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Marvel celebrates its LGBTQIA+ icons with new Pride variant covers

Later this year, Marvel will kick off Pride Month with its annual Marvel’s Voices: Pride anthology one-shot, titled X-Men: The Wedding Special #1, followed by an all-new series of Pride variant covers. On sale throughout June, this year’s Pride variant covers were drawn by two of the industry’s most promising talents—Betsy Cola and Davi Go. Across eight stunning covers on Marvel’s hottest titles, celebrate LGBTQIA+ heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe, including members of the Avengers, the X-Men, and more. Each piece teams up LGBTQIA+ characters with one of their fellow icons, showcasing both the spirit of Pride Month and exemplifying the importance of strong allyship.  

Here are some of the characters spotlighted on this year’s covers:

  • America Chavez, who delivered justice…like lightning! during Devil’s Reign in Thunderbolts.
  • Angela, who returns later this month in Immortal Thor #11 where she’ll team up with her siblings to rescue another child of Odin!
  • Black Cat, whose team-up series with Mary Jane Watson, Jackpot & Black Cat, is on sale now.
  • Hercules, soon rejoining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the upcoming Blood Hunt tie-in issues of Avengers.
  • Hulkling, the “King of Space” who’s made recent appearances throughout the Marvel Universe in Captain MarvelLoki, and more.
  • Lightning, the most electrifying member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes who played a pivotal role in 2018’s “No Surrender” event. He’ll be rejoining the team later this year in a yet-to-be announced new Avengers title.
  • Loki, currently sowing chaos and reigniting an eons-old sibling rivalry in Immortal Thor.
  • Northstar, the groundbreaking first openly gay character in Marvel Comics. Fans recently saw Northstar lead a new iteration of Canada’s premier super-team during the Fall of X limited series, Alpha Flight.
  • Rachel Summers, currently playing a pivotal role in Krakoa’s final battle in Rise of the Powers of X. She will star alongside her girlfriend, Betsy Braddock, in the upcoming new run of X-Force.
  • Rūna, a legendary Valkyrie who first appeared in 2021’s King in Black crossover before making appearances in the pages of ThorAvengers Unlimited, and more.

Check out all eight covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!

  • X-MEN #35 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA – 75960609999303541
  • INCREDIBLE HULK #13 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA – 75960620663601331
  • SCARLET WITCH #1 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO – 75960620828900161
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #52 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO – 75960620200305241
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA – 75960620740401031
  • IMMORTAL THOR #12 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO – 75960620664301231
  • DAREDEVIL #10 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO – 75960620531801031
  • JACKPOT & BLACK CAT #4 PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA – 75960620833300431

Preview: Jackpot and Black Cat #1

Jackpot and Black Cat #1

(W) Celeste Bronfman (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Adam Hughes
Rated T
In Shops: Mar 27, 2024
SRP: $4.99

LUCK BE THE LADIES!
The most exciting new hero in the Marvel U, JACKPOT, A.K.A. Mary Jane Watson, gets her first action-packed limited series as a super hero alongside the other best female character in comics, BLACK CAT! When someone blackmails Black Cat into a public and blatant crime spree, Jackpot comes to her aid! What classic Spider-Villain is behind the blackmail?! Someone with history with at least one of our titular heroines!

Jackpot and Black Cat #1

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Preview: Jackpot and Black Cat #1

Jackpot and Black Cat #1

(W) Celeste Bronfman (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Adam Hughes
Rated T
In Shops: Mar 27, 2024
SRP: $4.99

LUCK BE THE LADIES!
The most exciting new hero in the Marvel U, JACKPOT, A.K.A. Mary Jane Watson, gets her first action-packed limited series as a super hero alongside the other best female character in comics, BLACK CAT! When someone blackmails Black Cat into a public and blatant crime spree, Jackpot comes to her aid! What classic Spider-Villain is behind the blackmail?! Someone with history with at least one of our titular heroines!

Jackpot and Black Cat #1

Jackpot and Black Cat’s luck runs out in a new team-up series

Felicia Hardy and Mary Jane Watson have always had more in common than they think, and this March, they’ll combine their wits, expertise, and superpowers to take down an emerging new threat in Jackpot and Black Cat! The four-issue limited series is written by Celeste Bronfman, who penned both Mary Jane’s first outing as Jackpot earlier this year in Amazing Spider-Man #925 and her first solo issue as Jackpot that hits stands in January. Bronfman will be joined by rising Marvel star Emilio Laiso, the acclaimed artist known for his recent work on Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Unlimited. The series’ covers will come from renowned artist Adam Hughes.

After teaming up in Jed MacKay and C.F. Villa’s Eisner-nominated Black Cat & Mary Jane: Beyond one-shot as well as the Mary Jane & Black Cat “Dark Web” tie-in series, Mary Jane and Felicia Hardy have risen to be one of Marvel’s most dynamic duos. Now that Mary Jane is an up-and-coming super hero herself, they’ll take their bond to the next level on an action-packed adventure to take down a villain that’s blackmailing… EVERYONE, including Black Cat and Mary Jane. Tough choices and daring missions await as Mary Jane and Black Cat become entangled in a plot that’s brought the world to its knees.

LUCK BE THE LADIES! When someone blackmails Black Cat into a public and blatant crime spree, Jackpot comes to her aid! What classic Spider-Villain is behind the blackmail?! Someone with history with at least one of our titular heroines!

Check out the debut issue’s cover now and be there for Mary Jane and Black Cat’s next great caper when Jackpot and Black Cat #1 hits stands in March.

Jackpot and Black Cat #1