SuperQueeros! for July 27th, 2016

Ah, the middle of summer. The blockbuster crossover is in full swing, but only a third of the books have managed to start their tie-in. Let's see who's flaming out for the renaissance and whose in a civil war too for... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Harley Quinn #30

Last week we got the last issue of Harley's team book and this week we get this last issue of Harley's solo series. It's time to raze the roof!

Jem and The Holograms #17

Now that everyone is safe from Dark Jem, it's time to bring on... The Stingers!

New Avengers #12

Hulkling and Squirrel Girl fight the Celestial on the streets while Wiccan and his spirit-mom battle the Celestial on a more celestial plane. Meanwhile, Sunspot and A.I.M. take on S.H.I.E.L.D.

Teen Titans #22

The Teen Titans have firmly established their current roster, which means it's time to start taking on the big leagues. And like any titanic team, they start with the unsinkable wall herself, Amanda Waller!

Detective Comics #937

Bats is trapped, which means it's up to Batwoman and her team to break him out! Normally I wouldn't doubt their skills, but this time the Bat Family (and Clayface) have to fight their way through... the Batmen!

Archie #10

It's the start of... Civil War Too! As Archie and Betty's break-up polarizes Riverdale, things start to heat up and get a bit... explosive.

Extraordinary X-Men #12

The mutant babies are lost, Apocalypse is mortality wounded, and Magik, the X-Men's only ticket back to their original timeline, has been sidetracked by the descendants of Sapna! Can Magik save the X-men and the mutant embryos? And if she can, will the world they return to be exactly as they left it?

Black Panther #4

The first story arc ends here! Who is the villain rising against Black Panther?

SuperQueeros! for July 13th, 2016

Now that everyone is back from their Independence Day vacations, its time for the flood gates to open and give us... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Morning Glories #50

it's the season two finale! Who will live? Who will die? And what will the next chapter of this classic comic hold?

Detective Comics #936

Batman is out of the picture (finally!), which means it's up to Batwoman to take charge of her team of teenage vigilantes and save the day!

Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #2

Jen is missing! Can our two teams join forces and find her before it's too late?

New Avengers #13

Can AIM and the New Avengers survive now that Songbird isn't the SHIELD agent assigned to their case?

DC Comics Bombshells #15

Renee and Batwoman reunite while Harley, Ivy, and Constantine start a rebellion!

Earth 2 Society #14

Civil War hits the Wonders! Will our heroes smash each other to bits, or can the Amazon's new tech save this fledgling world?

Insexts #6

The first issue of the two-part finale! Our heroines take the fight to the Hag!

Deadpool #15

Civil War hits the Mercs for Money!

SuperQueeros! for March 23rd, 2016

Dawn gets her Key on, Wiccan and Hulkling head to Pleasant Hill, and Patsy gets a new job and hangs out with Howard the Duck. SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #25

When a demon god closes a door, it opens a portal to another dimension. And then Buffy and her sister slam them closed!

New Avengers #8

There's an American Kaiju in comics, and here's where it rises from the depths! Plus this issue crosses over with the stand-off at Pleasant Hill.

Patsy Walker aka Hellcat #4

Patsy gets her fourth job in as many issues. This time she's crossing over with Howard the Duck to find out what supervillain is stealing her idea and recruiting out of work baddies.

Ultimates #5

The Ultimates are in trouble, and the only space alien that can save them is... Galactus?

Secret Six #12

Strix takes on Shiva!

Teen Titans #18

Wonder Girls' secret past is finally revealed!

Uncanny X-Men #5

The X-Men take on the Dark Riders!

SuperQueeros! for December 23rd, 2015

Whatever your plans for Friday, you'll probably need some reading material. Why not stock up on these... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

New Avengers #4

Fresh off of their first match-up against the Maker, our team of 'queeros takes to space to fight... a space wizard! That's basically what Billy and Teddy's kids would be, right? So is this going to be some sort of "My Son is Kang!" story twists?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #4

As the Scoobies pursue their own agendas, they begin to work at odds. Can our team survive these betrayals?

Extraordinary X-Men #4

For a series that started out slow, things have certainly sped up! Things are getting so intense that they're starting to look a little... Sinister!

Teen Titans #15

The Titans take on Professor Pyg! I am so into that sentence!

Chew #53

I guess the answer to an avian flu is to go back to the beginning: DINOSAURS.

SuperQueeros! for October 28, 2015

Jinkies, Wiccan and Hulkling are going on a MCU tour this week... But more importantly, Alysia Yeoh is getting MARRIED! SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Batgirl #45

Alysia's getting married! But why did she invite Grayson? And who will be crashing this wedding?

New Avengers #2

Will Wiccan and Hulkling survive their trip to France? Will Hawkguy be able to save his new teammates? Will sunspot just stay on his island the whole time?

Squirrel Girl #1

Only the second number one this year! In her new beginning Squirrel Girl pulls in a brand new cast of fellow Avengers, including Wiccan and Hulkling!

House of M #4

Wiccan and family are brawling for the fate of the House of M! Will they be able to overcome the entirety of the Atlantean army?

Adventure Time 2015 Spooktacular #1

Just in time for Halloween, Marceline goes on a solo adventure!

Chew #51

Time year time jump! The beginning of the end of the Chew saga begins now!

New Suicide Squad #13

Recovery issue! The team is putting itself back together and raising questions about The Question. 

Justice League 3001 #5

A new Batman crunches into town, heralding the arrival of a brand new baddie!

SuperQueeros! for October 14th, 2015

It's the debut of the Post-Secret Wars status quo, but the other comic companies aren't going down without a fight! See what everyone's bringing to your local comic book shop in this week's... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

New Avengers #1

Hulkling! Wiccan! Squirrel Girl! A.I.M. is employing the best, brightest, and queerest of superheroes as Bobby DaCosta leads his New Avengers into the future!

Lumberjanes #14

When Jen gets lost in a snowstorm, it's time to... Save Jen!

Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf #1

The 'janes first special issue! Can the Lumberjanes save a monster from being framed?

Catwoman #45

The Catwomen work to hold back their families as rivalries and tensions in Gotham mount!

Constantine the Hellblazer #5

So THAT'S what happened to John's ex! I knew she couldn't be both dead AND gone!

Earth 2 Society #5

The traitor is found! Now can our heroes escape with their lives? And if they don't can they crossover with Constantine?

Jem and the Holograms #8

The band manages a music video shoot and the Misfits come under new management! Plus, a party!

Harley Quinn #21

Harley's whirlwind tour of Hollywood continues to leave a path of destruction in her wake!

Wicked + Divine #15

Amaterasu takes center stage!

Uncanny Avengers #1

Now that Deadpool is in a monthly title with his crush Spider-Man, will we finally get some Harley/Ivy-level innuendo?

SuperQueeros! for April 25th, 2012

I'm giving two shout-outs to non-queero titles this week because the first book in this list has me SO ECSTATICALLY HAPPY!

Astonishing X-Men #49

X-Men fighting Mauraders, check. Connections to a character's shady past, check. Damsel in distress, che- Wait a minute! It's not a damsel, it's Kyle Northstar's-fan-favorite-boyfriend who's in trouble! And the charcater with the shady connection to the Mauraders is, for once, not Gambit! (Even though he is also in this title!!!) It's all Northstar, all the time in Marjorie Liu's newest homerun series and, if you've seen the solicit for issue #51, you can guess that that spotlight is not going to abate until we've got a happy ending for Marvel's first and foremost gay X-couple!

Justice League Dark #8 / I, Vampire #8

It's the end of the crossover! John's going back into Hell (remember, he was just there in his eponymous other-line title?) to get the vampire cavalry while Xanadu makes a deal with the powers that be and Shade and Zatanna struggle to survive the vampire hordes! To subdue this uprising, however, our characters are going to have to "change the face of sorcery forever!" Fingers crossed that that means getting Constantine a boyfriend again!

New Avengers #25
The Iron Fist finds out his magic kung fu can host the Phoenix Force! Or something. Will Victoria be in this issue now that she's a good guy again?????

Teen Titans #8
Now that they saved Superboy, it's time to save Wonder Girl! I love that they have rainbow Tron costumes!!!!

SHOUT OUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Archie Marries Valerie, Part 2!!! I've read those Life with Archie titles and trust me, Val's the best choice, Archie! (Besides Jugghead, of course)
Warlords of Mars! No reason and definitely not solely because of the cover! NOPE! Not because of that!

SuperQueeros! for March 28th, 2012

Soooo... MY GOODNESS! This is a very exciting week! Seminal pansexual solo title ends, amazing queer-team story arc begins, a crossover means I'm mentioning a new DC title for the first time... And that's only half of the books below!

Astonishing X-Men #38

First, the good news: Karma and Northstar, on a team together, kicking butt on the streets of NYC: AWESOME. And with Marjorie Liu scribing? CRAZY AWESOME!!! Liu is so good that she even makes me like Gambit, so I am unable to detect any flaws in this book. Honestly, I have been looking forward to this book for three months, three looong months of being starved for a good Karma storyline, and BAM, it's finally here and my life is complete! It really does get better... #tear #buyit #robotleg

Daken: Dark Wolverine #23

Now the sad news: it's Daken's final issue! I really hope he gets swept up into a team title, because he is just... so awesome. And if he dies this issue... right after Stature bit the dust this month... I'm going to have to go down to Marvel and propose "AvX2: Stature and Daken Return!" until I'm blue in the face (or until I spew out a sell-able storyline and they say yes, which ever comes first). But honestly, I hope this issue rocks as hard as Stephanie Brown's last Batgirl issue.

Justice League Dark #7/I, Vampire #7

CROSSOVER TIME: As of I, Vamp #6 the DCnU has been over-run by crazy vampires, and this crossover flows directly out of that. Madame Xanadu knows this sh!t ain't right, but what she doesn't know is how to survive in the new status quo. Will her she be able to lead her team to victory, or is she going to have to consult with a certain heroic vampire to right the world? (It's definitely the latter you guys. #spoilers)

Teen Titans #7

It's The Wall (and the Teen Titans) against N.O.W.H.E.R.E.! They have a super-boy to break out of the top secret, evil, child-altering organization and they're going to need all their psychic bricks to do it! (I would also like to take a moment to look at the Wall's powers: mind-powered strength. It's like the classic girl-power inside, classic boy-power outside. #subtle #butIlikeit)

New Avengers Vol 2 #23

This book is here for Victoria Hand, but I have noooo idea what's up with her these days. Evidently one of the Dark Avengers is going to turn good? My money is on the Hulk's kid.

Archie #631

And finally, what with the recent events regarding the Trayvon Martin case and the excellent point put forth in this Huffington Post article, I'm adding this comic to the list of recommendations. It doesn't have any queer content that I know about, but its focus is on legitimizing an few interracial relationships, and I think the world could use a good message like that right about now.

Plus, Dan Parent is my master. (Sorry, Joss.)

SuperQueeros! for February 29th, 2012

Sorry about calling Avengers: Children's Crusade a bit early. The last issue came out in December; silly me to think that Marvel would publish on time! ;-P This week is comparatively small:

New Avengers #22

It's the New Avengers vs the Dark Avengers and, evidently, somebody dies! Fingers-crossed that it's not Victoria! (Though it's probs one of those n00b Dark Avengers...)

Hack/Slash #13

This issue has a Gorillaconda in it. Awesome.

SuperQueeros! for February 15th, 2012

This week brings us one of the best comic books around right now, as well as a mixed bag of 'queero-featuring titles. Also, a KYLIE COMIC!!!!

Wonder Woman #6

It's Wondie vs. Hades vs. Poseidon, battling for Zeus's kingdom!! Last issue Wonder Woman bluffed her way into being Hera's champion, so a victory for Diana means that Hera would take the throne. Are we going to have a woman on Mount Olympus before we have a woman in the White House????

Hellblazer #288

John continues his journey into Hell. Also his wife and niece do stuff on Earth. (Can you tell I don't pick this book up? But John is one of the longest-running, eponymous bisexual characters in sequential art, so I hope he makes it out of Hell with his life, and maybe a few more scars.)

Female Force #35: Kylie Minogue

Yup, it's a Kylie comic book!!!!! I'm buying it so hard. Judge me if you must, join me if you don't: one way or another, this thing is guaranteed to be fun!

X-Factor #232

Madrox is dimension hoping. Cool story, zero 'queeros. Peter David's on twitter now: @PeterDavid_PAD

New Avengers #21

The solicit says that one team member will be leaving! Will it be Victoria? Or maybe someone who can't stomach trusting V-Hand any longer?? And what will be the outcome of the brawl with Thor's clone, Ragnarok???

SuperQueeros! for January 11th, 2012

A plethora of classic queer-inclusive titles this week, plus I just want to note that, though he's not in the main cast atm, Anole is over at the Westchester school making all sorts of cameos in Wolverine and the X-men, and issue #6 is out Wednesday. You know, in case you were jones-ing for some Victor. ;)

Batwoman #5

The last issue in the first arc! With her allies either ostracized or hospitalized and enemies hot on her tail, will Kate be able to foil the Weeping Woman or will the water witch wrench up Kate's dark past and seal the fate of our intrepid heroine???

Daken: Dark Wolverine #19

Karolina Dean + Daken Akihro. Awesome. Looks like there's one loose end that our favorite runaways and our favorite sociopath have in common. And they're going to have to team up to tie it up!

New Avengers #20

New Avengers vs Dark Avengers! Will Victoria's true colors finally be revealed? #thisteasersponsoredbyCyndiLauper

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9: Freefall #5

Severin: sorted! Willow: back on team Buffy! So what's next? INTROSPECTION!

X-Factor#230

So Madrox is bouncing between dimensions. So who's going to lead X-Factor while the bossman's on vacation? All signs point to Havok and Polaris!

SuperQueeros! for December 14th, 2011

Batwoman #4

Firebird has taken to the streets, Kate's alienated everyone in her life, and the child-napping water-witch is still on the loose! Things are really not looking good for this book's heroine, but the book is still as good looking as ever! #buyit

Avengers Academy #23

As noted in the post below this title is (semi-)newly queer-tastic! Plus X-23 is joining this issue! Wouldn't it be weird if she were joining as staff? She's almost there, if you disregard the raging angst. Anyway! Julie Power and Striker! #Doublequeeros!

(Veronica #210 Veronica Presents) Kevin Keller #4

It's the last Kevin Keller! Well, the last one before his continuing series in February. But it's a momentous occasion: like Kurt on Glee, Kevin Keller is running for class president! Will Veronica's scheming echo the disastrous effects of Rachel's awkward efforts to elect her gbf, or will Kevin rise above adversity and claim the presidency? #plainfun

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9: Freefall #4

The new cast members start snooping in this issue (finally!). With Buffy in peril and the Scoobies ignoring her, hopefully the newbies will put the stash of stakes and the night-roaming together and come to the aid of their rogue slayer-roommate!

The New Avengers #19

Avengers vs. Dark Avengers!!! But whose side is Victoria Hand really on????

SuperQueeros! for November 9th, 2011

Batwoman #3

Betrayed by her father, training her cousin in heroics, dodging the unmasking efforts of her new girlfriend, unwittingly being hunted by a mysterious agent, and working to solve the supernatural kidnapping case in front of her, Batwoman is facing enemies from every angle, all while being haunted by the idea that her sister might still be alive. This issue marks the halfway point for this story arc, the last arc planned for the original Rucka/Williams run back in Detective Comics. It's sure to be good and it's sure to start getting ugly, so be sure pick up the hottest book on the stands* today!

(*That statistic is based only on the fact that both Jason and I love this book. Also because J. H. Williams III is AMAZING.)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9: Freefall #3

A boy slayer?!?!?!?! What is going on???? This book is getting crazy, what with the uncertain new status quo in a magic-less world, both in terms of mystical rules and the lives of our hapless Scoobies! How is Dawn and Xander's relationship progressing? What does Willow do all day? And how is the new guy slayer turning vamps back into the (dead) people they were before they turned?

New Avengers #18

V. Hand is sure to make an appearance as Normie Osborne gets the new Dark Avengers together. But will she be with him or against him? And with someone as embedded as thoroughly as she is, which side is she truly playing for? Does she even care???

Hack/Slash #10

This cover + the solicit has me thinking this issue is more Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose than Karolina Dean, Superqueero. But if you like ladies showin' some skin, this is probs a really good buy!

SuperQueeros! for July 13th, 2011

While there's probably only one title this week that will feature a queer character in any significant capacity, I'm including two others in the hopes that their 'queero will make a cameo:

EDIT: ALPHA FLIGHT #2

My comic book retailer gave me Alpha Flight #2, not Daken #11. So either he got shorted Daken or the shipping information I got this from was wrong! Daken: Dark Wolverine #11

Are there any other queer characters with their own on-going solo title? Even though he's another villainous queer, Daken is the most interesting superqueero around these days, and Rob Williams' run on this title isn't changing that any time soon. This issue sees the escalation of the plots introduced last issue: Daken gets nasty with his new closeted beau/tool, the serial killer gets stabbier, and the cop on the cover gets wrapped further in a web between the two of them.

New Avengers #14

I've read that Victoria is getting a little antsy playing the good guy and is double-agenting between the Avengers and the remains of H.A.M.M.E.R. The solicit for this issue says that the New Avengers and the Avengers are teaming up to deal with Fear Itself, though, so I'm not sure how Hand's double-dealing would feature in this issue. Either she's front and center, making some under-the-table meetings that will screw with her teammates, or she's sidelined this issue. Only one way to find out: flip through it in your comic book store and buy it if you see pink highlights!

New Mutants #27

So Karma's on the cover and on the first page, but if she's in this story at all you can color me purple and call me "Indra". I think Anole and Northstar on that first page too, and they're not even a part of this team! ANYWAY, it's New Mutants vs Sugar Man in a bid to free X-man, so hopefully they'll bring Karma in so that this isn't a snooze-fest. #AoAisboring

SuperQueeros! for June 8th, 2011

This is both one of the most meager weeks in terms of queer comic book characters and one of the most anticipated! Because this is the week that we get...

Veronica #207 (Veronica Presents KEVIN KELLER #1)

FINALLY!! IT'S HERE!!! Who knows what it's about, and who cares? Kevin is back in Riverdale and he'll be sticking around for the next four months! But seriously, there's no information on the plot of this issue. Everything I find basically just says "Kevin is back! People are very excited! You should buy it!" And I definitely will because, duh, it's Kevin Keller, the Chris Colfer of comic books, but it's reduced me to talking about how much I am going to buy the heck out of this issue instead of waxing sophomoronic on anything of substance. Good marketing strategy, Archie Comics! #buyit

Birds of Prey #13

Also this week, Renee continues to help out the Birds of Prey as they work to escape Junior, the tortured, sidekick-sized version of Ragdoll. Groovy, eh? Also there's a big maze and "Oracle's death". I'm pretty sure they just did that? And it was a figure of speech? Like, she's not actually dead, just even further off the grid. Whatevs. Ever since DC announced their impending reboot I've been feeling that it's futile to invest any more emotions into the struggles of these characters. Like, okay, sure, you can kill Oracle, that's awesome-sauce because she's about to get reset to 15 years old in two months and won't even remember dying this one time. And the Question is just going to be a dude again, right? Ugh.

The short version? This is your last chance for some Montoya action, so pick it up!

New Avengers #13

So Mockingbird is near death and stuff. And Nick Fury's secret history that they retconned revealed last month is going to save her? Cool beans. Also, the "new head of H.A.M.M.E.R. is revealed" and am I too naive to hope that it's Victoria? Because that would be awesome! Either that or it should be Maria Hill with Victoria as her second. That would be splendidly tense!

SuperQueeros! for May 11th, 2011

We've got two definites in terms of queer visibility this week, and two comics that might feature their queer characters but have previews that don't bode well. First the good news!

Birds of Prey #12

The Question guest stars alongside the Huntress as Renee and Helena team up to take out some of Gotham's crooked cops. Huntress also has a question for Renee, but we don't see what it is in the preview. Could Helena be recruiting Renee for the Birds? Or is this a more personal matter? Only one way to find out... #buyit

Daken: Dark Wolverine #9

You just can't pin Daken down, can you? Almost immediately after turning X-23 over to her villainous makers, Daken was pulling a rescue of the lady-clone of his father. And seconds after that double-crossing liberation, the comic went all Resident Evil and turned into the stabby slashfest (not that kind of slashfest) we expect from Wolverine's clones and offspring. So how will this tale conclude? Will Daken and X part on good terms? Or is this the start of some even more complex family relationships? Collision, and Liu's run as writer, ends here!

Possible Cameos

New Avengers #12 is mostly a flashback to "the first Avengers" (read: retconned origin story), but we could get some Victoria Hand if they set any scenes in the present day. New Mutants #25 is the first Post-Age of X issue, but the preview doesn't show Karma (or Magik) in the opening scene. Hopefully she'll make an appearance, but I'm not holding my breath. Though, to be fair, I am totally buying this issue anyway...

SuperQueeros! for April 13th, 2011

I threw a lesbian under the bus!!! Victoria Hand has been one of my favorite queer Marvel characters ever since she came out during Dark Avengers, but I forgot that she's the new team handler for the New Avengers!! I've corrected that this week, but don't forget to pick up your post-Siege The New Avengers back issues if you love you some V. Hand! Other queers this week:

Adventure Comics #525

The misadventures of Gravity Kid and Power Boy, as well as of the not-gay Legionnaires in-training, continue! Basically Grav Kid and the freshmen are being schooled by the villains who took out Chemical Kid's family while Power Boy and the upperclassmen are dispatched to check up on them (if I remember correctly...). ANYWAY, FINGERS CROSSED FOR BOY KISSES!!!

Daken: Dark Wolverine #8

So the big Wolvie-spin-off-character fight went down last issue of X-23 and this week X-23 and Daken are teaming up! Of course, I'm sure Daken has some nefarious ulterior motive, because he's Daken and that's why we love 'im. Gambit guest stars as well, so FINGERS CROSSED FOR ("The-guards-are-coming-quick-kiss-me-so-they-don't-recognize-us,-Gambit!"-whispered-Daken) BOY KISSES!

The New Avengers #11

Victoria! I apologize for not remembering to include your exploits as an honest-to-goodness superqueero! You are patently awesome, especially due to your forward-thinking highlights!!! Anyway, I hear Mockingbird got stomped by "Superia" or something? Anyway, you should probably go save her or whatever, which shouldn't be a problem because you are LEZ-CREDIBLE. #ladykisses

X-Men: Legacy #247

Karma cameos, so it counts! Since Legion has a big role this issue/reality, maybe she'll help calm him again...? Anyway, we finally find out who X is (if not how) and Kitty gets to be super bad-@$$:

Which makes up for her being SO CRAP in the Uncanny X-Men issue this week:

YOU CAN'T THROW SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CORRECTION: Kitty Pryde is never crap? Sure she has a bubble suit that adheres to her intagible body (WTF?) BUT she can't phase it! She can phase THROUGH it (see this week's issue of UXM), but this is not the "Let's give Arsenal a robot arm" of convenient comic book fixes! It's more like the "Let's give Arsenal a prosthetic arm" of convenient comic book fixes; there is still the potential for realistic angst!!!!!! #IAmStillAHappyCamper