Superman, Superman II, and Superwoman walk down a pride parade as Jon Kent Superman holds up the Bisexuality flag.

DC Pride 2025 #1 Review

Written by: Vita Ayala, Josh Trujillo, Tim Sheridan, Sam Maggs

Pencils: Skylar Patridge, Max Sarin, A.L. Kaplan, Emilio Pilliu

Inks: Skylar Patridge, Derek Charm, Max Sarin, Giulio Macaione, Don Aguillo, A.L. Kaplan, Emilio Pilliu, Vincent Cecil, Phillip Sevy, Alex Moore, Sara Soler

Green Lanternn Alan Scott stands in the foreground, with the name of the issue, "DC Pride 2025" in the background behind his head, and the title of his story, "A Light in the Dark" to his left.

Every year, we receive a new DC Pride compilation by an assortment of LGBTQ+ talent in the comic book industry. They work with their favorite characters who represent them, characters who are and aren’t at the forefront of DC Comics like they could be. It would be easy to rest on the laurels of previous editions, but DC Pride 2025 tries something different this year.

Minor spoilers for DC Pride 2025: this is your fair warning for something you’ll notice rather quickly. This isn’t a compilation of stories, but rather a single, continuous storyline that connects the past experiences of many LGBTQ+ characters in DC with a threat from one famous hero’s past. It does somewhat retain the vignettte format of previous years, but does so while weaving a touching and heartbreaking story throughout.

In previous years, it sometimes felt like a contest between which writer could come up with the best pitch for a comic they would write about whichever character they chose. This time, the large and talented creative team came up with a way to play to their strengths, the strengths of their characters, and make it firmly about the shared journey of the LGBTQ+ community.

DC Pride issues are always beautiful, but this one certainly stands out from the rest. It’s not one you should miss.

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I missed last year’s DC Pride issue due to a lack of time and personal drama, but if you want to see what I thought of previous years, read my review for DC Pride #2023.

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Christopher Knighton

Co-founder of the Youtube channel, founder of the website, multi-talented individual. Self-published author and blogger, he created the website and Youtube channel to not only get his opinions out there, but also get his writing to people in a way they may not have to pay for it.

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