NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1649
 383 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
 ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

OUR TOP TEN COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
RANKING IS BASED ON OUR ORDERING FOR THE WEEK
1) ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19
2) NEW TITANS #34
3) NIGHTWING #137
4) VENOM #257 [DS]
5) X-MEN UNITED #2
6) DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR #2
7) GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #3
8) LOBO #2
9) INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #4
10) BATWOMAN #2
 

6 FIRST ISSUES

KING FOR A NEW SERIES?304
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 041526

FIREBORN #1
GIJOE REAL AMERICAN HERO SILENT MISSIONS ZARTAN #1
HAB #1 (OF 5)
LENORE MUFFIN ELSE MATTER #1 (ONE SHOT)
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #1

2 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

TOXIC CRUSADERS #5 (OF 5) (MR)
WHERE DOES THE RAINBOW END? #4 (OF 4)

7 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC  COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL #1 3rd Printi Cvr B Dragotta Foil
FIREBORN #1 CVR D LEE FOIL VAR
MAN OF STEEL #1 FACSIMILE ED CVR C BRYNE FOIL VAR
SILVER SURFER #2 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT
SIRENS LOVE HURTS #1 (OF 4) 2nd Print Cvr B Chew Foil Var
SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #1 CVR B PAREL FOIL
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #195 FACSIMILE ED SWAN FOIL

0 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA THIS WEEK...
Betrothed to a Fox Demon 01
Dirty Lying Sirens
Inside the Tentacle Cave (Manga) Vol. 7
Sacrifice of My Manly Soul Vol. 3
The Prince's Keeper 01

REORDER MANGA THIS WEEK...
Berserk Volume 2
Attack on Titan 1
Attack on Titan 2
Attack on Titan 3
Otaku x Gal 01
Rent-A-Girlfriend 1
Vinland Saga 1

15 SECOND PRINTS

1st PRINTS ARE GONE, HERE'S YOUR 2nd CHANCE

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 3rd Print Cvr A Nick Dragotta
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 3rd Print Cvr B Parillo CRD STK Var
ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL #1 3rd Print Cvr A Warren Johnson
ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL #1 3rd Print Cvr B Dragotta Foil Var
ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL #1 3rd Print Cvr C Johnson Var
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1 2nd Print Cvr A De Iulis
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1 2nd Print Cvr B
B&W WRAP CRD STK Var
END OF LIFE #1 2nd Printing Cvr A Gerald Parel
END OF LIFE #1 2nd Printing Cvr B Sandoval CRD STK Var
NECTAR #1 2nd Printing CVR A CHRIS SHEHAN
NECTAR #1 2nd Printing CVR C NSFW BLACK BAG VAR
ORDAINED #1 (OF 3) Fourth Printing Allocations May Occur
ORDAINED #2 (OF 3) 2nd Printing Allocations May Occur
SIRENS LOVE HURTS #1 (OF 4) 2nd Print Cvr A Babs Tarr
SIRENS LOVE HURTS #1 (OF 4) 2nd Print Cvr B Derrick Chew Foil
 

3 GAME RELATED

GAME RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK...
The Witcher: Blood Stone #3 (CVR A-Pius Bak)

RETURNING THIS WEEK...
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS KARIN #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS KARIN #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C
 

-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

We order 99.9% of the comics all our distributors solicit. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our shipping week, but they're also a good representation of this week in comics nationwide. The list ranks this weeks TOP 10 shippers by the number of SKU's they sent out this week. In the case of a tie, the shipper with the higher cumulative MSRP TOTAL is given top poll position.

041526 COMPANY RANKINGS # NEW TITLES  MSRP TOTALS 
  1) IMAGE COMICS 66  $                300.34
  2) DC COMICS 63  $                345.37
  3) MARVEL COMICS 39  $                196.61
  4) IDW COMICS 14  $                  69.86
 5) DYNAMITE COMICS 13  $                  99.58
 6) BAD IDEA COMICS 8  $                  47.92
 7) TITAN COMICS 8  $                  29.94
  8) DARK HORSE COMICS 5  $                  24.95
9) MAD CAVE COMICS 5  $                  24.95
  10) ONI PRESS COMICS 5  $                  24.95
INDY COMICS 18  $                103.88
TOTALS: 244  $            1,268.35
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK    

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 04/15/26. This coming week, there are 042 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $3.99 to $19.84. The largest concentration of books, this week falls into the $4.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. The industry has settled on the $4.99 price point as the standard MSRP for comics. So, if someone asks you: "Hey, how much are new comics today?" The answer is $4.99, and that's from the experts at Alternate Reality!

041526 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   TOTALS 
$3.99 60  $                239.40
$4.04 2  $                    8.08
$4.95 1  $                    4.95
$4.99 124  $                618.76
$5.99 39  $                233.61
$6.99 5  $                  34.95
$8.99 3  $                  26.97
$9.99 4  $                  39.96
$10.00 1  $                  10.00
$11.99 1  $                  11.99
$19.84 2  $                  39.68
TOTALS: 242  $            1,268.35
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK    

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

DARKNESS VS ANGELUS

IMAGE/TOP COW COMICS
(W) Mark Silvestri, Matt Hawkins, Ryan Cady
(A) Pat Boutin, Arif Prianto, Steve Firchow, Agustin Padilla

OVERSIZED SPECIAL ISSUE! The Angelus has been alive for eons and seen countless Darkness bearers come and go. But who is the human behind the primordial force, and how did she become the unchecked supernatural power that she is today? Three stories into the past, present, and mind of the Angelus give us a glimpse as she sizes up her foes...and finds them wanting.

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.50

 

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

MAD MAGAZINE #49

DC COMICS
(W) The Usual Gang Of Idiots (A) The Usual Gang Of Idiots

STAY UP LATE AND BINGE-READ THE NEW ISSUE OF MAD! Keep your giggles going way into the wee hours by turning off all your devices and flipping through MAD #49! This issue skewers late night television, online banter, and everything pop culture! Featuring new MAD favorites like MAD Look at... by Sergio Aragones, Spy vs. Spy, and a new Fold-In by Johnny Sampson. Includes more new MAD content too. Plus, a whole slew of classic MAD movie and TV parodies from the Usual Gang of Idiots. MAD #49 will surely cure what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein.

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.50

 

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 Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!


 

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Celebrate the MAN OF STEEL with a store-wide SALE
 Saturday (041826)!


 

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 20% OFF All Comics & Books in our Kids Corner!

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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-

255 NEW & RETURNING COMIC BOOKS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

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

 1) NEW IMAGE COMICS-66  MSRP 
DARKNESS VS ANGELUS (ONE SHOT) CVR A GIUSEPPE CAFARO & ARIF PRIANTO  $     5.99
DARKNESS VS ANGELUS (ONE SHOT) CVR B LEIRIX VAR  $     5.99
DARKNESS VS ANGELUS (ONE SHOT) CVR C INC 1:10 CAFARO & PRIANTO VIRGIN VAR  $     5.99
DARKNESS VS ANGELUS (ONE SHOT) CVR F PAT BOUTIN I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR  $     5.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR A PATRICK MULHOLLAND  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR B PATRICK MULHOLLAND INVINCIBLE HOMAGE VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR C PATRICK MULHOLLAND ABSOLUTE HOMAGE VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR D JAE LEE FOIL VAR  $     8.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR K TYLER KIRKHAM VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR L TYLER KIRKHAM BLACK & WHITE & BLOOD VIRGIN VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR M JAE LEE VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR N PATRICK MULHOLLAND I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR  $     4.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR O PATRICK MULHOLLAND I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP NSFW VAR  $     4.99
GHOST PEPPER #10 CVR A LUDO LULLABI  $     3.99
GHOST PEPPER #10 CVR B KENDRICK KUNKKA LIM VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE #21 CVR A TOM REILLY  $     3.99
GI JOE #21 CVR B JOSHUA CASSARA & ROMULO FAJARDO JR VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE #21 CVR C BEN OLIVER VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS ZARTAN #1 CVR A PAT OLLIFFE  $     3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS ZARTAN #1 CVR B JORGE FORNES VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS ZARTAN #1 CVR C INC OLLIFFE B&W VAR  $     3.99
ICE CREAM MAN #45 CVR A MARTIN MORAZZO & CHRIS OHALLORAN (MR)  $     3.99
ICE CREAM MAN #45 CVR B ALISON SAMPSON VAR (MR)  $     3.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #8 CVR A RYAN OTTLEY & ANNALISA LEONI  $     3.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #8 CVR B RYAN SOOK VAR  $     3.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #8 CVR C INC 1:10 CHRIS BURNHAM & BRIAN REBER VAR  $     3.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #8 CVR G RYAN OTTLEY I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR  $     3.99
KAYA #34 CVR C WES CRAIG INVINCIBLE TEAM UP VAR  $     3.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR A LUCA CASALANGUIDA  $     4.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR B MAXI DIALLO PLAY VAR  $     4.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR C ALEX DIOTTO VAR  $     4.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR F KATT BLANCHETTE VAR  $     4.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR G VANESSA CARDINALI I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR  $     4.99
LOST FANTASY #9 CVR H VANESSA CARDINALI I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP NSFW VAR  $     4.99
MALEVOLENT #3 CVR A JOHN BIVENS & FELIPE SOBREIRO (MR)  $     3.99
MALEVOLENT #3 CVR B JOHN BIVENS & FELIPE SOBREIRO INVINCIBLE TEAM UP VAR (MR)  $     3.99
NARCO #2 (OF 5) CVR A DANIEL HILLYARD & DAVE STEWART  $     3.99
NARCO #2 (OF 5) CVR B DANIEL HILLYARD & DAVE STEWART HITCHCOCK HOMAGE VAR  $     3.99
NARCO #2 (OF 5) CVR C DAN HILLYARD I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR  $     3.99
RADIANT BLACK #41 CVR A DANIEL BAYLISS  $     3.99
RADIANT BLACK #41 CVR B MATT TAYLOR VAR  $     3.99
REDCOAT #17 CVR A BRYAN HITCH & BRAD ANDERSON WRAP  $     3.99
REDCOAT #17 CVR B KYLE HOTZ & DAN BROWN VAR  $     3.99
REDCOAT #17 CVR C JESUS MERINO & BRIAN REBER VAR  $     3.99
REDCOAT #17 CVR D BRYAN HITCH & BRAD ANDERSON INVINCIBLE TEAM UP WRAP VAR  $     3.99
SPAWN RAT CITY #24 CVR A ZE CARLOS  $     3.99
SPAWN RAT CITY #24 CVR B ZE CARLOS VIRGIN VAR  $     3.99
SPAWN SCORCHED #50 CVR A TODD MCFARLANE  $     4.99
SPAWN SCORCHED #50 CVR B PUPPETEER LEE CONN VAR  $     4.99
SPAWN SCORCHED #50 CVR C SKOTTIE YOUNG CONN VAR  $     4.99
SPAWN SCORCHED #50 CVR D BLANK SKETCH VAR  $     4.99
SUPER CREEPSHOW #2 (OF 5) CVR A PYE PARR (MR)  $     3.99
SUPER CREEPSHOW #2 (OF 5) CVR B SCOTT BUONCRISTIANO VAR (MR)  $     3.99
SUPER CREEPSHOW #2 (OF 5) CVR C MICHELE RUBINI & LEE LOUGHRIDGE VAR (MR)  $     3.99
THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP #3 (OF 5) CVR A WILLI ROBERTS  $     3.99
THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP #3 (OF 5) CVR B ROBERT INGRANATA & STEVE FIRCHOW VAR  $     3.99
TIGRESS ISLAND #2 (OF 5) CVR A EPHK (MR)  $     3.99
TIGRESS ISLAND #2 (OF 5) CVR B EPHK NSFW POLYBAG VAR (MR)  $     9.99
TIGRESS ISLAND #2 (OF 5) CVR C ZAWAYUKI VAR (MR)  $     3.99
TIGRESS ISLAND #2 (OF 5) CVR D STEVE MANNION VAR (MR)  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #135 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR)  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #135 CVR B CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE MCCAIG VAR (MR)  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #135 CVR C CLIFF RATHBURN CONN VAR (MR)  $     3.99
WITCHBLADE #20 CVR A GUISEPPE CAFARO & ARIF PRIANTO (MR)  $     3.99
WITCHBLADE #20 CVR B SVETA SHUBINA VAR (MR)  $     3.99
WITCHBLADE #20 CVR D GIUSEPPE CAFARO I HATE FAIRYLAND TEAM UP VAR (MR)  $     3.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:  $ 300.34
   
 2) NEW DC COMICS-63  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 3rd Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 3rd Printing Cvr B Lucio Parillo CRD STK Var  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR A NICK DRAGOTTA  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR B BEN OLIVER CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR C NICK DRAGOTTA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR D LIAM SHARP CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN 2025 ANNUAL #1  3rd Printing Cvr A Daniel Warren Johnson  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN 2025 ANNUAL #1  3rd Printing Cvr B Nick Dragotta Foil Var  $     8.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN 2025 ANNUAL #1  3rd Printing Cvr C Daniel Warren Johnson CRD STK Var  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL 2026 #1 2nd Printing Cvr A Mattia De Iulis  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL 2026 #1 2nd Print Cvr B Sherman B&W WRAP CRD STK Var  $     6.99
BATWOMAN #2 CVR A DANI  $     3.99
BATWOMAN #2 CVR B STJEPAN SEJIC CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
BATWOMAN #2 CVR C JENNY FRISON CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
BATWOMAN #2 CVR D DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR A SEBASTIAN FIUMARA  $     3.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR B FRANK CHO CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR C MICHAEL WALSH CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR D W SCOTT FORBES CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR E MANNY VINCENT CARBONILLA THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
CATWOMAN #86 CVR F SAOWEE APRIL DROOLS CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR #2 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO  $     3.99
DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR #2 CVR B DAN PANOSIAN CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR #2 CVR C TYLER KIRKHAM CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR #2 CVR D GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
END OF LIFE #1 2nd Printing Cvr A Gerald Parel (MR)  $     3.99
END OF LIFE #1 2nd Printing Cvr B Rafa Sandoval CRD STK Var (MR)  $     4.99
END OF LIFE #3 CVR A GERALD PAREL (MR)  $     3.99
END OF LIFE #3 CVR B DAVID TALASKI CRD STK VAR (MR)  $     4.99
END OF LIFE #3 CVR C GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR (MR)  $     4.99
LOBO #2 CVR A JORGE CORONA  $     3.99
LOBO #2 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
LOBO #2 CVR C SWEENEY BOO CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
LOBO #2 CVR D TYLER KIRKHAM CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
MAN OF STEEL #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A JOHN BYRNE  $     3.99
MAN OF STEEL #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
MAN OF STEEL #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C JOHN BRYNE FOIL VAR  $     6.99
NEW TITANS #34 CVR A TAURIN CLARKE  $     3.99
NEW TITANS #34 CVR B ETHAN YOUNG CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
NEW TITANS #34 CVR C STEPHEN BYRNE CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
NEW TITANS #34 CVR D FICO OSSIO THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
NIGHTWING #137 CVR A JORGE FORNES  $     4.99
NIGHTWING #137 CVR B DAVID NAKAYAMA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
NIGHTWING #137 CVR C MARTIN SIMMONDS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
NIGHTWING #137 CVR D DENYS COWAN THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
SIRENS LOVE HURTS #1 (OF 4) 2nd Printing Cvr A Babs Tarr (MR)  $     5.99
SIRENS LOVE HURTS #1 (OF 4) 2nd Printing Cvr B Derrick Chew Foil Var (MR)  $     8.99
SUPERMAN DAY 2026 - SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #1 CVR B GERALD PAREL FOIL VAR  $     9.99
SUPERMAN DAY 2026 - SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #1 CVR C BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #12 CVR A TAURIN CLARKE (REIGN O/T SUPERBOYS)  $     4.99
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #12 CVR B GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR (REIGN O/T SUPERBOYS)  $     5.99
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #12 CVR C KAREN S DARBOE CRD STK VAR (REIGN O/T SUPERBOYS)  $     5.99
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #12 CVR D SALVADOR LARROCA CRD STK VAR (REIGN O/T SUPERBOYS)  $     5.99
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #12 CVR E  MEYER THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR (REIGN O/T SUPERBOYS)  $     5.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE  $     4.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR B DAVID NAKAYAMA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR C DIKE RUAN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR D DANIEL SAMPERE & TOM KING APRIL FOOLS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR E JORGE FORNES THINGS TO COME CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
WONDER WOMAN #32 CVR F GERALD PAREL APRIL DROOLS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #195 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A CURT SWAN  $     3.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #195 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #195 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C CURT SWAN FOIL VAR  $     6.99
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 345.37
 
 3) NEW MARVEL COMICS-39  MSRP 
ALIAS: RED BAND #2 [POLYBAG]  $     4.99
ALIAS: RED BAND #2 JOELLE JONES MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT [POLYBAG]  $     4.99
ALIAS: RED BAND #2 MARC ASPINALL VARIANT [POLYBAG]  $     4.99
GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #3  $     4.99
GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #3 DAVE RAPOZA COSMIC VARIANT  $     4.99
GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #3 VON RANDAL VARIANT  $     4.99
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #2  $     4.99
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #2 CHRIS CAMPANA GUARDIANS 3000 VARIANT  $     4.99
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #2 GERMAN PERALTA VARIANT  $     4.99
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #2 STEFANO CASELLI ULTIMATE FAREWELL VARIANT  $     4.99
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #4  $     4.99
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #4 GURIHIRU AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. VARIANT  $     4.99
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #4 PHILIP TAN VARIANT  $     4.99
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #3  $     3.99
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #3 MEGHAN HETRICK ULTIMATE FAREWELL VARIANT  $     3.99
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #3 NIMIT MALAVIA VARIANT  $     3.99
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #3 STEPHANIE HANS VARIANT  $     3.99
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #3  $     4.99
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #3 CORY SMITH VARIANT  $     4.99
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #3 MARCUS TO HOMAGE VARIANT  $     4.99
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #3 PETE WOODS MOVIE HOMAGE VARIANT  $     4.99
PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #3 SCOTT HEPBURN VERSUS VARIANT  $     4.99
SILVER SURFER #2 FACSIMILE EDITION  $     6.99
SILVER SURFER #2 FACSIMILE EDITION FOIL VARIANT  $   11.99
STORM: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #3  $     3.99
STORM: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #3 BEN OLIVER STORM VARIANT  $     3.99
STORM: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #3 BETSY COLA ULTIMATE FAREWELL VARIANT  $     3.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16  $     4.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16 FRANCESCO MANNA VARIANT  $     4.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16 MARCOS MARTIN ULTIMATE FINALE VARIANT  $     4.99
VENOM #257 [DS]  $     4.99
VENOM #257 E.J. SU VARIANT [DS]  $     4.99
VENOM #257 GODTAIL VARIANT [DS]  $     4.99
VENOM #257 IBAN COELLO 9-PART CONN VARIANT [DS]  $     4.99
VENOM #257 MARK BAGLEY CLASSIFIED TARGET VARIANT [DS]  $     4.99
X-MEN UNITED #2  $     4.99
X-MEN UNITED #2 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK WHITE VARIANT  $     4.99
X-MEN UNITED #2 MAHMUD ASRAR VARIANT  $     4.99
X-MEN UNITED #2 TIAGO PALMA GRAYMATTER LANE VARIANT  $     4.99
NEW MARVEL TOTALS:  $ 196.61
 
 4) NEW IDW COMICS-14  MSRP 
Bloodland #3 Cover A Mack Chater  $     4.99
Bloodland #3 Cover B Tula Lotay  $     4.99
Monster High: Boomuda Triangle #3 Cover A (Sterle)  $     4.99
Monster High: Boomuda Triangle #3 Variant B (Hanakata CONN Variant)  $     4.99
Smile: For the Camera #2 Cover A (Patridge)  $     4.99
Smile: For the Camera #2 Variant B (Vilchez)  $     4.99
Smile: For the Camera #2 Variant C (Phillips Fashion Magazine Variant)  $     4.99
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #1 Cover A (Espuna)  $     4.99
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #1 Variant B (Photo Variant)  $     4.99
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 Cover A (Joyce)  $     4.99
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 Variant B (Wong)  $     4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #7 Cover A (Santolouco)  $     4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #7 Variant B (Jiménez Alburquerque)  $     4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #7 Variant C (Goodhart)  $     4.99
NEW IDW TOTALS:  $   69.86
 
 5) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-13  MSRP 
HARLEY QUINN X ELVIRA #5 CVR E BLIND BAG VAR  $   10.00
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR A DANNY EARLS  $     4.99
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MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR C JOHN AMOR VAR  $     4.99
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR D ERICA DURSO VAR  $     4.99
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR E ANIMATION ART VAR  $     4.99
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR F BLANK AUTHENTIX VAR  $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #25 CVR F BLIND BAG VAR  $   19.84
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VAMPIRELLA ARMAGEDDON #10 CVR A FRANCESCO MATTINA  $     4.99
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VAMPIRELLA ARMAGEDDON #10 CVR D COSPLAY VAR  $     4.99
NEW DYNAMITE TOTALS:  $   99.58
 
 6) NEW BAD IDEA COMICS-8  MSRP 
HAB #1 (OF 5) CVR A CHARLIE ADLARD  $     5.99
HAB #1 (OF 5) CVR B SARAH SUMERAY LOST TEXTS VAR  $     5.99
HAB #1 (OF 5) CVR C EM CARROLL VAR  $     5.99
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) THE MACHINE CVR A JORGE FORNES  $     5.99
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) THE MACHINE CVR B TREVOR HAIRSINE VAR  $     5.99
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) THE MACHINE CVR C CARY NORD VAR  $     5.99
ORDAINED #1 (OF 3) Fourth Printing Allocations May Occur  $     5.99
ORDAINED #2 (OF 3) 2nd Printing Allocations May Occur  $     5.99
NEW BAD IDEA TOTALS:  $   47.92
 
 7) NEW TITAN COMICS-8  MSRP 
ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #3 CVR A HARVEY TOLIBAO  $     4.99
ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #3 CVR B CHRISTOPHER JONES VAR  $     4.99
ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #3 CVR C FRED PHAM CHUONG VAR  $     4.99
LENORE MUFFIN ELSE MATTER #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A ROMAN DIRGE  $     4.99
LENORE MUFFIN ELSE MATTER #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B KIT WALLIS VAR  $     4.99
LENORE MUFFIN ELSE MATTER #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR D ROMAN DIRGE VIRGIN VAR  $     4.99
NEW TITAN COMICS TOTALS:  $   29.94
 
 8) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-5  MSRP 
Kill All Immortals II #4 (CVR A-Oliver Barrett)  $     4.99
Kill All Immortals II #4 (CVR B-Alan Quah)  $     4.99
Knight City #3 (CVR A-David Lapham)  $     4.99
Resident Alien Volume 10: One More for the Road one-shot (Steve Parkhouse)  $     4.99
The Witcher: Blood Stone #3 (CVR A-Pius Bak)  $     4.99
NEW DARK HORSE TOTALS:  $   24.95
 
 9) NEW MAD CAVE COMICS-5  MSRP 
GATCHAMAN #17 CVR A INAKI MIRANDA  $     4.99
GATCHAMAN #17 CVR B TOM CHU CONN COVER VAR  $     4.99
RACER X #6 (OF 8) CVR A FRANCESCO TOMASELLI  $     4.99
RACER X #6 (OF 8) CVR B DAVID LAFUENTE VAR  $     4.99
WHERE DOES THE RAINBOW END? #4 (OF 4)  $     4.99
NEW MAD CAVE COMICS TOTALS:  $   24.95
 
 10) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-5  MSRP 
DEAD TEENAGERS #2 (OF 5) CVR A NAOMI FRANQ  $     4.99
DEAD TEENAGERS #2 (OF 5) CVR B KEYLA VALERIO VAR  $     4.99
DEAD TEENAGERS #2 (OF 5) CVR C CAITLIN YARSKY VAR  $     4.99
EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT #10 CVR A MARK BUCKINGHAM  $     4.99
EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT #10 CVR B TOM FOWLER VAR  $     4.99
NEW ONI PRESS COMICS TOTALS:  $   24.95
 
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-18  MSRP  PUBLISHER
FUTURE IS ****** #12 CVR A WHILCE PORTACIO & ALEX SINCLAIR (MR)  $     4.04 REKCAH Comics
FUTURE IS ****** #12 CVR B MARIO DALESSANDRO VAR (MR)  $     4.04 REKCAH Comics
HATE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION (MR)  $     4.99 FANTAGRAPHICS
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS: MONSTER & THE WOLF #3 CVR A SPEARS THE AFTERMATH  $     5.99 KEENSPOT/EX POSSE
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS: MONSTER & THE WOLF #3 CVR B SPEARS THE MONSTER VAR  $     5.99 KEENSPOT/EX POSSE
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS: MONSTER & THE WOLF #3 CVR C SPEARS LORD O/T UNDEAD VAR  $     5.99 KEENSPOT/EX POSSE
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS: MONSTER & THE WOLF #3 CVR D SPEARS PUNK VAR  $     5.99 KEENSPOT/EX POSSE
NECTAR #1 2nd Printing CVR A CHRIS SHEHAN  $     3.99 VAULT COMICS
NECTAR #1 2nd Printing CVR C NSFW BLACK BAG SUSPIRIA VAR (MR)  $     9.99 VAULT COMICS
NECTAR #2 CVR A CHRIS SHEHAN  $     3.99 VAULT COMICS
NECTAR #2 CVR F SUSPIRIA NSFW BLACK BAG VAR (MR)  $     9.99 VAULT COMICS
ORDER OF SAINT SOPHIA #3 (OF 4)  $     4.99 MASSIVE
SNOW MONKEY #3 (OF 4)  $     4.95 MASSIVE
TOXIC CRUSADERS #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     4.99 AHOY
UNCLE SCROOGE LEGACY #467 MCDUCK JOURNALS-DUCKBURG YEARS  CVR A KORHONEN  $     5.99 FANTAGRAPHICS
UNCLE SCROOGE LEGACY #467 MCDUCK JOURNALS-DUCKBURG YEARS  CVR B SCHROEDER VAR  $     5.99 FANTAGRAPHICS
Wynd: The Power of the Blood #8 A Main (Dressed  Dialynas)  $     5.99 BOOM!
Wynd: The Power of the Blood #8 B Variant (Dressed  Tunica)  $     5.99 BOOM!
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:  $ 103.88  
REORDER COMICS-11  MSRP 
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #2 (OF 4) FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A MILLER  $     4.99
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #2 (OF 4) FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B  MILLER FOIL VAR  $     7.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES #11 CVR A MICHAEL WALSH (MR)  $     4.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES #8 CVR A MICHAEL WALSH (MR)  $     4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #24 HAMA FILES EDITION #24 CVR B CHRIS MOONEYHAM VAR  $     3.99
NEW SPACE AGE #4 (OF 5)  $     4.99
SON CHASERS #1 (ONE SHOT)  $     9.95
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS KARIN #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A TOVIO ROGERS  $     4.99
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS KARIN #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C SHARDANIC VAR  $     4.99
THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP #2 (OF 5) CVR A WILLI ROBERTS  $     3.99
THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP #2 (OF 5) CVR B ABIGAIL HARDING VAR  $     3.99
 

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 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-44  MSRP 
ADVENTURE TIME ONI COMPACT COMICS EDITION TP PRINCESS POWER!!!  $     9.99
ANCESTRAL RECALL TP  $   17.99
ARTIFICIAL TP (MR)  $   16.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT THE KRYPTONIAN AGE TP  $   19.99
BATMAN SWORD OF AZRAEL DELUXE EDITION HC  $   34.99
Betrothed to a Fox Demon 01  $   12.99
BIBLE 2 TP VOL 01 HAIL TO THE KING OF THE JEWS BABY (MR)  $   19.99
BIRDS OF PREY (2023) TP VOL 04 ON THE RUN  $   19.99
Black Widow Modern Era Epic Collection: Widowmaker  $   49.99
BOOSTER GOLD THE COMPLETE 2007 SERIES TP BOOK 03  $   39.99
DC FINEST WESTERN THE HANGMAN NEVER LOSES TP  $   39.99
Dirty Lying Sirens  $   18.99
Extraction  $   19.99
FINE PRINT TP VOL 03 (MR)  $   19.99
First Mage on the Moon  $   19.99
GATCHAMAN TP VOL 03  $   17.99
GHOST-SPIDER BROKEN CHORDS TP AN ORIGINAL SPIDER-GWEN GRAPHIC NOVEL  $   14.99
GREEN LANTERN GREEN LANTERN CORPS THE STARBREAKER SUPREMACY TP  $   19.99
GUNPOWDER PROPHETS TP  $   17.99
Inside the Tentacle Cave (Manga) Vol. 7  $   15.99
Last Shot (Star Wars)  $   19.00
LEO DA VINCI RENAISSANCE KID TP  $   12.99
LOOK INTO MY EYES TP VOL 01  $   17.99
MILES MORALES SHOCK WAVES TP AN ORIGINAL SPIDER-MAN GRAPHIC NOVEL  $   12.99
MILES MORALES STRANGER TIDES TP AN ORIGINAL SPIDER-MAN GRAPHIC NOVEL   $   12.99
MY FIRST DISNEY PAL HC DONALD DUCK  $   10.99
MY SISTER THE FREAK TP  $   15.99
Paranormal Payback  $   19.00
Phasma (Star Wars)  $   19.00
RACER X TP VOL 01  $   17.99
Rick Riordan Presents: A Touch of Blood  $   11.99
RUN TP  $   19.99
Sacrifice of My Manly Soul Vol. 3  $   13.99
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 32  $   16.99
SPEED RACER TP VOL 01  $   17.99
Star Wars: Jedi Knights Vol. 2 - A Higher Path  $   17.99
Star Wars: Visions  $   17.99
SUPERMAN DAY 2026 - SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW DELUXE EDITION HC VAR DUST JACKET  $   49.99
Tarkin: Star Wars  $   19.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution--The Covers  $   29.99
TEMPORAL TP  $   17.99
The Art of Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  $   39.99
The Prince's Keeper 01  $   12.99
We Are One (Star Wars: The Mandalorian)  $     5.99
 
REORDER TRADES-57  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE ZOO  $   24.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH TP VOL 01 OF TWO WORLDS  $   17.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01 WITHOUT FEAR  $   17.99
ABSOLUTE POWER TP  $   19.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 LAST DUST OF KRYPTON  $   24.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 01 THE LAST AMAZON  $   24.99
AINT NO GRAVE TP CVR A JORGE CORONA (MR)  $   16.99
All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition  $     9.99
Attack on Titan 1  $   10.99
Attack on Titan 2  $   10.99
Attack on Titan 3  $   10.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS TP  $   29.99
BATMAN HUSH TP NEW ED  $   29.99
BATMAN RED HOOD THE LOST DAYS TP (2025 EDITION)  $   17.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 08 20000 LEAGUES  $   19.99
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)  $     9.99
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP NEW ED  $   29.99
BATMAN UNDER THE RED HOOD TP  $   29.99
Batman: The Brave and The Bold: The Winning Card  $   16.99
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Volume Two  $   14.99
Berserk Volume 2  $   14.99
BIRDS OF PREY (2023) TP VOL 03 BIRD UNDERCOVER  $   17.99
Bluey: Fun and Games: A Coloring Book  $     6.99
BOOSTER GOLD THE COMPLETE 2007 SERIES TP BOOK 02  $   29.99
BRZRKR Book One  $   39.99
Building Stories  $ 100.00
Death: At Death's Door (New Edition)  $   12.99
EIGHT BILLION GENIES TP RYAN BROWNE CVR (MR)  $   24.99
FAR SECTOR TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)(MR)  $     9.99
HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER VOL 01 TP COURTLAND ELLIS CVR  $   19.99
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01  $   64.99
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02  $   64.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 03 NEW EDITION  $   14.99
NIGHTWING (2021) TP VOL 02 GET GRAYSON  $   17.99
NIGHTWING LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)  $     9.99
Otaku x Gal 01  $   12.99
POISON IVY TP VOL 02 UNETHICAL CONSUMPTION  $   17.99
Rent-A-Girlfriend 1  $   12.99
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 04 (MR)  $   19.99
SAGA TP VOL 01 NEW EDITION (MR)  $     9.99
SAGA TP VOL 02 NEW EDITION (MR)  $   14.99
Sonic the Hedgehog: On The Go, Vol. 1  $   13.99
SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW TP  $   19.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)  $     9.99
SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)  $     9.99
SUPERMAN THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN TP NEW ED  $   19.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NYC vs. TMNT  $   19.99
The Flash: Rebirth: DC Compact Comics Edition  $     9.99
The Princess Who Saved Her Friends  $   16.99
The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite  $   17.99
The Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas  $   17.99
The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion  $   19.99
TITANS (2023) TP VOL 01 OUT OF THE SHADOWS  $   16.99
Vinland Saga 1  $   19.99
X-Men: Days Of Future Past [New Printing 2]  $   19.99
Your Code Name is Jonah  $     8.99
ZORRO TP VOL 01 MAN OF THE DEAD  $   17.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-5  MSRP 
CLASSIC AMERICAN US EXPORT MARCH 2026-'65 MUSTANG RESTORATION  $   13.75
CLASSIC ROCK #351  $   13.50
MAD MAGAZINE #49  $     5.99
UNCUT #350  $   15.99
UNCUT GREATS PRESENTS: GEORGE HARRISON  $   16.99
 
 NEW RATIO VARIANTS-23  
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR E INC 1:25 ARIEL OLIVETTI CRD STK VAR  $   14.99
ALIAS: RED BAND #2 JAN BAZALDUA VARIANT [POLYBAG]  $   12.99
DARKNESS VS ANGELUS (ONE SHOT) CVR D INC 1:25 GIUSEPPE CAFARO B&W VAR  $     8.99
DEAD TEENAGERS #2 (OF 5) CVR D INC 1:10 NAOMI FRANQ FULL ART VAR  $     8.99
FIREBORN #1 CVR F INC 1:15 PATRICK MULHOLLAND DESIGN VAR  $     7.99
GHOST PEPPER #10 CVR C INC 1:10 FREDERIC PHAM CHUONG VAR  $     7.99
GI JOE #21 CVR D INC 1:25 TONCI ZONJIC VAR  $     9.99
GODZILLA: INFINITY ROAR #3 FRANCESCO MANNA VARIANT  $   17.99
HAB #1 (OF 5) CVR D INC 1:20 AARON CAMPBELL VAR  $   17.99
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #2 MARTIN COCCOLO VARIANT  $     9.99
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #4 JAN BAZALDUA VARIANT  $     9.99
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #8 CVR D INC 1:25 CLIFF RATHBURN VAR  $   10.99
MUMMRA THE EVERLIVING #1 CVR L INC 1:25 ANIMATION ART VIRGIN VAR  $   10.99
NECTAR #2 CVR B INC 1:10 JONATHAN WAYSHAK VAR  $   10.99
NECTAR #2 CVR C INC 1:20 MAAN HOUSE VAR  $   21.99
NECTAR #2 CVR D INC 1:30 JONATHAN WAYSHAK B&W FULL ART VAR  $   34.99
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) THE MACHINE CVR D INC 1:20 ARTURO LOZZI VAR  $   21.99
STORM: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #3 KEVIN WADA VARIANT  $   21.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder #7 Variant RI (10) (Jiménez Alburquerque Full Art)  $     4.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16 ALEX LINS VARIANT  $   21.99
VENOM #257 MAHMUD ASRAR VARIANT [DS]  $   12.99
X-MEN UNITED #2 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT  $   45.00
X-MEN UNITED #2 JEROME OPENA VARIANT  $   12.99

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