comics/graphic novels

comics/graphic novels

gaby dunn

lgbt book reviews

With “Bury the Lede,” Gaby Dunn Reshapes the Modern Thriller

“Bury the Lede” follows the familiar, even classic format that makes a hard-boiled detective story work, but Dunn takes that wireframe and expands upon it to make something unique.

Lisa A.C. Ryan —

Oct 22, 2019

comics/graphic novels

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni

quizzes

Tag Yourself: A Quiz to Find Out Which Grease Bats Character You Are Once and for All

Whether or not you’ve read Grease Bats, or PURCHASED THE GREASE BATS BOOK that just came out, you’ll probably find one of the crew who’s your comic character alter ego.…

Abbie Jones —

Sep 10, 2019

comics/graphic novels

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni

lgbt book reviews

Grease Bats: The Book Is Out Today and It’s Queer, Hilarious, Familiar, Perfect

It’s hard to overstate how much I loved this book and how much I think you will, too.

Vanessa —

Sep 3, 2019

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

comics/graphic novels

book lists

8 Dark Queer Graphic Novels to Read While Waiting for My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Vol 2

Did you love My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris? Here are 8 more queer graphic novels with mind-blowing art and dark themes.

Casey —

Aug 6, 2019

comics/graphic novels

geekery

Helen Keremos, Pulp Fiction’s First Dyke Detective, Is Getting Her Own Graphic Novel

The jeans, the belt, the button-up; her sunglasses, her hair, the way she leans. The dyke energy coming off her is unmistakable.

Heather Hogan —

Feb 8, 2019

2018 end of year list

comics/graphic novels

book lists

20 of the Best LGBTQ Graphic Novels of 2018

From memoirs to how-to’s to love stories to sports to space, 2018 was another brilliant year for graphic novels written by queer people about queer people.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 27, 2018

comics/graphic novels

geekery

“Goddess Mode” Is The Cyberpunk Magical Girl Comic of My Dreams and Also My Reality

I absolutely adore all parts of this comic because all elements of it perfectly straddle two tones. The first, a serious critique of actual modern issues of socially applied technology…

A.E. Osworth —

Dec 24, 2018

comics/graphic novels

Roundtables

book features

“They Want Trans Shit to Be a PSA”: A Trans Woman Writers’ Roundtable

“I was going to do a story about trans women arming themselves? And all the edits we got back were like, ‘Can your characters look directly at the reader and…

Annie Mok —

Nov 20, 2018

comics/graphic novels

queer masculinity

geekery

The Multifaceted Masculinity of the Dream Daddy Comics

“I can simply rest in this strange and beautiful world of homosexual daddies with expansive definitions of what it means to be masculine; given how raw and terrible I feel…

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 30, 2018

comics/graphic novels

non-binary

geekery

The Astro Boy of Asbury Park

The classic manga and anime character reimagined as a non-binary teen growing up in New Jersey.

Annie Mok —

Oct 5, 2018

comics/graphic novels

grey's anatomy

tv feature

Callie and Arizona Get The Happy Ending They Deserve in This Fan-Created “Grey’s Anatomy” Comic Book

Fandom, at its best form, is restorative. These artists and writers have banned together to give the gay women fans of Grey’s Anatomy a happy ending to warm their hearts,…

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 25, 2018

comics/graphic novels

erika moen

lgbt book reviews

I Effing Love “Drawn to Sex: The Basics” by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan

Accessible queer sex education, now available for everyone.

A.E. Osworth —

May 29, 2018