Created and curated by Tsundoku
Making a (non-exhaustive) list of comics, graphic novels, or manga I think are absolutely worth the read. If I was better at consistently-rating things, I'd say these are at least 4 star reads.
I may not put every volume of a series on this list, but generally I recommend reading all of it.
A series of vignette comics. My favorite was the first about a trans man navigating gender affirming care in Japan.
Slip by Marika McCoola, Aatmaja Pandya
Right before Jade is about to leave for a summer art intensive, her best friend, Phoebe, attempts suicide. How is …
I really like how this comic uses color. Also if the description wasn't clear, there is suicidal attempts and ideation in this book that's close to the narrative, so take care reading it.
5 stars
First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amassed over 76,000 unique subscribers …
A really interesting WLW SF take that's disability-conscious. My main regret was I wanted it to be longer
Another Hades / Persephone retelling. Very wholesome. This is NSFW if that is a problem.
Nubia: Real One by L. L. McKinney, Robyn Smith
5 stars
"Nubia has always been a little bit...different. As a baby she showcased Amazonian-like strength by pushing over a tree to …
This is an extremely heavy book (as it deals with racism and the inherently-political nature of black bodies in our world) but it's absolutely worth reading. If it helps I had next to no knowledge of the DC comics universe aside from cartoons in the 90s and 00s, but that wasn't a problem
