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Chalice
In September, Aftershock Comics launched Alters, a new series by writer Paul Jenkins (Spectacular Spider-Man), artist Leila Leiz and colorist Tamra Bonvillain that’s the first superhero series with a transgender protagonist.
Chalice was introduced in Alters #1 as a still-in-the-closet trans woman, presenting as male with her family but living as a woman in her superhero identity.
Alters has faced criticism for lacking a trans writer, and for focusing too much on Chalice’s struggles being trans, but it’s also garnered a solid fan base. And, it has to be said, this is a level of inclusion that not even Marvel or DC have attempted.
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