DC Pride | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Format | Yearly |
Genre | see below |
Publication date | 2021 - present |
No. of issues | 3 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
DC Pride is an annual LGBTQIA+-themed comic book anthology first published by DC Comics in June 2021. [1] The second anthology was published in June 2022. The third anthology was released in May 2023.
DC Pride was first announced in March 2021 as an 80-page anthology comic focusing on DC Comics' various LGBT characters. [2] It was published in June as a celebration of Pride Month. [3] 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. [4] [5]
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; [6] June would also see the release of the graphic novel Poison Ivy: Thorns. [5] [7] 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. [8]
A second anthology, DC Pride 2022, was released in June 2022. [9] DC Comics stated that it is a "100+ page Prestige format annual anthology comic". [10]
In 2023, DC Comics published three titles for Pride Month: DC Pride 2023 #1 (released in May), DC Pride: Through the Years #1 (released in June) and The DC Book of Pride (released on May 16). DC Pride 2023 #1 is the annual 100+ page prestige format anthology. DC Pride: Through the Years #1 is a reprint "collection of three older DC comics that featured LGBTQ+ characters". [11] The DC Book of Pride, by Jadzia Axelrod, is a character guidebook on the 50+ LGBTQ+ DC characters. [11]
DC Pride was released on June 8, 2021 and consisted of the following stories: [12]
DC Pride 2022 was released on June 14, 2022 and featured a foreword from Nicole Maines. The anthology consisted of the following stories: [13]
DC Pride 2023 #1 was released on May 30, 2023. It featured a foreword from Phil Jimenez and an extended tribute to the trailblazing writer Rachel Pollack, who passed away before she could begin working on a story for the book. The anthology consists of the following stories: [11] [20]
DC Pride: Through the Years #1, released on June 13, contains:
DC Pride 2024 was released on May 28, 2024 and includes stories featuring Dreamer, Jon Kent, Poison Ivy, Steel (Natasha Irons), Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) and The Ray and a preview of the upcoming graphic novel "The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley." [21]
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. [22] 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". [23] 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". [23]
DC Pride | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Format | Yearly |
Genre | see below |
Publication date | 2021 - present |
No. of issues | 3 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
DC Pride is an annual LGBTQIA+-themed comic book anthology first published by DC Comics in June 2021. [1] The second anthology was published in June 2022. The third anthology was released in May 2023.
DC Pride was first announced in March 2021 as an 80-page anthology comic focusing on DC Comics' various LGBT characters. [2] It was published in June as a celebration of Pride Month. [3] 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. [4] [5]
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; [6] June would also see the release of the graphic novel Poison Ivy: Thorns. [5] [7] 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. [8]
A second anthology, DC Pride 2022, was released in June 2022. [9] DC Comics stated that it is a "100+ page Prestige format annual anthology comic". [10]
In 2023, DC Comics published three titles for Pride Month: DC Pride 2023 #1 (released in May), DC Pride: Through the Years #1 (released in June) and The DC Book of Pride (released on May 16). DC Pride 2023 #1 is the annual 100+ page prestige format anthology. DC Pride: Through the Years #1 is a reprint "collection of three older DC comics that featured LGBTQ+ characters". [11] The DC Book of Pride, by Jadzia Axelrod, is a character guidebook on the 50+ LGBTQ+ DC characters. [11]
DC Pride was released on June 8, 2021 and consisted of the following stories: [12]
DC Pride 2022 was released on June 14, 2022 and featured a foreword from Nicole Maines. The anthology consisted of the following stories: [13]
DC Pride 2023 #1 was released on May 30, 2023. It featured a foreword from Phil Jimenez and an extended tribute to the trailblazing writer Rachel Pollack, who passed away before she could begin working on a story for the book. The anthology consists of the following stories: [11] [20]
DC Pride: Through the Years #1, released on June 13, contains:
DC Pride 2024 was released on May 28, 2024 and includes stories featuring Dreamer, Jon Kent, Poison Ivy, Steel (Natasha Irons), Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) and The Ray and a preview of the upcoming graphic novel "The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley." [21]
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. [22] 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". [23] 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". [23]