While there’s still a month left of 2025, I couldn’t wait to highlight my favorites among the manga series I’ve finished this year. This list is in no particular order and includes both contemporary and historical romance. Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio High school student Yuu Koito feels like she should be falling in love,Read More
A Sweet and Vibrant Later-in-Life Romance Comic: Motherlover by Lindsay Ishihiro Review
On paper, Imogen and Alex couldn’t be more different. Alex is a single mother by choice, a professional musician, and a recent transplant from New York City to the suburbs. Imogen is a former teen mom who’s been married for eleven years and spends her days as a stay-at-home mom of four. But when theRead More
The Necessity of Movement: Cannon by Lee Lai Review
Cannon by Lee Lai is one of the best graphic novels I’ve read this year—a masterclass in building tension through narrative and illustration. The story starts at what seems to be a point of maximum tension, with the eponymous character standing in the carnage of a destroyed restaurant or cafe. We do not know which it is, where we are, or why it’s comeRead More
A Romp through New York City: Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
In July, my fiancée and I had an opportunity to go to [words] Bookstore in Maplewood, New Jersey. I hadn’t been to [words] in several years, but we were in the area on a Saturday and stopped by on a whim. It was just as beautiful as I remembered. After wandering through the store for a while, I sharedRead More
A Sincere Satire — Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel Review
Fun Home is one of my all-time favourite books, but I haven’t enjoyed Alison Bechdel’s subsequent memoirs as much, and I’ve only read bits and pieces of Dykes to Watch Out For. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up her newest graphic novel, Spent. It stars a graphic memoirist named AlisonRead More
A Queernorm Sapphic Sci-Fi Graphic Novel: Always Human by Ari North Review
Always Human is a beautiful graphic novel by Ari North (she/her). Originally syndicated on Webtoon as a webcomic, it was later published in partnership with GLAAD. This novel is book one of a two-part series. Although it wasn’t my cup of tea, I encourage you to read it for yourself to see where you land. The novel opens inRead More
A Queernorm Adventure Comic: The Flying Ship by Jem Milton Review
The Flying Ship is a graphic novel filled with magic and adventure. It’s the story of Dobrinia, a grumpy girl with a prosthetic leg and no time for friendship, who gives an old wanderer half a pastry—all she has left. In exchange, the wanderer creates a flying ship with which Dobrinia must assemble an impossible crew,Read More
Never Fade Away: The Old Guard Immortal Edition Volume 1 Review
It’s always a good time to re-read a Greg Rucka graphic novel, in my opinion… and to prep for the release of the film adaptation starring Charlize Theron? That may just be the best time of all. If you are on this site but have not yet watched The Old Guard, which stars Theron asRead More
An Unexpected Love Story in Paris: Love Languages by James Albon Review
When two women from two different countries with two different languages meet in a third liminality neither of them are entirely comfortable with, they find themselves sharing food, stories, and a friendship that slowly grows into a Parisian romance for the ages. Exhausted, nearly burned-out office worker Sarah and lifelong itinerant, current-au-pair Ping are anRead More
A Queer Girl Detective Romp: Goldie Vance (Volume One) by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, and Sarah Stern Review
Goldie Vance (Volume One) centers on a girl detective with a passion for cars, ideally fast ones. She’s the daughter of a hotel manager and a professional mermaid in Cold War-era Florida. Goldie is a friendly, outgoing, direct girl, and when she hears of a necklace gone missing in her dad’s hotel, she’s right on theRead More
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