Well if you haven't heard it by now DC comics has announced that the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott is now gay in the pages of the alternate universe title Earth 2. Everyone in the comics world saw this coming for weeks now but it is official and with that official statement comes all of the ignorant new articles proclaiming "GREEN LANTERN IS GAY". These articles gloss over Alan Scott's history and how he's not even actually what we today consider a member of the Green Lantern corps, nor is he the character that the God Awful movie starring Ryan Reynolds was based on. Does this matter? I think so. DC loves the fact that they are going to have headlines all over the news and they get to do it without actually scaring off any homophobic fans of the actual Green Lantern comics which are one of their better selling books. It's similar to the way that Marvel made headlines when they "made" an alternate universe version of Spider-Man a mixed racial (Black/Hispanic) young man named Miles Morales. There where screams by the national news that "SPIDER-MAN IS NOW BLACK" despite that this change had no effect on the "real Spider-Man". This news is simply a cash Grab by DC comics who are intelligently using a very relevant topic without actually changing a massive franchise they own. So I submit the below pictures/explanation for those of you possibly confused by today's news.
HIM = GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
ALL OF THEM = NOT GAY (THAT WE KNOW OF)
So in closing, calm it down people. DC Comics made one character who's not even really Green Lantern come out in an alternate universe. Hardly what Id call groundbreaking stuff. My assumption is if any of you are riled up by this its because you probably know nothing about the actual comics world which means DC succeeded in exactly what it planned.
See ya when I see ya suckers,
Rambler
HIM = GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
HIM = NOT GAY
ALL OF THEM = NOT GAY (THAT WE KNOW OF)
The original is gay, then? I just find the cynicism that drove this promotional campaign overwhelming. After all this time, I find it impossible to accept the thoughtless 'rebootings' of characters older than those making such changes. But then, as will be this case, the changes end up temporary; remember when Superman 'died'? Can you name all the incarnations of Robin? What number Green Lantern is this, and from which 'earth'? No doubt this he'll be replaced by yet another when DC finds the curiosity-driven sales dry up.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely. While I understand them needing to make money and headlines as a business I still dont like the way they choose to do it. Marvel is in the similair boat with their Northstar wedding headlines but at least this was a character established as gay many years ago. it just annoys me that all the headlines I read are "Green Lantern is Gay" and are written by folks who have no idea about the characters background.
ReplyDeleteThe "Not Gay" lineup's hilarious because the whole thing is nonsense. It'd be so much more progressive if they just threw these characters into the DC Universe without making any huge "out of the closet from an alternate Earth" announcements.
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