“For my purposes, that’s bad writing,” Rucka argued. This doesn’t mean that audiences can expect a scene where Wonder Woman dramatically announces her sexuality to the reader, however. (John Constantine, who anchors the Hellblazer series, is also canonically bisexual.) Of its male queer characters, DC’s track record is more mixed although a new Midnighter and Apollo series launches in October, Bunker - the gay member of the Teen Titans team - is one of two characters not to move with the team into its new series launched this week. It is what it is.”Ĭonfirmation of Wonder Woman’s sexuality continues a trend for DC’s female characters - last year, both Harley Quinn and Catwoman were similarly outed as bisexual.

But most of us human beings would also really rather this not be an issue for anybody anymore. They would, I think, like any business, prefer this not be an issue to anybody. “I think every publisher can be lit up for moments of negligence and mistakes they made, but it matters a great deal to me that DC be given their due here. “Nobody at DC has ever said, ‘She’s gotta be straight.’ Nobody. The writer also spoke about DC’s position on the topic. “Now, for those of us who are comics-savvy, we go, ‘Well, Earth One is not the New 52 or Rebirth.’ But all the Earth One books thrive on a distillation of the fundamental truths of these characters.” “If Grant Morrison writes an Earth One book where Diana is calling Mala her lover, I don’t think one can get more definitive than that,” he said, referencing the Wonder Woman: Earth One graphic novel released in April. Rucka pointed out that the current title - which sees other Amazons gossip about Diana’s relationships at one point - isn’t even the first to confirm this on-panel. Now, are we saying Diana has been in love and had relationships with other women? As Nicola and I approach it, the answer is obviously yes.” But an Amazon doesn’t look at another Amazon and say, ‘You’re gay.’ They don’t. You’re supposed to be able - in a context where one can live happily, and part of what an individual needs for that happiness is to have a partner - to have a fulfilling, romantic and sexual relationship.

“You’re supposed to be able to live happily. “It’s supposed to be paradise,” Rucka explained.

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