CBR ntributor Alan Kistler brgs a tailed history of LGBT characters and ncepts superhero ics om Tijuana Bibl to the creatn of Northstar and Alan Stt's reimagg as a gay man.
Contents:
- MARVEL COMICS REVEALS EARTH'S FIRST GAY SUPER-COUPLE
- 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
- GAY COMICS VOL 1 (1944–1949)
- IS HULK GAY, BISEX, OR STRAIGHT?
- WHAT ARE OTHER GOOD STORI WH GAY HULK?
- MARVEL COMICS: HULKS (MAD TV: GAY HULK)
- IS SHE-HULK GAY, BISEXUAL OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS MARVEL CANON?
- GAY COMICS VOL 1 (1944–1949)
MARVEL COMICS REVEALS EARTH'S FIRST GAY SUPER-COUPLE
From Iceman to Hulklg and Moondragon, Marvel boasts a whole array of openly gay characters who would be smash-hs the MCU. * gay hulk comics *
K is gay. When asked about K's sexual orientatn, director Taika Wai, who also plays K onscreen, said that he didn't thk of the character as gay when he played him, but that, "he uld be".
15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
* gay hulk comics *
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.
Here's a selectn of openly gay Marvel characters who serve their time to she the MCU.
GAY COMICS VOL 1 (1944–1949)
On Comics and Graphic Novels, a GameFAQs msage board topic tled "What are other good stori wh gay hulk?". * gay hulk comics *
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.
” The MCU uld easily portray the character as gay.
IS HULK GAY, BISEX, OR STRAIGHT?
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.
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.
WHAT ARE OTHER GOOD STORI WH GAY HULK?
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 COMICS: HULKS (MAD TV: GAY HULK)
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. Ayo then went on to -lead a ic tled Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by Roxanne Gay, Ta-Nehsi Coat, Alha Martez, Roberto Poggi, and Rachelle Rosenberg. Anole, whose real name is Victor Borkowski, is a gay man who is also a mutant and was created by Nunz DeFilippis, Christa Weir, and Keron Grant.
CBR ntributor Alan Kistler brgs a tailed history of LGBT characters and ncepts superhero ics om Tijuana Bibl to the creatn of Northstar and Alan Stt's reimagg as a gay man.
IS SHE-HULK GAY, BISEXUAL OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS MARVEL CANON?
Soon after Marvel Comics' openly gay hero Northstar proposed to his boyiend Kyle, DC Comics reimaged Alan Stt, the origal Green Lantern, as an openly gay man. Freric Wertham was one of the lears of the charge, speakg on the dangero fluence of superhero ics, claimg that the stori spired children to embrace anarchy, vlence, crime and homosexual behavr. So although didn't say "homosexualy has no place ics, " that's how the Co chose to e , particularly njunctn wh the le #4.
To bat mors that Batman and Rob were volved any kd of homosexual relatnship, the character Kathy Kane AKA Batwoman was troduced as a new love tert for Batman (though Catwoman had been around for years, she was not seen as a viable love tert sce she was a crimal and the Co mand she be punished and not glamorized any way). Element Lad was one of the early ic book superhero who was implied to be gay.
GAY COMICS VOL 1 (1944–1949)
By the mid 1970s, several LSH fans had nclud that Element Lad was gay and many fan-fictn stori were wrten volvg him same-sex enunters wh other team members. Regular st member Joanie Cc was attracted to Andy but wound up heartbroken when he explaed that he was gay. Andy vanished om the strip later that year, but returned 1982 as a gay rights activist.
A few creators ma implitns that characters were gay, though often this was done a negative light.