Iceman has had his long-awaited first gay kiss since coming out in the X-Men universe. The younger time-displaced Bobby Drake met his first boyfriend, Romeo, back in All-New X-Men #13. Four issues later, we finally see the superhero get his moment. It begins with Inhuman Romeo and X-Man Iceman on one of their first dates. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News
January is a big month for trans fans of DC Comics, as one of the iconic brand’s writers has come out as transgender, and the latest issue of Detective Comics pulls back the cape on Batman’s support for a mysterious new character, who just happens to be trans. She is Dr. Victoria October, an unorthodox scientist in charge of a quarantined zone of Gotham City that she calls, “Monster-Town.” Of course, October isn’t the first transgender character in mainstream comic books. That honor fell to Batgirl’s roommate, Alysia Yeoh, who came out as trans to Barbara Gordon, in a tearful exchange in April 2013. But as Screen Rant told its readers, the … Read more
We’ll get tangled in his web anytime. Sarah Hester, an Oklahoma City-based photographer, has come out with a series of male boudoir photos that imagines what Peter Parker would look like in his birthday suit rather than his spider suit. This is the third time Hester has snapped photos of model and photographer, Zach Howell, for a sexy/nerdy photoshoot. In the past, the pair has collaborated on a Dexter and Harry Potter-themed photos. By Elyse Wanshel – Full Story at the Huffington Post
Jughead, best friend of the title character in Archie Comics, officially came out as asexual in “Jughead No. 4” last year, but in the CW reboot “Riverdale” his sexuality will be straight. Cole Sprouse, 24, portrays Jughead in the upcoming series and told Hollywood Life his character is no longer asexual. “Jughead will have romances with women … and burgers, but at the end of the day, I still had to do my job,” Sprouse says. However, the actor says he will be “fighting for this pretty heavily.” “Asexuality is not one of those things in my research that is … Read more
DC Comics has announced a new same-sex power couple in its super/anti-hero ranks. Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are officially a couple, as revealed in the Advocate. The couple previously shared a kiss in the 1940s-style Bombshell series, but have now made it official. The anti-heroes began their friendship in Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s. It has long believed that they had more than just a simple friendship. The writers of Quinn’s solo series Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner have also said that the pair are in an open relationship in their versions. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – … Read more
The quest for gay superheroes is steadily growing more insistent. A number of names, like X-Men’s Northstar and Iceman, have come out as gay, but it seems there is a truly big name missing, and nobody seems all too intent on changing it. But while the major publishers lag a little behind when it comes to queer representation in their work, the internet has you covered. There’s a host of talented artists out there, and some of them have decided to take matters into their own hands and create awesome comics putting the LGBTI community center stage, in all its … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane Chatman: “Comics, we should talk about them.” LOL… ok, so let’s talk. What are your favorite speculative fiction comic titles, and why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
When young teens look at the TV and see someone that loves people like them, that’s more important than many people realize – even the creators themselves. So when Mary, a gay comic book shop worker in Indiana, met a young struggling queer girl who was a fan of the new same-sex relationship on Supergirl – it changed them both more than they could ever know. In the encounter described as ‘probably the single greatest moment’ she experienced working at the shop, Mary wrote how this young teen was considering killing herself. That was until she watched the CW show, … Read more
As the hit show Arrow celebrates its 100th episode this week, Colton Haynes is grateful to have appeared in 54 of them. The openly gay actor was a regular on The CW show until last year so he could deal with emotional problems connected to coming out. ‘I am so thankful to have been a part of this show,’ Haynes wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday (30 November). ‘I had no idea I was going to be in the DC world until the incredible (Greg Berlanti) called and asked if I’d come on for three episodes which then turned … Read more
DC have announced Harley Quinn is getting her own Batman spin-off solo movie and also revealed the comic arc that will be adapted for the screen. Margot Robbie, last seen as the baseball-bat wielding Joker-obsessing villain in Suicide Squad, will star in the film adaptation of Gotham City Sirens. The comic book finds Harley Quinn living with Poison Ivy, as girlfriends, until they decide to kidnap Catwoman in a bid to discover Batman’s true identity. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News