Shag, While I agree with you that Dr. Mid-Nite would have been a good choice, I am alright with it being Alan Scott. If the first issue of Earth 2 showed us anything, its that this is a very different Earth 2 than we remember from the good old days. And now DC can say that one of their original, Golden Age characters (one with a name you all recognize, even if you couldn't pick him out of a lineup) is a homosexual. So that suits their needs at this time.
Making Hawkman gay would have just set eyes a rolling, I think. Oh, the big burly guy who doesn't wear a shirt and carries round gigantic medieval phal-err, I mean weapons, is gay? Bestill my beating heart! ;) ~Luke On Friday, June 1, 2012 7:35:07 AM UTC-5, Shag wrote: > > I'm disappointed in this decision. I don't have an issue with gay > characters, I just wish it had been someone other than Alan Scott. In the > previous continuity, Alan had this wonderful relationship with his wife > Molly. Also, Alan fathered two children. Making him now a gay character > takes all that away and ensures those relationships will never exist. > > Seems to me it might have made more sense for another JSA member to be > gay. Perhaps someone without a strong marriage in their long history. > Certain JSA members have long-term, well-known marriages, such as: Jay & > Joan Garrick (Flash), Kent & Inza Nelson (Dr Fate), Alan & Molly Scott > (Green Lantern), Ted & Doris Knight (Starman), Carter & Shiera Hall > (Hawkman), and Wesley & Dian Dodds (Sandman). > > I think it would have made more sense for someone else to be gay, such as: > Hourman (Rex Tyler), Al Pratt (The Atom), Ted Grant (Wildcat), Jim Corrigan > (Spectre), the new Mister Terrific, or even Charles McNider (Doctor > Mid-Nite). I realize many of those were also married, but their > relationships were rarely mentioned in the past 60 years. Actually, Doctor > Mid-Nite would have been a great choice. He had a history as a real > playboy. That would be a great cover for someone who is gay. > > Just my two cents. > > The Irredeemable Shag > > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://bit.ly/Kl2Zh6 >> >> So now all his apparitions from the ring are going to be pastels, flowers >> and fashion wear? >> Yes, I went there. >> I actually think it is going to be interesting. I picked up #1 of Earth 2 >> and I plan to stick around for a few more issues to see where Robinson goes >> with this title and new GL. >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/G6brWDLUMEUJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
