DC Pride 2022 #1 CVR B Joshua Sway Swaby Wraparound Var

by Various

Written by Devin Grayson, Stephanie Williams, Travis G. Moore, Alyssa Wong, and others Art by Nick Robles, Brittney Williams, Evan Cagle, W. Scott Forbes, and others DC’s 2022 celebration kicks off with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! This anthology features 13 all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Batwoman, and more! This special also A Teen Justice kickoff story spotlighting Kid Quick and written by the miniseries team, Danny Lore and Ivan Cohen! An introduction by activist, actress, and real-life superhero Nicole Maines that will include a teaser for her upcoming Dreamer project! Pinups by P. Craig Russell, J.J. Kirby, and more!

32 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2022

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Reviews

[Malcolm · Rating 5 out of 5]

DC publishes a special graphic novel every pride to celebrate its LGBTQ+ characters. For this volume, you get a series of vignettes of different characters in which they usually get to talk to the reader about their identity but it's interspersed with another adventure. It isn't just LGBTQ+ lovebombing but it isn't not that, either.

It leads off with Superman's son who is probably the most prominent LGBTQ+ character in DC currently. But also Tim Drake is here which is quite nice! I hadn't known Tim Drake was and it's a welcome addition. Tim's been on the page since he was wee kid and it's nice to see him grow in to his own. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy get one of the best vignettes and I would suspect they are perennial additions to this volume.

But the thing that takes the cake here? The last story in the graphic novel is a comic-ization of an essay written by the Once and Future Batman Kevin Conroy. Kevin died a couple years ago and if you're of a certain age, he's your Batman. His performance in Batman: The Animated Series was simply iconic and defined the caped crusader for multiple decades of fans.

See, Kevin Conroy was gay and he's telling the story of how he got the role. His upbringing was pretty rough and it was harder being a closeted gay actor in New York and LA in the 70s. He describes losing at least one career-defining role because his sexuality was found out. But eventually he gets offered this voice acting role. He immediately finds a lot in common with Batman and Bruce Wayne and he explicitly models his performance of this dual identity on his experiences as a closeted gay actor. It's raw, powerful stuff and you can see why Conroy's performance in the animated series was so gripping.