Superman Comes Out as Bisexual in New Comic Book!

In a brand-new comic book, audiences will discover a new side to the Man of Steel!

On Monday in honor of National Coming Out Day, DC Comics revealed that in the upcoming fifth issue of its series ”Superman: Son of Kal-El,” Jon Kent — the son of Clark Kent, aka Superman, who takes on his father’s title — has come out as bisexual.

In the comic, Jon, whose mother is Lois Lane, becomes romantically involved with journalist Jay Nakamura.

In a statement, writer Tom Taylor opens up about the importance of representation as “everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes.”

“I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes and I’m very grateful DC and Warner Bros. share this idea,” Taylor said. “Superman’s symbol has always stood for hope, for truth and for justice. Today, that symbol represents something more. Today, more people can see themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics.”

Artist John Timms added, “I’m incredibly honored to be working beside Tom on the ‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ series showing Jon Kent tackling his complex modern life, while also saving the world from its greatest threats, villains and menaces.”

Of course, Jon Kent isn’t the only queer character in the DC universe!

In August, it was revealed in an issue of “Batman: Urban Legends” that Tim Drake, aka Batman’s sidekick Robin, is bisexual.

In the comic, Tim agrees to go on a date with his old friend Bernard after Bernard is kidnapped by Chaos Monster.

Following this reveal, writer Meghan Fitzgerald released an emotional statement on Twitter, expressing gratitude to her collaborators for trusting her to write this story.

“My goal in writing has been and will always be to show just how much God loves you. You are so incredibly loved and important and seen,” she said.

Back in 2015, Andrew Wheeler, editor in chief of Comics Alliance, called for more LGBTQ representation in the superhero genre.

“Every character has to carry the weight of everyone’s expectations, because there just aren’t enough characters to represent a diverse range of desires and experiences,” he wrote, per the New York Times. “We need to get from some to enough. And really, we’ll know we’ve achieved success when Captain America can have a boyfriend, and Wonder Woman can have a girlfriend. For queer representation in superhero comics, that’s what success looks like.”