How Gay Is Superman?

[rivkat]

LA Times story. Excerpt from the Advocate story that sparked it.

Cover:


Best blog post title answering the question.

Bonus: actual trading card in which Superman comes out of the closet.

Comments

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

These are great.

I do think the LA Times is reaching when it says the homoerotic content is what killed "Batman and Robin." I think being an excruciatingly bad movie is what killed "Batman and Robin." That's what nearly killed me about it, anyway.

[mskatej.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I don't think Superman's gayness will put off teenagers or conservatives. They probably won't even *notice* that press. And gay or not, he's still the most famous of all the superheroes. If it doesn't do well at the box office it'll be because it's a sucky film, not because the main character is "gay".

[life-on-queen.livejournal.com]

Hiya [waves] new reader - that trading card is awfully perfect. heh. Hmm, I have a copy of the advocate article in my bag... I guess I should read it... the author basically breaks down the gay appeal of superheroes into three points: like most gay kids, superheroes have to keep their "difference" a secret, comic books=soap operas and, third, superheroes are totally hot - which pretty much sums up why I read comics. Well, if you substitute "gay kids" for geeky outsider... that said, in both cases, the idea that what seperates you from the crowd also makes you extraordinary exerts a powerful draw.