LGBTQ+ comic books blast away lazy stereotypes with awesome superheroes
LONDON -- A comic book series featuring LGBTQ+ superheroes is to be published following a successful Kickstarter campaign.
The Pride's plot centres on protagonist FabMan, who decides he's had enough of the poor representation, treatment and media coverage of LGBTQ+ superheroes, and resolves to form his own group of "queer powerhouses".
FabMan's team includes Wolf, Muscle Mary, Twink, Bear, Frost, Angel, White Trash and Cub, who together strive to fight for justice and diversity.
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According to The Pride Facebook page "FabMan feels a deep schism in the representation of his community, his own heroic exploits being presented as just big jokes in the news."
"Wanting to fight for change, he forms PRIDE, the world’s premier LGBTQ+ supergroup."
However, the group is not met with an altogether positive response.
"The group faces opposition from the confrontational Justice Division, more aggressive misrepresentation by the media, and are then taken advantage of in the plans of the nefarious Reverend."
"After a serious trial by fire, the team find themselves the only super team in the world capable of stopping The Reverend’s diabolical plot for world domination."
UK-based Joe Glass, creator and writer of The Pride, launched the Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to produce a large print run of the action series in order to promote strong LGBTQ+ awareness.
“The Pride has been a work from my heart for a long time, and the support of the fans and community has been out of this world,” says Glass in a statement.
“I hope we can make something really special with this Kickstarter and bring the book to even more people all over the world.”
With a goal of £13,000 ($18,661), the campaign ended on £20,460 ($29,369), after hundreds of people backed the crowdfunding campaign to publish six issues of The Pride in one edition.
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Topics Comics LGBTQ Social Good
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