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Pride Month 2025 is here, and today we've highlighted some LGBTQ+ comics and manga made by creators that have done work to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ people with their work. Whether it's activism in the streets or within pages, there are all sorts of ways to support each other and be an ally.

Gengoroh Tagame 

Notable works: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, My Brother’s Husband

A pioneer of gay manga, Tagame's earlier explicit work was groundbreaking in representing queer desire from a Japanese gay male perspective in a country where standing out has been something typically discouraged. He rose to prominence in the 1980s and ’90s with gei-komi...

Pride Month 2025 is here, and today we've highlighted some critical and impactful LGBTQ+ comics that you should be reading and why we recommend them. Whether it's about Queer history, a controversial title being challenged in libraries across the United States, or a whole collection of tales, we've got a list you'll love.

1. Gender Queer - Oni Press

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Then e created Gender Queer. Maia’s intensely...

Grab your besties and settle in for a laugh together with today's Popular Last Week. Between a suspiciously lucky bounty hunter, colorful rom-coms, a strange girl needing her donut fix and a job, and even a pair of super-villain girlfriends, there's no shortage of humorous, light-hearted fun in this list!

Freaky 1/2, 44 pages - Published by SK6, (cc/ @KohariAsh)

Welcome to Bonanbona! Victoria Vespera is the best hunter in the land! Or so she thinks. One day while walking in the Great City of Bonanbona, she discovers another hunter trying to hunt her down! Who is this mysterious hunter? (not so mysterious) but more importantly, why does Victoria have a reward on her...

Last week for our Pride Month history series, we looked at two impactful creators in the Queer comics space, Shou Arai and Alison Bechdel. Today we'll be discussing LGBTQ+ comics that you should be reading, and taking a look into some books that have been banned across libraries in the United States due to their queer content.

Kicking off this article are two books that I have found enjoyment in reading, FunGirl and LumberJanes. Fungirl is a story about a girl, Fungirl, just trying to get her life together, watching it fall apart, and embracing the chaos of it all. I think chaos is a great way to describe the vibe of this book, as I found it unpredictable in a...

Dig down deep for these Fresh Friday Features titles. In honor of Pride Month, on this first Friday in June, we're going on journeys to explore the self. From accepting your faults and leaning into them, to adjusting to a changing identity, and loving yourself as you are, these stories can serve as the inspiration and catalyst to go on your own introspective adventure.

This week, @ArtCrumbs picked:

• Comic - Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich: Fungirl is a hapless (hopeless) mess of a woman.
• Graphic Novel - Pearl of the Sea: Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more and more time in the ocean, fishing to help her father pay the bills.
• Manga - At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender:...

A poignant exploration of identity, love, and resilience, our Popular Last Week beautifully intertwine drama with queer and LGBTQ themes. These heartfelt titles offer a diverse range of experiences, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of LGBTQ individuals navigating life. From tender romances to powerful coming-of-age stories, these comics promise an emotionally resonant journey.

American Prince, 277 pages - Published by Team Diamant Comics, (cc/ @AubDiamant)

Boy Raleigh meets Ghoul Malachy and strike up a unique passionate relationship in this LGBTQA ‘Vamp-Opera’ set in an alternative 21st century Las Vegas. As the saying goes whatever happens in Vegas, stays in...

Women have been making history in comics for decades, and their impact is only getting stronger. In celebration of Women's History Month, we will have a series of features this week. Earlier this month, we asked women in comics to share their GlobalComix links in a tweet. Uplifting creator voices is important to us, so we've got a list of comics with LGBTQ+ themes written by women. It's more important than ever to share these themes with the world, and we are sure you'll enjoy them.

Sleeping Magic, 29 pages - Published by Tired Turtle Comics, (cc/ @TinyTiredTurtle)

Long ago, magic used to define how the world ran, but a catastrophe caused humanity to move on and...

Continuing with our Month of Love features, we've got a wide variety of never-featured LGBTQ titles. Wild adventures, detectives, a musical band, and love across time, there's much to enjoy on today's Popular Last Week, featuring:
 

PARADISE, 278 pages - Published by NeonJawbone, (cc/ @neonjawbone)

Pamela Gripps is a screw-up with a violent streak who's been given one last shot at avoiding jail-time: working for the P8ZD stopping superpowered crime. Now partnered with her childhood frenemy Evon, Pam is dragged into the world of high-action crime-fighting, shadowy drug cartels, and government conspiracies. Updates on Fridays. PARADISE is your new favorite...

For our last Pride Month Feature, we've got some more never-before-featured LGBTQ+-themed comics on today's What's Trending! From fantastical worlds to the classroom to crime mysteries, we've got a story for you!

1. Sunrise Blossom, 1494 pages - Published by Nina D. Aberlein Comics, (cc/ @NinaDAberlein)

Ivy is a young harpy who is separated from her sister while travelling to learn about human culture. After running into a Violet, a human woman who takes her in, Ivy slowly starts blooming into womanhood, while developing feelings for her human companion.

Story and Art by Nina D. Aberlein Comics

2. Blooming Bones, 392 pages - Published...

Is it hot in here, or is it just us? Welcome back to another Most Popular Last Week featuring, of course, the Romance genre! We've got a wonderful selection today covering all sorts of love. From wholesome fluff to pillow talk and bedroom fun, we've got you covered! Show these creators some love as thanks on this Valentine's Day!

Without any more delay, fall in love with these Romance titles!

1. BDSM Boys, 195 pages - Published by Animefanka, (cc/ @Animefanka)

Marcus hasn't been the luckiest when it comes to his love life. That is until meeting this one guy at his friend's party... Alex is cute and funny, and nice, and totally into him, and would like to see...

Today is the DAY! We are hours away from revealing the Most Popular of 2021 for all of GlobalComix! One of my favorite quotes about love is: “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Love is Love and this list if full of love in many forms.

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And now, the 12 most popular...