What’s On Comic Book Stands – June 4th

Here is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping on 6/4/2013. As always, check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time. Here is what’s on my pull-list this week.

If you aren’t reading ‘The Victories’, what are you waiting for? In ‘The Victories: Transhuman’ #2, a new world order plotted by a secret cabal known as the Advisors seems to be connected to the crazed criminal known as the Jackal, Metatron’s trip to the moon, and the deadly new villain known as Tarcus. What does it mean for Faustus and his teammates?

Astor City’ is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of ‘Astro City’s’ next epic!

Survivor’s Guilt’! After the shattering events of the past two issues, we can’t tell you who’s alive and who’s dead. But we will hint that one CYBERTRONIAN has to reconsider her worldview – while she comes face-to-face with some old enemies. We won’t mention any names, but she’s in for the fight of her life! Find out in ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ #18!

The ‘All-New Secret Skullkickers’ can’t hide the secret any longer! Skullkickers is the most fun adventure comic in the entire industry. Jump on board with this unbooted new first issue and see why! And, for those of you wishing comics kept the original numbering: No problem! The variant cover is a legacy-tastic issue twenty-two.

In the ‘All-New X-Men’ #12, the All-New X-Men find themselves face-to-face with the Uncanny Avengers! Young Cyclops meets the adult version of the little brother he thought he may never see again.

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl’s blockbuster return for the LAST EVER story arc of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr’s mega-selling series. Hit-Girl’s in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team of Justice Forever. Their first mission: Bust Hit-Girl out of the clink. But superheroes have now been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass to dodge both cops AND criminals. For the first time since donning the costume, Kick-Ass is beginning to have his doubts. Is he now in too deep to get out? The phenomenal follow-up to the Kick-Ass 2 movie coming this June. ‘Kick-Ass 3’ #1 is here!

All this plus… ‘Invincible Universe’ #3! Chupacabra is a recovering alcoholic with a lot to atone for. But will he find redemption in Siberia, at the hands of his dead teammate’s family, or climb back into the bottle?