Various LGBT+ superheroes from the pages of Marvel Comics take center stage in Olivier Coipel's variant cover for Marvel's Voices: Pride #1, which is set to hit comic shops in June to celebrate Pride Month.
The House of Ideas describes Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 as its "first-ever queer-centered special," with Coipel's variant depicting "Marvel's growing tapestry of LGBTQ+ characters." The cover stars the likes of Prodigy, Iceman, America Chavez, Karma and Shatterstar, among many others.
"Since 1992's revolutionary Alpha Flight #106 proudly confirmed Northstar's sexuality, Marvel has represented LGBTQ+ identities with a wide array of characters and stories," Marvel said in a release. "Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 will continue this legacy with thrilling adventures starring Mystique and Destiny, Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean, Iceman, Daken, Karma and more. Plus, writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung make their long-awaited return to Marvel Comics with a new chapter in the love story of their hit creations: Wiccan and Hulkling! Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 will also revisit some of Marvel's groundbreaking moments and explore the history of LGBTQ+ inclusion and storytelling at Marvel Comics."
Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 is an 88-page one-shot anthology from an all-star lineup comic book writers and artists. It serves as the latest entry in the Marvel's Voices series of one-shots, which aims to feature an array of stories from diverse creators. Previous titles include Marvel's Voices, Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices and Marvel's Voices: Legacy.
Written and illustrated by an all-star cast of creators and featuring a main cover by Luciano Vecchio, Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 goes on sale June 23 from Marvel Comics. The full solicitation information can be found below.
MARVEL’S VOICES: PRIDE #1
- KIERON GILLEN, ALLAN HEINBERG, ANTHONY OLIVEIRA, STEVE ORLANDO, TINI HOWARD, LEAH WILLIAMS, MARIKO TAMAKI, TERRY BLAS, CRYSTAL FRASIER, VITA AYALA, J.J. KIRBY, LUCIANO VECCHIO & MORE! (W)
- JAVIER GARRÓN, JIM CHEUNG, KRIS ANKA, JEN HICKMAN, PAULINA GANUCHEAU, JETHRO MORALES, BRITNEY WILLIAMS, J.J. KIRBY, LUCIANO VECCHIO, JAN BAZALDUA & MORE! (A) • Cover by Luciano Vecchio
- VARIANT COVER BY PAULINA GANUCHEAU
- VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA
- VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
- VARIANT COVER BY JEFFREY VEREGGE
- VARIANT COVER BY ERNANDA SOUZA
- PRIDE MONTH VARIANT COVER A BY PHIL JIMENEZ
- VIRGIN PRIDE MONTH VARIANT COVER A BY PHIL JIMENEZ
- PRIDE MONTH VARIANT COVER B BY PHIL JIMENEZ
- VIRGIN PRIDE MONTH VARIANT COVER B BY PHIL JIMENEZ
- CELEBRATION FRAME VARIANT COVER BY Luciano Vecchio
- VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL
- RAINBOW FLAG VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
- MARVEL CELEBRATES LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS & CREATORS WITH A RAINBOW-POWERED SPECIAL!
- Marvel Comics is proud to present its first ever queer-centered anthology! Ring in Pride Month with an amazing assembly of writers and artists from all walks of life. Wiccan and Hulkling! Iceman! Mystique and Destiny! Karma! Akihiro! Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean! Celebrate these and so many more legendary characters from across the Marvel archive! New and fan-favorite creators tell their Pride stories – stories of inspiration and empowerment, stories that illustrate “the world outside your window” in full color. Plus, some of Marvel’s biggest LGBTQ+ moments get a special reprinting. Don’t miss an extraordinary new chapter in Marvel history!
- 88 pages/ONE-SHOT/Rated T+...$9.99
Source: Marvel