This week on Legends of the Panel, Lady Archer and KJ meet and discuss Pride month and the impact of LGBTQ+ characters and creators on the comics world.
From Batwoman to Catman. From Harley Quinn to Wonder Woman, and from Iceman to Painkiller Jane there are a number of characters in both the Marvel and DC universes who provide sexual diversity to today’s comic book roster. But it was not always this way. As KJ and the Lady Archer discuss, it was taboo to even bring the topic forward as late as 1981 under conservative editors and organizations like the Comics Code Authority. There may have been ambiguity in the past, but it was never explicitly stated… until the late 80’s and early 90’s.
Characters like X-Men’s Northstar, and more recently Iceman, Silver Surfer, Deadpool, Apollo and even Hercules all have presented different aspects of the LGBTQ community in Comics, just to name a few.
An even larger influence is that of creators who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and who represent an amazing talent of writers, artists and other creators. Phil Jimenez (Wonder Woman), Noel Stevenson (LumberJanes), Kieron Gillen (Wicked + Divine) just to name a few.
We can’t thank them enough for bringing new perspectives to comic books, and wish them all continued success.
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