r/lgbt_superheroes

Bi, actually, but I couldn't resist using the name of this trope, which is still so rare in pop media.

Written by Elliott Kalan (Maniac of New York, Spider-Man & the X-Men, Disney Villains: Hades, Disney's Hercules) and illustrated by Andrea Mutti (Batman Eternal, DMZ, Maniac of New York, Creatures & Corridors, Star Wars Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon), with lettering by award-winning Taylor Esposito.

Synopsis: Who is the mysterious, musclebound warrior who came to our world in a storm of magic and violence?! That’s what public defender Irene Chang wants to know. This guy came out of nowhere, doesn’t speak English, and now she’s supposed to help him beat a murder charge after he chopped some other weird dude’s head off with a magic axe in broad daylight? Of course, he may not live to go to trial, with all the enemies he’s making in prison. Good thing his cellmate grills a mean cheese sandwich. BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS is the fight-packed fantasy prison thriller you didn’t know you always needed.

From Mad Cave Studios.

The biggest superhero work on the web these days, yet it has virtually no discussion on the queer super subreddit.

• Harley Quinn: https://www.netflix.com/title/81683092
• Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special: https://www.netflix.com/title/82719004

Posting this to compensate for the fact that Marvel will likely not include Billy and Teddy in their upcoming swimsuit issue. Vecchio drew this in 2022 after drawing them like this in King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling.

In 2024, Reginald “Regi” Black Elk III was convicted of 3 counts public indecency and 3 counts sex abuse in the third degree against homeless people. He committed the acts while dressed in his own custom-made superhero outfits Shadow and Flaris. He was sentenced to only 6 months in prison.

He also used to post videos and images of himself committing sexual acts in public to his Twitter accounts @Superhero_Fet and @KinkySuperhero.

https://www.kezi.com/news/man-who-dressed-like-a-superhero-sentenced-for-sex-crimes/article_a58b6c42-7f64-11ef-a1d8-03f2c6349f40.html

It's awful how Marvel doesn't use its gay characters at all in the X-Men (and other superhero teams). Every month a new mutant event comes out in the comics, and in none of them is a gay character relevant to the story; on the contrary, they don't appear at all. It's not even about having romance, it's about the characters being relevant to the plot, having active roles in the conflicts. The trailer for X-97 leaked, and of the original X-Men, Iceman is the only one not present in the series, which is absurd( image 4) Where are Northstar? Iceman? Rictor? Anole? These characters need visibility beyond a special during Comic Pride Month.

she was in such denial I love it. also I need more of them NOW

Jacopo Camagni (21 December 1977 – 1 March 2026) was an Italian illustrator and comic artist. He was openly gay and was involved in the American LGBT comic book scene. In 2021, he participated in Marvel Comics' LGBT anthology, Marvel's Voices: Pride.

Camagni died on the morning of 1 March 2026, at the age of 48, following complications from heart surgery.

Jacopo Camagni in Marvel comics: https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/8653/jacopo_camagni