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Marvel Reveals Iceman Is Gay in New ‘X-Men’ Comic
While Marvel‘s film operation rolls along, the comic-book side of the business continues to blaze trails in a rapidly changing pop culture environment. In the latest development, a new issue of “All-New X-Men” reveals that Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, is gay.
“There are thousands if not millions of stories of people who, for many different reasons, felt the need to hide their sexuality. The X-Men, with the conceit of time travel, give us a fascinating platform in which to examine such personal journeys,” writer Brian Michael Bendis said in a statement released by Marvel. “This is just the first little chapter of a much larger story that will be told.”
Bendis didn’t want the revelation to be made public before the issue was released, but the news leaked anyway. He addressed the situation in a tweet:
The Iceman news comes after Marvel has announced several changes to its canonical characters in an attempt to make its comic books more accessible to a new generation of readers. Previously, the company gave a woman the power and name of Thor, gave the black Sam Wilson the mantel of Captain America, and made a Muslim teenager the new Ms. Marvel.
“All-New X-Men” issue no. 40 goes on sale Wednesday.
Marvel Reveals Iceman Is Gay in New ‘X-Men’ Comic
While Marvel‘s film operation rolls along, the comic-book side of the business continues to blaze trails in a rapidly changing pop culture environment. In the latest development, a new issue of “All-New X-Men” reveals that Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, is gay.
“There are thousands if not millions of stories of people who, for many different reasons, felt the need to hide their sexuality. The X-Men, with the conceit of time travel, give us a fascinating platform in which to examine such personal journeys,” writer Brian Michael Bendis said in a statement released by Marvel. “This is just the first little chapter of a much larger story that will be told.”
Bendis didn’t want the revelation to be made public before the issue was released, but the news leaked anyway. He addressed the situation in a tweet:
The Iceman news comes after Marvel has announced several changes to its canonical characters in an attempt to make its comic books more accessible to a new generation of readers. Previously, the company gave a woman the power and name of Thor, gave the black Sam Wilson the mantel of Captain America, and made a Muslim teenager the new Ms. Marvel.
“All-New X-Men” issue no. 40 goes on sale Wednesday.