Washington Times beside itself over 'eerie' gay, Muslim comic book characters

"Ms. Marvel"

In its lead editorial Monday, which we had a hard time reading with a straight face, the Washington Times deplores the state of comic books:

Most comic-book readers are male, but this comic is different. Instead of the usual heroine with bust and gams, like Wonder Woman, [new Muslim character] Ms. Marvel is fully covered in a modest red-and-black costume (with a yellow lightning bolt). Her face is shrouded not by a Saudi-style niqab full-face veil, but by a mask similar to Batman’s sidekick Robin. ...

Marvel Comics insists that it won’t evangelize for Islam, but the comic book industry promotes eerie lifestyles. DC Comics‘ venerable Green Lantern came out as homosexual in June 2012, about five months after the Archie Comics’ character Kevin Keller wed his black “boyfriend.” DC’s Batwoman, a lesbian, was not so fortunate. Her writers quit in protest in September after the publishers told them Batwoman could never marry. This is odd, because a lot of fans have been trying for years to figure out the exact relationship between Batman and Robin.

The takeaway: Some people apparently still read comic books.