NoScans: New CW Seed cartoon series to feature gay lead character

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Comics Alliance is reporting that, after The Vixen, whose most recent iteration is moving from recent animated debut to live action version in Arrow, a new web series featuring a Golden Age hero will launch and also lead to live action

It's Freedom Fighters: The Ray!



Raymond “Ray” Terrill was a reporter who discovered a group of government scientists working on a secret project to turn light into a weapon of mass destruction. But before he could report on his findings, the project head exposed Ray to a “genetic light bomb.” The bomb failed to kill him and instead gifted Ray with light-based powers. With these abilities, Ray realized he could go beyond reporting on injustice – he could take action to help stop it. Calling himself The Ray, he was recruited by Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters to fight violence and oppression wherever it exists.

And it is confirmed that he will be depicted as a gay man too.

Sounds promising!

Comments

[long_silence]

More cartoons with explicitly queer leads is always neat.

Though I think Legends of Tomorrow is the first CW Superhero show to have a queer lead, since Sara Lance is one of the main characters. It's different from being the title character but ignoring her isn't cool.

[dewinged]

I did see this news. Looking forward to it.

[bj_l]

I've only ever read hjs appearances in Young Justice which, honestly, I dont remember anything saying he was straight. The closest to that would be flirting for votes.