Superman Comes Out As Bisexual In Upcoming Comic, Author Says 'Not A Gimmick'
DC has confirmed that in the upcoming fifth issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El, Jon Kent, the son of original Superman Clark Kent and journalist Lois Lane is bisexual.
DC
Comics
has
confirmed
that
in
the
upcoming
fifth
issue
of
Superman:
Son
of
Kal-El,
Jon
Kent,
the
son
of
original
Superman
Clark
Kent
and
journalist
Lois
Lane,
is
bisexual.
Jon
Kent
in
the
comic
falls
for
Jay
Nakamura,
a
male
reporter.
Issue
five
of
the
Superman
comic
book
is
set
to
release
on
November
9,
2021.
Writer
Tom
Taylor
in
an
interview
from
Melbourne,
Australia,
opened
up
about
the
same
and
said,
"It's
not
a
gimmick."
"When
I
was
offered
this
job,
I
thought,
'Well,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
new
Superman
for
the
DC
Universe,
it
feels
like
a
missed
opportunity
to
have
another
straight
white
savior," he
said.
The
news
came
out
on
National
Coming
Out
Day,
which
is
observed
on
October
11.
Tom
said,
"We
didn't
want
this
to
be
'DC
Comics
creates
new
queer
Superman.
We
want
this
to
be
'Superman
finds
himself,
becomes
Superman
and
then
comes
out,'
and
I
think
that's
a
really
important
distinction
there,"
reported
Deccan
Herald.
Talking
about
fans
reaction
to
DC's
announcement,
he
added,
"I'm
seeing
tweets
of
people
saying
they
burst
into
tears
when
they
read
the
news,
that
they
wished
that
Superman
was
this
when
they
were
growing
up,
that
they
could
see
themselves.
People
are
saying
for
the
first
time
ever
they're
seeing
themselves
in
Superman
-
something
they
never
thought
was
possible."
"I
hope
this
isn't
a
headline
in
a
few
years
time.
I
hope
this
isn't
trending
on
Twitter.
I
hope
this
is
just
something
about
a
person
and
good
rep
for
everybody
that
that
represents," Taylor
concluded.
DC
Comics
has
had
varied
onscreen
representations
through
the
DC
Extended
Universe
on
the
screen.
Some
of
their
upcoming
films
include
The
Batman
starring
Robert
Pattinson,
The
Flash
led
by
Ezra
Miller,
Dwayne
Johnson's
Black
Adam,
Aquaman
and
the
Lost
Kingdom
and
more.