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The DC Pride anthology specials have been a high point for so many comic book fans over the past five years. Bringing together a team of LGBTQIA+ creators for brand-new short stories about queer characters in the DC Universe, DC Pride has become a place to celebrate both the heroes (and villains!) spotlit each year, as well as the creatives behind the stories. It's truly a labor of love. 

Now, for its fifth anniversary, DC Pride will be exploring a different format for its 2025 special this June. Don't worry, it will still be a comic book you can pick up at your local comic shop. This year's format, however, will provide a new spin on the anthology format it's been working with all these years. All of the stories in DC Pride 2025 will be part of a single-story arc based around a historic tavern for Gotham City's LGBTQIA+ community. After a century of service, this tavern has announced that it will be closing, leading the first Green Lantern, Alan Scott, to return to the place where he fell in love for the first time. When Alan returns to the tavern, something magical happens, and heroes and villains in the DC Universe are whisked away to alternate worlds that seem too good to be true. 

Some of the other characters highlighted in DC Pride 2025 include Renée Montoya's Question, Apollo, Midnighter, Harley Quinn, the Green Lantern Jo Mullein, Bunker, Connor Hawke, and Blue Snowman. DC Pride will also feature the debut of a new character named Ethan Rivera. 

This new format for DC's Pride anthology required its creators to take a "writers room" approach as they worked together to tell one singular story about community. Tim Sheridan, Emilio Pilliu, and Giulio Macaione will lead the charge on Alan Scott's stories in DC Pride 2025, while Vita Ayala, Maya Houston, and Vincent Cecil will tell Jo Mullein's story. Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Josh Trujillo, and A.L. Kaplan will create a story for the new character Ethan Rivera, while Connor Hawke's piece will be told by Sam Maggs and Phillip Sevy. Next, Josh Trujillo and Don Aguillo will tell a new story about the Teen Titan named Bunker, while Maya Houston and Max Sarin will tackle Harley Quinn's story. Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Alex Moore will also contribute the Blue Snowman story to the anthology, while Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge will take us into the world of Renée Montoya's Question. Lastly, no Pride celebration ever feels complete without Midnighter and Apollo, and here they will come to life thanks to Sam Maggs and Derek Charm. 

Lastly, fans can submit letters, cosplay images, or fan art about how "the legacy of DC's storytelling has impacted, or reflected, their LGBTQIA+ identity, journey or experience" from March 3 to March 28 through the DC Official Discord Server. After the submission window has closed, the DC editorial team will hand-pick a selection of submissions to be published in the letters column of this year's Pride 2025 special! This is such a lovely way to foster connection within the DC LGBTQIA+ fan community. 

DC Pride 2025 will be a 96-page, prestige-format comic book with a main cover by artist Kris Anka. Variant covers for DC Pride 2025 are by Sozomaika, Julia Reck, and Jack Hughes (Take a look at Reck and Hughes' covers in the gallery below). The anthology will be priced at $9.99, and will be released on June 4, 2025. 

Get ready for what's next with our guide to upcoming comics, how to buy comics at a comic shop, and our guide to Free Comic Book Day 2025.