Want to added a manga for anyone looking as well! It’s called Boy’s Run The Riot, and has a trans masc protagonist, as well as plenty of other lgbtq characters scattered throughout!
Not trans-specific (there are trans characters, and basically all characters are lgbtqia+), but i super reccomend Heir's Game on webtoon. It was the one comic that made me understand that i was a man and helped me come out! Suspu's works are great in general and you can see how his art progresses with each chapter :) Its finished now and totally free.
I've read both the whole Magical Boy series and The Prince and the Dressmaker. I happen to be transmasc, and I had no idea that Magical Boy wasn't written by a trans man author. I think he did so well in encompassing a lot of the feelings and struggles one goes through as a trans guy, and it became a comfort read for me. Thanks for making this video and providing some new comics to check out!
I swear I read an interview with The Kao where he mentions that he isn’t trans, but I can’t find it. After reading all the interviews on his site I still can’t find a definitive answer. He’s pansexual, he says on his Twitter (or X), and he doesn’t say he is trans, but says he was disappointed at the lack of representation trans men (like a friend of his) had also that he interviewed several trans masc people as research. I think if he was trans it would have come up at some point, but I’m not 100% sure. So don’t quote me on this.
@@themythosarchives7520 I believe I found the interview you're talking about. It's titled: A Magical Destiny of His Own: An Interview with Vincent Kao (The Kao), Creator of “Magical Boy” and it's on a website called The Geekiary. He never says the words "I'm not trans" but part of his answers to one of the questions is "However, I also know that no two experiences are the same, and I wanted to make sure that I was making Max’s experience as authentic and relatable as I could. I spent a lot of time doing research by talking to my friends in the trans community, and by also watching UA-cam vlogs by transmen who bravely shared their stories online. I’m so glad that Max’s character has resonated with so many people." Which is pretty explicit in the implication.
Nice video, I'ma check these out! I've read a couple of Jen Wang's other books so I know I'm going to love The Prince and the Dressmaker. If we're recommending trans GNs I'd like to jump in and mention Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter & Joamette Gil, and Cheer Up! Love & Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter. Also a manga recommendation: The Bride Was A Boy by Chii (which I bought and loved when I was still a dense egg)
'I want to be an anime girl' by AzulCrescent is really pretty and seems to be really well received by trans people. The illustrator is a trans femme person and asked friends with other identities for input on those characters. It's diverse and super cute! It's a webcomic on Webtoons for now.
Prior to watching this, I had never seen another person that knows about Friends With Benefits/Solitude outside of the Webtoon comments. The way I screamed when it was mentioned.
Prince and the Dressmaker was such a lovely little book! Absolutely loved the art and the story. I don't want to spoil how it goes of course, but I love the what the father does at the end.🎉 I don't really have many queer comic recommendations, since I have mostly read manga and light novels. I would recommend reading ND Stevensons Nimona and watching the movie adaptation of it on Netflix! (I prefer the movie since I feel like it is kind of a continuation or evolution of how ND Stevenson feels about himself now ❤) The second recommendation is Project Nought, which is a cool futuristic story about a guy waking up in the future (has gay and trans characters)
May I suggest a queer graphic novel? It isn't trans, but gay- "Future", by Tom Mayo Woodman. It's an incredible sci-fi romance, and made me shed way more than a few tears!! (Also.. if you're interested in comedy, the author is in a hilarious improv comedy group called Shoot From The Hip, they have a rapidly growing fanbase on pretty much every social media site!)
Oh do I have a lot of recommendations. Hopefully. If I remember them all. On Webtoon we got Uriah by Toffuo, a kind of murder mystery horror comic. Bo is asexual and also maybe aro. Crush3d by YAA Comics, a hockey comic about a troubled teen called Crush3d. Suitor Armor by Purpah, Novae by Kaixju, Kiss It Goodbye by Ticcytx, Nevermore by Kat and Flynn, and Kai by queenue. I'm sure there's a few more I missed so feel free to add on :D
This isn't a comic or graphic novel, but the Wayward Children novella series by Seanan McGuire is full of LGBT+ rep, including an asexual main character (in the first book) and a recurring trans guy character. It's a fantasy series that deals a lot with feeling like an outsider. Highly recommend!
Cosmo Knights and On A Sunbeam are my recommendations. Both are queer Sci-fi books with really fun world building. Otherwise you've got Squad and Belle Of The Ball if you want disaster lesbians, Taproot and Blackwater for disaster gay lads, M Is For Monster if you want frankstein and NB's, and of course there's always Monstress (the autobiography one) and Monstress (the eldritch war murder orphan one [Do not read Monstress unless you are prepared mature stuff])
As a trans mask, magical boy is one of my favorite takes on the experience. I love how as the caritor starts to except that yes he was indeed destined to be a magical person that maybe that's not necessary a girl his costume changes. Also I love the way they do dead names in this book where they just fuz it out
I remember checking out The Prince and the Dressmaker at a local library once; the story and art are super cute and I think I might buy a copy to keep permanently
Webtoon canvases with trans characters: Magical Boy Troubles- Most of the characters are lgbt+ and the plot is so cool and interesting and the colorsssss AAAA Witchurch- Has gorgeous pixel art and amazing lore, updats once a month but it's worth it because the story is really interesting and original
Author of Magical Boy actually admitted to being a trans man recently on his comic Mondo Mango and has been on testosterone for 10 years.
That was my mistake, I remember reading an article years ago that said he wasn’t, but I’m pretty sure I misread it.
Want to added a manga for anyone looking as well! It’s called Boy’s Run The Riot, and has a trans masc protagonist, as well as plenty of other lgbtq characters scattered throughout!
Not trans-specific (there are trans characters, and basically all characters are lgbtqia+), but i super reccomend Heir's Game on webtoon. It was the one comic that made me understand that i was a man and helped me come out! Suspu's works are great in general and you can see how his art progresses with each chapter :) Its finished now and totally free.
I've read both the whole Magical Boy series and The Prince and the Dressmaker. I happen to be transmasc, and I had no idea that Magical Boy wasn't written by a trans man author. I think he did so well in encompassing a lot of the feelings and struggles one goes through as a trans guy, and it became a comfort read for me. Thanks for making this video and providing some new comics to check out!
I swear I read an interview with The Kao where he mentions that he isn’t trans, but I can’t find it. After reading all the interviews on his site I still can’t find a definitive answer. He’s pansexual, he says on his Twitter (or X), and he doesn’t say he is trans, but says he was disappointed at the lack of representation trans men (like a friend of his) had also that he interviewed several trans masc people as research. I think if he was trans it would have come up at some point, but I’m not 100% sure. So don’t quote me on this.
@@themythosarchives7520 I believe I found the interview you're talking about. It's titled: A Magical Destiny of His Own: An Interview with Vincent Kao (The Kao), Creator of “Magical Boy” and it's on a website called The Geekiary. He never says the words "I'm not trans" but part of his answers to one of the questions is
"However, I also know that no two experiences are the same, and I wanted to make sure that I was making Max’s experience as authentic and relatable as I could. I spent a lot of time doing research by talking to my friends in the trans community, and by also watching UA-cam vlogs by transmen who bravely shared their stories online. I’m so glad that Max’s character has resonated with so many people."
Which is pretty explicit in the implication.
He is actually! It's in his autobiographical/slice of life comic "Mondo Mango" lol
@@k-onlegacy found that out after posting this video. Not sure why I got the idea.
Nice video, I'ma check these out! I've read a couple of Jen Wang's other books so I know I'm going to love The Prince and the Dressmaker.
If we're recommending trans GNs I'd like to jump in and mention Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter & Joamette Gil, and Cheer Up! Love & Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter.
Also a manga recommendation: The Bride Was A Boy by Chii (which I bought and loved when I was still a dense egg)
Thanks! Also that’s a lot of books, it might take some time on my part.
'I want to be an anime girl' by AzulCrescent is really pretty and seems to be really well received by trans people. The illustrator is a trans femme person and asked friends with other identities for input on those characters. It's diverse and super cute!
It's a webcomic on Webtoons for now.
I’ve read that and I absolutely love it! The only reason I didn’t mention it is because it doesn’t have a physical release.
Prior to watching this, I had never seen another person that knows about Friends With Benefits/Solitude outside of the Webtoon comments. The way I screamed when it was mentioned.
One of my favorite series! I’m surprised it isn’t talked about more.
Prince and the Dressmaker was such a lovely little book! Absolutely loved the art and the story. I don't want to spoil how it goes of course, but I love the what the father does at the end.🎉
I don't really have many queer comic recommendations, since I have mostly read manga and light novels.
I would recommend reading ND Stevensons Nimona and watching the movie adaptation of it on Netflix! (I prefer the movie since I feel like it is kind of a continuation or evolution of how ND Stevenson feels about himself now ❤)
The second recommendation is Project Nought, which is a cool futuristic story about a guy waking up in the future (has gay and trans characters)
May I suggest a queer graphic novel? It isn't trans, but gay- "Future", by Tom Mayo Woodman. It's an incredible sci-fi romance, and made me shed way more than a few tears!!
(Also.. if you're interested in comedy, the author is in a hilarious improv comedy group called Shoot From The Hip, they have a rapidly growing fanbase on pretty much every social media site!)
Oh do I have a lot of recommendations. Hopefully. If I remember them all. On Webtoon we got Uriah by Toffuo, a kind of murder mystery horror comic. Bo is asexual and also maybe aro. Crush3d by YAA Comics, a hockey comic about a troubled teen called Crush3d. Suitor Armor by Purpah, Novae by Kaixju, Kiss It Goodbye by Ticcytx, Nevermore by Kat and Flynn, and Kai by queenue. I'm sure there's a few more I missed so feel free to add on :D
This isn't a comic or graphic novel, but the Wayward Children novella series by Seanan McGuire is full of LGBT+ rep, including an asexual main character (in the first book) and a recurring trans guy character. It's a fantasy series that deals a lot with feeling like an outsider. Highly recommend!
Cosmo Knights and On A Sunbeam are my recommendations. Both are queer Sci-fi books with really fun world building. Otherwise you've got Squad and Belle Of The Ball if you want disaster lesbians, Taproot and Blackwater for disaster gay lads, M Is For Monster if you want frankstein and NB's, and of course there's always Monstress (the autobiography one) and Monstress (the eldritch war murder orphan one [Do not read Monstress unless you are prepared mature stuff])
On a Sunbeam is GORGEOUS!
As a trans mask, magical boy is one of my favorite takes on the experience. I love how as the caritor starts to except that yes he was indeed destined to be a magical person that maybe that's not necessary a girl his costume changes. Also I love the way they do dead names in this book where they just fuz it out
Dead Endia is great 👍 coming from someone who read it
I remember checking out The Prince and the Dressmaker at a local library once; the story and art are super cute and I think I might buy a copy to keep permanently
Webtoon canvases with trans characters:
Magical Boy Troubles- Most of the characters are lgbt+ and the plot is so cool and interesting and the colorsssss AAAA
Witchurch- Has gorgeous pixel art and amazing lore, updats once a month but it's worth it because the story is really interesting and original