AT LEAST NEITHER OF THEM HAS TO MARRY SOME REFUGEE FROM THE PLANET KRYPTON
Good news for fans of teen gay couple Wiccan and Hulkling of Marvel's the Young Avengers. A new issue hits stands this coming Wednesday and while their relationship doesn't get much play, it does get nicely acknowledged in a way that AfterElton.com contributor Lyle Masaki tells me is pretty extraordinary for how comics handle gay relationships. Lyle will blog more about the issue next. week, but for now I thought I'd include a couple of the panels.

For those not familiar with the characters, Hulkling is Teddy Altman, a shapeshifter, and Wiccan is Billy Kaplan, who can use magic to fly (among other things). Naturally, the storyline involves dead parents, missing parents, evil forces and all sorts of other complications I won't get into now.

Hulkling, Wiccan

But the new panels below deal with the two fellows having to part ways for a bit and their sweet, but awkward attempts to acknowledge their relationship and feelings for each other.

With their superpowers I say they go somewhere different — say, the Arctic or Mars. I hear those are really going to be the new gay destinations.

Wait a minute? Is Procter & Gamble sponsoring this comic?

Hopefully, we won't be following the As the World Turns model and have to wait 186 more issues for them to kiss.