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Yet Another First Gay Superhero | Bleeding Cool Comic News & Rumors
Yet Another First Gay Superhero | Bleeding Cool Comic News & Rumors
Yet Another First Gay Superhero
Submitted by Rich Johnston on November 18, 2009 – 5:48 am (22) commentsKrazyJanuary 1992
Chicago Sun-Times: The comic book, long a purveyor of childhood fantasies, has taken a step closer to the adult world as one prominent “superhero” acknowledges he is gay.
The superhero is Northstar, billed in Marvel Comics’ “Alpha Flight” as “Canada’s Most Eligible Bachelor,” and he comes out of the closet in the current issue to help fight AIDS.
“I am gay!” Northstar shouts…
February 2000
The Mirror: TWO Scottish cartoonists have created the worlds first homosexual superheroes. Apollo and Midnighter, a pair of lycra-clad gay…
December 2002
The Independent:
Coming (out) soon: the world’s first gay superhero. The Rawhide Kid, killed off by Marvel Comics in 1979, is back from the dead. And how.January 2009
Daily Telegraph: It was only a matter of time before we had our first gay superhero. And if there is one man who can make him a success it is Stan Lee…
February 2009
Daily Telegraph: DC Comics have unveiled their first openly gay superhero – a sapphic socialite called Batwoman…
November 2009
The Sun: World’s first gay superheroes…
For the record, for the clip files, for lazy journalists (and will amend for the bits I get wrong or miss out)…
The first closet gay comic strip character was Krazy Kat in 1916, the first transvestite hero comics character was Madame Fatal in 1940, the first out gay hero comics character was Harry Chess in That Man From A.U.N.T.I.E in 1964, the first lesbian comics character was Sandy, Wimmen’s Comix 1971.
The first openly gay superhero was Gay Guy, created by John Byrne, for Candian college newspaper strip The Emery Weal, 1971.
The first mainstream gay superhero character was Northstar of Alpha Flight – who first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 in 1979, but creator John Byrne decided he is gay for Alpha Flight #1. 1983. The character Northstar outs himself in an Alpha Flight story written by Scott Lobdell in 1992.
The first gay superhero with his own book was Enigma by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo, initially polanned for Disney/Touchmark but picked up by Vertigo in 1993.
The first superhero team in comics was Joan Hilty’s Luna Legion appearing in Oh! magazine in 1992, and Pride High was the first gay superhero team comic book, published in 2007.
The first gay superhero couple was Apollo and Midnighter, first appearing naked in bed together in Stormwatch by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, in 1998, adding in comments later when the characters appeared in their The Authority comic.
Yes, Apollo and Midnighter are, in the debased English parlance, up each other. So what?
but they would only be properly publically outed by Mark Millar in The Authority in 1992. At the end of his run on the book, they were married on the page by Ellen DeGeneres. Midnighter wore white.
And there is no news as to whether the owners of the Spandex TM trademark will seek to defend it, after the considerable publicity given the current title!
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Review: The Lone Ranger and Tonto #3 (Dynamite Entertainment)
I have been a big fan of the Lone Ranger series by Dynamite Entertainment since it started, but I have to say that The Lone Ranger and Tonto #3 is the worst issue of any comic I have read in a long time.
I know this isn’t part of the Lone Ranger series proper, but considering the sporadic nature that the regular series comes out, this may be the first issue that someone picks up to read Dynamite’s Lone Ranger effort. I think this particular comic might actually scare people away.
My first problem is with the art (which I always hate to comment on, since I can’t draw worth a damn). It is very rough, more like colored sketches than actual art to me. There are parts that are so rough that it’s difficult to tell who the characters are and what is happening from moment to moment.
As far as the story goes, it really didn’t make much sense to me. I am not entirely sure if it was because of the art, but the entire plot seemed forced and really kind of silly.
Overall I was really disappointed in this issue. If the Lone Ranger and Tonto series is supposed to help bridge the gap in-between the time that the regular series comes out, they are really going to have to do a much better job than this.
System Requirements | Star Trek Online Official Site
System Requirements | Star Trek Online Official Site
System Requirements
Posted by RekhanWe just updated the FAQ, but wanted to call it out here, as well. Star Trek Online’s system requirements are as follows:
System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
* Memory: 1GB RAM
* Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
* Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
* DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
* HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
* Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
* Disc: 6X DVD-ROMRecommended System Configuration
* OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
* CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
* Memory: 2GB RAM+
* Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
* Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
* DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
* HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
* Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
* Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
[Press] ASYLUM PRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION’S FEARLESS DAWN #2 PREVIEW
ASYLUM PRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION’S FEARLESS DAWN #2 PREVIEW
Preview Title: “Hopped up out of their freakin’ minds!”
(Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has announced the release of a 4 page preview of the tongue in cheek pulp book Fearless Dawn #2. The synopsis of issue #2 can be described as this: “Hopped up out of their freakin’ minds on the Combat “Power” drug, Fearless Dawn,(heroine extraordinaire), and Number Seven (her manly love interest) go on a rampage through Helga’s camp. The combat monster versions of Fearless Dawn and Old Number Seven SMASH a lot of stuff and MAIM aplenty as they make their exciting escape! Meanwhile, the SYNDICATE sends in a secret weapon to aid in the rescue. Get set dear readers for an Eisnerian ROMP of unprecedented proportions! BLGGLGH!!! Join us now as Steve Mannion’s beautifully rendered comic book tale unfolds in full-color glory! Fan’s of Steve Mannion’s The Bomb will love this new action-packed series.
“Back in February’s PREVIEWS there was a book from Asylum Press called Fearless Dawn that went largely unnoticed by fans and retailers. The entire industry went on rolling without giving it a second glance, and like many small press books it nearly slipped into obscurity without reaching the core readers in our hobby. But when a copy of it made its way across my desk, I knew from first glance it was something special that people needed to see” commented Jim Kuhoric of Diamond Comics Distributors.
“I am excited to bring Fearless dawn to a full-color series,” says creator Steve Mannion,” this is a dream project and I’m having a blast.” “We’ll be updating the website and blog on a regular basis so fans can see pencil to ink pages, colors, thumbnails and interact with Steve,” says publisher Frank Forte.
“Steve Mannion is one of the most underrated artists in comics. Part Dave Stevens, part Wally Wood his art encapsulates everything I love about comic books,” says Rick Remender (Punisher, Fear Agent)
The Publication schedule is as follows. Fearless Dawn:Special Edition #1 (ships Nov. 2009), Fearless Dawn #2 (Ships Dec. 2009), Fearless Dawn #3 (Ships Feb. 2010), and Fearless Dawn #4 (Ships Mar. 2010),
Fearless Dawn #2 preview: http://www.asylumpress.com/FD_2_preview.html
Fearless Dawn website: www.fearlessdawn.com
Fearless Dawn production blog: http://fearlessdawn.blogspot.com/
Title:Fearless Dawn #2 (of 4)
Format/Price: SC, color $2.95, 32 pages
Item Code: OCT090746
ISBN:9780981823072
STILL AVAILABLE FOR REORDER:
Title:Fearless Dawn #1 (of 4)
Format/Price: SC, color $2.95, 32 pages
Item Code: SEP090625 FEARLESS DAWN #1 (OF 4) SP ED
Still available from Asylum Press is Steve Mannion’s The Bomb TPB. “The Bomb is a good place to start as it tells Fearless Dawn’s origin story and her first adventure,” explains Publisher Frank Forte.
Title:The Bomb TPB
Format/Price: SC, b&w 176 pgs. (16-page color section) $14.95
Item Code: SEP090626 BOMB TP
For a preview of The Bomb go here: www.asylumpress.com/thebomb.html
ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS:
Founded in 1999 by Frank Forte, Asylum Press is a unique publishing house specializing in high profile projects from some of the industry’s biggest names. Publishing superhero comics with Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis, continuing their tradition of horror with Undead Evil, Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, the upcoming Asylum of Horrors and Beyond Lovecraft, venturing into dark humor with Billy Boy The Sick Little Fat Kid and The Cletus and Floyd Show, Asylum Press continues to be on the cutting edge of comic and graphic novel publishing. Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Comics, Haven Distributors and Tony Shenton and Partners Publishers Group.
[Press] FORTE AND GUCUNJA’S DTOX ETCHED IN HEAVY METAL
FORTE AND GUCUNJA’S DTOX ETCHED IN HEAVY METAL
DTOX, A POST ARMAGHEDDON HUNTER OF MUTANTS, GETS AN 8-PAGE STORY PRINTED IN THE NOV. 2009 ISSUE OF HEAVY METAL
Asylum Press announced today that an eight page story featuring the character DTOX will be featured in the November 2009 issue of Heavy Metal magazine. DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses).
DTOX takes place in a post-Armageddon future. The lone biohazard warrior fights to cleanse the earth of a rising toxic mutant population. Killvixen, a knife-wielding femme fatale, soon joins him. Together, armed with the mobile arsenal code-named DTANK, they travel the ravaged mid-west in search of rogue monstrosities and fuel. Their destination is to locate the evil bio-scientist Scourge and destroy him and his mutant factory.
“This episode printed in Heavy Metal is actually episode 2 in the DTOX story. It works alone as a twisted sci-fi tale, but is part of a larger “Scourge” storyline, explains creator Frank Forte, “In this tale DTOX and Killvixen come upon a recent battlefield between the military and mutants. With corpses littering the area they stumble upon one lone survivor, a woman who pleads for her life. All is not what it seems as DTOX drops his guard and the woman turns into a giant slug-like mutant who wants to feast.”
“The character DTOX is inspired by the Heavy Metal Magazine and EPIC Illustrated I used to read in the 1980’s. Characters like Ranxerox and Den showed how far comics could really go. Pepe Moreno, Guido Crepax and Caza just blew me away. I grew tired of costumed superheroes after a while and wanted something more. I found it in the pages of Heavy Metal, ” explains Frank Forte. ” Now I’m giving back.”
“DTOX was a great addition to the November issue of Heavy Metal and we look forward to printing the next episode in the coming issues, ” says Howard Jurofsky, VP Heavy Metal.
“Working on DTOX was fantastic, ” says Nenad Gucunja, ” I was able go off on the script and expand the scenes. Then Frank would go back and rewrite it. What came out was something fun and demented.”
The DTOX trailer can be seen here: http://www.dtoxcomic.com/
Release Date: 02/02/2010 | Star Trek Online Official Site
Release Date: 02/02/2010 | Star Trek Online Official Site
EARTHDATE 2009.11.09
Release Date: 02/02/2010
Posted by RekhanWe’re happy to share with you Star Trek Online’s official release date: February 2, 2010, in North America, and February 5, 2010, in Europe. Mark your calendars, and we’ll see you in 2010!
Fallen Earth Announces Real-Time iPhone Application | Fallen Earth
Fallen Earth Announces Real-Time iPhone Application | Fallen Earth
Fallen Earth Announces Real-Time iPhone Application
November 6, 2009Players Interface to View Skills, Manage Crafting and Converse
FALLEN EARTH, LLC, and Icarus Studios Inc., developers of the self-titled massively multiplayer online game (MMO), announced today the development of a cross-platform iPhone application, which allows players to connect into the live game server and interact with the game remotely via their iPhone.
Through the new iPhone application, players will have constant access to Fallen Earth, which has been one of the most critically acclaimed releases this year. Through its interactive features, the application will allow Fallen Earth players to view their in-game character stats, mutations and trade skills as well as provide access to equipped and stored items. Players will also have the capacity to view maps for each of the three sectors in the 1,000 square kilometers of the game’s landscape.
“Fallen Earth fans will have the ability to interact with the game when away from their PCs in a way never before seen in an MMO,” said Dave Haydysch, Project Manager of Fallen Earth. “With the Fallen Earth iPhone app, players will be able to play many aspects of the game in real-time while on-the-go.”
Scheduled for release in Q1 of 2010, the application will feature extensive real-time management of several key in-game systems. Players will be able to manage their crafting queue, view recipes, craft items, buy and sell items at the Auction House as well as interact with friends, Clan members and other online players through multiple chat channels, mail and private messaging.
Keep up to date with all the Fallen Earth action on the Facebook and Twitter pages.
Fallen Earth Thanksgiving Screenshot Contest | Fallen Earth
Fallen Earth Thanksgiving Screenshot Contest | Fallen Earth
Fallen Earth Thanksgiving Screenshot Contest
November 2, 2009Here in the wasteland, there’s a whole lot to be thankful for. Mutants, Blight Wolves, Gully Dogs… what more could you ask for?! To help celebrate the holiday, we’re looking for original screenshots that show what an authentic Thanksgiving celebration in the wasteland looks like!
Send us a fun screenshot of you and your Clan-mates or fellow clones (5 max per screenshot) giving some “thanks” in the wasteland.
To enter, have one player in your group submit your best screenshot as well as each member’s character name to fecontest@fallenearth.com by Friday, November 13 at 5 p.m. ET (GMT-5).
Each member in the winning screenshot will receive a Fallen Earth t-shirt and special in-game food item, which they may choose from a festive menu we’ve designed (see below). Members of two additional top screenshots will also receive an in-game food item of their choice.
Winners will be determined by November 20 and have their screenshot featured on the Fallen Earth homepage.
Hint: We’re looking for original screens that make use of existing festive elements and environment, involve characters in different poses and overall demonstrate the theme of Thanksgiving!
Food item choices include:
* Fried Prairie Chicken – level 5 – restores 3 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour
* Gritty Pie Crust – level 10 – restores 4 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour
* Apple Jelly – level 15 – restores 4 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour
* Fried Chicken – level 20 – restores 6 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour
* Pumpkin Jam – level 32 – restores 8 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour
* Granny’s Strudel Surprise – level 40; boosts Coordination by 4 and restores 5 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hour.
* Harvest Stew – level 48 – restores 11 Health every 6 seconds for 1 hourRead about the rules and regulations to submit your screenshot.
Good luck!
-The Fallen Earth Team
