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Superman has come out as bisexual. Or more accurately, Superman’s son – Jonathan Kent – who has recently taken on his father’s role in DC Comics, has been depicted kissing another male character in a panel from a forthcoming comic.
Although the wider public has only recently been made aware of this, comic readers contain suspected it for several months after a growing relationship between Kent and journalist, Jay Nakamura, in recent issues of Superman: Son of Kal-El. And Kent has introduced his boyfriend to his parents in recent issues of the comic he stars in.
The discovery that a Superman is bisexual is a big deal in terms of superhero comics, but it hasn’t gone down well with everyone. Former Superman actor Dean Cain claimed the transfer would have been brave 20 years ago but now was “bandwagoning”.
Various Republican senators in the US have complained, including Arizona express senator Wendy Rogers who called him “a woke Superman”. Josh Mandel, who is trying for a senate seat, said, “Bisexual comics for kids [are] trying to demolish America.” And another Arizona Republican, Josh Barnett
Superheroes and queerness are a natural pairing, as DC Comics unveils new attracted to both genders Superman
DC Comics recently revealed a plot twist for its new Superman comic books: He’s bisexual. Jon Kent is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and he falls in love with a male reporter. Many fans have said a leading queer character is a welcome and long-overdue addition. But it’s strange that Superman was ever straight in the first place, according to penner and advice columnist John Paul Brammer.
“When talking about aliens, for example, we've always mapped human features, human sexuality onto them, which is kind of weird to do with aliens,” Brammer tells KCRW. “It's kind of hilarious that Superman, who hails from planet Krypton, happens to be heterosexual, happens to look a whole lot like a European. I don't think he should have had a kind of human sexuality.”
He says in the past, comic writers have limited themselves to already-existing tropes. He argues: Why not use the imagination and bring representation in fresh and exciting ways?
“It is a really big deal when you move in a different dire
Except, hmm, this seemed pretty unlikely to me. Superhero comics are still overwhelmingly straight, so the odds of DC revealing two major franchise characters as homosexual within the span of a few months are pretty steep — especially one who is currently wearing the mantle of Superman. So I did a bit of digging to figure out how this rumor got started.
Good news: it’s hilarious.
First, though, who is Jon Kent? Jon is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. He debuted in and is leading known for costarring in the delightful all-ages Super Sons with Damian Wayne, son of Batman and current Robin. Due to convoluted plot shenanigans, Jon was abruptly aged up from 10 years old to 17 a couple years ago, something I plan to harbor simmering resentment about for the rest of my natural life.
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Until recently, Jon went by Superboy, but as of July, the regular Superman comic book has been lay on hiatus, and Jon has been starring in a monthly series called Superman: Son of Kal-El. The two issues that h
DC CANCELS bisexual superman: Publisher pulls series about Kal-El's son coming out and fighting climate change deniers after 18 issues as sales plummeted to just 34, last month
DC Comics has announced it will axe a recent manual series that was centered on a bisexual Superman.
Superman: Son of Kal-El is based around Jonathan Kent - son of Clark Kent and Lois Alley - and was launched by DC Comics last year.
Now amid poor sales the comic book publisher announced at New York Comic Con that its 18th issue - due to release in December - will be its last.
In the months after Jon Kent made his debut in July , the year-old character embraced various social issues, including school shootings, fighting climate change deniers and the deportation of refugees.
Then in the series' fifth issue Jon Kent began a relationship with a male friend and refugee 'hacktivist' Jay Nakamura.
The fifth edition of Taylor's Superman: Son of Kal-El series in which Jon Kent, son of Clark Kent, began a romantic affair with a man
In October last year Tom Taylor, who authored the series, went to the