Is Batman gay? Major DC Comics character to come out of the closet

[Beets]

its all about the finger in the ring

[oddtopsy]

I knew Ryan Reynolds was a fucking faggot

[oddtopsy]

Green Lantern relaunched as brave, mighty and gay
PHILADELPHIA — Green Lantern, one of DC Comics' oldest and most enduring heroes, 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, he's a parallel earth Green Lantern. James Robinson, who writes the new series, said 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's 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, The Question, and married characters Apollo and the Midnighter.

And in the pages of Archie Comics, Kevin Keller is one of the gang at Riverdale High School and gay, too.

DC has been a leader in incorporating gay characters into its comics — they had one of the first male gay kisses back in 1988.

Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been written as gay, lesbian or transgender — from Batwoman to Hulkling and Wiccan in the pages of "Young Avengers."

Green Lantern would be the highest-profile openly gay hero — even the parallel earth version.

"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,'" Robinson said. "He's just meant to be part of this big tapestry of characters."

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."

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DC Comics is owned by Time Warner Inc.; Marvel is a unit of The Walt Disney Co.

[Neo_Pop]

Great, now they're going to have giant green dicks in almost every panel.

[ItBurnzWhenIP]

It's

GREEN LANTERN

a DC comic dude was just interviewed on radio and said so.

They will re-release the character

Yup. So Ryan Reynolds is a fag. I always knew there was something wrong with that dude.

[ItBurnzWhenIP]

This would almost be awesome if he conjures up a giant green cock with that ring and smacks around a baddy with it.

[ninjashoes]

Batman keeps his secret a little while longer.

[Snake]

I knew Ryan Reynolds was a fucking faggot

No wonder he couldn't stay married to a hot piece of ass like Scarlett Johansson.

[killemall]

Man, i really thought it was batman.

[Squirrel]

They would never do that. They took a lesser known character that wasn't making a bunch of money made them gay so now the movies and merchandise appeal to a whole other audience while keeping the one it already had. I can see the old merchandise and comic books being sold as "pre-gay" or "pre-homosexual" as well.

I've already seen this comic being sold as "Green Lantern, Gay Bashing cover..."

[ItBurnzWhenIP]

Queen Lantern

[ninjashoes]

They would never do that. They took a lesser known character that wasn't making a bunch of money made them gay so now the movies and merchandise appeal to a whole other audience while keeping the one it already had. I can see the old merchandise and comic books being sold as "pre-gay" or "pre-homosexual" as well.

I've already seen this comic being sold as "Green Lantern, Gay Bashing cover..."

lmao, I honestly thought that was the "coming out" issue for a second like they were trying to make some kind of point

[Sub Zero]

http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/...00127333/glsam

They killed off Alan Green Lantern's boyfriend already

[Beanflicker]

Batman is a battyman???

[Neo_Pop]

Faggot comic artist. Always putting more clothes on the female characters.

[Neo_Pop]

Faggots, taking over comics so they can brainwash kids into thinking being a faggot is cool.

[The Fire]

I was at k-mart the other day and they had all the green lantern stuff in the clearence section.

[Beets]

so you stocked up?

[Snake]

Guess noone wants to get saved by a faggot! Battybwoy comic hero is in the shit.

[Beets]

or it could be that the movie was out 2 years ago and the fad has passed