Although DC Comics' Midnighter has been around for quite some time in the same Universe where other characters like Superman, The Joker and Harley Quinn co-exist, this is the first time the character ever gets his own solo series - a landmark for LGBTQ representation in graphic novels!
First introduced to the Universe in 1998 after being created by Warren Ellis, DC Comics' Midnighter has often been depicted as a sort of tougher Batman, although he actually has superpowers and doesn't mind killing, but rather enjoys it - however, his primary highlight is the fact that he's the first openly gay male character to get his own comic book series.
According to Bloody-Disgusting, DC Comics' Midnighter can be most easily described as "gay Batman," which is to say, a man with a genius brain and serious tactic skills that can calculate every move his enemies make long before they do, and the new issue by Steve Orlando and Aco debut is absolutely action-packed.
DC Comics' Midnighter has been bioengineered enhanced to have superhuman strength, resilience and speed, plus being able to recover rapidly from both illness and injury - in fact, historically, the character cleared "AIDS in six weeks."
Besides the obvious coolness of any character that even remotely resembles multimillionaire Bruce Wayne, Polygon reports that DC Comics' Midnighter comes from the Wildstorm Universe, and he and his husband, Apollo, have a relationship fairly similar to that of Batman and Superman in their best times, only crossing the border to become a couple.
In a recent interview with Orlando, gay-themed magazine Advocate spoke about this new era for DC Comics, as they're adding more inclusive main characters (in this case, pumping up those already present to superstar status) to create a more diverse comic book industry, as the introduction of DC Comics' Midnighter makes the way for a more open portrayal of LGBTQ people in comics.
