LGBTQIA+ (YA comics)

These are some of our favourite recent LGBTQIA+ comics and graphic novels. Of course, there's way more than this in our collection! Indeed, some of the titles featured in our other comic book-lists also feature LGBTQIA+ characters and themes, just proving that you can find queer characters into gaming, involved with magic or the supernatural, at a camp, or in space. They're everywhere!

Updated August 1, 2024
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Wellington City Libraries Youth team at Wellington City Libraries
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Galaxy : the prettiest star
Axelrod, Jadzia
Paper Book
It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power. A vibrant story about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright as the stars. "An effervescent and poignant tale about discovering and embracing your truest...
Pixels of you
Hirsh, Ananth
Paper Book
A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends--and maybe more--in this moving YA graphic novel from award-winning writers Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota, and illustrator J.R. Doyle. "A sweet, smart tale of art, bitterness, enmity, and camaraderie."--New York Times...
The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich
Muniz, Deya
Paper Book
Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the...
The greatest thing
Searle, Sarah Winifred
Paper Book
Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, this tender YA comic is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's Real Friends who are ready to graduate to their first teen graphic novel.
The hazards of love. Book 1, Bright world
Stanley, Stan
Paper Book
Amparo's deal with the talking cat was simple: a drop of blood and Amparo's name to become a better person. Their mother and abuela would never worry about them again, and they'd finally be worthy of dating straight-A student Iolanthe. But when the cat steals their body, becoming the better person...
Honor girl
Thrash, Maggie
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! "Thrash has so carefully and skillfully captured a universal moment. . . . A luminescent memoir not to be missed."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) All-girl camp. First love. First heartbreak. At once romantic and...
Kiss number 8
Venable, Colleen A. F.
Paper Book
A 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist Selection A 2019 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids A 2020 Tayshas Reading List Selection A 2020 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection ...
Stars in their eyes
Walton, Jessica; As̀ka
Paper Book
Maisie has always dreamed of meeting her hero, Kara Bufano, an amputee actor who plays a kick-arse amputee character in her favourite show. Fancon is big and exciting and exhausting. Then she meets Ollie, a cute volunteer who she has a lot in common with. Could this be the start of something, or...
Witchlight
Zabarsky, Jessi
Paper Book
Love -- loss -- witches -- this YA fantasy graphic novel has it all! This thoughtful, emotional story will entrance you with its moving story and organic artwork. Lelek is a witch. That's all Sanja knows when she meets Lelek in the marketplace. But Lelek is hiding...

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