As the calendar flips to June, comic book fans get ready – four days of new releases await! With so many thrilling titles dropping in such a short time span, navigating through it all can be dizzying. To help guide you on your journey into comics this month we've curated some must-read picks that'll promise magical escapism like Void Rivals #1, You've Been Cancelled #1 - plus a few more.
Of course, there are many on-going books that have release dates in June, but we are focusing on new series releases. Most of our selections come from independent publishers, but you may also see books from Marvel and DC Comics as well. This list is also subjective to what we are interested in reading.
Lastly, release dates are always subject to change due many different reasons. We will do our best to update this list as we are made aware of these changes.
JUNE 14
Void Rivals #1 (Image Comics)
(W) Robert Kirkman // (A) Lorenzo De Felici
The blockbuster Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman & Lorenzo De Felici debut the biggest new comic book series of 2023 with the launch of AN ALL-NEW SHARED UNIVERSE and a SURPRISE you won’t see coming!
War rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war.
However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?
FOC: May 22, 2023
Brynmore #1 (IDW Publishing)
(W) Steve Niles // (A/CA) Damien Worm
From the creators of The October Faction, Steve Niles and Damien Worm, comes a new horror tale, Brynmore! Recently divorced and sober, Mark Turner has returned to his hometown looking for a second chance. He’ll rebuild the old church into a new home… if the locals let him. But Turner Island has a secret, one tracing back to when it was named after Mark’s ancestors. Who, or what, is Brynmore?
FOC: May 22, 2023
The Normals #1 (AfterShock Comics)
(W) Adam Glass // (A) Dennis Calero
Think about your “life” for a moment…the people you’ve known, the one’s you’ve loved, and all the stuff in between. Now imagine you learned that everything YOU believed, everything YOU lived, everything YOU felt actually never happened…it was ALL not real. But it is REAL to YOU and you now must fight to save it and everyone you love. But to do that, you first have to save the world. Welcome to “The Normals.” an exciting new rush-of-blood-to-the-head series and AfterShock Comics.
From Adam Glass (Rough Riders, Suicide Squad, TV’s Supernatural) and Dennis Calero.
FOC: May 22, 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #140 (IDW Publishing)
(W) Sophie Campbell // (A/CA) Gavin Smith
A shamed mayor. A fallen wall. A new borough and broken trust among a found family. Left reeling from the events of Armageddon Game, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles grapple to hold it all together as the rest of New York City struggles to find equilibrium. The city’s new dynamic means a new slate of challenges and opportunities. And while a dark threat lurks in the shadows of Mutant Town, several of the Turtles’ closest allies separate themselves from the brothers.
Check out Gavin Smith, the newest TMNT on-going artist. Smith will join the Capes and Tights Podcast in August for TMNT Week to discuss his new role!
FOC: May 22, 2023
Death Drop: Drag Assassin #1 (Scout Comics)
(W) David Hazan // (A/CA) Alex Moore
Death Drop, a hitman turned drag queen, enters a race against time to find her missing drag sister as a mysterious rash of killings and disappearances spreads across the city. With the specter of her former mentor haunting her every step, Death Drop must decide how far she is willing to be pulled back into a life of violence in order to protect her community in this supernatural queer noir.
David Hazan and Alex Moore join the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 108 on May 17, 2023 to discuss Death Drop: Drag Assassin!
FOC: May 22, 2023
TMNT: The Last Ronin – The Covers HC (IDW Publishing)
(A) Various Artists
Relive one of the greatest TMNT stories of all time through the iconic covers that helped make it an instant classic! Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. Kevin Eastman joins Last Ronin artists Esau and Isaac Escorza and an all-star lineup of top tier talent in a comprehensive showcase of the series’ cover art.
Featuring action-packed pieces by Ben Bishop, Mateus Santolouco, Sophie Campbell, Freddie E. Williams II, Peach Momoko, Tyler Kirkham, John Giang, Amanda Conner, Rob Liefeld, Simon Bisley, Stan Sakai, and many more!
FOC: May 22, 2023
Haunt You To The End #1 (Image Comics)
(W) Ryan Cady // (A/CA) Andrea Mutti
A GHOST STORY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD!
In a not-so-far future rife with climate disasters and worldwide instability, an eccentric billionaire and his crew-a disgraced journalist, a radical doctor, a TV demonologist, and a squad of hard-bitten military contractors-set out to prove the existence of life after death. But even if their mission is a success, the truth behind the “most haunted place on earth” may not be the comforting revelation the world is hoping for.
FOC: May 22, 2023
Xino #1 (Oni Press)
(W) Chris Condon, Melissa Flores, Phil Hester, Jordan Thomas // (A) Nick Cagnetti, Phil Hester, Daniel Irizarri, Shaky Kane
Because the future is getting weirder everyday, we give you Xino #001-the first of three OVERSIZED, 40-PAGE intra-ocular lozenges of subversive, surrealist science-fiction to cure your awful awareness of it all. Try not to worry-the insertion process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of Oni’s brightest talents (past, present, and future) as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.
In our first exploratory outing: Rising stars Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky) & Daniel Irizarri (Judge Dredd) surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses; cult phenoms Christopher Condon (That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade) debut the world’s first intravenous video game system; Underground radicals Jordan Thomas (Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin) surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration, and master cartoonist and foundational Oni creator Phil Hester (Gotham City: Year One) returns to the fold to leave his deepest mark yet!
FOC: May 22, 2023
