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The hottest comic titles releasing this season!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Summer is incoming and it\u2019s time to enjoy a day or two of outings before bunkering down to escape the Texas heat. That means it\u2019s the perfect time to grab a good stack of comics! We looked through 14 weeks of upcoming new comic titles and compiled our top picks to keep your eyes on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Adventure<\/div>\n

Adventure Time Pride Special: PB & Marcy’s Infinite Mixtape\u00a0\u2013 One-shot releasing 6\/3<\/em><\/strong>
\nRosie Knight & Evgenia Vereli<\/em><\/strong>
\nTHE FIRST-EVER ADVENTURE TIME PRIDE SPECIAL IS A BALLAD TO BEAT! Congratulations! You’re a top listener of the Scream Queens, and we have a special treat: lead singer Marceline the Vampire Queen and her girlfriend, Princess Bubblegum, have created a brand-new, never-before-heard mixtape commemorating their anniversary! But what happens when a rewind through memory lane makes them realize that they’ve been looking at things through rose-colored glasses? Are they really that out of tune\u2014or is someone else playing them like a fiddle?<\/p>\n

\"M1:<\/div>\n

M1: Monster Racing League\u00a0\u2013 Releasing monthly starting 6\/10<\/em><\/strong>
\nRobert Windom, Lily Windom, Jae Lee<\/em><\/strong>
\nSeventeen-year-old Dev loves nothing more than racing. When she and her father move to Japan, she has to adjust to a new normal away from what she\u2019s most passionate about. But it turns out her life will be far from anything normal when she stumbles into an underground world of illegal street racing in Japan, where speed is power and bodily mutation wins championships. This high-octane sci-fi drama set in a near-future Tokyo burns neon-hot and never looks back.<\/p>\n

\"Jeff<\/div>\n

Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar\u00a0\u2013 Five-part series starting 7\/8<\/em><\/strong>
\nKelly Thompson, Tokitokoro<\/em><\/strong>
\nJEFF HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED! Mojo is determined to create the latest hit show… and sends the Marvel Universe into an UPROAR when he KIDNAPS beloved pet-slash-friend of heroes, Jeff the Land Shark \u2014 and his klepto companion Ken! But Jeff\u2019s not the only star of the show \u2014 prepare to meet the all-new, all-wild cast of X-Men, including the likes of DAZZLE STORM, MAGIKHOT, WOLVERINE-MAN, RAMBIT and MORE!<\/p>\n

\"Clayface:<\/div>\n

Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1\u00a0\u2013 Six-part series starting 7\/8<\/em><\/strong>
\nJude Ellison S. Doyle, Fran Gal\u00e1n<\/em><\/strong>
\nAHEAD OF DC STUDIOS’ CLAYFACE MOVIE, WITNESS BASIL KARLO BRING THE MUD AND THE PAIN BACK TO DC COMICS! Before he was Clayface, Basil Karlo was one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. As he breaks out of Arkham once again, he’s ready to stage his comeback, but there’s just one problem: Someone already beat him to it, and Basil Karlo is already a massive star. But if that’s true, what’s next for the real Basil?\u00a0And what does his predicament have to do with young women disappearing in Los Angeles and a new supplement causing hideous transformations in its users? Acclaimed horror writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle and rising star artist Fran Galan join forces for a bold new miniseries that’s equal parts body horror and Hollywood glamour.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/div>\n

A Mischief of Magpies\u00a0\u2013 Three-part series starting 7\/15<\/em><\/strong>
\nSimon Spurrier, Mat\u00edas Bergara<\/em><\/strong>
\nMar has a secret. Sometimes, without warning, he falls out of the world. This would be an inconvenience if his life wasn’t already such a drag. When he’s gone, he finds himself in an extraordinary city. A city which is also a machine, endlessly crossing a shoreless ocean. The Wandering City beckons, and Mar has answered its call. Tasked with eliminating the baleful Moray King, who haunts the underside of the machine-metropolis, Mar takes every opportunity to dive deeper into the depths of this astonishing fantasy world… though it comes at a high cost to his life in the real world, and to those who try to love him.<\/p>\n

\u00a0—————————————————————<\/strong><\/div>\n

This summer has a great lineup, we broke a sweat narrowing it down to a short list of 5. Here are some honorable mentions:<\/strong>
\nThe Deadman by DC, releasing 6\/3
\nAbsolute Catwoman by DC, releasing 6\/10
\nPower Rangers Unlimited by BOOM!, releasing 7\/1
\nSonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla by IDW, releasing 7\/15
\nMidnight X-Men by Marvel, releasing 8\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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