Published on: July 1, 2025
The primary focus of the selections represented here are various physical disabilities. For more selections on mental health and related disabilities, please visit our Mental Health Awareness Month webpage. Suggestions on how we can always improve our selections and representation on our shelves is always welcome!
| Title | Author/Illustrator | Category | Representation |
| Batgirl: Art of Crime | Mairghread Scott, Paul Pelletier | DC | Wheelchair |
| Batgirl: The Joker War | Cecil Castellucci, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Robbi Rodriguez, Jordie Bellaire | DC | Wheelchair |
| Joe the Barbarian | Grant Morrison, Sean Murphy | DC | Type 1 Diabetes |
| The Oracle Code | Marieke Nijkamp | DC Kids | Paralysis |
| Clementine | Tillie Walden | Image | Prosthetic Leg |
| Monstress | Marjorie M. Liu | Image | Prosthetic Arm |
| Invisible Differences | Julie Dachez | Independent | Autism |
| Metaphase | Chip Reece | Independent | Down Syndrome |
| On A Sunbeam | Tillie Walden | Independent | Mute |
| The Degenerates | Jennifer Ann Mann | Independents | Various disabilities |
| Mermaid With No Tail | Jessica Long | Kid’s Picture Book | Missing apendage |
| Outside the Box | Mary Jane Martin, Cayla Besler | Kid’s Picture Book | Dyslexia |
| El Deafo | Cece Bell | Kids | Hearing Disability |
| Goosebumps: Secrets of Swamp | Marieke Nijkamp | Kids | Prosthetic Hand |
| Nova | Suzanne Walker | Kids | Hearing Disability |
| Rose Wolves | Natalie Warner | Kids | Missing apendages |
| Tea Dragon Society | Kay O’Neill | Kids | Various disabilities |
| A Sign of Affection | Suu Morishita | Manga | Deaf |
| I Hear The Sunspot | Yuki Fumino | Manga | Hearing Disability |
| Perfect World | Rie Aruga | Manga | Paralysis |
| Real | Takehiko Inoue | Manga | Wheelchair |
| Run On Your New Legs | Wataru Midori | Manga | Prosthetic Leg |
| Shino Can’t Say Her Name | Shuzo Oshimi | Manga | Mute |
| Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze | Hiroaki Samura | Manga | Wheelchair |
| Dardevil: Parts of A Hole | David Mack, Joe Quesada | Marvel | Deaf |
| Daredevil | Chip Zdarsky | Marvel | Visual Disability |
| Hawkeye: Vol. 1: My Life As A Weapon | Matt Fraction | Marvel | Hearing Disability |
| Always Human | Ari North | Webtoon | Autoimmune Disorder |
| Mooncakes | Suzanne Walker | Young Adult | Hearing Disability |
| Stars in Their Eyes | Jessica Walton | Young Adult | Prosthetic Leg |
More Than Able: 15 Disabled Superheroes That Inspire Us (CBR)
“Tee Franklin is a Black, queer, disabled, autistic, award winning, bestselling comic writer, TV writer and public speaker from New Jersey. In 2018, Franklin became the first Black, queer, disabled woman writer with a series published by Image Comics, for her bestselling queer romance graphic novella, BINGO LOVE, which is currently on its fourth printing. Franklin is also the first Black woman to write the DC Comics well-known characters, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, from the GLAAD nominated and bestselling HARLEY QUINN: EAT. BANG! KILL TOUR series based on the HARLEY QUINN animated series on HBO MAX.
In 2023, Franklin co-created Violette Rainbow, a disabled pony — with vitiligo and anxiety — for My Little Pony, in addition to her best friend, Skye, and Skye’s mother, Mariama — a pair of zebras. All three characters debuted in MY LITTLE PONY #14.
In 2022, Franklin helped develop/co-create Charlotte Webber, a brand new Spider-persona for Marvel Comics. Sun-Spider is a disabled Spider-person with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome that debuted in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #4. Sun-Spider also appeared in the highly anticipated Spider-verse sequel, ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE!
In July 2022, Ford and Mellon Foundations announced their second round of Disability Futures Fellows, Franklin was nominated and received a $50,000 grant for the work she’s done that advances the cultural landscape thanks to the disability representation in her works.
Franklin’s stories have also appeared in the New York Times bestselling and Eisner winning graphic novel, LOVE IS LOVE as well as award winning anthologies — ELEMENTS: FIRE and FEMME MAGNIFIQUE.
Franklin won the 2017 Prism Queer Press Grant, which allowed her to create BINGO LOVE and raised almost $60k via Kickstarter. BINGO LOVE was nominated for a GLAAD award for best comic in 2019, in addition to being a GoodReads Choice nominee. BINGO LOVE dominated “Best Of” 2018 lists and won the Virginia Library Diversity Award for best graphic novel in August 2019. Franklin was named one of 2018’s Icons, Innovators and Disruptors by Advocate Magazine.
Franklin’s goals are to change the ugly and harmful narrative the media has created about disabled people. They want to show that you can create works of art without offending disabled people. Franklin has proven if given accommodations and accessibility, disabled people can accomplish anything. There’s so much talent that lies within disabled people, all you need to do is open your mind and see us as more than our disabilities.
Tee Franklin is a domestic violence survivor, mom of four adult children, veteran sex worker and a Teema to one grandbaby. When they’re not writing — or tweeting — Franklin is watching anime, Asian horror movies or reliving the joy from re-watching the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited shows — especially the episodes featuring Vixen, and enjoying medical marijuana, curly fries and lemon pepper wings (flats baby!!!)
As of January 2024, Franklin is writing an unannounced television project, a creator owned comic series, horror film, and graphic novel.” – from Tee Franklin’s website. You can find Tee’s works on our shelves, such as Bingo Love, Harley Quinn Eat. BANG! Kill. Tour, Harley Quinn Legion of Bats, and more!
Click here to read Tee’s interview with Disability Visibility Project
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