It's about time. Archie Comics is getting a lot of attention because of a new, openly gay character, Kevin Keller, who will be introduced in September.
That will be a first for the Archie conglomerate -- Kevin actually arrives in Veronica #202 -- and it's hard to imagine that the Riverdale High student body has remained so out of sync with American society for so many years. I can already envision the cliched plot line, in which Veronica falls for the hot ew classmate, only to discover that he's not interested. (In case that sounds familiar, recall the "Clueless" scene where Cher tries to play footsie with Christian, only to be clued in later by her friends.)
The news about the new Archie Comics character comes as DC Comics introduces a new series featuring Batwoman, a gay woman, in the pages of 52. And there have been plenty of other gay superheroes, such as the Shatterstar and Rictor tandem, and AIDS activist Northstar.
What took Archie and the gang so long?