On Monday, New York Times Arts writer George Gene Gustines profiled gay novelist Perry Moore, a fervent supporter of gay rights -- for fictional comic book characters.
"Novelist's Superhero Is Out to Right Wrongs" began:
"Perry Moore has the sinewy physique and golden looks of a California surfer, but get him talking about comics, and he can out-geek the biggest fanatic. He also has the fervor of an activist when discussing the dearth -- and occasional shoddy treatment -- of gay superheroes in mainstream comic books."
Now there's a vital cause we can all rally behind!
"It is an issue close to the heart of Mr. Moore, who is gay, and he has funneled his passion into a young-adult novel. 'Hero,' published in hardback last week by Hyperion Teen, tells the story of Thom Creed, coping not only with high school, sexual orientation and a strained home life, but also with his own budding superpowers. In telling Thom's story, Mr. Moore, like some of the costumed champions he admires, hopes to right some wrongs.
"'My publisher did not shy away from my mission,' he said during a recent interview near his home in Greenwich Village. That mission is a multipart endeavor to show gay superheroes in a positive light, to learn from his experiences with his father and to give younger readers a potential role model in Thom."
Because liberal moralizing is what comic book readers are looking for.
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Aren't they on SNL?
September 7, 2007 - 10:37 ET by LCT688Aren’t they on Saturday Night Live? The ambiguously Gay Duo?
That's the first thing I
September 7, 2007 - 10:46 ET by Roger the ShrubberThat's the first thing I thought of, too.
We need gay superhero quotas!
Good job, Gary! (gently
September 7, 2007 - 10:47 ET by Hero SquadGood job, Gary! (gently pats Gary's backside)
I think he wants them to be less ambiguous.
*****
"Why would the library ban a book like The Six Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out?" - Linus Van Pelt
The most known in the comic
September 7, 2007 - 16:09 ET by GordoThe most known in the comic world is Midnighter and his partner Apollo, basically a gay Batman and Superman couple.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnighter
It's not that goood of a book unless Garth Ennis is writing it, and even then it reads like he's phoning it in. Regardless o fthe social aspect, it's just not that good.
"Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties." --John Milton
Where are all the gay
September 7, 2007 - 10:40 ET by BlazerWhere are all the gay superheroes?
How about Super Fabulous Barking Moonbat?
http://www.probush.com/dailycoward.jpg
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
what about rosie, elton,
September 7, 2007 - 12:15 ET by TruthMongerwhat about rosie, elton, ellen?
Protest Craig's conservative abandonment - vote Democrat in 08'
Equal Time
September 7, 2007 - 11:14 ET by RiharHaving a little talent in comic book style art myself I will be happy to offer my services to start a comic with gays as heroes. Just as soon as the media (television, movies, news, etc...) portrays President Bush as a hero, ok maybe just conservatives as heroes. I'll even settle for portraying our military as heroes.
Ok, I'll start waiting..... NOW.
Still waiting. Does anyone have one of those "imbeded timer" programs for things like this?
Oh well, somebody let me know if there are any takers.
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
Sodomite Superhero
September 7, 2007 - 11:16 ET by Lame CherrySince sex never comes up in COMIC BOOKS WHICH CHILDREN READ what kind of sick minds but liberals would be contemplating and manufacturing this.
What is next, sodomite Bambi from Disney and Mickey and Minnie go gay.
The entire point of superheroes was their being above human frailty. Superman was not catting around with Lois Lane, but showed the virtue of being able to control human emotions.
This is beyond disgusting as the last thing children need is more exposure to sex.
*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS
haha I can see it now.
September 7, 2007 - 11:31 ET by Binxlyhaha I can see it now. 'Mickey's trip to fire island.'
And then there's Goofy...
September 7, 2007 - 13:17 ET by Hero SquadAnd then there's Goofy... misunderstood transgender?
*****
"Why would the library ban a book like The Six Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out?" - Linus Van Pelt
It may never come up in explicit terms...
September 7, 2007 - 11:32 ET by sarcasmoBut without comic books & National Geographic, I'd have never learned about boobs as a six year old!! God Bless Wonder Woman (but the true wonder was "how did her costume stay ON?")
Sex & violence in comic books have both continually been the target of censors who -- despite all the evidence piling up -- want to insist their censorious ways will somehow improve society more than smaller government and less spending would improve it.
JMR
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
Their Running Sting Operations
September 7, 2007 - 11:27 ET by mattm...at major airports.
Where are all the gay
September 7, 2007 - 11:33 ET by MikeBWhere are all the gay superheroes? Why, they're down at the clinic getting their drug cocktails to fight their HIV infection. Asteroid on a collision course with earth, and it will destroy all life on this planet? Can't help you now, I've got another 3,492 pills to swallow before I can get out of the clinic today. You'd better call superman to handle this one. What's that? DC killed Superman off? Well, I guess you guys are S.O.L.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
yes.....
September 7, 2007 - 11:37 ET by MrVelezThere are several gay superheroes in the world of comics. The most notable is Colossus from the Xmen.(This is from the Ultimate Marvel Line, which is geared to younger readers and refreshes the old time stories to modern culture). Another one is Midnighter, which is supposed to be a futuristic-gay version-ripoff of Batman. He is lovers with the futuristic-gay version-ripoff of Superman. There are others out there...
Collossus isn't gay; he's
September 7, 2007 - 12:08 ET by Roger the ShrubberCollossus isn't gay; he's Russian. haha
Midnighter? That's not a very original name. Might as well have a superhero named TakeItUpTheButtMan. By night he is a bartender at The Toolbox, but by day, he is TakeItUpTheButtMan!
In the retooled (sorry)
September 7, 2007 - 12:36 ET by TheDeuceIn the retooled (sorry) version of the Marvel Ultimate line, Colossus is gay. isn't that sweet?
He was originally just a strapping kid from a Soviet collective, working as a farmer, when his powers manifested as he saved his sister from a thresher in the fields one day. He was recruited by Xavier for his new X-Men team to save the original members from the living island, Kratoa. Later, he fell deeply in love with Kitty Pride, who can 'phase' through solid objects.
Now, in the Ultimates line, he's not only a mutant, despised and feared by a world that doesn't understand him and his gift, he's now an airport restroom troller....one who can turn into omnium steel, of course.
Nice...
Why is it that lefties believe that 'the people' noted in the 2nd are different than the 'the people' mentioned elsewhere in the Bill of Rights?
Heh-heh heh-heh. You said
September 7, 2007 - 13:33 ET by Roger the ShrubberHeh-heh heh-heh. You said tool.
please stop....
September 7, 2007 - 16:47 ET by MightyMouth"By night he is a bartender at The Toolbox, but by day, he is TakeItUpTheButtMan!"
Rog, you guys are killing me here, that line just about brought a tear to my eye! ROFL!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Say it isnt so
September 7, 2007 - 13:30 ET by SQL_SamColosus USED to be one of my favorites - I didnt hear/read that they turned him gay. I guess it's back to wolverine being my favorite now. And yes it is because he is 'gay' now. When you read comics as a kid, you try to find a hero in the comics that you can relate to, that you'd want to emulate - sorry I just have nothing in common with someone who is gay - if I were gay, I might have a different opinion, but I'm not, so I dont.
tsk. tsk. He didn't turn
September 7, 2007 - 13:39 ET by Hero Squadtsk. tsk. He didn't turn gay. Haven't you heard? You're born that way. He just had an epiphany, I guess.
*****
"Why would the library ban a book like The Six Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out?" - Linus Van Pelt
Duh
September 7, 2007 - 14:17 ET by SQL_SamI totally forgot about that
which is why appropriating
September 7, 2007 - 14:22 ET by Binxlywhich is why appropriating already established superheroes as homosexual is actually HURTING their point.
I don't care if they do have homosexual superheroes in comics geared toward an older crowd, but this appropriating of already established heroes comes off as more proof that the extremists of the homosexual movement is *not* looking for equality, but pay back. its just the same as african americans who think caucasians should be their slaves to 'balance it out.' Equality is equality, when you count the score, no one wins. The only way to successfully do it, is set it back to zero and work from there. However, the extremists in the gay movement aren't happy until they make all our favorite male characters gay.
Afterall, why not choose someone who you might be more suspect, like spiderman (he *was* quite averted to women at first and DOES wear a skin tight suit) or another hero that has qualities of someone a homosexual can identify with? But no, they picked one of THE most masculine characters, in my opinion on purpose, and made him gay to show that yet again, having any role model that is a 'stereotypical male' is unacceptable.
Piotr?! GAY?! What did
September 7, 2007 - 14:12 ET by balboaPiotr?! GAY?! What did Kitty Pryde have to say about that?
Again, this is an alternate universe X-Men storyline
September 7, 2007 - 15:24 ET by QueasyThere is no romantic anything between Kitty Pryde and Collossus. Kitty has been involved with Bobby Drake (Iceman) and Peter Parker (Spiderman).
In one issue, Collossus and a gay superhero type from another team exchanged pleasantries/numbers. Can't remember who it was though.
They used to be linked,
September 8, 2007 - 13:11 ET by balboaThey used to be linked, back in the day, around issue 140 and up.
Batman has been out for a
September 7, 2007 - 21:11 ET by nnptcgradBatman has been out for a while: http://www.superdick...
Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law
}}---> What about
September 7, 2007 - 12:21 ET by Cool ArrowBackman and Bobbin
Mr. Hankey from South Park?
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
As a long-time comics
September 7, 2007 - 12:54 ET by greenfairieAs a long-time comics reader, there already is liberal moralizing up the wazoo.
Some of the other posters have pointed out there are already some gayish if not out of the closet superheroes around. None of the biggies, unless you count the story arc 5 or so years ago involving a guy who had a crush on Green Lantern. Or something like that.
Yep
September 7, 2007 - 13:09 ET by QueasyComics books have always been heavily liberal. Just go look back at the Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic book from the 70s. Making fun of Reagan was common place in the 80s.
The biggest gay character I can think of now is Colossus in Ultimate X-Men (note for those that don't know: Ultimate X-Men take place in an alternate Marvel universe instead of the mainstream one that everyone is familiar with).
I dunno. Isn't there
September 7, 2007 - 13:19 ET by Hero SquadI dunno. Isn't there something a little gay about anyone who goes out in public wearing tight-fitting leotards and a stylish cape?
*****
"Why would the library ban a book like The Six Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out?" - Linus Van Pelt
errrrrr
September 7, 2007 - 13:53 ET by SQL_SamYou know what pisses me off more then anything about this whole story that I havent heard brought up:
This is a free market, (yes comics are a free market enterprise) anyone can put a comic out if they have the money, drive and ambition. If he is so upset with this apparent gay issue, why not create his own comic book? Would it be that it would fail faster then Air America? I believe you could almost guarantee it - and most Comic distribitors would laugh you out of their offices. THIS IS WHY THERE ARE NOT MANY (IF ANY) GAY SUPERHERO COMIC BOOKS. it comes down to - no one would buy it and you'd lose money.
I must apologise, I'm using logic again and I know Liberals hate that. Maybe we can just get the government to use my tax dollars to create this comic, and while we're at it, they can include detail drawn out instructions on how to perfom homosexual sex (the funny thing is, a comic like that would probably sell in the gay community, and is probably what he wanted in the first place)
I worked at a comic book
September 7, 2007 - 21:31 ET by Howard_BealeI worked at a comic book company where an editor got a letter from a gay reader who wanted to know if one of the
superheroes in the book was gay. He answered in the letters page that since the hero had
never been seen dating anyone, he couldn't say whether he was or not. Well, the
business manager was furious when he found out about it, and the comany
went to a great deal of trouble to pull the issue and replace the
answer, and the editor was in hot water.
Less than a year
later, our most popular artist drew a scene of a female heroine coming
out as a lesbian while rubbing oil on the buttocks area of an
unsuspecting female teamate. Nothing was done by the publisher, and no
bookburnings occured.
I always figured that the difference in the companie's
reaction was because: 1) the former instnace was about a (possibly) gay male and the latter was about hot girl-on-girl action; and/or 2) No one had the guts to upbraid the comany's hottest artist.
I got to say that's a very
September 10, 2007 - 15:04 ET by BinxlyI got to say that's a very good point. The most obnoxious thing I can't stand is that homosexuals are seen as unsavory, that is, unless it's two hot women who are all over each other. If you think homosexuality is wrong in a moral sense, then yes, you must *also* renounce the two hot women getting busy as equally distasteful as two men that are obese and sweaty. Personally I have no qualms about homosexuality so long as it isn't being marketed, as I believe sexual preference can be decided by the individual and is not something like 'what soda do you like?' therefore being a battle of advertising for which is preferable. Sexual preference is not a commodity, it is part of who we are as people, whether you agree with it morally or not.
The only part that gets me annoyed is the people who will fight to the death against homosexuals, usually gay males or 'butch dykes' yet in the same hand will tout two hot women getting busy as 'ok.'
Personally, I find two hot women together to be attractive, I think most males do as it's just biological, and I also find the mental image of two guys gettin down and dirty to be MUCH less than appetizing. That said, however, I don't think it makes one better than the other. Like I said, those that dislike homosexuality from a moral view, that involves ALL homosexuals. Those who say homosexuals have no place in America or society or in God's kingdom I hope have NEVER came across two hot lesbians and enjoyed it. Otherwise that's some glaring hypocrisy right there.
He did
September 8, 2007 - 00:44 ET by cleverpigDid you read the article? He did write a book, and it's doing quite well. Hence the media interest.
Lavender Man, and his
September 7, 2007 - 14:15 ET by smfd227Lavender Man, and his sidekick, Lispboy!!!
LM: " Lispboy, the Poker is on the loose!!"
LB: " SSSounds good to me, Lavender Man!!! He's just so damn cute!!!! "
For Pete's sake...gay superheroes, my a&&
"Pop culture is filth." - John Derbyshire
I thought the "Queer Eye For
September 7, 2007 - 14:16 ET by mostlymoderateI thought the "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" was the gay-superhero show?????
I read the comments and was
September 7, 2007 - 15:45 ET by Dan The Man 2I read the comments and was disgusted at the homosexual overtones in comics now. Now heres my joke I was going to post before I was sickened. There are no gays in comics because they never got out of the closet they changed in. Superheros changing form secret identities in closet. HMMMM, was funnier before I got sick.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
CAPTAIN FABULOUS!!!!
September 7, 2007 - 16:36 ET by Casey97It was at the age of 16 when Jim noticed he was different. He began to have new strange abilities. He was able to talk to women. He could accessorize and match clothing, and was even well versed in the martial art of Fung Shui. Little did he know that one day, he would become CAPTAIN FABULOUS. Captain Fabulous would battle the evil Feminist Flannel-shirt Freda, and her band of henchmen (I mean hench persons) The dreaded She-Mullets. I hate to admit my wife and I watched the Sci-Fi series, Who Wants to be a Superhero. It was a 1-hour cheese fest every week, but we laughed at it, as well as with it. There was a gay super hero who was tossed off the show and came in fourth place.
I apologize to any nancyboys who have fallen down in an industrial accident only to have their backs covered with radioactive goo. I do not mean to judge you or demean your super-fabulous lifestyle. Please continue to defend us from the dreaded She-Mullets.
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With Democrat revisionist history and liberals guaranteeing the future (global warming, nuclear destruction, etc.) only the future is certain; the past is always changing.
Damn, that was a LOT better
September 7, 2007 - 16:41 ET by smfd227Damn, that was a LOT better than what I had...
"Pop culture is filth." - John Derbyshire
NYTs asks the wrong question.
September 7, 2007 - 19:37 ET by OIFveteranThe NYTs is asking the wrong question. It has been what, 20 or so years since Chernobyl? Where are all of the people who became super heroes after being exposed to nuclear radiation.
It is a conspiracy I tell you, a conspiracy and the NYTs is helping Putin cover it up by running distraction pieces like this.
<insert something clever>
Actually I have been amazed
September 7, 2007 - 22:24 ET by DarasenActually I have been amazed by how comics are liberlally toned. I recently read a slew of comics from the last 5 or so years and was amazed by how very liberal the writing had become. X-men, sadly, has become one of the most liberal very frequently taking a lighty vieled pro homosexual stance. Most are rather anti-christian as well.
Even one issue of Superman I read ahd the U.S. entering an Iraq-esque conflict and Superman saying he couldn't be involved with politics because he the worlds hero not just America's.
In truth comics are not written for or even marketed for children anymore.
Not amazing really
September 7, 2007 - 22:33 ET by LCT688Not when you realize that Stan Lee is a big Democrat contributer
no gay superheros, holy holes in the back of out tights batman
September 7, 2007 - 23:17 ET by lunaticcringeradiohaven't they heard of Analnitrate Man(i could go further with this but i'm afraid i'm pushing the limits as it is, and that's on air material that i can't do until i get lunaticcringeradio back online)
he always was fighting his arch nemisis The Thick Fingered Lesbian(rosie odonnel)
what about the the Shakey AG, who disguised as the mild mannered janet reno.
oooh what about the Jersey Bathhouse Governor, when there's a problem to lick, he ducks into any bathroom stall to look hi and low for it and the media ignores his adventures.
phil ken seben is my superhero
HA HAAA
lunaticcringeradio