Monthly Archives: October 2009

Queer Comic Characters: Apollo (Oct 31st)

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Erica

I kicked off the month with Midnighter, so it seems fitting to end it with Midnighter’s husband Apollo. This also makes Apollo the fourth queer character from the Authority to grace my blog for LGBT History Month. Apollo Apollo and … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Aruna Shende (Oct 30th)

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Erica

Aruna Shende’s an intersexed woman from DC’s Bat-verse. She’s also another shapeshifter, which makes most qualify her as transgendered, though since she has no biological sex, I think intersexed is a better classification for her. Aruna was introduced in Scott … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Rose Copen (Oct 29th)

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Erica

Argh. To continue, a theme, Rose Copen’s yet another lesbian pirate. Okay, she’s actually in the Australian Navy, but she has an eye patch from a gun fight. Rose Copen From Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Pride High (Oct 28th)

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Erica

Sometimes, you need to tell your own story about people who are like you, and that’s what writer Tommy Roddy did. He created a comic book called Pride High, which features Poseidon Preparatory Academy for Heroic Youth, a boarding school … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Anole (Oct 27th)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Erica

The United States government did a study on youth suicide, which reported that LGBT youth are two to three times as likely their heterosexual peers to attempt suicide. Such depressing facts often get reflected on the page and become yet … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Rictor (Oct 26)

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Erica

One of the most interesting things about Julio Esteban “Ric” Richter (Rictor) is that he’s been in comic books since he was a teenager and has grown to adulthood in them. Rictor first appears in X-Factor #17 in June 1987, … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Jenny Sparks (Oct 25th)

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Erica

Jenny Sparks is probably the member of the Authority I miss Warren Ellis writing her the most. Jenny’s the Spirit of the 20th Century, and for every century humankind has lived through, there has been a Jenny. The 20th Century’s … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Captain Janet McSapphic (Oct 24th)

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Erica

I was going to do an entire entry devoted to all the Lesbian Pirates of I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space!!!. Then I considered doing separate entries for each, but they would take up a large part … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Northstar (Oct 23rd)

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Erica

Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar) is technically the first openly gay character in the Marvel universe. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, Byrne says he always meant for Northstar to be gay; he just wasn’t allowed to say so due to … Continue reading →

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Queer Comic Characters: Maggie Sawyer (Oct 22)

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Erica

Maggie Sawyer first appeared in John Byrne’s Superman Vol. 2 #4 in April 1987, which was the same year the Comics Code Authority dropped its ban on LGBT characters in comics. She’s a no-nonsense detective who started out on the … Continue reading →

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