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 21
Ultimate Invasion #1 (Marvel)
(W) Jonathan Hickman // (A/CA) Bryan Hitch
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BEGINS!
Superstar creators Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch team up! The Illuminati must form once again to stop the Maker from his plans to destroy – or perhaps rebuild – the universe, with Miles Morales at the center of it all! Bryan’s work on THE ULTIMATES helped redefine super hero comics for the 2000s – wait until you see what he and Jonathan have in store for this decade! Including new data pages by Jonathan Hickman – plus exclusive behind-the-scenes material on the world-building that has gone into this project!
FOC: May 29, 2023
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 (Marvel)
(W) Rodney Barnes // (A) Georges Jeanty
GROGU AND DIN DJARIN return in CHAPTER 9: THE MARSHAL! The Mandalorian is drawn to the Outer Rim in search of others of his kind. Following rumors of another Mandalorian, he instead comes face-to-face with MARSHAL COBB VANTH wearing a very familiar armor! Mando and Grogu have stepped into a situation bigger than they realize! Following the tradition of season one, Rodney Barnes & Georges Jeanty reunite to bring season two to life once more!
FOC: May 29, 2023
Wild’s End #1 (BOOM! Studios)
(W) Dan Abnett // (A/CA) I.N.J. Culbard
Journey to alien-occupied interwar England, courtesy of the award-winning creative team of Dan Abnett (Warhammer 40K, Immortal Red Sonja) & I.N.J. Culbard (Salamandre, Tales From The Umbrella Academy), with Nik Abnett providing additional material!
Out at sea during the invasion, our intimate crew of unlucky voyagers returns to a world they once knew, their once-cozy seaside home now occupied by alien invaders.
Combining a rich cast of anthropomorphized characters in the tradition of Blacksad and aliens unlike any you’ve ever seen in the spirit of War of the Worlds meets Wind in the Willows! Wild’s End is a world unlike any other… one you won’t want to leave.
FOC: May 29, 2023
Bone Orchard Tenement #1 (Image Comics)
(W) Jeff Lemire // (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino
From the Eisner-winning creative team behind Gideon Falls, Primordial, and Ten Thousand Black Feathers comes the biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of The Bone Orchard Mythos!!!
In this extra-length first issue, Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino bring you the story of seven residents in a building and the dark secrets that bind them together…beginning with a death that feels much more sinister than natural.
Tenement is the newest entry into The Bone Orchard Mythos from Lemire & Sorrentino. This universe features self-contained graphic novels and limited series about the horrors waiting to be discovered within the Bone Orchard.
FOC: May 29, 2023
Dead Mall TP (Dark Horse)
(W) Adam Cesare // (A/CA) David Stoll
The Penn Mills Galleria is about to be demolished. Five teens sneak into the mall to take a last look around before it’s gone. However, while Penn Mills has been closed for years, the mall is far from abandoned. A night of exploration becomes a shopping spree from hell. The teens must contend with the sprawling, transformative cosmic horror of Penn Mills or be trapped forever within the Dead Mall.
Collects the four-issue miniseries.
Adam Cesare and David Stoll joined the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 77 to discuss Dead Mall!
FOC: May 29, 2023
