#ethan rivera

[jesncin]

"Ethan Rivera in his inevitable Crimson Flame Red Lantern costume" for @dcforgaza! When asked by a noted comic artist "how cunty can I design this costume" esteemed donor @thrakaboom replied "go wild", and so cunty drag king Ethan Rivera is born. And surely, somewhere out there I am blacklisted from DC comics.

Would you like to send a DC art/fic/vid edit prompt of varying cunt levels? Send it through this donor form before June 21st!

[sockich]

Alan. I love you. That's what this notch means... that I'm always going to love you... no matter what happens.

DC Pride 2025 #1 by Tim Sheridan, art by Emilio Pilliu

[daydreamerdrew]

DC Pride 2025 (2025) #1

[geekcavepodcast]

"DC Pride" Returns in 2025 with New Format

DC Comics is changing up the format of DC Pride for the special's 5th anniversary. In past years DC Pride was an anthology series spotlighting LGBTQIA+ heroes, but in 2025 the special will instead feature a "singular story arc of interweaving narratives." These narratives are framed by an Alan Scott story from Tim Sheridan, Emilio Pilliu, and Giulio Macaione.

Several of DC comics' heroes will come together when "a century-old tavern, the center of queer life in Gotham City, unexpectedly announces its imminent closure. It’s a huge loss to the community, and generations of patrons return to pay respects to a space they’ve endowed with entire lifetimes of memories, wishes and dreams—including Alan Scott, the Green Lantern. Alan returns, for one last time, to the place he fell for his first love, Johnny Ladd, to touch the wall on which they carved the symbol of their love, to remember the days before everything went to hell for them...and to say goodbye.

But love is a kind of magic, and, in Alan’s experience, magic can take on a life of its own. Before anyone knows it’s happening, heroes, villains, and civilians alike from across the DCU with powerful ties to this mysterious place—the Question, Midnighter and Apollo, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern Jo Mullein, Bunker, Connor Hawke, and Blue Snowman among them—find themselves spirited away to strange, alternate worlds where everything they ever thought they wanted can be theirs…but at what cost?" (DC Comics)

Stories taking place in the framing device of Scott's return to the beloved bar include:

a Jo Mullein story from Vita Ayala, Maya Houston, and Vincent Cecil;

a story about new character Ethan Rivera from Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Josh Trujillo, and A.L. Kaplan;

a story about Connor Hawke from Sam Maggs and Phillip Sevy;

a Bunker story from Josh Trujillo and Don Aguillo;

a Harley Quinn story by Maya Houston and Max Sarin;

a Blue Snowman story by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Alex Moore;

a Renee Montoya story by Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge;

and a Midnighter and Apollo story by Sam Maggs and Derek Charm.

Additionally, fans can submit about how DC's legacy has impacted or reflected their LGBTQIA+ identity, journey, and/or experience on the DC Official Discord Server until March 28, 2025. DC's editorial team will then select some of the letters, cosplay, and fan art to be published in a letters column inside DC Pride 2025.

DC Pride 2025 goes on sale on June 4, 2025. The special features a main cover by Kris Anka, variant covers by Sozomaika and Julia Reck, and a 1:25 variant cover by Jack Hughes.

Other DC Pride products from DC Comics in 2025 include:

DC Pride-themed variant covers on several titles.

Hardcover collection of DC Pride: To the Farthest Reaches - on sale on May 27, 2025 - which collects DC Pride 2024 and additional stories. Cover by Kevin Wada.

DC Pride Box Set - on sale May 27, 2025 - collecting the first three hardcover volumes of DC Pride and a tribute to Rachel Pollack and Kevin Conroy's autobiographical comic "Finding Batman." Cover by Gabriel Picolo.

Batwoman: Elegy: DC Compact Comics Edition by writer Greg Rucka and artists JH. Williams III, Jock, and Scott Kolins - on sale June 17, 2025.

DC Pride comics will be added to the DC GO! webcomics collection - adapted into the vertical scroll format during June 2025.

(Image via DC Comics - Kris Anka's Cover of DC Pride 2025 and Gabriel Picolo's Cover of DC Pride Box Set)

[randomtalentlessyareen]

Ive been joking for a while that the starheart' flames exclusively choose queer men as it's hosts/avatars/vessels whatever, and the end of this year's pride issue it's not helping beat the allegations lol

(The gem girls are the only exception in that they *inherited* the power)

[alkcomics]

Hi!

I have a question, I hope that it's not too stupid-

What race/ethnicity did you have for Ethan Rivera in mind when you designed him? Did you and Josh & Jude talked about it while developing his character?

I'm not United Statian, so sorry if I miss some context on his design/his background.

I'm a huge fan of your work btw, your DC characters means a lot to me.

It's so nice to see more diverse trans rep!!

Especially trans mascs.

And I love your other stuff too. Brilliant work.

Hey there!

I wasn't involved in any of the conceptual or story development with Josh & Jude. What I received from them to start was "young, Latine, trans man, veteran, complicated feelings toward the military." I tossed around a few visual concepts and they picked my favorite, which had the textured braids/twists.

I wanted to give him features that fit that heritage and vibe, but also keep him distinct from the other Latinx characters and the trans masc character in the DC toybox.

I knew there weren't many pages to establish his character, so I wanted his vibe to read from his clothing. Hard leather or clean-cut would make him seem too pro-military. So I chose a softer look, while staying with butch military muscles (hidden under a jacket), classic fashion, and more masc hair.

Now that high-waisted wide-leg pants are back, I felt his clothing style could both fit contemporary queer butch fashion while also nodding to the rebel Pachuca culture of the 40s in Los Angeles. He is, after all, jumping between timelines!

Thanks for asking & glad ya dig!

[dcpridefanzine]

I liked bits and pieces of the new pride story, but it really felt more like an orgin for a new hero than an actual celebration of DCs characters as a whole if that makes sense? I'm not really sure how to feel about it, I guess. it didn't wow me but I didn't hate it either.

It definitely had some highs and some lows. I personally liked Ethan's character and personality, but I would have appreciated some build up to his character before this appearance. I agree with you that the celebration part was a little lackluster this year!

-TJ, Lead Editor

[randomtalentlessyareen]

*Mild spoilers for dc pride I guess (??)*

.

So, when I had just finished reading it and saw *THAT* ending I was like "Ruby and Ethan should throw hands"

But then I had 2 hours to rethink it and landed on the conclusion that Ethan should be Todd to Ruby's Jennie

Get this man a gem based codename NOW