In August, as rumors about the Superman development began to circulate, a commenter on one website complained that “Marvel and DC have ruined their characters to please the woke mob, who don’t even buy comics.” But others have cheered the news: “It’s nice to see queer superheroes being more mainstream now, I’m very happy to see people like me being the main characters,” a commenter wrote on another site. ![]() There has been some blowback to the recent evolution charted by comics. That counts for something - just in terms of visibility, just in terms of the fact that this is going to attract attention.” “It is not Northstar, who your aunt has never heard of,” said Glen Weldon, the author of “Superman: The Unauthorized Biography,” and the co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour on NPR. Though Superman is not the first LGBTQ hero and will not be the last, comics experts said that there was something particularly momentous about Superman coming out.
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