An actor who played Superman says the move by a comic book to turn the character bi-sexual is just a classic case of “bandwagoning.”.Dean Cain, who starred alongside Teri Hatcher in TV show The New Adventures Of Superman in the 1990s, said it might have been a “brave” storyline decades ago but is less so now..“They said it’s a bold new direction. I say they’re bandwagoning,” Cain told Fox..“I don’t think it’s bold or brave or some crazy new direction. If they had done this 20 years ago, perhaps that would be bold or brave.. Superman actor lambastes bisexual characterCourtesy DC Comics .“But brave would be having him fight for the rights of gay people in Iran where they’ll throw you off a building for the offence of being gay. Or fighting for the rights of women to attend school and work and live and boys not to be raped by men under the new warm and fuzzy Taliban..“There’s real evil in this world today, real corruption and government overreach. It’d be great to tackle those issues. I’d like to see the character doing that.”.DC Comics announced the change to the superhero’s sex status on Monday..The new Superman, Jon Kent, will come out as bisexual in a new issue, DC Comics said Monday in a groundbreaking announcement..The newest comic book will feature Jon, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, beginning a relationship with a male reporter, Jay Nakamura..An illustration by artist John Timms shows Jon sharing a kiss with Jay..The comic book, “Superman: Son of Kal-El” #5, hits shelves Nov. 9.
