Okay, I made the Before Watchmen joke yesterday, but…
“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,” Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, confirmed to ABC News.
June? That’s when Before Watchmen starts, isn’t it…? Sadly, Rorschach isn’t out until July, otherwise I really genuinely would put my metaphorical money on him… That said, you’ve got to give DC credit for teasing this (minor?) reveal out – by Simmons giving us a gender for the first time, the speculation on the character’s identity (and therefore, the story) gets at least another day of life, making DC seem progressive right before Marvel plays up their “Northstar gets married” Astonishing X-Men issue on ABC’s The View. Sneaky, sneaky…
(Via DC Women Kicking Ass.)
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:53 am
It is clearly Ozymandias
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:50 am
I still say Vibe. A don’t trust a Senior VP of publicity to use the word “iconic” correctly. To someone in marketing, every single superhero in DC’s canon is “iconic”.
May 22nd, 2012 at 3:56 pm
“Sadly, Rorschach isn’t OUT until July…”
Ah… I see what ya’ did there.
May 22nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Sigh, if only the Big 2 would just let their comics tell the stories, rather than the head honchos telling the media.
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Captain Marvel aka Shazam. Hasn’t been seen yet, Billy Batson has been but Shazam has not. Major Icon. Coming back in Justice League soon.
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:49 am
My money’s on Martian Manhunter. He’s iconic, but not iconic iconic.
May 25th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,” Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, confirmed to ABC News.
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May 30th, 2012 at 4:02 am
I still say Vibe. A don’t trust a Senior VP of publicity to use the word “iconic” correctly. To someone in marketing, every single superhero in DC’s canon is “iconic”.
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