2SLGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels for Teens

Comics and graphic novels for teens with 2SLGBTQIA+ stories

Updated June 13, 2023
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Heartstopper. Volume 1. [graphic novel]
Oseman, Alice
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to...
Bingo love. [graphic novel]
Franklin, Tee.
2019, Texas Library Association's MaverickGraphic Novel Reading List Amazon Book Review's BestComics & Graphic Novels of2018 NPR's Best Books of2018...
Gender queer
Kobabe, Maia.
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns,thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographicalcomic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortablewith strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's...
How to be ace : [graphic novel] a memoir of growing up asexual /
Burgess, Rebecca
PRISM AWARDS FINALIST 2021 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS - YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION (YALSA) 2022 "When I was in school, everyone got to a certain age where they became interested in talking about only one thing: boys, girls and sex. Me though? I...
Mooncakes. [graphic novel]
Walker, Suzanne
"Mooncakes is spellbinding. It had everything I love in a story--magic that felt inventive, characters that became my friends, and a romance that felt truly authentic. It was one of those books that I was sad to see end. Luckily, I can always reread." --Tillie Walden, creator of Spinning and On a...
Be gay, do comics! : [graphic novel] queer history, memoir, and satire from The
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The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with...
Kevin Keller. [graphic novel]
Parent, Dan
Read all about Kevin's introduction to the world of Riverdale! Journey into the mind and heart of Riverdale's newest resident. You'll see how Kevin first met Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica; how he came to love journalism, and what drives him to want to follow in the footsteps of...
Spinning / [graphic novel]
Walden, Tillie, 1996-
Tillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the...
#Hockey!
Ukazu, Ngozi
Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's...
Cheer up! : [graphic novel] love and pompoms.
Frasier, Crystal
2021 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist 2021 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2021 Cybils Award Winner 2022 GLAAD Media Award Winner 2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist   A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of ...
Breaks. [graphic novel]
Vieceli, Emma
Cortland Hunt has made some dangerous mistakes. Now he's waiting quietly for those mistakes to catch up with him. Ian Tanner coasts through life denying the spark of anger beneath his laid back exterior. When school politics and personal lives become a battleground, the pair find that what they...
On a sunbeam.
Walden, Tillie, 1996-
"Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It's a 'space' story unlike any you've ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters." --Brian K. Vaughan, Saga and Paper Girls Two timelines. Second chances....
Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me. [graphic novel]
Tamaki, Mariko
From This One Summerco-creator Mariko Tamaki comes a hilarious and poignant story of teen heartbreak and friendship. All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. The day they got back together was the best one of Freddy's life, but nothing's made sense since....
Bloom. [graphic novel]
Panetta, Kevin.
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band--if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But...
The old guard. Book one : opening fire. [graphic novel]
Rucka, Greg
COMING TO NETFLIX ON JULY 10, 2020AND STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR CHARLIZE THERON AND CHIWETELEJIOFOR! "An action blockbuster withhistorical tragedy in its bones." -The...
Exit stage left : [graphic novel] the Snagglepuss chronicles.
Russell, Mark, 1971-
2019 GLAAD Media Award Winner for Outstanding Comic Book Drama! Comedy! Tragedy! For the renowned Southern playwright called Snagglepuss, these are the ingredients that have made him a star of the New York stage and the glittering world that surrounds it. But the year is 1953, and...
Flamer. [graphic novel]
Curato, Mike
Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love. "This book will save lives." --Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of National Book Award Finalist Hey...
The magic fish. [graphic novel]
Trung, Le Nguyen
Tiến loves his family and his friends...but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it might change everything. An amazing YA graphic novel that deals with the complexity of family and how stories can bring us together. Real life isn't a fairytale. ...

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