DC Pride (comics)

DC Pride is an annual LGBTQIA+ themed comic book anthology first published by DC Comics in June 2021.[1] The second anthology is scheduled to be published in June 2022.

DC Pride
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
FormatYearly
Genresee below
Publication date2021 - present
No. of issues2
Creative team
Written byVarious
Artist(s)Various

Content

2021

DC Pride is an anthology consisting of the following stories:[2]

2022

DC Pride 2022 is an anthology consisting of the following stories:[3]

  • "Super Pride" (Devin Grayson, Nick Robles, Triona Farrell and Aditya Bidikar); focuses on Jon Kent/Superman
  • "Confessions" (Stephanie Williams, Meghan Hetrick, Marissa Louise, and Ariana Maher)
  • "Special Delivery" (Travis Moore, Enrica Eren Angiolini, and Ariana Maher); focuses on Tim Drake
  • "Are You Ready for This?" (Danny Lore & Ivan Cohen, Brittney Williams, Enrica Eren Angiolini, and Ariana Maher)
  • "A World Kept Just For Me" (Alyssa Wong, W. Scott Forbes, and Ariana Maher); focuses on Jackson Hyde/Aquaman
  • "The Gumshoe in Green" (Tini Howard, Evan Cagle, and Lucas Gattoni); focuses on Jo Mullein/Green Lantern
  • "Think of Me" (Ted Brandt & Ro Stein and Frank Cvetkovic); focuses on Connor Hawke
  • "Public Display of the Electromagnetic Spectrum" (Greg Lockard, Giulio Macaione, and Aditya Bidikar); focuses on The Ray
  • "The Hunt" (Dani Fernandez, Zoe Thorogood, Jeremy Lawson, and Aditya Bidikar); focuses on Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy
  • "Bat’s in the Cradle" (Stephanie Philips, Samantha Dodge, Marissa Louise, and Lucas Gattoni)
  • "Up at Bat" (Jadzia Axelrod, Lynne Yoshii, Tamra Bonvillain, and Ariana Maher); focuses on Alysia Yeoh and Batgirl
  • "Finding Batman" (Kevin Conroy with art by J. Bone and Aditya Bidikar)

Publication and promotion

DC Pride was first announced on March 11, 2021 as an 80-page anthology comic focusing on DC Comics' various LGBT characters,[4] to be published in June as a celebration of Pride Month.[5] The anthology is also meant to celebrate the LGBT creators working at DC, with the anthology's writers and artists being members of the LGBT community.[6][7]

As part of their celebration of Pride Month, DC also announced the limited series Crush & Lobo, focusing on the mercenary Lobo and his lesbian daughter Crush;[8] June would also see the release of the graphic novel Poison Ivy: Thorns.[7][9] DC Pride also marks the first instance of Nia Nal / Dreamer appearing in comics, with the story written by Nicole Maines. The character first appeared in the live-action series Supergirl, played by Maines. Maines described herself as very excited at getting the opportunity to write the character.[10]

A second anthology, DC Pride 2022, was announced in March 2022; it is scheduled to be released in June 2022.[11] DC Comics stated that it will be a "100+ page Prestige format annual anthology comic".[12]

Reception

Upon release, DC Pride #1 received widespread acclaim from comics critics. At the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 10 to reviews from comics critics, the series received an average score of 9.2 based on 17 reviews.[13] Oliver Sava, for The A.V. Club, wrote: "corporate offerings celebrating Pride Month often feel like disingenuous attempts to cash in on a social movement, but DC Pride #1 succeeds by showcasing the ways DC Comics has been pushing LGBTQ+ representation for years. [...] Many of the stories in DC Pride feel like the start of something more, and ideally there's enough interest in this one-shot that these heroes can spend more than a month in the spotlight".[14] Sava compared this issue to Marvel Voices Pride and called Marvel's issue "more of a mixed bag". Sava wrote that "while Marvel has dragged its feet in regards to meaningful LGBTQ+ representation in film and television, DC has spent the last decade expanding representation across all of its media".[14]

References
  1. "DC PRIDE #1". DC. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. Rude, May (May 7, 2021). "DC Comics Previews 'DC Pride #1" Art, Includes 'Be Gay, Do Crimes' Story". Out. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. "DC Comics' 2022 Pride Anthology Gets a Boost From the Best Batman Ever". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. Haring, Bruce (March 11, 2021). "DC Will Celebrate June's 'Pride Month' With Big Rollout Of LGBTQIA+ Projects". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. Doran, Michael (March 11, 2021). "Batwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and more take the spotlight in DC Pride #1 preview". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. Beresford, Trilby (March 11, 2021). "DC to Celebrate Pride With Anthology Comic Featuring Batwoman, Harley Quinn and More". The Hollywood Reporter. MRC. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. Polo, Susana (March 11, 2021). "DC Comics' 2021 summer special is a wall-to-wall Pride celebration". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  8. Jacobs, Mira (March 11, 2021). "DC Pride Anthology Comic Will Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Characters and Creators". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  9. Johnson, Lauren M. (March 17, 2021). "DC and Marvel Comics will celebrate Pride month with comics featuring their queer characters". CNN. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  10. Jennings, Collier (March 11, 2021). "Supergirl Star Nicole Maines Pens Dreamer's Comic Debut in DC Pride #1". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  11. "DC and Marvel Comics' Pride Month Plans Are Not Created Equal". Gizmodo. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  12. "DC Pride 2022". DC (Press release). March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  13. "DC Pride #1 Reviews (2021)". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  14. "DC Pride highlights the publisher's commitment to LGBTQ+ stories". The A.V. Club. June 29, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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