Created 1998, Apollo and Midnighter were among the first married gay upl superhero ics — and they were totally parodi of Batman and Superman. Now, thanks to DC Comics ntuy, the four characters fally met face to face.
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IS BATMAN GAY, BISEXUAL, OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS DC CANON?
* was batman ever gay *
Former Batman ic wrer Grant Morrison even told Playboy magaze that “gayns is built to Batman. That had fans wonr – were there any other hts at Batman beg gay before? Is Batman gay, bisexual, or straight?
Before I get to those new mors and speculatns, I want to rewd a b and go through some key clu on why Batman ‘uld’ be gay or bi. We have never actually seen any ditn that The Dark Knight was gay or bi.
GAY/ BISEXUAL BATMAN
You n see how a dirty md n misterpret the am, but there is nothg gay behd them. In the new Batman seri by Chip Zdarsky – specifilly, Batman: The Knight #5, there’s this panel where Bce seems gay, bisexual, or at least bi-cur:. In the end, was never explicly stated if Batman was straight, gay, bi, or anythg else, so ’s up to you – the rear – to ci for yourself.
Unpackg the gay subtext of Rob, the Boy Wonr.
Gay subtext managed to suate self to the Dynamic Duo’s dyad om the very start. Let’s get one thg absolutely clear: Rob isn’t gay.