Geee Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 UK Dailymail: DC Comics plans to reintroduce a character as gay in a future issue, it has been revealed. Co-publisher Dan DiDio previously said that the company would not change the sexual orientation of an existing superhero and would bring in a new one altogether. But at Kapow Comic Convention in London on Sunday, he revealed that an existing character - who was previously assumed to be straight - will become ‘one of our most prominent gay characters’, according to comic blog BleedingCool.com. Who is it? An existing DC Comics character - who was previously assumed to be straight - will become openly-gay Senior VP Sales Bob Wayne said DiDio’s view ‘had evolved’, comparing the shift to Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. DiDio did not specify which character would ‘come out’ or in which issue it would be featured. More... Rutgers student sentenced to just 30 DAYS in prison for intimidation of gay roommate who committed suicide after he learned he was being spied on But Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, told ABC News that it would be soon. 'One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,' Simmons told the network. There has been much speculation on Twitter about who the character could be @JenWhy12 Tweeted: ‘One of the characters of DC comics will be gay, what one will it be? I hope it's Batman.’ @dnghia added: ‘DC Comics is about to unveil that one of its supeheroes is gay. Who do you think it is? My money is on Aquaman.’ DC Comics’ portfolio includes iconic characters such as Batman and Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Batwoman, a DC favourite, made her comic book comeback as a lesbian in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicnreason Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Could lead to a whole new kind of "utility belt" for "Batty", couldn't it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Jonah Goldberg @JonahNRO Batman to Robin: "I can't quit you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Could lead to a whole new kind of "utility belt" for "Batty", couldn't it?? Yes, and could add new meaning to: - "To the Batcave....!!" - "Wham!" "Bam!" "Pow!" - "Holy [insert funny gay jargon here] , Batman!!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Could it still be SuperDuperPooperman, Wonder[if I'm a]Woman or Purple Lantern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Damn it! Leave my childhood alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicnreason Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 YIKES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Adam West was a little "light-in-his-shoes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 This is my well educated guess as to which "super hero" comes out of the closet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 @NCTexan-can we just put him back IN the closet and keep him there ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 So, uh, these comics are, in general, aimed at young boys. Do they really think this will increase their market share? Eh. What do I know. I'm too old to know much of anything these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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