Marvel Comics X-Men Gay Weddg Sparks Fierce Debate

Contents:

• MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ‘ASTONISHG X-MEN’
• X-MEN GAY WEDDG "CREATE-YOUR-OWN WEDDG" VARIANT UNVEILED
• <I>ASTONISHG X-MEN</I> CREATORS DISH ON MARVEL'S HISTORIC GAY WEDDG
• MARVEL'S GAY WEDDG, DC SUPERHERO OUT OF THE CLOSET
• COULD THE NEXT X-MEN MOVIE FEATURE A GAY WEDDG?
• MARVEL COMICS X-MEN GAY WEDDG SPARKS FIERCE DEBATE
• MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN

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. “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.

X-MEN GAY WEDDG "CREATE-YOUR-OWN WEDDG" VARIANT UNVEILED

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. Specifilly, 's the weddg bells of Marvel's first gay marriage between longtime X-Man Northstar and his civilian boyiend, Kyle.

The ic dtry's number-one publisher has always reflected Ameri's cultural and polil velopments, and wh Print Obama's recent public support of gay marriage, an official marriage uldn't have e at a better time.

<I>ASTONISHG X-MEN</I> CREATORS DISH ON MARVEL'S HISTORIC GAY WEDDG

Jean-Pl Bebier, this jt the latt velopment his posn as Marvel's premiere gay superhero. The character also adopted a baby wh AIDS, mentored a gay mutant named Anole, and even wrote a book about his experience as a gay mutant, tled Born Normal; 's hard to image how this guy ma time for fightg, the creative mds behd the weddg of the -- Axel Alonso, Edor--Chief of Marvel Comics; Jeane Schaffer and Daniel Ketchum, Astonishg X-Men's -edors; Marjorie Liu, wrer of Astonishg X-Men; and Mike Perks, penciller of Astonishg X-Men -- dish on why they're hostg the weddg now, the divisive reactn wh the Marvel Universe, and the endls storytellg possibili that this latt evolutn holds.

Alex Alonso: When gay marriage beme legal New York State, raised a qutn, sce most of our hero ri that state: How would Northstar, the first openly gay character ics, rpond to this new velopment? Whereas foistg this story upon another character would have been a forced step their progrsn, we've been buildg toward this exact place wh the two for about a year now, sce gay marriage was legalized New York State, makg a natural velopment. And, lookg ahead, the marriage of two gay characters opens a number of avenu for future stori, and Northstar and Kyle are the characters bt sued to explore every proment same-sex uple ics has been between two members of the superhero muny, but your first gay marriage is between a superhero and a civilian.

Alonso: Recent events North Carola and Print Obama's statement of support for gay marriage unrsre that this is a topil -- and ntroversial -- issue. Will we see any reactns om other gay upl like Hulklg and Wicn or Rictor and Shatter Star? As Marvel, and the ics dtry general, has troduced an creasg number of gay characters, how do you feel the fans have generally reacted?

MARVEL'S GAY WEDDG, DC SUPERHERO OUT OF THE CLOSET

Gay marriage is legal New York State, most of our characters live New York State, and a percentage of them are gay, so we'd be remiss not to nsir how would affect them, their iends, fai, and teammat.

Ketchum: If nothg else, the historil precence of the X-Men servg as a metaphor for margalized muni giv extra clout to a gay-marriage story an X-Men tle.

Marvel has a long and proud tradn of reflectg the world all s diversy, and this is jt one more example of you foree an crease gay upl or characters throughout the rt of the dtry as a rult? This morng, the ladi of The View nfirmed a long-mored weddg announcement: An openly gay member of the X-Men will propose to his partner, wh the marriage schled to take place Astonishg X-Men #51.

COULD THE NEXT X-MEN MOVIE FEATURE A GAY WEDDG?

The French Canadian superhero Northstar beme Marvel's first openly homosexual superhero 1992, and although took nearly two s for the guy to get a boyiend, give Marvel cred for divg headfirst to the gay marriage bate, even at the risk of a stern blog post by Bristol Pal.

MARVEL COMICS X-MEN GAY WEDDG SPARKS FIERCE DEBATE

In an tertg velopment, Northstar isn't the only gay superhero the news today. Acrdg to the Daily Mail, DC -publisher Dan DiD revealed that one of his pany's hero will reveal that they are, fact, gay. DiD didn't specify who or when, but Courtney Simmons of DC told ABC News, "One of the major inic DC characters will reveal that he is gay a storyle June.

MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ASTONISHG X-MEN

) It's tertg that both major ic book pani are velopg major gay-themed storyl so soon after Print Obama and Uncle Bin went on the rerd wh their support of marriage equaly. (Note the outcry, however mor, over the possibily of gay relatnships Mass Effect 3. Marvel’s first openly gay hero, Jean-Pl Bebier will propose to his boyiend Kyle Jadu this week’s issue #50.

When Northstar was first troduced the 1980’s was agast edorial policy to have a character be gay. Now we’re about see the weddg of a gay hero. MarvelHot off Print Barack Obama's historic support of gay marriage, the creative team behd the X-Men ic-book seri has announced that a major gay superhero will be marryg his partner s pag next month, providg yet another rich storyle for the film's producers to draw on.

The weddg 20 years after Northstar me out as a gay man—er, superman— the pag of Alpha Flight, beg one of the first mastream ic-book hero to be wrten as an openly gay character. Northstar and Kyle Jadu tie the knot New York Cy jt days before many Amerin ci are celebratg gay pri. Marvel’s first openly gay hero, Jean-Pl Bebier proposed to his boyiend Kyle Jadu issue #50.