DC Comics announced that the new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will have a romantic relationship with a male friend. “Just like his father before him, Jon Kent has fallen for a reporter,” reads a description of the issue, announcing that the superhero is bisexual. “After initially striking up a friendship with reporter Jay Nakamura, he and Jon become romantically involved in the pages of Superman: Son of Kal-El #5.”

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