If you were worried that Tim Drake aka Robin’s queerness would be ignored in the video game Gotham Knights, the good news is that not only is it explicitly acknowledged, it’s done so repeatedly and lovingly. For those unfamiliar with the game, it’s an open-world RPG set in Gotham […]
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ABC told ‘Batman’ actor Burt Ward to take pills to “shrink” his bulge
Holy shrinkage, Batman! There’s method acting, and then there’s… whatever this is. Burt Ward, who played Robin in the camptastic Batman series which ran on ABC from 1966-1968, has waited over five decades to reveal just how far he was asked to go for the part. The […]
Drawn To You: The Dark Knight’s Dick Rises
Like all superheroes, Batman and Robin are defined as much by their muscles and their crotches as by their masks and capes. I’m not sure what teenage boy of the past ninety years hasn’t, at some point, fantasized about meeting millionaire Bruce Wayne in a […]
Hot Flash: Daniel Van Flymen
If I were to choose one word to describe Daniel Van Flymen's style of photography, it'd probably be "ethereal". His use of lighting puts an astonishing glow on his subjects, giving them an air of soft sensuality. On top of that, his models always look […]
Drawn To You: Mark Chamberlain
Who hasn't thought that Batman and Robin were getting it on? I mean, maybe I'm just projecting… but it seems like a given. Their love (and hardcore sex) is the subject of Mark Chamberlain's Queer Batman watercolor series. Not so surprisingly, the collection was controversial enough to […]
Batwoman: Lesbian Superhero
Batman has long been rumored to poke Robin in his bat cave, but it's only been speculation. Now DC Comics has a confirmed gay superhero – Batwoman! "With Bruce Wayne 'elsewhere' (and that's all DC is saying about that), 2009 will see its first […]