No, no, these two aren’t together - Karma is a psychic lesbian former New Mutant with a bionic leg and Anole is an acrobatic lizard-skinned gay teenage X-Man with one giant arm. Hazel and Foxglove debuted in Sandman: A Game of You before taking the spotlight in the second Death miniseries, which charts a relationship in decline before offering a predictably hopeful and profound Gaiman-ism: “You followed me into Death, because I needed you. It’s come under scrutiny in recent years for leaning on Tragic Queer tropes, but the series, in context of when it was published, is a favorite of LGBTQ-identified readers. The Sandman/ Death: The Time of Your Lifeįor years, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman was one of the most touted LGBTQ-friendly comics for the entire medium, with prominent characters from across the spectrum. While David eventually made things a little too complicated in an attempt to explain Shatterstar’s origins, he still left X-Men fans with one of the most compelling and carefully considered mutant romances in years. It’s easy to focus on a gay-or-straight dichotomy, but sexuality is often much more nuanced than that. Peter David’s fan-favorite second run on X-Factor gave plenty of attention to Shatterstar, an inter-dimensional being who falls for Rictor but can’t grasp our rigidly binary definition of sexual attraction, and Rictor, who must reconcile his love for Shatterstar with his frustration over Shatterstar’s inability to commit to a label. Rictor & Shatterstarĭepictions of male bisexuality in comics (or any media) are few and far between. After more than thirty years of publishing, the Brothers Hernandez continue to produce accessible, acclaimed stories that serve as gateway comics for readers otherwise underrepresented by mainstream publishing. Over the course of the expansive, decades-long Love and Rockets saga from the Hernandez brothers, Jaime Hernandez’s Margarita Luisa “Maggie” Chascarrillo and Esperanza “Hopey” Leticia Glass collide over and over, sometimes as friends and often as lovers.Īlthough Maggie falls in love with many men and Hopey occasionally goes back to her former girlfriend, the connection between these two chicanas drives much of the Locas half of Love and Rockets. There’s something to be said for two people who keep coming back to each other.
Even if it’s never confirmed, Princess Bubblegum and Marceline will likely always have a place in the hearts of fans and are a wonderful model of female friendship and support….
Ryan North, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (along with guests) helped completely change public opinion on licensed comics when they launched Adventure Time for BOOM! Studios, telling original and innovative stories that stand alongside the show in terms of quality, and their PB and Marceline tales have been no exception.īoth the show and the comic have developed a nuanced, supportive relationship between these two ladies, often giving fans the impression that they’re more than friends. Okay, so it’s not canon, but if Legend of Korra taught us anything, it’s that it’s not hopeless to ship your favorite same-sex children’s cartoon couples. Original writer and co-creator Allan Heinberg was famously surprised when Marvel gave him the go-ahead to create a gay teen couple it took them more than five years to actually kiss on-panel, but Billy and Teddy have played a huge role for a decade now in helping young gay readers see themselves on the page, tangibly influencing the course of the Marvel universe.