Comments on: Boyfriends In Refrigerators? http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Dan Coyle http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/comment-page-1/#comment-749956 Dan Coyle Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:46:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=32749#comment-749956 I think the important thing to remember here is, James Robinson's writing isn't very good. I think the important thing to remember here is, James Robinson’s writing isn’t very good.

]]> By: Sean R-B http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/comment-page-1/#comment-749909 Sean R-B Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:33:26 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=32749#comment-749909 I felt the same way in the 1960's about Lee and Ditko killing off Uncle Ben. It ruined the character of Spider-Man. Ageist bastards! I felt the same way in the 1960′s about Lee and Ditko killing off Uncle Ben. It ruined the character of Spider-Man. Ageist bastards!

]]> By: Patrick Wynne http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/comment-page-1/#comment-749884 Patrick Wynne Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:16:10 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=32749#comment-749884 Eh, while the death of Sam is sad to an extent, because of the potential there in his relationship with Alan, it's hard to get too worked up since he wasn't a real character at all, just a plot device with a face. Getting mad because he was killed as part of Alan's origin as GL is like getting mad that Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed so that Bruce could become Batman. Or getting mad that Jor-El and Lara and all of Krypton died so that little Kal-El could grow up to become Superman. Eh, while the death of Sam is sad to an extent, because of the potential there in his relationship with Alan, it’s hard to get too worked up since he wasn’t a real character at all, just a plot device with a face. Getting mad because he was killed as part of Alan’s origin as GL is like getting mad that Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed so that Bruce could become Batman. Or getting mad that Jor-El and Lara and all of Krypton died so that little Kal-El could grow up to become Superman.

]]> By: Radiodad66 http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/comment-page-1/#comment-749839 Radiodad66 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:28:36 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=32749#comment-749839 Secondary characters are disposed of and the man's upset? You'd think he'd never read superhero comics before. It's his choice, but I'm still getting rather tired of how some make everything political. I don't see how a character who appeared for one issue (so far, since death in comics is a revolving door) with either hurt or harm gay rights. YMMV. Secondary characters are disposed of and the man’s upset? You’d think he’d never read superhero comics before. It’s his choice, but I’m still getting rather tired of how some make everything political. I don’t see how a character who appeared for one issue (so far, since death in comics is a revolving door) with either hurt or harm gay rights. YMMV.

]]> By: Simon DelMonte http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/07/26/boyfriends-in-refrigerators/comment-page-1/#comment-749837 Simon DelMonte Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=32749#comment-749837 I wondered if anyone was going to pick up on this. I am not a gay man, but I was put off by the short life and instant death of Alan's SO as well. It was handled in a perfunctory manner, followed by a pretty bland introduction of the new Earth-2 GL. There must be other ways to inspire people to be heroes than killing off loved ones, gay or straight or whatever. As so often seems to be the case, supporting cast members seem to exist in super-hero comics only to be props for the heroes. That said, I am willing to give James Robinson a chance because his work with gay (and straight) characters elsewhere has been good more often than not. There is a lot of potential in Earth-2. Whether James is able to bring it out, whether he's even allowed to, is the big question. I wondered if anyone was going to pick up on this. I am not a gay man, but I was put off by the short life and instant death of Alan’s SO as well. It was handled in a perfunctory manner, followed by a pretty bland introduction of the new Earth-2 GL. There must be other ways to inspire people to be heroes than killing off loved ones, gay or straight or whatever. As so often seems to be the case, supporting cast members seem to exist in super-hero comics only to be props for the heroes.

That said, I am willing to give James Robinson a chance because his work with gay (and straight) characters elsewhere has been good more often than not. There is a lot of potential in Earth-2. Whether James is able to bring it out, whether he’s even allowed to, is the big question.

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