Young Men in Love

This anthology is the book I needed when I was younger. All about positivity and empowerment, it’s fun, touching, educational and uplifting, and there’s not a comics genre that isn’t treated with the utmost care. It’s not just the stories that inspire - Robert Ryan, Nick Robles, Auguste Kanakis, Ian Bisbal (as examples) all delight on art in wildly different ways and with writers like the marvellous Joe Glass, the insightful Anthony Oliveira, the magical Tate Brombal, Paul Allor and the inspirational Sina Grace this is the book of 2022 for me. I may find myself reading this a lot when I’m feeling bad about myself, and will always be grateful to Joe and Matt Miner for that.