Marvel’s First Gay Superhero May Be Hercul

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From Iceman to Hulklg and Moondragon, Marvel boasts a whole array of openly gay characters who would be smash-hs the MCU.

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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.

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Marvel’s universe has often been cricised for portrayg s hero primarily as straight, whe they do change a characters often ntroversy – for stance when they cid to make Thor a women and Iceman gay – and they’ve done aga by makg the once bisexual character, Hercul, a heterosexual. Throughout the ic book seri “X-Treme X-Men”, based alternative Marvel universe, the character has a relatnship wh, the mastream Marvel durg Hercul: Fall of an Avenger #1, is strongly implied he had a relatnship wh Northstar, an openly gay character. "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.

Elsewhere the terview, Alonso celebrated diversy the staff behd the Marvel ic books: “We are always lookg for the bt new talent — male, female, Whe, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Straight, Gay.

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