DC's new Superman comes out as bisexual

Superman: Son of Kal-El #5 variant cover

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District of Columbia has proclaimed that the newly-dubbed Back breaker, Jon Kent, is epicene. The newspaper publisher states that his sexuality testament be revealed in November 16's Superman: Son of Kal-Elevation #5.

Superman: Son of Kal-El #5 primary binding (Envision credit: Saint John the Apostle Timms/Gabe Eltaeb (DC))

"I've always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to run into themselves in their heroes and I'm very grateful DC and Warner Bros. apportion this idea," Superman: Son of Kal-el author Gobbler Taylor says in the announcement. "Superman's symbol has always stood for promise, for Sojourner Truth, and for justice. Today, that symbol represents something more. Today, more people can watch themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics."

Originally introduced in 2015's Intersection: Superman #2, Jon Kent has stolen up the mantle arsenic Superman after his father, the germinal Superman, decides to focus on terrestrial planet events such as the recent Warworld saga in Action Comics. Jon's sexuality has been teased in previous issues of Superman, Son of Kal-El - with an attraction to a dude reporter called John Jay Nakamura strongly hinted at in recent months.

According to DC, Rockwell Kent and Nakamura get romantic in Superman: Son of Kal-El #5.

"We couldn't atomic number 4 prouder to tell this essential story from Tom Taylor and John Timms," says District of Columbia CCO/publisher Jim Lee. "We talk a lot about the power of the DC Multiverse in our storytelling and this is another incredible example. We can have Jon Kent exploring his identity in the comics arsenic well As Jon Kent learning the secrets of his home on TV happening Dose & Lois. They coexist in their possess worlds and times, and our fans pay back to enjoy some simultaneously."

The timing of DC's announcement isn't coincidental - non but is October 11 National Coming Come out of the closet Day, but Deems Taylor has said leaks were making it so the newsworthiness was active to be known by the general public sooner than later.

The timing also works to potentially stoke pre-orders for this issue, Zen: Boy of Kal-El #5. The deadline for comic book retailers to finalize their order copies of Superman: Son of Kal-El #5 is October 17 - sextuplet days from now. D.C. appears to be anticipating hyperbolic interest and giving readers and retailers prison term to adapt their orders preceding it setting the issue's first print run.

The confirmation of Jon's sexual identity short follows another teenage DC hero, Robin (Tim Drake), who came out as queer in August's Batman: Urban Legends #6.

Elvis: Son of Kal-El #4 goes happening sale along October 19, with Battery-acid: Son of Kal-El #5 regular for November 16.

Superman joins a long line of iconic LGBTQIA+ superheroes in comic books .