“Just like his father before him, Jon Kent has fallen for a reporter. The cape is just the latest plot twist in DC Comics’ bid to make the icon a woke superhero. When DC Comics announced Jonathan Kent would be gay last fall, the company claimed fans were excited about the development. Superman's boyfriend gives him a new cape in a preview for an upcoming DC Pride 2022 story. Since his father’s departure, Jon Kent has come out as bisexual and begun a relationship with Nakamura. Jon Kent has taken over the role of saving the human race from itself while his father, Clark Kent, is off saving aliens and slaves on Warworld.
The cape incorporates the rainbow-themed Pride Flag, a symbol for LGBTQ culture. Superman‘s cape is the stuff of legends, but now that DC Comics has made the latest iteration of the Man of Steel bisexual, the garment that allows him to fly is getting a gay makeover.Ī preview of the upcoming “DC Pride” anthology has Jon Kent getting a new cape from his boyfriend, Jay Nakamura.
