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Comic-Con update: Stan Lee and Perry Moore host a gay comics panel, Barrowman's Captain America rumors, and more!
Right now, the biggest gathering of comic book readers and science fiction fans is happening in San Diego at Comic-Con International where geeks of many stripes binge on their hobbies and various entertainment companies try their damnedest to build the kind of buzz that makes or breaks projects. At a Prism Comics panel yesterday focusing on "LGBT Portrayals in Comics" comics legend Stan Lee and Perry Moore announced a business partnership. The announcement was made before a standing-room-only audience who "exploded in applause as Lee entered the room, made his way to the dais and embraced Perry Moore." I haven't been able to find details on the business partnership, but I'm looking forward to seeing what Moore develops with the comics legend. It's great to hear how accepting Lee is, though it's not entirely surprising. After all, back when he was taking superheros in a new direction at Marvel, he was breaking racial barriers in comics, seeing him continue to work for more inclusiveness feels like an apt continuation of his legend.
Meanwhile, at the Torchwood panel yesterday, it sounds like oft-bawdy John Barrowman hilariously tried to keep thing a little more all-ages, with Barrowman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd finding creative ways to talk around the pranks and silliness that happen on the set. One interesting tidbit that came up at the panel was that Barrowman was considered as a possible Captain America for an upcoming movie. I have to admit, I can mentally cast Barrowman as Wonder Man or Hawkeye more easily, but those characters aren't in any upcoming movies (much to my — and many an Avengers fan's — disappointment). What do you think?
Bryan Singer and Neil Patrick Harris tidbits, after the jump! At another panel out filmmaker Bryan Singer discussed the Battlestar Galactica revival he was at one time attached to. Before the current reboot airing on the Sci-Fi Channel, Singer was working on a sequel series for Fox. The network got cold feet about the pilot after 9/11 and Singer moved on to X-2. The news feels a little bit ironic, considering how the Galatica pilot that would later become a hit for The Sci-Fi Channel was itself a 9/11 allegory. And then there's today's reason to be jealous of Comic-Con attendees (don't worry, they're paying for their fun by struggling to make it through the crowds and having to stand in long lines for panels): a screening of Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris in attendance. Excuse me, I think I need to go off and seethe now. Submitted by on Fri, 2008-07-25 11:04. |
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Barrowman can play Cap
Barrowman can play Captain America, but only if Gareth David-Lloyd plays Bucky. :-)
Stan Lee has always been on the gay-friendly side, even back in the days when you couldn't put gay characters into comics and they had to be subversive about it. I recall an interview where he outright said that it had been clear in his mind that Percy Pinkerton, one of Sgt Fury's Howling Commandos (a WWII themed book) was gay.
Yeah, Lee said that, but
Yeah, Lee said that, but nobody saw it in the comics themselves. It's a bit easy...
François
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No different than on TV or in movies
Back in those days you didn't have a prayer of getting a comic book past the censors with an explicitly gay character. But (as on TV and movies) it was suggested discreetly by the character's appearance and manner.
Today it would seem a cop-out, but in the 1960's that was very risque, as was having a black and a Jew in the group as well.
A Paul Lynde Syndrome was such a fun part of our history.
I know they couldn't show
I know they couldn't show it.
But then, do tell me what elements could lead a knowing audience to suspect that character was gay. I'll freely admit to not having read a lot of issues of that series, though.
François
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The Liberace Effect
Aka: Paul Lynde Syndrome.
Aside from the nickname "Pinky", and being flamboyant you're right, there was no explicit mention. But again this was the 60's so there wasn't going to be. Subtext was the only way that this could be conveyed back in those days. We're literally pre-Stonewall here.
Stan Lee and Perry Moore
Lyle, the exact nature of Stan & Perry's project for 'Hero' was intentionally not disclosed yet. Perry said that the project will be announced shortly though. Obviously, the assumption is a comic book of some sort...limited series, continuing series, large one-time graphic novel? I suppose something else is possible too though, such as an animated feature. Stan got a good laugh from us when he stopped and said, "Waitaminute! This is about a gay guy!" Honestly, watching such an announcement from such a legendary dignitary to comics nearly brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks for sharing