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George Perez’s Boycott Statement

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George Pérez has come out in protest of United States’ President-Elect Donald Trump by pledging not to attend any conventions or comic functions in any ‘Red States.’ Pérez explains that he feels threatened by Trump’s statements and actions, for both himself, his wife, and his family and friends. Pérez provided this statement to the Comic World about his decision. I make no comment on his actions at this time. I think the statement speaks for itself: “Just as a confirmation and clarification, since I have been flooded with requests for…

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DC Responds to Orson Scott Card Writer SUPERMAN Controversy

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Media Release: Newsarama- DC Comics has issued an official response to the ongoing controversy concerning Orson Scott Card writing a story for the digial-first Adventures of Superman anthology, to The Advocate and Fox News Radio. “As content creators we steadfastly support freedom of expression, however the personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that — personal views — and not those of the company itself,” the statement reads. Newsarama reached DC for comment, and received the same statement. Soon after Card was announced last week as one…

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Earth 2 #2: Why Do You Read Comics? DC New 52

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DC Comics reveled that the New 52 version of Alan Scott is gay in Earth 2 #2 this week. As the original Green Lantern it is quite a change from the character created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with story development from Bill Finger. Both men if still alive would be startled by the new direction of their superhero. He was one of the founding members of the Justice Society of America the early superhero group before World War II. He also had a daughter in time called Jade and…

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Marvel, DC, to Feature Gay Characters

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Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of Alpha Flight No. 106 in 1992. He was one of Marvel’s first characters to do so. Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been identified as gay, lesbian or transgender. The decision to wed Kyle and Northstar in Astonishing X-Men #51 has brought with it a lot of controversy. Marjorie Liu is writing the series. She says the decision to have the pair marry was fitting, noting that the relationship between Kyle and Northstar has grown in recent years,…

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