DC Comics Reveals First Trans Character

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This month’s “Batgirl #19″ takes diversity to a whole new level.

Lean In, Villainous Ladies, It’s Time to Take Over the Universe

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Alex Yarde laments the lack of super-powered, highly intelligent female villains in comics, and longs for a super villain who is more than just a sexy sidekick.

The Trouble with Princesses: The Strange Case of Wonder Woman

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Wonder Woman: she’s a princess AND a superhero! So why are there so few children’s books featuring Diana, Princess of the Amazons?

DC Comics Launches Family Friendly Blog

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Super hero fun for the whole family!

Girls’ Superhero Underwear Is Selling Out Online: Are Retailers Listening?

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Fruit of the Loom now offers DC Comics licensed superhero underwear for girls, and it’s a huge hit!

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Skewers Aquaman

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Ironically while he’s rehabilitated Aquaman’s image in his own comic book series as part of DC’s New 52, DC Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns along with the rest if Robot Chicken’s creative team (Seth Green, et al.) skewer the underwater hero in this hilarious special

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Debuts Sunday, September 9 on Cartoon Network! [Video]

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Alert! Robot Chicken DC Comics Special debuts Sunday, September 9 on Cartoon Network.

“Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is an anarchist taking advantage of the popular rage.”

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These are comments by Nas Who and Mike L on the post “The Dark Knight Rises Is a Pro-Fascist Movie”.

A History of LGBT Characters and Themes in Comics

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Tara Block details the history of LGBT themes and characters comic strips, comic books, and the graphic novel world.

You Can’t Spell Catwoman Without T & A

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The controversial Catwoman #0 cover raises a lot of questions, but the biggest one is probably this: seventy-plus years into Selina Kyle’s fictional existence, can’t DC come up with something better?

“It was partly my love for Batman, a character I am nothing like, that helped me get through 14 years of abuse.”

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This is a comment by Jacobtk on the post “This was really a way for DC to play liberal politics to shut up one side and to play to the fanbase.”

“This was really a way for DC to play liberal politics to shut up one side and to play to the fanbase.”

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This is a comment by Jacobtk on the post “Golden Age Green Lantern Gay Now”.

Golden Age Green Lantern Gay Now

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A character created in 1940 has been retconned as gay. What about this is upsetting fans?

Culture: Milestones show presents African Americans In Comics, Pop Culture, and Beyond in 2013 [@papadocabraxas]

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) presents Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond.

Gaming: Lego Batman 2 Announced [@akilshohen]

The world’s finest are getting squared off in a new multiplatform adventure game, due out this summer.

Comics: Jamal Ingle Draws The New Ray [@darrylzero, @jamaligle]

The Ray is back — and Jamal Igle’s making him appear, right before your eyes!