Luke is dead-on. I'm just too close to the issue. The JSA is my favorite superhero team/characters. I'm incapable of being non-biased when it comes to the JSA.
The Irredeemable Shag On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > The history is gone, most likely. From what we saw of Earth 2 (the > planet) in Earth 2 (the comic) #1, the history of the JSA and all that from > the original Earth-2 has been caught up in the New 52 Reboot. I doubt that > Alan Scott was ever straight in the New 52 Universe. > > Although, to be fair, I think James Robinson (the writer) made a good > point in his interview on Newsarama, saying that Alan is a handsome, > strapping, charismatic leader who people gravitate towards, and that his > sexual orientation is a secondary trait to his magnetism, charm, and > leadership. > > I think Shag's point was just that there was a lot of great history there > with the previous version of the character which now will most likely be > forgotten about by the vast majority of comics readers since DC is strongly > pushing this new angle. > > > On Friday, June 1, 2012 11:50:52 AM UTC-5, Jenn wrote: >> >> That's what I was thinking, Lauren. >> >> Lots of men marry and have families only to come out later in life. And >> then there's the whole concept of having a beard to keep up appearances, >> marriages of convenience/between friends. There are way they could make it >> work with the history if they actually care about the integrity of said >> history. >> >> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM, lauren castor < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> plenty of gay men have wives & families lol >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Shag <[email protected]> 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. 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