and dc comics' adventures follow jon kent.ike his father, he also falsely reporter, this time a male friend. they will share a case in issue 5. superman writer tom taylor said he did not want this to become a missed opportunity. >> it is not a gimck. we didn't want this to be" the dc comics creates new queer superman." we want this to be "superm finds himself, becomes superman and then comes out." there is a really important distinction there. reporter: the news took social media by storm. many uploading the decision. >> i have been a comic book geek since pretty much the tom meighan first read. this news about superman makes my queer heart glad, knowing the positive impact it will have on so many young folks today and in the future. reporter: superman first appeared in comics in 1938, and he is arguably america's most famous superhero. now, his son is breaking new ground, and not just with his sexuality. jon kent fights climate change, tackles social justice issues, and is on the frontlines lines of the refugee crisis, part o

jon kent is the most recent superhero to come out, following versions of captain america, aquaman, and. our correspondent reports. >> a superman as we have never seen him before. d.c. comics say the s of clark kent and lois lane is coming out as bisexual. the creators say the man of steel has always stood for hope, truth, and justice, and represents something more. >> when i was offered this job, i thought if we were going to have a new superman for the d.c. universe, it feels like a missed opportunity to have another straight, white savior. >> d.c. comics publisher said "we could not be prouder to tell this important story." >> we have seen a lot of lgbt superheroes in the past couple of decades, and some of them are not quite household names. but when you can attach something to the name superman, known around the world, people will pay attention. >> the comic isn't due to be released until november, but there has been plenty of reaction online already. >> the reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, which i was not quite expecting. there is a lot of trolling online, but there ar

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dc comics say the son of clark kent and lois lane, jon kent, is coming out as bisexual.an, who's known around the world, people will pay attention. the comic isn't due to be released until november, but there's been plenty of reaction online already. look, the reactions have been, honestly, they've been overwhelmingly positive, which i wasn't quite expecting. yes, there's a lot of trolling online, but there are so many people reaching out in so many different languages, saying what this means to them. you know, i'm seeing tweets of people saying they burst into tears when they read the news, that they wished that superman was this when they were growing up, that they could see themselves. and people saying for the first time ever that they're seeing themselves in superman — something they never thought was possible. his sexuality isn't the only way the character has been updated. in recent editions, he's been advocating for refugees and fighting the climate crisis. is ita bird, is ita plane, or is it social change? courtney bembridge, bbc news. senior black scientists ha

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