Marvel Gay Superhero: The 8 Most Likely Candidat to Queer the MCU – IndieWire

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• 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
• THE ETERNAL’S HERCUL IS MARVEL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LEAD IN THE MCU
• MARVEL ERAS HERCUL' BISEXUALY IN NEW COMIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAUGT 3, 2015/9:44 AMBY DAN AVERYAUGT 3, 2015 / 9:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARVEL ERAS HERCUL' BISEXUALY IN NEW COMIC BOOK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-08-03T13:44:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-08-03T13:44:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERCUL, THE MIGOD STRONGMAN OF MYTHOLOGY, WAS KNOWN FOR HIS AMORO ADVENTUR—CLUDG MORE THAN A FEW WH OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHARACTER HAS BEEN A STALWART OF MARVEL COMICS SCE THE 1970S—AND EVEN A MEMBER OF THE AVENGERS—AND SEVERAL THORS HAVE AT LEAST HTED AT HIS BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MARVEL EDOR CHIEF AXEL ALONSO SAYS THE NEW ONGOG HERCUL SERI, BUTG NOVEMBER, HERC IS 100% {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 23 UNTENTNALLY GAY COMIC BOOK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED ABOUT WHETHER HERCUL’ ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH WOLVERE, SPOTLIGHTED 2013’S DIMENSN-HOPPG X-TREME X-MEN, WAS STILL NON, ALONSO TOLD COMIC BOOK ROURC SAID {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HERCUL AND JAM HOWLETT’S RELATNSHIP X-TREME X-MEN TOOK PLACE A UNIQUE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, SIAR TO HOW COLOSS WAS GAY THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE, BUT IS STRAIGHT THE [MA MARVEL UNIVERSE]. SAME GO FOR HERCUL HERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: ONE OF DC'S GAY SUPERHERO IS GETTG HIS OWN COMIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERC’S PANSEXUALY WAS ALSO ALLUD TO 2010'S HERCUL: FALL OF AN AVENGER #1, WHEN A NUMBER OF SUPER HERO—AND THE GAY MUTANT HERO NORTHSTAR—DISCS PAST AFFAIRS WH THE MIGHTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOTH FALL OF AN AVENGER AND X-TREME X-MEN WERE WRTEN BY GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND OF URSE, GRE-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, HERCUL’ MALE LOVERS WERE NUMERO—AND CLUD  HIS SIKICK IOLS, PLAYED BY MICHAEL HURST THE 1990S KEV SORBO TV SHOW, HERCUL: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, AND DEAN O'GORMAN THE RYAN GOSLG SERI YOUNG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARVEL'S NEW HERCUL SERI, WRTEN BY DAN ABT AND DRAWN BY LE ROSS, HS SHELV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• MARVEL'S FIRST GAY HERO MAY BE HERCUL 'THE ETERNALS'
• MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO? HERCUL THE ETERNALS
• MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO IS RUMORED TO BE “HERCUL”
• HERCUL WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE GAY LEAD MARVEL MOVIE THE ETERNALS

15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU

When asked about prev hts of bisexualy and an alternate Hercul' romantic relatnship wh an alternate Wolvere the 2012-2013 "X-Treme X-Men, " seri, Alonso rpond, "Hercul and Jam Howlett's relatnship 'X-Treme X-Men' took place a unique alternate universe, siar to how Coloss was gay the Ultimate Universe, but is straight the 616.

The issue, which tak place the ntuy of the classic, mastream Marvel Universe, se the character of Snowbird suggtg that the male Northstar (long tablished as openly gay), should be unted among an assembly of Hercul' past sexual partners, otherwise all female. Avengers: Endgame gave the first openly gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, but left a lot of fans (who have spent the last wag to see a gay superhero jo the Avengers) pretty unrwhelmed.

THE ETERNAL’S HERCUL IS MARVEL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LEAD IN THE MCU

Here's a selectn of openly gay Marvel characters who serve their time to she the MCU.

While many fans hope that Marvel Studs ntu to diversify the superhero they brg to live-actn, Eternals recently took a signifint step forward by prentg Phastos as part of the first openly gay superhero uple the MCU. Iceman had been fightg alongsi the X-Men the ics for s before he stunned dienc by g out as gay, but fans quickly accepted his sexualy.

Wh Marvel Studs hopg to fix the X-Men film anchise after acquirg om Fox, this uld be a good ll for the MCU’s first gay character. Viv’s sexualy hasn’t been nfirmed the ics, but she's kissed Ironheart and was strongly suggted that she’s eher gay or asexual when she said, “an attractn to boys is nowhere wh me.

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” The MCU uld easily portray the character as gay. There was speculatn that Hercul would be a lead  The Eternals when Marvel announced that the film would star a gay lead, but the reference was stead to Phastos. Phyla-Vell was first intified as gay when she admted to and acted on her attractn towards Moondragon.

MARVEL'S FIRST GAY HERO MAY BE HERCUL 'THE ETERNALS'

In any discsn of who will be the first openly gay superhero the MCU, ’s important to mentn the first openly gay superhero Marvel Comics. Northstar was a landmark character for ic book history bee he was one of the first gay superhero, the first to e out a Marvel book, and 2012, he beme the first character to have a same-sex weddg a mastream ic.

Phastos may be half of the first openly gay relatnship the Marvel Cematic Universe, but Negasonic Teenage Warhead was part of the first gay superhero uple all of superhero cema several years earlier. The two shared the first gay kiss between major characters a Marvel ic back X-Force #45 while Rictor was huntg for Multiple Man New England.

MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO? HERCUL THE ETERNALS

Rictor has also dated women the Marvel Universe, such as Wolfsbane and Boom Boom, but he stated X-Force #20 that he always knew ep down that he was gay. Last week, mors surfaced that Angela Jolie might be jog Marvel's next tentpole superhero team The Eternals, weeks after reports suggted that the film was also searchg for an openly gay actor for a leadg 's not jt a gay actor the stud is hopg to fd. Acrdg to MCU Cosmic, The Eternals will be the first Marvel movie to feature an openly gay character, one based off Greek mythology's most endurg hero.

MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO IS RUMORED TO BE “HERCUL”

The mor claims that the film's gay male lead will be Hercul. K is gay.

It wasn't homosexualy then, was jt sexualy. That's why, if morn texts there is even a ht of a same-sex storyle, you n probably bet some Christian scholar has dulled down and that the origal is more wonrfully gay than the versn we have now.

HERCUL WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE GAY LEAD MARVEL MOVIE THE ETERNALS

Left: Mid-century gay artist Gee Quatance certaly knew that sometim a Hydra is more than a Hydra. Depictns of Antas wh his legs the air were also found many gay men's hom the last century as a sort of visual to visors that they belonged to "the club. This is perhaps the most lc of all the versns of this myth that we uld is no overtly homosexual si to the story of the battle between Antas and Hercul, yet the nsistent voluptuons of the var versns is hard to ny wh morn ey.