Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event Reading Order Checklist

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DC Comics has been publishing Pride anthologies for several years now. Featuring LGBTQI+ creators and characters, these comics have been a cornerstone of the publisher’s Pride Month celebrations. For 2026, DC Comics is not publishing a Pride anthology. Instead, they’re publishing an entire Pride comic book event called Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event.

Written by Nicole Maines and Jadzia Axelrod, with art by a huge roster of artists, Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event will be published weekly through June. The event will be the cornerstone of DC Comics’ Pride Month celebrations this year, starring transgender characters Galaxy and Dreamer, and featuring many of the publisher’s queer characters.

Make sure you don’t miss an issue of Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event with the help of this handy reading order. To make your reading experience easy, this guide also includes background reading, creator credits, release dates, and annotations.

Happy reading!

Dream Girls #1-4 connecting variant covers by Phil Jimenez.

What is Justice League: Dream Girls about?

Justice League: Dream Girls is a story of cosmic action, emotional stakes, identity, the strength of friendship, and so much more, wrapped into a four-part adventure.

Dreamer has been struggling with being a hero. To her, it feels like it’s not going as envisioned. Luckily, she has Galaxy to help find a path forward by fighting through the Dreamworld to pull her friend from the brink.

Each issue will also include back-up stories featuring queer characters.

The Prettiest Star cover by Jess Taylor.

Background reading

There’s no specific background reading required to understand Justice League: Dream Girls. However, here are some reading recommendations if you’re curious about Galaxy and Dreamer.

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
Written by Jadzia Axelrod. Art by Jess Taylor.

This graphic novel introduces Galaxy, an alien princess who is hiding as a boy on Earth after her planet is conquered. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star is a trans metaphor about being your true self in the eyes of yourself and others.

Galaxy: As The World Falls Down
Written by Jadzia Axelrod. Art by Rye Hickman.

Galaxy: As The World Falls Down is the follow-up to Galaxy: The Prettiest Star.

Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story
Written by Nicole Maines. Art by Rye Hickman.

This 2024 graphic novel explores Dreamer’s origin.

Arrowverse Supergirl TV series

It’s worth noting that Dreamer originated in the Arrowverse Supergirl series. Played by Nicole Maines, they were the first transgender superhero on television.

More Dreamer comics

Dreamer is more integrated in the the DC Universe than Galaxy, having appeared in various comics in recent years. Most of these are smaller appearances or in DC Pride anthologies, but they also played a role in Absolute Power, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, and Secret Six (2025 series).

Dream Girls - A DC Pride Event #1 cover by Brandt&Stein.

Justice League: Dream Girls reading order

Below is the recommended reading order for Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event, accompanied by creator credits, release dates, and annotations.

Justice League Intergalactic Special #1 (Prelude)
Written by Nicole Maines and Jadzia Axelrod. Art by Travis Moore and Tamra Bonvillain.

Note: Justice League Intergalactic Special #1 sets up Justice League: Dream Girls.

Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #1 (of 4)
Written by Nicole Mainesm Jadzia Axelrod, and Greg Rucka. Art by Nicola Scott, J Bone, Brandt&Stein, and Claire Roe.
Available 3rd June

Note: Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #1 features a Batwoman back-up story by Greg Rucka and Claire Roe. Find out more about Batwoman’s current series in our DC Next Level guide.

Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #2 (of 4)
Written by Nicole Mainesm Jadzia Axelrod, Morgan Hampton, and Steven Underwood. Art by Stephen Sadowski, Vincent Cecil, Mikel Janin, Brandt&Stein, Alitha Martinez, and others.
Available 10th June

Note: Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #2 features a Green Lantern Corps back-up story by Morgan Hampton, Steven Underwood, and Alitha Martinez.

Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #3 (of 4)
Written by Nicole Mainesm Jadzia Axelrod, and G. Willow Wilson. Art by Brandt&Stein, Rosi Kampe, Maria Llovet, and others.
Available 17th June

Note: Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #3 features a Poison Ivy back-up story by G. Willow Wilson and Maria Llovet.

Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #4 (of 4)
Written by Nicole Mainesm Jadzia Axelrod, and Klaus Janson. Art by Brandt&Stein, Rosi Kampe, Klaus Janson, and others.
Available 24th June

Note: Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event #4 features a personal back-up story by Klaus Janson.

After Justice League: Dream Girls

It’s unclear what connections Justice League: Dream Girls will have with the wider DC Universe once it concludes. I’ll keep a look out and update this section when DC Comics has revealed more details.