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http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/06...ystery-is-over
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/06...ystery-is-over
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Of all the souls I have encountered his was the most...human. -
Does this mean he's still going to be powerless against "wood"?
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WGAF...Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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DC has taken so many missteps with this rebooted universe....this is not the first, and it surely won't be the last...Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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>Does this mean he's still going to be powerless against "wood"?
*sigh* 'Course, we were all THINKIN' it....
I think this is the best summation of the whole thing:
BREAKING: DC ANNOUNCES FIFTH MOST IMPORTANT GREEN LANTERN ON PARALLEL UNIVERSE IS GAY - Topless Robot
I agree with the cop out thing. DC ALWAYS does this. They want the controversy, they want to seem progressive and vital, they want to stir the pot.... but with as much plausible deniability as they can attach.
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Wish they'd come up with a new hero, and leave the old classics ALONE.
But, it's ALL marketing. "If they don't kill 'em, they'll bring 'em back for the other team", to use the lingo of Jerry Seinfeld.
Peace.. Through Superior Firepower. 
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Not impressed.JediJaidaComment
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It's probably been done with less hope for market share before... but there is certainly history with comics and Civil Rights issues of the day. Besides the coded messages in some pieces like early X-Men, and even the more broadly painted storylines like Speedy's drug habit, etc, there are examples like ::this::
Personally I thought that the X-Men first class flick had a major waste of potential in being 1960's era but choosing to sidestep the entire cultural reality. Darwin was written in the tired Hollywood mold of sacrificial other for the sake of the noble class, which spans generation of film - if he'd been done instead in the young James Baldwin style, not only would his mutant skill be a fantastic allegory but it would have opened some really interesting character dynamics.
This smacks a bit of "look - we can be hip!"Comment
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This is too bad they've chosen a classic character to reboot and then change his past to gay.
I AM VERY HOPEFUL THIS WILL NOT LAST ANYMORE.
DC HAS BECOME A JOKE of it's former self.
Invent a new gay character. Don't **** with the classics.
Sorry if that was too much. I'm angry.Last edited by Cosmicman; Jun 2, '12, 11:20 AM.More custom Mego madness on Facebook right here...
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I don't know, he wore rings, had a VERY multi-colored outfit. I think the signs have always been there!
I actually don't care. Golden Age GL is one of my all time favorites. The new stories don't matter to me.Expectation is the death of discovery.Comment
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I'm of the opinion that the entire "New 52" Universe will eventually either implode on itself or, lo and behold, it will become yet another parallel universe in the DC continuum. Either way, I just a feeling down in my boney-bones that everyone's old favorites will be back sooner or later. There's just too much history there to ignore...sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.Comment
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Yeah, a cop-out. He's from Earth 2 which is hardly relevant at all. Earth 2 continuity is like the retirement home for old characters. It just doesn't have much impact.Comment
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I wonder how many people are confused and think Ryan Reynolds came out?Expectation is the death of discovery.Comment
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