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A foul-mouthed, blood-spattered love letter to tabletop roleplaying games and ride-or-die female friendships. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Rat queens.

  • chaotic
  • boisterous
  • blood-splattered
  • booze-soaked
  1. 01

    Lumberjanes Vol. 2

    Grace Ellis

    A chaotic, joyful celebration of hardcore lady-types fighting monsters and fiercely loving their friends.

    Shares:
    • chaotic
    • found family
  2. 02

    The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2

    Kieron Gillen

    A neon-drenched, hyper-stylish descent into the intoxicating and toxic world of pop-star divinity.

    Shares:
    • irreverent
  3. 03

    Pretty Deadly Volume 1 TP

    Kelly Sue DeConnick

    A brutal, beautiful western fairy tale where death is a woman with a sword and the desert bleeds magic.

    Feels:
    • surreal
    • blood-soaked
    • dusty
  4. 04

    Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2

    James Tynion IV

    A relentless, dread-soaked descent into the woods where the true horror is only just beginning.

    Feels:
    • dread-soaked
    • tense
    • eerie
  5. 05

    SuperMutant Magic Academy

    Jillian Tamaki

    A deadpan, magical-realist snapshot of the agonizing, hilarious boredom of being a teenager.

    Shares:
    • irreverent
  6. 06

    Sex Criminals

    Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

    A hilarious, sexually frank romp through time, space, and the messy reality of what happens after the honeymoon phase ends.

    Shares:
    • chaotic
    • irreverent
  7. 07

    Ascender Volume 1

    Jeff Lemire

    A brisk, genre-bending adventure where the remnants of a sci-fi past collide with a dark, magical present.

    Feels:
    • lonely
    • perilous
    • atmospheric
  8. 08

    Kill or be Killed, Vol. 2

    Ed Brubaker

    A tense, shadowy descent into the psychological toll of a supernatural murder pact.

    Feels:
    • dread-soaked
    • claustrophobic
    • shadowy
  9. 09

    Bitch planet

    Kelly Sue DeConnick

    A fierce, unapologetic plunge into a grim sci-fi dystopia where non-compliant women are exiled to the meanest edges of the galaxy.

    Shares:
    • unapologetic
  10. 10

    Claymore, Volume 2

    Norihiro Yagi

    A tense, dread-soaked dark fantasy where the monsters hide in plain sight and the heroes fight a losing battle against their own monstrous nature.

    Feels:
    • dread-soaked
    • tense
    • shadowy
  11. 11

    The unbeatable Squirrel Girl

    Ryan North

    A shot of pure, unadulterated joy that proves empathy and a good sense of humor are the ultimate superpowers.

    Shares:
    • chaotic
    • irreverent
  12. 12

    Fables, Vol. 15

    Bill Willingham

    A dark, mythic awakening where fractured fairy tales collide with the heavy, very human weight of depression and sibling rivalry.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • melancholic
    • shadow-drenched

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