COMICS: After 7 Years, Hulkling & Wiccan Share An On-Panel Kiss

COMICS: After 7 Years, Hulkling & Wiccan Share An On-Panel Kiss

Ooops - better keep this away from One Million Moms! Marvel's highest profile gay couple finally kiss in the pages of Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #9..

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By MarkCassidy - Mar 08, 2012 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: Via CBR

Bit of a mini-milestone here. After seven years Marvel have finally shown Teddy (Hulkling) Altman and Billy (Wiccan) Kaplan kiss on-panel. May not seem like a too big deal as comics have already broken through many old barriers over the years, but as we know the issue of same sex relationships can still be met with a lot of disapproval in the funny books.. and is definitely still considered a strong visual taboo by many. Here are the relevant scanned pages..





Sounds like there might be another Marvel wedding on the cards! Coincidentally, we have already heard of one earlier that may also wind up being a same sex marriage in Astonishing X-Men.







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StrangerX
StrangerX - 3/8/2012, 10:11 AM
That's a hot kiss mmmmmmm.
JatevinM
JatevinM - 3/8/2012, 10:18 AM
Politics has finally wormed its way completely into comics.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 3/8/2012, 10:20 AM
where's that thumbs down button?
ComicsCommando
ComicsCommando - 3/8/2012, 10:21 AM
Has nothing to do with politics. This is life.
KaneVonDoom
KaneVonDoom - 3/8/2012, 10:32 AM
I see no politics here. Social issue, yes. Good on Marvel.
Toasty
Toasty - 3/8/2012, 10:45 AM
I see no problem here it's something completely natural in today's society, except for some stupid religious bigots, seriously get over it.
DCwanabe
DCwanabe - 3/8/2012, 10:46 AM
You can be born with your gayness, its scientific. But I can be born with my distaste for it as well.
Darthkostis
Darthkostis - 3/8/2012, 10:53 AM
Come on. I have nothing against gay guys but come on. These situations actually make gay people seem ridiculous. This is every dialogue and situation:
Are you going to break up with me? Sob,sob
I'm not,you know how much I love ya,come give me a kiss.mhmmmmm
Comics are mostly readen by males. Males want to see busty heroines not two depressed guys kissing each other. It kinda off. It takes away from the pacing of the story.
xstryker
xstryker - 3/8/2012, 10:56 AM
Whine whine whine. Turn the page if ya don't like it, crybaby.
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 3/8/2012, 10:57 AM
lol. Slightly surprised (for some reason) as to how many users of this site are homophobes/insecure with their sexuality.

Dunno why this is a big deal, they did this with a character & his b/f in an issue of X-Force ages ago and I'm relatively sure North Star's had a same-sex kiss as well as Shatterstar & Rictor. Meh, slow newsday.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/8/2012, 10:58 AM
You can be born with a tail too..true story!
Ancar
Ancar - 3/8/2012, 11:00 AM
As long as it has importance to the story it is ok to me. But if it was there just to make news, that's fail!
Ryden
Ryden - 3/8/2012, 11:02 AM
There's absolutely nothing wrong with this and it shouldn't be a big deal at all! If you have a problem with it you're either a religious moron or someone who's seriously insecure about their sexuality. This is the 21st Century, get a grip.
headlopper
headlopper - 3/8/2012, 11:04 AM
This is disgusting...




unless you're gay.



So it's disgusting.
Show4God1
Show4God1 - 3/8/2012, 11:06 AM
glad 5-12% of the population gets to dictate whats acceptable to the rest of the world.
Ryden
Ryden - 3/8/2012, 11:07 AM
@DCwanabe- Nah...I'd say your bigotry is a product of environment.
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 3/8/2012, 11:08 AM
Is this supposed to be edgy? It the era of Glee? Think again. I'd be shocked it there was a comic with adolescent characters where two members of the same sex DIDN'T kiss.
GiftedYoungster
GiftedYoungster - 3/8/2012, 11:08 AM
I guess I don't get out much, but comic-fans are a group of people I never expected much bigotry from . . . oh well. Nothing surprises me.
Shaman
Shaman - 3/8/2012, 11:10 AM
This just means i'm one step closer to getting my lifelonged she-male superhero comics :))
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 3/8/2012, 11:11 AM
Technically, bigotry is defined as "intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself."

So...if you are intolerant toward those who hold the opinion that homosexuality isn't healthy,...are you still bigoted?
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 3/8/2012, 11:12 AM
Is it Gay though? Seeing as Hulkling is mixed of 2 different Alien Races....

Like when Gusto does his standard Cat F*cking, if the cats male, is that gay, or does it remain just bestiality?
RobertDanger
RobertDanger - 3/8/2012, 11:17 AM
Vote with your dollar, people.
If this offends you and you don't think it should be in mainstream comics because it isn't what the majority wants to see, don't buy the book.

If you like it and think it shows a progressive attitude on the part of Marvel and their writers, buy the book.

At the end of the day, Marvel is a company. They will repeat events like this if it does well financially for them.
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 3/8/2012, 11:20 AM
yossarian gets an LOL.
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 3/8/2012, 11:25 AM
You can't Catch me Gusto, I'm cautious when walking past dark vans that drive under the speed limit with the window cracked and Mister Sandman playing on Loop....
JackTuesday
JackTuesday - 3/8/2012, 11:27 AM
@kostisfire

"Comics are mostly readen by males. Males want to see busty heroines not two depressed guys kissing each other."

Well for all the WOMEN and GAY men who regularly read comics i fully disagree with your comment. Plus I think it fit in nicely with the story. Well done Marvel.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/8/2012, 11:29 AM
I hear Gandalf The Grey is a bit iffy about gay men..but funnily enough has absolutely no problem with lesbians! Weird eh?
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 3/8/2012, 11:30 AM
JackTuesday - What are you disagreeing with? Because the statement "Comics are mostly read by males. Males want to see busty heroines not two depressed guys kissing each other." HAS to be true. No doubt. 100%. Unquestionable.
Ryden
Ryden - 3/8/2012, 11:30 AM
supersayianfan1- God doesn't exist so it doesn't really matter what a fictional character thinks....the whole idea that people base their moral values on a book written between 2000-5000 years ago is astonishing. The Bible is barbaric and primitive. But that's not its fault, those were just the times; however you can't honestly say those standards still stand?!

@NoRegrets- Exactly!!
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