Line #14 LGBTFanbase/ComicBooks


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2	[[LGBTFanbase LGBT Fanbases]] in ComicBooks.
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5	* ''ComicBook/AssociatedStudentBodies'': Back in the 1990s, this was the first significantly successful gay Furry comic. So much so, that later Furry Comics are a significant improvement if they can [[AvertedTrope avert]] predictable comparisons to being "''ASB'' [[RecycledWithAGimmick with X]]". Though groundbreaking at the time, it [[OnceOriginalNowCommon has not aged well]] compared to newer even more successful gay Furry Comics, and new fanart seldom appears anymore. Nevertheless, considering how influential it has been, reading ''ASB'' is still something of a gay furry comics reading rite of passage.
6	* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'':
7	** Betty and Veronica have a degree of this, made more-so thanks to ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', because they're close friends. A common joke is that they would be better off ditching Archie and dating each other.
8	** Jughead's traditional lack of interest in dating girls has also garnered him a lot of gay and asexual/aromantic fans over the years, him being variously interpreted in any of those ways. With the addition of Kevin as a canonical gay character in 2010, gay fans tended to focus more on him, making Jughead a clearer ace and/or aro character, and in 2015, when he was confirmed asexual in the new continuity, ace and aro fans ''leapt'' on the rare (and very well done!) representation.
9	** Richie and the canonically gay Kevin are popular amongst LGBT people, especially gay men.
10	* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' has plenty of [[HomoeroticSubtext scenes where Asterix and Obelix embrace]], while several of the male characters such as Fulliautomatix are bare-chested and heavily muscular. The athletes in ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' are practically Spartan Adonises in their depiction.
11	%%* ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}''
12	%%* ''ComicBook/{{Circles}}''
13	* ''Franchise/TheDCU''
14	** ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{the Joker}} get so much subtext in canon material that fans don’t really need to change a ton for their substantial fanfic.
15	** Most of Creator/GailSimone's comics, but especially ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' due to ComicBook/BlackCanary and Oracle's PseudoRomanticFriendship and AmbiguouslyBi behavior, and ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', the latter especially due to the presence of several canonically queer characters and their relationships. (''Birds of Prey'' is notable for having had an LGBT fanbase under original writer Creator/ChuckDixon as well.)
16	** ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'' has a lot of lesbian and bisexual characters. There's also at least one transgender character. Naturally, this has attracted a fandom.
17	** LGBT women love ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and ComicBook/PoisonIvy together. Their (already plentiful) subtext that had existed through numerous cartoons and comics was amped up during the ''ComicBook/New52''. It also helps that Ivy (usually) treats Harley much better than ComicBook/TheJoker does, and that their relationship was eventually made canon.
18	** ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' put ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'' and ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' in this category. They squabbled a lot, as one might imagine in a series PlayedForLaughs.
19	** ComicBook/WonderWoman's long been heavily implied to be bisexual; however, DC [[HideYourLesbians never made it explicit]] until the 2010s. Even before that, she was a popular LGBT icon due to the HomoeroticSubtext in her comics.
20	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' gained one of these. Probably due to his HoYay moments with Cable, or his Omnisexuality.
21	%%* ''ComicBook/HeathenCity Maranatha''
22	%%* ''Webcomic/{{ISO}}''
23	* As with the cartoon, ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' has a large LGBT following. Thus far three queer characters are major characters: Kimber, Stormer (who is also Kimber's girlfriend), and Blaze (who is a gay trans woman). The series keeps the same campy, fun nature of the cartoon for a newer audience.
24	* ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' has gained a substantial LGBT following since the late 2010s, thanks to how AmbiguouslyGay the titular duo are. This has extended to the [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad video]] [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice games]] as well as the [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSamAndMaxFreelancePolice short-lived cartoon]].
25	* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' has one. Every major character - with the exclusion of Young Neil - has had some sort of gay or homoerotic experience, including the protagonist himself.
26	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' heavily downplays Amy's crush on Sonic (a decision brought on by ExecutiveMeddling) and introduces Tekno the canary. Tekno and Amy spend a lot of the comic going on adventures alone together. Tekno's love interest is meant to be Shorty, but many fans (especially LGBT ones) prefer her with Amy.
27	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' has a large gay fandom, especially when paired with ComicBook/{{Venom}}.
28	* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', due to having a Transformer confirmed as in a homosexual (for a borderline-OneGenderRace definition) relationship with a fellow Transformer, Chromedome and Rewind, both of them from ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' and their relationship was a major plot for the comic and their development. The large amount of HoYay between the unconfirmed Transformers are just a bonus. By the end of its sequel series ''Lost Light'', there are several other same-gender relationships, including canonizing a couple fan-favourite ships, and introducing a pair of transgender femmes in a relationship with each other.
29	* ''ComicBook/XMen'' has drawn gay parallels since day one. As a result, it has the highest number of queer members and supporting characters of a mainstream comic book franchise: Iceman, Northstar, Mystique, Destiny, Karma, Anole, Rictor, Shatterstar, Daken, Bling, Greymalkin and Prodigy.
30	** After Creator/BrianMichaelBendis outed teen Iceman, [=adult/regular timeline=] ComicBook/{{Iceman\|MarvelComics}} had two limited series focusing on his coming out, making him the oldest gay character in the X-Men, being one of the original five.
31	** Most male X-Men are sufficiently buff to have a significant amount of BaraGenre-style fanart of them. While ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is far and away the most popular subject of this, as mentioned below, [[NinetiesAntiHero Cable]], [[GentleGiant Colossus]], [[GeniusBruiser Beast]] and [[StandardizedLeader Cyclops]] get quite a bit as well, and even the more lithely-built ones like [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Gambit]], [[WingedHumanoid Angel]], and [[AnIcePerson Iceman]] get their share of bara-styled fanworks.
32	** Many of the characters mentioned above have a fair deal of {{slash fic}}tion written about them as well.
33	** Due to strong women being traditionally praised by the gay community, several female X-Men have huge LGBT followings as well. Storm, Jean Grey, Rogue, and Shadowcat in particular stand out the most in this regard - Shadowcat in particular is a LauncherOfAThousandShips, being particularly paired with Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik (who bequeathed Kitty her Soulsword - yep, part of her literal soul) and ComicBook/RachelSummers, who was referred to by her and Kitty's creator, Creator/ChrisClaremont, as "the love of Kitty's life" and there has been a consistent LesYay streak through their interactions.
34	*** In 2020, Kitty was confirmed to be bisexual, followed by Rachel in 2022 (heralded by Rachel kissing [[spoiler: Betsy]] in Otherworld, which led to the two of them being surrounded by rainbow butterflies - and got immediate LampshadeHanging).
35	** There are a lot of modern ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans who headcanon Quentin Quire as a trans boy due to his short pink hair and "feminine" figure.
36	* [[CastFullOfGay Considering the vast majority of the cast is queer]], and the protagonist is bi, it's not at all surprising that ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' has a very large queer fanbase.

Context LGBTFanbase / ComicBooks