Alex Jaffe

4 days ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Over the past five years, Pride Month has become a major event in the DC Universe—an affair where many of our greatest heroes come to recognize their personal identities and show the world that being different isn’t just okay, but something beautiful that’s worth celebrating. If you happen to be visiting the DCU this month, you’re spoiled for choice for the best spots to see if you want to take in a parade or just catch the local LGBTQ scene.

1 week ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Each Friday, we'll be letting a different DC.com writer share what they'll be reading over the weekend and why you might want to check it out. Here's this week's suggestion for a perfect Weekend Escape! When queer stories are acknowledged at all, they usually tend to come in one of two flavors. First is the courageous variety, about coming out to an often hostile world and finding your place within it. Renee Montoya already did that one. It was called Gotham Central: Half a Life, and it was great.

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

This week, Mark Waid and Skylar Patridge’s Action Comics #1087brings us back to the story of Superboy. No, we’re not talking about young Jon Kent, or even the clone kid Conner Kent, much as we love him. We’re going all the way back to the original—the stories of the true, blue Superman when he was first venturing into heroism, as Superboy. But wait a moment. When did Superman start his career as a superhero? Did he always have that adolescent Superboyhood?

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

What is DC Pride really about? Each year represents a milestone—the latest step in a long journey to be openly yourself. We link sexual identity to Pride because for so long, in so many repressive cultures, it wasn’t considered proper or prudent to express ourselves in ways that fell outside what was considered the norm. In comics, we’ve come a long way from the days of the Comics Code Authority governing what kinds of love are acceptable and which parts of ourselves can be seen on a page.

3 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

It’s 2025, people, and Pride has never been more important. Lucky for us, DC got the memo. Never to be outdone, the annual DC Pride specials have always been about doing it up bigger, bolder and more spectacular than the year before. And this year, the community and collaboration at DC is stronger than ever.