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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
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Originally posted by VirginiaR:
[b] They've already done the Superman re-vamp (no pun intended), but my money is on Bruce Wayne.

Of course, shock that would explain why the new editor of Superman says he's not planning on hooking up L&C while he's editor. jawdrop

Nope, sorry, my money is still on Bruce.
Ditto. laugh The relationship between Batman and Robin has been analyzed to death, and quite often the result was that there are some gay undertones there... It would also fit in nicely with Bruce Wayne's playboy billionaire act - before he comes out of the closet, it seems like a good way to avoid suspicion.

Although, come to think of it, Wonder Woman is another obvious choice... They never said it was a male character, did they? [/b]
You can analyze this to death, but the reality of pretty much all of the classic kid sidekicks (Robin especially) is that they were put in to the stories to appeal to a younger audience than the main adult characters, with the sole goal of making more money.

Explaining this as gay subtext is clutching at straws, adding a rationale to a type of character that really makes no sense. Kid sidekicks are fundamentally silly, and their existence can only be explained by the economics of comic book marketing.

Marcus L. Rowland
Forgotten Futures, The Scientific Romance Role Playing Game