7 LGBT Comic Anthologies Every Queer Nerd Should Have on Their Shelves

7 LGBT Comic Anthologies Every Queer Nerd Should Have on Their Shelves

If you're a queer person who love comic books or wants to get into comic books, sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to read. With comic book anthologies, you can get pages upon pages worth of queer content by queer creators without having to worry about being confused by characters or plot.

So here are seven queer comics anthologies that are definitely must-reads!

1. Power & Magic: The Queer Witch Anthology

Edited by Joamette Gil and published by Power & Magic Press, this Prism award-winning anthology is comprised of comics entirely by queer people of color. Focusing on the themes of magic and witches, this enchanting anthology will surely put you under its spell.

2. Valor

Once upon a time, editors Isabelle Melançon and Megan Lavey-Heaton decided to publish a queer-friendly anthology of reimagined fairy tales. The result was Valor, a collection that pays tribute to female heroines of fairy tales. 

3. The Secret Loves of Geeks

As Dark Horse Comics' sequel to the The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, this anthology is one of the most heartfelt collections you'll ever read. Featuring a spectrum of queer identities discussing geeky loves that are both romantic and non-romantic, the prose stories and comics will resonate with any queer geek involved in fandom.

4. The Other Side: A Queer Parnormal Romance Anthology

Edited by Melanie Gillman and Kori Michele Handwerker, this anthology is perfect for those who love ghosts and haunts for fun. Featuring poltergeists, gender-fluid vampires, angels, and more, this book combines love & spookiness in the best way possible.

5. Beyond

In this Lambda award-winning anthology, you'll find swashbuckling space pirates, dragon slayers, and other fantastic queer fantasy and sci-fi staples. Edited by Taneka Stotts and Sfé R. Monster and published by Beyond Press, this is 200+ pages of queer imagination.

6. We're Still Here: An All Trans Comics Anthology

This upcoming anthology is made entirely by and for transgender people. Funded via Kickstarter last year and edited by Tara Avery and Jeanne Thornton, this anthology features comics in genres that range from slice-of-life to non-fiction to sci-fi.

7. Tabula Idem: A Queer Tarot Anthology

Published by Fortuna Media, this anthology contains queer interpretations of the traditional tarot cards. Inspired by the 22 cards of the Major Arcana tarot deck, the stories in this book gives creative origin stories for the each of the cards.