And the “rough trade” version of Superboy gets a new ongoing as well.

Seriously, it’s probably time to put him in an actual costume.

Scott Thompson has a graphic novel coming out from IDW based on his Danny Husk character.

Hey, if it does well, maybe we’ll get to see a Buddy Cole comic.

Gay author Rob Rodi launches a new Thor mini-series at Marvel, Astonishing Thor:

I’ve heard good things about Rodi’s previous Thor books, and while I’ve enjoyed his comics and novels in the past, I can just never seem to bring myself to be interested enough in a Thor comic to read it.

Marvel also has a new Oz series by Eric Shanower, a new issue of Avengers: The Childen’s Crusade by Allan Heinberg, new issues of a Loki mini and The Stand by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and another Thor mini by Rodi. That’s six comics by four openly gay writers in one month from Marvel (presuming that ship dates don’t slip on any of those). Which is pleasantly surprising.
EDIT: I am reminded in the comments that Hawkeye & Mockingbird author Jim McCann is also openly gay. So make that seven comics by five writers.

Diamond is now offering the Henry & Glenn Forever mini-comic anthology from Microcosm Publishing. This is the book of one-panel gag strips based on the premise that Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig are a gay couple.

I bought a copy some time back, and it’s the usual mixed bag you get with this type of work. About 1/3 of it is really funny and well drawn, and about 1/3 of it is pretty regrettable. Most of the creators avoid the easy “lol fags” jokes you might expect. It’s a fun book for the most part, though, and let’s face it, there are lots of gay men out there who have Henry Rollins fantasies.
You can also order the book directly if you don’t want to wait.

There’s no immediate suggestion of gay content, but Yen Press has a new Fumi Yoshinaga series coming out titled Not Love But Delicious Foods.

Fumi Yoshinaga has done quite a bit of work with gay characters and situations in the past, notably Antique Bakery and Ooku, but this seems to be more of a food-manga than a romantic one.

Not quite as beef-cakey as I would like, but this is still a nice Hercules statue from Bowen Designs.

Oh, go ahead and get the obvious jokes out of your system for this one…

Given the backwards-looking nature of much of Cooke’s work, I can’t say I find his objection to a lesbian Batwoman terribly surprising. Disappointing, but not surprising.

While some may be outraged by Cooke’s statement, for myself I’m not sure his statement deserves a response above the level of “heavy sighing.” His statements seem to fall along the same level of disagreement that Alex Ross had with making Obsidian gay. I don’t think either Cooke or Ross are homophobes, I just think they’re a bit too blinded by heterosexual privilege to realize how what they’re saying can sound homophobic.

It’s the look of surprise on the kangaroo’s face that sells the almost-a-joke here…

Ozma of Oz, 1907 ed. facsimile, ~1974, L. Frank Baum
Later semi-adapted into the Return to Oz film, which I remember quite liking as a kid, though I gather that makes me a horrible person according to some Oz fans.

Here’s a beardy, brooding Ryan Reynolds, star of Buried:

You know, with the current economy, I wonder how long it is before pyramid scheme ads start showing up in comics again…

Yes, I suppose going out and doing an honest day’s work does seem a bit dull in comparison to running across rooftops with a teenage boy, beating up clowns…

The Land of Oz, 1904 edition facsimile, ~1974, L. Frank Baum
This is from a set of paperback reproductions of the original Oz books that Rand McNally put out in the 70s. The reproduction quality is very good; better, I would say, than a lot of contemporary facsimile editions of older materials. The black line artwork is crisp and as detailed as illustration in the original editions were.
Here’s the back-cover:

As half-page DC gag strips go, that’s almost funny. But…the cop didn’t know he was around the corner from the jail?