Thu Oct 20, 2022 – 1:24 pm EDT
NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — DC Comics, the publisher of the Batman and Superman comics, announced last week that it would be cancelling a Superman comic that depicted fictional hero Superman as a “bisexual” with a gay lover due to poor sales reports.
The series, titled Superman: Son of Kal-El, centered around 17-year-old Jonathan Kent – son of DC comic characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane – and showed him embracing several left-wing causes during its 6-issue run, including climate activism, fighting for refugees, and wearing a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The fifth issue of the series featured Kent coming out as a “bisexual” and starting a relationship with his friend Jay Nakamura – the issue featured a picture of the two male characters kissing.
The company first announced the cancellation of the series at the New York Comic-Con event on October 8, after a history of dismal sales figures.
Speaking to the New York Times about the prospect of a gay Superman, the author of the series, Tom Taylor, said: “The idea of replacing Clark Kent with another straight white savior felt like
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