NEWS WATCH: Celebrate Pride Month with DC Comics!

By Carlos Morales

on May 22, 2020

We are all heroes

Comic fans can celebrate Pride at home with GLAAD Award-winning titles on DC’s digital subscription service, like CATWOMAN by Ed Brubaker, THE FLASH by William Messer-Loebs, and the unforgettable 2018 hit, EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES by Mark Russell. DC UNIVERSE also has over 20 GLAAD-nominated comic books for fans to read including MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO by Steve Orlando, Marguerite Bennett’s beloved 2015 hit series, DC COMICS: BOMBSHELLS, and BATWOMAN by J.H. Williams.

Outside of DC UNIVERSE, fans can purchase copies of DC’s young adult titles including Mariko Tamaki’s GLAAD Award-nominated HARLEY QUINN: BREAKING GLASS and YOU BROUGHT ME THE OCEAN by Lambda Award-winning writer Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) illustrated by Julie Maroh (Blue is the Warmest Color), a new title that showcases a coming out story within DC. Other DC comics that fans can read to celebrate Pride include BATWOMAN: ELEGY NEW EDITION and BATGIRL VOL. 1: THE BATGIRL OF BURNSIDE.

GLAAD Award-Winning titles available on DC UNIVERSE:

CATWOMAN (2002-) – Written by Ed Brubaker

EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES (2018-) – Written by Mark Russell (Also on sale where comic books are sold)

THE FLASH (1987-) – Written by William Messner-Loebs

GLAAD Award-Nominated titles available on DC UNIVERSE:

52 (2006-) – Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid

BATWOMAN (2011) – Written by JH Williams

BATWOMAN: REBIRTH (2017-) – Written by Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV

DC COMICS: BOMBSHELLS (2015-) – Written by Marguerite Bennett

DEADMAN: DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE (2016-) – Written by Sarah Vaughn

EARTH 2 (2012-) – Written by James Robinson

GOTHAM CENTRAL (2002-) – Written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka

HARD TIME (2004-) Written by Steve Gerber

HARLEY QUINN (2016)- Written by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner

MADAME XANADU (2008-) – Written by Matt Wagner

MANHUNTER (2004-) – Written by Marc Andreyko

MIDNIGHTER (2006-) – Written by Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, Christos Gage, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Keith Giffen

MIDNIGHTER (2015-) – Written by Steve Orlando

MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO (2016-) – Written by Steve Orlando (Also available where comic books are sold)

OUTSIDERS (2003-) – Written Judd Winick

SECRET SIX (2006-) – Written by Gail Simone

STARMAN (1996-) – Written James Robinson

SUPERBOY & THE RAVERS (1996-) – Written by Karl Kesel

SUPERGIRL (1996-) – Written by Peter David

THE AUTHORITY (1999-) – Written by Warren Ellis

THE SPECTRE (1992-) – Written John Ostrander

YOUNG HEROES IN LOVE (1997-) – Written by Dan Raspler

Additional titles available from DC perfect for Pride:

YOU BROUGHT ME THE OCEAN (On-sale everywhere books are sold on June 9) – Written by Alex Sanchez; Art by Julie Maroh

Lambda Award-winning author Alex Sanchez and Julie Maroh come to DC for the first time to tell an original coming out story set against the backdrop of the DC universe. This original YA graphic novel is reminiscent of the smash hit Love, Simon (but with a superhero twist).

HARLEY QUINN: BREAKING GLASS (On-sale now) – Written by Mariko Tamaki

Acclaimed YA author Mariko Tamaki teams up with fan-favorite artist Steve Pugh in this GLAAD Media Award-nominated original graphic novel that follows a teenage Harley Quinn and her found family of Drag Queens as they stand up against the gentrification infiltrating their neighborhood.