The company also has a number of graphic novels featuring queer characters and stories set for release. A “ Teen Titans Academy” spinoff focused on Crush and her anti-hero father, Lobo, is also set to launch during Pride month, with the miniseries running through January 2022. The trailblazing character has to date on been featured in The CW’s “ Supergirl” television series, but now makes the jump to the page in a story penned by Nicole Maines, the trans actor that portrays Dreamer on the show.īeyond “ DC Pride #1,” there are also a wide variety of Pride variant covers featuring DC heavy hitters, such as Superman, Nightwing and Wonder Woman. “DC Pride #1” also features the comics debut of trans superhero Nia Nal/Dreamer. Characters like Aqualad, Batwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn take center stage is stories from LGBTQ creators including Steve Orlando and James Tynion IV The headliner is easily the 80-page anthology “ DC Pride #1,” one book compiling original stories that place prominent LGBTQ DC heroes and villains in the spotlight. One of the major players in comics has prepared a major slate for Pride month.
