Crazy Kelley Jones Contraption of the Month:

Batman has developed his own personal Man-Bat Catcher, which shoots out a missile that, when within range of Man-Bat, enters its second stage and fires a net around him.

But wait, wouldn't tossing a net over Man-Bat while he's in mid-air cause him to fall all the way to the ground, badly injuring and possibly killing him, and thus violating Batman's strict modal stance against taking another life?

Yes, it would. If Batman hadn't already thought of that, and included a little parachute, which will gently float the captured Man-Bat safely down to the ground:



Note Batman's usual strong branding efforts on the net, too; it includes a big, bright, yellow Bat-symbol, so anyone who comes across a giant were-bat entangled in a net on the street will know who's responsible for putting it there.

Superheroes That Sound Gay But Aren't

Wow, it seems like all anyone can talk about these days are gay superheroes. First is was the new lesbian Batwoman Kathy Kane, who makes her first appearance in this week's 52 #7, and now it's the rumors about the new Superman. You're probably thinking to yourself, "Wow, I love reading about gay superheroes! If only there was somewhere I could read still more about them." Well, don't worry, we here at Every Day Is Like Wednesday (and by "we" I mean "me") have got your back. Today we kick off our gay superhero coverage with an incomplete list of Superheroes That Sound Gay But Aren't Really.

A quick note on the criteria: These are all culled from the thousands of characters that populate the DC and Marvel universes of characters. Most are male, but a few female names have slipped in, as have a few monsters and robots that don't have genders as far as I can tell. And not all are technically superheroes, I've included supervillains as well. This list is horribly incomplete because there are new superheroes and supervillains with gay sounding names being created every day. Feel free to email any names you think belong on the list, which we should really strive to keep updated. After all, it doesn't look like this "Oh my God! We just noticed that superheroes seem sort of gay all of a sudden!" is going away any time soon...

SUPERHEROES THAT SOUND GAY BUT AREN'T REALLY

Man-Thing
The Mandroids
The Mandrill
Mantis
The Rainbow Raider
The Unicorn
The Purple Man
Bi-Beast
Man-Bat
Man-Wolf
Man-Ape
Manbot
Manthrax
Manimator
Ultraman
Eclipso
Manhunter
Martian Manhunter
Wonder Man
Thunderball
Piledriver
Jackhammer
Joystick
The Whizzer
Iron Fist
Wiccan
The Asgardian
The Swordsman
Sandy, The Golden Boy
Box
The Blonde Phantom
Jack of Hearts
Glorious Godfrey
Deathstroke
Angel
Catman
Mysterio
Elongated Man
Beefeater
Big Bear
Percy Clearweather
Paladin
Shatterfist
Captain Compass
Cosmic Boy
Doll Man
Mark Moonrider
Gangbuster
Gaucho
Red Gaucho
Polar Boy
Mister America
Mister Scarlet
RAM
Wylde
Hard Drive
Swiftarrow
The Golden Dart
The Red Dart
Golden Lad
The Companions Three