'Batwoman' Co-Authors Exit, Claim DC 'Prohibited' Lesbian Marriage

The Hollywood Reporter ^

[Kip Russell]

It's interesting that the issue at hand isn't that the characters are lesbians, but rather that DC Comics doesn't want any of their characters to be married, straight or gay. As noted above, Superman's marriage to Lois Lane was erased from continuity, as was that of The Flash. Over at Marvel Comics, Spider-Man's marriage was also wiped from existence recently.

[JRandomFreeper]

Superman's marriage to Lois Lane was erased from continuity, as was that of The Flash. Over at Marvel Comics, Spider-Man's marriage was also wiped from existence recently.

Can they do that for normal people? I've got a list....

/johnny

[KC_Lion]

Spider-Man's marriage was also wiped from existence recently.

And All Spider-man had to do was make a deal with the Devil.

AH, Aren't Modern Comics so much fun?

[golux]

Kinda sucks to be a lesbian and still play second-fiddle to a man. Oh well. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

[gaijin]

Didn’t they do up the Green Hornet (or some black superhero) as GAY..?

Also Archie got some gay character, I understand.

“Superhero powers activate..! Form of: ice dildo...!”

[Blood of Tyrants]

So the world has to live without a comic book character who defines themselves by the type of sex they prefer. Somehow the world will manage t stumble along.

[erod]

Didn’t they do up the Green Hornet (or some black superhero) as GAY..?

Also Archie got some gay character, I understand.

“Superhero powers activate..! Form of: ice dildo...!”

DC made one of the Green Lanterns gay on the new 52, and Archie got a gay character named Kevin Keller.

Our culture sucks

[tumblindice]

Batman. A rich guy, insane, no super powers and a little butt-buddy. That was gay in itself.
A lesbian in tights, a mask with pointy ears, a ‘utility belt’, high heels and PMS. Holy cow.
Now I now why the Marvel guys were snickering at those of us with our DC Legion of Super Heros.

[Kip Russell]

DC made one of the Green Lanterns gay on the new 52

Alan Scott, the Green Lantern of Earth-2.

Pre-gay version:

Post-gay version:

Archie got a gay character named Kevin Keller.

In "Life With Archie" (the "future history" version of Archie), Kevin Keller has already gotten married.

[HangnJudge]

Oh well. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

Must... Suppress... Response...

[Disambiguator]

Modern life is so complicated.

[Snickering Hound]

In the meantime, Catman will be filling in until the authors get over themselves.

[50sDad]

I have lost several friends who went over to "play for the other side." They were uniformily from homes where the father was absent, absent emotionally, or abusive. The behavior began small, after they were recruited. They started out being liberals, theater majors, readers, academics or any of a dozen different things, who happened to be gay. In every case, the homosexual activity grew, and grew, and grew, until they defined themselves as GAY MENwho happened to be liberals, theater majors, readers, academics or any of a dozen different things. The CHOSEN lifestyle eclipsed everything they were before, they became exclusively defined by it. And as you may have experienced, the Gayity was in the end their core. It was impossible to say "You are smart, clever, and a nice person, but I disagree with this part of your behavior" because to disagree with them was to reject them, and a "hate crime" because there was nothing left of who they used to be. I witnessed to one fellow about how alcohol ran my life and helped me avoid dealing with my childhood anger and pain until Christ freed my spirit by forgiving me...and was told if I ever spoke to him again, he would have a restraining order served on me. (Of course, he worked for Legal Aid..."protecting" the downtrodden, because any time you have trouble in your life, it is the fault of someone else.)

Once it was "the love that dare not speak its name", today it is "the love that will not shut the hell up."

[Kip Russell]

And All Spider-man had to do was make a deal with the Devil.

Well...a devil. Mephisto of Marvel Comics isn't Lucifer as such, but rather just one of many demonic beings.

On the other hand, Lucifer does appear in DC Comics, even to the extent of getting his own series...

All things being equal, Lucifer is a much more interesting character than Mephisto. Mephisto wears his evil on his sleeve, as it were. "Bwah-ha-ha, I'm eeeeeevil!" Lucifer, on the other hand, is subtle.

[erod]

Gross, we are so screwed.

[rabidralph]

LOL! I would think that marriage would put a damper on being a super hero. They are always on call and you can’t risk a trainload of people dying because you’re changing diapers.

[KC_Lion]

Actually the Devil that broke up Peters and Mary Janes Marriage was named Joe Quesada.

Because Spider Man writers fear change of a character growing up.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It appears the only ones reading comics these days are the homos. ALL of the characters are coming out of the closet. Whodda thunk that they’d ALL be “born that way. The comic book industry is becoming a bigger joke than the sexual deviant industry.

[Kip Russell]

Actually the Devil that broke up Peters and Mary Janes Marriage was named Joe Quesada.

Fair point!

Because Spider Man writers fear change of a character growing up.

At the time the storyline was coming out, I recall him saying something to the effect of, "Look...Spider-Man shouldn't be married, because younger readers can't relate to married people".

[Kip Russell]

ALL of the characters are coming out of the closet.

Well, to be fair it's considerably less than 1% of the characters...it's just that when one of them is announced to be homosexual, it gets publicity.