Well, they finally pulled the trigger on Alan Scott's sexuality. I know a lot of hard liners are going to be upset, but I think this is a great new wrinkle for future creators to explore.
Although it obviously wasn't the intention of those early Alan Scott stories, it's shocking how well they work within the context of a closeted gay man living through the mid-20th Century. It will be interesting to see how they handle his failed relationship with Rose and his later marriage to Molly. It also gives his strained relationship with his son Obsidian even more depth.
This is really giving the upcoming JSA series a lot of stuff to chew on. Looking forward to it.
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06-23-2020, 05:34 PM #1Obsessed & Compelled
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Alan Scott in the Green Lantern 80th Anniversary *spoilers*
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06-23-2020, 05:47 PM #2Ultimate Member
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I mean hey a characters sexuality has never bothered me when it comes to comics/stories, if he’s gay then I guess he’s gay now if not then we move on. It really all depends on if the next writer wants to pick up on it or not, either way I’ll take having one of my favorite green lanterns back no matter what.
I will say that I have also really appreciated these past stories involving the JSA."It's fun and it's cool, so that's all that matters. It's what comics are for, Duh."
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06-23-2020, 05:50 PM #3Incredible Member
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I thought it was a fantastic 10-page story.
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06-23-2020, 05:54 PM #4Moderator
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I know people were theorizing it would happen when they brought the JSA back to the main comics.
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06-23-2020, 06:00 PM #5Always Rakzo
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I'm cool with Alan still being into men although this makes me wonder how Jade and Obsidian are going to exist now.
The story itself is still rather simplistic as expected from Tynion and I feel like the one handling it should have been James Robinson considering he does have a history with Alan and understands his character. Seriously, why the hell is Tynion here? I had enough of him in Batman already. Great Frank art though.
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06-23-2020, 06:04 PM #6Ultimate Member
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I mean it’s possible he’s bi, or if there’s a word where you don’t view sexuality but just the person (I don’t know what that’s called). Like he could have loved Jimmy and also some time later fall for Rose/Thorn. I’m sure it happens.
Originally Posted by Rakzo
"It's fun and it's cool, so that's all that matters. It's what comics are for, Duh."
Words to live by.
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06-23-2020, 06:22 PM #7Obsessed & Compelled
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I'm pretty sure that there are quite a few children out there fathered by gay men already. I know a few of them Originally Posted by Rakzo
It's not like the birth of Jade & Obsidian originally came from a healthy relationship or anything. This just makes the whole Rose/Alan thing even sadder.
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06-23-2020, 06:36 PM #8Astonishing Member
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Um, lots of Gay men married women and had kids due to society. My father is one. He was gay, married my mother, had 2 kids and then said F it, he's tired of living in the closet, got divorced, got custody of the kids and move to South Carolina with his partner and his partners kids, who had the same story. So, it's very plausible that a gay man/woman can have biological kids via sex with someone of the other sex... Originally Posted by Rakzo
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06-24-2020, 12:44 AM #9Astonishing Member
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He was a closeted gay man and he was married. Of course he could have children. It still happens all the time. Originally Posted by Rakzo
As for the change, hip hip hooray! I've been hoping this would happen when the real JSA came back. Not necessarily w/GL but just with any of them. And dealing with the closeting issue.
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