NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1678
 368 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) AVENGERS #1-25% OFF All Week Long!
2) BATMAN #15
3) ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25
4) ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4
5) PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1
6) INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
7) GANGS OF GOTHAM #1
8) SPIDER-WOMAN #1
9) JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2
10) DEMON #2
 

18 FIRST ISSUES

KING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 110426

Archie in Hell #1
AVENGERS #1
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS DIE WITH HONOR #1 (OF 4)
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1
CIRCUITS SEDUCTION REVENGE #1
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5)
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1
GHOST RIDER: KUSHALA #1
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
Mad Science Division #1
No One Escapes the Dialectic #1
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1
RIP KIRBY #1
SATANIC PANIC #1 (OF 4)
SPIDER-WOMAN #1

6 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

HAWKMOON THE MAD GODS AMULET #2 (OF 2)
Minor Arcana #20
SHAMAN KANE RESURRECTION #3 (OF 3)
Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #4
UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER #4 (OF 4)
VAMP DELUXE #2 (OF 2)

20 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC  COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR GBARENDS WRAP FOIL VAR
Archie in Hell #1 Cover F Tyler Crook Foil Var
Archie in Hell #1 Cover G Patrick Horvath Foil Var
BATGIRL #25 CVR D DAVID TALASKI FOIL VAR
BATMAN #15 CVR E JORGE JIMENEZ FOIL VAR
BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE ED CVR C KELLEY JONES FOIL VAR
DOOM PATROL #1 2nd Print Cvr C Ian Bertram Foil Var
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR C-(Foil)
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR E ARIEL OLIVETTI FOIL VAR
GI JOE REAL AMERICAN HERO TOMB RAIDER #2 CVR C FOIL
HARLEY QUINN #67 CVR E SEJIC SPOT FOIL VAR
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 2ND PRINT Cvr C Spears Foil
ONE ZERO ZERO ONE SAVES THE WORLD #1 CVR G FOIL
ONE ZERO ZERO ONE SAVES THE WORLD #1 CVR H FOIL
POISON IVY #49 CVR E SEJIC FOIL VAR
QUESTED #1 (OF 3) CVR E LUDO LULLABI FOIL VAR
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR F LINSNER FOIL VAR
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR G VERONICA FISH FOIL VAR
TEEN TITANS #1 Second Printing Cvr C Jim Cheung Foil Var
WORLDS FINEST #153 FACSIMILE ED CVR C SWAN FOIL VAR

7 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA THIS WEEK...
Act Like You Love Me! Vol. 1
Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don't Know
Chibon Kaburi: The Masked God Volume 1
Luca the Dragon Vet 2
Mocha the Cat and His Forever Family Vol. 4
N TP VOL 01
There Beneath the Water, Volume 1

REORDER MANGA THIS WEEK...
NOTHING THIS WEEK

17 SECOND PRINTS

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

AVENGELYNE #1 2ND PTG (MR)
DOOM PATROL #1 2nd Print Cvr A Niko Henrichon
DOOM PATROL #1 2nd Print Cvr B Niko Henrichon Cardstock Var
DOOM PATROL #1 2nd Print Cvr C Ian Bertram Foil Var
GI JOE #21 2ND PTG
GI JOE #25 2ND PTG
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 2nd Print Cvr A Sherman WRAP
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 2nd Print Cvr B Clarke Var
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 2nd Print Cvr C Spears Foil Var
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) MACHINE 4TH PTG CVR A FORNES VAR
ORDAINED #1 (OF 4) 7TH PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES
ORDAINED #2 (OF 4) 5TH PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES
ORDAINED #3 (OF 4) 2ND PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES
POISON IVY #49 CVR E STJEPAN SEJIC SPOT FOIL VAR
TEEN TITANS #1 2nd Print Cvr A Daniele di Nicuolo
TEEN TITANS #1 2nd Print Cvr B Yagawa & Bonvillain C Var
TEEN TITANS #1 2nd Print Cvr C Jim Cheung Foil Var

10 GAME RELATED

GAME RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW GAME COMICS...
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR A-Ribic)
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR B-Jacobson)
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR C-Foil Manzanedo)
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR D-Darboe)
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR E-Manhanini)
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 CVR A
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 (OF 5) CVR B
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 (OF 5) CVR C

REORDER GAME COMICS...
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS CAMMY V CHUN LI #1 CVR A

NEW GAME TRADES...
PATHFINDER DARK WATERS RISING COMPACT ED TP
 

-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.

110426 COMPANY RANKINGS # NEW TITLES  MSRP TOTALS 
  1) DC COMICS 66  $               378.38
  2) MARVEL COMICS 44  $               234.56
  3) IMAGE COMICS 26  $               118.74
  4) DYNAMITE COMICS 24  $               126.76
 5) MASSIVE COMICS 21  $               134.47
 6) MAD CAVE COMICS 16  $                  89.84
 7) DARK HORSE COMICS 10  $                  51.90
  8) TITAN COMICS 8  $                  37.92
9) ONI PRESS COMICS 7  $                  42.93
  10) IGNITION COMICS 7  $                  34.93
INDY COMICS 17  $               100.84
TOTALS: 246  $            1,351.27
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 11/04/26. This coming week, there are 246 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $1.00 to $24.99. 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!

110426 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   TOTALS 
$1.00 4  $                    4.00
$3.99 27  $               107.73
$4.99 136  $               678.64
$5.55 3  $                  16.65
$5.99 41  $               245.59
$6.99 22  $               153.78
$7.00 1  $                    7.00
$7.99 3  $                  23.97
$8.99 3  $                  26.97
$9.99 3  $                  29.97
$11.99 1  $                  11.99
$19.99 1  $                  19.99
$24.99 1  $                  24.99
TOTALS: 246  $            1,351.27
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK    

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

AVENGERS #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Marco Checchetto

IN THE WAKE OF ARMAGEDDON, A NEW TEAM ASSEMBLES...With the world order completely rewritten after AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON, there comes a day, a day unlike any other, when a new group of Earth's mightiest heroes find themselves united to avenge the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Miracleman!

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.50

 

25% OFF OUR KIDS BOOK OF THE WEEK

MARVEL MEOW/STRANGE SCALES #1

MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Nao Fuji, Joao M. P. Lemos

UNLIKELY ANIMAL FRIENDS UNITE! The cats of the Marvel Universe meet Doctor Strange's snakes in a brand-new short story — and definitely, absolutely, positively nothing goes wrong! Plus: MARVEL MEOW #19-24 and STRANGE SCALES #1-6 see print for the first time!

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.50

 

DON'T MISS OUR OTHER BIG EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK...


 

LADIES DAY THURSDAY
 Every THURSDAY from NOON to 6:00pm
 Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!


 

KIDS CORNER SUNDAY
 Every SUNDAY from NOON to 5:00pm
 20% OFF All Comics & Books in our Kids Corner!

...AND OF COURSE THESE EVERYDAY SAVINGS!
EVERYDAY

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GET REWARDED
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THANK YOU
BUCKS
EVERYDAY

1000'S OF QUARTER COMICS
EVERYDAY

BULK PRICING ON SUPPLIES

 

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-

251 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 DC COMICS-66  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR A BENGAL  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR B MARCIO TAKARA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR C DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR D ISA WORKS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #20 CVR A JAHNOY LINDSAY  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #20 CVR B DAVIDE PARATORE CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #20 CVR C AKA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #20 CVR D MARTIN SIMMONDS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR A RAFA SANDOVAL GATEFOLD TRIPTYCH  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR B TERRY DODSON CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR C JUAN FERREYRA CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR D BRYAN HITCH CONN CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR E BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR F FRANK QUITELY GLOW-IN-THE-DARK VAR  $     8.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR G BJORN BARENDS DC SHOWCASE WRAP FOIL VAR  $   24.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR H RAFA SANDOVAL LEFT CONN CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR I RAFA SANDOVAL MIDDLE CONN CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25 CVR J RAFA SANDOVAL RIGHT CONN CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
BATGIRL #25 CVR A DAVID TALASKI  $     4.99
BATGIRL #25 CVR B MIKE CHOI CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATGIRL #25 CVR C NOGI SAN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATGIRL #25 CVR D DAVID TALASKI FOIL VAR  $     7.99
BATMAN #15 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ  $     4.99
BATMAN #15 CVR B JIM CHEUNG CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #15 CVR C DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #15 CVR D BECKY CLOONAN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #15 CVR E JORGE JIMENEZ FOIL VAR  $     7.99
BATMAN #15 CVR F FRANK QUITELY WATCHMEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE ED CVR A KELLEY JONES  $     3.99
BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE ED CVR B BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE ED CVR C KELLEY JONES FOIL VAR  $     6.99
BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE ED CVR D GEYER & SAVIUK BANE SUPER POWERS CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DC START HERE - MISTER MIRACLE #1 (MR)  $     1.00
DC START HERE - NIGHTWING LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT #1  $     1.00
DC START HERE - POISON IVY #1   $     1.00
DC START HERE - WONDER WOMAN #1   $     1.00
DEMON #2 CVR A JAMES HARREN  $     3.99
DEMON #2 CVR B ERIC CANETE CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DEMON #2 CVR C ANDREW MACLEAN CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DEMON #2 CVR D SANFORD GREENE CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
DOOM PATROL #1 Second Printing Cvr A Niko Henrichon  $     3.99
DOOM PATROL #1 Second Printing Cvr B Niko Henrichon Cardstock Var  $     4.99
DOOM PATROL #1 Second Printing Cvr C Ian Bertram Foil Var  $     6.99
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR A ARIEL OLIVETTI  $     3.99
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR B MARTIN SIMMONDS CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR C CHRISTIAN WARD CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR D KYUYONG EOM CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GANGS OF GOTHAM #1 CVR E ARIEL OLIVETTI FOIL VAR  $     6.99
HARLEY QUINN #67 CVR E STJEPAN SEJIC BAD SEEDS SPOT FOIL VAR (BATMAN BAD SEEDS)  $     6.99
JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2 (OF 6) CVR A MICHAEL WALSH  $     3.99
JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2 (OF 6) CVR B BEN OLIVER CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2 (OF 6) CVR C GABRIEL HARDMAN CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2 (OF 6) CVR D RYAN SOOK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 Second Printing Cvr A Hayden Sherman WRAP  $     3.99
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 Second Printing Cvr B Taurin Clarke Cardstock Var  $     4.99
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 Second Printing Cvr C Mark Spears Foil Var  $     6.99
POISON IVY #49 CVR E STJEPAN SEJIC BAD SEEDS SPOT FOIL VAR (BATMAN BAD SEEDS)  $     6.99
SUPERMAN THE STRANGER #3 (OF 6) CVR A WES CRAIG (MR)  $     4.99
SUPERMAN THE STRANGER #3 (OF 6) CVR B BRYAN HITCH VAR (MR)  $     4.99
SUPERMAN THE STRANGER #3 (OF 6) CVR C JEFF LEMIRE VAR (MR)  $     4.99
TEEN TITANS #1 Second Printing Cvr A Daniele di Nicuolo  $     3.99
TEEN TITANS #1 Second Printing Cvr B Rickie Yagawa & Tamra Bonvillain Cardstock Var  $     4.99
TEEN TITANS #1 Second Printing Cvr C Jim Cheung Foil Var  $     6.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #153 FACSIMILE ED CVR A CURT SWAN  $     3.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #153 FACSIMILE ED CVR B BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
WORLDS FINEST COMICS #153 FACSIMILE ED CVR C CURT SWAN FOIL VAR  $     6.99
NEW DC COMICS TOTALS:  $ 378.38
   
 2) NEW MARVEL COMICS-44  MSRP 
AVENGERS #1  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 ARTGERM VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 BLANK COVER VARIANT A  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 DAVID NAKAYAMA COLOR BLOCK RED WRAP VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 KAARE ANDREWS WRAP VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 MR GARCIN VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT  $     5.99
AVENGERS #1 TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAG  $     5.99
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1  $     4.99
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1 PEACH MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT  $     4.99
DNX #4  $     4.99
DNX #4 FEDERICO VICENTINI 5-PART CONN VARIANT  $     4.99
DNX #4 IBAN COELLO VARIANT  $     4.99
DNX #4 SKOTTIE YOUNG DNX COLLECTION VARIANT H  $     4.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER A  $     4.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER B RUSSELL DAUTERMAN VARIANT  $     4.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER D MR GARCIN VARIANT  $     4.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER E BRUCE TIMM VARIANT  $     4.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER G MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
GHOST RIDER: KUSHALA #1  $     7.99
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1  $     4.99
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 PACO MEDINA VARIANT  $     4.99
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 PEACH MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT  $     4.99
IRON MAN #11  $     4.99
IRON MAN #11 PEACH MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
IRON MAN #11 TAKASHI OKAZAKI VARIANT  $     4.99
MARVEL MEOW/STRANGE SCALES #1  $     5.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #4  $     4.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #4 ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO VARIANT  $     4.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #4 PEACH MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1  $     5.99
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1 JOE JUSKO VARIANT  $     5.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 COVER A  $     4.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 COVER B NOGI SAN SENSATIONAL VARIANT  $     4.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 COVER C STONEHOUSE NOIR VARIANT  $     4.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 COVER E MARK BROOKS VARIANT  $     4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #38  $     4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #38 LUCIANO VECCHIO WORKOUT VARIANT  $     4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #38 PEACH MOMOKO MOMO-TONE VARIANT  $     4.99
WOLVERINE #29  $     4.99
WOLVERINE #29 E.M. GIST VARIANT  $     4.99
NEW MARVEL TOTALS:  $ 234.56
   
 3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-26  MSRP 
AVENGELYNE #1 2ND PTG (MR)  $     3.99
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #20 CVR A GIANENRICO BONACORSI  $     3.99
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #20 CVR B  BONACORSI VIRGIN VAR  $     3.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES FOX MASK KILLER #2 (OF 5) CVR A ADAM GORHAM (MR)  $     3.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES FOX MASK KILLER #2 (OF 5) CVR B ANNIE WU VAR (MR)  $     3.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES FOX MASK KILLER #2 (OF 5) CVR C GORHAM POLY W/COLLECTIBLE CARD VAR  $     6.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR A ALBERTO PONTICELLI & JORDIE BELLAIRE  $     4.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR B RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE VIRGIN VAR  $     4.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR C  WALSH POLY W/COLLECTIBLE CARD VAR  $     6.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR G BLANK SKETCH VAR (MR)  $     5.99
GI JOE #21 2ND PTG  $     3.99
GI JOE #25 2ND PTG  $     4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TOMB RAIDER #2 (OF 5) CVR A CASAGRANDE &  GUIMARAES  $     4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TOMB RAIDER #2 (OF 5) CVR B SWEENEY BOO VAR  $     4.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TOMB RAIDER #2 (OF 5) CVR C SWEENEY BOO FOIL VAR  $     5.99
HAMMERFIST #3 CVR A STEVE EPTING (MR)  $     3.99
HAMMERFIST #3 CVR B PATRICIO BETTEO VAR (MR)  $     3.99
MASK #6 CVR A PYE PARR  $     3.99
MASK #6 CVR B KARL KERSCHL CONN VAR  $     3.99
MASK #6 CVR C NICK BRADSHAW & JIM CHARALAMPIDIS VAR  $     3.99
TALES OF WONDER #3 (OF 5) CVR A STEVE SKROCE & IAN HERRING  $     3.99
TALES OF WONDER #3 (OF 5) CVR B JOSHUA CASSARA & ROMULO FAJARDO JR VAR  $     3.99
TALES OF WONDER #3 (OF 5) CVR C JORGE FORNES VAR  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #148 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR)  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #148 CVR B CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE MCCAIG VAR (MR)  $     3.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #148 CVR C SCOTT MORSE VAR (MR)  $     3.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:  $ 118.74
 
 4) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-24  MSRP 
ALADDIN #4 CVR A NICOLETTA BALDARI  $     4.99
ALADDIN #4 CVR B NATACHA BUSTOS VAR  $     4.99
ALADDIN #4 CVR C KENYA DANINO VAR  $     4.99
ALADDIN #4 CVR D CARTOON HEAD VAR  $     4.99
LION KING #7 CVR A EDWIN GALMON  $     4.99
LION KING #7 CVR B STORYBOOK ART VAR  $     4.99
LION KING #7 CVR C EMILIO PILLIU VAR  $     4.99
LION KING #7 CVR D CARTOON HEAD VAR  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR A JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR B COLLETTE TURNER VAR  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR C DIEGO YAPUR VAR  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR D COSPLAY IVY RED SONJA VAR  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR E COSPLAY IVY BARBARELLA VAR  $     4.99
RED SONJA BARBARELLA #1 CVR F JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER FOIL VAR  $   11.99
SUPERNATURAL DEAN WINCHESTER #2 CVR A MARGUERITE SAUVAGE  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL DEAN WINCHESTER #2 CVR B KEYLA VALERIO VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL DEAN WINCHESTER #2 CVR C DREW MOSS VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL DEAN WINCHESTER #2 CVR D PHOTO 1 VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL DEAN WINCHESTER #2 CVR E PHOTO 2 VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL SAM WINCHESTER #2 CVR A PAULINA GANUCHEAU  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL SAM WINCHESTER #2 CVR B KENDALL GOODE VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL SAM WINCHESTER #2 CVR C DREW MOSS VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL SAM WINCHESTER #2 CVR D PHOTO 1 VAR  $     4.99
SUPERNATURAL SAM WINCHESTER #2 CVR E PHOTO 2 VAR  $     4.99
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 5) NEW MASSIVE COMICS-21  MSRP 
AXON INFINITY #2 (OF 5)  $     4.99
BO WOLF #4 (OF 5)  $     5.99
CIRCUITS SEDUCTION REVENGE #1 CVR A JOEL H HERRERA (MR)  $     5.55
CIRCUITS SEDUCTION REVENGE #1 CVR B SVETA SHUBINA VAR (MR)  $     5.55
CIRCUITS SEDUCTION REVENGE #1 CVR C LEONARDO COLAPIETRA VAR (MR)  $     5.55
FURRLOUGH #205  $     9.99
GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #4 (OF 5) CVR A ERWIN J ARROZA  $     4.99
GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #4 (OF 5) CVR B ALPER GECGEL VAR  $     4.99
GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #4 (OF 5) CVR C RAFAEL LOUREIRO HOMAGE VAR  $     4.99
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 (OF 5) CVR A ZACH HOWARD NELSON DANIEL (MR)   $     5.99
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 (OF 5) CVR B JONATHAN WAYSHAK VAR (MR)  $     5.99
HALLOWEEN THE GAME COMIC #1 (OF 5) CVR C EAMON WINKLE SEAN OTOOL VAR (MR)   $     5.99
MAGICK #2 CVR A RENZO PODESTA  $     4.99
MAGICK #2 CVR B EMRE ISPIR VAR  $     4.99
MAGICK #2 CVR C WAYNE LOWDEN VAR  $     4.99
QUESTED #1 (OF 3) CVR E LUDO LULLABI FOIL VAR  $   19.99
SHAMAN KANE RESURRECTION #3 (OF 3)  $     5.99
SIGHT #3 (OF 5)  $     5.99
TOMORROW GIRL #22 CVR A TERRY PARR  $     4.99
VAMP DELUXE #2 (OF 2) CVR A EMMANUEL BAZIN  $     5.99
VAMP DELUXE #2 (OF 2) CVR B DAMIAN CONNELLY VAR  $     5.99
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 6) NEW MAD CAVE COMICS-16  MSRP 
HONOR AND CURSE ETERNAL #8 (OF 12) CVR A NICK MARINKOVICH  $     4.99
HONOR AND CURSE ETERNAL #8 (OF 12) CVR B JASON MASTERS VAR  $     4.99
LAND OF NEVER #5 (OF 6)  $     4.99
LAST STARFIGHTER #4 CVR A TAURIN CLARKE  $     4.99
LAST STARFIGHTER #4 CVR B RAHZZAH VAR  $     4.99
OMEGA BOOK #4 (OF 5)  $     4.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR A ANNIE WU  $     4.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR B VERONICA FISH VAR  $     4.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR C TANGO VAR  $     4.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR D PAULINA GANUCHEAU VAR  $     4.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR E TANGO VIRGIN VAR  $     6.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR F BLANK SKETCH VAR  $     6.99
RIP KIRBY #1 CVR G VERONICA FISH FOIL VAR  $     6.99
SATANIC PANIC #1 (OF 4) CVR D JUSTIN COFFEE GLOW IN THE DARK VAR  $     6.99
SUNDER #2 CVR A PIERRE ALEXANDRE COMTOIS  $     5.99
SUNDER #2 CVR B DEREK LAUFMAN VAR  $     5.99
NEW MAD CAVE COMICS TOTALS:  $   89.84
 
 7) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-10  MSRP 
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR A) (Esad Ribic)  $     4.99
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR B) (Tyler Jacobson)  $     4.99
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR C) (Foil) (Antonino José Manzanedo)  $     6.99
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR D) (Karen Darboe)  $     4.99
Dungeons & Dragons #1 (CVR E) (Mateus Manhanini)  $     4.99
Ghost of a Ghost #2 (CVR A) (Michael Avon Oeming)  $     4.99
Ghost of a Ghost #2 (CVR B) (Kevin Nowlan)  $     4.99
Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #4 (CVR A) (Geof Darrow)  $     4.99
Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #4 (CVR C) (Nicolas Nemiri)  $     4.99
The Foundry #3 (CVR A) (Christopher Mitten)  $     4.99
NEW  DARK HORSE  COMICS TOTALS:  $   51.90
 
 8) NEW TITAN COMICS-8  MSRP 
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS DIE WITH HONOR #1 (OF 4) CVR A DYLAN TEAGUE  $     4.99
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS DIE WITH HONOR #1 (OF 4) CVR B ALAN QUAH VAR  $     4.99
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS DIE WITH HONOR #1 (OF 4) CVR C KIT WALLIS VAR   $     4.99
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS DIE WITH HONOR #1 (OF 4) CVR D JESUS HERVAS VAR  $     4.99
HAWKMOON THE MAD GODS AMULET #2 (OF 2) CVR A CLAUDIA CARANFA (MR)  $     4.99
HAWKMOON THE MAD GODS AMULET #2 (OF 2) CVR B CLAUDIA IANNICIELLO VAR (MR)  $     4.99
UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER #4 (OF 4) CVR A GEORGE KAMBADAIS  $     3.99
UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER #4 (OF 4) CVR B DENIS BAJRAM & BRICE COSSU VAR  $     3.99
NEW TITAN TOTALS:  $   37.92
 
 9) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-7  MSRP 
Archie in Hell #1 Chloe Brailsford Pyre Satanic Var  $     4.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover A Tyler Crook  $     4.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover B Patrick Horvath Var  $     4.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover C Paul Azaceta Var  $     4.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover D Jesse Lonergan Var  $     4.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover F Tyler Crook Foil Var  $     8.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover G Patrick Horvath Foil Var  $     8.99
NEW ONI PRESS TOTALS:  $   42.93
 
 10) NEW IDW COMICS-7  MSRP 
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #14 Cover A (Ito)  $     4.99
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #14 Variant B (Winkle)  $     4.99
Smile: Any Given Smile #2 Cover A (Witter)  $     4.99
Smile: Any Given Smile #2 Variant B (Patridge)  $     4.99
Smile: Any Given Smile #2 Variant C (Collar Trading Card Variant)  $     4.99
TMNT: Journeys #15 Cover A (Dooney & Lawson)  $     4.99
TMNT: Journeys #15 Variant B (Henderson)  $     4.99
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:  $   34.93
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-17  MSRP  PUBLISHER
Cult-de-Sac #3 Cover A Fico Ossio  $     4.99 IGNITION
Cult-de-Sac #3 Cover B Ebrahel Lurci  $     4.99 IGNITION
ECLIPSE OF MOTHS (ONE SHOT)  $     7.00 STRANGERS
Mad Science Division #1 Cover A Brian Level  $     4.99 IGNITION
Mad Science Division #1 Cover B Riley Rossmo  $     4.99 IGNITION
Masters of the Universe: Legends of Eternia  Issue #4  $     4.99 TOKYOPOP
Minor Arcana #20 A Main (Dressed  Lemire)  $     4.99 BOOM!
Minor Arcana #20 B Variant (Dressed  Mamone)  $     4.99 BOOM!
No One Escapes the Dialectic #1 A Main (Dressed  Fuso)  $     4.99 BOOM!
No One Escapes the Dialectic #1 B Variant (Dressed  Design)  $     4.99 BOOM!
No One Escapes the Dialectic #1 F Unlimited Variant (Full Art  Fuso)  $     4.99 BOOM!
ONE ZERO ZERO ONE SAVES THE WORLD #1 CVR G LAUFMAN SPECIAL FOIL FULL ART VAR  $     9.99 VAULT
ONE ZERO ZERO ONE SAVES THE WORLD #1 CVR H  ROBINSON FOIL FULL ART VAR  $     9.99 VAULT
ORDAINED #0 (OF 3) THE MACHINE 4TH PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES VAR  $     5.99 BAD IDEA
ORDAINED #1 (OF 4) 7TH PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES  $     5.99 BAD IDEA
ORDAINED #2 (OF 4) 5TH PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES  $     5.99 BAD IDEA
ORDAINED #3 (OF 4) 2ND PTG CVR A JORGE FORNES  $     5.99 BAD IDEA
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:  $ 100.84  
REORDER COMICS-5  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Twelfth Printing   $     4.99
CATWOMAN #92 CVR A SEBASTIAN FIUMARA (BATMAN BAD SEEDS)  $     3.99
FORGED #12 (MR)  $     6.99
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS CAMMY VS CHUN LI #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A DRAX GAL  $     4.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #146 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR)  $     3.99
 

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NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-49  MSRP 
ABATTOIR SIX TP VOL 01 (MR)  $   18.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN HC VOL 03 THE NEVERENDING BEGINS  $   29.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN TP VOL 03 THE NEVERENDING BEGINS  $   19.99
Act Like You Love Me!  Vol. 1  $   19.99
Baby Garfield  $   14.99
BATMAN JEKYLL & HYDE TP (2026 ED)  $   17.99
Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Star Wars)  $   19.00
Battlefront: Twilight Company (Star Wars)  $   22.00
Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don't Know  $   14.99
BIRDS OF PREY THE ORIGINS TP  $   16.99
Captain America Epic Collection: The Lazarus Conspiracy  $   54.99
Captain America: The Death Of Captain America [Marvel Premier Collection]  $   14.99
Chibon Kaburi: The Masked God  Volume 1  $   14.99
CORPSE KNIGHT TP VOL 01 DM EXC MATTHEW ROBERTS & RICO RENZI CVR  $   16.99
CORPSE KNIGHT TP VOL 01 MATTHEW ROBERTS & RICO RENZI CVR  $   16.99
Cozy Woodlands  $   12.00
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
DETECTIVE DUCK ILLUSTRATED NOVEL HC VOL 01 THE CASE O/T STRANGE SPLASH  $   14.99
DETECTIVE DUCK ILLUSTRATED NOVEL HC VOL 02 THE CASE O/T MISSING TADPOLE  $   14.99
DISNEY VILLAINS MALEFICENT TP VOL 02  $   15.99
DOG MAN HC VOL 15 A SPRINKLE IN TIME  $   15.99
DUNE MESSIAH HC VOL 01  $   25.99
Generation X Epic Collection: Counter X  $   54.99
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: End of the Reign--Manga Style ED  $   12.99
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era]--Manga Style ED  $   12.99
Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars  $   19.00
Hilda and Twig Wake the Ice Man   $   12.99
Hilda and Twig: Find a Space Rock  $   18.99
HOBBIT ILLUSTRATED BY TOVE JANSSON HC  $   40.00
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 18 NEW ED  $   14.99
KANGA-U TRICKS AND TRANSFORMATION A WONDER WOMAN GN TP  $   12.99
Luca the Dragon Vet 2  $   13.99
Magik & Colossus: Bound by Blood  $   17.99
Mocha the Cat and His Forever Family Vol. 4  $   14.99
N TP VOL 01  $   15.00
PATHFINDER DARK WATERS RISING COMPACT ED TP  $     9.99
POWERPUFF GIRLS TP VOL 03 NEW YEAR NEW YOU  $   14.99
PREACHER COMPENDIUM 01 TP (MR)  $   59.99
ROBIN & BATMAN JASON TODD TP  $   17.99
Robin & Batman: Jason Todd  $   17.99
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Murders  $   27.99
Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon  $   19.00
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch--Rogue Agents  $   19.99
Starship Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era]: First Wars--Manga Style ED  $   12.99
TEEN TITANS TOGETHER TP CONN COVER ED  $   16.99
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade: The Graphic Novel  $   13.99
The Pet Rock Ransom: A Graphic Novel  $     9.99
There  Beneath the Water, Volume 1  $   14.99
YOURE A SUPERHERO HC  $   12.99
 
REORDER BOOKS/TRADES-33  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN HC VOL 02 ABOMINATION  $   29.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 02 AS MY MOTHERS MADE ME  $   19.99
All New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider  $   29.99
AUTHORITY RELENTLESS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)(MR)  $     9.99
BARBARIC TP VOL 01 (COMPACT ED)  $   14.99
BATMAN BY GRANT MORRISON TP BOOK 01  $   39.99
BATMAN FAMILY YEAR ONE BOX SET  $   59.99
BATMAN THE COURT OF OWLS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
DC FINEST DOOM PATROL THE END SANCTIFIES THE MEANS TP (MR)  $   39.99
DC FINEST GREEN LANTERN SETTING UP SHOP TP  $   39.99
DC FINEST HORROR WHERE DEAD MEN WALK TP  $   39.99
DC THE NEW FRONTIER TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
FAR SECTOR TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)(MR)  $     9.99
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN UNITED WE FALL TP (2026 ED)  $   17.99
GREEN LANTERN (2023) TP VOL 01 BACK IN ACTION BOOK MARKET XERMANICO COVER  $   19.99
GREEN LANTERN (2023) TP VOL 03 POWER OF WILL  $   19.99
GREEN LANTERN (2023) TP VOL 04 CIVIL CORPS  $   19.99
HARLEY QUINN AND THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01 NEW ED  $   12.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 02 NEW ED   $   14.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 03 NEW ED  $   14.99
MARVEL DIMENSIONS HC  $   29.99
NIGHTWING (2021) TP VOL 01 LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT  $   16.99
NIGHTWING (2024) TP VOL 02 DEATH TRAPS  $   19.99
RED SONJA SHE DEVIL WITH A SWORD COMPACT ED TP  $     9.99
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 01 (MR)   $   19.99
Strange Tales  $   13.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN TP (DC COMPACT COMICS ED)  $     9.99
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS TP (2023 ED)  $   19.99
THAT TEXAS BLOOD TP VOL 01 (MR)  $   14.99
THAT TEXAS BLOOD TP VOL 02  $   16.99
WITCHBLADE (2024) TP VOL 01  $     9.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-9  
COMICS THE MAGAZINE #9  $     3.99
DC CONNECT #78   FREE 
DYNAMITE DISPATCHES #17   FREE 
OUT 100 #330  $     6.99
RUE MORGUE #233  $   14.95
TV GUIDE: THE CHOSEN COLLECTORS EDITION  $   16.99
UNCUT GREATS #8-ROBERT PLANT  $   19.50
VAMPIRESS CARMILLA MAGAZINE #36  $     6.99
VOLUME 0 #16  $   17.00
 
 NEW WALL ART-1  
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #32 FACSIMILE ED POSTER  $     8.99
 
 NEW RATIO VARIANTS-25  
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6) CVR E INC 1:25 RILEY ROSSMO CRD STK VAR  $   12.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover H Kano Teaser 1:10 Var  $     7.99
Archie in Hell #1 Cover I Dan Parent Classic 1:20 Var  $   13.99
AVENGERS #1 JIM CHEUNG 1:50 VARIANT  $   21.99
AVENGERS #1 ROSE BESCH 1:100 VARIANT  $   49.99
AVENGERS #1 RYAN STEGMAN 1:25 VARIANT  $     9.99
BATMAN #15 CVR G INC 1:25 DAVID AJA CRD STK VAR  $   10.99
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1 DOALY 1:25 VARIANT  $   17.99
DNX #4 TONY DANIEL 1:25 VARIANT  $     9.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES FOX MASK KILLER #2 (OF 5) CVR D INC 1:25 VERONICA FISH VAR (MR)  $   16.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR D INC 1:25 FERNANDEZ VIRGIN VAR (MR)  $   22.99
EXQUISITE CORPSES LONE GUNMAN #1 (OF 5) CVR H THANK YOU VAR (MR)  $   14.99
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 COVER C SIMONE DI MEO 1:25 VARIANT  $   21.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TOMB RAIDER #2 CVR D 1:25  MOONEYHAM VINTAGE JOE VAR  $   12.99
Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #14 Variant RI (10) (Eggleton Full Art)  $     9.99
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 CLAYTON CRAIN 1:25 VARIANT  $   21.99
IRON MAN #11 JUNGGEUN YOON 1:25 VARIANT  $     9.99
Mad Science Division #1 Cover C Raúl Allén 1:10  $   12.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #4 SERGIO DAVILA 1:25 VARIANT  $     8.99
ONE ZERO ZERO ONE SAVES THE WORLD #1 CVR B INC 1:1 (10) TIAGO PALMA VAR  $   10.99
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1 DECLAN SHALVEY 1:25 VARIANT  $   16.99
Smile: Any Given Smile #2 Variant RI (10) (Swaby)  $     8.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 COVER D PUPPETEER LEE 1:25 VARIANT  $   12.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #38 MARTIN COCCOLO 1:25 VARIANT  $     9.99
WOLVERINE #29 GREG LAND 1:25 VARIANT  $   10.99

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