Marvel has revealed the wedding fans have long waited for – between two gay superheroes. The big ending to Empyre #4, out yesterday, was that Young Avengers co-founders and superheroes Hulkling and Wiccan are married.
The comic shows a flashback to a ceremony when the pair wed – surrounded by close family and other Young Avengers. Marvel Comics has featured gay characters and same-sex weddings in the past.
But until now there has only been one superhero in the relationship. The comics have developed the characters of Wiccan (William ‘Billy’ Kaplan) and Hulkling (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Altman) since they first appeared in 2005.