DC Comics has celebrated National Coming Out Day by confirming a long-rumored development: Superman has officially come out as bisexual.
To be clear: this is not the well-known Clark Kent/Kal-El Superman; rather, his son, Jon Kent. GayTimes reports that DC has confirmed the character will officially come out in the pages of Superman: Son of Kal-El on October 9.
“I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes and I’m very grateful DC and Warner Bros. share this idea,” Tom Taylor, writer of the book, 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 see themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics.”
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DC has also confirmed that in the comics, Jon Kent will fall for his close friend, reporter Jay Nakamura. As Jon faces exhaustion from saving the world from constant threats, the emotional bond between he and Jay will deepen.
Jon Kent joins the ranks of popular, queer DC heroes and villains, including Batwoman, The Question, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. Earlier this year, former Robin Tim Drake (of Batman & Robin fame) also came out as queer.
Now, what do we have to do to get a movie about this Superman?
Prinny
Son of Superman
Troyfight
@Prinny yeah SON of Superman….. anyway, I think bisexual is actually a great step.
nunya
Isn’t that the usual progression?
bivector
Hooray! We saw this coming since it was Jon and Damien, but sorta glad they dodged that couple. Damien has got to be somewhere on the spectrum too, though.
wikidBSTN
I always thought Superboy was way hotter than Superman. Queer kids who read comics would better identify too.
hamoboy
Remember when Superboy/Kon-El was a half Kryptonian clone of Superman/Kal-El, and it turned out that his human genetic donor was Lex Luthor? Superboy having two dads was amazing both for dramatic and comedic purposes. Also, the close friendship with Red Robin/Tim Drake was *chef’s kiss*.
They had all the ingredients to make him queer pre-New 52. I hope they write this well. Any Superman/DC readers want to give a heads up on what issues this story is present in?
jayceecook
Superman: Son of Kal-el and the issue will be released on November 9th NOT Oct. 9th.
myrdraal2001
Bisexual not “queer.”
Donston
Can we not the with the identity nitpicking and what you think is or isn’t appropriate identities for freakin comic book characters?
It feels a little gimmick-y to reveal this on “coming out day”. Also, comic books have been hella “queer” for a couple decades now. If this were a film I’d understand the enthusiasm. But if it gets you excited, more power to you. And yes, a bit of clickbait with the headline. But I already knew there’s no way any established, popular male superhero is going anywhere near gay.
bivector
What’s wrong with queer?
RyanMBecker
In academia, Queer includes bisexuality.
Diogenes
Wouldn’t that be super-son? I guess the implications of “Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex” have been ignored.
Jonathonz
Would have been nice if they hadn’t chosen to erase the lips of both the characters for the drawing accompanying the announcement. What? The lips of two men meeting is too much for the public? Thanks for the homophobia!
Oranos
COOL! And the guy he’s with is Japanese, not White. Now THERE’S diversity for ya.
KRobert57
Are there any editors who go over articles before they go to print???
“the emotional bond between he and Jay will deepen.” What the hell is this???
1.) between is a preposition which takes the objective case.
2.) therefore, the clause after between must be between him and Jay will deepen.
3.) the clause is awkward it should read as ” between Jay and him will deepen
Jon Kent
“Man of Steel, man of Kleenex”
Who wants to be the first stud to test that theory with me?