Recs if you like The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power...

A selection of primarily standalone, easy-to-read comic books/graphic novels for people who want to start getting into Marvel! Mostly strong female protagonists and/or queer representation (or subtext). Any series listed will only show the first volume. List is in progress - feel free to suggest more!

I know there are some comic book lists out there, but I was thinking about making a list of comic book series I think people should not miss (or books I would put in a Starte Pack type quest). I am excluding graphic novels and focusing on multiple-volume comics. I am only adding the first volume of each.

I love YA. It can suck pretty bad when the books try to copy each other. But when some of those gems pop up...wowza! Who knew you could tell such a hard-hitting story without having to resort to 1,000 pages & sex?

Don't have time to read 500 X-Men books, or a billion Bat-related books? Here's a list of books you can read without an atlas for backstories. Start at the beginning, get to the end, and if you want more...awesome. If not? You just read a whole complete story. Most of these books examine tropes and are not just Strong White Guy beats up disadvantaged humans or unrelatable aliens.

Graphic Novel Recs for Elementary, Middle Grade and Teens