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Supergirl Adds Maxima To DC's LGBT List

  • ️Rich Johnston
  • ️Mon Mar 23 2015

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Comics, dc, dc comics, entertainment, lesbian, lgbt, LGBTQ, maxima, suergirl


Published Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:00:47 -0500

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Last updated Tue, 05 May 2015 05:49:29 -0500

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Maxima was a Superman character created by Roger Stern and George Pérez.

Originally she was created as a warrior alien princess insistent on finding a mate on Earth, with Superman in her sights, and repeated unsuccessful attempts to woo him.

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She was reintroduced to the New 52 DC Universe relatively, as a student of cosmic academy The Crucible but her motivations and experience seem very different.

Supergirl #37 (2015) - Page 4

And she is escaping her culture's demands for her to find a mate, instead, at home or abroad.

Supergirl #37 (2015) - Page 13

K Perkins, current author of Supergirl, which published its final issue last week, wrote writes,

issue #40 is out & the the book is coming to an end – but really happy i got to have this moment. there needs to be more characters of diverse backgrounds, including LGBT ones, in mainstream media. (out &) proud to be a part of positive social change AND a f—ing awesome team that's pushing us forward with epic storytelling, phenomenal

That moment would be this one.

Supergirl V6 #40 (2015) - Page 17

And while Supergirl is ending, odds are Maxima will find a way back soon…


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.