Iceman is out and in two big new X-books this month.
Earlier this year, young Bobby Drake came out to young Jean Grey. Young Iceman stars in All-New X-Men while the adult Drake is part of Jeff Lemire’s Extraordinary X-Men team.
The genetic crisis affecting the mutant race is priority but Bobby’s personal life is still on top o of readers minds. While answering fan questions on X-Position, Lemire confirmed Drake’s sexuality will be part of the story and another gay hero will join the cast.
“Iceman’s sexuality will indeed be explored in “Extraordinary X-Men” and also in Dennis Hopeless and Mark Bagley’s “All-New X-Men.” I will have the “adult” Bobby on my team, and Dennis and I are very conscious of treating them both as individual characters, each with their own motivations, and stories. So I will be focusing solely on him.” Lemire told Comic Book Resources.
“My hope is that Bobby, and the rest of the cast, will be very complicated and layered characters. So his sexuality will definitely be a big part of who he is in “Extraordinary X-Men,” but again, not the only thing that defines him. It will be a very challenging time for Bobby. Mutantkind is facing incredible challenges, and as our story begins, Bobby has been so busy that his personal life will have taken a back seat. But as the series and new status quo settles in, his sexuality and what it means for his life moving forward will be a storyline. Bobby will not be the only gay character on the team, though.”
X-Men Editor Daniel Ketchum said a gay character will join the X-teams and here are our picks.
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