With 2010 winding down, it's time to get excited about comics in 2011.
Here is a list of comics coming out in the first eight months of the year.
January
A Single Match
,
by Oji Suzuki, Drawn & Quarterly
Axe Cop vol.1,
by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle, Dark Horse
Battle Chasers Anthology,
by Joe Madureira, Image
Black Jack vol. 13
,
by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Casanova vol. 1: Luxuria
,
by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, and Fabian Moon, Marvel
EmiTown,
by Emi Lenox, Image
Gantz vol. 15
,
by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
House of Mystery vol. 5: Under New Management
,
by Matthew Sturges and various, Vertigo
John Carter of Mars: Weird Worlds
,
by Marv Wolfman, Murphy Anderson, Gray Morrow, & Joe Orlando, Dark Horse
Madame Xanadu vol. 3: Broken House of Cards
,
by Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley, Vertigo
Rat Catcher
,
by Andy Diggle and Victor Ibanez, Vertigo
Term Life,
by A. J. Lieberman and Nick Thornborrow, Image
The New Teen Titans: Games
,
by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, DC
The Pilgrim
,
by Mark Ryan and Mike Grell, IDW
The Smurfs #4: The Smurfette
,
by Peyo and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz
Twin Spica vol. 5
,
by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Vietnamerica: A Family's Leavetakings and Homecomings
,
by GB Tran, Villard
Yesterday's Tomorrows vol. 1,
by various and Rian Hughes, Image
February
7 Billion Needles vol. 3
,
by Nobuaki Tadano, Vertical
20th Century Boys vol. 13
,
by Naoki Urasawa, Viz
Age of Reptiles Omnibus
,
by Ricardo Delgado, Dark Horse
Air vol. 4: A History of the Future
,
by G. Willow Wilson and M.K. Perker, Vertigo
Akira vol. 5
,
by Katsuhiro Otomo, Kodansha
Avengers vol. 1
,
by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr., Marvel
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
,
by Grant Morrison and various, DC
Black Jack vol. 14

,
by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Blecky Yuckerella vol. 4: Fuc- --u, -ss --le,
by Johnny Ryan, Fantagraphics
Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus
,
by Jack Kirby, Marvel
Elephantmen War Toys vol. 2: Enemy Species,
by Richard Starkings and Boo Cook, Image
Freakangels vol. 5
,
by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield, Avatar
Garth Ennis' Battlefields vol. 6: Motherland
,
by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun, Dynamite
Lenny Zero & The Perps of Mega-City One
,
by Andy Diggle, Jock,
John Wagner, Alan Grant, & Greg Staples, 2000AD
Lewis & Clark
,
by Nick Bertozzi, First Second
Lobster Johnson vol. 1: Iron Prometheus,
by Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse
MySpace Dark Horse Presents vol. 6
,
by Jaime Hernandez, Gabriel Ba, & others, Dark Horse
Nemesis
,
by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, Marvel
Slam Dunk vol. 14
,
by Takehiko Inoue, Viz
Stigmata
,
by Lorenzo Mattotti and Claudio Piersanti, Fantagraphics
Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire
,
by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell, DC
Suppli vol. 5
,
by Okazaki Mari, TokyoPop
The Goon vol. 10: Death's Greedy Comeuppance,
by Eric Powell, Dark Horse
March
Batman: Time and the Batman
,
by Grant Morrison and various, DC
Black Jack vol. 15
,
by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Demo vol. 2
,
by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan, Vertigo
Detroit Metal City vol. 8
,
by Kiminori Wakasugi, Viz
Finder Library: vol. 1
,
by Carla Speed McNeil, Dark Horse
Finder: Voice
,
by Carla Speed McNeil, Dark Horse
Freeway
,
by Mark Kalesniko, Fantagraphics
Gantz vol. 16
,
by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
Girl Comics
,
by Trina Robbins, Devin Grayson, Ann Nocenti, G. Willow Wilson, and others, Marvel
iZombie vol. 1: Dead to the World
,
by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, Vertigo
Little Lulu vol. 26: The Feud and Other Stories
,
by John Stanley and Irving Tripp, Dark Horse
Mean Machine: Real Mean
,
by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Greg Staples, Steve Dillon, & Kev Walker
Mid-Life
,
by Joe Ollmann, Drawn & Quarterly
Mome Winter 2011 vol. 21
, by various, edited
by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics
Morning Glories vol. 1,
by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma, Image
Poseurs
,
by Deborah Vankin and Rick Mays, Image
Scalped vol. 7: Rez Blues
,
by Jason Aaron and various, Vertigo
Scenes from an Impending Marriage
,
by Adrian Tomine, Drawn & Quarterly
Spider-Man: Grim Hunt
,
by Joe Kelly, J.M. Dematteis, Fred Van Lente, Phil Jimenez, and others, Marvel
Superstar: As Seen on TV
,
by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen, IDW
The Cardboard Valise
,
by Ben Katchor, Pantheon
The Smurfs #5: The Smurfs and the Egg
,
by Peyo and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz
The Taxidermist
,
by John Wagner, Cam Kennedy, & Ian Gibson, 2000AD
The Unwritten vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
,
by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, Vertigo
Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
,
by Walter Simonson, Marvel
Thor: The Mighty Avenger vol. 2
,
by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee, Marvel
Twin Spica vol. 6
,
by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Wandering Son: Book One
,
by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn, Fantagraphics
Wildcats 3.0 vol. 2
,
by Joe Casey and Dustin Nguyen, Wildstorm
Your Highness
,
by Danny McBride, Dark Horse
April

7 Billion Needles vol. 4
,
by Nobuaki Tadano, Vertical
20th Century Boys vol. 14
,
by Naoki Urasawa, Viz
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente
,
by Wilfred Santiago, Fantagraphics
Approximate Continuum Comics
,
by Lewis Trondheim, Fantagraphics
Akira vol. 6
,
by Katsuhiro Ootomo, Kodansha
Astro City Shining Stars
,
by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson, Wildstorm
Bat Boy: The Weekly World News Comic Strips
, by Peter Bagge, IDW
Big Questions
,
by Anders Nilsen, Drawn & Quarterly
Citizen Rex
,
by Mario Hernandez & Gilbert Hernandez, Dark Horse Classic Comics Archives vol. 1: White Indian
,
by Frank Frazetta, Dark Horse
Congress of the Animals
,
by Jim Woodring, Fantagraphics
Dreadstar: The Beginning
,
by Jim Starlin, Dynamite
Dungeon Quest: Book Two
,
by Joe Daly, Fantagraphics
DV8: Gods and Monsters
,
by Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaacs, Wildstorm
Eye of the Majestic Creature
,
by Leslie Stein, Fantagraphics
Fables vol. 15: Rose Red
,
by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham, Vertigo
Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss
,
by Howard Chaykin, Dynamite
House of Five Leaves vol. 3
,
by Natsume Ono, Viz
Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly"
,
by Harvey Pekar and Summer McClinton, Villard
Incognito vol. 2: Bad Influences
,
by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Marvel Judge Dredd: Mega-City Masters 03
,
by John Wagner and various
, 2000AD
Love from the Shadows,
by Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Lychee Light Club,
by Usamaru Furuya, Vertical
Melvin Monster, vol. 3: The John Stanley Library
,
by John Stanley, Drawn & Quarterly
Miss Fury
,
by Tarpé Mills, IDW
Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
,
by Daniel Clowes, Pantheon
Pinocchio
,
by Winshluss Winshluss, Last Gasp
Reunion
,
by Pascal Girard, Drawn & Quarterly
R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004
,
by Thomas Ott, Fantagraphics
Setting the Standard,
by Alex Toth, edited by Greg Sadowski, Fantagraphics
Slaine: Lord of Misrule
,
by Pat Mills, Greg Staples, & Clint Langley, 2000AD
Slam Dunk vol. 15
,
by Takehiko Inoue, Viz
Strange Tales II
,
by Rafael Grampa, Kate Beaton, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw, and others, Marvel
Superman: The Black Ring
,
by Paul Cornell and Pete Woods, DC
Supersized: Strange Tales from a Fast-Food Culture
,
by Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Barlow, Dark Horse
The Arctic Marauder
,
by Jacques Tardi, Fantagraphics
The Boys vol. 8: Highland Laddie
,
by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Keith Burns, Dynamite
The Comics Journal #301,
edited by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti, Fantagraphics
The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 vol. 15,
by Charles M. Schulz, Fantagraphics
The Hidden
,
by Richard Sala, Fantagraphics
The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh,
by Mark Waid & Minck Oosterveer, Boom
Walt and Skeezix: Book Five: 1929-1930
,
by Frank King, Drawn & Quarterly
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus
,
by Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, Mark Gruenwald, and Ann Nocenti, and others, Marvel
Yeah!
,
by Peter Bagge and Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
May
Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Night Powers
,
by Chris Hastings, Benito Cereno, & Les McClaine, Dark Horse
American Vampire vol. 2
,
by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquereque, Vertigo
Archie Archives vol. 1
,
by various, Dark Horse
Batman & Robin vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
,
by Grant Morrison, Frazer Irving, and Cameron Stewart, DC
Black Jack vol. 16
,
by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Chester 5000-XYV
,
by Jessica Fink, Top Shelf
Deadman vol. 1
,
by various, Neal Adams, and Carmine Infantino, DC
Everlast
,
by Caleb Monroe, Chad Michael Murray, & Danijel Zezelj, Archaia
Farm 54
,
by Galit Seliktar and Gilad Seliktar, Ponent Mon
Forlorn Funnies vol. 1,
by Paul Hornschemeier, Fantagraphics
Gantz vol. 17
,
by Hiroya Oku, Dark Horse
Garden
,
by Yuichi Yokoyama, Picturebox
Garth Ennis' The Complete Battlefields vol. 2
,
by Garth Ennis, PJ Holden, Carlos Esquerra, and Russ Braun, Dynamite
Gente vol. 3: The People of Ristorante Paradiso
,
by Natsume Ono, Viz
Geoff Johns' The Flash Omnibus, vol. 1
,
by Geoff Johns and various, DC
Hellblazer: City of Demons
,
by Si Spencer and Sean Murphy, Vertigo
House of Mystery vol. 6: Safe as Houses
,
by Matthew Sturges, Luca Rossi, and various, Vertigo
I'll Give It My All...Tomorrow vol. 3
,
by Shunju Aono, Viz
Incredible Change-Bots Two
,
by Jeffrey Brown, Top Shelf
Isle of 100,000 Graves
,
by Jason and Fabien Vehlmann, Fantagraphics
Jew Gangster
,
by Joe Kubert, Vertigo
Kubert Covers War
,
by Joe Kubert, DC
Life with Mr. Dangerous
,
by Paul Hornschemeier, Villard
Little Lulu vol. 27: The Treasure Map and Other Stories
,
by John Stanley & Irving Tripp, Dark Horse
Little Lulu's Pal Tubby vol. 3: The Frog Boy and Other Stories
,
by John Stanley, Dark Horse
Mome Spring 2011 vol. 22,
by various, edited by Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics
Nemesis The Warlock, vol. 2
,
by Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill, Bryan Talbot, John Hincklenton, & Tony Luke, 2000AD
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
,
by Shigeru Mizuki, Drawn & Quarterly
Paying for It
,
by Chester Brown, Drawn & Quarterly
S. H. I. E. L. D.: Architects of Tomorrow
,
by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver, Marvel
Slaine: The Horned God
,
by Pat Mills & Simon Bisley, 2000AD
The Bendatti Vendetta
,
by Robbie Morrison, John Burns, & Jim Hanson, 2000AD
The Klondike
,
by Zach Worton, Drawn & Quarterly
The Smurfs #6: The Smurfs and the Howlibird,
by Peyo, Gos, and Yvan Delporte, Papercutz
The Trial of Captain America
,
by Ed Brubaker and Daniel Acuna, Marvel
Twin Spica vol. 7
,
by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Unknown Soldier vol. 4: Beautiful World
,
by Joshua Dysart, Alberto Ponticelli, and Rick Veitch, Vertigo
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse vol. 1: Race to Death Valley,
by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth, Fantagraphics
June
99 Days
,
by Matteo Casali and Kristian Donaldson, Vertigo
Al Capp's Complete Shmoo vol. 2: The Newspaper Strips
,
by Al Capp, Dark Horse
Angry Youth Comix vol. 3: Take a Joke
,
by Johnny Ryan, Fantagraphics
Anya's Ghost
,
by Vera Brosgol, First Second
Baltimore vol. 1: The Plague Ships
,
by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse
Casanova vol. 2: Gula
,
by Matt Fraction and Fabio Moon, Marvel
Chi's Sweet Home vol. 6
,
by Konami Kanata, Vertical
Celluloid
,
by Dave McKean, Fantagraphics
Deadpool Max: Nutjob
,
by David Lapham and Kyle Baker, Marvel
Dr. Strange: Into the Dark Dimension
,
by Roger Stern, Paul Smith, Bret Blevins, and Mark Badger, Marvel
First Wave
,
by Brian Azzarello, Rags Morales, and Phil Noto, DC
Flight vol. 8
,
by Kazu Kibuishi and various, Villard
Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations,
by Peter Milligan and Giuseppe Camuncoli, Vertigo
Infinity Inc.: The Generations Saga vol. 1
,
by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway, DC
Invincible Iron Man vol. 7
,
by Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and John Romita, Marvel
Low Life: Paranoia
,
by Rob Williams, Henry Flint, & Simon Coleby, 2000AD
Moomin Book Six: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip
,
by Lars Jansson, Drawn & Quarterly
Queen of the Black Black
,
by Megan Kelso, Fantagraphics
Sweet Tooth vol. 3: Animal Armies
,
by Jeff Lemire, Vertigo
Sybil-Anne vs. Ratticus,
by R. Macherot, Fantagraphics
Trouble
,
by Mark Millar and Terry Dodson, Marvel Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck vol. 1
,
by Don Rosa, Boom
July
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers
,
by Walter Simonson, Archie Goodwin, Roy Thomas, Peter David, and others, Marvel
Aquaman: Death of the Prince
,
by various and Jim Aparo, DC
Batman: Knight and Squire
,
by Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton, DC
Cowboys
,
by Gary Philips and Brian Hurtt, Vertigo
Crusades vol. 2: Dei
,
by Steven Seagle and Kelley Jones, Image
Defiance: Resistance Book 2
,
by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis, First Second
Dreadstar II: Metamorphosis Odyssey
,
by Jim Starlin, Dynamite
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man
,
by Gerry Conway & Al Milgrom, DC
Hera: The Goddess and her Glory,
by George O'Connor, First Second
Impossible Man
,
by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and George Perez, Marvel
Jack of Fables vol. 9: The Ultimate Jack of Fables Story
,
by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, and Tony Akins, Vertigo
Northlanders vol. 5: Metal
,
by Brian Wood, Riccardo Burchielli, Becky Cloonan, and Fiona Staples, Vertigo
Scarlet
,
by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, Marvel
Superior
,
by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu, Marvel
Tales of the Batman - Gene Colan vol. 1
,
by various & Gene Colan, DC
The Cabbie: Book One
,
by Martí, Fantagraphics
The Jack Kirby Omnibus vol. 1
,
by Jack Kirby, DC
The Marquis vol. 2: The Marquis and the Midwife
,
by Guy Davis, Dark Horse
The Marshal Law Omnibus
,
by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill, Top Shelf
The Smurfs #7: The Astrosmurf,
by Peyo and Gos, Papercutz
Thor: Blood & Thunder,
by Ron Marz, Jim Starlin, Bruce Zick, and M. C. Wyman, Marvel
Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus
,
by Shannon Wheeler, Dark Horse
Twin Spica vol. 8
,
by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Archives vol. 1
,
by Floyd Gottfredson & Al Taliaferro, Boom
Wandering Son: Book Two
,
by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn, Fantagraphics
August
DC Universe: Legacies
, by Len Wein, Scott Kolins, Brian Bolland, George Pérez, Joe Kubert, Andy Kubert, J.G. Jones, & J.H. Williams III, DC
Fogtown
,
by Andersen Gabrych and Brad Rader, Vertigo
Invincible Iron Man vol. 6: Stark Resilient - Book 2
,
by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, Marvel
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot
,
by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jacques Tardi, Fantagraphics
Madame Xanadu vol. 4: Extra Sensory
,
by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder, and Marley Zarcone, Vertigo
Return to Perdition
,
by Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty, Vertigo
Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant
,
by Bill Mantlo, Keith Giffen, Mike Mignola, and Sal Buscema, Marvel
Secret Society of Super-Villains
,
by various, DC
Suppli vol. 6
,
by Okazaki Mari, Tokyopop
The Armed Garden and Other Stories
,
by David B., Fantagraphics
The Man Who Grew His Beard
,
by Olivier Schrauwen, Fantagraphics
The New Teen Titans Omnibus vol. 1
,
by various, DC
The Steve Ditko Omnibus vol. 1
,
by Steve Ditko, DC
Vapor
,
by Max, Fantagraphics
Velveteen & Mandala
, by Jiro Matsumoto, Vertical
X-Men: X-Tinction
,
by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Jim Lee, and Rob Liefeld, Marvel
And hey, here's a few interesting things coming out in September:
September
PS Magazine: The Best of The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
,
by Will Eisner, Eddie Campbell, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, & Ann Eisner, Abrams Comic Arts
Twin Spica vol. 9
,
by Kou Yaginuma, Vertical
Zahra's Paradise
,
by Amir and Khalil, First Second