Warning Spoilers for DC Pride 2022 by DC Comics below
In a stunning new image from superstar artist Jen Bartel for DC Pride 2022, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn share a sweet moment as the iconic couple star on an incredible variant cover for the upcoming anthology book. The 1:25 incentive variant cover will be one of the many covers for the DC Comics collection celebrating Pride Month and the LGBTQIA+ characters and creators from the publisher.
DC Comics is celebrating Pride Month in a big way. June will see DC's annual pride anthology return as several fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ fan-favorite characters will get the spotlight in the comic. As part of DC Pride 2022, DC Comics revealed several new offerings, including a Poison Ivy series written by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara, Kid Quick and Teen Justice's return in a new miniseries from Ivan Cohen, Danny Lore, Marco Failla, and Enrica Eren Angiolini, and a Tim Drake special from Meghan Fitzmartin, Belén Ortega, and Alberto Jimenez which will feature an all-new story starring the hero. Additionally, the DC Pride 2022 news includes a stunning new Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy incentive variant cover from Jen Bartel for their upcoming anthology.
As part of the upcoming DC Pride 2022 anthology, Jen Bartel (She-Hulk, Blackbird) created an incredible image spotlighting Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy's relationship. The 1:25 incentive variant features Poison Ivy holding Harley and giving her a kiss, as the antihero has an appropriately cheeky look on her face as she embraces her girlfriend. Bartel fills the cover with plenty of DC easter eggs, including Black Canary and Catwoman posters, as well as an image of Jon Kent with a rainbow trail. Fittingly, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy sit on some stairs in front of a pride-colored rainbow neon light.
The DC Pride 2022 anthology is packed with stories starring queer characters, as the book features a Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn story from Dani Fernandez and Zoe Thorogood. Also included in the anthology is a new The Ray story from Greg Lockard and Giulio Macaione, a Green Lantern/Jo Mullein story from Tini Howard and Evan Cagle, and a Tim Drake story from Travis Moore.
Bartel's 1:25 incentive variant is one of a few covers for the DC Pride 2022 anthology, which includes covers from Phil Jimenez and Arif Prianto and an open-order variant from Joshua "Sway" Swaby. So f0r fans who want the Poison Ivy/Harley Quinn cover from Jen Bartel, make sure to contact your local comic book shop. DC Pride 2022 by DC Comics arrives in comic book stores in June 2022.
