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Ah… July….The Fourth, dog days, and… San Diego!

So much good stuff!  Bestselling author Christopher Moore writes a graphic novel!  Ray Bradbury, Grandmaster, has two classics adapted!  Grant Morrison writes about superheroes and religion!  Disney and Hitler, together again!  Girlie comics from Marvel!  “Good Girl” comics from Jim Silke, Doug Sneyd, and Dean Yeagle!  Great Women comics from Gail Simone, Colleen Coover, Megan Kelso, Jill Thompson, and Corinne Mucha!  (Can’t find female creators on the newsstands?  Check the bookshelves!)  And lots of masterful work from Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Jim Starlin, and Floyd Gottfredson!

The following is a selection of new comics titles due to be published in June 2011. This list is not comprehensive, just what I’ve discovered browsing the Internet.Below, you’ll find selected titles which caught my interest.If you would like to browse forthcoming graphic novels and related books at your leisure, click here. These are not necessarily titles I will purchase, but which I will definitely look at once they arrive at my local comics shop or bookstore.  If you click that link above, you’ll see all the graphic novels at BN.com, sorted by date.  Please be advised that publication dates are not set in stone, titles may change, and covers may be altered.  Also, your local comics shop might receive copies before your local neighborhood website or library.I consider my tastes to be rather eclectic. If you feel I’ve neglected or slighted a title, publisher, or creator, please feel free to mention it in the comments below. Yes, you may promote your own work, but please include the ISBN for easy searching (and shopping!)

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King Aroo, Volume 2
by Jack Kent

  • $ 39.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Idea & Design Works, LLC
  • Format: Hardcover, 360pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781600107825
  • ISBN: 1600107826

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories Archives, Volume 1
by Floyd Gottfredson, Al Taliaferro

  • $ 14.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Boom! Studios
  • Format: Paperback, 160pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781608866571
  • ISBN: 1608866572

Gingerbread Girl
by Colleen Coover, Paul Tobin

  • $ 12.95
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
  • Format: Hardcover, 112pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781603090803
  • ISBN: 1603090800

Scary Godmother Comic Book Stories
by Jill Thompson

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Paperback, 312pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595827234
  • ISBN: 1595827234

Sidekicks
by Dan Santat

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 224pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780439298117
  • ISBN: 0439298113
  • $ 12.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Format: Paperback, 224pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780439298193
  • ISBN: 0439298199

The Clockwork Girl
by Sean O’reilly , Kevin Hanna

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Format: Hardcover, 128pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780062080394
  • ISBN: 0062080393

Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation
by Ray Bradbury , Dennis Calero

  • $ 30.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Format: Hardcover, 160pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780809067930
  • ISBN: 0809067935

Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Authorized Adaptation
by Ray Bradbury , Ron Wimberly

  • $ 30.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Format: Hardcover, 144pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780809087464
  • ISBN: 0809087464

DC Comics Ultimate Character Guide
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

  • $ 16.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 208pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780756682613
  • ISBN: 0756682614

Batman: Hush Unwrapped Deluxe
by Jeph Loeb , Jim Lee

  • $ 39.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 320pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781401229924
  • ISBN: 1401229921

Excalibur Visionaries
by Alan Davis , Scott Kolins (Illustrator) , Scott Lobdell

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Paperback, 216pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785155430
  • ISBN: 0785155430

One Month to Live
by Rick Remender, Andrea Mutti, Koi Turnbull, Stuart Moore, John Ostrander

  • $ 14.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Paperback, 128pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785149040
  • ISBN: 078514904X

The Marvel Art of Mike Deodato
by Mike Deodato

  • $ 49.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 240pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785147695
  • ISBN: 0785147691

Impossible Man
by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby, George Perez, Alan David, Ron Lim

  • $ 34.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Paperback, 360pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785155201
  • ISBN: 0785155201

Aquaman: Death of the Prince
by Jim Aparo, Various

  • $ 29.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Format: Paperback, 336pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781401231132
  • ISBN: 1401231136

Dreadstar II Metamorphosis Odyssey
by Jim Starlin

  • $ 49.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
  • Format: Hardcover, 240pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781933305097
  • ISBN: 1933305096

The Griff: A Graphic Novel
by Christopher Moore , Ian Corson

  • $ 22.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Format: Paperback, 160pp [also available as an e-book]
  • ISBN-13: 9780061977527
  • ISBN: 0061977527

Creepy Comics, Volume 1
by Jason Shawn Alexander, Joe R. Lansdale, Doug Moench, Joe Harris, Greg Ruth

  • $19.99
  • Pub. Date: January 2012
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Paperback, 184pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595827500
  • ISBN: 1595827501

The Crow: Special Edition
by J. O’Barr

  • $ 18.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback, 272pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781451627251
  • ISBN: 1451627254

The Grave Doug Freshley
by mpMann, Josh Hechinger

  • $ 21.95
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC
  • Format: Hardcover, 168pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781932386707
  • ISBN: 193238670X

Queen of the Black Black
by Megan Kelso

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
  • Format: Paperback, 160pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781606994597
  • ISBN: 160699459X

Citizen Rex
by Gilbert Hernandez (Artist) , Mario Hernandez

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 136pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595825568
  • ISBN: 1595825568

Art of Todd McFarlane: The Devil’s in the Details
by Todd McFarlane

  • $ 100.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Image Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 300pp [300 copies]
  • ISBN-13: 9781607062349
  • ISBN: 1607062348
  • $ 64.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Image Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 300pp [5000 copies]
  • ISBN-13: 9781607062332
  • ISBN: 160706233X

The Art of Doug Sneyd: A Collection of Playboy Cartoons
by Doug Sneyd, Hugh Hefner (Foreword by) , Lynn Johnston (Introduction)

  • $ 100.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 248pp [limited edition, 100 copies, exclusive print signed by the artist]
  • ISBN-13: 9781595827289
  • ISBN: 1595827285
  • $ 40.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 248pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595827258
  • ISBN: 1595827250

The Pin-Up Art of Humorama
by Alex Chun (Editor)

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
  • Format: Paperback, 200pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781560979593
  • ISBN: 1560979593

Nude: The Job of Figure Drawing
by Jim Silke

  • $ 22.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Paperback, 100pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595824097
  • ISBN: 159582409X

Melange
by Dean Yeagle

  • $ 40.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Editions Akileos
  • Format: Hardcover, 160pp [en Francais?]
  • ISBN-13: 9782355740763
  • ISBN: 2355740763

Mickey Mouse, Hitler, and Nazi Germany: How Disney’s Characters Conquered the Third Reich
by Carten Laqua

  • $ 39.99
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Hermes Press
  • Format: Paperback, 224pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781932563344
  • ISBN: 1932563342

Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human
by Grant Morrison

  • $ 28,.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Format: Hardcover, 464pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781400069125
  • ISBN: 1400069122

Do The Gods Wear Capes?: Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes
by Ben Saunders

  • $ 90.00
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
  • Format: Hardcover, 192pp
  • Series: New Directions In Religion & Literature Series
  • ISBN-13: 9780826435569
  • ISBN: 0826435564
  • $ 21.95
  • Pub. Date: July 2011
  • Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback, 192pp
  • Series: New Directions In Religion & Literature Series
  • ISBN-13: 9780826441980
  • ISBN: 082644198X