Aquaman Comes Out As Queer In New 'Young Justice: Outsiders'

(screen capture via Young Justice: Outsiders)

In a new episode of DC Universe's Young Justice: Outsiders, the character of Aquaman is shown swimming up to his boyfriend Wynnde, a member of the underwater court of King Orion, and delivering a smooch.

The character - whose real name is Kaldur’Ahm - was once known as Aqualad but has since taken up the mantle of Aquaman in the series.

Young Justice, which chronicles the adventures of teenage superheroes and sidekicks, originally ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons from 2010 to 2013 but was cancelled due to low toy sales by partner Mattel.

Fan outcry plus strong viewership on Netflix reruns prompted DC Comics to revive the series this year via its newly-launched streaming platform, DC Universe.

For decades comic books have led the way in terms of LGBTQ representation from the X-Men (whose characters are seen by many as a metaphor for marginalized communities) to the recent announcement that Marvel is looking at "transgender actresses only" to cast a new, upcoming role.

Cmon #Aqualad! Cmon #Aquaman!! A #Queer Man!!! Lol werk 🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/WvbmlAjAtf

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First Look: Special Comic-Con 2016 Trailer For Upcoming WONDER WOMAN Movie

So, Justice League AND Wonder Woman trailers on the same day???

Squeee!!!!!

Film hits theaters in 2017.

Comic-Con 2016 Gets First Look At Upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie

First look at the upcoming Justice League movie.

This footage was prepared by the filmmakers as a special look for fans in attendance at Comic-Con 2016.

Squee!!!!

CW's "The Flash" Will Make Cross-Over Appearance On CBS's "Supergirl"

I don't know if it's the idea that we can find more inside us than we suspect, or just the fantasy of all the special abilities we see across the many comic book universes, but comic book super heroes have held my attention as long as I can remember.

I watched every season of Smallville, and I'm completely up-to-date on Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl.

When these characters are brought to life on TV well, when they bring a humanity to characters who were in the past only two dimensional, it still gets my engine revved up.

News comes to day that The CW's The Flash character will be making an appearance on the March 28th episode of CBS's new show Supergirl. I think it helps that, while on competing networks, the shows share the same executive producers.

From Entertainment Weekly:

Details on the episode are being kept under wraps. There’s also no word yet on whether Melissa Benoist will return the favor and appear on The Flash. However, here’s why this crossover is important: If Barry Allen can make his way to National City, that means so too can Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) in the future.

Though the Emerald Archer is missing from this initial outing, having The Flash first crossover with Supergirl seems a little more plausible considering they’re both metahuman and superhero-heavy shows. But since Barry Allen lives in a neighboring town to Oliver Queen, that means that Kara Danvers (Benoist) hails from the same universe. Therefore, the possibility for a future crossover with Arrow isn’t improbable — it’s just not happening right now.

“We are so incredibly excited to announce something that we have dreamed of happening since we starting making Supergirl —The Flash and Supergirl are teaming up!” said The Flash and Supergirl executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg.

Trailer: "Suicide Squad"

Twelve million views in a day.

Based on the DC Comics series. Directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevingne, Viola Davis, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Jay Hernandez, and Karen Fukahara

Opens August 5, 2016.