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Tegan and Sara, as drawn by Tillie Walden, on the cover of their new graphic novel, Junior High

Tegan and Sara’s “Junior High” Brings Their Origin Story to a Graphic Novel

Queer youth need to see a hero’s journey from queer icons who’ve lived it! And they need to be able to relate to it, not to write it off as…

Heather Hogan —

May 22, 2023

alison bechdel

comics/graphic novels

Roxane Gay, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, and Jane Lynch

book features

Roxane Gay, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, Jane Lynch To Star in Audible Adaptation of Dykes To Watch Out For

With a killer voiceover cast and a creative team with strong theater cred, the Audible version of Dykes to Watch Out For looks hot.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 16, 2023

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The Girls That Can't Get a Girlfriend by Mieri Hiranishi features a blonde girl with swirly hair holding a hand up to a brunette girl holding a heart with her mouth open

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This Butch4Butch Manga Made Me Feel Heartbroken and Heartfixed

The Girl That Can’t Get A Girlfriend is an autobiographic manga by Mieri Hiranishi that follows her first crush, her first relationship, her first breakup, and trying to move on…

A. Tony Jerome —

Feb 12, 2023

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“Men I Trust” Is a Beautiful Graphic Novel About Loneliness, Connection, and Capitalism

Tommi Parrish’s stunning new graphic novel Men I Trust is about two lonely women. It appears to be the story of their connection, but as it unravels it becomes darker,…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Dec 4, 2022

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The "Coven" graphic novel book cover features a witch in a red trench coat holding fire in both of her hands.

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Queer Graphic Novel “Coven” Will Fill the Buffy-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

Do you like witches, gays, and found family, and fictional teen angst? Is there a Buffy- or Baby-Sitter’s Club- or Motherland: Fort Salem-shaped hole in your heart? Good news, this…

Heather Hogan —

Sep 6, 2022

comics/graphic novels

The cover of Flung Out of Space: Patricia Highsmith stares out a window with her cat while smoking a cigarette.

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“Flung Out of Space” Grapples With Patricia Highsmith’s Misanthropic Lesbian Life

Patricia Highsmith liked three things: women, writing, and cigarettes.

Heather Hogan —

Apr 25, 2022

alison bechdel

comics/graphic novels

book features

Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”

“My bookish exterior perhaps belies it,” write Alison Bechdel in The Secret to Superhuman Strength, “but I’m a bit of an exercise freak.” That is, it turns out, an understatement.…

Alyssa Favreau —

May 10, 2021

comics/graphic novels

consent

literature

A Quick and Easy Guide to Making Consent Exciting, Not Scary: An Interview with Isabella Rotman on Her New Book

Rotman’s comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent is a fun, well-written, and much needed refresher that I strongly recommend to anyone with a body that wants to connect…

A. Andrews —

Nov 6, 2020

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sci-fi/fantasy

Two brightly colored figures, one brown with brown hair and one white with red hair, clutch each other and kiss as they seem to be pulled in opposite directions by an imposing crowd of riot police drawn in grays and browns

literature

In “SFSX,” Tina Horn Builds a Purity-Obsessed Sci-Fi Vision of our Dystopian Present

Autostraddle recently spoke with Tina Horn via video call to chat about the first volume of SFSX, her myriad influences, building community around art, the sex worker rights’ movement, and…

James Factora —

Sep 11, 2020

comics/graphic novels

disability

literature

It Should Always Include Lube: Talking with A. Andrews About “A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex & Disability”

A. Andrews’ comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex and Disability is a well-written, thoughtful, and enjoyable guide that I strongly recommend to all disabled and able-bodied people alike

Isabella Rotman —

Jul 22, 2020

comics/graphic novels

Yao

lgbt book reviews

Yao Xiao’s “Everything Is Beautiful, And I’m Not Afraid” Is as Queer and Hopeful as The Comic You Already Love

Everything Is Beautiful is one part beloved comics, one part brand new material, and all parts trademark Yao Xiao — warm colors, probing questions, deeply personal reflections, and an endless…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 3, 2020

comics/graphic novels

geekery

“My Two Lesbian Ants” Will Carry You Through Christmas

Behold! Great tidings of comfort and joy!

Heather Hogan —

Dec 21, 2019

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