Ten years later, in 2002, Apollo and the Midnighter were married in the pages of The Authority published by DC's Wildstorm imprint. Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of Alpha Flight No.106 in 1992, one of Marvel Entertainment's first characters to do so. The New York-based publisher said on Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of Astonishing X-Men No.
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Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. well, what wedding ever goes off without a hitch?" "And, in this case, it was time to do the same to Northstar and Kyle, who have one of those rare comic book romances that actually works." As for the event itself, Liu said the wedding will take place in New York City, where gay marriage is legal, but given that Northstar is on the X-Men, it remains to be seen if the event will be trouble-free."Certainly, that happens in real life - some relationships just never grow - but the wonderful thing about stories is that they tend to move readers and characters forward," Liu said, adding that Northstar pops the question in issue No."As a writer - and a romance novelist, no less - I've always found it a bit odd when characters in comic books remain in relationship limbo for years at a time," she said.
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Author Marjorie Liu, who is writing Astonishing X-Men, said the decision to have the pair marry was appropriate."The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window, so we strive to make sure our characters, relationships and stories are grounded in that reality," said Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor-in-chief.For Marvel, the upcoming wedding is a way to further embed same-sex issues in its contemporary universe."As I sit in on the classes at my old high school, I see how the younger generation's attitude toward gays is more open and accepting than that of their predecessors," Batiuk said.
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The New York-based publisher said on Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of Astonishing X-Men No.Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.