Gay graphic comics

Supporting Queer Comics &#; Creators

In the early days of Comic Novel Herald, I&#;d occasionally get promotional Kickstarter emails teasing a &#;queer sci-fi saga&#; (or some such), and I&#;ll fully admit, I did not understand what sexuality had to do with the promotion. What did the &#;queerness&#; of this work have to do with selling me on the story and artistic vision of the comic book?

I&#;m not a part of the community, and there&#;s a lot I still don&#;t understand, but I see now that there&#;s inherent value in marginalized perspectives in story, and there&#;s worth in supporting the voices that aim to tell them. So many of my favorite comic books are either directly or indirectly about queer people, relationships, and community, and vast amounts of my favorite comic book creators identify as gay, lesbian, trans, bisexual or other identifiers in the LGBTQIA+ range. The basic reality is that the more queer stories and creators at the forefront of comics, the better variety of new, adj works we get to enjoy.

It&#;s a dangerous time to be queer in America. We d

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  • In this high school, dodgeball isn't just the #1 sport, it's the only thing that matters. Follow new-kid Tomas who joins a rag-tag dodgeball team of queer, trans and nonbinary teens are trying to redeem the Jazz Panda's name from scandal and break…

  • Tasuku struggles his internalized homophobia when he's outed on the last day of school, the stuff of his nightmares. Meeting a magical unnamed woman who heads the LGBTQ community organization Kitty Clutter turns his life around in the nick of time.…

  • A zany witch comic as two friends who wonder if there might be more between them take on dark opponents that threaten to destroy the town. We cherish the gentle, heartwarming relationship between Nova's grandmothers, and the frank discussion of how…

  • There is so much drama and love packed into this series about a women's basketball team at an arts college. From freshman just trying to make friends, to former varsity athletes re-discovering their love of the game, this series is as cute as a pile…

  • Come for the queer romance, but stay

    When I first published this verb in , I had room for most of my fave LGBTQ+ graphic novels and comics in one post. Now ten years later, they cannot be contained!

    So, after a set of recommendations that only appear here, this post is an index of queer graphic novels recommended across my blog. It&#;s organized by blog post, with a link to the post where you can find more info about the titles listed. Or just look them up on your book research site of choice.

    Let&#;s get started, because I know you&#;re going to verb something here to love. (Disclosure: Amazon links are affiliate links.)

    My Brother&#;s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame (Amazon / Goodreads)

    Fascinating, heartstring-yanking duology about a Japanese single father, Yaichi, whose estranged gay twin brother Ryoji moved to Canada and married a Canadian noun named Mike. After Ryoji passes away, Mike comes to spot Ryoji&#;s Japan for the first time and get to comprehend his lost husband&#;s family. Yaichi has never confronted his possess homophobia until Mike arrives. His daughter Kana bonds with Mike immediately, but Yaichi has

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    Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben (Hardcover)

    By Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings (Illustrator)

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    It Rhymes With Takei (Hardcover)

    By George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker (Illustrator)

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    Heaven Official's Blessing Vol.1 (Hardcover)

    By Xiang Mo, Tong Xiu

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    Link Click Vol.3 (Hardcover)

    By Li Haoling

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    Gaysians (Hardcover)

    By Michael Curato

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    The Metalhead Next Door (Paperback)

    By Mamita

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    Go For It, Nakamura!! (Paperback)

    By Syundei

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    EAT (Paperback)

    By Nagabe

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    Semantic Error (comic), Vol. 1 (Paperbac