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Posted on 06/01/2012 12:30:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
When DC Comics relaunched its entire line of superheroes in 2011, big changes were made to their biggest characters: Superman was no longer married to Lois Lane, a secret criminal organization was running Gotham City completely under Batman's radar, and Aquaman finally got some respect. But perhaps the biggest of all the alterations to a DC hero's origin was just announced Friday (June 1): Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is gay.
First appearing in a 1940 issue of "All-American Comics," Scott was originally introduced as a mystically driven hero who shared little in common with the intergalactic peace-keeping Green Lantern Corps, aside from his superhero name of choice. Now, he'll be reintroduced in the pages of "Earth 2" — which takes place in a parallel world from the rest of the DC Universe — not only as a member of the Corps, but as a gay man as well.
"He's going to be the leader of the team, this dynamic hero, he'll do anything to save people, the bravest man on the planet. Why not just make him gay as well?" explained "Earth 2" writer James Robinson in an interview with USA Today. "What I really want to do with this character is make the fact that he's gay to be a part of who he is and not to be the one identifying aspect of him ... and have his humor and his bravery be as much or more a part of him as his sexuality."
Robinson added that Scott will one day meet Hal Jordan, the hero played by Ryan Reynolds in 2011's "Green Lantern" movie, and they'll have very different personalities and power sets. "When they're firing their rings at the same time, you'll be able to tell which energy is which," said the writer. "That's a very important thing so that it sets them apart."
DC's announcement of Alan Scott's new sexuality follows last month's news that rival publisher Marvel would be featuring a gay wedding in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men." The character at the heart of that story — Northstar, a former member of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight — isn't exactly a household name. Scott isn't the most widely known character either, but as a Green Lantern, he's about to become one of the most iconic gay heroes in mainstream comics.
"He's someone you would want to watch over your children," Robinson said of Scott. "Presenting that kind of a heroic role model hopefully will be a good thing and help to show gays in a positive light for people who might be a little more small-minded."
Scott's full story will be told in "Earth 2" #2, on sale Wednesday.
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Bat Man....
Everyone already knows this....
They could have made this “big event” more fabulous had they changed Lantern’s name to The Chartreuse Lantern. They screwed up.
The need to change the character’s name to “The Pink Lantern.”
“That’s why Jughead wears that crown-looking hat all the time. He the king of queen Archie’s world.” Chasing Amy (1997)
South40 <———— is proud to say DC Comics has NEVER received a single dime of his money and never will.
Wordpress seems to want to block hotlinking of that “after” pic. Note how they have to invoke God while doing the Sodom thingy . . . bye-bye DC.
The Green Lantern is gay? Why am I not surprised.
At least it wasn’t Superman, Aquaman or Batman....yet.
In brightest day, in blackest night,
No good looking men shall escape my sight
Let those with poor fashion sense,
Beware my limp wrist, by show tunes might!!!
Something tells me this will not help them sell one more book and stands a large chance of having them sell fewer books.
Sounds like a solid business plan to me.
Maybe he could go as the Gay Lantern
and spew rainbows from his ring...
Who even reads these throwback rags anymore anyway?
Maybe they figured there’s nothing to lose.
Uh, no. He had the hots for Catwoman, remember?
I was think the “Lavender” Lantern..
LOL! That’s even better!
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