Comics

BAM! Batman revealed as transgender ally & DC comics writer comes out as trans

Dr. Victoria October isn't the first transgender character in DC Comics and Lilah Sturges isn't the first transgender writer to come out as trans.

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How Supergirl and an out comic book shop clerk saved a closeted Indiana teen

Mary describes in tweets what she calls "probably the greatest single moment I have experienced" at her Fort Wayne comics store.

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Confirmed: Wonder Woman is queer

The writer of her latest comic book says the Amazon Princess is queer in a culture of women that is "absent of heteronormativity."

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Original ‘X-Men’ character Iceman outed as gay

He's been part of a wildly popular superhero team since its very beginning. But there's something we never knew about Bobby Drake, aka Iceman of the X-Men... Bobby is gay.

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Archie to be shot saving gay best friend in comic book series conclusion

LOS ANGELES -- Archie Andrews will die taking a bullet for his gay best friend. The famous freckle-faced comic book icon is meeting his demise in Wednesday's installment of "Life with Archie" when he intervenes in…

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Gay kiss in upcoming Archie Comics a poke at real controversy

It's a just quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller.

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DC Comics introduces first transgender character in mainstream comic series

DC Comics, who recently brought us gay and lesbian comic book heroes Alan Scott (a.k.a., the Green Lantern) and Kathy Kane (the Batwoman), has introduced the first transgender character in a mainstream comic book series.…

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Digital comic blocked over ‘tiny porno images’ depicting gay sex

Apple, known for its tight controls over material and apps sold through its channels, has blocked the latest edition of a digital comic called "Saga" from being sold through comic book apps on the iPad and…

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‘Glee’ meets ‘Archie’ in TV-comic book crossover

Blaine Anderson and Kevin Keller? Betty Cooper and Noah Puckerman? Things are not as they usually are in the halls of William McKinley and Riverdale high schools.

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DC Comics artist quits Superman project over anti-gay author controversy

The illustrator for the new DC Comics' "Adventures of Superman" digital anthology has backed out of the project as a result of an outpouring of public criticism over the company's decision to hire anti-gay author, activist,…

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