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DC Comics Introducing Gay Chracter in June: "Major, iconic, male."
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Shit yeah, he was stylin and profiling on the G6
Gotta be Guy Gardner
Considering he is ready to swing on Fire for Ice getting messed up, I say no.
My guess an interesting twist in both character and being a villain would be Black Adam.
I don't see the purpose in making black adam gay.
krypt0nian
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My guess an interesting twist in both character and being a villain would be Black Adam.
I'm not hating this.
First Name
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Maybe they'll have it so he had kids while in the closet?
krypt0nian
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We've already seen PG in the New 52 so it's not her.
The majority of his stories (best stories) in old DC universe revolved around him, the people he protected, his family and his love. You could say he was in actuality one of the most passionate characters in the DC universe to the point where it put him at odds with the heroes causing him to be viewed as a villain on a lot of occasions.
If they want to keep the character similar in the New 52 and really want to show a strong gay character and not just say they are gay and then have an occasional panel of him on a date with a guy but really make a relationship stand out this would be the character. Loads of emotional depth and character driven stories to play with.
Is this comic for real? Because it's really hilarious if it is.
Spike Spiegel
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I think he means Wildcat. Which I could actually see, as he's an Earth-2 character that hasn't been introduced and it would be an interesting contrast to his Golden Age persona as a rough, tough macho boxer.
My take is that it's going to be either an Earth-2 character (one of the "big" Golden Agers) or one of the Before Watchmen characters (guess which one).
What part of "MALE" aren't people getting?
TheKaeptain
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You have a point.
That would be taking PR fluff to the next level.
On a different note, at least with gay male characters you don't get heterosexual male-aimed sexploitation like the lipstick lesbian scenes in 52. Pretty hard to boast that you are embracing sexual diversity when you turn around and use it as softcore porn in your books.
Spike Spiegel
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I wonder though, just how much of this is PR and how much is a story that got away from them (them being DC). All of this started because of a response on LGBT diversity at a Q&A session, that got picked up on twitter and the comic blogs and within a day was making Fox News as "DC Comics Making Superman Gay?!?" sensationalism. And this "news" is now overshadowing anything else happening this week in comics, including Marvel's own planned announcements about a gay marriage in their books, and DC just keeps reaping the rewards with minimal effort on their part.
Obviously Marvel will have to make Thor black to try to get back on top.
MisterHero
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It's a totally unspoken subtext implying a hidden love story, as Superman and Lex Luthor have gone further than any kind of couple could go in comics; they share a son genetically.
Before they were seperated by writing, Lois and Clark couldn't have biological children and couldn't keep/adopt Chris Kent, but Lex Luthor can have a son by Superman.
It seems to me that even heterosexual characters can't have developed and happy relationships and can suffer some incredibly dumb writing (One More Day), why would they want to do that to gay characters?
Before they were seperated by writing, Lois and Clark couldn't have biological children and couldn't keep/adopt Chris Kent, but Lex Luthor can have a son by Superman.
It seems to me that even heterosexual characters can't have developed and happy relationships and can suffer some incredibly dumb writing (One More Day), why would they want to do that to gay characters?
Hot Coldman
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Fixed.
Arrowgigantic
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It's going to be Rorschach and I will hear no arguments to the contrary.
shanshan310
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Hey, you know what would be really forward thinking? Introducing this gay character without going "HEY LOOK HE'S GAY!". This is black spiderman all over again -_-
Hot Coldman
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Slayven you need a tag acknowledging your encyclopaedic knowledge of comics.
Spike Spiegel
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The hell you going on about? Batman's always been gay. Hello there, Robin!
shanshan310 said:
This. It wouldn't be bad if they just introduced him and a partner without it being completely beating you over the head obvious. Then again, my major worry is they're going to go with stereotypes or have Bioware level writing for the romance. :/
Neil Gaiman handled this surprisingly well in his Sandman series considering it was written 25 years ago.
I fought that side of me for the longest. But when I see something I have to respond to it burns with a righteous fire.
Spike Spiegel
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They make a pill for that.
I just read back issues of Wizard.
I haven't read the Sandman. I guess I should in June...
TheKaeptain
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Iconic you say?
I'd fucking LOL.
My guess an interesting twist in both character and being a villain would be Black Adam.
The only reason DC is turning anyone gay is for the positive PR. What benefit is there to turning a villain gay?
Not that I wouldn't want to see that.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Come to think of it Sexual frustration or someone with penis envy would make a good villain origin story. Something fellow comic readers could identify with. But the Comics Code Authority would roll in it's grave if that happens.
I wouldn't mind if it was Icon because that would mean he would be in the universe or have his on ongoing again.
Sales would go up in the bible belt.
TheKaeptain
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They spent years proving he isn't gay and very much a lover of women.
MisterHero
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Black Adam was more of an anti-hero since Infinite Crisis. He became a ruler of his own country and gained his own 'Marvel family'. He mellowed out for a while. He became a mentor to Mary after she lost her Shazam powers.
Well, until Isis and Osiris went and died.
They already did the gay alien with Starman 4 I think, which ever one was blue.
They tried that with the old hollywood stars too.
Spike Spiegel
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Perhaps you missed the sh*tstorm this little tryst caused, markot.
TheKaeptain
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That was like the hottest thing in mainstream comics.
Hot Coldman
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You know, Batman having sex is too weird for me. He's like a monk.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I still believe Damian was immaculately conceived.
krypt0nian
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Exactly. Prudes lost their shit.
Because he's brooding? I think he has to have sex to keep his mind right. And with all the beautiful dangergous women throwing themselves at him, he probably has a very active sex life.
Razgriz-Specter
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Well if its Wally thank god I just recently bailed from comics.
TheKaeptain
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People just want to be right about Batman.
Hasn't he piped a few of the chicks in the comics. Talia and Catwoman being the main two.
Perhaps you missed the sh*tstorm this little tryst caused, markot.
Nice Nice baby.
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