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Ah… Memorial Day approaches, and with it, summer vacation.  Day after day of nothing which must be done, but full of possibilities!  Maybe an escape to the air-conditioned refuge of your local library.  Perhaps a day spent on the porch, sipping something cold and sinful (I prefer Brown Cows, served in a large ice tea glass).  Or maybe hiding away up in a hayloft, or deep in a cool root cellar, where no one can find you.  Whatever your preference, there’s nothing like a good book to make you forget the world around you.  Below are some suggestions for your summer reading pleasures.  (And if you need a nap to avoid the afternoon heat, give your kids something to read.  It’ll keep them quiet long enough for you to recharge your batteries.)

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!)

Disclaimer: I am employed by Barnes & Noble. This and any other posts by me at this site have no official connection to B&N.   As always, feel free to send us your PR. Even better, send us some free books!

Deadpool Team-Up
by Cullen Bunn, Tom Fowler (Illustrator), Matteo Scalera (Illustrator), Rob Williams

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 168pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785151395
  • ISBN: 0785151397

Captain America: To Serve and Protect
by Mark Waid, Ron Garney (Illustrator), Dale Eaglesham (Illustrator)

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 192pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785150824
  • ISBN: 078515082X

Deadpool Max: Nutjob
by David Lapham, Kyle Baker (Illustrator)

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 144pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785148500
  • ISBN: 0785148507

Captain America: American Nightmare
by Mark Waid, Andy Kubert (Illustrator), Patrick Zircher (Illustrator), Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 248pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785150848
  • ISBN: 0785150846

Fantastic Four by Waid and Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 1
by Mark Waid, Mike Wieringo (Illustrator), Mike Buckingham (Illustrator)

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Paperback, 208pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785156550
  • ISBN: 0785156550

Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck, Volume 1
by Don Rosa

  • $ 14.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Boom! Studios
  • Format: Paperback, 160pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781608866564
  • ISBN: 1608866564

Level Up
by Gene Luen Yang, Thien Pham

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: First Second
  • Format: Hardcover, 160pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781596437142
  • ISBN: 1596437146

Anya’s Ghost
by Vera Brosgol

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: First Second
  • Format: Hardcover, 224pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781596437135
  • ISBN: 1596437138

Isle of 100,000 Graves
by Fabien Vehlmann , Jason (Artist)

  • $ 14.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
  • Format: Paperback, 56pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781606994429
  • ISBN: 1606994425

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: Race to Death Valley
by Floyd Gottfredson

  • $ 29.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
  • Format: Hardcover, 260pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781606994412
  • ISBN: 1606994417

Al Capp’s Complete Shmoo, Volume 2: The Newspaper Strips
by Al Capp

  • $ 49.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 188pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595827203
  • ISBN: 159582720X

Congress of the Animals
by Jim Woodring

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
  • Format: Hardcover, 104pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781606994375
  • ISBN: 1606994379

Trouble by Mark Millar
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson (Illustrator)

  • $ 19.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 120pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780785150862
  • ISBN: 0785150862

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale
by Belle Yang

  • $ 23.95
  • Pub. Date: May 2010
  • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
  • Format: Hardcover, 256pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780393068344     [Preview available]
  • ISBN: 039306834X

Flight, Volume 8
Edited by Kazu Kibuishi

  • $ 27.00
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback, 288pp
  • ISBN-13: 9780345517388
  • ISBN: 0345517385

Dean Motter’s Mister X: The Brides of Mister X and Other Stories
by Dean Motter, Shane Oakley (Artist), Jeffrey Morgan, Peter Milligan, D’Israeli (Artist)

  • $ 49.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 320pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595826459
  • ISBN: 1595826459

Baltimore, Volume 1: The Plague Ships
by Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck (Artist), Christopher Golden, Joe Hill (Introduction) , Dave Stewart (Artist)

  • $ 24.99
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
  • Format: Hardcover, 136pp
  • ISBN-13: 9781595826732
  • ISBN: 1595826734

Joe Simon: My Life in Comics: The Illustrated Autobiography of Joe Simon
by Joe Simon

  • $ 24.95
  • Pub. Date: June 2011
  • Publisher: Titan
  • Format: Hardcover, 256pp  [Also available as an e-book]
  • ISBN-13: 9781845769307
  • ISBN: 1845769309

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