To Save Or Not To Save Constantine

John Constantine is an awesome comic book character. He is. If you haven't heard him, here's a link for some info and some quick facts.

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine

1. He has magic.

2. He's from Liverpool.

3. He's bisexual.

4. He smokes. A lot.

5. He's what is called an "anti-hero," and for him, the ends justify the means.

So, all in all, I love this guy. Who wouldn't? That's why, when I heard that NBC was creating a live action show about him, I was psyched. 

In the show, John Constantine has been shown to be straight, which caused some controversy among fans. Personally, I just wanted to see what the producers had to say about this, though I didn't really have a foot in either side. 

Here's the interview with producer David Goyer about the topic:

He's sort of being a jackass and belittling the interviewer. She went on to say that she meant to say "Vertigo" comics rather than "Image," but that she felt like she was being treated as a "fake geek girl." I have to say, I'd agree. He was acting condescending. 

Also, his argument is that they never said he wasn't bisexual. What does that mean? If you aren't writing him as being bisexual just say that.

"I have a character in another show that's bisexual, so..." So what? What the hell does that have to do with anything?! Sorry, this guy just pushes my buttons. 

Let's say he was having a bad day and this was a one-time thing. Except, it's not. He also went on to say at a different time about She-Hulk that:

" I have a theory about She-Hulk. Which was created by a man, right? And at the time in particular I think 95% of comic book readers were men and certainly almost all of the comic book writers were men. So the Hulk was this classic male power fantasy. It’s like, most of the people reading comic books were these people like me who were just these little kids getting the shit kicked out of them every day… And so then they created She-Hulk, right? Who was still smart… I think She-Hulk is the chick that you could fuck if you were Hulk, you know what I’m saying? … She-Hulk was the extension of the male power fantasy. So it’s like if I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck."

Thank you for that brilliant insight Mr. Goyer. I'm sure all female comic book fans were thrilled to hear you label a strong, brilliant, female comic book character as a giant, green, porn star. 

So who is She-Hulk? Well first of all, she's the Hulk's cousin, so if she and the Hulk got together, ewww. She-Hulk is sort of like the better Hulk. She's strong, independent, and most of the time she can keep her intelligence when she changes and she can control when she changes. When she's not fighting crime on the streets, she's fighting crime in the court as a successful lawyer.

A lot of comic book readers are females who get treated like shit every day by ignorant men like David Goyer. I think She-Hulk was created to intimidate the shit out of those men.

Stan Lee, who created She-Hulk, went on to call Goyer and idiot for his views on the character. Thank you Stan!

Now you see my dilemma. Constantine has mixed reviews and ratings so we're not sure if it's going to get picked up for a second season. We'll find out in May. One way to help save it is to talk about it on social media and twitter using hash-tags like #SaveConstantine and #HellBlazers. 

But should we save Constantine or let Goyer fall? I'd love to see the show go further, but I don't want Goyer to ruin it. I wouldn't mind giving it one more season just to see if Goyer can pull his shit together. Who knows, maybe Geoff Johns will make a phone call and kick ass. I'd like that. After all, Constantine can still be saved in more ways than one.

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