{"id":3768,"date":"2021-12-03T00:21:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T00:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2021-12-03T00:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T00:22:01","slug":"new-superman-comes-out-as-bisexual-kisses-male-love-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"New Superman Comes Out as Bisexual, Kisses Male Love Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Queer comic fans who have always dreamed of an LGBTQ+ Superman are about to get their wish. DC Comics has announced that Jon Kent \u2014 son of Clark Kent (a.k.a. Kal-El) \u2014 who recently took up the mantle of the Man of Steel, is set to come out in Superman: Son of Kal-El #5<\/em> on stands November 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes and I\u2019m very grateful DC and Warner Bros. share this idea,\u201d shared writer Tom Taylor in a press release. \u201cSuperman\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the issue, Jon is grappling with the massive responsibility of becoming Superman at age 17, and it\u2019s his friend, reporter Jay Nakamura, who\u2019s there to support him and care for him. But things take a turn when the two share a kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are obvious parallels to his father\u2019s romance with Lois Lane, who was also a journalist, Nakamura is going to play a much more active role in Jon\u2019s story, Taylor told IGN<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously an effective journalist, and Lois Lane is his hero. But Jay is also a refugee from Gamorra [an island nation ruled by a dictator], so his experience also reflects Clark\u2019s. While this has fortunately changed over the years, historically, Lois has often fulfilled a damsel role. Jay Nakamura will never be that. He and Jon will tackle many things side-by-side.\u201d He also has his own set of superpowers that will make him an ally as well as a companion in the fights to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the years in this industry, it probably won\u2019t surprise you to hear I\u2019ve had queer characters and storylines rejected. I felt like I was letting down people I loved every time this happened\u201d Taylor said. \u201cBut we are in a very different and much more welcome place today than we were ten, or even five years ago. When I was asked if I wanted to write a new Superman with a new #1 for the DC Universe, I knew replacing Clark with another straight white savior could be a real opportunity missed. I\u2019ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes. Today, Superman, the strongest superhero on the planet, is coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor and the comic\u2019s artist, John Timms both previously have worked with Harley Quinn, who is one of the most prominent LGBTQ+ heroes in the DC Universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superman: Son of Kal-El<\/em> #1-3 are available now and issues #4 and #5 will be available October 19 and November 9, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Queer comic fans who have always dreamed of an LGBTQ+ Superman are about to get their wish. DC Comics has announced that Jon Kent \u2014 son of Clark Kent (a.k.a. Kal-El) \u2014 who recently took up the mantle of the Man of Steel, is set to come out in Superman: Son of Kal-El #5 on stands November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-todaygaystories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}