tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post6185351038216275873..comments2024-03-18T10:41:09.242-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: 2010-2011 The Justice League of America 100 Project charity art by Tim Seeley & Mike NortonDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-31416314543520762332012-06-04T13:26:17.160-05:002012-06-04T13:26:17.160-05:00I have issues with making Alan Scott gay, because ...I have issues with making Alan Scott gay, because one of my favorite aspects of the character was his tortured May-December romance with Molly in the '90s. That said, I have bigger issues with the de-aging and move to a parallel Earth, so I'm glad he's gay to give something back for the many aspects of the character lost that made him unique.<br /><br />If the same move was made with J'Onn J'Onzz in the New 52; including his having a gender-neutral marriage or same-sex family via the differences in Martian procreation; I'd be totally supportive of that. However, pre-Flashpoint, he was pretty unambiguously masculine and attracted exclusively to females of various races/species. He made reference to being uncomfortable in female forms, and his self-created image was thoroughly "butch," what with the bald head and muscles and all. I'm all for progressive thinking going into the reboot, but pre-boot, J'Onn was downright conservative in his personal gender issues. Actually, one of the things I dug about Malefic in <i>Justice League: Doom</i> was his choosing an attractive female for to <i>seduce his brother</i>. Very Brian DePalma, and I think it would be majorly interesting to see Ma'alefa'ak's more ambiguous/deviant sexuality played against J'Onn's comparative rigidity.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-31077906993846890072012-06-04T12:22:36.724-05:002012-06-04T12:22:36.724-05:00Well, one thing that J'Onn has in his favor in...Well, one thing that J'Onn has in his favor in the romance department over the rest of the DCnU is that he will understand others. Also, Martian biology is so different from human biology one has to wonder whether such divisions as male or female or White, Green or Pale are just choices.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-79789743710020384362012-06-04T09:42:37.449-05:002012-06-04T09:42:37.449-05:00Pretty reasonable points made. I do think JLTF #8 ...Pretty reasonable points made. I do think JLTF #8 cemented J'Onn as heterosexual by Earth standards, but it probably wouldn't hurt his New 52 profile to be THE hero of the omnisexual. It's the next, next, next civil rights issue, after all.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-42949224777524814042012-06-03T22:29:14.931-05:002012-06-03T22:29:14.931-05:00Sorry, Frank, but I could not resist this based on...Sorry, Frank, but I could not resist this based on one of your comments. (In a way, it makes sense, as J'Onn as a telepath is perhaps one of the people who could understand the Dark Knight). So, you may find this amusing if you have not seen this already: http://io9.com/5759457/5-reasons-why-i-want-to-make-love-to-the-martian-manhunterwill_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.com