All royalties go to charity. Sheridan is gay himself and has chosen to donate his income from this book to a charity founded by Elton John.
https://www.polygon.com/23930473/gre...t-tim-sheridan
All royalties go to charity. Sheridan is gay himself and has chosen to donate his income from this book to a charity founded by Elton John.
https://www.polygon.com/23930473/gre...t-tim-sheridan
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So you have never read All-American Comics # 27 (Doiby's first story)? Because they could hardly have made it clearer. He even says he is called Doiby because he is never without his hat--a doiby (derby). And then, in All-American Comics # 30, just to cement it, a passenger greets him with "Hello Derby!" to which Doiby angrily responds: "Say--don't ever call me dat! De name is Doiby! Doiby Dickles! Doiby--like in Joisey! S'matta witcha--can't ya speak Inglish!"
All of which means that having Alan refer to Doiby as "Derby" in the current issue #1 is a continuity mistake. Alan would know that it is "Doiby" not "Derby." A blunder by the writer, but I will forgive it.
"Age is not defined by years, but by regrets...I'm an old man now." --Fighting Yank, "Project Superpowers"
Was I the only one bother by some of the transitions here. The story seemed to take place in two different points in time (Three if you count the last panel) but seemed to jump from one to the other rather abruptly. Kept being pulled out of the story trying to keep track of what was going on when,
I don't care about hi sexuality either. But this is the original Alan Scott, the other one was from an another universe, a modern take on the Golden Age one.
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Well, no, it’s not the “original” Alan Scott — the original Alan Scott was straight. (Or as straight as a fictional character can be, anyway.) But also, what does “original” even mean when a company has rebooted its universe multiple times? Not much.
It’d be more accurate to say the Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis Alan Scotts were straight, and the New 52 and Post-Rebirth Alan Scotts are gay. Simple, effective, keeps you from having to reconcile stuff like “why did his internal narration always reflect how much he loved/was sexually attracted to his wife?” or “why would one of the most honest, fearless men on the planet trick two women into marrying him despite knowing he wasn’t in love with them?” Because it’s a similar but distinct character. We accept that and we move on. Done.
First issue was fantastic, but a little confusing. I am liking his relationship and can't wait to see where it goes next.
For those who are homophobic (or going to come up with a million reasons why they aren't homophobic but find themselves upset about a rarely used character getting a refresh...), just accept that this one isn't for you and move on.
Characters change - especially if they've been around since the 40s. This change makes him more interesting while also representing the queer community. There is no downside. If fanboys have a problem with it, they can go elsewhere or read the comics from the 40s. Continuity changes all the time.
It's been like 10 years since the New 52. I know that was a different version of the character, but I think the reason you are seeing more instances of him as a gay man mean DC sees positive feedback to the change. He was going to be gay in the Green Lantern show they were developing as well. There's no going back now.