Get ready for a much-needed hit of literary dopamine
It’s spring (for a few more weeks at least), when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . quite literally so in the upcoming graphic novel anthology YOUNG MEN IN LOVE: NEW ROMANCE from A Wave Blue World, coming to bookstores in June, just in time for Pride!
The book, edited by Joe Glass and Matt Miner, is the much-anticipated follow-up to the GLAAD Media Award-winning debut volume of YMiL, noted for its focus on sweet, imaginative, teen-appropriate gay male romance comics spanning multiple genres from some of the comics industry’s best talents. This time around that roster includes Anthony Oliveira, Al Ewing, and Hamish Steele among many more, all wrapped in a truly stunning cover by Ricardo Bessa that kind of reaches out to give you a warm hug every time you see it.
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.
TITLE: Young Men in Love: New Romance
EDITORS: Joe Glass, Matt Miner
TRIM: 6.5” x 9”
AGE RANGE: General Adult (Teen-Appropriate)
GENRE: Romance
SRP: $19.99
FORMAT: Trade Paperback
PAGE COUNT: 160
PUB DATE: June 10, 2025
ISBN: 9781949518290
PUBLISHER: A Wave Blue World
DISTRIBUTOR: Diamond Book Distributors
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