Comics books have been a welcome home for LGBTQ+ fans for a while now. Back in 1988, DC had their first openly gay character, Extraño. A few years later, in 1992, Marvel published an emotional issue of Alpha Flight. In the comic, Northstar revealed he was gay. Later, Northstar would have the first gay wedding in Marvel history. But although they had LGBTQ+ characters, it wasn’t until the past few years that the major comic publishers fully embraced their pride. Recently, both publishers announced all the titles commemorating Pride 2022.
Both Marvel and DC will put out a new Pride anthology. Each issue will be around 100 pages of new content. DC Pride 2022 lists at least seven new mini-stories featuring Aquaman/Jackson Hyde, Superman, Tim Drake, and everyone’s favorite chaotic couple—Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn.
Following the same theme, Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1 will also have about seven different mini-stories. The Young Avengers team reunites in this special issue. Other stories feature Moondragon, Somnus (introduced in last year’s Pride issue), and Hercules.
Officially, LGBTQ+ Pride month is June, so many of the comics don’t release until then. However, some titles are kicking off new series starring LGBTQ+ characters. And Marvel will release eight Pride variant covers of current titles featuring some of the more famous LGBTQ+ characters as well. Here is a complete list of DC and Marvel’s Pride-related releases.
DC Comics
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Crush & Lobo #10 (May 17th)
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (May 17th) – Graphic Novel
Aquaman: The Becoming #7 (May 24th)
Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2 (May 24th) – Trade Paperback
Midnighter: The Complete Collection (May 24th) – Trade Paperback
DC Pride 2021 #1 (May 31st) – Annual One-Shot
Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1: The Truth (May 31st) – Trade Paperback
Poison Ivy #1 (June 7th) – New Series
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 (June 7th) – New Series
Multiversity: Teen Justice #1 (6/7) – New Series
DC Pride: Tim Drake Special #1 (June 14th) – One-Shot
Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus (July 5th) – Trade Paperback
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series–The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour Vol. 1 (August 30th) – Trade Paperback
Marvel Comics
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Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1 (June 1st) – New Series/Pride Variant Cover of Aaron Fischer
X-Men #12 (June 1st) – Pride Variant Cover of Daken
Thor #26 (June 8th) – Pride Variant Cover of Valkyrie/Rūna
Avengers Forever #7 (June 15th) – Pride Variant Cover of Somnus
Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1 (June 15th) – Annual One-Shot
Marauders #4 (June 22nd) – Pride Variant Cover of Iceman
Immortal X-Men #4 (June 29th) – Pride Variant Cover of Destiny
New Mutants #27 (June 29th) – Pride Variant Cover of Karma
Thunderbolts #2 (June 29th) – Pride Variant Cover of America Chavez
I’m counting down the days until I can get my hands on all the new Poison Ivy issues. Leave a comment to let us know the comic you’re most excited about!
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