DC Bombshells
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DC Comics Bombshells |
| Abbreviation(s): | Bombshells |
| Creator: | Marguerite Bennett, Marguerite Sauvage |
| Date(s): | July 2015 - present |
| Medium: | comic book series |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | DC Comics Bombshells at Wikipedia |
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DC Bombshells is a comic series published by DC Comics. It takes place in a reality where female superheroes guard the homefront during World War II.
History
Bombshells was originally created as a series of statuettes inspired by 1940s pinup art and dieselpunk. It later sparked two runs of themed variant covers, with the second coinciding with the launch of their own series in 2015, written by Marguerite Bennett.
Fandom
Much of Bombshells' early fandom was centered around fanart and cosplay based on the pinup art first released. Once the comic began publication the fandom grew and various picspams and fan theories on who would next be shown within Bombshells were posted to Tumblr.
Shipping
The series' focus on a strong female cast and queer relationships within them has lead to Femslash dominating the fandom. Bombshells was the first official comic to show Ivy and Harley kiss,[1] which was celebrated among fans. The Supergirl TV series fandom were also quick to pick up on Lois and Kara's first kiss,[2][3] with some supercorp fans noting that the issue also debuted Lena Luthor[4] and drawing comparisons to their ship.[5]
Some popular pairings include:
- Kate Kane/Maggie Sawyer
- Kate Kane/Renee Montoya
- Diana/Steve Trevor
- Diana/Mera
- Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel
- Kara Zor-El/Lois Lane
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Art
- Hey I’ve been reading DC Bombshells and fell in love a million times by careamorran
- Kate Kane by grlwndr
- Bombshell Jessica by waytoocatty
- BombShell WW by CrisDelaraArt
Meta
Archives and Fannish Links
Tumblr
Tags: dc bombshells, dc comic bombshells
Resources
References
- ^ It’s official: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are a couple
- ^ SUPERGIRL KISSED A WOMAN
- ^ MARGUERITE BENNETT JUST GAVE US A CANONICALLY GAY SUPERGIRL LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ^ Lesbian History April 6th 2018: Kara (Supergirl) becomes canonically gay (kisses Lois Lane) in the Bombshells United #33 in which Lena Luthor makes her debut.
- ^ supergirl (kara and lena) vs bombshells united #33 (kara and lois)