Gay superman comic
Superman is bisexual.
Not the movie-starring, Lois Lane-loving , Klan-fighting, Muhammad Ali-boxing, returned-from-the-dead , mild-mannered noun of steel Clark Kent (aka Kal-El, last son of Krypton). But rather his son, Jonathan Kent, named after Clark’s adoptive father and current bearer of the Superman moniker.
Issue #5 of Superman: Son of Kal-El (authored by Melbourne-based writer Tom Taylor) will be out this November, and will feature Jon sharing a kiss with comrade and online journalist Jay Nakamura.
Apart from proving Superman has always had a thing for reporters, Jon expressing his sexuality is a watershed moment in the venerable franchise.
Queering the comics
Queer representation has always been browse into superhero comics. This may not be surprising: they are a genre composed of essentially-nude-figures-in-action, with same-sex sidekicks and sapphic suggestiveness.
German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham believed comics were a corrupting influence. His novel, Seduction of the Innocent, argued Batman and Robin’s relationship was inherently sexual, which therefor
DC CANCELS bisexual superman: Publisher pulls series about Kal-El's son coming out and fighting climate alter 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 Lane - and was launched by DC Comics last year.
Now amid poor sales the comic publication publisher announced at New York Comic Con that its 18th issue - due to free 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 academy 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 relationship with a man
In October last year Tom Taylor, who authored the series, went to the
DC Comics have announced the superhero’s son, Jon Kent, is bisexual
The latest issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El is coming out in November. And, with it comes the arrival of a new “21st Century Superman”, written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by John Timms that has had a lot of hype.
This new Superman turns out to be the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. He’s also a journalist and has supernatural powers, but he comes into the world with diverse ideals. He's fighting against enemies that his father has never faced, dealing with issues related to the climate crisis and standing against the deportation of refugees. He’s also openly bisexual and in a relationship with fellow journalist, Jay Nakamura.
A new era for Superman
Summing up the reason behind his decision to stretch the boundaries of Superman’s representation, Taylor said in a statement: “Superman’s symbol has always stood for hope, for truth, and for justice. Today, that symbol represents something more. Today, more people can verb themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics.”
In an interview with Th Just days after the confirmation that Velma, the the bespectacled and nerdy crime-solving heroine of the Scooby Doo! comics and films, will now be canonically shown as lesbian in the new film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, there comes the news that DC has cancelled its gay Superman comics series Superman: Son of Kal-El after just 18 issues. The announcement was recently made at the New York Comic Con. DC is putting the reason down to broke sales. The comic did not crack the top 50 comic books by units sold in December , indicating less-than-satisfactory sales. At the time, the series was only five issues in.
DC to cancel its gay Superman comic series after just 18 issues
"Superman: Son of Kal-El will finish with issue #18, but fans of Jon Kent perform not need to worry! Writer Tom Taylor and artist Clayton Henry will be telling recent Jon Kent stories in Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent," said the company in a compress release.
Last year, DC announced that Superman Jon Kent would come out as bisexual, and issues of the comic even fea