Back again with the 4th round of recommendations.. So this list is books that have an ensemble of different LGBTQ characters.
So with no further ado, here they are:
Secret Six (first run) by Gail Simone and various artists - This includes Villains United, Murder for Money, Cat's Cradle and Caution to the Wild for all 36 issues plus the mini that started it all and yes.. you want them all. Contains: bisexual man, bisexual woman, lesbians, and genderqueer characters So to start off this rag tag band of misfits were a group of villains that refused to join all of the other villains in the world as they teamed up and the Secret Society of Villains didn't take to highly to them doing that, so they tried to have them killed. The Secret Six of course resisted, fought back, and won despite their power sets. It's a really fun romp all around and it has some nice emotional moments and backstabbing fun. In case you're wondering, Catman (Thomas Blake) is confirmed bisexual by the writer, Gail Simone, though he never acted that way in the series, sadly. Jeannette, a new character revealed to be an immortal Banshee, likes men and women. Add the polyarmours relationship of Scandal Savage, Knockout and a former stripper named Liana, Scandal proposes to both of them at the end of the series. Sadly DC has never done the villain studded wedding special. Finally Ragdoll, a strange guy who has undergone a number of surgeries including the removal of genitalia who loves to dress up including in Wonder Woman's outfit. This series is filled with lots of great characters though and since they're villains, they have lots of fun.
Secret Six (second run) by Gail Simone - this series is just 2 volumes of Friends in Low Places and The Gauntlet. Contains: bisexual man and genderqueer characters. Basically a new team consisting of Catman, the new female Ventriloquist, Strix, Black Alice, Big Shot, and Porcelaine are all kidnapped by a mysterious person and told they will do certain tasks or die. The Six, of course, escape and try hiding out, but it doesn't work all as planned of course.. Violence, betrayal and hgh jinks are abound! Seriously it's a fun
series.. and Catman is confirmed bisexual in this series, starting off the entire comic trying to sleep with a man and a woman and the new character Porcelain is an African-American character that is clearly genderqueer.
Jem and the Holograms by Kelley Thompson and Sophie Campbell - Contains: lesbians and trans women this is an updated version of the original series. I'm honestly not a huge fan of it as it's not really totally outrageous, but a lot of people love it. Kimber and Stormer are gay and Blaze, of the Misfits, is trans.. For me the series just didn't come together in a way that I wanted it.. and that's OK. anyhow, hope you enjoy it. Bonus one of the main creators is also trans*, so.. yeah.
Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe - Contains lesbian and transwoman - This is an insane fantasy romp of a group of women who have banded together as a party Dungeons and Dragon style. Each of the ladies has their own abilities and powers they add to the group and each has their own crazy personality. They fight hard and party harder. The Rat Queens do it all. This title is just so fun. That said.. I'd be remiss to point out that this series has faced a lot of backlash, not for it's content, but rather it's creators. Co-Creator Roc Upchruch was arrested for domestic violence and was removed from the title. Later artist, Tess Fowler was the main artist when the series was announced, unexpectedly to have a hiatus and Tess claimed it was all so Upchurch could return to the title. Weibe denied it and just said that it wasn't work out and Upchurch has not returned to work on it. So yeah, a lot of drama, but it's important to note if you recommend it to someone they may have legitimate reasons not to want to enjoy this book.
Kim & Kim by Magdalene Visaggio and various artists - Contains: a lesbian and trans woman. Kim and Kim are poor bounty hunters just trying to make it work in the world. Kimiko "Kim Q" is the daughter of a head bounty hunter and used to work with him, but he betrayed her so now she's on her own with her best friend Kimber aka "Kim D". They're out to make a name for themselves and.. make money to survive. Kim Q is a little flighty and all over the place, she bounces from topic to topic and seems rarely serious. She can be a little hard to follow for me. Kim D is the straight and series one that wants to just get things done and keeps Kim Q in line, as much as anyone can that is. By the way, this was recommended to me.. and it's a pretty fun title. I'm also hearing that it's hard to keep in stock.
Obviously Lumberjanes should be on this list. It contains lesbians and trans* female characters. If you haven't heard of it, it's basically like camp and girl scouts slammed together with a group of girls that go on insane fun adventures.. that are insane and fun. I'd say more, but given how much love this title regularly gets, I don't think it really needs my recommendation as well.. but well it's there. Also check out it's "Brother series" Backstagers. I recommended that one already.. but it has an entire gay male and trans* male cast.
last but not least.. Great Lakes Avengers: Same Old, Same Old by Zac Gorman and Will Robson - Contains gay man and female character with a male fursona. The Great Lake Avengers were designed to be a spoof team and this picks it all back up. Flatman discovers he has the copyright on Avengers after the current owner dies and he demands the right to restart the old team. This of course starts off all good and well, but they're the GLA, so nothing can go right. Their new headquarters is right across the street from a
known villain, who is also the mayor and makes it illegal for them to be heroes. This of course causes issues as they desperately want to be heroes despite the fact that they've got mostly very lame powers. Either way this is the series that Mister Fantastic look-a-like Flatman comes out of the closet and new hero Good boy joins the team. Goodness Silva is an average ordinary girl, until she gets angry and becomes a full blue male werewolf. Her brother turns into a pink girl werewolf.
obviously there are tons and tons more.. I have not had a time to read them all. If you have one you'd like to recommend, use the comment section. Also remember, while Pride Month only comes once a year.. Pride Recommendations can come at any time!
So with no further ado, here they are:
Secret Six (first run) by Gail Simone and various artists - This includes Villains United, Murder for Money, Cat's Cradle and Caution to the Wild for all 36 issues plus the mini that started it all and yes.. you want them all. Contains: bisexual man, bisexual woman, lesbians, and genderqueer characters So to start off this rag tag band of misfits were a group of villains that refused to join all of the other villains in the world as they teamed up and the Secret Society of Villains didn't take to highly to them doing that, so they tried to have them killed. The Secret Six of course resisted, fought back, and won despite their power sets. It's a really fun romp all around and it has some nice emotional moments and backstabbing fun. In case you're wondering, Catman (Thomas Blake) is confirmed bisexual by the writer, Gail Simone, though he never acted that way in the series, sadly. Jeannette, a new character revealed to be an immortal Banshee, likes men and women. Add the polyarmours relationship of Scandal Savage, Knockout and a former stripper named Liana, Scandal proposes to both of them at the end of the series. Sadly DC has never done the villain studded wedding special. Finally Ragdoll, a strange guy who has undergone a number of surgeries including the removal of genitalia who loves to dress up including in Wonder Woman's outfit. This series is filled with lots of great characters though and since they're villains, they have lots of fun.Secret Six (second run) by Gail Simone - this series is just 2 volumes of Friends in Low Places and The Gauntlet. Contains: bisexual man and genderqueer characters. Basically a new team consisting of Catman, the new female Ventriloquist, Strix, Black Alice, Big Shot, and Porcelaine are all kidnapped by a mysterious person and told they will do certain tasks or die. The Six, of course, escape and try hiding out, but it doesn't work all as planned of course.. Violence, betrayal and hgh jinks are abound! Seriously it's a fun
series.. and Catman is confirmed bisexual in this series, starting off the entire comic trying to sleep with a man and a woman and the new character Porcelain is an African-American character that is clearly genderqueer.
Jem and the Holograms by Kelley Thompson and Sophie Campbell - Contains: lesbians and trans women this is an updated version of the original series. I'm honestly not a huge fan of it as it's not really totally outrageous, but a lot of people love it. Kimber and Stormer are gay and Blaze, of the Misfits, is trans.. For me the series just didn't come together in a way that I wanted it.. and that's OK. anyhow, hope you enjoy it. Bonus one of the main creators is also trans*, so.. yeah.
Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe - Contains lesbian and transwoman - This is an insane fantasy romp of a group of women who have banded together as a party Dungeons and Dragon style. Each of the ladies has their own abilities and powers they add to the group and each has their own crazy personality. They fight hard and party harder. The Rat Queens do it all. This title is just so fun. That said.. I'd be remiss to point out that this series has faced a lot of backlash, not for it's content, but rather it's creators. Co-Creator Roc Upchruch was arrested for domestic violence and was removed from the title. Later artist, Tess Fowler was the main artist when the series was announced, unexpectedly to have a hiatus and Tess claimed it was all so Upchurch could return to the title. Weibe denied it and just said that it wasn't work out and Upchurch has not returned to work on it. So yeah, a lot of drama, but it's important to note if you recommend it to someone they may have legitimate reasons not to want to enjoy this book.
Obviously Lumberjanes should be on this list. It contains lesbians and trans* female
last but not least.. Great Lakes Avengers: Same Old, Same Old by Zac Gorman and Will Robson - Contains gay man and female character with a male fursona. The Great Lake Avengers were designed to be a spoof team and this picks it all back up. Flatman discovers he has the copyright on Avengers after the current owner dies and he demands the right to restart the old team. This of course starts off all good and well, but they're the GLA, so nothing can go right. Their new headquarters is right across the street from a
obviously there are tons and tons more.. I have not had a time to read them all. If you have one you'd like to recommend, use the comment section. Also remember, while Pride Month only comes once a year.. Pride Recommendations can come at any time!
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