[quote] PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Green Lantern, one of DC Comics' oldest and enduring heroes no matter what parallel earth he's on, is serving as a beacon for the publisher again, this time as a proud, mighty and openly gay hero.
The change is revealed in the pages of the second issue of "Earth 2" out next week, and comes on the heels of what has been an expansive year for gay and lesbian characters in the pages of comic books from Archie to Marvel and others.
But purists and fans note: This Green Lantern is not the emerald galactic space cop Hal Jordan who was, and is, part of the Justice League and has had a history rich in triumph and tragedy.
Instead, said James Robinson, who writes the new series, Alan Scott is the retooled version of the classic Lantern whose first appearance came in the pages of "All-American Comics" No. 16 in July 1940.
And his being gay is not part of some wider story line meant to be exploited or undone down the road, either.
"This was my idea," Robinson explained this week, noting that before DC relaunched all its titles last summer, Alan Scott had a son who was gay.
But given "Earth 2" features retooled and rebooted characters, Scott is not old enough to have a grown son.
"By making him younger, that son was not going to exist anymore," Robinson said.
"He doesn't come out. He's gay when we see him in issue two," which is due out Wednesday. "He's fearless and he's honest to the point where he realized he was gay and he said 'I'm gay.'"
"It was just meant to be — Alan Scott being a gay member of the team, the Justice Society, that I'll be forming in the pages of 'Earth 2,'" he said. "He's just meant to be
part of this big tapestry of characters."
It's also another example of gay and lesbian characters taking more prominent roles in the medium.
In May, Marvel Entertainment said super speedster Northstar will marry his longtime boyfriend in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men." DC comics has other gay characters, too, including Kate Kane, the current Batwoman.
And in the pages of Archie Comics, Kevin Keller is one of the gang at Riverdale High School and gay, too.
Some groups have protested the inclusion of gay characters, but Robinson isn't discouraged, noting that being gay is just one aspect to Scott.
"This guy, he's a media mogul, a hero, a dynamic type-A personality and he's gay," Robinson said. "He's a complex character." [/quote]
[URL="http://news.yahoo.com/green-lantern-relaunched-brave-mighty-gay-070052544.html"]http://news.yahoo.com/green-lantern-relaunched-brave-mighty-gay-070052544.html[/URL]
Does it really matter? When did sexuality become a concern in comics?
As a kid who read comics when i was younger, I couldn't give a flying fuck if anyone was gay bi or straight, I just liked seeing good guys fight bad guys.
Of course he's gay, how else could the movie suck so much dick?
Saying "Oh hey this character is totally gay, look at it, but it's totally not important and he isn't any different from any other non-gay characters" is not the right way to handle this, media. It never is.
God damn it why did it have to be Alan Scott? I don't mind gay characters but when you announce a character is gay it's better to do so when the hero doesn't share his name with literally thousands of other characters. Non-comic book fans are gonna assume it's Hal because all they know about Green Lantern is what they know about the movie and cartoons.
Called it.
he's not as gay as my title/avatar, at lea-
[thumb]http://cbswashington.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/123484214.jpg?w=300[/thumb]
fuck
That reminds me though, why not just make him ALSO flirt with men without rebooting the series? That way he's bisexual, you save yourself a lot of trouble and it's a lot more believable than a hardcore, stereotypical gay characters.
[QUOTE=J!NX;36157348]he's not as gay as my title/avatar, at lea-
[thumb]http://cbswashington.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/123484214.jpg?w=300[/thumb]
fuck[/QUOTE]
Exactly my fucking point. See the guy in red in the background? That's Alan Scott.
Ryan Reynolds was cast perfectly.
Here's the page BTW
[img]http://comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/earth-2-no-2-p2.jpg[/img]
Hopefully something happens like that one Northstar comic where he gets hypnotized and kidnapped by some purple stalker chick.
"Why can't you just love me? D:" hehehe
[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;36157285]Does it really matter? When did sexuality become a concern in comics?
As a kid who read comics when i was younger, I couldn't give a flying fuck if anyone was gay bi or straight, I just liked seeing good guys fight bad guys.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, when you were a kid you probably didn't get the whole concept of gay bi or straight.. since you weren't completely sure of how it all worked...
Ok, theres a certain line that you can't cross with everything.
You can not really like gay people because of what they like and just not find it as ok as a man and a woman. Its normal, it might freak you out a little because its not a common sight... But its a whole different thing when you outright hate them and don't want gay people to be together. Thats just wrong.
You can be fine with gay people, and their fights for their rights, because they deserve them, and they should be able to be with the ones they love. Who are we to deny someone the person they love?
But IMO, it goes somewhat wrong when you try too hard to make it ok and add sexual preferencies to (in this case) comic book heroes to who this doesn't matters at all.
Why are you making things like this suddenly matter? Its like fucking up an actually good anime that has a good story with truckloads of fan service.
[QUOTE=slamex;36157451]To be fair, when you were a kid you probably didn't get the whole concept of gay bi or straight.. since you weren't completely sure of how it all worked...[/QUOTE]
So why are they putting these ideas in comics at all?? Who reads comic books?
[QUOTE=Takuat;36157389]Here's the page BTW
[img]http://comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/earth-2-no-2-p2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
It isn't bad at all, but it seems sort of forced.
Not the relation. The fact that he is gay now. Its like they did just because they want to show its ok.
[QUOTE=dass;36157513]It isn't bad at all, but it seems sort of forced.
Not the relation. The fact that he is gay now. Its like they did just because they want to show its ok.[/QUOTE]
There are already lots of gay super heroes; they made a more well known superhero gay just to create hype/controversy and sell more comic books.
[QUOTE=Takuat;36157389]Here's the page BTW
[img]http://comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/earth-2-no-2-p2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/yNyAE.png[/img]
[QUOTE=dass;36157513]It isn't bad at all, but it seems sort of forced.
Not the relation. The fact that he is gay now. Its like they did just because they want to show its ok.[/QUOTE]
Funny thing is on Earth 1 pre-reboot his grandson was gay and Alan was a homophobe.
Magical...!?
Comics are supposed to be about good guys fighting bad guys, not about stuff like homosexuality
[QUOTE=dass;36157513]It isn't bad at all, but it seems sort of forced.
Not the relation. The fact that he is gay now. Its like they did just because they want to show its ok.[/QUOTE]
to be honest, I've always wanted a gay super hero
id prefer it if superheroes were asexual
who the fuck cares about their sexual orientation or not making them straight, gay or bi is just dumb
I wonder if they can go a single comic without acknowledging the fact that he's gay
[editline]1st June 2012[/editline]
black green lantern is the best anyway
[quote=Article in the OP]Green Lantern, one of DC Comics' oldest and enduring heroes no matter what parallel earth he's on, is serving as a [B][U]beacon[/U][/B] for the publisher again[/quote]
Heh.
To the people saying sexuality shouldn't affect a character I raise this point. In the original universe Alan Scott has a daughter named Jade. Jades mother was a character called Thorn who was able to control plants and similar things. Jade was mostly recognizable due to her green skin because her genes contained chlorophyll (It's a comic). This character then dated another Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner. She died at some point and this advanced Kyles story and other things.
What I'm saying is that A. Comics aren't as simple as some people make them out to be B. Changing the sexuality of an established character even if it's an alternate universe majorly affects a lot of plot lines.
[IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/nqpwm9.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Takuat;36157650]Funny thing is on Earth 1 pre-reboot his grandson was gay and Alan was a homophobe.[/QUOTE]
I would actually prefer a homophobic character to one whose sole defining trait is that he's straight gay because "its okay guize look at how progressive we are!!"
I mean with a homophobic character you can get realistic depth in whilst simultaneously giving a great position for character development to take place as they eventually come to realize the errors of their ways, not to mention the satire you can get across with a character holding such an irrational hatred
[QUOTE=Zero Hour;36157862][IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/nqpwm9.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
At least do it to the right GL
[img]http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/0/02/Alan_Scott_001.jpg[/img]
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.