“When that time comes, Northstar’s revelation will be seen for what it is: a welcome indicator of social change.” “Mainstream culture will one day make its peace with gay Americans,” the editorial said. That counts for something - just in terms of visibility, just in terms of the fact that this is going to attract attention.” “It is not Northstar, who your aunt has never heard of,” said Glen Weldon, the author of “Superman: The Unauthorized Biography,” and the co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour on N.P.R. There has been some blowback to the recent evolution charted by comics. In August, as rumors about the Superman development began to circulate, a commenter on one website complained that “Marvel and DC have ruined their characters to please the woke mob, who don’t even buy comics.” But others have cheered the news: “It’s nice to see queer superheroes being more mainstream now, I’m very happy to see people like me being the main characters,” a commenter wrote on another site.
Weldon said that the changes in comics can lead to more vibrant storytelling. “That gives you access to more varied stories, more interesting stories, more compelling stories, more different ways of telling stories.” “Any step that can be taken to make the world on the superhero comics page look more like the world outside of it is good,” he said. Jonathan Kent took the mantle of Superman alongside his father this year.