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Review of Injection #14 by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, released through Image Comics. There's a new Doctor in town.

Estelle, who voices leader of the Crystal Gems Garnet on the TV show Steven Universe, performed a special rendition of Stronger Than You for the fans

So, for another year, here is the LGBTQ Geek Year in Review panel which discussed the last year of LGBTQ+ representation and stories. Hosted again by P Kristen Enos of Prism Comics, she brought along Diane Anderson-Minshall (editorial director of The Advocate, Plus Magazine and Tiny Living Chic), Nick Adams (director of programs, GLAAD's Transgender Media),[...]

Yes, they use some poor language without thinking, but there is no hate here — it's fear. It was a scene that felt immediately relatable to any reader, whether or not they are also part of the LGBTQ+ community. Then we get to the fight scenes. Art by Alessandro Vitti and Rachelle Rosenberg Vitti's art really shines in this[...]

It really is a worthwhile event and the community bonding is intense. For 2017 they are featuring events that will cover (breath in) academic talks; architecture; meetups; Bifröst Cabaret; board gaming; books; cheese & cheese; comedy; comics; cosplay; crafting; creative writing; dealers' room; DJ sets; engineering; fandoms; fanworks; games design; hackers; history; knitting and yarncraft; LARPing;[...]

The Simpsons SDCC panel revealed that an upcoming episode of the show will feature Future Lisa, and that it might show her in a relationship with a woman.

Justice League of America #10 is probably more important than people realise — it tells a story that reflects the times we live in.

When it was first announced that Captain America was getting some big news, some hoped it was that he'd be getting a boyfriend. Unfortunately, it wasn't so.

According to Buzzfeed, The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken will also executive produce, but will not be able to have direct writing involvement in the series due to her commitment to FOX's Empire. The L Word premiered on Showtime in 2004, and over the course of the next five years the show would play a major[...]

Three days ago, We're Still Here was launched on Kickstarter, the first comic book anthology written, drawn, and edited entirely by transgender creators.

Yesterday saw the massive Pride march in London, estimated at drawing a million souls out onto the sun drenched streets of central London. I went out with

Andrew Garfield claims that he's a gay man "without the physical act," because he's been watching RuPaul's Drag Race to get into character.

Prism Comics, an organisation that celebrates and helps LGBTQ+ creators and comics, is establishing this new award for the best of LGBTQ+ representation and diversity within the medium The winners will be announced at the Queer Comics Expo, being held this weekend at the SOMArts Cultural Centre in San Francisco on July 8th. The panel of[...]

Not just the incredibly graphic cover to the comic's fourth issue, revealed recently as part of Image Comics' September solicits, and the intense backlash and upset that it caused, but also at the start of Pride Month in June when the first issue contained a graphic, sexualised depiction of trans panic violence and the again[...]

Well, there's not much Pride Month left for 2017, but ComiXology have the perfect deal to help you celebrate the last few days of LGBTQ+ acceptance, remembrance and excellence with a special Pride sale on various indie LGBTQ books and titles. You have until the end of June to take advantage of this incredible sale, which[...]

Sir Ian McKellen, X-Men's Magneto, is also a little annoyed at the lack of LGBT representation in the incredibly popular superhero movies of today.

So we all know Iceman is gay now. Even Stan Lee does, these days. First Jean Grey read the mind of the young Bobby Drake and outed him to himself that he

Father's Day saw brand new Dad-dating sim game Dream Daddy announced, from the Game Grumps supported creators of Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray.

It's Pride Month, and we here at Bleeding Cool have covered the discussions, conflicts, and LGBTQ creators and projects that we found inspiring to date But what of the new and rising LGBTQ voices in comics now? Which creators do we think are going to be making waves in the time to come? Well, here a[...]

Pride is a time for the LGBTQ community to stand for their rights, equality, and thoughtful representation, as well as a time to remember the struggles we've gone through to get here — but it's also a time to celebrate the victories, those that brought us here, and the things to be thankful for now. I[...]

Though it should be remembered, Chinese censors have a long history of censoring LGBTQ content in film and TV. Apparently, phallic-symbol blowing twincest androids is just a step too far.   Happy Pride Month everyone! Yup, Chinese censors have removed what was, admittedly, a rather odd part from the recent new addition to the Alien saga, Ridley Scott's[...]

Image has come out with a deeply supportive statement of Howard Chaykin's 'The Divided States of Hysteria', despite widespread accusations of transphobia.

We examine Howard Chaykin's history of including transgender characters in his work, particularly pre-op trans characters, in light of recent controversy

Whilst the readings of the Babadook as a representation of Amelia's, the single mother in the film, grief had been pretty standard since it's release, arguments have now been made for the Babadook as a gay man or representation of the queer secret kept in the closet. https://twitter.com/gaywonk/status/872293313587675136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fexplainers%2F2017%2F6%2F9%2F15757964%2Fgay-babadook-lgbtq After all, the Babadook is the disruptive influence caused[...]

From the controversies with artist Berliac to Howard Chaykin and Image Comics on The Divided States of Hysteria, what more could there be in the first week? Popping outside of comics for a moment, clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch came under fire for a Pride Month tweet, which they have since deleted, that read "the pride community is[...]

It's often because ___ writer can't afford to go back end only. — Alex de Campi (@alexdecampi) June 9, 2017 It is also worth noting that Image Comics generally do put out quite a few titles that have a good bit of LGBTQ+ representation, if not a great deal of trans representation specifically, such as progressive titles[...]

 But be warned – it is very graphic, violent and triggering. Naturally, that this kind of story is being told is distasteful anyway, but to also come out during Pride Month, a time when we should be pushing and celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusiveness and hope for the future, is the height of bad timing and poor[...]

Proud son of a lesbian and anyone who has issue w/ that can suck my balls😊 https://t.co/gHYC9puexP — Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) June 6, 2017 Our immediate reaction was to draft up the headline: "Guardians Of The Galaxy Star Dave Bautista To Anti-LGBTQ People: Suck My Balls." Unfortunately, our editors informed us that under no circumstances could we[...]

One of the most prominent videos to talk about it came from The RPG Minx, one of the longest running Let's Players on YouTube, who voiced her opinions over the changes by citing examples like CNN who air videos of news reports that could bee deemed as hateful content or controversial, and how advertisers are willing to[...]

For decades, there were very few trans characters in superhero comics. What there were, existed via magic, shape-shifting or other fantasy tropes. Until a