Naked Justice Beginnings #1

Every hero has a beginning... You may know how Felix Himner got his amazing powers, but you have no idea how the hero Naked Justice was born.

Spanning the globe from Egypt to Great Britain, the adventure begins shortly after World War two ends. The world is in turmoil, and young Felix Himner struggles to gain control of his brand new super-human abilities.

His life has not been easy since his fateful encounter with the Pharaoh, King Cock-A-Tut. Sex with men has been impossible since Felix’s cock was transformed into a super-charged lightning rod!

One fateful day, Felix decides that he’s had enough, and finds himself seduced by a handsome stranger. But when Felix blows his load in the form of an electrical discharge, he is soon plunged into a battle to save the Earth from Interstellar Invaders.

This origins story is packed with new characters to meet, villains to loathe and hot, hard and hung male bodies to admire!

Written by Patrick Fillion, this compelling first volume is illustrated by both Jacob Mott and Shemyaza. Donald MacLean also returns to spice up the issues’ dialog with his unique brand of humor.

No collector will dare miss the incredible first issue of this three-part mini-series.

Naked Justice Beginnings #1

Every hero has a beginning... You may know how Felix Himner got his powers, but find out how the hero NAKED JUSTICE was born.

The world is in turmoil after World War Two, and young Felix Himner struggles to gain control of his brand new super-human abilities. His life has not been easy since his fateful encounter with Cock-A-Tut.

One fateful day, Felix finds himself seduced by a handsome stranger. But when Felix blows his load in the form of an electrical discharge, he is soon plunged into a battle to save the Earth from Interstellar Invaders.

This origins story is packed with new characters to meet, villains to loathe and hot, hard and hung male bodies to admire!

Written by Patrick Fillion, and illustrated by both Jacob Mott and Shemyaza. Donald MacLean returns to spice up the dialog with his unique brand of humor.

24 Pages - Color Cover - Full Colour Interior
Weight: 0.09 Kilo
SKU: NJB-01
ISBN 978-1-897102-43-5
OUR PRICE: $4.99 USD
MARKET PRICE: $9.00 USD

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Green Lantern Takes Giant Step

It’s not the most surprising coming out of all time, but it’s definitely one of the biggest. He’s super. He wears a skintight green leotard and a flashy ring. He’s a powerful part of the Justice Society. And yep, he’s gay.



Every superhero has a few reboots in him. The nearly 72-year-old Alan Scott — aka the Green Lantern — has already gone through numerous incarnations in his evil-fighting existence. He’s been married. He’s had kids. He’s inhabited an alternate universe. You know, the usual life stuff. But his much-ballyhooed reinvention in DC Comics’ “Earth Two” No. 2 is a milestone in comics history. Because now the hunky blond is an openly gay man who gets to kiss his boyfriend and propose marriage to him. He’s just your ordinary hero, balancing his private life and the fate of the planet. Hell, yeah.

It’s been a good year to be a gay comic book character. Later this month, Northstar, who made history 20 years ago by becoming one of Marvel’s first gay characters, will marry his partner, Kyle. And earlier this year, Archie Andrews’ compatriot and Riverdale, U.S.A.’s first openly gay citizen, Kevin Keller, married his African-American boyfriend. One Million Moms had a predictable fit. The issue sold out.

If we assume the universe is riddled with both superheroes and regular small-town citizens, why wouldn’t some of them be gay? Because it has taken so long to acknowledge that, there’s nothing to do now but celebrate that it’s finally happening.

It helps that Alan, Northstar and Kevin are all monogamous, decent do-gooders. Imagine how far we’ll have come when gay characters are so commonplace that they can be ubervillans. too. (Though James Moriarty did pretend to be gay in last year’s season of “Sherlock.”)

Meanwhile, simply by being present, by becoming part of the vernacular of comic book culture, the new characters are giving gay readers images to identify with. They’re also sending straight readers the necessary message that gay people are no longer going to be invisible, even in the most fanciful, fictional, two-dimensional places. And though the Green Lantern may exist in an alternate universe, in this one, in his own mighty way, he’s truly a hero.

Earth 2 (2012 DC) #2A

Cover by Ivan Reis (W) James Robinson (A) Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott MR. TERRIFIC - Michael Holt - lands on EARTH TWO! Don't miss the origin of the Earth Two FLASH - and the first time he uses his powers! What could be a bigger threat to Earth Two than APOKOLIPS? Jay Garrick is about to find out!

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Earth 2 (2012 DC) #2B

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Ivan Reis (W) James Robinson (A) Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott MR. TERRIFIC - Michael Holt - lands on EARTH TWO! Don't miss the origin of the Earth Two FLASH - and the first time he uses his powers! What could be a bigger threat to Earth Two than APOKOLIPS? Jay Garrick is about to find out!

COVER PRICE: $20.00 USD

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Batman Turns 73

Happy Birthday Batman! Debuted 73 years ago.

Classic Comic Strip Features Gay Teen Story

To celebrate its 40th anniversary in print, comic strip Funky Winkerbean will include a story arc about a gay couple at Tom Batiuk's fictional Westview High School.

Batiuk's comic has featured story lines on other serious topics such as teen pregnancy, suicide, cancer, alcoholism and other issues, according to the Huffington Post. But Batiuk was compelled to write about gay teenagers after sitting in on classes at his old high school.

"...I see how the younger generation's attitude toward gays is more open and accepting than that of their predecessors. It shows promise that this emerging generation will one day bring this cultural war to an end," he said.

Could It Be Green Arrow? Batman?

DC Comics will soon take one of their best known characters and reintroduce them as LGBT.

Maybe Wonder Woman escaped "conversion therapy" or Robin is bisexual — officials at DC Comics told the media this weekend that they intend to change the orientation of one of their iconic characters.

The DC Comics representatives made the statement at a comic conference in London. They said they will soon reintroduce one of their best known characters as LGBT. The folks at DC were prompted to make a change after President Obama's historic endorsement of same-sex marriage earlier this month.

Marvel’s Gay “Young Avengers” Share Long Awaited First Kiss

If we had to wait for seven years to kiss our boyfriends we'd likely be on the verge of a Michael Douglas like nervous breakdown in Falling Down. Talk about a seven year itch! But fan-favorite "Young Avengers" Teddy Altman and Billy Kaplan (superhero names: Wiccan and Hulking), finally got to lip lock—after waiting since 2005—in this week's long awaited issue of the Marvel comic.

Though it's certainly not Marvel's first same sex smooch, Comics Alliance explains why this week's highly-anticipated kiss is historic:

Usually when a kiss between two characters is as highly anticipated and as rapturously received by fans as the Young Avengers kiss has been, it's because the kiss is the moment two characters acknowledge their mutual attraction and get together. If you look at examples in TV shows like Cheers, Lost and Veronica Mars, epic fan-pleasing kisses are always a way to resolve long-simmering tension between two characters.

This kiss isn't like that. Drawn by Jim Cheung and Mark Morales, this is a kiss between two characters who have been in a committed relationship since before their first "on-screen" appearance. This is a kiss between two characters who have long-ago acknowledged their attraction and already established their devotion. And that's why this kiss is remarkable; because it took seven years to show a kiss between two characters who must kiss each other every day. It's a remarkable kiss because of all the times we haven't seen it.

And the countdown for the One Million Moms protest starts at 3, 2, ...

Avengers The Children's Crusade (2010) #9

The big climax that sets the stage big time for what is to come in 2012! Deaths and departures! The funeral of an Avenger. The final fate of the Scarlet Witch. A new lineup and a new direction for the Young Avengers. Cover price $3.99.

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Archie Gay Marriage Comic Sells Out: One Million Moms Out of Luck

When a comic book featuring same-sex marriage hit the shelves at Toys 'R' Us, a nationwide organization of conservative women threatened to boycott the retail chain.

But on Thursday, Archie Comics announced in a press release that their controversial 16th issue of "Life With Archie" had completely sold out.

The issue was released Jan. 4. It chronicled the marriage of Kevin Keller, the series' first openly gay character, to his African-American partner Clay Walker. The cover showed Keller, dressed in his U.S. military uniform, standing with a tuxedoed Walker beneath a "Just Married" banner.

In tying their fictional knot, Kevin and Clay elicited the ire of a group called One Million Moms, a division of the American Family Association. "These comic books are sold at the front checkout counters, so they are highly visible to employees, managers, customers and children," said a statement on the OMM website. "Unfortunately, children are now being exposed to same-sex marriage in a toy store. This is the last place a parent would expect to be confronted with questions from their children on topics that are too complicated for them to understand. Issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon, which is becoming extremely common and unnecessary."

The group urged concerned mothers to email top executives at Toys 'R' Us. The text of the message supplied by OMM reads: "Please remove all the same-sex 'Just Married - Archie' comic books immediately from your shelves. My decision to shop in your stores depends on it."

Toys 'R' Us did not issue a public response. Nor did they have to remove the comics from their shelves; paying customers did it for them.

"Our fans have come out in full force to support Kevin," said Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater in a press release. "He is, without a doubt, the most important new character in Archie history. He's here to stay."

Neither Toys 'R' Us nor OMM representatives responded to requests for comment.

This is the second defeat for One Million Moms in as many months. In January, the group encouraged a boycott against JC Penney when the department store hired gay talk show host Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman. OMM posted a note on its website saying that the comedian was "not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there."

DeGeneres discussed the issue on her talk show and won support from viewers and shoppers across the country.

Life with Archie Married Life (2010) #16

In 'Archie Marries Veronica,' Kevin returns from battle a war hero and the whole gang have assembled to watch him tie the knot! However it's not wedded bliss for all in attendance as the sting of separation from Veronica continues to pain Archie. Then, in 'Archie Marries Betty' Kevin's wedding is upon us and you're on the guest list! But how exactly did Kevin meet his significant other? Meanwhile, Archie juggles teaching responsibilities with his marriage to Betty. Don't miss out on the wedding event of the year that everyone's talking about! Cover price $3.99.

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American Family Association targets Kevin Keller comics at Toys ‘R’ Us [Updated]

The American Family Association, a conservative Christian group whose mission is to “inform, equip, and activate individuals to strengthen the moral foundations of American culture,” has aimed its ire at Archie Comics and Toys “R” Us over retail chain selling comics featuring the same-sex marriage of Kevin Keller.

Through its website OneMillionMoms.com, the nonprofit organization has asked members to send emails to Toys “R” Us “requesting they remove all the same-sex ‘Just Married – Archie’ comic books immediately from their shelves.” According to the group’s website:

Select Toys ‘R’ Us stores are now selling ‘Archie’ comic books with a same-sex wedding displayed on the front cover. The front cover reads “Just Married” with two men marrying and one is wearing a service uniform. This comic book is being sold in select stores across the country. One example is the Queensbury, NY location in the upstate New York area.

Toys ‘R’ Us employees do not actually set up the displays; they leave this up to the vendor, but they should be aware of the merchandise being sold in their stores nonetheless. These comic books are sold at the front checkout counters so they are highly visible to employees, managers, customers and children. Unfortunately, children are now being exposed to same-sex marriage in a toy store. This is the last place a parent would expect to be confronted with questions from their children on topics that are too complicated for them to understand. Issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon, which is becoming extremely common and unnecessary. 

Toys “R” Us joins a long list of companies that the AFA has targeted through its OneMillionMoms.com and OneMillionDads.com sites, including ABC, Disney, The Clorox Company, 7-Eleven, Home Depot and the FOX network. One Million Moms most recently mounted an unsuccessful campaign to convince JC Penney to fire Ellen DeGeneres as the retail chain’s spokeswoman.

(via LGBT Weekly)

Update: When asked for comment, Archie sent us the following statement from their CEO, Jon Goldwater: “We stand by Life with Archie #16. As I’ve said before, Riverdale is a safe, welcoming place that does not judge anyone. It’s an idealized version of America that will hopefully become reality someday.

“We’re sorry the American Family Association/OneMillionMoms.com feels so negatively about our product, but they have every right to their opinion, just like we have the right to stand by ours. Kevin Keller will forever be a part of Riverdale, and he will live a happy, long life free of prejudice, hate and narrow-minded people.”

You’re Invited: The X-Men Set To Celebrate Its First Gay Wedding

Northstar, one of a Marvel's first official gay characters, is finally set to wed his boyfriend in what is sure to be an historic upcoming issue of the Astonishing X-Men.

The wedding has been baited in the comic for a few months, but only now are we finding out that it will be of the homosezzual variety. According to Marjorie Liu, writer of issue #51 (which Marvel has promoted with a "Save the Date" notice), Northstar will be a central character in the wedding storyline.

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WILL WEDDING BELLS CHIME FOR LIU'S "ASTONISHING X-MEN?"

In comics, weddings never go by without some drama, and this summer, wedding bells are in the air for one of Marvel Comics more dramatically romantic franchises.

The publisher today released a teaser for Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins' incoming run on "Astonishing X-Men," pointing towards impending nuptials for someone in the cast:

Aside from team leader Wolverine -- who's had some rather interesting weddings in his past already -- candidates appearing in the book include Warbird, Northstar, Gambit, Iceman, Cecelia Reyes and Karma. Of course, possibilities exist within that group for some romantic twists when you look at Gambit's longstanding relationship with Rogue, or Iceman and Reyes' history together, although considering the highly-publicized wedding of Archie character Kevin Keller, it's not unlikely that Marvel and Liu could be booking a reception hall for Northstar and his popular-with-fans boyfriend Kyle.

In a conference call announcing the series last month, Liu said of the book, "We've got Northstar moving back to New York and he's going to be living with his boyfriend, Kyle...Another side of it, we've got characters like Cecelia and Gambit circling each other and [Gambit] moving into his own apartment in Westchester."