Saturday, June 14, 2014

12 Kick-Ass Gay Women In Comics And Graphic Novels

Yes, All Super Women.


America Chavez / Miss America (Young Avengers)


America Chavez / Miss America ( Young Avengers )


America Chavez's story begins when her mothers sacrifice their lives to save their home planet, Utopia. In reverence to their legacy, Chavez leaves home (where it's a little too perfect) to fight injustice in more crime-ridden dimensions. She teams up with other superheroes including Loki, Hulkling, and Wiccan. In Young Avengers #12 she flippantly mentions that she is a flying, dimension-hopping, virtually indestructible lesbian.


Marvel Comics


Kate Kane / Batwoman (Batwoman 52)


Kate Kane / Batwoman ( Batwoman 52)


Like so many supers in the multiverse, Kate's backstory is tragic and includes the loss of both her mother and twin sister at the hands of a terrorist organization. As an adult, she joins the Marines to please her father, but is eventually outed as a lesbian and is dishonorably discharged. Upon her return to Gotham as a socialite, she parties and binge drinks every night until an encounter with Batman (who has a similar backstory, no?) incites her to begin fighting crime. Her wealthy father funds her endeavor and provides her with some of the top technology to blow away the seedier elements of Gotham. When she's not whooping ass she can be found in the arms of her longtime love, Renee. Speaking of...


DC Comics


Renee Montoya / The Question (Batwoman 52)


Renee Montoya / The Question ( Batwoman 52)


When Renee tells her then-girlfriend Kate Kane to "get a life," she couldn't have imagined her speech would lead to Kane actually getting a new life — as Batwoman. Years later, when they're reunited, Montoya is already working with The Question to protect Gotham from Intergang. As her desire to fight the good fight intensifies, she reconnects romantically with Kane. As her story arc develops, the original Question succumbs to illness, and after some typical superhero soul-searching, Montoya assumes his place. Unfortunately, in recent iterations of Batwoman, Montoya is no longer a superhero and simply a member of the police force.


Karolina Dean / Lucy in the Sky (Runaways)


Karolina Dean / Lucy in the Sky ( Runaways )


After discovering her famous Hollywood acting parents are covert members of Pride, an organization intent on destroying the world, Karolina Dean joins The Runaways. Soon after, she discovers her alien ability to absorb solar energy, earning her the nickname Lucy in the Sky. She has the ability to fly, create force fields, and solar blast anyone who threatens the universe. She also happens to be gorgeous, which is sometimes listed among her superpowers. When she enters an arranged marriage to keep peace between two worlds, her partner shapeshifts into a woman to please her.


Marvel Comics




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