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DC Comics Confirms Alan Scott of Earth 2 is Gay; Interview with James Robinson
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Earlier this month at Kapow in London, DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio mentioned that DC Comics would be introducing a male lover character into their world, and it wouldn&#;t be a new character, rather a well known nature not yet introduced to The New This bit of news came just before the announcement by Marvel Comics of the impending nuptials of Northstar in the pages of Astonishing X-Men and since then the story of May in comics has been that of lgbtq+ superheroes.
Ever since DiDio made that comment there has been massive speculation as to the identity of the character, with theories flying around the internet. Today DC Comics announced that the character is Alan Scott, Green Lantern of Earth 2, and is being introduced by writer James Robinson and artist Nicola Scott in the pages of Earth 2 #2.
As part of this announcement we had the opportunity to discuss with James Robinson about the timing around this character introduction and the motivations behind it.
iFanboy: With all t Entertainment reporter Comic book fans hold been left giddy with anticipation by the bumper crop of superhero offerings unveiled by Marvel Studios at this year's Comic Con. Details of Marvel's so-called "Phase 4" possess also raised hopes about a genuine step forward for diversity in Hollywood. The next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will movie its first deaf superhero, its first Asian-American superhero and an openly lgbtq+ superhero. It will also see more women than ever taking the directorial reins. "Marvel are trying to strive for diversity in a way that doesn't touch forced," presenter and Marvel fan Claire Lim tells BBC News. "They're just trying to stand for what we watch on the streets." Some cynics have accused the studio of only improving advocacy after 's Jet Panther became a blockbuster hit, however. "Does anyone else undergo a little icky that in this vast #MCU they didn't care about diversity DC Comics' latest iteration of Superman's adventures will have a queer lead, the studio announced on Monday. October 11 is also observed as National Coming Out Day in the Merged States to support lesbian, queer , bisexual and transgender people. Jon Kent, who is the son of original Superman Clark Kent and journalist Lois Lane, kisses journalist Jay Nakamura in issue five of the comic book "Superman: Son of Kal-El." It will be released on November 9. Writers said they sought to steer away from using his sexuality as a "gimmick." "We didn't crave this to be 'DC Comics creates new queer Superman,'" said writer Tom Taylor, describing the younger Kent as "bisexual." "We wish for this to be 'Superman finds himself, becomes Superman and then comes out,' and I ponder that's a really important distinction there." Taylor emphasized the importance of diversity within the superhero realm, saying: "When I was offered this job, I thought, 'Well, if we're going to own a new Superman for the DC Universe, it feels enjoy a missed opportunity to h Dani Moonstar, Falcon, Sunspot, Blade In recent years Marvel added characters like America Chavez, Ms. Marvel, a female Thor, a Korean-American Hulk, a black Spider-Man and a black Captain America and so on. Not that all these efforts at diversity have been successful; a lot of solo titles
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It may seem that Marvel&#;s attention on diversity and advocacy is a recent growth, but that&#;s not entirely true. From its in advance days, the Marvel Space has had a diverse cast of characters. Jet Panther, Luke Cage, Falcon, Sunspot, Danielle Moonstar, Karma, Storm, Blade, Puma, Daredevil and Rocket Racoon (shouldn&#;t genetically engineered animals be represented as well?), include been around for quite some time. And let&#;s consider The Vulture, one of Spider-Man&#;s deadliest foes, as an example of an old guy who is still energetic and kick-ass. The same goes for Peter Parker&#;s aunt May and many other supporting characters in Marvel stories. Let us understand who your favorite diverse superheroes are on Facebook or Twitter.
By Michael Minneboo