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Jenny Blake tells her story with Sara Soler in the DC Comics Pride 2025 Anthology
DC Comics has announce the addition of a raw tarradiddle , Master Planner , by writerJenny Blakeand artistSara Solerwith lettering byJodie Troutman , to DC Pride 2025 . And are compare it to the lateKevin Conroy’spersonal storey , Finding Batman , withJ. Bonein 2022 , andPhil Jimenez ’s autobiographical story , Spaces , drawn byGiulio Macaionein 2024 , as a " touching geographic expedition of Blake ’s identity operator , legitimacy , and the universal quest for self - understanding . "
The comic has been rescheduled from recent May to the 4th of June for Pride Month , and includes writersVita Ayala , Jude Ellison S. Doyle , Maya Houston , Sam Maggs , Tim Sheridan , andJosh Trujillo;artistsDon Aguillo , Vincent Cecil , Derek Charm , A.L. Kaplan , Giulio Macaione , Alex Moore , Skylar Patridge , Emilio Pilliu , Max Sarin , andPhillip Sevy ; coloristsEren Angiolini , Jordie Bellaire , Tríona Farrell , andMarissa Louise ; letterersAditya Bidikar , Frank Cvetkovic , Lucas Gattoni , Ariana Maher , Morgan Martinez , andJodie Troutmanfor main storyThe Heart Wants ; along with Blake , Solar , and Troutman forMaster Planner . The 96 - page Prestige format comedian will feature a primary cover by Kris Anka and variant covers bySozomaika , Julia Reck , and Jack Hughes(1:25 ) , all price at $ 9.99 US ( card stock ) .
Jenny Blake , who has work in comics for across five decades as co - creator of Black Lightning , Misty Knight , Black Goliath and Tigra , and who lately come out as transgender , tell " When I came out as transgender , the cartoon strip community was overwhelmingly hump and supportive . Being asked to impart to this anthology was unexpected and so affirming . I ’ve done a lot of cool things in my 50 - plus years in comics , but this story is one of the things I ’m most proud of . I see myself in this story and I hope reviewer see something of themselves in it . I had a grand time writing my story , and I hope the reader enjoy it as much as I did . "
DC Comics state , " The story , brought vividly to biography by the extraordinary art of Sara Soler , invites proofreader into a journey that is both deeply personal and widely relatable , bridging human experiences of transmutation , resiliency , and belonging . Soler ’s style attractively trance the essence of Blake ’s story , creating a sodding concordance between parole and visuals . Blake ’s original storey , along with the entire creative team across DC Pride , is a will to the long suit of community and the power of storytelling in building empathy and discernment . "
" Superhero strip are a really thoroughgoing medium for telling a story about biotic community , " saidJude Ellison S. Doyleabout DC Pride 2025 . " These characters inherently live in residential area , in - universe and out , and are keep alive by the community of fan and readers that support their existence . So cause to sit with a caboodle of homophile comics creators and ramp up a tale about queer superheroes together felt really remedial and good . "
" raise up , I was a vast DC Comics fan , " continuedMaya Houston . " Once I recognize my own queerness and find out a residential area within that indistinguishability , it became even more exciting to see the heroes I grew up jazz resemble the lives of my sleep with ones and myself . It showed that we did n’t need a cape to palpate triumphant . DC Pride is so important because it answer as a celebration of LGBTQ+ experience . "
" It really is an laurels to operate alongside these talented , passionate creators and tell stories that celebrate our community , " addedJosh Trujillo . " I came out at a clip when there were almost no mainstream fairy superheroes , so I ca n’t overstate what being a part of DC Pride intend to me . All of us in the book are lucky enough to build on the hard work of late queer Creator . I trust together we can move the acerate leaf and expand what representation means in the DC Universe . "
DC ’s editorial squad has also choose a smattering of letters , cosplay , and devotee art to be published in a letters chromatography column within the pages of DC Pride 2025 that were originally partake on the DC Official Discord server , and fan contributions to DC Pride 2025 are intended to reflect how the legacy of DC ’s storytelling has impacted , or ruminate , their LGBTQIA+ identity , journeying , or experience .
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