Five Queer AF Comics Starring Black and Brown Women

Yo, I can’t lie, sometimes being a queer woman or femme of color just sucks. Between the mix of racism + misogyny + queerphobia that’s served up with intersecting identities like some kind of twisted jackpot, the struggle to find other people like you, and then the impossibility of being able to just take a break with some comics without the intrusion of heteronormativity, male gaze, and whiteness? I mean Bast knows how we made it this far. Thanks to the rise of webcomics, however, all that is changing for the better (finally!). From superheroes to first love and all the comedic life moments in between, here are are five of the brown and Blackest, super LGBTQIA+ reppin’ comics on the internet to get your self love meter all the way maxed out.

Agents of the Realm

Writer/Artist: Mildred Louise / Agents of the Realm website

I would probably be committing a grave internet crime if I hadn’t included this series on this particular list because fam, if you are looking for a rainbow of queer women of color out here livin’ they best magically powered lives you’d be hard pressed to find a single panel where this isn’t true. The story takes place when a team of first year university students has been chosen to protect our planet from a breach in the barrier to another dimension and the mysterious creatures that threaten humanity. But even becoming mystical warriors may not help our heroes navigate something even more treacherous: the confusing world of college classes and dorms! Now …