DC LGBTQ+ characters 2022 appreciation

[J. D. Guy]

What do we have heeeeeere?!


I'm digging what I see in the preview and that pinup-y variant... I don't care what others say about this book and Tim's decades long history and yadda yadda yadda. I saw a preview for Batman Inc with my lovely Ghost-Maker and now this. I'm happy and eagerly looking forward to reading both titles.

Do you have a link for said Batman Inc. preview?

And I share the anticipation for Inc.; been waiting forever for it to start. (Looking forward to both Ghost-Maker and Clownhunter. Loving their dynamic and the latter's vigilante journey under the former's tutelage.)

[J. D. Guy]

Found it here.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-i...porated-1-pdf/

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Found it here.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-i...porated-1-pdf/

Thanks for sharing this. I was planning to post this here later, but I've been busy with my household chores. (*sobs*)

[The Invincible Beawulf]

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #2: adult Jon Kent appeared in a few panels.

Nightwing #96: Batwoman was helping DickBabs/ OracleNightwing/ BatgirlRobin to fight Blockbuster and his henchmen.

Batman - One Bad Day: Two-Face #1: Renee Montoya and Tim Drake were in some panels.

Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special: Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Diana were in this issue.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Tim Drake: Robin #1: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...drake-robin-1/

Oh, the bashing it's gonna get on Twitter and at least on 3-4 different threads here.

"Step aside, Damian—the world’s favorite Robin has got this! That’s right, after years away, Tim Drake is taking center stage in a brand-spanking-new Robin series of his very own! A mystery over a year in the making takes shape, as a new villain who’s been hounding Tim from afar decides to take things up close and personal, putting Bernard and everyone else Tim cares about in peril as things go from bad to worse for the world’s oldest and canonically tallest Robin [no, I will not be fact-checking that]. All that and Tim finally carves out a corner of Gotham City just for himself, and sets up shop in his very own…murder shack boat? Fan-favorite writer Meghan Fitzmartin teams up with beloved Harley Quinn artist Riley Rossmo to define the next chapter in Tim’s life."

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Batman: Fortress #5: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...an-fortress-5/

Jackson Hyde joins Batman's team.

"With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Batman and Lex Luthor must assemble a team with the skill set to break into the Fortress of Solitude…With a worldwide blackout and the Justice League neutralized, what motley crew will this dysfunctional dynamic duo assemble?"

Just a snippet from the preview. Jackson is kicking the butt of some homophobic *ssholes. He's beautiful and glorious.


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Superman: Space Age #2: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...n-space-age-2/

I believe Wondy will be in this issue.

"Superman has arrived and he’s out of sight! Right? The world may love him, but the citizens of Metropolis are growing skeptical as the cities around them suffer without the help of the Man of Steel. The world doesn’t need saving as much as it needs changing, and Superman and his super friends in the Justice League seem unqualified to save the day the way they once did. Could this be the beginning of the end that Pariah prophesied? Or is it just a sign of the times?"

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DC vs. Vampires #9: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...vs-vampires-9/

Harley is a member of the BoP.

"Road trip! Our heroes split up and spread out across the globe to prepare for the final strikes against the vampire kingdom! Will Green Arrow’s mission force him to battle one of his oldest friends? What horrors await the Birds of Prey inside the ruins of Gotham? And does Black Manta’s secret mean a watery grave for Supergirl?"

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DC: Mech #3: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc-preview-dc-mech-3/

"A BATTLE FOR THE STARS! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and the Green Lanterns have combined their might and mechanized resources to help the world, but they’re not a team quite yet. They’re a group of pilots not flying in a pattern. This will have to change when they go to aid Steve Trevor’s forces in space as they’re attacked by Darkseid’s Apokoliptian Army. And on Earth, Lex Luthor’s experiments with Superman’s DNA grow more frightening. The most epic miniseries of 2022 continues!"



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The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #6: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...are-country-6/

"The ancient witch known as the Thessalian has survived millennia of human atrocity via her cunning and remorselessness. But for the last 30 years, she’s endured her greatest challenge yet: Los Angeles. Thessaly needs a change. A big one. And when she learns of the opportunity presented by the Corinthian’s reappearance, may the old gods help anyone in her way! The horizons of the Nightmare Country open up in this standalone issue, as our tale grows ever larger and stranger…"

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Young Justice: Targets #3: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...ice-targets-3/

Well, it seems 4 issues are available on Comixology/Amazon, while #3 is being released physically next week.

El Dorado is in the preview. There's Tim Drake as well, but this version isn't confirmed as queer.

"Queen Perdita has been rescued! Or has she? Beast Boy has his doubts, and soon his suspicions turn terrifyingly real. Nightwing and Robin, working across the globe from one another, come upon information that leads them to uncover the identity of the villain who’s been pulling the strings behind this kidnapping all along! Plus, take a trip into the past with another action-packed backup, starring Green Arrow!"

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Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #6: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...uper-heroes-6/

Some members of the Legion are queer.

"THE BLOCKBUSTER SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO THE GOLD LANTERN SAGA. Which legendary DC villain is behind this great darkness that is about to destroy all the ages of heroes all at once? Find out right here: all this AND the future of the Legion of Super-Heroes is revealed!"

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Blood Syndicate: Season One #5: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...-season-one-5/

Fade is in the preview.

"Holocaust turns up the heat on Paris Island! How did he come to take control of the city, and what is he going to do next? Learn his origin and his grand plans for the future—and can he be stopped?"

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Harley Quinn #22: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...rley-quinn-22/

"The Quinn is dead! Long live the Quinn! I get killed in this one…for real! Dead. Deceased. Former. Late. Pushing up daisies. Somebody needs to solve my murder, and since I don’t see Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot around, I guess that’ll have to be me. Though, since I’m dead…there are certain hurdles to overcome. The Harley-est, wildest arc starts right here…get ready for murder, Multiversal mischief, and more guest appearances, with Stephanie Phillips and new Harley Quinn artist Matteo Lolli!"

[J. D. Guy]

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Batman: Fortress #5: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/23/dc...an-fortress-5/

Jackson Hyde joins Batman's team.

"With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Batman and Lex Luthor must assemble a team with the skill set to break into the Fortress of Solitude…With a worldwide blackout and the Justice League neutralized, what motley crew will this dysfunctional dynamic duo assemble?"

Just a snippet from the preview. Jackson is kicking the butt of some homophobic *ssholes. He's beautiful and glorious.

Not familiar with this book. Who's the character Jackson's with in this image?

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Not familiar with this book. Who's the character Jackson's with in this image?

He's a new character I think.

[CellarDweller]

Has anything been going on with The Ray lately?

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Has anything been going on with The Ray lately?

Nothing at all. That's a shame. He absolutely deserves at least a mini.

[scourge]

Has anything been going on with The Ray lately?

Nothing at all. Sadly last place he popped up in the main comics was the Pride issue.

Dunno if he cameo'd in any of the AU stuff but it'd probably just be him getting jobbed/killed so...

[Confuzzled]

DC announces new Harley Quinn creative team Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/09/22/dc...d-sweeney-boo/


Well... Can I be honest? No, I won't be honest...

I'm curious about this. Tini is the kind of person who will definitely want to write Harley & Ivy but DC wants Ivy to be doing her own thing for now.

Will she introduce a new girlfriend for Harley? That might ruffle some Harlivy fan feathers.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

I'm curious about this. Tini is the kind of person who will definitely want to write Harley & Ivy but DC wants Ivy to be doing her own thing for now.

Will she introduce a new girlfriend for Harley? That might ruffle some Harlivy fan feathers.

It's one thing to want to write particular characters and it's another thing to write them well. As for Tini's writing, I think her Captain America Annual was alright and I really enjoyed it and... That's all. I don't like her Catwoman, I didn't like her Excalibur run, and her Strikeforce ongoing was horrible.

I think G. Willow Wilson's Poison Ivy is pretty good and I wanna see Ivy being separated from HQ for a while. (I simply don't care about Harley enough.) It doesn't mean they shouldn't be a couple eventually. I have no problem with Ivy/HQ.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Robin Refreshed: Meghan Fitzmartin on Tim Drake's New Status Quo: https://www.dc.com/blog/2022/09/27/r...new-status-quo

[scourge]

Robin Refreshed: Meghan Fitzmartin on Tim Drake's New Status Quo: https://www.dc.com/blog/2022/09/27/r...new-status-quo

Her laughing about "Haha I'm taunting fans who would rather have Tim with Kon than an empty cardboard cutout" just makes me dislike her stuff more.

[witchboy]

Her laughing about "Haha I'm taunting fans who would rather have Tim with Kon than an empty cardboard cutout" just makes me dislike her stuff more.

I’m by no means defending her, but at least this keeps Tim and Kon in the public’s mind. I still say we’re closer to a TimxKon relationship than ever.
I doubt DC would let her have Kon with Tim right now even if she wanted to. I still find digging up Bernard as a love interest is the weirdest thing. But if it’s what she wants, it’s not like anybody at DC cared about or even remembered Bernard.
If we couldn’t have Kon, Cullen would’ve been a far better choice.
I have to add that I get mad every time I see the art. Whose head is shaped like that?