Start your summer reading with titles from this week’s list of new releases. Jump on the Kevin Keller bandwagon with the newest issue from Archie Comics, winner of the LGBT Media awards for Outstanding Comic Book. Papercutz releases the first Smurfs Anthology of original comics in publication order, and Viz Media has the next volume in the Pokemon series Black and White.

The List:

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Jugheads Double Digest #193, $3.99
Kevin Keller #9 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Kevin Keller #9 (Dan Parent Variant Cover), $2.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Garfield #14 (Cover A Gary Barker), $3.99
Herobear And The Kid Special #1 (Cover A Mike Kunkel), $3.99 ^^AA Pick^^

DC COMICS
Looney Tunes #213, $2.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #34, $2.99

MARVEL COMICS
Disney Junior Magazine #14 (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $4.99

PAPERCUTZ
Ariol Volume 2 Thunder Horse SC, $12.99  ^^AA Pick^^
Smurfs Anthology Volume 1 HC, $19.99
Sybil The Backpack Fairy Volume 4 Princess Nina HC, $10.99

VIZ MEDIA
Pokemon Black And White Volume 10 GN, $4.99

The Picks:

Herobear And The Kid Special #1 – An Esiner award winner makes KaBOOM! its home. Tyler has a special friend: A stuffed bear left to him by his grandfather magically becomes the superhero Herobear! It’s Picture Day at Tyler’s school, so of course nothing can go right! Not only has Tyler forgotten about it, but the mysterious Von Klon and his Sub of Doom are attacking the Simpleton Bridge. Tyler has to somehow sneak out of class so he and Herobear can stop Von Klon, all without losing his hall pass! This brand new original adventure marks the relaunch of Mike Kunkel’s creation that won the Eisner for “Best Title for Young Readers” in both 2003 and 2004.

Ariol Volume 2 Thunder Horse SC – Papercutz brings another French all-ages comic to American audiences. Ariol is your everyday tween donkey. He lives with his parents in the suburbs, has friends, and goes to school. And he knows he’s just like his hero in every way… mostly. He’s brave, but handsome and tall—maybe not yet. But he’s going to do everything he can to grow up and become like the guardian of the stars! This slice-of-life series started in 2000 in France and became popular enough to get its own cartoon series in 2009. With charming artwork and plenty of humor, this is a series readers of any age will enjoy.

Images © BOOM! Studios and Papercutz respectively.