Marvel's bid to diversify its cast continues with Marvel Avengers Academy and a very British superhero: Union Jack.

Jack has been a recurring Marvel character since 1976, and is a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, a mobile title featuring teenage versions of popular superheroes.

A young Black Widow notes that Jack is the first hero at the academy not to put the moves on her, to which he casually responds: "No offence, you're not my type," followed by: "I'm telling you I'm gay." And just like that, Jack is out and proud.

Over the past decade, Marvel has made a conscious effort to inject more LGBTQ narratives into its sprawling universe, but given the sheer volume of heroes on offer, the complete lineup is still less representative than many would like.

It's nice to see Marvel conduct an outing in a fairly everyday setting instead of the outlandish circumstances in which some characters have revealed their sexuality.

With the hard part over, we wonder whether Union Jack will now manage to find a boyfriend. After all, he looks like the inside of an Oxford Street gift shop - the whole 'national flag' ensemble might be sexy on Captain America, but this red, white and blue is somewhat less appealing. Time for a costume change, Jackie boy?

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