Depictions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender characters in comics are breaking from the purely positive "role model" portrayals that were common over the past decade. Some creators aren't shying away from sex, stereotypes, and bad behavior in their pursuit of intriguing and well-rounded characters. As comics readers clamor for more explicit, more outrageous, and more extreme comics-and hail them as victories over timidity and political correctness-is it time to rewrite the rulebook on queer characters?
Oliver Nome (
Fathom: Kiani),
James Robinson (
Earth 2,
Justice League),
Nicola Scott (
Earth 2, Secret Six),
Gail Simone (
Secret Six, Birds of Prey),
Ivan Velez Jr. (
Tales of the Closet, Milestone Comics), and moderator
Charles "Zan" Christensen (
The Mark of Aeacus,
The Power Within) engage in a lively, irreverent discussion about the wild frontier of queers in comics.
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