D Wednesday, November 18, 2009 METRO Your Dublin Bus prepaid ticket will now do more than save you time and hassle. It will save you money and not just on your bus fare. Present your valid Dublin Bus prepaid ticket this Thursday at participating City Centre stores, restaurants and venues and youll enjoy exclusive discounts and offers. Look at it as our little way of saying thanks for taking the bus. For a full list of Ticket Thursdays participating outlets and full terms and conditions visit www.dublinbus.ie/ticket-thursdays or www.pigsback.com Terms and conditions apply. Offers valid every Thursday from 12.11.09 to 03.12.09. Must produce valid prepaid ticket to receive offers. Get the bus. Get more. On Ticket Thursdays. The team Our gay heroes, from left to right, as described by Martin Eden DIVA: The most beautiful superhero youll ever see... But dont let those good looks deceive you she is deadly in a fight, and has many, many, deep, dark secrets GLITTER: With the ability to transform himself into light, Glitter can be very handy, either in a fight or in a disco MR MUSCLES & BUTCH: One is super-strong, one is invulnerable, with rock hard skin and theyre twins PROWLER: Has the power to absorb the skills and abilities of any gay person so that could mean taking the powers of a team-mate or enemy or just learning how to throw a fab dinner party INDIGO: With her teleportation powers and energetic nature, Indigo brings new meaning to the word flighty. She has her Indigo Room, which is full of weapons, gadgets and costume changes, that she can visit in the blink of an eye LIBERTY: The leader of the team and the worlds first transvestite superhero! Liberty has a (female) power suit which gives her strength and flight, and she also has her own Gaydar The new rainbow warriors Meet the camp crusaders: Theyre superheroes and are glad to be gay STAND back Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Robin too. Behold, instead, the mighty Spandex the worlds first all-gay superhero team. Spandex is a new comic book series by artist Martin Eden and its bringing a new slant to the superhero world. I felt that a gay super-team was some- thing that hadnt been done before. It just felt very fresh and original, said the London-based artist. Spandex follows the adventures of glamorous transvestite Lib- erty and her team as they battle such ene- mies as the Pink Ninjas and the 15m (50ft) Lesbian (oh yes, the baddies are gay too). The first issue introduces the crime- fighters and their HQ in Brighton, Eng- land. Its been a lot of fun coming up with these characters, said 35-year-old Mr Eden. Liberty is a lot of fun to write, as you dont get many transvestite superhe- roes and her powers are a lot of fun. He/she has a female power suit like Iron Man and she has her Gaydar like Spider- sense but gayer. Shes fun, but she can be a really manipulative bitch, too. Spandex is aimed at mature readers only and Mr Eden already has a mix of straight and gay readers, which is what I wanted, he said. These guys are just as cool as Spider- Man and Batman they just happen to sleep with members of their own sex. The first issue of Spandex is available at selected comic stores and by loggin on to www.spandexcomic.com. Girl power: The gang faces all sorts of big, bad enemies BY ROSS McGUINNESS index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html