Fans are getting a follow-up to the GLAAD Media Award-winning LGBT+ anthology Young Men in Love: New Romance, published by A Wave Blue World, which is hitting bookshelves this June—just in time for Pride Month.
The Young Men in Love series is edited by Joe Glass and Matt Miner and focuses on sweet, imaginative, teen-appropriate gay male romance comics spanning multiple genres from some of the comics industry’s biggest creators. This new addition has the talents of Greg Anderson Elysée, Chase Bluestone, David Booher, David Brame, Bradley Clayton, Joe Corallo, Josh Cornillon, Noah Dao, Al Ewing, Giopota, David Hazan, Auguste Kanakis, DJ Kirkland, Konner Knudsen, Ilias Kryriazis, Xavier Lavagnino, Jarrett Melendez, Matt Miner, Anthony Oliveira, Patricio Oliver, Jacoby Salcedo, Hamish Steele, Daryl Toh, Josh Trujillo, and Luciano Vecchio.
If you missed the Kickstarter campaign for this book, now’s your chance to support some queer artists for Pride Month.
Learn more about the book below:
Hearts are aflutter as the swoon – worthy romance anthology returns with more superheroes, more demons, more monsters, and most importantly . . . more young men in love! This delightfully imaginative , palpitating, genre – spanning collection celebrates love between men in unexpected tales from some of the most talented creators in comics, who all know exactly how it feels. Featuring stories and art from Al Ewing, Hamish Steele,Anthony Oliviera, Josh Trujillo, Luciano Vecchio, and many more , YOUNG MEN IN LOVE is a heartwarming, uplifting, and vibrant return to the glory days of romance comics!
YOUNG MEN IN LOVE hearkens back to the days when romance comics topped the sales charts and it enlivens romance novel collections with a fun genre mix, all while joyfully celebrating Pride with its unambiguous focus on cis- and trans men in love by creators who know exactly how it feels.
Check out a preview below:
Young Men in Love: New Romance will be at your local comic stores on June 10, 2025, in a trade paperback edition published by A Wave Blue World.
