Marvel Celebrates Disability Pride Month With Backup Stories, Variant Covers

Marvel is celebrating Disability Pride Month in July with a four-part backup story running through multiple titles, and variant covers spotlighting the publisher’s various characters with disabilities.

In the story by Marieke Nijkamp and Andrea Di Vito, Daredevil, Misty Knight, Echo, Hawkeye, Silhouette and Finesse come together to save Colleen Wing from a “deadly threat” that, based on one variant cover by Jamie McKelvie, seems to be Hobgoblin.

“It may sound a bit cheesy to say this is a dream project, but for these stories, I got to bring together a roster of spectacular heroes and write an epic adventure that’s all about strength in community. It really is a dream come true.” Nijkamp said via press release.

Added Di Vito, “Super heroes are meant to inspire us to be better, but sometimes we forget that the greatest inspirations come from real life. People with disabilities prove to each and every one of us that the true measure of our worth is our spirit and our will, not the limitations of our bodies. I am happy to be working with Marieke Nijkamp. Their work speaks with a true voice and shines through every character they write.”

In addition to the four-parter, variant covers by McKelvie, David Mack, Aaron Kuder, Leinil Francis Yu and Stephen Segovia will also highlight the above characters throughout the month.

You can check out two of the variants, and a full schedule of releases below:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO

Disability Pride Promo Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE

Disability Pride Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

On Sale 7/1

UNCANNY X-MEN #31

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO

Disability Pride Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

On Sale 7/8

FANTASTIC FOUR #14

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO

Disability Pride Variant Cover by AARON KUDER

On Sale 7/15

WOLVERINE #24

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO

Disability Pride Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

On Sale 7/22

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