Celebrate Pride in June!

By Kat La Mantia | May 19 2022 | GeneralGraphic NovelsManga

Join in on the celebrations for Pride Month, whether you’re celebrating your own wonderful self, friends, family, or honoring this amazing community as a whole! We have some great graphic novels, comics, and manga across genres for readers of all ages. From romance to horror to sci-fi to action/adventure, there’s a Pride Month selection on our list for anyone, featuring characters across the spectrum of gender and sexuality.

These are just a few of our top selections. For more queer-focused titles, check out our LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel and Manga title list.

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor
978-1-4012-9853-1
It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power. A vibrant story about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright as the stars."An effervescent and poignant tale about discovering and embracing your truest self against all odds; a must buy for teen collections." - School Library Journal, Starred Review
$16.99 US
May 17, 2022
Paperback
208 Pages
DC Comics
Age 13-17 years
Poison Ivy: Thorns
Poison Ivy: Thorns
Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin
978-1-4012-9842-5
New York Times bestselling author of The DUFF Kody Keplinger and artist Sara Kipin reimagine an iconic DC antihero with a gothic-horror twist.
$16.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
Paperback
208 Pages
DC Comics
Age 13 and up
Across a Field of Starlight
Across a Field of Starlight
(A Graphic Novel)
Blue Delliquanti
978-0-593-12414-7
An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another through time, distance, and war. An amazing story that explores the complexity of human nature and what brings us together.
$23.99 US
Feb 08, 2022
Hardcover
352 Pages
Random House Graphic
Age 12 and up
You Brought Me The Ocean
You Brought Me The Ocean
Alex Sanchez, Julie Maroh
978-1-4012-9081-8
The voices that shaped LGBTQ Young Adult literature, Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Julie Maroh (Blue Is the Warmest Color), present a new coming-out romance and origin story for Aqualad.
$16.99 US
Jun 09, 2020
Paperback
208 Pages
DC Comics
Age 14 and up
Life of Melody
Life of Melody
Mari Costa
978-1-64827-649-1
In this charming and full-color LGBT+ graphic novel first released as a webcomic, a fairy godfather and a beast man raise a human baby together.
$15.99 US
Sep 28, 2021
Paperback
180 Pages
Seven Seas
Age 12-14 years
The Magic Fish
The Magic Fish
(A Graphic Novel)
Trung Le Nguyen
978-0-593-12529-8
In this gorgeous graphic novel that Entertainment Weekly called "one of the most astounding . . . of the year," fairy tales are the only way one teen boy can express himself to his parents, who are Vietnamese immigrants. But how will he find the words to tell them that he's gay?
$23.99 US
Oct 13, 2020
Hardcover
256 Pages
Random House Graphic
Age 12 and up
Kisses For Jet
Kisses For Jet
A Coming-of-Gender Story
Joris Bas Backer
978-1-913123-03-1
A striking and emotive graphic novel from debut trans creator, Joris Bas Backer about coming to terms with his gender before the age of the internet. For fans of Gender Queer and The Black Flamingo.
$19.99 US
May 03, 2022
Paperback
208 Pages
Nobrow
Age 14 and up
Skip
Skip
Molly Mendoza
978-1-913123-06-2
NOW IN PAPERBACK! Two unlikely friends skip through dimensions and encounter weeping giants, alligator islands, and a topsy turvy 2D world, learning to find strength in each other. For fans of Station Eleven and Black Mirror.
$19.99 US
Jun 07, 2022
Paperback
168 Pages
Nobrow
Age 12 and up
Secret Passages
Secret Passages
Axelle Lenoir
978-1-60309-499-3
Welcome to an autobiography from another dimension. A wildly inventive cartoonist begins her imaginary memoir -- exploring the girlhood she never had.
$19.99 US
Mar 22, 2022
Paperback
184 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
DC Pride 2021
DC Pride 2021
Various, Various
978-1-77951-523-0
DC celebrates Pride with this incredible collection starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extraño, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more!
$17.99 US
Apr 26, 2022
Hardcover
144 Pages
DC Comics
Cosmoknights (Book One)
Cosmoknights (Book One)
Hannah Templer
978-1-60309-454-2
For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.
$19.99 US
Oct 22, 2019
Paperback
216 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Assassinistas
Assassinistas
Tini Howard, Gilbert Hernandez
978-1-68405-271-4
Modern Family. Retro Sass. Highly Trained--To Kick Your Ass!Take a semester off with Dominic Price, his mom, his boyfriend, and $40,000 of black-market weapons. What could possibly go wrong?
$19.99 US
Aug 21, 2018
Paperback
152 Pages
Black Crown
Be Gay, Do Comics
Be Gay, Do Comics
978-1-68405-777-1
The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib.
$24.99 US
Sep 01, 2020
Paperback
256 Pages
IDW Publishing
Boys Run the Riot 1
Boys Run the Riot 1
Keito Gaku
978-1-64651-248-5
A transgender teen named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world! Best Books for Teens 2021 selection, New York Public LibraryWinner, 77th Tetsuya Chiba PrizeNominee, Harvey Awards
$12.99 US
May 25, 2021
Paperback
240 Pages
Kodansha Comics
Our Colors
Our Colors
Gengoroh Tagame
978-1-5247-4856-2
A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the Eisner Award–winning breakout hit My Brother’s Husband
$32.50 US
Jun 21, 2022
Hardcover
528 Pages
Pantheon
I Think Our Son Is Gay 01
I Think Our Son Is Gay 01
Okura
978-1-64609-092-1
A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy!
$12.99 US
May 11, 2021
Paperback
128 Pages
Square Enix Manga
Age 13 and up
Bloom Into You Anthology Volume One
Bloom Into You Anthology Volume One
Nakatani Nio
978-1-64827-788-7
Based on the hit manga, light novel, and anime series by Nakatani Nio. Experience the world of this beloved yuri romance through the perspectives of other creators!
$13.99 US
Sep 28, 2021
Paperback
180 Pages
Seven Seas
My Wandering Warrior Existence
My Wandering Warrior Existence
Nagata Kabi
978-1-64827-882-2
The newest diary manga from the Harvey Award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.
$14.99 US
Mar 15, 2022
Paperback
128 Pages
Seven Seas
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
Nagata Kabi
978-1-62692-603-5
HARVEY AWARD WINNER The heart-rending autobiographical manga that’s taken the internet by storm! My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman’s exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age. Told using expressive artwork that invokes both laughter and tears, this moving and highly entertaining single volume depicts not only the artist’s burgeoning sexuality, but many other personal aspects of her life that will resonate with readers.
$13.99 US
Jun 06, 2017
Paperback
152 Pages
Seven Seas
Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1
Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1
Syu Yasaka
978-1-64827-796-2
A beautifully illustrated, full-color yuri love story at the intersection of two women’s conflicting passions.
$14.99 US
Feb 22, 2022
Paperback
136 Pages
Seven Seas
Restart After Coming Back Home
Restart After Coming Back Home
Cocomi
978-1-64827-676-7
The touching Boys' Love romance that inspired a live-action film! (Continued in the sequel book Restart After Growing Hungry.)
$14.99 US
Nov 23, 2021
Paperback
212 Pages
Seven Seas
The Two Lions
The Two Lions
Nagisa Furuya
978-1-64827-383-4
Opposites attract in this friends-to-lovers Boys’ Love tale!
$13.99 US
Dec 14, 2021
Paperback
258 Pages
Seven Seas
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