The Green Lantern Goes Gay

Please pardon the cheap alliteration in the title. It was announced some time ago that a major DC super hero would come out as homosexual. Since the announcement, there has been a bit of media storm and a guessing frenzy among fans and critics as to who this character is. Now let’s not forget that Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, Northstar, gets married soon (sorry, Northstar, but marriage sucks).  Well, the news is out, as DC announces that Earth 2 #2 will reveal that Alan Scott, the Green Lantern of Earth 2, is in a homosexual relationship.  As much as cynicism tempts me to claim this as a publicity stunt to try and steal Marvel’s thunder, I don’t think it is. And I don’t think it’s a bad idea.