The new Superman will come out as bisexual in the upcoming fifth issue of the comic, DC Comics has announced.
In the comic 'Superman: Son of Kal-El', Jon Kent, who is the son of original superman, Clark Kent, kisses a man.
His love interest, Jay Nakamura, is a reporter - just like Lois Lane, Jon Kent's mother.
The comic is set to be released on November 9.
The kiss comes after Nakamura appeared in the series' third issue as a friend for Kent to turn to when struggling to cope with the pressures of being Superman.
Speaking about the new development, Tom Taylor, the writer, said in an interview: "It's not a gimmick.
"When I was offered this job, I thought, 'Well, if we're going to have a new Superman for the DC Universe, it feels like a missed opportunity to have another straight white saviour."
Wearing a T-shirt printed with a rainbow Superman logo, he added: "We didn't want this to be 'DC Comics creates new queer
Superman.
"We want this to be 'Superman finds himself, becomes Superman and then comes out', and I think that's a really important distinction there."
According to Taylor, the reaction has been mostly positive.
He said: "I'm seeing tweets of people saying they burst into tears when they read the news, that they wished that Superman was this when they were growing up, that they could see themselves.
"People are saying for the first time ever they're seeing themselves in Superman - something they never thought was possible."
Not only the new Superman bisexual, but Jon Kent also has an interest in issues that are not traditionally associated with superheroes, such as climate change and refugee aid.
"He is as powerful as hope, faster than fate and able to lift us all and he's a very new hero finding his way, fighting things his father didn't as much," said Taylor.
"I hope this isn't a headline in a few years time. I hope this isn't trending on Twitter.
"I hope this just something about a person and good rep for everybody that that represents."
Kent and Nakamura are not the first LGBTQ+ characters from the DC comics, as Tim Drake, who was one of Batman's Robins, accepted a date from a man.
Batwoman, also known as Kate Kane, had a relationship with a woman, for which she was punished by the US military.
Recently, Harley Quinn also left the Joker for Poison Ivy, and in 2017, there was a transgender scientist Victoria October in the Batman series.
