DC Comics has been on a non-stop tear for months now, and it doesn’t look like that’ll stop in June of 2026. The publisher is delicately expanding the Absolute Universe, dropping a hug Pride event series, and much more.
Wondering what to look forward to in the month that’s coming up? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with our list of 14 most anticipated single issues dropping in June. So let’s get to it, and break down the titles, presented in chronological release order.
1. Batman #10
Release Date: June 3, 2026
Hey, have you heard of this Batman guy? Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez sure have, and have been delivering wild, essentially done-in-one issues each time out of the gate with this best-selling title. This month Batman goes on the offensive against Vandal Savage, and it’s sure to be the tenth unpredictable issue in an entirely unpredictable run.
2. The Deadman #1
Release Date: June 3, 2026
The team from Ice Cream Man (and DC’s Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum) head to mainline DC with a title that deals with the fallout of DC K.O. and features the wildest synopses you’ve ever read in your life. Can’t wait!
3. Supergirl: Survive #1
Release Date: June 3, 2026
After last month’s “what if Jor-El was in Superman’s baby rocket?” this month we get “what if Supergirl AND Kal-El were in Superman’s baby rocket?” But it also sports writers Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, who probably came here in a rocket together and gained great writing abilities under our yellow sun, so this should be a fun time.
4. Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #6
Release Date: June 3, 2026
While I wish this series would run for 5000 issues, sadly, Erica Henderson’s delightful retelling of Harley and Ivy’s love story will wrap up with this month’s issue six. Ending this series now, at the beginning of Pride? Boooo!!
5. Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #1
Release Date: June 3, 2026
Okay, fine, Pride is back on with this week week event series that sends Galaxy and Dreamer through time and space to discover the true meaning of Christmas (except not that last part at all). It comes form Nicole Maines and Jadzia Axelrod, two writers who have helped usher these beloved characters and pushed them forward to the, dare we hope, Next Level.
6. Absolute Catwoman #1
Release Date: June 10, 2026
Another expansion of the Absolute Universe, this time a six-issue miniseries showing what happened with Selina Kyle when she left Gotham, before we looped back to her in the current Absolute Batman continuity. Scott Snyder and Che Grayson write, Bengal provides art.
7. Absolute Batman #21
Release Date: June 17, 2026
If you’ve been waiting to find out what the Absolute versions of Two-Face and Penguin look like, this is your month. The biggest book in comics, this is a must-read.
8. Absolute Green Arrow #2
Release Date: June 17, 2026
After a killer (literally) first issue, the new Absolute Universe title continues as we delve deeper into the mystery of the Green Arrow killer, and Dinah investigates Mia Dearden.
9. MAD #600
Release Date: June 17, 2026
After the big success of the MAD About DC special, the humor magazine is back with a 600th issue that only took about 75 years to get to. Congrats! Oh, and this reprints the best of MAD About DC, so if you missed that, you’ll still have missed most of it.
10. Absolute Wonder Woman #21
Release Date: June 24, 2026
My personal favorite of the Absolute Universe titles, Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman have been delivering the most heart-on-its-sleeve comic book on stands, month after month. And the heart-breaking end of the last issue makes this another must-read.
11. Superman #39
Release Date: June 24, 2026
Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora’s run on Superboy Prime has been appropriately meta, but this issue looks nuts as SP is dragged Looney Tunes style into the margins of a comic book itself.
12. Wonder Woman #34
Release Date: June 24, 2026
The end of the first act of “Wonder War” finds Trinity and Steve Trevor making some big moves against the Matriarch. And while the story will take a two month break with a new creative team after this, if things go the way we think there’ll be some big stuff going down in the future of the DCU from the end of this.
13. Swamp Thing 1989 #3
Release Date: June 24, 2026
Back when we talked to writer Rick Veitch he mentioned that for decades he couldn’t really crack this issue — until he did, which is partially why Swamp Thing 1989 is happening now. Whatever it is, can’t wait!
14. Summer of Supergirl Special #1
Release Date: June 24, 2026
Wait, I’m sorry: a comic book company actually released a comic book that properly tees up a big Summer movie, the same week that movie hits theaters? So if you go see Supergirl and want to see her tangling with Lobo in a comic book, there it is? Wild! I didn’t know you could do that!
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