Plus, Abby, Jess’s longtime crush, also works for the supervillain. When Jess finds a (paid!) internship with the town’s worst supervillain, it seems like a funny way to bug her parents and make some cash. Bisexual Chinese-Vietnamese teen Jess has two superhero parents, but no superpowers of her own so far. Leeįor a fluffy, science fiction YA twist to your books about queer superheroes, look no further than Not Your Sidekick. Artist Epting is known for excelling at action sequences, of which there are plenty here.
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The story then goes on to follow Batwoman as she has to confront some of her darkest memories while battling the spread of the deadly bioweapon “monster Venom.wp_postsWriter Bennett, who’s also worked on other series with queer women superheroes like DC Bombshells, has a good feel for the character.
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Volume 1 collects the first six issues of the relaunch, plus the Rebirth one-shot issue that introduces the character of Kate Kane, aka Batwoman. This new run, part of the DC Rebirth series, is a great place to start with Batwoman comics. She returns to the stage as the main character in the first volume of this 2017 relaunch. No list of books featuring queer women with superpowers would be complete without Batwoman. Here are eight awesome books - some comics, some not - where you can do just that! Batwoman, Vol 1: The Many Arms of Death by Marguerite Bennett, James IV Tynion, and Steve Epting
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It’s so damn fulfilling to read, instead, about women being leaders, taking charge, learning how to best use their superpowers, and fulfill the subsequent responsibilities. We get so many complex stories about (white, straight) male superheroes. One of the most interesting things an author can do with this trope is show LGBTQ women in all their human glory all along the spectrum of embracing versus struggling with their (super)powers. Is it too obvious to say that reading books about queer women with superpowers can be very … empowering? That isn’t to say that the books on this list are stories about women who don’t have complex relationships with their powers. But for today: 8 awesome books with LGBTQ women characters who have superpowers.
Readers, I’ll be back next time with another list in direct response to one of your requests for queer books. This month my list of great queer books for you is part of Autostraddle’s Power Issue. Welcome to a slightly different installment of Ask Your Friendly Neighborhood Lesbrarian.
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