Are there any well written gay male heroes?

i was looking for a comic to try out that starred a gay hero other than Midnighter. They dont have to be marvel/dc either they can be from an indie comic but it needs to be action packed and well written

also non stereotypical so like no evil murderers or moral less characters and if he is feminine id rather it not be used a a joke

These are the only ones I can think of that can be considered action packed:

Chew(John Colby, Director Applebee)

The Walking Dead(Jesus, Aaron, Eric)

Buffy(Willow, Andrew, Kennedy)

X-Factor(Rictor, Shatterstar)

Astonishing X-Men(Northstar, Kyle, Karma)

Daken

Young Avengers(Hulking, Wiccan)

@sprior93: what is northstar's personality like?

@willienotwilliam: He's pretty snooty and standoffish(rich boy), but he's got a heart of gold.

Apollo

No

Midnighter

Green Lantern from Earth 2 is pretty cool so far.

Pfft no.

Comic writers have trouble even writing straight male heroes well.

Alan Scott New 52 is pretty cool, the comic was kinda meh though.

I don't count him, since his boyfriend spent almost the entire series dead.

Midnighter

You can be gay and single. You are a bad boy

No Midnighter, people.

Did you guys even read the OP before posting?

Yup definitely New 52 Alan Scott. When I heard the announcement that GL was gay, like most people I first though of Hal Jordan, whose been with loads of women. Then when I found out it was a reboot of Alan Scott on a parallel Earth, I thought that the character would just be some kind of token character. The truth is that he's a great character, and the closest thing to a leader in a world without the 'trinity'. He's written well in the sense that although his sexuality is a fundamental part of his character, that is only one layer. The character has faced a wide range of circumstances and has been shown as one of the most integral characters in his respective universe.

But they only bring up the fact that he's gay, like twice in the whole series. Its really more of an informed character trait.

Gomez from Letter 44.

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So now only straight people can kill and be evil?

You should check your privilege. Kind of serious here. Why no bad guys?

But it's funny ;) Being silly here, hard to get sarcasm off on the inter-web

New-52 Alan Scott and Apollo standout. And I'm sorry but I have to mention Midnighter. He's not a stereotype for being gay either nor does he give gay people a bad name IMO. He's just a hyper-violent, savage, highly intelligent killing machine...........who just so happens to be gay :)

Isn't that fine though. They aren't shoving his sexual preference in our faces though, and when it came down to it and his dead lover turned out to be "alive" but still dead in a sense, it broke his heart even more and had to give him up all over again.

That's better to me then, being flamboyantly gay and showing off how gay they are by making out in every issue or something like that....

I have friends that are gay, that are single, the only reason I know they are gay or that anyone would know is because they were told at some point.... just like in this case

@willienotwilliam: Captain Jack, but you have to watch Doctor Who(The Newest Series) from season 1 to understand the character. Torchwood on Netflix and Doctor Who are both on netflix and there is the comics as well.

@willienotwilliam:

I really like Bunker as a character, hate the comic he's in but I like him personality wise.

Hulkling I was a fan of as well

@username12345:

@lukehero said:

@willienotwilliam: Captain Jack, but you have to watch Doctor Who(The Newest Series) from season 1 to understand the character. Torchwood on Netflix and Doctor Who are both on netflix and there is the comics as well.

Does the OP mind bisexual characters as well? Cause Captain Jack is know for sh**ging anything with a pulse :P

Also, Titan do Torchwood as well :O

@maccyd: True he is bi, not gay.

@lukehero: He's still a very good example of a non-token LGBT character and his sexuality isn't just "tacked on", it's an important part of his character.

Actually, his boyfriend becomes a part of Alan Scott, and frequently comes out and helps him. They interact a lot and kiss and hug several times throughout Earth-2 and Earth-2 end. It was because of Sam, that Alan was able to tap into the multi-Earth potentially and knock out Darkseid.

Iceman, apparently.

Do people care about Iceman that much? He never seems to be as involved or popular as Cyclops, Jean Grey, or Wolverine.

I've heard Bunker, member of the Teen Titans, has been a solid character.

Obsidian was handled really well. though he wasn't full blown gay until after he stopped being the star of a comic(he lost his powers, not because he was gay). He was evil for awhile, but that was due to his powers and being manipulated.

@poeticwarrior: You'd be surprised how many fans he has. He's an extremely powerful omega level mutant and that will always appeal to the fans who love power.

Not a fan of stereotypical character. It's like Storm walks around and snaps her fingers or rolls her head.

Bunker is stereotypical? I wouldn't know, I haven't read Titans, but that's not what I heard.

They specifically wrote him as a feminine gay character, who's "one of the girls". They're going for an unashamed feminine gay guy without any angst. I would prefer someone a little feminine like Wiccan (hence one of his favorite musicals is "The Sound of Music") if that's the direction they're going for instead of going in with a stereotypical character in mind.

Northstar, General Howlett (X-treme X-Men), Ultimate Colossus

So you don't think it counts because like real life gay people it doesn't completely define everything about who he is?

Batman stories seem to be written pretty well.

@lukehero: seen a few eps and hes a great character but i think i wasn't a fan of the writing

@w0nd: ill check it out. thanks

@maccyd:no i dont, but id perfer them to have a relationship with a man at some point

@username12345 said:

@sprior93 said:

These are the only ones I can think of that can be considered action packed:

Chew(John Colby, Director Applebee)

The Walking Dead(Jesus, Aaron, Eric)

Buffy(Willow, Andrew, Kennedy)

X-Factor(Rictor, Shatterstar)

Astonishing X-Men(Northstar, Kyle, Karma)

Daken

Young Avengers(Hulking, Wiccan)

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@willienotwilliam said:

also non stereotypical so like no evil murderers or moral less characters

So now only straight people can kill and be evil?

You should check your privilege. Kind of serious here. Why no bad guys?

and if he is feminine id rather it not be used a a joke

But it's funny ;) Being silly here, hard to get sarcasm off on the inter-web

i didnt say that at all, idk how you read "only straight people can kill and be evil" from that and men should be allowed to be feminine without being a joke is all im saying

Ir you find any, let me know. Comic book writers don't seem to know how to write convincing and interesting non-heteronormative characters. And gay males are hardly the most well-represented bunch in comics. You'll have a less trouble finding lesbian characters, but comic book writers tend to just write them all as femme fatales without many real-world qualities.

Bunker "one of the girls"? He's bros with Beast Boy.

Bunker is great, I expected to hate the character for taking the place of a classic team member for the sake of meeting a political correctness quota but honestly he's grown on me, I think he fits into the group well and I find him a likeable nice guy character with a good sense of humour. Snappy dresser too.

Note: I am talking post-Lobdell. I've blocked that run from my memory.

hmm i never looked at him like that. interesting point of view.

to me he just seems happy go lucky and enthusiastic. He isn't super flamboyant or anything he just is a really nice guy. I do see where you are coming from though..but nothing really stood out to me.

This to me is his character in a nutshell:

That just means his sexuality is not the focus of the series. He's still gay. He's arguably the best written gay character because they put as much focus on his romantic relationships as any other character. In my opinion, it implies that his sexuality is normal.

What I've read of from Spider-Man comics is pretty good.

@willienotwilliam:

"i didnt say that at all, idk how you read "only straight people can kill and be evil" from that"

Why can't gay people be evil?

"and men should be allowed to be feminine without being a joke is all im saying"

That's why I said I was being sarcastic afterwards.

@willienotwilliam: Logan's grandpa and hercules. LOL

@username12345: there is a long standing stereotype of gay people being amoral sociopaths and/or racist and even if there werent a stereotype of it, i dont like evil characters for the most part

Well fair enough. I was just curious, considering bad guys can be just as cool as good guys.