The Week in Gay Geek: Young Avengers, City of Heroes, Fable 2 and more!

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on November 9, 2007

It's still too late for Wonder Woman, however:
With all the grim news about the Writers' Strike, comic fans have a silver lining to hope for -- TV writers who dabbled in comics (only to leave their stories running late) might now have the time to return to those projects (reported in a variety of spots including Lying in the Gutters). Hey, if that means Allan Heinberg returns to Young Avengers (home to two of the coolest gay superheroes you haven't heard of), I could momentarily stop missing my Heroes.
A new mayor in Paragon City:
NC Soft buys out City of Heroes, taking most of the game's staff with it. (Jack "Statesman" Emmert isn't part of the transition. Judging from some of the comments he made on the game boards, I'm not sure if I'll miss him.) Considering how NC Soft has been incredibly supportive to the game's community of gaymers, I think CoH will hold onto its reputation as one of the most gay-friendly MMORPG games.
Fighting evil by disco ball light, Winning love by disco ball light:
The Absorbascon turns a snarky eye to Dazzler, one of the Marvel universe's most fabulous heroines. (That wimpy Jem wishes she were half as cool as Alison Blaire.) I loved Dazzler back in her day. I mean:

She fought supervillains wearing mirrored roller skates, with face paint make up while also carrying around a shiny little purse. Also:

She knew the secret to make-up that doesn't smudge easily. Too bad she didn't think of selling that secret... and don't get me started on how her bit of Marvel superhero family angst (™) was her search for her long-lost mother.

Who wants to be a Fable?:
Lionhead Studio is conducting a charity auction to become a supporting character in their upcoming game Fable 2. Will that make you one of the many characters your protagonist will be able to romance and marry?

Link of the week:
There's a new gay geek blog in town: enter DoorQ.com, which is chock full of reviews, news and previews. Now if I could get the webmasters to give me an RSS feed for Christmas, everything would be peachy.