Tim Drake's Past, Present, and Future Combine In New DC Pride Special
Even though June is a few months away DC Comics is treating fans to a bunch of amazing previews for their upcoming Pride Month specials, including a new special focusing on Tim Drake's Robin, DC Pride: Tim Drake Special. Since coming out as bisexual in 2021, Tim Drake and Bernard Dowd have become an item in DC canon, and the new special collects their reunion story from the pages of Batman: Urban Legends alongside a new story that brings back Tim's Young Justice teammates, as well as the Batgirls.
2021 was a huge year for queer representation at DC Comics, with both Tim Drake and Jonathan Kent (the new Superman!) coming out as bisexual men, and many other LGBTQIA+ characters taking center stage as well, like Justice League Queer, the new Aquaman Jackson Hyde, and Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy. While the comics have hinted at Drake's queer sexuality for decades, it was a huge LGBTQIA+ moment for comic fans when Tim Drake started dating a man, his childhood friend Bernardo, on-page, since so much of queerness in comics has been relegated to subtext and headcanon. Drake, who is the third character to adopt the Robin persona and is Bruce Wayne's adopted son, officially came out as bisexual in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends #6 and has been growing into his out identity ever since.
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The DC Pride: Tim Drake Special is by Meghan Fitzmartin, Belén Ortega, and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque and includes gorgeous covers by Ortega and Travis Moore, both of which feature Tim and his crime-fighting childhood friend-turned boyfriend Bernard. Tim Drake has had a rough few years in DC Comics, perhaps starting with the introduction of Damian Wayne in Grant
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