In July 2012, in the second issue of "Earth 2," a new series in DC Comics' "The New 52," reimagining of many classic DC characters, Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern is an openly gay man. The series, along with DC's Batwoman, is up for a 2013 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award.

Marvel Comics had its first same-sex wedding in a June 2012 issue of "Astonishing X-Men" with superhero Northstar -- the first major comic-book character to come out as gay in 1992 -- marrying his longtime partner, Kyle.