Sometime in August:
AX (Vol. 1): A Collection of Alternative Manga
There’s been buzz about this Sean Michael Wilson-edited anthology for what seems like years; it’s finally due out this summer.
August 4:
Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
The collection of this thoroughly entertaining Chris Roberson/Shawn McManus miniseries (a Fables spinoff) about secret agent Cinderella.
Daredevil: Black and White
A one-shot featuring new Daredevil stories by, among others, Ann Nocenti and David Aja, whose collaboration “3 Jacks” was one of the best superhero stories of the past few years.
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Deadpool #1000
Yes: Peter Bagge is doing a Deadpool story. Tremble, humanity.
August 11:
Rand Holmes: The Artist Himself
Patrick Rosenkranz’s biography and retrospective of the Canadian underground cartoonist’s work also includes two of Holmes’ graphic novels, Wings Over Tijuana and Hitler’s Cocaine.
Set to Sea
A collection of Drew Weing’s rollicking nautical web-comic.
August 18:
Superman/Batman #75
DC seems to be pushing to make this one of their flagship titles again, and they’re piling on the star-power for this anniversary issue–Adam Hughes, David Finch and Billy Tucci are all contributing interior artwork, and Frank Quitely’s drawing the cover.
August 25:
Superman: Secret Origin
Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s charming look at the Man of Steel’s earliest years, collected as a hardcover.
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September 1:
The Night Bookmobile
An original graphic novel written and drawn by Audrey Niffenegger, of The Time Traveler’s Wife fame.
Wolverine #1
The first issue of a new relaunch by Jason Aaron and Renato Guedes.
September 8:
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories
Fantagraphics brings Moto Hagio’s shojo manga work to America.
Cuba: My Revolution
A semiautobiographical graphic novel written by Inverna Lockpez and drawn by Dean Haspiel.
Love and Rockets: New Stories, vol. 3
Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez’s now-annual series is always an event.
Polly And Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics 1925-1927
Cliff Sterrett’s classic comic strip, collected.
Weird War Tales
The pick of DC’s one-off revivals of their old war comics–mostly because Darwyn Cooke is doing the cover and one of the interior stories.
September 15:
Special Exits
A graphic memoir by Joyce Farmer about her parents’ old age.
September 22:
The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones
Alan Moore and Ian Gibson’s splendid, never-completed sci-fi project comes back into print every few years; here’s another chance to read it.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Vol. 1
There’s a Luc Besson film adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s series in the works, so it’s nice to have it available in English.
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