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DC Comics to Introduce Homosexual Superhero
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Forget the phone booth, DC comics plans for character to come out of closet
By PHIL HELSEL
May 21, 2012
At least one DC comics character will be ambiguously gay no more.
The comic -book world was abuzz Saturday after DC co-publisher Dan DiDio announced plans to reintroduce an established character as gay. DiDio dropped the same-sex bombshell at the Kapow Comic Convention in London, marking a big step forward on earlier plans to introduce a new gay character.
He promised the previously-straight superhero will be “one of our most prominent gay characters,” according to industry blog BleedingCool.com.
The company’s senior VP, Bob Wayne, reportedly said DiDio’s view of the issue “has evolved,” borrowing a line from President Obama and his shift toward embracing same-sex marriage.
DiDio told the Advocate last year that while he was fine with featuring gay superhero, he pledged then to only make the move with a brand-new character, rather than switching an existing character's sexual orientation.
DC could be feeling the gay heat from arch rival Marvel Comics, widely reported to be working on the first same-sex superhero wedding in mainstream comics next month.
X-Men’s Northstar, the first out mainstream superhero, is expected to tie the knot to his boyfriend Kyle in the pages of “Astonishing X-Men.”
NY Post
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