And the Hero that DC teases that will come out of the closet is.........

[Asuka Soryu]

I have a better idea, instead of "re-imagining" a established character as gay, why not make a new one?

I would imagine a mix of using a pre-existing character allows them to get more sales if the character's popular and also they won't have to work hard to try and push a new character into a market where the comic might fail and cost them a lot.

It's just more safe to toss the label of something popular onto a new idea to help it float and make money. Like gluing Star Wars onto anything.

 

[malestrithe]

I'm wondering how Alan Scott fits the bill of being an iconic character myself.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

They should make Superman gay.

No really. Gay. Superman.

I won't lie, when I read about the impending reveal I suddenly thought that perhaps this was why they broke up Lois and Clarke in the Superman mythos, to do this. Man if the announcement had said 'Superman is Gay' then I would have fucking cheered, if only to see the 'Million Moms' organisation loose its mind.

 

[Antonio Torrente]

I'm wondering how Alan Scott fits the bill of being an iconic character myself.

Well he is the first Green Lantern and that counts as being iconic for some people.

You know I just remembered, this GL's weakness is wood.

There's supposed to be a joke about wood and being gay and I just don't know what it is.

 

[Realitycrash]

I have a better idea, instead of "re-imagining" a established character as gay, why not make a new one?

That is impossible for DC. They have no originality anymore. They even have to use marketing ploys by other publishers to make sales.

Otherwise, there wouldnt be a Dog from Krypton.

Here is my impression of a DC exec..... "Sales are down, we need to think of something quick....What has marvel done recently"? Another guy in the room " Wikipedia says they just made a character gay"... DC Exec. "Fantastic. Making somebody gay is a very original idea. Glad we thought of it. Now where is our cocaine?"

I have to correct you here. MAINSTREAM-DC has no originality. The rest of probably the most original of all comicbooks. What is the "rest"? I talk, of course, of Vertigo, which is formally owned and ran by DC.

V for Vendetta.
Sandman.
Lucifer.
Fables.
Ex Machina.
Hellblazer.

If that shit ain't original, what the hell is?
Vertigo is responsible for pretty much every successful deconstruction and reconstruction of the superhero-genre. And they are still going strong

 

[malestrithe]

I'm wondering how Alan Scott fits the bill of being an iconic character myself.

Well he is the first Green Lantern and that counts as being iconic for some people.

You know I just remembered, this GL's weakness is wood.

There's supposed to be a joke about wood and being gay and I just don't know what it is.

To most, Hal Jordan is Green Lantern. Either way, Green Lantern is not on the same level as Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman, you know the three that always appear in every adaptation at some point.

 

[Lizardon]

He'll never be as cool as the black Green Lantern.

No one will ever be as cool as the black Green Lantern. He's my favorite DC superhero, hands down.

This new one can go ahead and suck a di- wait a second...

I hate to be that guy but this isn't a new one. He was the original Green Lantern, although he wasn't actually a Green Lantern, except it was retconed so he is now... comic continuity is complicated okay.

And agreed on John Stewart being awesome.

If this is actually what they are doing, I'm not surprised. I expected that the characters they, and the core comic readers consider iconic to be different to what the general population does.

 

[Hazy992]

The old Green Lantern that nobody remembers still is part of the DC universe?

Yeah, he really is a MAJOR player nowadays.

If you read DC he's still very important playing big roles in 52, Blackest Night, Brightest Day and more. Yes he doesn't have much pop-culture love but he is a major character in the DCU. Or was before the reboot.

Well if that's the case then it won't be this guy, will it? I thought DC said it's someone who hasn't featured in the New 52 yet?

 

[Altorin]

I was hoping for Aquaman.

Cause it's just so logically sound.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Wait, why are we surprised? of course the guy with the magic ring is gay!

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Wait...what? Seems like an out-of-the-way change up, dont'cha think? But whatever...

 

[Quaxar]

I was hoping for Aquaman.

Cause it's just so logically sound.

I think the keyword is "ironic". Or they just wanted people to actually care about the change.
I'm exaggerating... but Aquaman does kinda suck.

Anyway, I was always under the impression Alan Scott was married? Now I need to check on that and I just know that I'll end up on another big Wikipedia readout for the next ten hours.

 

[Antonio Torrente]

I have a better idea, instead of "re-imagining" a established character as gay, why not make a new one?

That is impossible for DC. They have no originality anymore. They even have to use marketing ploys by other publishers to make sales.

Otherwise, there wouldnt be a Dog from Krypton.

Here is my impression of a DC exec..... "Sales are down, we need to think of something quick....What has marvel done recently"? Another guy in the room " Wikipedia says they just made a character gay"... DC Exec. "Fantastic. Making somebody gay is a very original idea. Glad we thought of it. Now where is our cocaine?"

I have to correct you here. MAINSTREAM-DC has no originality. The rest of probably the most original of all comicbooks. What is the "rest"? I talk, of course, of Vertigo, which is formally owned and ran by DC.

V for Vendetta.
Sandman.
Lucifer.
Fables.
Ex Machina.
Hellblazer.

If that shit ain't original, what the hell is?
Vertigo is responsible for pretty much every successful deconstruction and reconstruction of the superhero-genre. And they are still going strong

Unfortunately for the Vertigo imprint the titles just are mediocre or awful when adapted as movies. Example V for Vendetta which is ok but a failure on the box office, so yeah only readers or have knowledge with the mythos can appreciate it not the mainstream audience

 

[Scarim Coral]

I wonder if this please that mother group that is if they know anything about the comicbook at all (I mean if they know Alan Scoot)?

 

[Aerosteam]

If this is true, then it's my second biggest disappointment of the year. =/

 

[CrashBang]

I wouldn't call Alan Scott D-List, he was pretty popular in the Golden Age and has regularly been in comics. He's more B-C list depending on how narrow your definition is.

But yeah I was expecting like Wally West, Tim Drake, someone like that.

Agreed. This is a bit anticlimactic since not many people are going to pick up Earth-2 (which is a pity because #1 was excellent) or even know who Alan Scott is. My money was on Tim Drake. West doesn't exist in the reboot yet, does he?

 

[porpoise hork]

Really DC? That's just sad and pathetic.

If this is true, then it's my second biggest disappointment of the year. =/

The first being?

 

[Realitycrash]

I have a better idea, instead of "re-imagining" a established character as gay, why not make a new one?

That is impossible for DC. They have no originality anymore. They even have to use marketing ploys by other publishers to make sales.

Otherwise, there wouldnt be a Dog from Krypton.

Here is my impression of a DC exec..... "Sales are down, we need to think of something quick....What has marvel done recently"? Another guy in the room " Wikipedia says they just made a character gay"... DC Exec. "Fantastic. Making somebody gay is a very original idea. Glad we thought of it. Now where is our cocaine?"

I have to correct you here. MAINSTREAM-DC has no originality. The rest of probably the most original of all comicbooks. What is the "rest"? I talk, of course, of Vertigo, which is formally owned and ran by DC.

V for Vendetta.
Sandman.
Lucifer.
Fables.
Ex Machina.
Hellblazer.

If that shit ain't original, what the hell is?
Vertigo is responsible for pretty much every successful deconstruction and reconstruction of the superhero-genre. And they are still going strong

Unfortunately for the Vertigo imprint the titles just are mediocre or awful when adapted as movies. Example V for Vendetta which is ok but a failure on the box office, so yeah only readers or have knowledge with the mythos can appreciate it not the mainstream audience

Well, yeah, but so what? My point was that DC still owns (however nominally) the best and most though-provoking, original and award-winning comics out there.