Marvel Voices: Pride #1

And now we come to Marvel’s Pride Month offerings. They include its annual anthology series—which now covers similar anthologies for various minority awareness campaigns, such as Black History Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Marvel Voices. It includes a ton of talent, including io9’s own co-founder and Nebula award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders! Here’s who’s on board the issue, straight from Marvel:

In last year’s Marvel Voices: Pride, Steve Orlando and Luciano Vecchio introduced the dreamy mutant hero Somnus, who now stars in the ongoing X-Men series Marauders! New York Times-bestselling, multi-award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders continues this tradition with the debut of another new hero to the Marvel Universe—and it won’t be the last you see of them. Stay tuned for more info!

Iron Man scribe and lauded TV showrunner Christopher Cantwell takes on Moondragon’s complex legacy for a heart-bending story across space and time.

Shuster and Eisner-winning writer Andrew Wheeler makes his Marvel debut with the Marvel Universe’s real god of love— Hercules! Drawn by Patsy Walker artist Brittney Williams!

Nebula, World Fantasy, and Locus-award winner Alyssa Wong [and Stephen Byrne] reunite the Young Avengers in a story guaranteed to please fans new and old! Byrne will also depict the team in a vibrant variant cover that you can check out above.

Comedy writer Grace Freud (Rick and Morty, The Eric Andre Show) brings her talents to Marvel with a story about the power of responsibility featuring the Marvel Universe’s favorite gay ginger, D-Man! She’s joined by Eisner-nominated artist Scott B. Henderson in his first work for Marvel!

Television writer and podcaster Ira Madison III explores the legacy of Pride in his Marvel debut!

Champions scribe Danny Lore revisits the legacy of two characters long left in the closet in a tale of love and redemption!

It’s out June 15.