DC LGBTQ+ characters 2022 appreciation

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Yeah, they should get rid of Jason and bring Achilles back instead. I was surprised Orlando didn't do that since his run referenced the Gargareans.

Yeah, Orlando should 've def used Achilles in his run. But I don't think DC should get rid of Jason. Let's keep both of them Jason doesn't have to be Diana's blood-related brother. There could be some kinda comic book logic explanation, for example, Jason was created from a shard of Diana's or whoever's soul.

[Psy-lock]

Yeah, Orlando should 've def used Achilles in his run. But I don't think DC should get rid of Jason. Let's keep both of them Jason doesn't have to be Diana's blood-related brother. There could be some kinda comic book logic explanation, for example, Jason was created from a shard of Diana's or whoever's soul.

The last thing Wonder Family needs is another character with multiple origin stories

I just don't see the point of Jason, he feels very boring and derivative. Especially now that we have a queer Superman.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Next week's LGBTQ+ -related releases:

Action Comics #1039: The Warworld Saga, part 3 - Superman & the Authority is on Warworld fighting the new Mongul's regime
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...n-comics-1039/


Detective Comics #1050: The Tower, part 4 - the continuation of last week's arc with Kate Kane
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...e-comics-1050/


Harley Quinn #11: Bad Math, part 1
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...quinn-2021-11/


Justice League #71: The Biggest Score Ever, conclusion - Hippolyta is a member of the Justice League
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...ice-league-71/


Teen Titans Academy #11: Expulsion, part 1 - Bunker is one of the teachers (if he appears at all...), also some of the kids are queer (e.g., Miguel Montez, Chupacabra, Stitch), also Crush is a member of the Teen Titans
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...ns-academy-11/


Aaaand my favorite one
Superman & Robin Special #1: The Magical Mystery Cube - Jon Kent & Damian Wayne reunite for a new adventure
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/21/dc...bin-special-1/

[The Invincible Beawulf]

According to the April 2022 solicits, Tim Drake's coming out story will be collected in BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS VOL. 2 (also a Batwoman Fear State story will be included):

• Written by BRANDON THOMAS, ALYSSA WONG, MEGHAN FITZMARTIN, DAN WATTERS, TINI HOWARD, and others
• Art by MAX DUNBAR, CIAN TORMEY, VASCO GEORGIEV, BELÉN ORTEGA, NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA, CHRISTIAN DUCE, and others
• ON SALE 5/24/22
• The next chapter in the lives of Gotham City's greatest heroes is here. The Outsiders fight the forces of Future State and Fear State! Batwoman tries to save Gotham City from itself. Tim Drake searches for a kidnapped friend and discovers his own identity. Azrael returns to Gotham City. Oracle and the Batgirls chart out new paths following the Joker War. Gotham City's future is in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2!

Also, there's an update on the stories collected in the Midnighter omnibus:

MIDNIGHTER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

• Written by STEVE ORLANDO
• Art by ACO, FERNANDO BLANCO, and others
• ON SALE 5/24/22
• From GLAAD-nominated writer Steve Orlando come the action-packed adventures of Midnighter, the hero who can predict your every move. This volume collects all 12 issues of the vigilante's 2015 series, as well as his reunion with his ex, Apollo, in the Midnighter and Apollo miniseries, where Midnighter goes to Hell to rescue his partner—plus stories from DC Cybernetic Summer and DC Pride 2021!

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Next week's LGBTQ+ -related releases:

Detective Comics #1051: the first chapter in act two of the “Shadows of the Bat” weekly event (act one was "The Tower" with four chapters): Batwoman’s undercover operation takes a disastrous turn

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/28/dc...e-comics-1051/



Dark Knights of Steel #4: Zala Jor-El & WW are a couple
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/28/dc...ts-of-steel-4/

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Next week's LGBTQ+ -related releases:

Superman: Son of Kal-El #8: The Rising, part 2 - the story arc guest-starring Jackson Hyde (Aqualad/Aquaman), Jay Nakamura & his Revolutionaries/The Truth continues
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...n-of-kal-el-8/


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Double JL/JLD!!! (Sorry for forgetting to list John Constantine in my previous posts - somehow it slipped my mind that there's a JLD back-up story arc in the JL ongoing.)

1) Justice League #72: Leagues of Chaos!, part 1 - Hippolyta (Justice League) & Constantine (Justice League Dark) fight against the Royal Flush Gang (the JLD back-up story ended in JL #71)
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...ice-league-72/

2) Justice League #1: 2022 Annual: The Return - it features both the JL & JLD
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...1-2021-annual/


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Detective Comics #1052: the Shadows of the Bat weekly event continues
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...e-comics-1052/




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Strange Love Adventures #1: a Valentine Day anthology of "tales of strange love" - Harley Quinn is a MC in the Lightning in a Bottle story
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...ntures-2022-1/


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Finally, my favorite one:

Batman: Urban Legends #12: the Stigma, part 2 - Wight Witch and Ghost-Maker "meet students of their sensei they never knew."
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...an-legends-12/

And Ghost-Maker's face is revealed in Batman UL #11 - I put this image here just because

[The Invincible Beawulf]

I missed two releases, both feature Harley Quinn as an MC:

Suicide Squad: Blaze #1: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/04/dc...squad-blaze-1/

Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour #6: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/harl...our-6-preview/

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Next week's LGBTQ+ -related releases:

Aquaman: The Becoming #6: final issue, leads into the ONG Aquamen #1
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...he-becoming-6/

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Nightwing #89: Superman (Jon Kent)/Nightwing crossover - will continue in SSoKE #9
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...ightwing-89-2/




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Robins #4: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...robins-2021-4/

"The Robins are splintered after the events in the graveyard. On their own and on the hunt for the distributor of the SKP Tech, the former sidekicks are on the warpath, tearing through Gotham and Blüdhaven following any and all leads. But while the Robins descend on the criminal underworld, where has Tim Drake disappeared to?"

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Wonder Woman #784: WW vs the Shining Knight
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...r-woman-784-2/

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Last week, only the Justice League Annual 2022 was published
JL #72 is released next week - Leagues of Chaos!, part 1 with WW, Hippolyta, & Constantine

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Detective Comics #1053: the Shadows of the Bat weekly event continues

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Batman: The Knight #2: Bruce Wayne's journey of becoming Batman begins in Paris - Zdarsky says (https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/exclu...man-the-knight) that Ghost-Maker appears in this issue

https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...-the-knight-2/

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Nubia & the Amazons #5: "Medusa is back and wants the Amazons to pay for the years of imprisonment she suffered in Tartarus. Now our queen must fight her to secure a future for her sisters. Will she deliver the killing blow or show mercy for a woman scorned by Man’s World? Plus, a look into Nubia’s past gives us a preview of her future!"

This variant cover by Alexis Franklin is beautiful

[Confuzzled]

Catwoman: Hunted makes many references to Selina's attraction to both men and women and there's one scene with Kate that's a subversion of the seductress teasing the male hero trope by substituting a lesbian heroine (Batwoman) in place of the guy.

[Confuzzled]

Nubia & the Amazons #5: "Medusa is back and wants the Amazons to pay for the years of imprisonment she suffered in Tartarus. Now our queen must fight her to secure a future for her sisters. Will she deliver the killing blow or show mercy for a woman scorned by Man’s World? Plus, a look into Nubia’s past gives us a preview of her future!"

This variant cover by Alexis Franklin is beautiful

The story synopsis, the cover, everything about this sounds amazing. Gotta check it out.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

Catwoman: Hunted makes many references to Selina's attraction to both men and women and there's one scene with Kate that's a subversion of the seductress teasing the male hero trope by substituting a lesbian heroine (Batwoman) in place of the guy.

I wonder whether a Batwoman/Catwoman relationship could work in comics.

[Confuzzled]

I wonder whether a Batwoman/Catwoman relationship could work in comics.

Considering Bruce and Kate are cousins... that would be almost as weird as Nightwing/Catwoman. Maybe Poison Ivy would be a more appropriate match. The Batwoman show paired her up with Renee so that could work as a blueprint for an Ivy/Batwoman relationship in the comics.

[The Invincible Beawulf]

One addition to next week's releases:

Green Lantern #11: https://aiptcomics.com/2022/02/11/dc...en-lantern-11/

"Not even the combined power of the ex-Green Lanterns, Jo Mullein, and the United Planets can stop the Anti-Guardian! Will John Stewart arrive in time to defeat the threat, and do his new powers even stand a chance? The battle for the fate of the Green Lantern Corps and the entire universe hangs in the balance in the penultimate issue of the “Last Lanterns” arc!"


Main cover:



Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant:

[Rzerox21xx]

https://uproxx.com/tv/peacemaker-bis...ea-james-gunn/

not sure if I should post this, I suppose its not really spoilers if you go with the beach full of dicks for liberty line.

[Rac7d*]

I thought this was nice
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