DC has revealed that the newly-dubbed Superman, Jon Kent, is bisexual. The publisher specifies that his sexuality will certainly be exposed in November 9 s Superman: Son of Kal-El 5.
I ve always said every person requires heroes as well as every person deserves to see themselves in their heroes as well as I m extremely thankful DC and also Detector Bros. share this idea, Superman: Son of Kal-el author Tom Taylor states in the announcement. Superman s sign has always represented hope, for truth, and also for justice. Today, that symbol stands for something more. Today, even more individuals can see themselves in one of the most effective superhero in comics.
Initially presented in 2015 s Convergence: Superman 2, Jon Kent has actually occupied the mantle as Superman after his daddy, the initial Superman, makes a decision to concentrate on extraterrestrial events such as the recent Warworld legend at work Comic books. Jon s sexuality has been teased in previous problems of Superman, Son of Kal-El - with an attraction to an other press reporter called Jay Nakamura strongly hinted at in current months.
According to DC, Kent as well as Nakamura obtain romantic in Superman: Son of Kal-El 5.
We couldn t be prouder to tell this important story from Tom Taylor as well as John Timms, claims DC CCO/publisher Jim Lee. We chat a lot concerning the power of the DC Multiverse in our narration and also this is an additional amazing instance. We can have Jon Kent discovering his identity in the comics as well as Jon Kent discovering the secrets of his household on television on Superman & Lois. They exist side-by-side in their own globes and times, and our fans reach appreciate both at the same time.
The timing of DC s statement does not show up to be unintentional. The deadline for comics sellers to complete their order duplicates of Superman: Son of Kal-El 5 is October 17 - six days from currently. DC seems expecting boosted rate of interest as well as providing readers and retailers time to change their orders prior it setting the problem s first print run.
The verification of Jon s sex-related identity shortly complies with another teen DC hero, Robin (Tim Drake), that appeared as queer in August s Batman: Urban Legends 6.
Superman: Son of Kal-El 4 goes on sale on October 19, with Superman: Son of Kal-El 5 set up for November 9.
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