Pride Reading Guide

BYTCHCRAFT

Writer: Aaron Reese – Artist: Lema Carril – Colorist: Bex Glendining – Letterer: Morgan Martinez

Set against the backdrop of modern-day New York City during a seemingly permanent supernatural eclipse, Bytchcraft follows a queer coven bound by magick and blood, each bringing their own flair to the craft: a pretentious oracle who speaks with gods, an emo necromancer with a forked tongue, and a nature wytch with the soul of a fairy tale princess. Under the guidance of their enigmatic guardian MTHR, the coven discovers they’re at the center of an ancient prophecy, and all wytchkind hangs in the balance! God Save the Wytch. Pride variant cover by SWAY.

BLÜDWIRE

Writer/Letterer: Paul Allor – Artist: Ermitis Blanco – Colorist: Brittany Peer

Two lovers built as property fight for freedom in a brutal sci-fi chase where love becomes rebellion. Love is love. Liberation is violent. This five-issue series unites critically acclaimed writer Paul Allor with artist Ermitis Blanco and colorist Brittany Peer, with letters by Allor and covers by Victor Ibáñez and Mirka Andolfo, plus an exclusive Pride variant by Rachael Stott. Together, the team delivers a breakneck tale that blends explosive sci-fi thrills with a provocative exploration of identity, agency, and survival, as every confrontation and every mile gained on the road to freedom. Pride variant cover by Rachael Stott.

JUST ANOTHER SUMMER

Writer: Tilly Bridges, Susan Bridges – Artist: Giulia Rinaldo, AoiG – Colorist: Valentina Briški – Letterer: Chas! Pangburn

Just Another Summer is a sharp, big-hearted YA about two teen TV stars exiled to a Montana dairy farm after a tabloid blow-up—and the summer that remakes them. Hayley and Becky discover who they are without cameras: one sister falls for the girl who runs the town diner, the other for a trans farmhand whose quiet resilience shatters her Hollywood preconceptions. It’s funny, queer, tender, and unflinchingly real—about work that matters, love that surprises you, and the cost of chasing a dream when it might mean leaving a new life behind.

THE MAMMOTH

Writer: Paul Tobin – Artist: Arjuna Susini – Colorist: Pippa Bowland – Letterer: Charles Pritchett

There’s high strangeness afoot. The Mammoth is a series by Paul Tobin and Arjuna Susini, with covers by Jessica Fong and a special Pride variant cover by Kevin Wada. Something is wrong in the deep forests of Broke Tree Valley. Something deadly. Something mammoth. The legends speak of something larger than human comprehension: a monstrous phantom that disappears for decades at a time. Now, it’s back, and things are about to go Very Bad if four people—Olivia, Jess, Kokoro, and Mason, scientists who have come to the small city of Kasbro to investigate a bizarre series of seismic activities in this heavily forested valley—can’t put the Mammoth to rest. One real problem with this is…Olivia’s dead.

HOTBLOOD

Writer/Artist: Toril Orlesky

The year is 1871 and the centaur Evander Rook finds himself at rock bottom, working for would-be robber baron Asa Langley–a human! As the unlikely pair get closer, romance and conspiracy run wild and Rook finds himself caught up in Asa’s ambitions as they are both forced to face the ghosts of their interwoven pasts.

BEST FRIEND SHOW

Writer: Craig Hurd-McKenney – Artist: Melisa Jones

Sixteen-year-old Landon Snyder never expected to spend his summer in the world of dog shows. But after a family illness combined with a breakup sends him to live with his Aunt Iva, who runs a bustling dog rescue, Landon discovers a surprising talent for training—and a bond with Blue, Iva’s champion show dog. Between a cocky rival, a shy new friend who sees him like no one else, and the pressures of the Best in Show, Landon learns that healing doesn’t always come with a ribbon…but sometimes with love, loyalty, and second chances.

BEAT EVERY 1-UP

Writer: Lan Pitts – Artist: Joe Hunter – Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic

 Listen up! This is the fisticuff-filled tale of Princess Helia of Terrager. A natural-born fighter since childhood, Helia must head out into the wider world when her soon-to-be-husband is groom-napped on their wedding day by the atrocious ape and would-be world conqueror, Gogo. But what does a sheltered princess know of the other realms? Well, not a whole lot. Luckily, Helia is joined by her (only) friend and bodyguard, the ice witch, Sidra. Together, the pair will brave the deserts of Flaterra, the blizzards of Frosterra…uh, you get the idea…until they’ve rescued the wayward prince, thwarted Gogo, and punched every henchman they can find. And maybe, by the end of their journey, Helia and Sidra will realize their connection goes beyond mere friendship. Discover more in Beat Every 1-Up, a young adult graphic novel that will bring a new definition to “your princess is in another castle!”

I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS

Writer: Jennie Wood – Artist: Josh Cornillon – Colorist: Michael E. Wiggam – Letterer: Charles Pritchett

I Didn’t Ask For This follows the members of Not Your Baby Anymore, a group of kids who share one thing in common: their parents are social media influencers who have shared their entire lives online. The group forms a chosen family as each member struggles with how to break away from a life and fame that they didn’t ask for and do not want.

NAVIGATING WITH YOU VOL. 1

Writer: Jeremy Whitley – Artist: Cassio Ribeiro – Letterer: Nikki Foxrobot

A charming POC-led WLW romance where two new friends hit the road in search of the missing volumes of their favorite manga. Neesha Sparks is a disabled, vocal community activist with a passion for costume design. Gabby Graciana is an optimistic surfer—and, like Neesha, a new kid at school. When the two girls discover that they like the same manga series, Navigator Nozomi, they become more than just fellow new kids. But it was more than just having read the same book series—neither of them had finished it! Soon, they become new friends on a mission—to track down the remaining Navigator Nozomi books. This slice-of-life romance follows the two girls as they adventure across North Carolina to find each book, with their story intercut with the tales of Navigator Nozomi. Neesha and Gabby find more than just the books though—they find acceptance, friendship, understanding, and love.

NAVIGATING WITH YOU VOL. 2

Writer: Jeremy Whitley – Artist: Felia Hanakata – Colorist: Linden Cahill – Letterer: Jodie Troutman

Can the love that blossomed in their junior year survive a senior year that’s pulling them in different directions?

A month ago, Gabby Graciana and her family left Durham, North Carolina to return back to their lives in Miami, Florida. For Gabby, that meant leaving behind her girlfriend Neesha Sparks. But they swore to keep up the tradition that brought them together—their manga book club.

But not every manga can be the right one at the right time, and they find themselves flailing for a next book. They discover that their favorite mangaka is working with a studio to produce an anime of one of her other stories, so book club chats become anime watch parties. But that’s not the only thing in their lives that is changing.

An ex from Gabby’s past returns to her life in an unexpected way as Neesha, finally comfortable in her North Carolina town, rediscovers her passion for activism—and a new group of activist friends that she might have more in common with than her now long-distance girlfriend.

SCHOOL FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL GIRLS VOL. 3

Writer: Jeremy Whitley – Artist: Jamie Noguchi

School is out for the summer and it’s finally time for our extraterrestrial girls to take a break and head to the beach! Or it would be, if the world wasn’t about to be destroyed! An armada from The Lacertillian Empire – Tara’s people – are on the way to Earth and nobody knows why. There are only days before the strongest battlecruisers from the largest and most dangerous empire in the galaxy arrive and our girls are on the clock to help their headmasters figure out why they’re coming and how to defend the world. Are they coming to eliminate Misako after destroying her home planet? Are they coming to reclaim Tara for some crime of her family? Or is there something far more dangerous on their agenda? Tara, Misako, Summer, Kat, and their friends are back and this time the fate of Earth is in their hands. Let’s just hope they figure it out in time!

SCHOOL FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL GIRLS VOL. 2

Writer: Jeremy Whitley – Artist: Jamie Noguchi

The extraterrestrial girls are back! With their former school compromised, exposing Tara, Misako, Summer, and Kat, to possible danger from unknown alien forces, they all must relocate to a new hidden school–The School for Extraterrestrial Boys! Located on a hidden island in the arctic north, the new campus has a mysteriously warm summer climate, a beautiful lake, and dozens of sinister mysteries! The girls are staying in what appears to be summer cabins on the lake while going to school in the mysterious castle where the boys stay. This is all under the watchful eye of the boys’ headmaster, Headmaster Stokes—an arrogant man with an unknown agenda and an obsession with Tara’s people. They may still be in school, but this will be a semester full of blossoming romances, learning to love themselves, and trying to survive the mysteries of both this terrifying island and boys! Romance, magic, and near-death experiences are all part of a regular school day at the School for Extraterrestrial Girls.

SCHOOL FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL GIRLS VOL. 1

Writer: Jeremy Whitley – Artist: Jamie Noguchi

Tara Smith’s parents are super strict with all their rules and routines, and Tara is a dutiful daughter. Rule #1: No friends her own age. Rule #2: keep her bracelet on, or else. But when she breaks her routine—and then loses her bracelet—she’s in trouble. Now outed as an extraterrestrial after wielding fire and losing her humanoid form, Tara is captured by the government. She’s given two options: get shipped far away where she won’t be a danger to anyone or stay on Earth and join a school for other extraterrestrial girls like her. Things at the school aren’t easy—especially for the girl whose only friends were textbooks. But Tara’s goal to learn how to control her powers is soon sidelined by the discovery that the people she’s called Mom and Dad all these years aren’t her parents.

THE LOUD HOUSE: LOUDEST AND PROUDEST

Creators: The Loud House Creative Team

The Loud House is back with an all-new Pride-themed special! Celebrate Pride with The Loud House! The Loud House: Loudest and Proudest features brand new stories featuring The Loud House’s popular LGBTQ+ characters.

UNDERCOVER MONSTER

FLASH GORDON: THE GIRL FROM INFINITY VOL. 1

FLASH GORDON: THE GIRL FROM INFINITY VOL. 2