gay characters in DC comics
Okay, so we've had the confirmation that Alan Scott is going to be gay in the new Earth 2 JSA, partly as a replacement for the fact that we lost Todd. (mutter sulk MUTTER) click here to see him greeting his boyfriend, it is rather sweet.
However, my only real beef is... we were promised major hero. I know Alan Scott is a major legacy hero, I *adore* the JSA, but seriously, he's not really that major. All the headlines are going 'Green Lantern!' but, er, it's not Hal or even Kyle. (both of whom could easily be pegged as bi in old continuity, due to their serious weakness for the Arrow boys. Hal & Ollie were very much 'I'm not gay! I just happen to sleep with him!' whilst Dinah would be rolling her eyes in the background. Kyle was very comfortable with his sexuality from the start, met Connor and started covering his sketchpad with 'mr and mr Hawke-Rayner')
So, there was speculation on who it would be. Who would you've liked to see? I think top of my list would be Tim Drake.
However, my only real beef is... we were promised major hero. I know Alan Scott is a major legacy hero, I *adore* the JSA, but seriously, he's not really that major. All the headlines are going 'Green Lantern!' but, er, it's not Hal or even Kyle. (both of whom could easily be pegged as bi in old continuity, due to their serious weakness for the Arrow boys. Hal & Ollie were very much 'I'm not gay! I just happen to sleep with him!' whilst Dinah would be rolling her eyes in the background. Kyle was very comfortable with his sexuality from the start, met Connor and started covering his sketchpad with 'mr and mr Hawke-Rayner')
So, there was speculation on who it would be. Who would you've liked to see? I think top of my list would be Tim Drake.