Contents:
- MEET TV’S BLACK, GAY SUPERHERO: HOOD JTICE
- WATCHMEN STAR JOVAN APO ON PLAYG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY, BLACK SUPERHERO
MEET TV’S BLACK, GAY SUPERHERO: HOOD JTICE
This scene, along wh Mason’s ments on his relatnship wh Silk Spectre, is the source of the general assumptn that Hood Jtice was a gay man and a sexual sadist. Dpe his posg as Silk Spectre's boyiend, was also heavily implied that he was a gay relatnship wh another Muteman, Nelson Gardner AKA Capta Metropolis.
He was secretly homosexual and a romantic relatnship wh Nelson Gardner aka Capta Metropolis. It is ma clear the var end materials that Hood Jtice was homosexual and probably a sadist who rived his pleasure om rough treatment of male partners.
WATCHMEN STAR JOVAN APO ON PLAYG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY, BLACK SUPERHERO
It is also plaly put that Nelson Gardner and Hood Jtice had an extend homosexual relatnship, cludg squabblg “like an old married uple” by 1948. [9:EM:p3] Although the publicist for the origal hero group had Sally Juper (Silk Spectre) para around public wh Hood Jtice, he ments that is gettg harr to ver up for the two gay hero. Panel 1:25:4 is set October 1985 Rafael's, an upsle rtrant and foc on two olr, well-built, apparently homosexual and openly affectnate men, wh the nomal actn of the panel—part of the nversatn between Dan and Lrie—relegated to a background tail.
It uld be argued, though, that this panel reflects the irony of Lrie's words, and the overtly gay uple serv as a reflectn upon how Lrie may really be feelg - everyone else n enjoy their relatnship, while she nnot.
His personal life would be vad and his homosexualy likely exposed, sooner or later.