Comments on: Batwoman is DC Comics’ First Headlining Gay Superhero

By: fanboy

fanboy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:32:31 +0000

Well I just want to say who cares if Bat woman is gay her sexuality should not be a focus of her stories I wish that people would not try to push there agendas on the public at large.

By: Wake Up Crazy

Wake Up Crazy — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:25:35 +0000

@ SI SALVATION (stupid)
Why do hateful people find their way into everything? And those kind of comments are supposed to be considered “righteous”? By the way, why are you even looking at this site?

By: Si Salvation

Si Salvation — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:33:55 +0000

Homosexuality should not be introduced to children. And to think that the courts outlawed Joe the Camel from cigarette ads because it was luring children towards smoking. We are talking about souls here!! Repent and turn back, accept Jesus Christ before its too late!

Oh…and you perverted writers, you should be ashamed of yourselves dragging your own sick perversions into Childrens comics..God will deal with you for leading any of his innocents into sin!

By: Patrick O

Patrick O — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:53:11 +0000

Only us old timers remember the time when Batman and Robin were a couple, and the Advertisement was Charles Atlas promising to make us a man in 30 days :)

Today he is always fatally chasing a female and poor Robin has disappeared

By: The Gay Numbers

The Gay Numbers — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:59:09 +0000

@shaun: I am glad to hear it. I will google the subject again this time with wizard.

By the way, I must really, really recommend the Jack Knight run as Starman. The time in Opal. It was brilliant. I am hoping the new writers keeps the fact Starman is gay. His character was well done- especially a geek like me. Very non-stereotypical, but the same time not a lot of fake macho extremism either. Nice mix.

By: puck247

puck247 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:00:15 +0000

I love this ! I think I’ll start a weekly reading series at Boiler Room.

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:46:34 +0000

@The Gay Numbers:

Actually Starman IS going to be part of the new JLA as is Batwoman. It was actually covered in an issue of Wizard not long ago and the cover of that issue featured the lineup of the new team.

By: The Gay Numbers

The Gay Numbers — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:28:37 +0000

RE STARMAN (BLUE ONE)

By the way- I should say I am looking forward to the Batwoman series. I have been looking to see more of her character.

I would also like to see some more interesting gay characters. To be frank, I have found most of the gay characters a little less than interesting. The only one I really loved was the blue Starman from the Starman series with Jack Knight. I thought they were going to use him in a new Justice League, but I don’t know if that’s going to ever materialize.

Finally, there is nothing wrong with being a geek. Geeks are hot.

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:32:14 +0000

@Drake Roberts:

I love Hulkling and Wiccan! There are no words to describe how adorable they are as a couple.

By: Drake Roberts

Drake Roberts — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:31:50 +0000

Don’t forget Hulkling and Wiccan in Young Avengers! Marvel’s first gay couple!

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:03:48 +0000

As far as gay characters…we also have Pied Piper from DC whose witty banter with Trickster made Countdown to Final Crisis bearable.

Marvel Comics also has a plethora of gay/lesbian/bisexual characters as well… Anole, Northstar, Karma, Mystique & Destiny, Bling!, Flatman, etc…

Yes… I too am a dork! In fact, I had to make a comic run today on my lunch hour ;-)

By: The Gay Numbers

The Gay Numbers — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:40:58 +0000

The Question just had a limited series starrer called Final Revelation. There are other prominent gays, but whatever.

By: puck247

puck247 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:39:38 +0000

I second that emotion. Although the character was introduced back in the 50′s then killed off, she was reintroduced in the miniseries “52.” God, I’m a dork !

By: Powerbottom Philly

Powerbottom Philly — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:04:43 +0000

Hooray! More sloppy reporting from Queerty! Nice that you can’t even be bothered to Googlepedia any of this and find out your wrongness! Next time you want any comic book related stories written – reach out to the plethora of gay comic professionals and collectors who abound on the interweb.

By: Synnerman

Synnerman — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:52:21 +0000

Um…no.
She’s not the first:

http://www.gayleague.com/gay/characters/index.php

Batwoman does seem to get the most media attention although the current Question, Rene Montoya, seems to get the most actual play in DC’s comics. I would say she is the most prominent gay character in the mainline DC universe followed by Midnighter and his husband Apollo in the Wildstorm imprint that DC comics owns.

Obsidian, the son of the Golden Age Green Lantern was a featured supporting character in Marc Andreyko(sp)’s series “Manhunter.”