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SPOILERS: Batwoman’s Kate Kane is Back – But Not Played By Ruby Rose

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Batwoman revealed Sunday night (21 March) that Wallis Day will now star as Kate Kane following the abrupt departure of Ruby Rose. Rose quit the history-making role as the out-and-proud Kane last year, with reports at the time suggesting it was down to an on-set injury. As the CW show sped into its second season without Rose, the cape and cowl were passed to bisexual actor Javicia Leslie, becoming the franchise’s first Black Batwoman as she plays original character, Ryan Wilder. But viewers were left with one burning question: “What ever happened to Kate Kane?” Fans were finally given their … Read more

Green Lantern Comic Uses the Term TERF

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A comic book from DC Comics that is publishing today will feature the term “TERF” – short for “Transgender Exclusionary Radical Feminist,” or someone who uses the language of feminism to attack transgender people – for the first time ever. The Green Lantern Season 2 #12 issue, the final in the series written by non-binary author Grant Morrison and illustrated by Liam Sharp, includes the words among other terms used as insults being said between a large, divided crowd. “Queer,” “fat,” “Nazi,” and “tool” are also used as pejoratives. Based on previews, the terms were use to illustrate the divisions … Read more

New Batwoman Javicia Leslie Wants More Trans Superheroes

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Batwoman star Javicia Leslie has delivered a powerful rallying cry for diversity on screen, saying she wants to see more trans superheroes in the spotlight. The actor, who made her debut Sunday (17 January) as new Batwoman Ryan Wilder in the show’s second season opener after Ruby Rose quit her role as Kate Kane, told the Washington Post that representation in superhero shows is essential. Leslie said her character will be “completely different” from Rose’s, but she confirmed that the new iteration of Batwoman will also be gay. “Batwoman [is] gay in the comics,” Javicia Leslie said. “I think that … Read more

Queer Fans Embrace Wonder Woman

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With the release of “Wonder Woman 1984” on Christmas Day, a whole new generation of queer fans will be able to connect to the iconic DC superhero through a campy, nostalgic lens – something countless GenX-ers hold near and dear in their memory, thanks to the ‘70s TV show starring Lynda Carter.  The character herself, of course, predates that series by decades. Debuting in DC’s “All Star Comics #8” in 1941, she was quickly embraced by readers, and soon became a star in her own right. In “official” mythology, she was sculpted from clay by her mother, Queen Hippolyta of … Read more

TV: Batwoman Drops New Trailer

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Javicia Leslie as Batwoman

Batwoman has dropped a new teaser trailer for its second season, giving fans a first look at Javicia Leslie pulling on her iconic Batsuit. Leslie bagged the lead role after actor Ruby Rose left The CW series after just one season, and is set to become the first-ever Black Batwoman when the second series airs in January 2021. She will play Ryan Wilder, who begins the series living in her van and takes over the iconic bat cape from billionaire Kate Kane. It was revealed in October that although Wilder will at first wear the same suit as Kane, she … Read more

Non-Binary Flash to Be featured in Holiday Justice League Crossover

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DC Comics is set to introduce a non-binary version of the Flash in a major gender-swapped comic crossover event next month. Jess Chambers, aka Kid Quick, will debut in DC’s Very Merry Multiverse, an anthology of seasonal sagas landing in stores on 6 December. The speedster, whose aunt is the current-day Jesse Quick, will be introduced in an eight-page story focusing on the Teen Justice team from Earth-11, a world where the heroes are gender-flipped versions of the heroes of the traditional DC Earth. They’ll then take on the official mantle of the Flash for the Future State: Justice League … Read more

HBO Max’s Green Lantern to Be Openly Gay

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Seth Grahame-Smith was announced as writer and showrunner on the upcoming series on Friday (9 October). He will be joined in the writing department by Marc Guggenhein, co-creator of Arrow, Deadline reports. Green Lantern is actually the name of several superheroes who have appeared in DC Comics since 1940. Each one uses a magical ring that grants them special powers. It has been confirmed that the new HBO Max series will feature Earth’s first Green Lantern, Alan Scott – and, like in the Earth-2 comics, he will be openly gay. Full Story from Pink News

Bi Actor To be the First Black Batwoman

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Bisexual actor Javicia Leslie has been revealed as the first-ever Black Batwoman, picking up the cape and mantle from Ruby Rose. Rose quit Batwoman in May, stunning fans by announcing her departure from the queer superhero show after just one season. The TV star had blazed a trail with the CW show, playing the out-and-proud vigilante Kate Kane, who takes on the titular superhero mantle. In June, a leaked casting call showed that the show was looking to cast a character named Ryan Wilder, creating a new Batwoman rather than recasting Kate Kane. Full Story from Pink News

Newly Discovered “Joker” Spider Named for Joaquin Phoenix

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A newfound spider species wears a striking red-and-white pattern on its back that resembles the grin worn by Batman’s long-standing nemesis, the Joker. The resemblance is so uncanny that the researchers who described the arachnid named the species after actor Joaquin Phoenix, who portrayed the tormented, smiling villain in the 2019 film, “Joker.” Ironically, the colorful spider belongs to a genus that was named for the late punk rock icon Lou Reed, who famously wore black and rarely smiled. Scientists discovered Loureedia phoenixi in Iran; it’s the first Loureedia spider to be identified outside the Mediterranean region, they reported in … Read more

TV: Batwoman to Avoid “Bury Your Gays” Trope

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Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries has said that they will not ill off Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane character because they are aware of the Bury Your Gays trope. “Bury Your Gays” refers to the trope in fictional stories where LGBT+ characters die or meet an unhappy ending. When Ruby Rose announced that she would not be returning for the second season of the CW series, there was some speculation that they would kill her character off – but the writers veered away from such a move to avoid falling into the much-maligned trope. “As a lesbian who’s been working as a writer for … Read more