#the dc book of pride

[ufonaut]

Apollo & Midnighter’s entries in The DC Book of Pride (2023). Text by Jadzia Axelrod.

[godzilla-reads]

🏳️‍🌈 The DC Book of Pride: A Celebration of DC’s LGBTQIA+ Characters by Jadzia Axelrod

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Not an extensive/exhaustive list, but an introduction to some of DC’s most famous queer icons! We’ve got heroes from Tim Drake to Jon Kent and Constantine, to villains like Poison Ivy, Ghost-Maker and Holly Robinson. Honestly, I say “villain” lightly because a lot of DC’s villains are redeemable in my opinion.

This book has a lot of my favorite characters in it, along with some new ones I haven’t met yet! I guess I’ll have to go back to the comic shop!

We have great diversity of characters that are asexual, transgender, and queer all around! More like a coffee table book to ponder over gay brunch and I love it.

[smashpages]

Coming May 16 is The DC Book of Pride, a collaboration between DK and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products. The illustrated hardcover will include profiles of more than 50 LGBTQIA+ characters from DC Comics in detail, including Harley Quinn, Jon Kent, Nubia, Tim Drake, Batwoman, Aquaman, Dreamer, new character Circuit Breaker and many more. It’s authored by Galaxy: The Prettiest Star and upcoming Hawkgirl writer Jadzia Axelrod, with interior artwork and a cover by illustrator Paulina Ganucheau.

[acesincomics]

The DC Book of Pride is out now and includes both Connor Hawke and Roshanna Chatterji (Tremor)!

Here’s a look at Connor’s page:

(If I find a picture of Tremor’s page I will add it to this post)

DC Pride comes out later this month! More details:

[graphicpolicy]

The DC Book of Pride is a celebration of DC's LGBTQIA+ characters

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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 detail, including Harley Quinn, Jon Kent, Nubia, Tim Drake, Batwoman, Aquaman, Dreamer, new character Circuit Breaker, and many more. Authored by Galaxy: The Prettiest Star writer Jadzia Axelrod,…

[violent138]

Tim, looking around the darkened corridor: "You think it's a good idea to be breaking into random places right now?"

Jason said nothing, fumbling in his pockets.

Dick: "You live here, don't you?" Which gets everyone's attention laser-focused.

Jason just cast him a look, getting the door open.

Steph entered first, smacking into something that falls over. "Jeez." She complained, stumbling backward until Cass steadied her by the shoulders. "Sorry, that's my bad."

Duke turned on the lights in one motion, making everyone blink and wince.

"Get off me." Damian snapped, and Dick carefully let him go, letting him limp angrily into a chair. He frowned, scrutinizing the place. "You live here? Why would anyone--"

"Guys." Dick rubbed his eyes over the mask, cutting off Damian and Jason’s sharp answer. "First aid kit?" Dick asked Jason tiredly.

Jason nodded, moving to get it and heard Damian ask "What?" in response to a patented glare he must be getting.

Tim had made a beeline for the kitchen. "Dude, why do you have a singular set of dishes? And why are there just guns in this cabinet?"

Jason scoffed, handing Dick the kit. "Didn't realize I was running a fucking bed and breakfast."

"There's guns in this cabinet too!" Tim shook his head, opening and closing two more. "Oh good, just large knives in this one."

At Tim's raised eyebrows, Jason went into the kitchen and shooed Cass down the counter she was perched on, grabbing the paper plates he kept in a drawer and shoving them into Tim's chest.

Glancing at the way Steph was rubbing her neck, slouched at the table, Jason grabbed two ice packs, sliding one her way and throwing the other to Damian.

Duke, taking a book off Jason's meticulously organized shelf: "Why do you have seven copies of Pride and Prejudice? Did you keep forgetting you bought it, or--?"

Jason, storming over to put the book back. "Stop."

Dick looked up from the wound he was stitching. "Are they different at at all?"

"Are they in different languages?" Steph asked.

"Did you barter them for food? Because your fridge is fucking empty." Tim reported.

Jason groaned, realizing that they weren't going to drop it. "One has a different introduction and one is the zombies version. And yes, the rest are the same, now could you all stop touching stuff?"

"Why do you have five copies of the same book?"

[shyjusticewarrior]

Timber: Forehead Touches

[echoesdaffodil]

Made a “if you know them, what would they choose?” In picsart for queer DC moments of media I enjoyed. And I thought I did share this here too.

The John Constantine tie one is weirdly worded bc I did this in little to no time. It was meant to say that he was shown with his pride flag for the first time in 30 years. Yea anyway.

Bc some are hard to read or understand ask for context. If you wanna.

[kittykatninja321]

The thing is, Jason’s gender presentation as a motorcycle-tough guy is part of a costume, it was constructed as part of his Red Hood persona to project a specific image (if you’re gonna take over the criminal underground, ya gotta look the part). This is never stated explicitly in canon, but I’m intuiting it from the way his style of dress changes once he becomes Red Hood. Sometimes I wonder about how aware of this he is, like does he consciously view it that way or was it more of a subconscious thing? Most people are not tapped into the “gender presentation is not innate and is a performance” meta so it could go either way. I’ve seen some people compare it to the “over exaggerated on purpose” masculinity that some masc gay men present themselves with, and I do love that interpretation also

[dailydccomics]

Doom Patrol Block Party by Maria Llovet DC Pride 2023

[brandtandstein]

Hooray! The DC Pride Month solicits are out, which means as well as being able to be excited about the illustration we have in DC Pride 2023, we can also show off the Pride Variant cover we got to do for Wonder Woman 800!

More details at the link!

[ufonaut]

One of the world’s first Super Heroes, Alan Scott is no stranger to secret identities -- as well as fighting crime under a masked alias, he also spent many years hiding that he is a gay man.

Alan Scott’s entry in The DC Book of Pride (2023), an encyclopedia of DC’s LGBT characters. Text by Jadzia Axelrod and art by Gary Frank (panel from the Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular 2020 #1).

[godzilla-reads]

Let’s Go!!

[smashpages]

DC announces their plans for Pride Month 2024

The DC Pride anthology returns, along with a tribute book to Rachel Pollack, new YA graphic novels and more.

[why-i-love-comics]

DC Pride 2024 previews

[blue-solstice]

More black Harley concepts! (Just pretend it’s June 32nd, pretty please 😗 Happy Pride!)