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Gay DC Comics Character In The Works, Says Co-Publisher

By Curtis M. Wong May 21st 2012 - 11:53AM

The homoerotic subtext of comic book superheroes has been a hot topic in the gay community for some time.

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  • 06/01/12 The Green Lantern Is Gay! Source: The Daily Beast DC's announcement is undoubtedly timely.
  • 05/22/12 Wingnuts Confused Over How To Be Angry About New DC... Source: Wonkette Some horrified wingnuts have been distressed over the announcement that DC Comics will "turn" one of its major legacy superheroes gay in June, and weirdly those wingnuts don't include vile hate lizard Bryan Fischer.
  • 05/22/12 Hicks: DC Comics 'iconic character' will come out of... Source: Marin Independent Journal - Novato CA Marvel Comics' first openly gay character will get married this summer.
  • 05/21/12 Con Report: The Complete Kapow Compendium Source: The Beat: The News Blog of Comics Culture Kapow Comics Convention occurred over the last weekend (being British, we prefer to say things occurred than to say they happened. Chalk it up to us being better than you Yanks, I suppose, it's just another one of our quirks), with several major publishers attending in semi-full force.
  • 05/21/12 Gay DC Comics Character In The Works, Says Co-Publisher Source: The Huffington Post - Culture The homoerotic subtext of comic book superheroes has been a hot topic in the gay community for some time.

Background on dan didio

Dan DiDio (born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries.

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