Recs if you like Saga, Volume 1...

LGBT*+ graphic novels / comics / manga +

Fluff to smut, including 18+ etc aka not exclusive to anything specific other than being queer content (queer & queer-rep inclusive stories). I have read a good handful of the ones now at the bottom of the list. Includes intended middle-grade-ish-level youth content to adult audience content.

In progress / updated over time

(recs highly welcome) Attempting a highly exhaustive list.

books that feature an animal (real & fantastical alike) as a side character, companion, or a pet!

I’m aiming to read 100 queer graphic novels, so here’s my list of the ones I’ve already read and the ones I plan to read. There might not be 100 books on the list yet, as I’m still gathering them all together.

Image, Valiant, Dark Horse, IDW.. it’s not Marvel or DC (at least not directly), but the best of the rest!

First issues/arcs may stand in for entire volumes/series’.

Books that have significant cats, because what bookworm doesn't enjoy cats? (For series I have only included book 1.)

Looking for your next graphic novel read? Check out this list!

Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship 🛑

These are some of my favorite comic series adapted as graphic novel series that don't come from Marvel or DC and don't involve a bunch of superpowered humans or aliens beating each other up. There is some aliens beating up other aliens in a few of these comics but they're more barfight-level than world-saving fisticuffs.

Fiction about weird drugs that induce weird states/make you do weird things

Under construction!

these are the first volumes of some of the best comic and manga series. if you are new to comics/graphic novels or are looking to try a new series, this is the list for you.

An eclectic mix of fantasy, sci-fi, and nonfiction that either reimagines our world, builds an entirely new one, or reveals the wonders of the real world. If a book is part of a series, I’ve only included the first one.

Stuff featured in Tiny Bookshop. Will add more as I continue to play.

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.

Lgbtq+ comics and graphic novels to read all year long

With love and respect and hugs and kisses to DC and Marvel, they are only a tiny part of the comic world and there are so many others. These are comics I recommend to beginners😊

Suggestions welcome‼️

Note: I’m not including mangas or graphic novels on this list - I’m focusing more on the multi-volume ‘traditional’ comic (with a couple small exceptions to the “multi” part) :33

Maybe you've got bored of seeing the same old Marvel/DC comics at the bookstore and you're looking for something from a different place? Here's a list of Graphic Novels that mainly fill an SF, SFF or Fantasy niche that are not from Marvel or DC (barring Vertigo imprint) publishers.

the 100 most frequently challenged/banned books in the US during the 2010s (for series, only the first book is listed)

(also: list is in reverse order because I added them in order from first to last)