

"What does it mean above when it sez...."

2ND PTG VAR=Second Printing Variant
AF=Action Figure(s)
ANNIV=Anniversary
AOD=Army Of Darkness
ASST=Assortment
AUXILIARY ED=Avatar Comics assigns this to it's 2nd Prints
BK=Book
BLK=Black
CCG=Collectable Card Game
COLL ED=Collected Edition
COLL MAG=Collector's Magazine
CRD STK=Card Stock
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 or content
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.
NBA=National Basketball Association

NBA=National Basketball Association
NEW PTG=New Printing
NFL=National Football League
NHL=National Hockey League
NOTE PRICE=Price differs from this titles regular price.
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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