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Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and here in the U.S., it’s Women’s History Month all March long. In that spirit, let’s spotlight some graphic novels and comic books that feature fascinating, beautiful, and badass trans girls and women!
Apsara Engine by Bishakh Som
This award-winning anthology collection features unnerving supernatural stories about all kinds of women as they navigate the dangers and thrills of modern life.
Bad Dream by Nicole Maines and Rye Hickman
Maines portrayed Dreamer, the first trans superhero on TV, on The CW’s Supergirl. Now she has written this graphic novel about her groundbreaking character, Nia Nal, who has suddenly inherited powers she doesn’t think she was meant to have.
The Bride Was a Boy by Chii
Chii tells her life story in this upbeat memoir, exploring how she was raised as a boy, transitioned into the woman she always wanted to be, and slowly fell in love with a man who adores her exactly as she is!
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Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier and Val Wise
Bebe’s parents will only support her transition so long as she does well at school — which now includes captaining the cheerleading squad. Can she juggle her studies, her team, and her crush on the loudmouth Annie?
Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio and Paulina Ganucheau
Phoebe has just transitioned, but she has no idea how to be a girl or what kind of girl she wants to be. Help arrives in the form of popular girl McKenzie. But will Phoebe have to choose between being herself and disappointing those who want her to be different?
Nubia and the Amazons by Stephanie Williams, Vita Ayala, and Alitha Martinez
Nubia guides a new group of Amazons, including Bia, a trans woman with a gift for solving problems and puzzles, in a war against the vengeful Medusa. Also check out the follow-up, Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, for more Bia!
Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman
Grace ran away from home so she could be her true self. But she does this only to end up kidnapped by notorious female bandit Ghost Hawk. Now they’ll team up to throw a wrench in a dastardly Confederate scheme!
Us by Sara Soler
In this fun and touching memoir, Sara recalls how her wife’s transition affected their marriage and their perceptions of themselves. The couple’s love for each other (and their general nerdiness) leaps from every page.
You can also support trans women authors by checking out the books on this list!
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