DC PRIDE returns in June with Grant Morrison, variant covers, and so much more

DC’s Pride celebrations for June have grow to be an annual custom, with a one-shot spotlighting queer characters and creators, Pride-themed variant covers, and a renewed dedication to proceed the celebration all year long. Today DC revealed their plans for Pride 2023, and it’s shaping as much as be the writer’s most formidable one but that embrace Grant Morrison returning to the world of The Multiversity for a brand new brief story, a set of previous LGBTQ-centric comics, and an all new encyclopedia of DC’s queer characters.

May thirtieth will see the discharge of DC Pride 2023 #1. The new anthology one-shot will characteristic eight brief tales from all-star artistic groups, together with Morrison and artist Hayden Sherman, and characteristic LGBTQ+ characters from across the DC Multiverse. Along with an introduction by Phil Jimenez and a preview of an upcoming Dreamer story by Nicole Maines & Rye Hickman, right here’s the complete lineup of characters and creators:

Tim Drake and Connor Hawke by Nadia Shammas and Bruka Jones
Circuit Breaker and the Flash of Earth-11 by A.L. Kaplan
Midnighter, Apollo and Alan Scott Green Lantern by Josh Trujillo and Don Aguillo
Ghost-Maker and Catman vs. Cannon and Saber by Rex Ogle and Stephen Sadowski
Jon Kent and John Constantine by Christopher Cantwell and Skylar Patridge
Natasha Irons and Nubia by Mildred Louis
Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Crush by Leah Williams and Paulina Ganucheau
Multiversity by Grant Morrison and Hayden Sherman

And right here’s how DC describes the one-shot, which can characteristic a important cowl by Mateus Manhanini, and open-to-order variant covers by Gabriel Picolo (wraparound), Jen Bartel (spot foil), and Oscar Vega:

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy go to excessive measures to get just a little alone time…however there’s nowhere on the planet Crush can’t crash. Jon Kent will get a complete course in darkish magic when John Constantine sics a golem on him. Tim Drake and Connor Hawke study that there’s nothing more awkward than reuniting with an previous buddy after you’ve each come out and one among you was indoctrinated by the League of Shadows for some time. Circuit Breaker struggles to stifle his powers after the Flash of Earth-11 leaps out of the time stream and knocks them each into one other dimension. Just how far would Flashlight go to honor his misplaced love? Discover all these tales and many more in DC Pride 2023!

DC Pride 2023 will even characteristic pinup pages with paintings by Maria Llovet, Ro Stein & Ted Brandt, Travis Moore, Noah Dao, Claire Roe, Babs Tarr, amongst others.

Along with the anthology of latest tales, a brand new assortment of tales from years previous will current readers with a take a look at a few of DC’s early efforts at LGBTQ+ illustration.

DC Pride Through The Years will launch on Tuesday, June thirteenth, and reprint tales from The Flash #53 by William Messner-Loebs & Greg Larocque, Detective Comics #854 by Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams III, and Supergirl #19 by Steve Orlando, Vita Ayala, & Jamal Campbell, alongside with a brand-new Alan Scott Green Lantern story from Tim Sheridan & Cian Tormey, all beneath a brand new cowl by Derek Charm.

The two one-shots might be joined in bookstores by The DC Book of Pride: A Celebration of DC’s LGBTQIA+ Characters. Here’s how DC describes the Jadzia Axelrod-written encyclopedia, which sports activities new cowl artwork by Paulina Ganucheau:

An official collaboration between DK and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, The DC Book of Pride is an inspiring illustrated hardcover that profiles more than 50 LGBTQIA+ characters in element, together with Harley Quinn, Jon Kent, Nubia, Tim Drake, Batwoman, Aquaman, Dreamer, new character Circuit Breaker, and many more. Authored by Galaxy: The Prettiest Star author Jadzia Axelrod, it illustrates the wealthy histories, fascinating origins, wonderful superpowers, and key storylines of DC’s main queer Super Heroes and Super-Villains. With beautiful inside paintings and an unique cowl by famend illustrator Paulina Ganucheau, this DK e book is a superb information for DC followers that arrives simply in time for Pride Month on May 16.

Here’s a pattern of a number of the entries from The DC Book of Pride:

If that each one wasn’t sufficient, numerous DC titles all through June will characteristic Pride-themed variant covers. Here’s the record of titles and cowl artists: