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KidChaos
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I have no issue with Alan Scott being gay. It will be interesting to see how it develops, if true.

But *iconic*? C'mon....

Non-comic reading person:
(reading a Internet blurb about GL being gay) "Oh wow, that Green Lantern guy from the movie and cartoons is gay now?"

Fanboy friend:
"Well, no, it's his alternate dimension counter-part."

Non-comic reading person:
".... what?"

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agreed. Iconic implies not just a big name within comics, but one that has permeated outside of the usual comics fanbase.

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Alan Scott gay? ...well... he *has* always had a weakness for wood... [Big Grin]

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The Gay Lantern? [Hmmm?]

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Nobody has made a "Pink Lantern" joke yet?

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Kent Shakespeare
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Pink Lantern? Didn't they sing backup for some 70s crooner?

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Eryk Davis Ester
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I was going to make a joke about no respectable gay man wearing that color scheme, but thought better of it.

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Maybe Obsidian and Damon could help him with his wardrobe.

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Dev - Em
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quote:
Originally posted by Pov:
Alan Scott gay? ...well... he *has* always had a weakness for wood...

From page six...

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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
- when can we start joking about his weakness to wood?

Poor POV...three pages late and a pair of pants short. [Wink]

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quote:
Originally posted by SharkLad:
Nobody has made a "Pink Lantern" joke yet?

What emotion would pink represent?

Green - will
Yellow - fear
Blue - hope
Red - rage
Violet - love
Orange - avarice
Indigo - compassion
Pink - ?????

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Dev - Em
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...being fabulous

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... being hot?

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quote:
Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare:
agreed. Iconic implies not just a big name within comics, but one that has permeated outside of the usual comics fanbase.

I don't necessarily agree. I think a character that spans 60+ years could be considered iconic even without non-fan recognition.

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Kent Shakespeare
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If this news release was aimed just for comics audiences, I'd agree.

But since it was aimed wider, I don't think Alan qualifies. Moreover, for the alt-earths, alt-GLs factors for wider public confusion mentioned previously, it seems more and more unlikely.

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That would narrow their scope more than I would think that they would want to. There are really only a handful of characters that the general populace knows from DC Comics...and those have all been reintroduced already.

I think they are going to be a bit more liberal in their final definition of iconic.

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