Marvel will publish special issues of several comics including “Amazing Spider-Man,” left, and “Uncanny X-Men” for Disability Pride Month. (Marvel)
In a series of special issues that are about to drop, Marvel Comics is putting the focus on a half dozen heroes with various disabilities.
Backup stories in four issues — “Amazing Spider-Man #32,” “Uncanny X-Men #31,” “Fantastic Four #14” and “Wolverine #24” — will be released in July to coincide with Disability Pride Month.
The stories features iconic Marvel characters Daredevil, who is blind; Misty Knight, an amputee; Echo, who is deaf; Hawkeye, who has hearing loss; Silhouette, who is paraplegic; and Finesse, who struggles in social situations.
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“This formidable group of heroes will come together to save Colleen Wing from a deadly threat in an action-packed story highlighting the power of community and uplifting one another,” Marvel said.
Each issue will feature a disability pride variant cover.
“Superheroes are meant to inspire us to be better, but sometimes we forget that the greatest inspirations come from real life,” said Andrea Di Vito who drew the new stories. “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.”
The disability pride issues are part of the Marvel’s Voices program, which “explores the multitude of unique backgrounds, journeys and identities found in the Marvel Universe.”
“Amazing Spider-Man #32” will be released July 1, followed by “Uncanny X-Men #31” on July 8, “Fantastic Four #14” on July 15 and “Wolverine #24” on July 22.
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