Is iceman gay
Iceman is gay, that’s adorable cool
When a young Jean Grey took a peek inside one of the X-Men’s heads she (and we) got a bit more than we bargained for.
Bobby Drake, more commonly known as Iceman, made his debut in the very first issue of the X-Men series and has been a principal member of the team ever since. Bobby caused quite the uproar among the Marvel (and general pop-culture) fan-base in 2015 when his character came out as gay in issue #40 of All-New X-Men.
In the aforementioned issue a young Jean Grey read Bobby’s mind and discovered the truth about Bobby’s sexuality. This shocked readers as Bobby had had multiple relationships with women. It made such big news that even The New York Times chimed in with a piece about it. The younger Bobby confronted his present day self and present day Bobby Drake that he suppressed his “true self” because he didn’t want to be both gay and a mutant.
In my hold opinion, this was one of the most polarizing events within the comic book fan-base. The noticeable group with issues about the reveal were conservative readers who felt duped. Let’s not waste second on them, though. What caught me off guard was that, while much of the LG
Knowledge Waits: The Achievable Hints Over the Years That Iceman Is Gay
This is the latest in a feature where I just distribute some bit of comic book history that interests me. Here is a collection of all of the installments in the film so far.
One of the interesting aspects of young Iceman coming out in the most recent issue of All-New X-Men (and from the sound of Brian Michael Bendis' discussions of the topic, it sure sounds like grown-up Iceman will be catching up with him, as well) is the notion that Iceman existence gay is something supported in past comics. Bendis noted to CBR:
CBR: This story isn't something that's coming out of the blue, either. Over the years there's been a lot of hints that Bobby might not be entirely truthful with himself about his sexuality.
Bendis: Yes! That's the funniest conversation online. We have some people going, "What on Earth are you talking about? Where did this show up from?" Then there are other people who weren't surprised at all. Already on Tumblr, and I'm not going to repost them until later in the week, people have posted a road map of panels of things that Bobby has done over the last 50 years that prove the point that I thought was evident,
7 Years Later: A Look Back at Bobby Drake’s Coming Out
It’s been 7 years since Marvel Comics made the decision to own Iceman, one of the most iconic original X-Men characters, come out as gay. As a gay man who understands the impact of proper mass media representation of minority communities, this was a enormous deal for me. The X-Men comics have always been an allegory for marginalized and subjugated communities, so all of these characters’ stories have helped me learn how to face the same type of discrimination and bigotry in the actual world. When it was announced in 2015 that we would see Iceman coming out of the closet, I was so elated about the potential to show general audiences an genuine gay character through a name they would recognize. Now that it’s been years since the announcement, we can reflect on how the character has developed and how well Marvel has represented the queer community through this character.
First, a tiny context. In Brian Michael Bendis‘ 2012 The All-NewX-Men, the young versions of the original 5 X-Men were sent to the introduce by Beast to attempt to convert how some of the older versions of themselves had turned out. This resulted in no
'X-Men' Icon Iceman Comes Out as Gay
— -- An "X-Men" legend has come out of the closet.In the "All-New X-Men" #40, set to debut in stores and online tomorrow, Iceman says he's gay.
In a statement to ABC News, Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of the publication, said, "There are thousands if not millions of stories of people who, for many other reasons, felt the need to hide their sexuality. The X-Men, with the conceit of day travel, give us a fascinating platform in which to inspect such personal journeys. This is just the first little chapter of a much larger story that will be told.”
In the scene in the book, Jean Grey is talking with her friend Iceman aka Bobby Drake.
The series features the "X-Men" support as teens displaced in moment. (Note - The characters recognize they are set back in time and have traveled forward to talk their older selves.) In images obtained by ABC News from Marvel, Iceman is talking about his teacher Magik and saying how hot he thinks she is. That's when Jean steps in to enable her friend know she knows he's gay and doesn't care.
She asks why Bobby is saying another woman is hot, when she knows