Gay male graphic novels
Happy Pride Month! This year has been a huge one for LGBTQIA+ releases so far – and we&#;re only half way through. We&#;ve already joint our top queer fiction and poetry for , but we&#;re back to give the graphic novel fans what they want — more! More! More! So far this year we&#;ve seen the return of Emil Ferris&#; industry-shaking My Favourite Thing Is Monsters, a new wave of fantastic new manga releases, and a bunch of stand-out stand-alone graphic novels from our favourite indie presses. So read on to locate out what you missed and get a summit at what new titles are in store for this pride month.
Twilight Out of Focus 4: The Evening Monologues
By Jyanome
Vertical | | PB | £
Come out? Check. Get a fresh start at an all-boys, boarding high school? Check. Snag a steaming, third-year boyfriend?! Check! Now all Shion Yoshino has to do is accept his new boo, third-year Rei Inaba, from a piece of doo-doo and mold him into the model manga boyfriend! The fourth volume in this sweet yaoi manga series provides readers with plenty of romance, drama, and a healthy dose
Earlier this year, Netflix released Heartstopper, the screen adaptation of Alice Oseman’s bestselling series of the same name. With pastel colours, an upbeat soundtrack and a sugar-sweet homosexual romance at its heart, Heartstopper has proven to be an instant clap among young and young-at-heart LGBTQ audiences. But what to read after you have already binged the series and devoured the novels? Well, while we wait for the second season of Nick and Charlie&#;s story, here are ten wonderful graphic novels by homosexual creators, with LGBTQ representation that will charm all readers.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O&#;Connell, this novel follows Frederica &#;Freddy&#; Riley throughout her struggles with her on-again, off-again relationship with the eponymous Laura Dean. Illustrated in ebony and white, with pops of pastel pink, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me is perfect for Heartstopper fans intrigued by the Ben-Charlie dynamic!
On a Sunbeam by Tille Walden
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Creators:Atsuko Asano, Hinoki Kino
Audience:adult, teen
Genre:action, fiction, romance, science fiction, thriller
Series Type:available in copy, complete, series
Tone:action-packed, tense
Art Style:black and white, manga/manhua/manhwa
Queer Representation:gay male
Other Tags:m/m relationship, gender non-conforming main character, queer teen character
For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured lad his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC—a fugitive Read more
Creators:Bengal, Caitlin Yarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Shavrin, Marco Santucci, Marcus To, Nico Leon, Robbi Rodriguez, Sami Basri, Stefano Raffaele, Tini Howard
Audience:adult, teen
Genre:action, crime, fiction, superhero
Series Type:available in print, finish, series
Tone:action-packed, fast-paced
Art Style:dark, full-color, realistic
Queer Representation:bi