28 Top comics books like Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore

Cover of Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore

Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

By: Ben Passmore

3.94

Format: 119 pages, Hardcover

Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Be…

"Basically we all need to be anarchists already, there I said it."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

"Basically we all need to be anarchists already, there I said it."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

"Most of this collection is about how to be a funny dangerous failure. And we all fail homies, it's okay. We just have to learn how to fail upward."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

"Most of this collection is about how to be a funny dangerous failure. And we all fail homies, it's okay. We just have to learn how to fail upward."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

If you liked the comics plot in Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell

1. Swallow Me Whole

By: Nate Powell

3.63

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Swallow Me Whole is an award-winning love story carried by rolling fog, terminal illness, hallucina… read more

Similar categories in Nate Powell's Swallow Me Whole book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Megahex by Simon Hanselmann

2. Megahex

By: Simon Hanselmann

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Megg is a depressed, drug-addicted witch. Mogg is her black cat. Their friend, Owl, is an anthropom… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey by G.B. Tran

3. Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey

By: G.B. Tran

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A superb new graphic memoir in which an inspired artist/storyteller reveals the road that brought h… read more

Similar categories in G.B. Tran's Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction

4. Everything is Flammable

By: Gabrielle Bell

3.71

Format: 435 pages,

"Gabrielle Bell's pen becomes a kind of laser, first illuminating the surface distractions of the w… read more

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5. Black Is the Color

By: Julia Gfrörer

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Black Is the Colorbegins with a 17th-century sailor abandoned at sea by his shipmates, and as it pr… read more

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6. Girl Town

By: Casey Nowak

3.62

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Multi-award-winning cartoonist Casey Nowak (Lumberjanes) finds powerful truths in fantasy worlds. T… read more

Similar categories in Casey Nowak's Girl Town book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • short stories
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Roaming by Jillian Tamaki

7. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
Cover of Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

8. Bingo Love

By: Tee Franklin

3.93

Format: 92 pages, ebook

Bingo Love is a story of a same-sex romance that spans over 60 years. A chance meeting at church bi… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

9. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal

10. Woman World

By: Aminder Dhaliwal

4.04

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

When a birth defect wipes out the planet’s entire population of men, Woman World rises out of socie… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of M Is for Monster: A Graphic Novel by Talia Dutton

11. M Is for Monster: A Graphic Novel

By: Talia Dutton

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A scientist attempts to bring her younger sister back to life with unexpected results in this Frank… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn

12. Ephemera

By: Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A debut graphic novel that poignantly blends memoir, magic realism, and graphic medicine. Ephem… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1 by Kabi Nagata

13. My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

By: Kabi Nagata

4.18

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The sequel to the viral sensation My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! In this follow-up to th… read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1 book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"The energy that, until now, had swelled up in the space between life and death turned toward a thirst for love."

-Kabi Nagata, My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

Cover of The High Desert by James   Spooner

14. The High Desert

By: James Spooner

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a 2022 ALA Alex Award Winner of the 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Print Comics One of … read more

Similar categories in James Spooner's The High Desert book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Men I Trust by Tommi Parrish

15. Men I Trust

By: Tommi Parrish

3.75

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for… read more

Similar categories in Tommi Parrish's Men I Trust book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Kumar Som

16. Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir

By: Bishakh Kumar Som

3.52

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

This exquisite graphic novel memoir by a transgender artist, explores the concept of identity by in… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels

17. BTTM FDRS

By: Ezra Claytan Daniels

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An Afrofuturist horror-comedy about gentrification, hip hop, and cultural appropriation. Once a thr… read more

Similar categories in Ezra Claytan Daniels's BTTM FDRS book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • race
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish

18. The Lie And How We Told It

By: Tommi Parrish

3.67

Format: 123 pages, Hardcover

Parrish’s emotionally loaded, painted graphic novel is is a visual tour de force, always in the ser… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh

19. Thirsty Mermaids

By: Kat Leyh

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Fresh out of shipwreck wine, three tipsy mermaids—Pearl, Tooth, and Eez—hit on the idea of magicall… read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Thirsty Mermaids book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) by Kabi Nagata

20. My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

4.05

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

An emotional new diary comic from Nagata Kabi, creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness. … read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

21. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

Similar categories in Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of Brooms by Jasmine Walls

22. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

23. Fine: A Comic About Gender

By: Rhea Ewing

4.28

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more

Similar categories in Rhea Ewing's Fine: A Comic About Gender book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"

-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender

Cover of Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image by Siobhan  Gallagher

24. Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image

By: Siobhan Gallagher

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher’s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journe… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers

25. Hot Comb

By: Ebony Flowers

3.79

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into black women’s lives and coming of age stories as seen acros… read more

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  • race
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • comics
  • african american
Cover of Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh

26. Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

By: Mohammad Sabaaneh

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

What does freedom look like from inside an Israeli prison? The walls of the cell are etched with… read more

Similar categories in Mohammad Sabaaneh's Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
Cover of American Cult by Robyn Chapman

27. American Cult

By: Robyn Chapman

3.97

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

A graphic history of religious cults in American from the colonial era to today From its earlies… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Chapman's American Cult book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of A frog in the fall (and later on) by Linnea Sterte

28. A frog in the fall (and later on)

By: Linnea Sterte

4.59

Format: 338 pages, ebook

A young frog (hatched this spring) encounters two toads, who have captured the ghost of a Shungiku … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich

29. The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone

By: Joseph Tychonievich

4.56

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The first graphic novel guide to growing a successful raised bed vegetable garden, from planning, p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore

30. Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

By: Ben Passmore

3.94

Format: 119 pages, Hardcover

Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Be… read more

Similar categories in Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • race
  • graphic novels comics
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • comics
  • social justice
  • african american
"Basically we all need to be anarchists already, there I said it."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

"Most of this collection is about how to be a funny dangerous failure. And we all fail homies, it's okay. We just have to learn how to fail upward."

-Ben Passmore, Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

31. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

Similar categories in Bex Ollerton's Sensory: Life on the Spectrum book and Ben Passmore's Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult

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Nate Powell

3.63

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3.62

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Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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