Today DC Comics are proud to announce the details of the upcoming comic book release, DC Pride will be an anthology collection bringing together LGBTQIA+ characters from across the DC Universe. Also announced Crush and Lobo a new 8 issue mini series, written by Mariko Tamaki. Crush and Lobo is due for release 1st June 2021 and DC Pride due a few days later 8th June 2021. DC will also publish a series of 9 variant covers throughout the month of June showcasing DC’s top characters.
DC Pride #1 will feature LGBTQIA+ characters DC’s ever-expanding Universe, including cameos by fan favorites Batwoman, Renee Montoya, Alan Scott, Midnighter, Apollo, Extraño, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Constantine, and more. The DC Pride creative teams, and the characters they’re developing stories for, are:
Batwoman (Kate Kane) by James Tynion IV & Trung Le Nguyen, Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn by Mariko Tamaki & Amy Reeder, Midnighter by Steve Orlando & Stephen Byrne, Flash of Earth-11 (Jess Chambers) by Danny Lore & Lisa Sterle, Green Lantern (Alan Scott) & Obsidian by Sam Johns & Klaus Janson, Aqualad (Jackson Hyde) by Andrew Wheeler & Luciano Vecchio, Dreamer by Nicole Maines & Rachel Stott, Renee Montoya by Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge, Pied Piper by Sina Grace, Ro Stein & Ted Brandt.
DC Pride #1 will include full-page profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them, fans of The CW’s Supergirl will be thrilled to see the first comic book appearance of Dreamer, a trans woman superhero, in a story written by actor Nicole Maines, who plays Nia Nal/Dreamer on Supergirl.
DC will also release a series of Pride themed variant covers showcasing DC’s leading characters through the month of June, giving fans the opportunity to purchase comics featuring covers with Batman, Harley, Ivy, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more, all by cutting-edge comic book artists!
- Batman #109 Pride variant cover by Jen Bartel
- Crush & Lobo #1 Pride variant cover by Yoshi Yoshitani
- DC Pride #1 Pride variant cover by Jen Bartel
- Harley Quinn #4 Pride variant cover by Kris Anka
- Nightwing #81 Pride variant cover by Travis G. Moore
- Superman #32 Pride variant cover by David Talaski
- Teen Titans Academy #4 Pride variant cover by Stephen Byrne
- Wonder Girl #2 Pride variant cover by Kevin Wada
- Wonder Woman #773 Pride variant cover by Paulina Ganucheau
DC will also publish GLAAD Media Award-nominated Suicide Squad: Bad Blood by Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us) and Bruno Redondo (Nightwing) on April 27, DC’s gothic LGBTQIA+ romance Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger (The DUFF) and Sara Kipin on June 1, and Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani’s highly anticipated YA graphic novel, I Am Not Starfire, will publish on July 27 as part of the publisher’s overall Pride plans in 2021. Lois Lane by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins, Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell and You Brought Me The Ocean by Alex Sánchez and Julie Maroh have also been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards in 2021!
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