NEWS.- The world of comics has dragged for years the cliché of being a macho world, a universe full of statuesque women subjected to muscular and dominant males. And it is true that there has been that, but limiting the comic to that type of images is absurd, because there are as many comics as there are creators. Different lines, stories, mentalities, urban tribes, subcultures and positions in front of life are reflected in diverse stories and drawings.
Of course also there is a clear gay current in the world of comics and precisely this weekend has had an area in which to make itself known, because last Saturday, 13 of June, was held the first convention of gay comics of New York with the name of "Flame With". The organization was in charge of Geeks Out and its goals were clearly stated in its slogan: “A day dedicated to comics, art, entertainment and exhibitions with creators and personalities from all corners of the LGBTQ geek fandom, including comics, video games, film and television".
The event was financed thanks to the campaign launched last November in Kickstarter, in which help was requested to raise the 15.000 $ needed to be able to move the project forward. The response was a success and 20.000 $ was raised. This enabled the rental of Brooklyn Grand Prospect Hall to house the different acts and create Flamey, a superhero whose main task has been to promote the convention.
None of the greats of comic book creation, many of them manifestly homosexuals, wanted to miss this event and we have been able to see firms as well known as those of Phil Jiménez, known for Wolverine or the X-Men, until Kevin Wada, a gay artist from San Francisco, creator of the famous covers of the emerald heroine, where he has managed to capture as no one his love for fashion and his devotion to superheroes. The list would be endless and we believe that comic book lovers will know where to get more information.
Be that as it may, "Flame Con" has shown, not only that there is life beyond manga in the comic universe, but also to what extent there is an important LGTBI cultural current among its creations.
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