Minorities in cartoons: Kevin Keller
by This week’s entry is Kevin Keller, the alliteratively-named Archie Comics character. Debuting in September 2010’s “Veronica” #202, Kevin’s Archie’s first openly gay character. Kevin was …
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Minorities in cartoons: Northstar
This week’s entry is Northstar, Marvel’s most famous openly gay male superhero. Northstar (real name: Jean-Paul Beaubier) first appeared in “Uncanny X-Men” #120 in 1979. …
Alan Scott is DC’s new gay character
From “Earth 2” #2. Art by Nicola Scott. Yep, it’s official… Alan Scott has been confirmed (with preview panel artwork no less) of being DC’s …
DC Comics says a reintroduced “New 52” character will be gay; who will it be?
DC Comics has announced that they’ll be making a big revelation about a reintroduced-into-their-current-“New 52”-reboot “iconic” character: that he’ll be gay. The big reveal will …
Comic review: Kevin Keller #2
Kevin Keller #2 Written by: Dan Parent Art by: Dan Parent In the second issue of Kevin’s ongoing series, we see it’s prom time yet …
2012 GLAAD award winners announced, Batwoman wins for comics
This year’s GLAAD Media Award winners have been announced, and for comics, Batwoman won this year’s award. While I was rooting for Kevin Keller to …
Comic review: Kevin Keller #1
Kevin Keller #1 Written by: Dan Parent Art by: Dan Parent Yes, it’s finally here: the first issue of Kevin Keller’s stand-alone title. As far …
Minorities in cartoons: “A Couple of Guys”
This week’s entry is Dave Brousseau’s “A Couple of Guys,” a comic strip that ran from 1996 to 2018 in various LGBT/alternative papers, as well …
Comic review: Mister Terrific #5
Mister Terrific #5 Written by: Eric Wallace Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta This issue wraps up the current storyline (Michael abducted by aliens), and while it’s …
Comic review: Life With Archie #16
Life With Archie #16 Written by: Paul Kupperberg (both stories) Art by: Fernando Ruiz (Veronica), Pat and Tim Kennedy (Betty) The newest issue of “Life …