Last weekend, all across the world, millions of people celebrated, spectated, and otherwise paraded for LGBTQ+ pride, in remembrance of the Stonewall uprising. These celebrations, and Pride Month as a whole, stand as symbols of LGBTQ+ history and dignity, the free expression of sexual and gender identities of all people, and the ongoing fight against oppression. It’s also a fantastic time to celebrate the great LGBTQ+ comics currently abound.
Perhaps you went to such a celebration yesterday, and are now ready to curl up with a good book. Or maybe you just now realized, upon reading this article, that it was Pride Month, and have some catching up to do. Fear not, because we’ve compiled a list of 10 excellent comics. Below are our recommendations for diverse and inclusive comics that are so good you should’ve already been reading them. Get on it.
10. America (Marvel)
Gabby Rivera (writer), Jose Quinones (artist)
Where better to start than with the dimensional-hole-punching America Chavez, in her first ever solo series. The series follows America as she enrolls in an inter-dimensional college to practice some self-growth after a painful breakup with her girlfriend. She encounters some typical fare: sorority recruitment, lecture halls, time traveling, etc. Oh yeah, that last one is for a school project, and as a result she gets to punch Hitler. Writer Gabby Rivera, herself a queer Latina, has a lot of fun with history shenanigans. But she also dives deep into America’s character, exploring her relationship with her mothers, her Latina identity, and being a young, single, queer woman. Each issue is brought to life by Jose Quinones, who captures America’s character, both powerful and often unsure. Grab this one ASAP.
