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- MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ‘ASTONISHG X-MEN’
- MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN
- "ASTONISHG X-MEN" EDORS TALK GAY MARRIAGE STORYLE: "EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPERHERO METAPHOR"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}COMICSBY ALEX ZALBENMAY 22, 2012/12:00 PMBY ALEX ZALBENMAY 22, 2012 / 12:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ASTONISHG X-MEN\" EDORS TALK GAY MARRIAGE STORYLE: \"EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPERHERO METAPHOR\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-05-22T16:00:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-05-22T16:00:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ALEX ZALBEN","ARTICLESECTN":"COMICS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S BEEN MORED FOR WEEKS - IF NOT MONTHS - BUT FALLY, AFTER ENDLS SPECULATN, WAS NFIRMED ON ABC'S THE VIEW: MARVEL COMICS' ASTONISHG X-MEN #50, SPEEDSTER MUTANT NORTHSTAR PROPOS TO HIS LONG TIME BOYIEND KYLE JADU. THIS MARKS THE FIRST SAME SEX PROPOSAL MARVEL HISTORY, AND AS LONG AS THEY SURVIVE AN ATTACK BY THE EVIL MARRS THIS ISSUE SCRIPTED BY WRER MARJORIE M. LIU, NEXT MONTH ASTONISHG X-MEN #51, THEY'LL BE THE FIRST SAME SEX UPLE TO GET MARRIED A MARVEL IC, TOO. (READ MORE ABOUT ON MTV'S ACT BLOG!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N EVEN PICK UP THE IC EARLY TUDAY NIGHT AT MOST IC BOOK STOR (AND THE RT OF THEM FIRST THG TOMORROW - WE REMEND GETTG TO YOUR LCS EARLY). BUT TO FD OUT MORE ABOUT THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, WE CHATTED WH EDORS DANIEL KETCHUM AND JEANE SCHAEFER ABOUT WHAT PROMPTED THE CISN, NCERNS ABOUT FAN BACKLASH, AND THE SURPRISG SPIRATN FOR THE INIC PROPOSAL PAGE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV GEEK: TO KICK OFF, WHAT LED TO THE CISN TO HAVE KYLE AND NORTHSTAR GET MARRIED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANIEL KETCHUM: WHEN GAY MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED NEW YORK STATE A YEAR AGO, WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DISCSG HOW THAT REALY ULD BE REFLECTED THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, AS SO MANY OF OUR CHARACTERS AND STORI ARE BASED NEW YORK CY. WHILE CIDG WHICH CHARACTERS MIGHT TIE THE KNOT, WE QUICKLY TERMED THAT THE VELOPMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FORCED STEP FOR MANY OF THE POSSIBLE UPL… WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN RIGHT FOR THE CHARACTERS; WOULD HAVE BEEN THE STORY FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY. BUT SCE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AS A UPLE 2009, WE’VE WATCHED NORTHSTAR AND KYLE’S RELATNSHIP VELOP. WE’VE SEEN THEM EXPERIENCE THE STRA EXERTED BY A LONG DISTANCE RELATNSHIP, AND ALSO THE UPS AND DOWNS OF MOVG TOGETHER. SEEG THEM MARRIED IS AN ANIC STEP THEIR STORY AND OPENS UP SO MANY AVENU FOR THE CHARACTERS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: I IMAGE WHEN OBAMA ANNOUNCED HE WAS FOR GAY MARRIAGE, JT A FEW SHORT WEEKS BEFORE THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED, THERE WAS MUCH REJOICG THE HALLS OF MARVEL THAT DAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: IN MY OPN, MARVEL IC BOOKS ARE AT THEIR BT WHEN THEY’RE EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPER HERO METAPHOR. WE PURSUED THE STORY OF NORTHSTAR AND KYLE’S WEDDG ORR TO FURTHER MAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE REFLECTIVE OF THE WORLD WE LIVE . PRINT OBAMA ANNOUNCG HIS SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE HAPPIT CINCE WE ULD HAVE HOPED FOR. IT UNRSRED THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE IS TOPIL AND THIS STORY IS MORE THAN JT RELEVANT. NORTHSTAR AND KYLE WILL E FACE-TO-FACE WH THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEIR UNN, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO DO NOT REGNIZE S VALIDY—BOTH SIS OF THE ISSUE REPRENTED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY—SO THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE N RONATE WH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REARS HEARG THE ARGUMENTS REAL LIFE. IT’S THAT LEVEL OF THENTICY, THAT EMOTNAL TTH, THAT MAK A MARVEL IC A MARVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: WAS THERE ANY NCERN ABOUT FAN BACKLASH? CLEARLY THERE’S BEEN SOME SECTNS OF THE FAN POPULATN THAT HAVEN’T RPOND WELL TO OTHER MOV, LIKE MIL MORAL TAKG OVER ULTIMATE SPIR-MAN – THOUGH FANS ALSO GET UPSET WHEN A CHARACTER CHANG THEIR HAIRSTYLE, SO I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT N POSSIBLY FACTOR TO THGS ON YOUR END…{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEANE SCHAEFER: IF WE WORRIED ABOUT BACKLASH ALL THE TIME, WE’D NEVER GET ANYTHG DONE! WE DON’T DO ANYTHG LIGHTLY, I PROMISE YOU THAT (I’VE CERTALY HAD ENOUGH BLOW-OUT ARGUMENTS WH OTHER EDORS OVER CHARACTER CHOIC THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND HAVE HEARD PLENTY OF RAISED VOIC THE HALLS OVER THE SAME), BUT WE N’T LET THE FACT THAT EVERYONE IS GOG TO HAVE DIFFERENT OPNS KEEP OM MAKG TERTG CHOIC FOR THE CHARACTERS. THEY NEED TO KEEP MOVG AND THEY NEED TO BE ALLOWED TO LIVE THROUGH STORI THAT WILL CHANGE THEM, OR THEY’LL CEASE BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARVEL COMICS SHOULD REFLECT THE WORLD OUTSI OUR WDOW, AND THE ISSU DO JT THAT. ANYONE G TO THEM OM THE STANCE OF GOOD STORY AND GOOD CHARACTER VELOPMENT IS GOG TO FD SOMETHG TO LATCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: LET’S TALK A LTLE B ABOUT THE ISSUE… CLEARLY THIS – AND THE NEXT ONE – ARE GOG TO GET A LOT OF MASTREAM ATTENTN. WHOUT GETTG TO SPOILERS TOO MUCH, I THOUGHT WAS TERTG TO NTUE THE CURRENT ARC OF THE BOOK, WHILE PARALLELG WH THE KYLE/NORTHSTAR RELATNSHIP. WHY GO THIS DIRECTN, RATHER THAN, SAY, HAVG AN ENTIRE ISSUE VOTED TO THE TWO OF THEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JS: THE X-MEN, MAYBE MORE THAN ANY OTHER TLE, HAS ALWAYS PLACED MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR RELATNSHIPS WH EACH OTHER THAN ON THE MECHANICS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM; ALTERNATE REALI, ALIEN VASNS, TIME-TRAVELLG MERCENARI…REALLY ALL OF THE THGS ARE SERVICE OF SMASHG THE CHARACTERS TOGETHER AN EMOTNAL LARGE HADRON COLLIR TO SEE HOW OUR CHARACTERS E OUT ON THE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WE FELT PRETTY STRONGLY THAT SEPARATG THIS BEAT OM THE MECHANICS OF BEG AN X-MAN DIDN’T MAKE AS MUCH SENSE AS LETTG THE TWO THGS LK UP. NORTHSTAR IS ONE OF THE LEAD CHARACTERS ASTONISHG X-MEN, AND HIS PERSONAL LIFE RMS HIS CHOIC ON MISSNS AND VICE-VERSA, SO WHATEVER THE OUTE HERE IS GOG TO HAVE IMPACT ON THE NEXT ARC, AND THE NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: I FEEL STUPID EVEN ASKG THIS, BUT AS A GUY WHO WAED A FEW YEARS TO ASK HIS WIFE TO MARRY HIM, WHY HAVE KYLE AND NORTHSTAR GET HCHED SO QUICKLY? HE WAS ONLY TRODUCED THREE YEARS AGO, WHICH ISN'T THAT LONG IC BOOK TIME...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT NORTHSTAR MOV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JS: THIS ISN’T STUPID AT ALL! IT DOWN TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT EVERYONE DO THEIR OWN WAY. SOME PEOPLE WA AND PLAN, AND SOME PEOPLE JT BLURT OUT AND TO HELL WH THE TAILS. NORTHSTAR IS THE KD OF GUY WHO GETS SOMETHG HIS HEAD AND ACTS ON . SO ’S PARTLY THAT ’S JT THE WAY HE IS, CRASHG TO THGS HEADFIRST AND SORTG ALL OUT LATER, BUT I WOULD THK THERE’S A LTLE B OF “SEIZE THE DAY” GOG ON AS WELL. HE’S THROWN WH THE X-MEN AS A WAY OF LIFE, AND SO HE’S NSTANTLY LIVG ON THE EDGE OF NEEDG TO JUMP TO THE LATT EPIC CRISIS. HE KNOWS HE LOV KYLE, HE KNOWS THEY’RE GOOD TOGETHER, AND HE THKS, WELL, BEFORE THE NEXT WORLDWI THREAT, I BETTER LOCK THIS DOWN. AND TYPIL NORTHSTAR FASHN, GETS TRANSLATED AS “DO I WANT TO SPEND THE RT OF MY LIFE WH HIM: Y/Y, PLEASE CHECK ONE” *LGHS*{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: OKAY, THAT SAID, AGA WHOUT SPOILERS, I THOUGHT THE ACTUAL PAGE OF THE PROPOSAL WAS LOVELY – I IMAGE A LOT OF TIME AND THOUGHT WENT TO MAKG THAT SEQUENCE AS INIC AS POSSIBLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: YES. THE NUMBER OF REVISNS POOR MIKE PERKS HAD TO DO ON THAT ONE PAGE. WE EVEN HAD SENR EDOR NICK LOWE AND ASSISTANT EDOR JORDAN D. WHE POSE FOR A PHOTO SO THAT WE ULD SEND MIKE AN IA OF WHAT WE WERE ENVISNG! (NO WORD YET ON WHEN NICK AND JORDAN WILL BE TYG THE KNOT.) BUT THAT PROPOSAL IS A BIG TONE MARVEL HISTORY AND WE HAD TO GET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: NOW THAT THIS BARRIER IS BROKEN, ARE WE GOG TO SEE MORE SAME SEX MARRIAGE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE? AND WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KYLE AND NORTHSTAR, HOW HEAVILY WILL THEY PLAY TO THE MARVEL U GOG FORWARD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: THAT MIGHT BE PUTTG THE RT BEFORE THE HORSE…NORTHSTAR AND KYLE HAVEN’T EVEN SAID “I DO” YET! WHILE THEIR MARRIAGE MAY SPIRE SOME OTHER CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AT LARGE TO FOLLOW SU (I JT PUT A DOZEN RICTOR/SHATTERSTAR PCH ON AXEL’S SK, HAHA), I THK WE NEED TO START BY EXPLORG WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE TWO CHARACTERS FIRST. THERE’S STILL SO MUCH STORY THERE, SO MUCH TERRORY TO EXPLORE. HOW WILL THIS CHANGE THEIR RELATNSHIP? WHAT DO MEAN TO BE A CIVILIAN MARRIED TO A SUPER HERO X-MAN? HOW WILL NORTHSTAR AND KYLE TO RPOND TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEIR MARRIAGE, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO DO NOT REGNIZE S VALIDY? NORTHSTAR AND KYLE HAVE MA AN IMPORTANT STEP HERE, BUT ’S ONLY THE BEGNG, THERE’S STILL A LOT OF ROAD AHEAD OF THEM. AND WE’RE GOG TO BE RIGHT THERE WH THEM AS THEY TRAVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASTONISHG X-MEN #50 HS SOME IC BOOK STOR TODAY - AND THE RT TOMORROW - OM MARVEL COMICS, WH THE WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN #51 HTG JUNE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ‘ASTONISHG X-MEN’
Back 1992, Marvel Comics ma headl by revealg that Northstar, a Canadian superhero associated wh Alpha Flight and the X-Men, was gay.
“When gay marriage beme legal New York State, raised obv qutns sce most of our hero ri New York State. Northstar is the first openly gay character ics and he’s been a longterm relatnship wh his partner Kyle so the big qutn was – how would this change his relatnship?, ” says Marvel Comics edor--chief Axel Alonso.
MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN
“Here are two people, tryg to live their liv – mutant and gay, black and gay – empowered their own ways, but also ge-dwellers, ” says Liu.
The tensns will rm Liu’s Astonishg X-Men stori gog forward, but Alonso says the uple will also have to nont homophobia om Northstar’s teammat. Marvel has been teasg the event for months wh a "Save the Date" poster that me out March (see "Who's Gettg Hched 'Astonishg X-Men' #51") and warned retailers advance that the pany "had secured mastream verage both on-air and prt for somethg that has never been seen the pag of a Marvel" for an event the pag Astonishg X-Men #51 (see "The Mighty Marvel Mastream Prs Hype Mache"), which pretty much nvced most observers that Marvel was gog to follow Archie Comics lead and hold the first gay weddg ever the pag of a Marvel ic.
In Alpha Flight #120 1992 Northstar beme one of the first openly gay superhero.
"ASTONISHG X-MEN" EDORS TALK GAY MARRIAGE STORYLE: "EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPERHERO METAPHOR"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}COMICSBY ALEX ZALBENMAY 22, 2012/12:00 PMBY ALEX ZALBENMAY 22, 2012 / 12:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"ASTONISHG X-MEN\" EDORS TALK GAY MARRIAGE STORYLE: \"EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPERHERO METAPHOR\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-05-22T16:00:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-05-22T16:00:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ALEX ZALBEN","ARTICLESECTN":"COMICS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S BEEN MORED FOR WEEKS - IF NOT MONTHS - BUT FALLY, AFTER ENDLS SPECULATN, WAS NFIRMED ON ABC'S THE VIEW: MARVEL COMICS' ASTONISHG X-MEN #50, SPEEDSTER MUTANT NORTHSTAR PROPOS TO HIS LONG TIME BOYIEND KYLE JADU. THIS MARKS THE FIRST SAME SEX PROPOSAL MARVEL HISTORY, AND AS LONG AS THEY SURVIVE AN ATTACK BY THE EVIL MARRS THIS ISSUE SCRIPTED BY WRER MARJORIE M. LIU, NEXT MONTH ASTONISHG X-MEN #51, THEY'LL BE THE FIRST SAME SEX UPLE TO GET MARRIED A MARVEL IC, TOO. (READ MORE ABOUT ON MTV'S ACT BLOG!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N EVEN PICK UP THE IC EARLY TUDAY NIGHT AT MOST IC BOOK STOR (AND THE RT OF THEM FIRST THG TOMORROW - WE REMEND GETTG TO YOUR LCS EARLY). BUT TO FD OUT MORE ABOUT THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, WE CHATTED WH EDORS DANIEL KETCHUM AND JEANE SCHAEFER ABOUT WHAT PROMPTED THE CISN, NCERNS ABOUT FAN BACKLASH, AND THE SURPRISG SPIRATN FOR THE INIC PROPOSAL PAGE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV GEEK: TO KICK OFF, WHAT LED TO THE CISN TO HAVE KYLE AND NORTHSTAR GET MARRIED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANIEL KETCHUM: WHEN GAY MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED NEW YORK STATE A YEAR AGO, WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DISCSG HOW THAT REALY ULD BE REFLECTED THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, AS SO MANY OF OUR CHARACTERS AND STORI ARE BASED NEW YORK CY. WHILE CIDG WHICH CHARACTERS MIGHT TIE THE KNOT, WE QUICKLY TERMED THAT THE VELOPMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FORCED STEP FOR MANY OF THE POSSIBLE UPL… WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN RIGHT FOR THE CHARACTERS; WOULD HAVE BEEN THE STORY FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY. BUT SCE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AS A UPLE 2009, WE’VE WATCHED NORTHSTAR AND KYLE’S RELATNSHIP VELOP. WE’VE SEEN THEM EXPERIENCE THE STRA EXERTED BY A LONG DISTANCE RELATNSHIP, AND ALSO THE UPS AND DOWNS OF MOVG TOGETHER. SEEG THEM MARRIED IS AN ANIC STEP THEIR STORY AND OPENS UP SO MANY AVENU FOR THE CHARACTERS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: I IMAGE WHEN OBAMA ANNOUNCED HE WAS FOR GAY MARRIAGE, JT A FEW SHORT WEEKS BEFORE THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED, THERE WAS MUCH REJOICG THE HALLS OF MARVEL THAT DAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: IN MY OPN, MARVEL IC BOOKS ARE AT THEIR BT WHEN THEY’RE EXPLORG THE REAL WORLD THROUGH THE SUPER HERO METAPHOR. WE PURSUED THE STORY OF NORTHSTAR AND KYLE’S WEDDG ORR TO FURTHER MAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE REFLECTIVE OF THE WORLD WE LIVE . PRINT OBAMA ANNOUNCG HIS SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE HAPPIT CINCE WE ULD HAVE HOPED FOR. IT UNRSRED THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE IS TOPIL AND THIS STORY IS MORE THAN JT RELEVANT. NORTHSTAR AND KYLE WILL E FACE-TO-FACE WH THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEIR UNN, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO DO NOT REGNIZE S VALIDY—BOTH SIS OF THE ISSUE REPRENTED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY—SO THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE N RONATE WH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REARS HEARG THE ARGUMENTS REAL LIFE. IT’S THAT LEVEL OF THENTICY, THAT EMOTNAL TTH, THAT MAK A MARVEL IC A MARVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: WAS THERE ANY NCERN ABOUT FAN BACKLASH? CLEARLY THERE’S BEEN SOME SECTNS OF THE FAN POPULATN THAT HAVEN’T RPOND WELL TO OTHER MOV, LIKE MIL MORAL TAKG OVER ULTIMATE SPIR-MAN – THOUGH FANS ALSO GET UPSET WHEN A CHARACTER CHANG THEIR HAIRSTYLE, SO I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT N POSSIBLY FACTOR TO THGS ON YOUR END…{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEANE SCHAEFER: IF WE WORRIED ABOUT BACKLASH ALL THE TIME, WE’D NEVER GET ANYTHG DONE! WE DON’T DO ANYTHG LIGHTLY, I PROMISE YOU THAT (I’VE CERTALY HAD ENOUGH BLOW-OUT ARGUMENTS WH OTHER EDORS OVER CHARACTER CHOIC THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND HAVE HEARD PLENTY OF RAISED VOIC THE HALLS OVER THE SAME), BUT WE N’T LET THE FACT THAT EVERYONE IS GOG TO HAVE DIFFERENT OPNS KEEP OM MAKG TERTG CHOIC FOR THE CHARACTERS. THEY NEED TO KEEP MOVG AND THEY NEED TO BE ALLOWED TO LIVE THROUGH STORI THAT WILL CHANGE THEM, OR THEY’LL CEASE BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARVEL COMICS SHOULD REFLECT THE WORLD OUTSI OUR WDOW, AND THE ISSU DO JT THAT. ANYONE G TO THEM OM THE STANCE OF GOOD STORY AND GOOD CHARACTER VELOPMENT IS GOG TO FD SOMETHG TO LATCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: LET’S TALK A LTLE B ABOUT THE ISSUE… CLEARLY THIS – AND THE NEXT ONE – ARE GOG TO GET A LOT OF MASTREAM ATTENTN. WHOUT GETTG TO SPOILERS TOO MUCH, I THOUGHT WAS TERTG TO NTUE THE CURRENT ARC OF THE BOOK, WHILE PARALLELG WH THE KYLE/NORTHSTAR RELATNSHIP. WHY GO THIS DIRECTN, RATHER THAN, SAY, HAVG AN ENTIRE ISSUE VOTED TO THE TWO OF THEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JS: THE X-MEN, MAYBE MORE THAN ANY OTHER TLE, HAS ALWAYS PLACED MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR RELATNSHIPS WH EACH OTHER THAN ON THE MECHANICS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM; ALTERNATE REALI, ALIEN VASNS, TIME-TRAVELLG MERCENARI…REALLY ALL OF THE THGS ARE SERVICE OF SMASHG THE CHARACTERS TOGETHER AN EMOTNAL LARGE HADRON COLLIR TO SEE HOW OUR CHARACTERS E OUT ON THE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WE FELT PRETTY STRONGLY THAT SEPARATG THIS BEAT OM THE MECHANICS OF BEG AN X-MAN DIDN’T MAKE AS MUCH SENSE AS LETTG THE TWO THGS LK UP. NORTHSTAR IS ONE OF THE LEAD CHARACTERS ASTONISHG X-MEN, AND HIS PERSONAL LIFE RMS HIS CHOIC ON MISSNS AND VICE-VERSA, SO WHATEVER THE OUTE HERE IS GOG TO HAVE IMPACT ON THE NEXT ARC, AND THE NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: I FEEL STUPID EVEN ASKG THIS, BUT AS A GUY WHO WAED A FEW YEARS TO ASK HIS WIFE TO MARRY HIM, WHY HAVE KYLE AND NORTHSTAR GET HCHED SO QUICKLY? HE WAS ONLY TRODUCED THREE YEARS AGO, WHICH ISN'T THAT LONG IC BOOK TIME...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT NORTHSTAR MOV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JS: THIS ISN’T STUPID AT ALL! IT DOWN TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT EVERYONE DO THEIR OWN WAY. SOME PEOPLE WA AND PLAN, AND SOME PEOPLE JT BLURT OUT AND TO HELL WH THE TAILS. NORTHSTAR IS THE KD OF GUY WHO GETS SOMETHG HIS HEAD AND ACTS ON . SO ’S PARTLY THAT ’S JT THE WAY HE IS, CRASHG TO THGS HEADFIRST AND SORTG ALL OUT LATER, BUT I WOULD THK THERE’S A LTLE B OF “SEIZE THE DAY” GOG ON AS WELL. HE’S THROWN WH THE X-MEN AS A WAY OF LIFE, AND SO HE’S NSTANTLY LIVG ON THE EDGE OF NEEDG TO JUMP TO THE LATT EPIC CRISIS. HE KNOWS HE LOV KYLE, HE KNOWS THEY’RE GOOD TOGETHER, AND HE THKS, WELL, BEFORE THE NEXT WORLDWI THREAT, I BETTER LOCK THIS DOWN. AND TYPIL NORTHSTAR FASHN, GETS TRANSLATED AS “DO I WANT TO SPEND THE RT OF MY LIFE WH HIM: Y/Y, PLEASE CHECK ONE” *LGHS*{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: OKAY, THAT SAID, AGA WHOUT SPOILERS, I THOUGHT THE ACTUAL PAGE OF THE PROPOSAL WAS LOVELY – I IMAGE A LOT OF TIME AND THOUGHT WENT TO MAKG THAT SEQUENCE AS INIC AS POSSIBLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: YES. THE NUMBER OF REVISNS POOR MIKE PERKS HAD TO DO ON THAT ONE PAGE. WE EVEN HAD SENR EDOR NICK LOWE AND ASSISTANT EDOR JORDAN D. WHE POSE FOR A PHOTO SO THAT WE ULD SEND MIKE AN IA OF WHAT WE WERE ENVISNG! (NO WORD YET ON WHEN NICK AND JORDAN WILL BE TYG THE KNOT.) BUT THAT PROPOSAL IS A BIG TONE MARVEL HISTORY AND WE HAD TO GET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEK: NOW THAT THIS BARRIER IS BROKEN, ARE WE GOG TO SEE MORE SAME SEX MARRIAGE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE? AND WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KYLE AND NORTHSTAR, HOW HEAVILY WILL THEY PLAY TO THE MARVEL U GOG FORWARD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DK: THAT MIGHT BE PUTTG THE RT BEFORE THE HORSE…NORTHSTAR AND KYLE HAVEN’T EVEN SAID “I DO” YET! WHILE THEIR MARRIAGE MAY SPIRE SOME OTHER CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AT LARGE TO FOLLOW SU (I JT PUT A DOZEN RICTOR/SHATTERSTAR PCH ON AXEL’S SK, HAHA), I THK WE NEED TO START BY EXPLORG WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE TWO CHARACTERS FIRST. THERE’S STILL SO MUCH STORY THERE, SO MUCH TERRORY TO EXPLORE. HOW WILL THIS CHANGE THEIR RELATNSHIP? WHAT DO MEAN TO BE A CIVILIAN MARRIED TO A SUPER HERO X-MAN? HOW WILL NORTHSTAR AND KYLE TO RPOND TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEIR MARRIAGE, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO DO NOT REGNIZE S VALIDY? NORTHSTAR AND KYLE HAVE MA AN IMPORTANT STEP HERE, BUT ’S ONLY THE BEGNG, THERE’S STILL A LOT OF ROAD AHEAD OF THEM. AND WE’RE GOG TO BE RIGHT THERE WH THEM AS THEY TRAVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASTONISHG X-MEN #50 HS SOME IC BOOK STOR TODAY - AND THE RT TOMORROW - OM MARVEL COMICS, WH THE WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN #51 HTG JUNE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The Rollg Stonpublicized the news as “Marvel Comics Hosts First Gay Weddg Astonishg X-men”. Northstar, Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, marri his longtime partner Kyle the panels of Astonishg X-men #51 June. Twenty years after his ntroversial beg of beg gay 1992, he is back aga the headl as he propos to his long iend Kyle Jadu Astonishg X-men #50.
“”When gay marriage beme legal New York State, raised obv qutns sce most of our hero ri New York State. Northstar is the first openly gay character ics and he’s been a longterm relatnship wh his partner Kyle so the big qutn was – how would this change his relatnship? The uple will have to nont homophobia among Nothstar’s teammat.
In 1992 he was clared to be gay the pag of Alpha Flight # 106 and is nsired as Marvel Comics’ first openly gay character. The ic was so inic that was ducted the Gaylactic Hall of Fame.