Gay Super Hero

oldrnwisr · 06-06-2012 11:29AM

PaganKing wrote: »

This is a new version of the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott (note: not the current one Hal Jordan, who has his own comic and was the character in the ****ty movie) whose original version's only weakness before the big DC reboot was quite ironically Wood, true story.

Just to expand on PaganKing's point a bit, the original Green Lantern was a completely different character to the one that people are most familiar with. Different costume, powers and back story. In fact, IIRC, the only time that a connection between Alan Scott and the current Green Lantern was made was in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps.

The new comic featuring Alan Scott is part of the overall reboot of the DC franchise called The New 52. Also the comic in which Scott plays a key role is Earth 2 which is set in a parallel reality so the back story of the original Alan Scott isn't really being changed in that sense.

Logical Fallacy · 06-06-2012 11:32AM

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Ha - when I was a kid superhero's didn't have a sexuality at all because I was brought up with the angle that everyone is normal and homo's should hide in the closet.

Now that it's acceptable to be a homo it's shoved in our faces which will confuse kids down the line.

I don't walk down o'connel st with my d1ck in a hooker saying to all the pedestrians - Look - LOOK how straight I am but it's now perfectly acceptable for homo's to do this

Jesus christ wept.

So basically what you are saying is that if you had been exposed to a gay character in a comic book, tv show or cartoon when you were a kid you would be gay now?

hooradiation · 06-06-2012 11:34AM

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Ha - when I was a kid superhero's didn't have a sexuality at all .

I didn't realise people from bizzaro-earth could post across dimensions.

dr.bollocko · 06-06-2012 11:37AM

@logical fallacy. He won't be able to answer for a few weeks at least so let's carry on.

DjFlin · 06-06-2012 11:43AM

So long as the characters interesting, who cares if he's gay?

I read Ironman because the idea of an alcoholic superhero was interesting, not because he had a Ross & Rachel thing going on with his secretary...

Sergeant · 06-06-2012 11:50AM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

So basically what you are saying is that if you had been exposed to a gay character in a comic book, tv show or cartoon when you were a kid you would be gay now?

I live in a storm sewer in New York, and survive solely on a diet of pizza.

fran17 · 06-06-2012 08:36PM

the bad guys would have a field day.while there out taking over the world our gay hero would be having random sex with strangers in a toilet somewhere

drunkmonkey · 06-06-2012 08:47PM

dr.bollocko wrote: »

@logical fallacy. He won't be able to answer for a few weeks at least so let's carry on.

In fairness to him he had a point. I won't tell you it didn't deserve a ban as that would be back seat modding but gay seems to bombarding us, sweet jeebus even super heros aren't safe. I'm just waiting for the news to brake Louis lane is a tranny.

Logical Fallacy · 06-06-2012 08:59PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

In fairness to him he had a point. I won't tell you it didn't deserve a ban as that would be back seat modding but gay seems to bombarding us, sweet jeebus even super heros aren't safe. I'm just waiting for the news to brake Louis lane is a tranny.

Jimmy Olsen has already been a tranny.

Also, he doesn't have a point. At all. He might have a micro point, which can be obliterated by reversing his argument, but that's it.

jonsoc33 · 06-06-2012 09:05PM

to be fair everywhere i go men calling each other c unts its getting rediculous. wudnt know if anymore will come out.

drunkmonkey · 06-06-2012 09:08PM

Jimmy Olsen used to transform into different things I don't remember any of them being a dick loving transvestite and if he did it was only briefly to get him out of a jam before Superman arrived.
I've always had my suspicions about Flash, but come on man, little Jimmy Olsen, never.

Logical Fallacy · 06-06-2012 09:12PM

Sure he did.

NuMarvel · 06-06-2012 09:16PM

speedboatchase wrote: »

With that in mind I doubt a gay superhero with his own series will arrive anytime soon, and then I'd also imagine it would have a tiny audience.

Not a he, but Batwoman has had her own series for nearly a year and it's doing quite well.

And before that, she headlined DC's longest running title (Detective Comics) for nearly a year.. before DC pulled the rug out from under Greg Rucka rassum frassum.... and the back up story during that time was another gay woman - Renee Montoya, aka The Question.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

In fairness to him he had a point. I won't tell you it didn't deserve a ban as that would be back seat modding but gay seems to bombarding us, sweet jeebus even super heros aren't safe. I'm just waiting for the news to brake Louis lane is a tranny.

His (and your) point is about 20 years too late. There have been gay characters in comic books since the late 80s. And yet somehow.... the world didn't end. Funny that.

drunkmonkey · 06-06-2012 09:17PM

He was only playing dress up, no doubt he was under the influence of some evil feind. Probably had to choose between the Green Lanters magic ring or death by green fist.

NuMarvel · 06-06-2012 09:22PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

He was only playing dress up, no doubt he was under the influence of some evil feind. Probably had to choose between the Green Lanters magic ring or death by green fist.

Participating in a thread about super hero comic books having never read Grant Morrison's All Star Superman should result in an automatic ban!!

Wereghost · 06-06-2012 09:24PM

Chucken wrote: »

So...What was the story with Batman and Robin

Both are straight - unless you're talking about the Schumacher movies.

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