DC’s Current Superman Has a Boyfriend

In the DC Universe , it ’s a good time to be the important ward / next generation of a legacy superhero mantleand get a date , patently .

give away atIGNthis morning time , DC Comics announced that Jonathan Kent will hook up with Jay Nakamura , the hacker protagonist and Lois Lane fanboy readers have been see Jon get close to in the page of Superman : Son of Kal - El . For those who are n’t familiar , Jon is Clark and Lois ’ Word , the former Superboy , and now presently the genuine Superman of the DC Universe after theevents of Future State . WhileClark has been off - world , Jon ’s been undertake duties on Earth as the Man of Steel , even at his young eld . He ’s really just been saving the day over and over , but now he ’ll at least have someone to confide in by his side .

“ We are in a very different and much more welcome place today than we were 10 , or even five years ago , ” Son of Kal - El author Tom Taylor tell IGN about the determination to have Jon occur out as bisexual now . “ When I was asked if I require to compose a new Superman with a new # 1 for the DC Universe , I live substitute Clark with another straight white-hot savior could be a real opportunity missed . I ’ve always enounce everyone needs heroes and everyone merit to see themselves in their submarine . Today , Superman , the strongest superhero on the satellite , is coming out . ”

Love is in the air for Jonathan Kent, Superman.

Love is in the air for Jonathan Kent, Superman.Image: John Timms/DC Comics

Jon ’s coming out succeed the recent waves made when Tim Drake — former Robin and current Red Robin — also came out as bisexual in August , in the pages of Batman : Urban Legends . He ’s just the latest in a telephone line of several legacy DC characters to have come out as members of the LGBTQ+ residential area in recent years . While it ’s important for publisher like DC to forge a path with fresh created diverse type , being able to include conversant characters in these sort of stories — and acknowledging that coming out is a ecumenical nance experience that happens at any and all ages , and is something that happens multiple prison term in a somebody ’s life — lays authoritative groundwork for the fib to come . And while Jon is one of several fictional character now to have engage on the Superman and Superboy mantles in his time , beyond his role as a hero sandwich it ’s a big import for one of DC Comics ’ most iconic characters to now have a rum member of their crime syndicate .

“ It is a pretty big peck doing it with Jon Kent as Superman , ” Son of Kal - El artist John Timms told IGN . “ As we have seen Jon grow up in front of our eyes , it will be interesting to see him not only trying to notice himself as a person but a world-wide super hero in the complex air of modern life . On the other hand , I hope this variety of thing will not be seen as a big deal in the hereafter . You could figure how it could pan in the futurity when the most powerful man in the world is part of the LGBT community of interests . So many thing are on the horizon and beyond . ”

Ubermensch : Son of Kal - El # 5 , featuring Jon and Jay ’s first kiss , will be on shelves and released digitally on November 9 .