tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post3858701953599967791..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: Thoughts On DC's Latest DecisionJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-25479457842760909792012-05-30T21:53:30.454-07:002012-05-30T21:53:30.454-07:00I agree that Batman would be a better choice. It ...I agree that Batman would be a better choice. It could be played up that even Batman didn't realize he was gay since his obsession with fighting crime blinded him to this aspect of himself. In that context, Catwoman wouldn't be a beard to fool others so much as a way to fool himself (I could have a healthy relationship if only this career criminal gave up crime). Alfred, the Robins and probably even Commissioner Gordon would have figured it out so that Batman would be the last to know.<br /><br />Of course, the upside for homophobic comic fans would be that the revelation wouldn't change much of the month-to-month stories at all. Batman stories rarely revolve around his relationships with women, so there's no reason for him to have a male love interest (just because he comes out doesn't mean that he instantly gets a boyfriend). He could just continue to sublimate his sexual urges into acts of violence.<br /><br />No way DC would ever do it; but that would be a newsworthy reveal.Michael Penkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953666009258680380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-81740556492948641862012-05-30T17:04:42.537-07:002012-05-30T17:04:42.537-07:00Yeah, this doesn't amount to much.Even if it&#...Yeah, this doesn't amount to much.Even if it's a terrific book (and the first issue was better than I thought) I can't see it triggering the same reaction (whatever that might be) as GA Alan being gay. <br />Dr. Midnite has often been picked (no wife, no significant romances) but Alan's certainly a better choice.<br />-FraserAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-36813215678292654982012-05-29T21:18:33.476-07:002012-05-29T21:18:33.476-07:00Isn't continuity pretty much out the window an...Isn't continuity pretty much out the window anyway, especially for the JSA? The New 52 Earth 2 heroes are all young, and their book is showing them all at the beginning of their respective careers, so I really don't see this Alan Scott having grown kids with powers or being married to Harlequin. <br /><br />And based on what DC has said, it looks like they aren't Dumbledoring the pre-Flashpoint character as gay, they're just making the rebooted character gay, so all that continuity can still be preserved in amber, just as God intended.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333221047600488068noreply@blogger.com