The Man of Steel enters into a queer relationship
BY VICTOR MELAMED
DC’s newest Superman came out of the closet last month, with the comics company revealing that Jon Kent will be starting a relationship with Jay Nakamura, a new character introduced earlier this year, reports The Verge.
The son of the original Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent), Jon took over for his father as the “official” Superman in DC’s mainline Superman: Son of Kal-El comic earlier this year as Earth’s most powerful superhero. (For those not caught up, Clark is still around, albeit off dealing with some drama on Warworld in the Action Comics and limited-run Superman and the Authority lines.)
“Everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes.”
“I knew replacing Clark with another straight white savior could be a real opportunity missed,” writer Tom Taylor told IGN in an interview. “But I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes. Today, Superman, the strongest superhero on the planet, is coming out.”
Jon Kent joins other prominent LGBTQ members of DC’s comics pantheon, following the reveal that Tim Drake (one of several Robins in the Batman canon) was queer in an August issue earlier this year.
Jon and Jay are set to “become romantically involved” in this month’s issue number five of Superman: Son of Kal-El, out on November 9th.
Not surprisingly, the right-wing media attacked DC Comics and writer Tom Taylor for the move, complaining that they were attempting to “cater to the left and sway the minds of children.”
