Comments on: Spiderman creator's new teen hero hiding super powers and homosexuality http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Flapjack http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41725 Flapjack Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41725 Apologies if this is a double post... the first one didn't get through yesterday. Just thought I'd add, re. previous gay superheroes: Saturday Night Live featured a regular animated sketch called "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell in which Ace and Gary are a couple of camp superheroes in the Batman and Robin mold, and their arch-nemesis spends as much time trying to figure out if they are an item as he spends trying to defeat them. Also "Watchmen" has two characters who Alan Moore states are closet... Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice. And there's no ambiguity about Silhouette from the same series, she's an out and proud lesbian. That said, those characters aren't central to the Watchman plot as they are all killed off before the main action starts and only refered to in flashbacks, so you can't make big claims for gay representation there. So I'm looking forward to seeing Perry Moore and Stan Lee's take on the gay superhero... it would be great if he can break into the mainstream, as I would've appreciated a superhero role model when I was that age. Apologies if this is a double post… the first one didn't get through yesterday.
Just thought I'd add, re. previous gay superheroes: Saturday Night Live featured a regular animated sketch called "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell in which Ace and Gary are a couple of camp superheroes in the Batman and Robin mold, and their arch-nemesis spends as much time trying to figure out if they are an item as he spends trying to defeat them.
Also "Watchmen" has two characters who Alan Moore states are closet… Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice. And there's no ambiguity about Silhouette from the same series, she's an out and proud lesbian. That said, those characters aren't central to the Watchman plot as they are all killed off before the main action starts and only refered to in flashbacks, so you can't make big claims for gay representation there.
So I'm looking forward to seeing Perry Moore and Stan Lee's take on the gay superhero… it would be great if he can break into the mainstream, as I would've appreciated a superhero role model when I was that age.

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]]> By: Flapjack http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41712 Flapjack Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41712 I'd like to add to the list of previously mentioned gay superheros/ masked vigilantes with these... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambiguously_Gay_Duo They were Stphen Colbert and Steve Carrell's spoof on the "Is Batman more than friends with Robin" rumour. It was a regular feature on Saturday night live in the US. Also if you follow Alan Moore's "Watchmen" apart from implied rumours about Ozymandias, Silhouette is definately lesbian, and Moore himself sites Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis as being closet cases, though as with Dumbledore in Harry Potter, you'd have to read their character biographies to know that was the case. That said, kudos to Perry Moore and Stan Lee for attempting a mainstream gay teen superhero on primetime TV where the focus is firmly on a gay protagonist. You would've thought in a genre of pumped muscle and tight spandex there'd be more mainstream gay heroes! I'd like to add to the list of previously mentioned gay superheros/ masked vigilantes with these…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambiguously_Gay_Duo

They were Stphen Colbert and Steve Carrell's spoof on the "Is Batman more than friends with Robin" rumour. It was a regular feature on Saturday night live in the US.
Also if you follow Alan Moore's "Watchmen" apart from implied rumours about Ozymandias, Silhouette is definately lesbian, and Moore himself sites Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis as being closet cases, though as with Dumbledore in Harry Potter, you'd have to read their character biographies to know that was the case.
That said, kudos to Perry Moore and Stan Lee for attempting a mainstream gay teen superhero on primetime TV where the focus is firmly on a gay protagonist. You would've thought in a genre of pumped muscle and tight spandex there'd be more mainstream gay heroes!

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]]> By: Mark http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41711 Mark Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:52:26 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41711 I agree Debi, having followed Northstar for years (especially his thing with the alternative Colossus), plus many others, it's annoying to find this newbie labelled as the "first" gay superhero. Mind you, the book (Hero) wasn't bad, and Stan Lee is close to godliness so it might turn out ok. I agree Debi, having followed Northstar for years (especially his thing with the alternative Colossus), plus many others, it's annoying to find this newbie labelled as the "first" gay superhero. Mind you, the book (Hero) wasn't bad, and Stan Lee is close to godliness so it might turn out ok.

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]]> By: John http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41704 John Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:44:35 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41704 'First', yeah right. I guess those *other* guys where just 'good friends'. 'First', yeah right. I guess those *other* guys where just 'good friends'.

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]]> By: zazou http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41695 zazou Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:49:39 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41695 Sounds really COOOOOL - cant wait Sounds really COOOOOL – cant wait

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]]> By: Debi Linton http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41692 Debi Linton Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:02:36 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41692 Wiccan, Hulking, Karolina Dean, The Question, Batwoman, Apollo, Midnighter, Northstar and Obsidian all put paid to the idea that this is the first gay superhero. Wiccan, Hulking, Karolina Dean, The Question, Batwoman, Apollo, Midnighter, Northstar and Obsidian all put paid to the idea that this is the first gay superhero.

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]]> By: Andrew Quick http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-10535.html/comment-page-1/#comment-41666 Andrew Quick Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:48:37 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=10535#comment-41666 He's NOT the worlds first super hero. However WELL DONE Stan "The Man" Lee He's NOT the worlds first super hero. However WELL DONE Stan "The Man" Lee

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