SuperQueeros! for October 3, 2018

Shatterstar, Valkyrie, and Hecate! Oh my! SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Shatterstar #1
Shatterstar gets a gritty mini-series to close out twenty-gayteen! That's right, this former champion of mojoo's gladatorial battles has become... a landlord?

Asguardians of the Galaxy #2
Valkyrie, Frog Thor, and the rest of the team have their work cut out for them as they take on a super charged Nebula!

Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour #1
It's October, and that means that DC is giving us a weekly series where Hecate, the witch-goddess, is activating all the stores of eldritch power that she has kept across the earth so that she can battle the monsters from whom she stole that power! Her first stop?/ Diana, Princess of the Amazons!

Steven Universe: Harmony #3

It's Pearl's turn to take on Steven's role at band practice!

Archie #699

Archie looks back on the last few storylines as the series prepares to celebrate issue #700!

Harley Quinn #51
Harley's time-tossed anti-fascist charge is running amok in the present day! Can she return Captain Triumph to his original timeline, or will he take his fascist punching to the next level?

Justice League #9It's an issue of quiet moments as Diana helps expand the League HQ.

Deadpool #5Deadpool fights zombies at the mall!

SuperQueeros! for August 7th, 2013

OMG, It's Kevin's first kiss! Plus the trade paperback of an awesome anthology and a whole lot more... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Kevin Keller #10

Kevin Keller kisses a boy for the first time! TOO CUUUUUUTE! Also, the cover is a commission requested by my friend Nathan at MegaCon (he's the gay featured in this article about superhero tattoos)!

The Movement #4
With Rainmaker in the mix, there's more than one sort of storm breaking on the beseiged police department! Plus, Mouse's secret origin!

Earth 2 #15
Green Lantern falls victim to the hounds of Apokolips!

Artifacts #30
Finch is front and center as she's distracted from her primary mission by a begging Judge. What help does he need?

Prophet #38

Not sure if the children of Badrock are the charges of John Ka, but whoever's responsible for them better get their butt in gear before they're turned into living weapons!

Stormwatch #23

The Kollective's secrets are uncovered!

All New X-Men #15
Mystique will probably be in this book, but it's mostly about Cyc losing his gf. #yawn

X-Factor #260
The episodic nature of these final issues make me think that we won't be getting any Rictor or Shatterstar in this issue, but Polaris and Quicksilver do duke it out!

No Straight Lines: Four Decades Of Queer Comics (TP)

In case you missed this awesome anthology on your tablet or in hardcover, you can be the proud owner of the trade paperback starting this Wednesday! It's really funny, inspiring, a lil' sexy, and all around awesome!

SuperQueeros! for July 17th, 2013

Batwoman!

We've got some great queer comics, plus I've got some queer and queer-adjacent shout-outs! SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, and queer in comics today!

Batwoman #22

The D.E.O. are importing villains to take on Batman. What does that mean for Batwoman and Flamebird? Classic villains smack-down!!!

X-Factor

Invincible #104 

Last issue our happy homos Rick Sheridan and William Clockwell showed up for Angstrom Levy's return. Will the last through his vengeful stay this month???

X-Factor #259

THE TRUTH ABOUT LONGSHOT AND SHATTERSTAR?!?!?! FINALLY???? AFTER 20 YEARS????? YEEEEEESSSSSSSS! (Oh, also I guess this means Ric and 'Star are alive!!)

FF #9

FF

Something about the evil FF attacking the whole Marvel U? Tong has zher work cut out for zher! But first... POOL PARTY!!!!

Uncanny X-Force - OTP!!!

Uncanny X-Force #8

Uh-oh, Cluster and Psylocke do not look like they are getting along... how will they be girlfriends now?????

Prophet #28

The solicit says that this issue focuses on the great granddaddy of the Prophets, so there may not be any John Ka in this issue. But they do give a name to that weird face-frame that so many costumes from the '90s had! They call it a "crown shield". I call it "needs more spirit gum".

Wonder Woman #22

Diana has landed on New Genesis! I wonder if New Gods and old demi-gods mix?

Shout-Outs:

Gunnerkrigg Court #4

If you're not reading this webcomic about precocious lesbians online, then pick up the collected versions! The hardcover for the fourth cycle comes out today, so you have no excuses!

Red Sonja #1

While it's unclear if this book has any queers outright, it is written by Gail Simone and has a variant cover from basically all your fav women illustrators. So if no queer characters are introduced, at least you know it will be awesome!

SuperQueeros! for June 19th, 2013

Who's your favorite queer comic creator? If your answer is Phil Jimenez, then congrats, this week you get your same favorite SuperQueeros plus a variant cover by your favorite queer creator! SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!

Batwoman #21

Killer Croc has seen some interesting mutations over the course of his stint as a Batwoman villain. This issue we get to see just what sort of cult is rescuing his newly un-hydra'd behind and what sort of direction they are breathing into him. Oh, and Batwoman kicks his butt.

X-Factor #258

The End of X-Factor #1 of 6! Yup, Peter David's 9 year run with X-Factor Investigations is coming to a close, and it all starts here! If there was ever an unresolved X-Factor plot thread that you wanted answered, the info is coming in this story! Evidently that includes Longshot's relationship to Shatterstar, a secret that has been decades in the making. I just hope that Ric and 'Star get a happily ever after. <3 div="">

Life with Archie #30

Check out the variant cover by real life superqueero Phil Jimenez! Plus, in Archie Marries Veronica..., it's the eve of the election and Myrth is about to make his move! But how will this affect Kevin and Clay???

Mara #5

Penultimate issue! Now that the nuclear option is on the table, I guess we'll see who can survive fallout better, humanity or a ticked off, superpower-ed lesbian Mara.

Wonder Woman #21

Now that the First Born and Diana have met it's time for some sibling rivalry! Via, of course, a knock-down, drag-out fight!

Scarlet Betch Episode 74

Hey Betches!

Hi folks! So we've been known to go on hiatuses every now and then... but this last one was a doozy! We're back this week and in rare form. This episode is all ladies all the time. With Marvel's release of Fearless Defenders and their all women X-men, we've got a lot of divas floatin' around. We also shake our fists at Peter David for possibly killing off two of our favorite queeros, and facepalm at Demon Knights' new gendered treatment of Sir Ystin. We got a lot more this episode. Hope you enjoy! Subscribe to our podcast over at the iTunes site, or download it directly HERE!

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SuperQueeros! for June 5th, 2013

Now this is more like it! This week we have a bumper crop of books featuring... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!

Fearless Defenders #5

Misty Knight hires some friggin' HEROES! Which ones? Regardez the cover, s'il vous plait. She hires THEM ALL. #doommaidenbrawl

Locke & Key: Omega #5

Dodge's shadow forces are on the move, Tyler's been shot, and seniors are dying at an alarmingly graphic rate. Will Dodge win, or can the Lockes pull out a victory at the last second?

 

X-Factor #257

Rictor and Shatterstar aren't gone, according to the character page! Who knows if they're still dead, though. What with Strong Guy being the new Lord of Hell, maybe they're the underground division of X-Factor Investigations... Oh, and Demon!Jamie is being held prisoner in Marrakesh.

Kevin Keller #9

Summer issue! Kevin (and the two rivals for boyfriend status on his Facebook page) in swimsuits!

Avengers Arena #10

Nico takes on Justin's Sentinel! What developments will we get for proto-gay Bloodstone?

Fashion Beast #10
The last issue! With Le Patron dead, will Doll pass on his legacy to the deserving man she just outed to the DADT armed forces with whom she had him sent away?

Detective Comics #21

Harper joins Batman on a missions! Maybe we'll see something about her bro?

All New X-men #12

Mystique's plans, though thwarted by the Avengers in the short term, continue to unfold. Oh, and Young Scott meets Old Alex the Avenger.

Earth 2 #13

Judging from the upcoming covers, it looks like this is the prelude to a war between the rising legions of metahumans. What terrible secret will the World Army discover?

The Movement #2

Being responsible for the protection of peace and harmony in a whole quarter of a city is a daunting task, but the Movement is ready to face it head on. But will we be getting any character backstories this issue...?

Stormwatch #21

Now Stormwatch fights Lobo!

SuperQueeros! for May 15th, 2013

With four critically acclaimed titles, this week may be meagre, but it's amazing books only! Also, there's a lot of blood on every cover... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!

Batwoman #20

The solicit is short and sweet: Batwoman is getting played. And the game is Bat vs Bat. But with the talking skeleton-man turning from Lawful Neutral to Puppeteering Evil, what role could be in store for his prisoner, Kate's sister Alice? And will his field agent, Chase, be able to stomach it?

X-Factor #256

M IS DEAD! (So I guess we know who will hold the throne of Hell by the end of this issue...) Normally I'd be psyched at M's power-up, and we ALL know that Peter David is basically my author idol, but this smacks of White Crown ascension: a promotion to CEO of the company's BFN division. And with Banshee's ascension to banshee occurring less than a year ago, this whole thing smacks of some sort of hybrid between Whedon's kill-a-character ethos and reckless disregard for female comic characters. Basically, I'm readying my ire. David, don't eff this up!

Batgirl #20

Last month Gail Simone gave us a new trans character in Batgirl's roommate, Alysia! Let's hope that this month our newest 'queero gets some story!

Wonder Woman #20

Err'body in this book gonna betray you. #Diana'sLesson

SuperQueeros! for May 1st, 2013

Revision to a retraction! Remember how Kid Briton called Anachronism and Bloodstone boyfriends before his untimely beheading? Well, it turns out he was only half being a homophobic jerk: Bloodstone is gay! So go pick up his coming out issue, Avengers Arena #8, and Tong's coming out issue of FF, #6, and then check out all the awesome comics coming out this week that feature... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!

The Movement #1

Gail Simone's new Occupy-inspired comic starts this week, and Gail has said on Twitter that there will be an LGBTQ character! Intriguing and exciting!

X-Factor #255

"Hell on Earth War" concludes and someone "unexpected" will be sitting on the throne of hell. I would least expect Rictor, but given M's recent diagnosis, maybe X-Factor's invincible bad-as will choose to ascend to godhood rather than slump off this mortal coil?

Chew #35

Chu continues to go after his sister's vampiric killer, while Applebee and his new ally, Colby, set up the next phase in his game.

Fashion Beast #9

The penultimate issue! With the power structure shifting around her, where will Doll emerge?

Artifacts #27

I checked out the last issue of this and I'm up on my stuff: Dani Baptiste is just a cop and Finch, her gf in the old universe, is the Angelus in this new universe that the Darkness created! In short: we have superqueero!

Earth 2 #12

Dr. Fate and Wotan's battle seems to have caught the attention of a certain Lantern...

Archie #643

"Archie Meets Glee" continues! Will Puck pash Betty? Will Kevin connect with Blaine? Will both universes IMPLODE???

Stormwatch #20

Apollo, Midnighter, and the rest of the new Stormwatch team pummel aliens in their first off-world mission!

All New X-men #11

Angel goes AWOL, Jean goes Omega-level, and maybe we'll get some advancement of Mystique's plotting?

Ultimate Comics X-men #26

Colossus gets a mention by Storm in the first few pages; does this mean he'll be showing up this issue?

SuperQueeros! for April 17th, 2013

In the wake of great personal tragedy, the theme seems to be one of a funhouse reflection of reality: it's apocalypses and Hell on Earth this week for... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today.

Batwoman #19

It looks like the D.E.O., specifically Agent Chase, has been planning to take down Kate for a while. So much so, in fact, that we get some backstory on the blonde bureaucrat. And it looks pretty sweet, in a Watchmen-esque fashion! Plus, the return of someone from Batwoman's past, and it is being strongly hinted that it's Kate's twice-dead sister, Alice! Or is there some deeper Kane family secret that is about to be revealed...?

Astonishing X-Men #51

It's Jean-pocalypse!!! AoA Jean has taken the Apocalypse seed into herself and is going to attempt to stop the multiverse-devouring Extermination from devouring every universe! Without going insane and Apocalypse-level evil that is. Will she be a new Dark Phoenix? Will her White Crown alter-ego come put her in her place? Or is this the beginning of a terrible new era for the AoA????

Chew #33

John Colby is going to work for Applebee! With both gays going against the story's protagonist, how will Tony retaliate? Well, for starters he's going on assignment with a bunch of hot navy officers while John is stuck in a veritable apocalypse: lending his shoulder to his weeping and wailing bosses. Sigh, poor Colby... the straight chibiopaths have all the fun... 

Mara #4

Mara's brother resurfaces as the military reaches out to the new superhero. Will he be enough of a bargaining chip to sway Mara to the side of shadowy government ops???

X-Factor #254

Speaking of apocalypses, you should see what New York looks like in this month's X-Factor! The city hasn't looked this bad since it merged with Limbo in Inferno! Thankfully, this story is about one million times better than that one.

Wonder Woman #19

Diana and ORION?!?!?!?!?! (At least it's better than Diana and Supes...)

SuperQueeros! for March 20th, 2013

Are we going to get our first lesbian wedding in comics???? Batwoman is certainly making an effort! And what is going to happen to the Marvel Multiverse when the Astonishing and X-treme X-men get their hands on it? A new New 52???? Find out this week in... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!!

X-termination #1

This comic gets our number one spot this week not because it is a confluence of three of today's most critically acclaimed X-books, but because it is the largest meeting of queer characters since the Young Avengers teamed up with the Runaways! (Ah, the good ol' days...) This issue has Karma, Northstar, Howlett, AND his bf, Herc! I know that we already have Daken (Meh, he's dead NOW. But he'll get better.), but my fingers are crossed that this series dumps my fav queer-verine, Howlett, in the 616.

Batwoman #18
Wonder Woman is heading back to her solo series, but Bette's back in action! Plus, Kate is marrying Maggie?!?!??? A new story starts here, and it looks like Batwoman and Hawkfire are up against classic batvillain Mr. Freeze!

X-Factor #253
The Hell-on-Earth War continues! Now that Tier has offed one of the Hell Lords, will his mom let him loose on the other demons who want his head? Especially since her teammates are pressuring her to do just that?

Artifacts #26
No one's plans are going as they'd hoped! Next time we should have the Darkness rebuild the world around the Angelus having lots of cute girlfriend time!

Chew #32
It looks like Chew is coming out this week, not February 20, as I had previously reported.

Invincible #101
Who survived into "The Aftermath"?

Wonder Woman #18
Ares has plans for Diana!

SuperQueeros! for February 20th, 2013

It's a farewell to Vertigo's longest running, queer-lead comic and a possible hello to Bunker's boyfriend? Plus the stalwart classics: Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Kevin Keller, and the studs of Chew, X-Factor and Locke & Key in this week's... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!!

Hellblazer #300

That's right, Vertigo is closing shop on its longest running series, the tales of bisexual occultist John Constantine! It's promising to be a retrospective on his 25 year history, so we might get a shout out to the idea that John has had (off-panel) boyfriends. Fingers crossed, and au revoir!

Jusitice League of America #1 and Justice League of America: Vibe #1

And it's time to say hello to the New 52 version of Vibe! It's been heavily speculated that this version of Vibe will be gay, and Bunker's boyfriend. If there is going to be confirmation, I imagine one of his two debut titles this week would be the place to do it!

Chew #32

There's a gay dude in your milkshake, brah.

Wonder Woman #17

Wonder Woman, an old God, and a New God must join forces to save the prophesied baby demigod. This is the comic connoisseur's comic book of the moment!

Batwoman #17

The Flamebird has risen! Batwoman and her sidekick, Flamebird, are gonna put the smack down on Medusa this issue with the help of Wonder Woman! BLAMO! #excited

Life With Archie #27

Kevin Keller needs a campaign manager. With everyone starting new jobs, who in Riverdale will have the time to help out their pal?

X-Factor #252

The war with the Hell Lords continues!

 

Locke and Key: Omega #3

Duncan Locke's nieces and nephews, both possessed and in control of their own bodies, are finishing their preparations for the "Last Dance".

SuperQueeros! for February 6th, 2013

New month, new search-term heavy standard opener! Oh, and there are seven awesome, queer-inclusive titles out this week, so read on to get the 411 on this week's... SuperQueeros: all that's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgendered, and queer in comics today!

Fashion Beast #6

Oh, hey, did you guys know that Alan Moore wasn't just publishing a queers-versus-Harry Potter literary mash-up these days* but was also giving us an 80's-tastic, cross-dressing Beauty and the Beast/Christian Dior mash-up (source)? Unfortunately (at least for me) I haven't been able to find it digitally... But hey, be my superqueero and give me a shout if you pick it up IRL! Or better yet, if you see it in your virtual(ly local) comic book shop! 

*(see League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century)

EDIT: Fearless Defenders #1 came out this week, and so did its dreamy archeologist Dr. Annabelle Riggs! But does anyone know if her crush on Valkyrie will be requited? Or if I can yenta her into going out with Karma?
Kevin Keller #7

Does our hapless-in-love Kevin K have a boo?! That's what Ronnie concludes in this issue of the ever-adorbs hit series about "Archie's Pal" and Riverdale's resident 'queero! (Seriously, "Archie's Pal"? Do all Archie-verse covers have to have sexual undertones???) 

#notcomplaining

Stormwatch #17

Is everyone frakkin' dead?! Apollo and Midnighter were jettisoned into the Bleed, this is the Carrier's final issue, and what happened to Jenny Quantum and Hawksmoor??? Or, yeah, and Angie is evil?!?!!? What the Funion????!?

All New X-Men #7

Mystique is back!!!!!!!!! And this time she's feeling up on the nubile Mr. Summers! #livingthedream

X-Factor #251

So, Wolfsbane is back with her son! But Evil Strong Guy and Jezebel teleported everyone to fight six overlords of Hell... But M and Darwin (also back) were left behind in the rubble of the XFI building! I... have absolutely no idea where this story is going, but I can guarantee on thing: M is pissed, and someone's going to pay. #modusoperandi 

Earth 2 #9

Dr. Fate! A whole spate of new characters! I'm still waiting for them to better develop the ones they have/bring back Sam!!

Fairest #12

Rapunzel's past misdeeds come back to haunt her! Look at that cover! That looks pretty haunt-y!

SuperQueeros! for January 16th, 2012

A light week in 'queeros this week but a milestone for the man - nay, the legend - who is battling his way back from a stroke, the ineffable Peter David.

X-Factor #250

WOO ISSUE 250!!!! Though PD hasn't been the scribe on every single issue of title, and though he wasn't the writer who started it, he is far and away the sole reason this book has made it to this landmark issue. X-Factor is the epitome of consumate, character-driven storytelling, a place where even the Darwins and Layla Millers of the comic book world can come to find a personality. And it doesn't hurt that it features Rictor, my first ever X-crush. ;)

Oh, and this issue starts the "Hell on Earth War" as the team fights the Lords of Hell for the right to decide the fate of Rahne's son.

Life With Archie #26

Kevin Keller is running for Senate! On gun-control! Quick, someone tell Biden that the Vice Presidental comic book tie-in is here!!

Demon Knights #26

THIRTY YEAR JUMP! Who lived? Who died? Who gave birth to an army of vampire demon-spawn?!?!?

Grifter #16

Is Voodoo still on this book? Because that's the only reason this book is on this list!

SuperQueeros! for December 19th, 2012

Ah, December! Holidays. Vacations. And not only do we get a reprieve from work, but our comics do too! Next week the only comics coming out are Aquaman, JLA, and the last issue of Amazing Spider-man, so this week we're loaded up with 'queeros!

Batwoman #15
The penultimate issue of the awesome Wonder Woman/Batwoman crossover! It features every Batwoman character coming together to battle Medusa and also features the all-new incarnation of some yet-to-be-named character. GOSH I HOPE IT IS RENEE MONTOYA!!!!!!! In my opinion, Maggie is to Kate as Kennedy is to Willow: not OTP. Either way, this issue is sure to be a show-stopper!

X-treme X-men #8
Speaking of show-stoppers, Dazzler's inter-dimensional murder tour is about to hit a roadblock when her team comes face to face with their replacements: Zombie Apocalypse Dazzler and Howlett's hot ex, Hercules!

Wonder Woman #15
The new mythology of DCnU Wonder Woman continues to grow with the introduction of the New Gods! You've seen Diana face down her siblings in battle, but how does she compare to the awesome might of the Apokoliptian Orion???

Astonishing X-men #57
Warbird takes front and center this issue as she works find a place for herself here on Earth.

X-Factor #249
Ever the meta title, it's the end of the world in X-Factor this week and the Warders are here to make sure our dashing dude-couple don't mess it up!

Red Hood and the Outlaws #15
Crossover with Teen Titans! Not sure if Bunker is in this, but at least Starfire wears clothes now!

Hellblazer #298
John only has FIVE DAYS TO LIVE!!!! His wife thinks he should stop being so dramatic.

SuperQueeros! for December 5th, 2012

I'm a little under the weather, so this is gonna be a short rundown, but I have a couple of new titles this week!

Buffy the Vampier Slayer: Willow - Wonderland #2

How did I miss this series starting?! This is the answer to all my Season 9 prayers and dreams! Willow is on an inter-dimensional quest to restore magic to the Buffyverse, but it won't be easy, especially since Marrak, her Doctor-esque companion, is more interested in becoming her Master-esque companion, if you catch my drift. #DarkWillow

Fairest #10

Evidently Rapunzel has a relationship with a female kitsune in this series. FINALLY a queer fables character!!!!

Kevin Keller #6

George Takei guest stars!!!!!!!!!!!! Kevin writes an article about how Takei's API and queer advocacy has inspired him, so G.T. decides to pay a visit to Riverdale! #fangasm

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #5

"Why is mommy crying, Uncle Hollis?" This is going to be a heavy issue. And potentially the best one out of this prequel business.

Earth 2 #7

Hawkgirl's backstory! And Mr. T. joins the cast! (Mister Terrific, that is)

Stormwatch #15

Midnighter vs Stormwatch! The Prince of Lies has set up the team to take out their most popular asset. Will the slowly de-humanizing Engineer lead her team to commit murder most heinous? And what position is Apollo taking???? #TWHS

X-Factor #248

Death has come for Pip! Can M be bothered to save him? Would I?

SuperQueeros! for November 21st, 2012

Did y'all see the list of top ten gay and lesbian characters/couples over at Newsarama? It's a celebration of Shining Knight, the intersex, ass-kicking Demon Knight I mentioned in last week's SuperQueeros! (Newsarama calls Shining Knight transgender, but unless you count Bornstein-ing your way past the concept of gender as transgender, I think S.K. came out as pansexed and pangendered.) Give it a flip through and see if you learn about any new superqueeros! I know it clued me in to Danielle Baptiste's queer identity as a (or possibly "the only") 'queero at Top Cow.

Speaking of 'queeros in the mainstream, we've got a TON of AWESOME books to read this week!

Supurbia #1

The best comic this year gets its own ongoing series! Night Fox and Agent Twilight return as a villain moves into the neighborhood and starts to court Night Fox's wife Alexis. Plus, we get to meet Supurbia's version of Lois Lane, the unceremoniously dumped Hayley Harper! And what exactly is keeping Batu's husband up late? Perhaps the creation of a Boomtube...?

Batwoman #14

Kate continues her crusade to kill Medusa with the help of Wonder Woman! Will zombie cowboy Pegasus help them out? Or is his head the one that "will role" as the preview at the end of the last issue foreshadowed? Also, why isn't Pegasus a flying horse????

Astonishing X-Men #56

From the cover it looks like Gambit is Iceman? I did not see that one coming... And if Bobby is the teammate who returns, why is there a question of if he is a friend or foe? And the solicit also mentions Kyle, so he might be in danger! Or a villain! Can Karma and Northstar pull a save out of this mounting disaster???

Husbands #5

Speaking of married super-couples, the second-to-last issue of Husbands is out this week! And it looks like this issue is going to be in the style of the Archie-verse!!!! ARGH I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE INEVITABLE CUTE-BOMB!

X-Factor #247

More marrieds: Layla and Jaimie got hitched! And now everyone is going to Hell! Sheesh, first it was Hellblazer, then it was Demon Knights, and now X-Factor is going to Hell? 2012 is a popular year for that toasty destination!

Hellblazer #297

The last issue in The Curse of the Constantines! The three plot clues are "hungry ghosts, tainted fairies, and a mother's lively corpse". Intriguing...

Uncanny X-Force #34

This is the penultimate issue of this title! The will Evan become an evil Apocalypse? Or can he manage to thwart Daken's plans and save the team that's come to save/kill him? And now that AoA Nightcrawler has killed the man who ate his wife, AoA Blob, will he be able to survive the judgement of E.V.A.???

Wonder Woman #14

Wondie is trapped in a labyrinth with an angry cousin! Will she be able to survive the vengeance of The Desert Winds? Especially since she came to save her?

Justice League #14

Wonder Woman continues to help fight Cheetah and a new monster-Superman (who I am assuming is Bizarro)!

SuperQueeros! for November 7th, 2012

We have a president! Now that BHO is back for four more, it's time to get back to the real business at hand: comics! And I'm going to start this entry with a post-election confession.

Husbands #3 (and #2)

The confession is that I forgot Husbands #2 last week! Yup, it's a weekly, web-only series, so this week go out and buy two awesome, marriage-equality-themed masterpieces from Darkhorse.com!

Stormwatch #14

Midnighter is dead?! Apollo is going to be PISSED! Etrigan (the newest Stormwatch member?) is gonna have his hands full with the angry sun god, and the solicit says that an old member is returning. The Doctor or Rose Tattoo could solve Midnighter's little "death" problem, but I'm sorta really hoping for Jenny Sparks...

Avengers Academy #39

The last issue before Marvel Now! And with our two 'queeros, Striker and Lightspeed, missing from the next incarnation of this book, this issue will be the one canonizing their immediate fates!

Life with Archie #24

Kevin reconsiders re-enlisting after Clay's brush with mortality! A new, Riverdale-centric direction for our fav Archie couple starts here!

Uncanny X-Force #33

The team takes it's fight to Daken and Mystique's Brotherhood! Only three issues left before Marvel Now!

X-Factor #246

We finally see what the heck Pip the Troll does! And since it's a "behind-the-scenes" issue maybe we'll get to see RicStar being cute together!

Earth 2 #6

The fight against the Grey still continues on and on and on. And Evil Mr. Terrific sets his explosive plans into motion!

SuperQueeros! for October 17th, 2012

I'm gonna be an Andy Rooney this week: Solicits these days, oh my gosh! Change makes me grumpy!!

Batwoman #13

This era of teaser solicits is annoying for a pre-capper such as myself! "Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up to fight Medusa." While technically a complete sentence, what do I have leftover to fill this blog with??? Puns about turning "stone butch"? An ode to Kate's wigs? Softcore musings about Kate and Diana's post-battle warm-down rituals??? "Well, Kate, in Amazonian culture we do not fear intimacy between our fellow Woman." #yup #goingwiththat

X-Factor #245

So the solicit of this one is a little meatier. "Two characters... irrevocably altered... team almost halved." What I assume that means is this: we know Havok is leaving (Have you seen that indie title Uncanny Avengers? It's totes underground.), so it's reasonable to assume that his life is "irrevocably changing" and... Lorna is breaking up with him? So I guess Lorna is the other half of that set of two totes-chagned people? But what I'm worried about is that Madrox, Layla, Lorna, Pip, and Longshot are all on covers for the next 3 to 4 months and M is mentioned in the solicits. But where are my boys??? Rictor and Longshot are still on the team according to the preview, but it sure is taking them a looooong time to teleport home!

Hellblazer #296

More "Curse of the Constantines"! It's the big confrontation with John's Dexter-nephew. Will John be able to cure his nephew's homicidal tendencies? Or maybe find a way to channel his powers for demon-killin'?

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #4

I am totes excited to get more Watchmen, especially more Hooded Justice/Captain Metropolis stories! But there are just SO MANY Before Watchman books! So, I'm waiting two more months to buy 'em all. But whether you wait or whether you get it now, #getit.

Wonder Woman #13

So did people notice the New Gods in the last issue? I did not pick up on that, but the recent voids in the Greek pantheon seem to give them some roles to fill in this book. But that's all in the future! This Wednesday Diana deals with Ares! As we saw in last month's issue #0, Diana is Ares' star pupil who quit the Marsian Martial Arts Program when she had too much mercy to become the soulless killer he had hoped that she'd be. So what's in the cards now that she's an adult with a whole lot of enemies???

Justice League #13

The Cheetah appears! New 52 Cheetah is a wereleopard like she was for a short time in the... old 52? I hope she's an ex-Amazon like she was in that brief, brief old-52 Wondie re-boot.

SuperQueeros! for September 19th, 2012

At Dragon Con this year I went to an academic analysis of the racial make-up of and queer representation in the JL, Avengers, and X-men. The study only counted people as queer if they were explicitly so, i.e. if they were out. A lot of the books I'm covering this week don't necessarily feature explicitly queer characters, so I'll let you know who's what and why;

Batwoman #0

Kate Kane. The most awesome out lesbian ever. Sorry Ellen, sorry Karma, but Kate has a bat on the bottom of her shoe, so there's not really any competitsh. Anyway, this issue promises to reveal "how Kate shed her life of excess and disgrace." Didn't we already saw that in Detective Comics a few years ago? Eh, if there's one thing I've learned from Lost and Once Upon a Time, it's that you can always tell an audience the same backstory multiple times, as long as you tell it well. And with J.H. Williams III on EVERY aspect of this book (art, cover, AND writing), I'm pretty sure that's what we're about to get!

Avengers Academy #37

It's the last issue in the Final Exam storyline! And with Striker (out, gay brat) permanently scarred and Lightspeed (out, bi rainbow) ever in a state of moving on, will our heroes make it out of the Academy, or stick around for its new AvX status quo?

Hellblazer #295

John Constantine definitely dated a dude for a bit. He's married to a lady these days, though, so I'm not sure whether he identifies as queer, or if I should read that label onto him since he is, in fact, fictitious and not a real person.

X-Factor #244

Rictor and Shatterstar are totes boyfriends. Maybe they will even be in this issue!

New Mutants #49

My hero, lez-brarian Karma, was killed a couple of issues ago. Since this is the second-to-last issue of this run of New Mutants, I figure they'll bring her back this month so that all the straight characters can have some denouement next month.

True Blood #5

This book is on here because it is POSSIBLE that Lafayette will make an appearance. Also, they're looking into some villain's past this issue, and I'm assuming its a vampire and that AT SOME POINT Alan Ball made him/her sex a dude/lady (in a dream or otherwise). So Laffs probs not in this issue, but somequeer might be...

Wonder Woman #0

Is Wonder Woman queer? I think it's canon that she's had lady-friends, but I also don't think she identifies as queer (do they even have a name for queer-ness on Themyscira?). So take your pick of whether or not she's a friend of, or friendly with, Sappho.

Sword of Sorcery #0

No one has told me there will be queers in this book, but if there are no gays in "Gemworld" then there is no justice! #fingerscrossed

SuperQueeros! for September 5th, 2012

It's Zero Hour, folks! Yes, one year after the launch of the new 52 each title is getting an issue #0 origin issue! Not sure why DC wants to do this, other than providing the opportunity to tie up some plot holes and ret-con some of their newly minted cannons for this year's Trinity War, but at least the covers look cool!

X-Factor #234

The "Five Days That Change X-Factor" is on Day 3. Strong Guy is now Bad Guy, Darwin is a demon hunter, and Rahne is single-mom-ing it up with her pup. But that's not enough! No, the destruction of X-Factor continues this week when someone goes crazy! It's no surprise that, given that her BF is featured heavily in the post-AvX universe, the comics gods have chosen Polaris for this not-at-all-cliche fate. After all, how else could they unencumber Havok? A long distance relationship with a non-traditional, complex, and flawed set of rules permitting sexual tension with new teammates but requiring angsty, angsty monogamy? 

BWAHAHAHA, be serious! Making your ex insane is much easier!

But enough of my tomfoolery! It looks like Lorna is going to find out who her real mom is and tumble into some sort of "Lovecraftian" insanity. So she's the daughter of Magneto and Cthulu? 

Suddenly I'm more okay with this story.

Stormwatch #0

See the stuff that Stormwatch did before we joined their narrative! Since issue #1 dealt with Midnighter and Apollo's recruitment I'm not sure if we will have any sort of queer characters at all, but they are gracing the cover, so I will allow for the possibility of an appearance!

Avengers Academy #36

Striker: disfigured and undone! Hazmat: irreparably toxic! Mettle: right back to the feeling-less shell he was two months ago! And everyone else is powerless! Things do not appear to be going well, which can only mean one thing: they're about to get worse!!

Issue of Note:

The new Green Lantern is showing up in Green Lantern #0 this week!