Celebrate Pride in June!

By Kat La Mantia | May 19 2022 | Graphic NovelsGeneralManga, Manhwa, Manhua

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
9781401298531
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
On sale May 17, 2022
FOC Feb 07, 2022
Catalog January 2022
Paperback
208 Pages
DC Comics
Age 13-17 years
Poison Ivy: Thorns
Poison Ivy: Thorns
Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin
9781401298425
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
On sale 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
9780593124147
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
On sale Feb 08, 2022
FOC Jan 10, 2022
Catalog December 2021
Hardcover
352 Pages
Random House Graphic
Age 12 and up
You Brought Me The Ocean
You Brought Me The Ocean
Alex Sanchez, Julie Maroh
9781401290818
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
On sale Jun 09, 2020
Paperback
208 Pages
DC Comics
Age 14 and up
Life of Melody
Life of Melody
Mari Costa
9781648276491
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
On sale Sep 28, 2021
FOC Aug 30, 2021
Catalog July 2021
Paperback
180 Pages
Seven Seas
Age 12-14 years
The Magic Fish
The Magic Fish
(A Graphic Novel)
Trung Le Nguyen
9780593125298
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
On sale 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
9781913123031
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
On sale May 03, 2022
FOC Apr 04, 2022
Catalog March 2022
Paperback
208 Pages
Nobrow
Age 14 and up
Skip
Skip
Molly Mendoza
9781913123062
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
On sale Jun 07, 2022
FOC May 02, 2022
Catalog April 2022
Paperback
168 Pages
Nobrow
Age 12 and up
Secret Passages
Secret Passages
Axelle Lenoir
9781603094993
Welcome to an autobiography from another dimension. A wildly inventive cartoonist begins her imaginary memoir -- exploring the girlhood she never had.
$19.99 US
On sale Mar 22, 2022
Paperback
184 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Cosmoknights (Book One)
Cosmoknights (Book One)
Hannah Templer
9781603094542
For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.
$19.99 US
On sale Oct 22, 2019
Paperback
216 Pages
Top Shelf Productions
Assassinistas
Assassinistas
Tini Howard, Gilbert Hernandez
9781684052714
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
On sale Aug 21, 2018
Paperback
152 Pages
Black Crown
Be Gay, Do Comics
Be Gay, Do Comics
9781684057771
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
On sale Sep 01, 2020
Paperback
256 Pages
IDW Publishing
Boys Run the Riot 1
Boys Run the Riot 1
Keito Gaku
9781646512485
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
On sale May 25, 2021
Paperback
240 Pages
Kodansha Comics
Our Colors
Our Colors
Gengoroh Tagame
9781524748562
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
On sale Jun 21, 2022
FOC Apr 25, 2022
Catalog March 2022
Hardcover
528 Pages
Pantheon
I Think Our Son Is Gay 01
I Think Our Son Is Gay 01
Okura
9781646090921
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
On sale 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
9781648277887
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
On sale Sep 28, 2021
FOC Aug 30, 2021
Catalog July 2021
Paperback
180 Pages
Seven Seas
My Wandering Warrior Existence
My Wandering Warrior Existence
Nagata Kabi
9781648278822
The newest diary manga from the Harvey Award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.
$14.99 US
On sale Mar 15, 2022
FOC Jan 31, 2022
Catalog December 2021
Paperback
128 Pages
Seven Seas
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
Nagata Kabi
9781626926035
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
On sale Jun 06, 2017
Paperback
152 Pages
Seven Seas
Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1
Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1
Syu Yasaka
9781648277962
A beautifully illustrated, full-color yuri love story at the intersection of two women’s conflicting passions.
$14.99 US
On sale Feb 22, 2022
FOC Jan 10, 2022
Catalog December 2021
Paperback
136 Pages
Seven Seas
Restart After Coming Back Home
Restart After Coming Back Home
Cocomi
9781648276767
The touching Boys' Love romance that inspired a live-action film! (Continued in the sequel book Restart After Growing Hungry.)
$14.99 US
On sale Nov 23, 2021
FOC Oct 25, 2021
Catalog September 2021
Paperback
212 Pages
Seven Seas
The Two Lions
The Two Lions
Nagisa Furuya
9781648273834
Opposites attract in this friends-to-lovers Boys’ Love tale!
$13.99 US
On sale Dec 14, 2021
FOC Nov 15, 2021
Catalog October 2021
Paperback
258 Pages
Seven Seas
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