'X-Men' character Iceman outed as gay

April 22, 2015 22:42

There's something we never knew about Bobby Drake, aka Iceman of the X-Men.

Wednesday's issue of "All-New X-Men" No. 40 reveals the truth: Bobby is gay.

"There are thousands if not millions of stories of people who, for many different reasons, felt the need to hide their sexuality," Brian Michael Bendis, who wrote the issue, said in a statement to CNN. "The X-Men, with the conceit of time travel, give us a fascinating platform in which to examine such personal journeys. This is just the first little chapter of a much larger story that will be told."

Iceman's outing happens in an unusual manner. In the "All-New X-Men" storyline, members of the X-Men team travel to the past, as younger versions of themselves.

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