General Marvel Comics to Unveil First Gay Superhero

[The Helper]

SPIDER-MAN creator Stan Lee is to unveil the world’s first gay superhero.

High school basketball star Thom Creed hides his developing superpowers along with his sexuality.

Former Marvel Comics boss Stan, 86 — who also created the Hulk and the X-Men — will unleash the character in an hour-long TV drama being shot in the US.

If it’s a hit there it will cross to the UK.

TV execs hope it will rival the huge success of shows likes Heroes.

Stan Lee 'to create world's first gay superhero'

Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-man, is planning to unleash the world's first homosexual superhero in a new television programme.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Seb!]

This is inspired by the book Hero, which was pretty popular. It was an alright book, too.

 

[kingbdogz]

A Gay Superhero? Wouldn't that turn off viewers? I don't think anyone wants to know about some guys gay sexual problems.

 

[New_U.S.]

LOL! whats his superpower gunna be? AIDs?

 

[CaptDeath]

no its gunna be HIVs
or the Herpe Cannon

 

[Mac Dre]

hahah maybe his enemy will be him having to decide what he has to wear for the day.

 

[Varine]

Maybe he'll be like that elastic man, but not all over.

 

[Jolly chap*]

Well, superheroes need to be more strange (in a good way, I suppose). It's what makes them unique and special! Ten Hulks or Ten Wonderwomen wouldn't be very interesting.

 

[MurderMode]

The show will flop imo opinion.... even if it's real good the majority of straight people will think it's stupid that the character is gay. It's not even that most people think being gay = bad anymore because they (just) don't (care), it's more like they'll watch it and think 'ergh, that try-hard, annoying, scarf-wearing shop assistant at my local retail store probably loves this shit, I just can't bring myself to watch it. The effects are cool but.... no'.

DAMMIT STAN, what we really need is more TV shows about awesome things like super heroes... make more of them and then go ahead and make Queer Eye for the Vigilante for all I care.... just don't do it first

 

[MasterOfABCs]

What happened to Static Shock?

 

[Lobster]

At least he will be able to explain the costume

 

[Varine]

imo opinion

... if you're going to use acronyms, then you don't need to reiterate the last word.

 

[Blackveiled]

Maybe he'll be like superman, except his penis doesnt extend to women and he will flirt with men. Lolz.

 

[Samael88]

I for one actually like the idea. I think this thing with gay people has just gone to far.
All the other superheroes from marvell has always been a little "on the edge".
Muscular men with tight clothing, running around and fighting other muscular men with tight clothing.
It is just like wrestling, and we all know how manly that is, that can't be gay at all, but it is almost the same thing:nuts:

It is a good step for marvell to make. If anyone should do it I think marvell is the ones. I think it can be great, especially if the show is aimed for children. Then they might not be as predjudice towards gay people when they grow up.

 

[Bartuc08]

The first step to accepting, is not caring.

If the show is cool, then hell... I'll watch it. The idea that he's gay doesn't dissuade me in the least... It might be pretty cool... or should i say "fantastic"

 

[Akatsuki]

When I was little. I hated the love relationship during comic books and cartoons. I just want mindless action and progress on the story (what an odd thing to say, want something mindless but also want something mindful).

Gay or Straight, I just want the good guy to finally kill the bad guy.