DCnU & Marvel are committed to LGBT Super-Heroes
Both Marvel comics and DC’s “New 52″ show a commitment to inclusion of LGBT characters in some of their best titles. I’ll likely expand and update this post to include more titles, so leave a comment to point out any I left out. If it’s a DC title, sightings should be post relaunch.
DC’s New 52 line up of titles contains a number that prominently feature LGBT characters. Stormwatch chronicles the future relationship between gay Superman and Batman analogues Apollo and The Midnighter. Their story has been told, but never in the DCU proper. Teen Titans will introduce Bunker, a flamboyant gay teen hero. Batwoman follows the costumed adventures of lesbian socialite Kate Kane. The Shade is a new maxi-series set in Opal City and the cast includes bisexual blue alien Mikasl Tomas a.k.a. Starman. No sign of recently resurrected Aussi gay were-hero Tasmanian Devil.
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Marvel may not have rebooted their entire universe recently, but nonetheless also have a number of high profile titles showcasing LGBT characters. The most popular LGBT characters of the Marvel U would be gay teen Young Avengers… Wiccan and Hulkling. A close second would be gay couple Rictor and Shatterstar from Peter David’s brilliant X-Factor. Daken Akihiro, the tattooed, bisexual bad boy son of Wolverine is fast becoming a fan favorite. Speaking of Wolverine, when he scooped up the X-kids and brought them back-to-school, he included Anole, Graymalkin and Bling. Karma has also stated Weschester is her destination.
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If you think I forgot about Alpha Flight… not so fast. You may not have heard that news of it’s status as an ongoing title was premature. Alpha Flight is cancelled as of issue #8.
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11/06/2011 at 2:42 pm
Awesome post. Speaking of Northstar and Alpha Flight, Fred Van Lente mentioned that Northstar would indeed be back with the X-Men after Alpha Flight (and suggested he hadn’t officially left the X-men anyway). I suggested it made more sense for a character with the ability to travel at the speed of sound to be in multiple books than it would for say… a short guy with claws and a healing factor…
11/07/2011 at 6:19 pm
I hope Northstar rejoins Cyclops’ group on Utopia. He isn’t needed at the mansion. As a mentor, he’s kind of an asshole. There was that exchange between him and Anole between the last destruction of the school and the San Francisco migration. Jean-Paul was neither inspiring nor empowering.
11/30/2011 at 10:10 am
Me as well. Northstar makes way more sense putting his powerset to use on Utopia. I could see him being the “Flash” character in the extinction team’s Justice Leauge like big world threats mandate, or working well on either the security team or the street team. Either way, more please.