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Marvel's Hercules Comic, A Little More LGBTQI Than You May Have Been Led To Think
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When Marvel launched the comic book Hercules, Marvel was initially applauded for publishing a comic with a lead bisexual character.
The problem was that the creators, editor and publisher had forgotten that a previous comic had suggested that Hercules was bisexual, with Northstar as one of his previous lovers.
And Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso came straight out with it saying that he wasn't bisexual. Even though later he would be uncomfortable with saying that Angela was bisexual, because of "labels".
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Well, while the Hercules situation isn't changing regarding his own sexuality, it does now contain a major cast member who is trans/gender fluid/intersex, however you might appreciate to define their state of being.
Because while Marvel aren't as happy at representing Hercules' mythical history as a bisexual
WolverineandHercules might be superheros with a lot of world-saving on their hands, but that doesn't denote they don't own time for a steamy embrace every now and then.
Wolverine and Hercules share a gay kiss in an issue of Marvel's "X-Treme X-Men," according to comic publication news blog Bleeding Cool. The "alternate universe," polyamorous characters from parallel dimensions -- and not to be confused with the much beloved Wolverine or Hercules featured in the other Marvel comics and story lines -- embrace in issue No. 10 while crusading against foes.
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"We were our worlds' greatest heros," they say. "And the day we slew the worst monster who ever threatened the Dominion of Canada We revealed our love."
In September, Bleeding Cool hinted that Hercules is bisexual and had a romantic relationship with James "Logan" Howlett, or Wolverine, in another dimension.
Marvel has a wonderful track record when it comes to LGBT content.
Marvel's Northstar married his beau in June's issue No. 51 of "Astonishing X-Men." Northstar came out as gay back in He was one of
Marvel Boy and Hercules Are An Item Now &#; Guardians Of The Galaxy #6
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Hercules is the Greek God writ large in the Marvel Universe, and has been running around since the seventies. A scant years ago, it was revealed that the Marvel version of Hercules was bisexual or pansexual, with his lovers including Northstar, as well as Namora, Black Widow, Snowbird, Alfyse, and more. There was also a parallel dimensional relationship between that dimension's Wolverine and Hercules that got a lot of attention. But when Hercules got his own series, then-Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso played that down, stating that Hercules wasn't bisexual. It didn't go down that well.
But comic book writer Al Ewing – who just the other week gave us the wedding of Hulkling and Wiccan – seems to own taken the doubt in Guardians Of The Galaxy. The preview of the sixth issue below features the post-battle celebration of Marvel Boy and Hercules.
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The Straightwashing of Hercules and How Marvel Keeps Failing LGBTQ Readers
The mythological demigod Hercules is bisexual. How you undergo about that reality doesn't change the fact; the myths of antiquity possess told us that Hercules loved women and men alike. Lustfulness is at the core of his character, and Hercules' appetites aren't limited by gender.
Like many ancient myths, and like much of history, Hercules' stories have been bowdlerized by those who think same-sex relationships are sinful. Audiences introduced to the character through the Disney cartoon, the Kevin Sorbo TV show, the Dwayne Johnson movie, or the Marvel comics have fine reason to contemplate the character is heterosexual, because that's all they've ever seen. But that doesn't make it true. Hercules is bisexual. To disapprove that fact is to participate in the erasure of same-sex relationships on the grounds of a narrow and prescriptive morality.
Erasure used to be Marvel's official line on same-sex relationships; they were mature content, inappropriate for an all-ages audience.